In Yuqiong Langyuan, everything is busy at the moment. Mei Siyuan had already known about his appointment in Anxian in advance, and his family's luggage had been prepared in advance, and he had settled in Guanyi along the way, so there was no need to worry about anything going wrong. Po Yun took Bai Ze and Xiao Xue's two unmarried daughters-in-law to clean things up, because tonight the King of Jaws, Xia Muchao, was going to dine with his family and the masters and servants of the Mei Mansion to bid farewell to everyone. With His Highness the King of Jaw, it is a great blessing for everyone to be able to dine with everyone, so there is no reason why they should not try their best. As for brothers Yunyao and Yunhu, who have never been able to cook, they now help in the kitchen.
Baili was worried, watching the people coming and going, but he still couldn't get interested. He took Mei Yuanchen and sat down in the side hall, with maid Haitang waiting on him.
"Haitang, don't stand still. Just take the brocade stool and sit aside!" Although Haitang is a servant of the Mei Mansion, she and Mei Yuanchen have been childhood sweethearts since they were young. Mei Yuanchen doesn't like her standing. , said to Haitang with a smile.
After hearing this, Haitang smiled and took the brocade stool and sat aside as he was told. Begonia has no distinction between superiority and inferiority, but like her brothers from the Yun family and the Fu family, she grew up in Mei Mansion since she was a child. They are called masters and servants. They are really close relatives. When outsiders are not around, they have never had any rules.
Bai Lisi looked at Mei Yuanchen and then at Haitang, and suddenly he had some concerns in his heart.
Ever since she and her husband decided to leave Mei Yuanchen in the capital the day before yesterday, Bai Lisi had always felt like a stone had fallen from her heart, feeling uneasy. Thinking of what happened to her younger brother Bai Lien, her anxiety became heavier. It's just that since my husband has accepted such a key position, his trip to Anxian will definitely not be peaceful, and it may not be good for his children to follow him. The husband is the arm of King Jaw, and the younger son will be protected by King Jaw if he stays in the capital, so he will be safer than if he stays with himself and his wife. Thinking of this, I feel a little comforted.
Baili Si's father, Baili Qianjun, was a direct descendant of the Baili royal family. He died suddenly twenty-eight years ago, leaving his mother with seven-year-old Baili Si and infant Baili En to endure hardships amid all kinds of accusations. Spend the day. Eight years later, her mother died of illness, and Bailis was desperate. She went through all kinds of hardships with her nine-year-old brother to come to the capital to seek refuge with her mother's relatives. The capital is so big, and my mother’s relatives are not prominent, where can I find them? The two siblings almost starved to death on the street. Fortunately, Mei Siyuan's mother, Bai Shi, rescued them. From then on, they lived in Mei Mansion and gradually developed a love for Mei Siyuan. When I was nineteen years old, on the day I got married, my younger brother was overjoyed and cried with joy. The scene was still before my eyes. Thirteen years ago, when Yuan Chen was born, his younger brother, who was studying at the Wuying University in the capital, missed him. He took three months off and traveled more than four thousand miles back and forth from the capital to Qingxi to visit him. A sixteen-year-old boy traveled thousands of miles alone. He experienced so many hardships, encountered so many winds and rains along the way, and suffered so much pain on his body! How deep love can make people so brave and strong! When his originally fair-skinned and handsome brother found him, he was as dark and thin as a porter, but he did not take it seriously and smiled happily. Seeing his little nephew who was only ten days old, my brother couldn't help but pick it up carefully and refused to let go for a long time. Two rows of white teeth were exposed, like pear blossoms in April. This scene was so vivid in my mind, how could I forget it! When parting, the younger brother forced out a smile, but unexpectedly, two lines of tears welled up in his eyes. Tears ran down his thin face. After a few steps, he looked back, and the lonely figure slowly disappeared from sight. Unexpectedly, this was the last memory his brother left for him. Bai Lien returned to the capital to continue his studies. At the age of nineteen, he entered the Imperial College with the first grade of A and entered the official career. Bai Lisi still carries with him the letter of good news written by his brother on the day he was elected to the Imperial Academy. Bai Lisi wrote back but received no response. Mei Siyuan asked someone to make inquiries and found out that Bai Li En disappeared without any reason a few days after entering the Imperial College and was never seen again. Yunyuan and his son went to the capital to investigate for more than half a year, but they still couldn't find any clues, so they had to return to Qingxi to answer their questions. The whereabouts of his younger brother are unknown, and the uncertainty about his life and death is Bailisi's top concern.
Looking at Mei Yuanchen under the candlelight now, he looks so much like Bai Lien in his youth! I remembered that Bai Lien was studying alone in the capital, and I imagined that he had suffered a lot. At this moment, Mei Yuanchen will go back to his uncle's old path, and Baili Si has made up his mind to leave Haitang beside Mei Yuanchen to take care of her daily life. Firstly, Haitang was young and unmarried, and secondly, the two had known each other since childhood and were of the same age, making them the best companions.
It felt like the way Madam looked at her was quite different from usual. The girl's mind was as sharp as a spider's web, while Haitang had an intuition that something was going on. Her pink face was slightly red and her expression was coy. Bai Lisi couldn't see it, so he smiled and scolded, "This little girl!"
Before he finished speaking, Fu Sui was seen walking from outside the hall and reported, "Madam, the prince, the princess, the prince, the princess and the master have arrived in Langwai."
"Yes. Please tell me, Third Brother Fu, that everything has been prepared for the banquet, and then invite the prince and his family to the main hall!" Bailisi said. After finishing speaking, he walked to the main hall, with Mei Yuanchen and Haitang following him.
There are two seats in the main hall, each with ten seats. According to Fu Su's report, the prince and his three relatives, plus the twelve people from the Mei family, made a total of sixteen people. Baili Si made some careful calculations and decided on the seats.
"Haitang, you can have a meal with us later!" Bai Lisi turned around and said to Haitang behind him.
Haitang was shocked when he heard this, his face turned red, and he hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Madam, how can this be done!" Among the servants of Mei Mansion, Haitang is the youngest and has been in Mei Mansion for the shortest time. It's the last seat in the second seat. Tonight's banquet was not an ordinary family banquet. It was a farewell banquet for King Jaw to send his master to his appointment. His wife actually asked her to become the chairman. The more Haitang thought about it, the more inappropriate she felt. She lowered her head and grasped the corners of her clothes while shaking her head slightly.
Bai Lisi knew that his words and actions today were really unexpected, and it was expected that Haitang would be at a loss. He immediately reached out to hold Haitang, stroked the back of her hand, and said softly, "Silly girl!"
Haitang's heart surged after hearing Bai Lisi's words. Although she still lowered her head, she no longer shook her head. Seeing this, Bai Lisi chuckled and said, "We'll be seated later. You can just sit next to me." After saying this, he went straight to the main hall and corridor to entertain the guests without waiting for Haitang's reply. Behind him, Haitang nodded slightly, almost unnoticeably.
Mei Yuanchen was at the side. The two of them could hear every word of the exchange clearly, but they still didn't understand the reason. They didn't dare to ask their mother, so they had to walk into Haitang, put their hands on Haitang's arms, and asked, "Begonia, mother." What did I say to you?"
Haitang leaned slightly to one side, raised her head and looked at Mei Yuanchen, with a pink face, and said angrily, "Nothing!" After saying that, she quickly walked behind Bai Lisi and stopped talking to Mei Yuanchen.
Mei Yuanchen scratched his forehead and said to himself, "What does 'nothing' mean?"
