Chapter 49 Why are the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion concerned about Li Suining?
Bai Qing'an immediately looked over and saw a luxurious and imposing carriage not far away. It was indeed from the Prime Minister's Mansion. He was waiting beside it with Li Suining.
Little Dumpling looked over curiously, expecting the young master to arrive, but soon, only the two brothers got off the carriage.
Bai Qing'an knew these two young men. They were the two sons of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zuo Sixian and Zuo Jiali, who studied with him in the Imperial College.
He smiled and called out, "Sixian, Jiali, you're here!"
However, unexpectedly, Zuo Sixian and Zuo Jiali both looked at him with displeasure, and then looked at the little girl he was holding with even more disgust, and finally left without saying a word.
Bai Qing'an was slightly stunned. Although the General's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion were not on good terms, he and the two young masters of the Zuo family were classmates in the Imperial College. They would nod and greet each other when they met. Why were they so indifferent today?
"Big brother?" Li Suining gently shook Bai Qing'an's hand, "Are you okay?"
Bai Qingan came back to his senses and curled his lips, "Brother is fine."
He patted the little guy's head and soothed him, "Be good, let's go in too."
Li Suining nodded. When she turned to leave, she felt a stone fly to her feet. The next moment, she heard a brother in front of her shout, "Ouch! My head!"
Zuo Jiali touched the back of his head and found a bump, obviously caused by someone hitting him with a stone. He immediately turned around and looked at Bai Qing'an fiercely.
Bai Qing'an looked bewildered, while Li Suining quickly lowered his head guiltily.
Little Tuanzi knew that it must have been done by her sixth brother, so she tried hard to hold back her laughter. Her sixth brother did a good job, but the two brothers in the Prime Minister's Mansion were too rude.
Soon, the group entered the main courtyard together and saw that many students had already arrived and were talking to each other.
As soon as the two young masters of the Zuo family appeared, they quickly became the center of attention. Many people gathered around them, but Bai Qing'an and Li Suining were left alone, and almost no one paid any attention to them.
"Are you hungry, sister? Do you want to eat something?" Bai Qing'an seemed to have gotten used to it and asked Li Suining with a smile.
Li Suining shook her head. At this moment, she felt even more sorry for her elder brother. In the Bai family, the elder brother was obviously the idol of his brothers, but here, why did everyone ignore the elder brother?
Bai Qing'an found a seat in a corner, took Li Suining to sit down, and let Li Suining eat some fruits and snacks.
"Big brother, aren't you going to say hello to them?" Little Dumpling asked tentatively.
Bai Qingan shook his head. "No, Big Brother isn't very familiar with them. Wouldn't it be better for Big Brother to stay here with Sui Ning?"
"That's fine." Li Suining grinned, revealing his cute little white teeth. "I like being with big brother."
"Good boy!" Bai Qing'an couldn't help but touch the little guy's head again.
At this moment, he was really glad from the bottom of his heart that he brought this little guy with him, otherwise he would definitely be sitting here alone again.
He also found that Li Suining was really well-behaved, and he vaguely understood why those brats liked this little guy so much.
The brother and sister just sat quietly in their seats, watching others having fun.
Li Suining heard someone ask why the elder brother of the Prime Minister's Mansion didn't come. The other party smiled and explained, "The younger brother is too young, and he has only been back home for a short time. He is not familiar with many things. Let's wait until he is a little older."
At this time, many people looked at Li Suining, their eyes obviously showing some contempt.
Bai Qingan spoke at the right time, "Our Suining is very well behaved and sensible. Big brother is willing to bring you here."
"Thank you, big brother!" The little girl squinted her eyes happily and became more determined to help her big brother.
At this time, everyone began to take their seats, and it was obvious that the welcome banquet was about to begin.
Bai Qing'an looked at the main seat expectantly, hoping that Old Tutor Jiang would really come. However, when the banquet began, that seat remained empty.
He whispered a few words to the students around him, and they were obviously disappointed.
Soon, an official from the Imperial Examination Hall came out to preside over the banquet. Everyone talked and laughed, drank, discussed poetry, and talked about their ideals together. The atmosphere was very good.
Li Suining was a little bored, and she suddenly remembered the old man with white beard she saw at Xingxing last night.
So, she whispered to Bai Qingan, "Big brother, can I go out and play for a while?"
"Okay, but just play in the yard in front and don't run too far." Bai Qing'an instructed softly.
Li Suining nodded and whispered in Bai Qingan's ear, "Let's have a toast later. Come on, big brother! Hehe!"
The little dumpling ran out happily.
Bai Qing'an watched her leave with a smile, feeling a little puzzled. Why were these little ones at home so sure that there would be a toast today?
Unexpectedly, Zuo Sixian, who had always ignored Bai Qing'an, actually took the initiative to come over.
"Brother Bai!" Zuo Sixian nodded slightly. "Just now at the door, Sixian and my brother were rude. I hope Brother Bai will forgive me."
"Sixian, you're too kind." Bai Qing'an stood up immediately.
Zuo Sixian glanced at the door and asked, "Was that Li Suining?"
Bai Qingan was slightly surprised, "You know my sister?"
"Your sister?" Zuo Sixian chuckled. "It seems that everyone in the General's Mansion really loves this little girl."
Bai Qing'an felt that the other party's words were full of hidden meanings, and subconsciously explained, "Li Suining's father was my father's savior, so the General's Mansion naturally treats this child as one of their own."
Zuo Sixian twitched the corner of his mouth, "But as far as I know, the Li family has more than one child, Li Suining."
"This..." Bai Qing'an didn't know much about Li Suining's family, and he knew nothing about Qian and Li Chang'an.
"Hahaha..." Zuo Sixian smiled, "Sixian didn't mean anything else, sorry for disturbing you."
He nodded slightly again, turned and left.
Bai Qing'an sat back down, lost in thought. He was completely puzzled. Why would anyone from the Prime Minister's Mansion care about Li Suining and the Li family? It was truly strange!
Everyone chatted for a while, and unexpectedly, they actually started giving toasts.
Bai Qing'an couldn't help but feel grateful to those little guys. Although he was very confident in his literary talent, in this situation, if he could prepare in advance, he would definitely surprise everyone.
He quickly wrote his own copy and handed it to the official from the Imperial Examination Hall.
The official took a look and was amazed. He nodded and praised, "Mr. Bai, your writing is indeed brilliant."
"Sir, you are too kind." Bai Qing'an said modestly.
Soon, everyone came forward one by one to give their toasts.
Bai Qing'an saw the official collect all the toasts, and then took them away.
Everyone immediately started talking in low voices.
"Did you show it to Old Master Jiang?"
"This banquet is to select a study partner for the Crown Prince. Even if Old Master Jiang didn't come, there must be other masters who came."
"If I win the jackpot this time, I'll definitely have a chance to meet the Crown Prince, or even become his study companion."
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Bai Qingan clenched his fists slightly.
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