Wen Xiaoyun nodded again, "Xiaoyun remembers what Brother Bai said before. But I still think it is puzzling that Brother Bai, with the dignity of a county king, suddenly went down to the state government office to work as a small clerk."
The corners of Bai Yao's lips curved slightly, and he smiled sadly, "Before I answer Qingqing's question, Bai Yao will tell you a story first."
Wen Xiaoyun rolled up the quilt behind her unconsciously, sat down in the most comfortable position, blinked her two big bright eyes, and listened carefully to Bai Yao's story about the past.
"Many years ago, there was a young girl, Miss Bai, who became famous in Yanzhou Prefecture.
Not only because of her stunning appearance, but also because of her unparalleled talent.
There were two young people at that time who were close friends.
The younger man carries the title of his ancestors, but his family has declined, but he is eager to learn and enterprising. At a young age, he once made astonishing remarks. After becoming an adult, he passed all the scientific examinations and passed the exams.
The older one was the Crown Prince of Lu at that time. Knowing that he would definitely inherit the position of King Lu, he would also be subject to many restrictions from the fiefdom king, and would not be able to achieve anything in his life, so he concentrated on appreciating jewelry, appreciating poetry and paintings, and enjoying life. "
Wen Xiaoyun's eyes paused, and her intuition told her that what Bai Yu was talking about was definitely not the current old King Lu, but probably about the previous King Lu, who was Bai Yu's father.
Bai Yao's narration continued, "Both of them fell in love with the stunning and talented Miss Bai. But Miss Bai chose the young man and successfully married him.
If you are successful in love, all you have left is your career. So the young man bid farewell to his hometown and went to the capital alone to participate in the scientific examination.
In this test, he won the first prize of the year. "
"Then Miss Bai and her husband are truly a match made in heaven." Wen Xiaoyun couldn't help but sigh.
Bai Yao's expression became solemn, "Everyone thought so at that time. I just felt that all the blessings in the world were taken by that young man.
But how can anyone in this world take advantage of all the blessings?
On his way back to his hometown from high school, the young man encountered an accident and disappeared in the barren mountains. "
Wen Xiaoyun's eyes widened in shock, "What happened next? Miss Bai family will not be fooled by that Prince Lu—"
Bai Yao smiled bitterly and shook his head, "That's not a case of taking advantage of someone's misfortune. Miss Bai's life was actually very miserable after marrying a young man.
The young man's parents died young. When the young man had an accident, he already had a two-year-old son and was pregnant. Miss Bai's life was even more difficult.
She was sad for a while and cried every day. Soon she couldn't bear it anymore and fell ill on the bed.
The prince did not force him, nor took advantage of him, he just kept looking after him secretly.
All behaviors were within the rules of etiquette. Although I confessed my feelings through letters several times later, I never exceeded the rules in the slightest.
It wasn't until the eldest son of Miss Bai's family suffered from a strange disease that cost countless money that he couldn't afford it, that he finally married the heir apparent who was about to become King Lu.
After King Lu succeeded to the throne, he married such a woman and had two children with a foreign surname, which caused an uproar in the royal family.
It's just that King Lu insisted on having his own way, and no one could shake his decision. "
Wen Xiaoyun was filled with emotion, "I never thought there would be such pure emotions among the royal family."
Bai Yao sighed again, "But the good times did not last long. King Lu soon died of illness, and Miss Bai also died. Only a pair of opposite-sex brothers were left to struggle to survive in the royal family.
The elder brother did not want to live such a life and left early. However, the younger brother had already been appointed as the county king by the previous King Lu, and he could not leave again.
It's just that there are so many royal brothers, it's so difficult to survive in the cracks.
What's even more unfortunate is that the little prince inherited almost all of his mother's beauty, and was even more discriminated against among his brothers. "
"Bai, Brother Bai?" Wen Xiaoyun looked at Bai Yao with frightened eyes, "Is it possible?"
Bai Ya lowered his body slightly and brought his face closer, "Jun Qing, look at the bird's lower jaw."
Wen Xiaoyun looked carefully. At first glance, Bai Yao's skin looked fair and perfect, but when he looked closer, he saw that there was only a faint scar mark on his lower jaw.
Bai Ya smiled bitterly, "This is different from Jiang Di's. Jiang Di was injured while trying to protect Yuan Niang, but mine was caused by self-harm in order to protect myself."
Wen Xiaoyun clenched her fists unconsciously. She couldn't believe it no matter what, "Self-harm...?"
"I won't say much about other things. It's just that the appearance that outsiders envied brought Bai Ya a lot of unspeakable suffering. In order not to be affected by this face, Bai Ya once wanted to destroy it. Until now, others In my impression, Bai Yao has a scar on his face.
And because he was ashamed to show this scar, he put on an ugly mask.
In this life, Baiyu doesn't want to live in vain, and Baiyu also wants to do something meaningful. If the identity of the county king is a restriction for Bai Ya, then Bai Ya will avoid him and even abandon him when necessary.
Bai Ya doesn't want to live like a fair-weather king, he just wants to live like a real human being. "
