Chapter 115 The General's Mansion is a Little Too Complacent
Little Dumpling looked at Zuo Sixian in confusion, "Brother Sixian, what are you laughing at? Do you think the prince won't invite us to his birthday party next time?"
Of course, this was not what Zuo Sixian was thinking. After all, after today's birthday banquet, the entire general's mansion would be driven out of the imperial city.
He thought for a moment before speaking slowly, "It's a surprise that the prince invited you today. After all, you're a girl. The prince might even be reprimanded by the emperor because of this."
"Why?" Little Dumpling became more and more confused.
"No reason," Zuo Sixian said calmly. "The Great Jin Dynasty was originally built by men, and is managed and protected by men. Therefore, women's status is naturally inferior..."
Little Dumpling couldn't help but interrupt him, "But... don't all men have mothers? Would anyone think that their mother is of low status?"
She looked at Zuo Sixian seriously, "Even the emperor has a mother..."
"Alright!" Zuo Sixian quickly covered the little girl's mouth. "Stop talking. Let's drop this topic."
He was really frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. This guy was so bold that he dared to say anything.
He saw Little Dumpling nod her little head, confirming that she would not talk nonsense again, and then he withdrew his hand. However, Little Dumpling's face was soft and elastic, which was really not comparable to that annoying brother.
At this moment, Zuo Sixian understood Zuo Jiali's mood that day more and more.
The group soon arrived at the gate of the East Palace and saw Bai Qing'an already waiting there.
"Father!" Bai Qingan was overjoyed to see his family. He ran up and picked up the little girl. "Sister, do you miss your brother?"
"Yes, I think about it every day." Li Suining hugged his elder brother's neck and acted coquettishly.
"Ahem!" Zuo Shanzhang coughed twice in dissatisfaction, then turned to Bai Yunfeng and said, "How come your son has become even more rude since entering the Eastern Palace?"
He was obviously upset that Bai Qing'an didn't greet him proactively.
Instead of blaming his eldest son, Bai Yunfeng pushed Zuo Shanzhang inside and said, "Alright, alright, let the young people play by themselves. Let's go in first."
He turned back and shouted to Bai Qing'an, "Qing'an, I'll leave Sixian to you."
"Don't worry, Dad." Bai Qing'an responded cheerfully, and smiled at the little girl, his eyes full of longing for his sister.
Zuo Sixian waited silently by the side. The scene in front of him was really unfamiliar to him. After all, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, even in private, his father would not allow them to be so intimate, even with his concubine.
"Brother Sixian, please come this way." Bai Qing'an finally looked at Zuo Sixian, "The younger generation is in the side yard. I'll take you there."
"Thank you." Zuo Sixian nodded and followed Bai Yunfeng.
Along the way, Bai Qing'an kept holding the little girl and kept asking questions.
"Sister, have you eaten well recently? What did you eat this morning? Are you hungry now?"
"My sister seems to have grown a little taller and a little heavier."
"Will your sister be bored at home alone? Do you want your brother to come back and stay for a few days?"
…
Zuo Sixian couldn't stand it any longer and said coldly, "Why are you holding her all the time? No one's snatching her away. Besides, don't you go back once a month? Why do you act like you haven't seen her for ages?"
"You don't understand," Bai Qing'an didn't get angry after hearing this. He continued to hold the little girl in his arms and said confidently, "Children change the fastest at this time. They've grown a lot in just one month."
Zuo Sixian frowned. He couldn't help but think of his younger brother at home. Why had Zuo Wen'an not made any progress after coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion for a while?
Soon, the group arrived at the side yard. As soon as Bai Qing'an entered the house holding the little girl, he was immediately surrounded by everyone. Lin Qingxuan was the fastest.
"Sister Suining, do you miss your brother the Crown Prince?" He couldn't help but stretch out his hand to pinch Tuanzi's little fat and scratch her itchy spots.
Li Suining desperately hid in his eldest brother's arms, and was so happy that he couldn't even finish his words. "I thought about it, I thought about it, my brother the prince... It's so itchy, hahaha..."
Everyone knew that Li Suining was the little guest the prince specifically wanted to see, and they all kept saying nice things to flatter him, praising the little boy to the heavens and the earth.
Zuo Sixian sat down next to him. He represented the Prime Minister's Office and was a leader of his generation, so naturally he had many followers, and soon people gathered around him.
Someone who knew the current situation of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the General's Mansion murmured disdainfully, "I have to say, the General's Mansion really knows how to pick up children. Who would have thought that Li Suining would catch the eye of Prince Lin, and now even the Crown Prince has taken a second look at her."
"Yes, yes." Someone else nodded repeatedly, "I think that for Bai Qing'an to be able to enter the Eastern Palace, Prince Lin must have helped to speak well of him, because this little guy has really raised the status of the entire General's Mansion."
Zuo Sixian looked gravely at the surrounded Tuanzi and said indifferently, "I'm afraid some people's love for her is just superficial and cheap. If one day, Tuanzi gets into big trouble, who among these people would stand up and say a word for her?"
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other in surprise. Zuo Sixian was always cautious with his words in public, and rarely did his words have such sharp implications.
Zuo Sixian didn't stop there, and continued aloud, "Besides, in an occasion like today, even if it was the Crown Prince's invitation, the people in the General's Mansion brought such an ignorant child with them. It can only be said that they are a little too proud..."
He paused, and immediately someone smart continued, "Brother Sixian is absolutely right. If this group causes a big disaster today, or even angers the emperor... I'm afraid the entire general's mansion will suffer."
At this moment, everyone's faces turned even paler, and they couldn't help whispering to each other. Soon, everyone who had originally surrounded Li Suining and others quietly left one by one, not daring to come forward to please them.
Lin Qingxuan and Bai Qingan quickly noticed this situation.
Bai Qingan frowned unhappily.
"Don't worry about them," Lin Qingxuan said, pulling Bai Qing'an and Li Suining to sit beside him. "They are just a bunch of people who curry favor with the powerful. I get annoyed just by seeing them. I can feel at peace when they leave."
He gently scratched the little girl's nose and said, "Isn't that right, Sister Suining?"
"Hehe..." Li Suining narrowed her eyes happily. She naturally noticed everyone's reactions, but she didn't care.
She only remembered what her third brother had told her. Today, she must behave well and teach everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion a lesson, which would also be a way to vent her anger for her beautiful aunt.
After a while, someone came from the front hall and said that the emperor and the prince would be here soon and everyone could take their seats.
Lin Qingxuan stood up, and he and Bai Qingan, holding little Tuanzi on each side, walked to the front hall first. Zuo Sixian and others followed behind, each of them with a respectful look, not daring to laugh at all.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
