The Lantern Festival is a day of family reunion, and the entire White House has been busy for several days, waiting for this reunion dinner!
Perhaps it had been too long since she had seen Bai Yanqing's daughter, or perhaps she felt guilty. During the dinner, Bai Yanqing's good father and head of the Bai family, Bai Jingxuan, ordered his servants to take care of Bai Yanqing many times. Whenever she took a second bite He ordered people to bring all the dishes and place them in front of Bai Yanqing. The love and affection fell in everyone's eyes.
What others think is not important to Bai Yanqing. She only slightly raised her eyebrows and glanced at the "highly respected" old lady of the Bai family, Bai Yanqing's direct grandmother: Ren. There was no joy in seeing her again after a long absence in her eyes, nor was there any expression of love from the elders to the younger ones. On the contrary, her face was extremely gloomy, and there was even a bit of anger and dissatisfaction hidden in her eyes.
Bai Yanqing understood. She lowered her head and fiddled with the dishes on the plate gently with her chopsticks. As if she didn't notice Ren's sharp eyes, she picked up the dishes on her plate and tasted them in small bites.
Besides, the servants of the White House are used to following the wind. In the past, I saw that Mrs. Ren was not happy with Bai Yanqing, and these servants were somewhat neglectful of her in private. Now, seeing the sole male master of the Bai family taking care of Bai Yanqing, everyone understands it in their hearts! Even if she, Bai Yanqing, is no longer liked by the old lady of the Bai family, after all, she is still the legitimate eldest daughter of the Bai family. With her identity there, no one can shake her status! Even if those people from outside please Mrs. Bai again, they are not the serious concubines of the Bai family!
The people in the Bai family were all thinking to themselves, so their hands and feet became more agile in serving Bai Yanqing. On the side, Bai Furong, mother and daughter, who were obviously a little left out, looked a bit embarrassed. Before Bai Yanqing returned home, Lai Feiyan and her sisters were the most proud in public. Now that Bai Yanqing is back, their status is naturally not as good as before.
Everyone in the room had their own thoughts, and in the dull atmosphere, they managed to have a reunion dinner.
At the end of the meal, after everyone had had tea and snacks, it was obvious that Mrs. Ren couldn't hold it any longer. Just when she was eager to say something, someone unexpectedly spoke before her.
"Yan Qing, you haven't returned home for a long time. If you have nothing else to do now, please go to the study with your father to talk about it!"
Bai Jingxuan spoke suddenly, taking the lead in breaking the dull atmosphere. No matter how much Ren winked at him, Bai Jingxuan acted as if he had never seen him, and stood up and walked toward the door. Only Ren and Bai Furong, mother and daughter, were left looking at each other.
What is supposed to come will come eventually...
Bai Yanqing sighed secretly, then stood up, straightened her clothes, and wanted to follow Bai Jingxuan.
"Wait!"
Mrs. Bai stood up suddenly, and then winked at Aunt Shen behind her. The old woman understood what was going on, so she quickly stepped forward and blocked Bai Yanqing's way with her hand.
"Mother, what do you mean?"
Before Bai Yanqing could speak, Bai Jingxuan, who was about to step out of the threshold, frowned and looked back at Ren with dissatisfaction. It was obvious that he was somewhat dissatisfied with Ren's move.
"If you called Yan Qing alone without Feiyan, I'm afraid it would be unfair. You agreed to be your mother at the beginning..."
Ren's words were quite angry, and his eyebrows were full of dissatisfaction. While she was talking, she did not forget to glare at Bai Yanqing several times: This little hooves is really just like her dead mother, unlovable, and now she wants to make herself unhappy the next time she comes home!
"My son called Yan Qing because I haven't seen her for a long time, and I wanted to talk to my son and daughter about the relationship between father and daughter. Mother, don't worry too much! As for what you are thinking about...in my heart... Have your own opinion!"
After Bai Jingxuan finished speaking, he glanced coldly at the old woman beside him, and was so frightened that Aunt Shen quickly retracted her arm. After all, Bai Jingxuan was still in charge of the Bai family, and he was the god of the Bai family!
Bai Jingxuan's words seemed to be addressed to the Ren family, but they actually meant to warn everyone in the Bai family. First, it was hinted that Bai Yanqing was the daughter of his Bai Jingxuan and the legitimate daughter of the dignified Bai family. It also indirectly showed that he had no intention of giving up on his daughter. Secondly, he expressed his attitude and position. No matter what they wanted to discuss, everything was decided by him, Bai Jingxuan, and no one else could be the master of his Bai family!
After saying this, the expressions of everyone in the room quietly changed. There are those who are unwilling, those who are afraid, those who are dissatisfied, those who are angry, and those who are jealous...
Only the person in the center of the whirlpool seemed to be staying aloof.
that matter? !
Ha, interesting.
Bai Yanqing followed Bai Jingxuan leisurely, always keeping a few steps away from him. The father and daughter just walked along with their own concerns.
In the study room.
The father and daughter were silent for a long time, but Bai Jingxuan finally spoke first. Because he really can't see through his daughter. In this confrontation, it was he who lost his composure first.
"I think you should also know why I took you back home this time."
Bai Jingxuan thought for a moment and pointed it out bluntly.
Bai Yanqing remained silent, just staring blankly at the man in front of her. This man she had called her father for more than ten years, this man who had been absent from her life for many years, this man who had always allowed outsiders to bully her and always ignored her, was actually her father! If you say you don’t have any resentment, that would be a lie! Did he think that if he gave her a few more chopsticks to eat, she would be able to forgive him for his neglect of her over the years? impossible!
"Even if your father doesn't tell you clearly, you must have a way of knowing."
Seeing that Bai Yanqing had not spoken for a long time and was obviously lost in thought, Bai Jingxuan opened his mouth to remind him.
Hearing this, an imperceptible sneer flashed across Bai Yanqing's lips! Yes, others don't know what Bai Yanqing has been up to over the years, but as her father, Bai Jingxuan, even if he ignores her, he will still send people to monitor her secretly. Therefore, she had no intention of hiding all the things she had gone through from Bai Jingxuan. After all, in the whole Bai family, she was the only good father who still regarded her as the daughter of the Bai family! However, Mrs. Ren and Bai Furong, mother and daughter, really thought that she was a fool who had been raised in Zhuangzi for all these years and had no ears to hear what was going on outside the window. It was lamentable, pathetic, and ridiculous!
"Father...what are you referring to?"
Bai Yanqing gently raised her hand and covered her mouth with a handkerchief, a slightly sickly look appeared on her face. Then he looked up, his watery eyes filled with confusion.
"You don't have to be so coy and look at me like this! The Ji family... is not an ordinary family."
Bai Jingxuan had something to say, and he didn't make excuses with her, he spoke directly.
After hearing this, Bai Yanqing was slightly startled, and then smiled. Obviously, she was not very surprised by Bai Jingxuan's words.
Huh, Ji family?
He still has the nerve to mention the Ji family! Thanks to her good father, he still remembers the Ji family!
Bai Yanqing always thought that since the death of her mother Ji Jinchu, her good father had no memory of her mother and her mother's family. After all, Bai Jingxuan had been ruthlessly banishing his and Ji Jinchu's only daughter to Zhuangzi for all these years, leaving Bai Yanqing to fend for herself. He had never cared more about her and never fulfilled her responsibilities as a father. Not only that, since Ji Jinchu's death, the Bai family has severed ties with the Ji family and drawn a clear line! Not to mention weekdays, even during holidays, Bai Jingxuan never visited his father-in-law's house in person, as if his Bai family had lost his in-laws since Ji Jinchu's death! Therefore, now that he suddenly mentioned the Ji family, it was inevitable that Bai Yanqing's expression would become a little more mocking and disdainful!
Bai Yanqing's mother, Ji Jinchu, was the legitimate daughter of General Ji Zheng. The original marriage between the Bai and Ji families was granted by the Holy One himself! One is the dignified Prime Minister of the Chen Kingdom, and the other is the General of the Zhen Kingdom behind him. The two are a perfect match, a perfect match! This caused quite a shock in the capital back then! Everyone said that Ji and Bai were a perfect couple, and they could equal half of the Chen Kingdom! From this we can see what kind of sensation this marriage caused in the Chen Kingdom!
It is said that the general Ji Zheng, in addition to his legitimate daughter Ji Jinchu, also had an eldest son named Ji Jinxiu! Speaking of Ji Jinxiu, this one is even more embarrassing! He has not chosen to enter politics in this life, and in the eyes of outsiders, he is incompetent in literature and martial arts. That is because he has not inherited half of the good genes from his mother and father! On the contrary, he has a somewhat extraordinary mind when it comes to business! Therefore, after many choices, he joined the Shang Dynasty and dealt with the three religions and nine schools all day long.
Besides, when Ji Jinchu died, Ji Jinxiu was the only son left in the Ji family. The Holy Emperor favored him and granted him the position of marquis, allowing him to become a marquis in vain. This shows that the Ji family's importance in the heart of the current Holy Emperor and Ji Jinxiu's The family's prestige in the Chen Kingdom is a position that no one can shake!
But it happened that such a powerful in-law could not catch the eyes of Mrs. Ren of the Bai family! Ultimately, it was because Ji Jinchu passed away after leaving only one daughter, Bai Yanqing, and was unable to give her a legitimate son to the Bai family as the Ren family wished. Moreover, due to the power of the Ji family and the face of the Holy Emperor, Bai Jingxuan is unable to recruit new people. In Ren's words, it is because the Ji family has cut off the incense of her Bai family! Therefore, over the years, Ren often secretly cursed Ji Jinchu as a harmful person in private, so she often vented her anger on Bai Yanqing and had a bad look on her. Therefore, a few years ago when Bai Yanqing was young and still in the palace, the Ren family allowed the Lai sisters to bully Bai Yanqing. Later, they even made their own decisions and sent Bai Yanqing, who was weak after falling into the water, to be raised in a village outside the city. The name is: The outside of the city is clean and less noisy than the capital, and is more suitable for recuperation. But who can’t see it with a discerning eye? Mrs. Ren deliberately slapped the Ji family in the face and made things difficult for the daughter Ji Jinchu left behind to vent her anger!
However, how could Bai Jingxuan, the head of the Bai family, not know about this fact that everyone knows? It's just that he didn't dare to contradict Mr. Ren because of his filial piety! Therefore, he can only wrong his poor daughter who lost her mother when she was young!
