Chapter 10 She wants to sneak away when no one is around
The Moon-Watching Tower is five stories high, with flying eaves and pointed corners, stacked up layer by layer. It is the tallest building in the entire general's mansion.
It is particularly worth mentioning that there is an observation deck on the top floor of the Moon Watching Tower, which is unobstructed on all sides and is an excellent location to watch the moonlight and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Qian followed the servant in and felt a little tired when she reached the third floor.
"Little brother, is General Bai up there?" She panted tiredly. "How many more floors are there?"
"It's almost done." The boy straightened his clothes.
Soon, the two arrived at the entrance of the fifth floor. The servant stood at the stairs and turned to Qian and said, "Madam Qian, please come in. General Bai will be here soon."
Qian took a step forward, but a gust of cold wind made her shiver, and she immediately pulled her foot back.
She trembled as she looked at the servant, "Little brother, when will General Bai arrive? He said I should wait here? Or should I wait downstairs?"
"Madam Qian, this is the General's Mansion, not your Li family. You can wait wherever you want, or..." The servant looked Qian up and down, "If you don't want to wait, you can go back."
"No, no, no, of course I'm willing to wait. I am willing." Qian forced a smile, gritted her teeth, and stepped out.
In an instant, the biting cold wind rushed into her clothes from all directions, making her shiver non-stop and her teeth chattering wildly. She turned around and wanted to say something, but saw the servant closing the door.
She quickly stepped forward and patted him, "When will General Bai come?"
"How would I know when the general will come? Just wait." The servant chuckled and left happily.
Qian gnashed her teeth in hatred and couldn't help but curse in a low voice, "You blind dog, you're destined to be a watchdog your whole life. When we Chang'an enter the General's Mansion, you'll be the first one to be spared! Bah!"
In just a moment, her ears were red and her lips were white from the cold.
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After the servant returned, he reported Qian's words to Bai Yunfeng verbatim.
Bai Yunfeng instantly clenched his fists in anger. "This vicious woman, I must teach her a lesson today. Make her wait there forever. No one is allowed to let her go downstairs without my order."
"Yes!" The servant received the order and left quickly.
There was no sound in the room. Bai Shi'an and Li Suining seemed to be still asleep. Bai Yunfeng paced back and forth anxiously outside, but did not dare to go in for fear of waking them up.
He waited patiently for a while, and then he saw the door open from the inside, and his fourth son appeared at the door with crutches.
"Shi'an? How is your leg?" Bai Yunfeng immediately stepped forward and asked in a low voice with concern.
Bai Shian's eyes turned red. He had disappointed his father again. "Dad, I'm sorry. Yesterday, I caused trouble and hurt my sister and you..."
younger sister?
When Bai Yunfeng heard that his fourth son was willing to accept Li Suining, he immediately became happy, "Silly son, you have made a great contribution this time, wait for the emperor's reward."
He gently stroked his son's head, "Dad knows, you are... afraid that everyone will forget Mianmian, but I promise you, whether it's me or your mother, we will never forget Mianmian."
"Dad!" Bai Shi'an's emotions suddenly surged, he threw himself into Bai Yunfeng's arms, and began to cry in suppressed tears.
"Alright, alright, you're a little man who's been to the battlefield twice, why are you crying so easily?" Bai Yunfeng stretched his neck to look inside, "Is my sister awake?"
"Yeah." Bai Shian quickly wiped his tears and said seriously, "Dad, my sister is awake. She must be hungry. I asked mom to make sweet porridge for her."
"The sweet porridge is here." At this time, Wei Ranzhu came over with her maid and breakfast.
The family smiled at each other and went in to see Li Suining together.
The little girl had obviously just woken up, her little head looked restless. She sat there blankly, rubbing her eyes with her hands.
"Sister!" Bai Shian limped forward.
Li Suining looked at him, then at his legs, and instantly pursed her lips: She still failed to protect her fourth brother, she was so useless.
"Sister, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Bai Shi'an immediately looked anxious.
Bai Yunfeng and Wei Ranzhu were equally concerned. "Sui Ning, are you feeling unwell? Do you have a headache? Or is your body in pain somewhere?"
The child had a high fever for so long last night that his bones must be aching.
Unexpectedly, Li Suining shook his head and replied in a baby voice, "It doesn't hurt, Suining doesn't hurt."
Then, with a look of heartache on her face, she stretched out her little hand and pointed at Bai Shian's leg, "Fourth brother, does it hurt?"
Bai Shian's heart suddenly shrank, and he immediately held back his tears and smiled foolishly, "Fourth brother doesn't feel any pain, Fourth brother doesn't feel any pain at all, really."
Li Suining looked at Bai Shian doubtfully.
In fact, she knew in her heart that Bai Shian threw her in front of the rice shop yesterday because... he didn't want her anymore.
Once upon a time, Qian had also abandoned her like this, lying to her that she was taking her out to play, but ended up leaving her alone outside the city gate. Fortunately, a friend of her father recognized her and sent her back.
So, when Bai Shian asked her to wait at the door of the rice shop yesterday, she knew it.
She stayed there the whole time, not because she wanted to stay, but because she wanted to take another look at Bai Shian and make sure if he was okay. After all, Xingxing told her that night that Bai Shian would break his leg, but fortunately, her fourth brother's leg should not be broken.
Then...should she just leave obediently?
"Sister, you must be hungry. Can fourth brother feed you some porridge?" Bai Shi'an looked at Wei Ranzhu, "Mom, let me feed you."
"Okay." Wei Ranzhu handed the bowl of porridge to Bai Shian.
Bai Shi'an sat on the edge of the bed and fed Li Suining in small sips. He had fed Bai Mianmian before, so his movements were gentle and very skilled.
Bai Yunfeng and Wei Ranzhu smiled at each other when they saw this.
Li Suining ate the porridge in small bites. She really liked it here. The food here was delicious, the clothes were beautiful, the bed was very comfortable, and Uncle Bai and the beautiful aunt were much better than Qian.
But she can't be too greedy.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but burst into tears again.
"What's wrong, little sister?" Bai Shi'an immediately asked with concern, "Does it hurt anywhere? Or is the porridge... too hot?"
Li Suining shook her head, tried hard to hold back her tears, and forced a big smile at Bai Shian.
"No, it doesn't hurt. The porridge is delicious. Thank you, Fourth Brother."
She couldn't tell Uncle Bai and the beautiful aunt that she was leaving, otherwise they would definitely try to keep her and blame her fourth brother.
She wanted to wait until there was no one around and then sneak away.
After drinking the porridge, Li Suining lay down obediently again. She waved her little hands and said goodbye to Bai Yunfeng and others.
She knew that after she left, she would never see them again.
They are all good people, including Fourth Brother. She hopes that they can live in peace and happiness in the future.
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