In the afternoon, Bai Jingxuan finally came back from the palace. But as soon as he came back, he went into the study and saw no one. This kind of behavior can't help but make people think more.
Bai Yanqing also learned from Yun Qi that all the daughters from aristocratic families who had entered the palace with her to run for election were now staying in the palace. Only Bai Yanqing risked her life to leave the palace!
Now, after Bai Yanqing returned from Xingyue Kingdom, she returned directly to Bai Mansion. Presumably... the old emperor had some resentment in his heart! It is inevitable that Bai Jingxuan will be angry when he goes to court!
In the evening, Yun Qi brought Yuan Ziyue to Bai Mansion again!
"Your Highness!"
At that time, Bai Yanqing was taking Yuan Li, Cai Xing and Mo Ran to build a snowman at the door of Nianchu Xiaozhu! The appearance of Yun Qi was both a surprise and a joy to Bai Yanqing!
"Look, Your Highness! This is the snowman I built with them!"
As if showing off, Bai Yanqing ran up to Yun Qi, held his sleeves, and pulled him to the snowman!
There is a snowman about the height of a four or five-year-old child, with the tip of a carrot as its nose, two round stones as its eyes, and a hat on its round snowman head! I don't know where Bai Yanqing broke off two branches and inserted them on both sides of the snowman's body, treating them as the snowman's arms!
The white and fat snowman is so cute!
It was obvious that Bai Yanqing had put a lot of effort into making this pile of snowmen. You could tell by looking at her cold and red hands!
"It's such a cold day, why are you playing with them? Why don't you hide in the house and warm yourself by the fire? Look at how cold your hands are!"
Bai Yanqing's cold hands made Yunqi tremble! Yunqi squeezed Bai Yanqing's hands distressedly and warmed them carefully in his palms.
Bai Yanqing glanced over her head in embarrassment, with a bit of shyness in her eyes!
"It's almost dark now. Your Highness is here at this time, but what happened?"
Bai Yanqing asked habitually. She had a gut feeling that there must be something wrong with Yunqi coming here right now!
Yun Qi didn't hide anything from her, he said bluntly: "Father, I declare that you and I will enter the palace early tomorrow morning!"
Enter the palace?
Although Bai Yanqing had long known that this day would come sooner or later, when Yun Qi said these words, she still felt vaguely worried. After all, when they left the palace with such a plan, Bai Yanqing felt a little weak in her heart! She was also afraid that after entering the palace, she would not be able to cope with the old emperor's difficulties!
"Don't be afraid, I'm with you in everything!"
As if he could read Bai Yanqing's thoughts, Yun Qi shook Bai Yanqing's hand and comforted her.
Bai Yanqing responded with a gentle smile. She understood Yun Qi's concern in her heart.
Just when Bai Yanqing and Yun Qi were standing at the entrance of the courtyard chattering, a maid from the front courtyard ran over and said bluntly: "Master, I'm inviting you!"
"Let's go, madam! Let's go and listen to Master Xiang's teachings!"
Yunqi held Bai Yanqing's hand, rubbed it carefully, and then said to her with a smile.
Bai Yanqing blushed and glared at him angrily! This man just doesn't know how to restrain himself. Even if others are around, he will act unscrupulously!
In the study room, there is Bai Jingxuan who has been waiting for a long time!
When Bai Jingxuan saw Yun Qi holding Bai Yanqing's hand and walking in, Bai Jingxuan's expression changed again and again, but in the end it just turned into a deep sigh!
"Father called us here, but what happened in court today?"
Bai Yanqing saw Bai Jingxuan's frown, and immediately felt that something must have happened! Otherwise, her father, who always looks calm, would not be so distressed!
Bai Jingxuan didn't say anything, he only looked at Yun Qi deeply, and then sighed again!
Bai Yanqing looked at her father, with this look on her face, and she immediately became alert! Something that makes Bai Jingxuan so distressed but doesn't know where to start must not be simple!
"The prime minister refuses to speak, so he must not know where to start? Then it's okay, let me tell you!"
Yun Qi held Bai Yanqing's hand tightly, turned his head, looked at Bai Yanqing, then raised his head and looked directly at Bai Jingxuan!
"It must be that after today's court, my father is in trouble with the prime minister, right? Is it about my marriage to Yan Qing?"
Yun Qi's expression was calm, and he was not anxious at all because of this matter. Instead, his words meant to comfort Bai Jingxuan!
"How does Your Highness know what the Emperor discussed with the old minister?"
Bai Jingxuan raised his head in surprise and looked at the calm-looking young man in front of him. At this moment, Bai Jingxuan's eyes were filled with shock!
Yun Qi looked at Bai Jingxuan without saying a word. He suddenly smiled!
"My father has announced that my wife and I will enter the palace tomorrow! Let's discuss other matters with the Prime Minister when we come back after we enter the palace tomorrow and meet our father!"
Yun Qi did not answer Bai Jingxuan's question directly. Instead, he calmly told Bai Jingxuan that the emperor announced that he and Bai Yanqing had entered the palace together!
Bai Jingxuan looked at the young man in front of him and felt more and more that he couldn't see through him! In the past, Bai Jingxuan always felt that after decades of being in the officialdom, he was used to seeing all kinds of people, and few people could hide it from him! But now, he really can't see through Yun Qi!
What kind of person is this secretive eldest prince?
Until Yunqi took Bai Yanqing away for a long time, Bai Jingxuan didn't think it through!
The next day.
It was not clear yet, but the carriage that came to pick up Bai Yanqing was waiting in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion early!
Bai Yanqing complained in her heart while yawning and getting up resignedly. Mo Ran on the side had dried Bai Yanqing's clothes early and was waiting for her to get up!
"Miss, my servant is here to change your clothes!"
While Mo Ran helped Bai Yanqing stand up, he quickly put on Bai Yanqing's shirt.
Bai Yanqing lowered his head, looking like he hadn't woken up yet! She closed her eyes and let Mo Ran dress and make up for her...
"Miss, it's colder today than yesterday. I'll give you a thicker cloak! You don't have to wear too bulky clothes underneath, lest you feel too hot when you go indoors!"
Mo Ran carefully dressed Bai Yanqing, tied a thick cloak for her, and gave her some uneasy instructions!
I have to say that Mo Ran is a smart and thoughtful person!
The snow outside had stopped during the day yesterday.
They say it’s not cold when it snows, it’s cold when it melts. Although it’s not snowing today, it’s snowing outside today! The temperature outside was lower than the day before!
Although it is cold outside, charcoal fires and stoves will be lit early in the palace and in each palace to keep them warm. Therefore, in the palace, whenever the weather is cold, everyone knows to wear a thick cloak on top of their coat! Because, outside, you can keep out the cold! And when you enter the room, you can directly put on the cloak! Because, inside, it is easy to remove without damaging your appearance! It’s a great move that kills two birds with one stone!
And because, in the palace, the room is warm, it is not advisable to wear too thick clothes, otherwise, you will be so hot that you will sweat profusely!
Mo Ran has taken all these factors into consideration! I have to say that she is indeed more meticulous in this regard! More experienced!
"Sister, bring some snacks and eat a few bites on the way. I don't know how the emperor will make things difficult for you today! Then, if you are hungry again, please come back!"
Cai Xing opened the heavy door curtain and came in with a box of snacks in his hand. She stuffed the snack box into Bai Yanqing's hand.
"Can the emperor still starve me to death? You, the only one, worry about me starving to death all day long!"
Bai Yanqing put away the snack box with a smile and joked about the stars. It has to be said that Cai Xing is more careful than Mo Ran in this aspect.
Bai Yanqing raised her eyes and looked at the two girls who were busy working for her, feeling warm in her heart.
very nice!
It’s great to have Cai Xing, it’s great to have Mo Ran!
"Hey, it's so cold!"
As soon as Bai Yanqing opened the door, she was shocked by the chill outside!
Mo Ran stretched out his hand and pulled Bai Yanqing's cloak, wrapping Bai Yanqing's entire body airtightly! But I still can't resist the biting cold!
Bai Yanqing shrank her neck and stretched out her hand to put on the hat on her cloak. It was so cold that she didn't care about her bun being messy.
Caixing hurriedly stuffed a Tang Pozi into Bai Yanqing's hands! The pure copper soup pot was slightly hot to the touch, but luckily Cai Xing was careful and put a cotton cover on the outside of the soup pot. In this way, even if the boiling water is poured in, through this layer of cotton cover, It won’t be hot anymore!
"Lady!"
A man's loud shout caused the snow on the branches to fall down in shock!
Bai Yanqing raised her hand to her forehead. Did Yun Qi really regard Bai Mansion as his own? This early in the morning, before dawn, he came running over! You know, it was Yunqi who took Bai Yanqing into the palace together! I don’t know, maybe I’m just speculating about something weird!
"Madam, it's cold! I'll walk a few more steps to pick you up!"
After Yunqi finished speaking, he stepped forward, shook off his cloak, and covered Bai Yanqing.
Bai Yanqing nestled in Yunqi's arms, and the man's broad cloak covered her and Yunqi inside! Yunqi carefully protected Bai Yanqing, walking slowly step by step! I'm afraid she won't pay attention and slips again!
Mo Ran and Cai Xing followed closely. Seeing this scene, they consciously slowed down and stayed far away from Yunqi and the others, so as not to disturb their warm moment!
The sky was dark, and the road underfoot was a little slippery. Bai Yanqing was nestled under Yun Qi's cloak again, so her sight was inevitably not that good! This short journey was a staggering one!
"Your Highness, the eldest prince!"
The sudden female voice startled Bai Yanqing and Yun Qi!
"Aunt An?"
Bai Yanqing pulled away the cloak covering her body and looked at Aunt An, who was blocking their way, showing some doubts!
What is Aunt An doing here so early? Judging from her face that was red from the cold and the frost on her hair, she must have been waiting for a long time!
"Aunt An, do you have something to explain?"
Yunqi asked.
For some reason, Bai Yanqing always had the illusion that every time Yun Qi saw Aunt An, she always looked...very respectful!
"The Emperor is old! He doesn't have much energy to beat up mandarin ducks! You are his son and his legitimate son. Your existence is of great significance to him! Maybe... family affection will temporarily solve the problem for you. The troubles before me!"
Aunt An stared at Yunqi and kept secretive.
"I know what to do!"
Yunqi nodded, with a hint of gratitude in his eyes!
"Madam, let's go!"
Yunqi put the cloak back on Bai Yanqing's body, then hugged her and walked away.
Aunt An turned sideways to get out of the way, but when Bai Yanqing passed by her, she said lightly: "Everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door."
Bai Yanqing paused slightly. She thought that she had heard the trouble. She was about to turn around and ask Aunt An, but Yun Qi pushed her forward!
Everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door?
What does Aunt An mean when she says this to herself?
Bai Yanqing was puzzled, but at this critical moment, she didn't have the heart to carefully figure out the hidden meaning of this sentence!
The road under my feet suddenly became smoother and no longer slippery! Bai Yanqing was a little confused, so she immediately pulled Yunqi's cloak further away. With the meager light, she saw the road under her feet, which was as smooth as ever, without a trace of snow!
Obviously, this road was still full of snow yesterday, but Aunt An said that she specifically asked people not to clear the snow!
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