Bai Yu couldn't listen to anything at this moment. He raised his hand to signal Bai Jing to stop talking. "Brother, I need some time to adjust to this matter."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Soon the news that Shen Yue had died spread throughout the palace. Bai Jing wanted to follow her, but saw a green hairpin flashing on the ground. Looking at the patterns on it, Bai Jing fell into deep thought. Isn't this the hairpin that Concubine Ye often wears?
Almost everyone thought that Shen Yue committed suicide because she could not bear the harsh environment in the cold palace.
Concubine Ye was no exception. Bai Juncheng sighed and finally buried her with honor as the queen.
Bai Lingling heard the palace maids discussing the reasons for Shen Yue's suicide in the side hall, and her slender hands couldn't help but hammer the table. She didn't expect that Bai Yu actually protected Concubine Ye.
"What a pity." Bai Lingling sighed. This was such a good opportunity. She had clearly passed all the information to Bai Yu. How could he let Concubine Ye go safely?
For several days, Bai Yu knelt in Shen Yue's mourning hall without closing his eyes.
Bai Yu found Bai Jing and said dejectedly, "Brother, I can't bear to hurt Concubine Ye, and I can't bear to make Jinjin sad. I think I need to go to the border to gain some experience."
"Brother supports you. When you want to come back, I will pick you up in person." Bai Jing knew how hurtful this incident was to him, and just patted his shoulder heavily.
Bai Yu received support and his expression finally improved a bit. "Okay."
It was the next day when Bai Jinjin learned the news.
The girl rushed into Bai Yu's palace and saw Bai Yu and Bai Jing drinking and chatting happily. Bai Jinjin walked over angrily, "This is too much! Second brother, you are going to the border for training, and I am the last one to know."
"No, I haven't told my father about this yet." Although Bai Yu had complicated feelings towards Concubine Ye, he really liked his younger sister Bai Jinjin.
Bai Jinjin nodded in satisfaction, "Fortunately you didn't tell Dad, otherwise I would definitely be angry."
He raised his little fist to show his authority.
"Then do you want to sit down and have a meal with your second brother? I have to leave tomorrow." Bai Yu's mood has improved a lot under Bai Jing's adjustment, and he said to Bai Jinjin jokingly.
Bai Jinjin looked at the wine bottle on the table and raised her hips. "You two are drinking, but can you drink too?"
"That's right. Someone, come and give the Ninth Princess a cup of milk tea." Bai Jing signaled the palace maid to give Bai Jinjin a cup of milk tea.
"Brother, I will gain a lot of experience at the border." Bai Yu gestured to Bai Jing with a wine glass in his hand.
Bai Jing chuckled and raised his glass, "Brother believes in you and you can do something!"
The girl was quietly drinking milk tea between the two of them, occasionally glancing at Bai Yu.
Finally, Bai Yu's hair stood on end. "Jinjin, if you have something to say, just say it. Don't stare at me like that."
"Second brother, are you hiding something from me? Ever since you had dinner with dad and the others that day, you have been acting strangely." Bai Jinjin expressed the doubts she had been having for the past few days.
Bai Yu hesitated for a moment, "In fact, that day was the day I learned that my mother had committed suicide."
"What?" Bai Jinjin didn't expect this to happen that day. She looked at Bai Yu with an apologetic look on her face, "I'm sorry, second brother. I actually forced you to have dinner with me that day."
"Okay, now that Queen Mother can ask Father for mercy and bury her in the imperial mausoleum, it is the last thing Father can do. I am leaving the palace to forget about this matter." Bai Yu touched Bai Jinjin's little face and chuckled.
In the end, Bai Yu still did not tell Bai Jinjin the truth.
"You two should drink less." Seeing that the two men were drinking more and more frequently, Bai Jinjin grabbed one of them with one hand.
Bai Jing's face flushed as he pulled Bai Jinjin's hand away. "Alright, Jinjin, if you're done eating, go back first. Your second brother will be leaving for the border tomorrow, so this is the last meal for the two of us brothers."
Seeing this, Bai Jinjin couldn't stop him. She drank the last sip of milk tea in the cup, stood up and patted her dress. "Okay, then you two can have a good drink. I won't stop you."
Then he turned around and left Bai Yu's palace.
Bai Jinjin walked out of the palace feeling a little depressed and headed towards her own palace.
"Second brother, I knew you wouldn't tell Jinjin." Bai Jing said after taking a sip of wine.
Bai Yu chuckled and shook his head, "No matter what this matter is, I believe it has nothing to do with Jinjin."
"I've told you long ago that Jinjin is a very good sister." Bai Jing looked at Bai Yu playfully when he heard that.
"Yes, yes, brother, you are right." Bai Yu waved his hand and said with a smile.
The two brothers drank another bottle of wine and spent the afternoon.
In the evening, Bai Jinjin lay listlessly on the table.
"Your Highness, Princess, what's wrong with you?" Zi Ling looked a little worried at Bai Jinjin. She had never seen Her Highness, Princess, so listless.
"This is a long story." Bai Jinjin said in a daze, holding her chin.
“Dongdong—”
There was a short knock on the door, and Bai Jinjin opened it. Bai Yu had sobered up by now, and chuckled at Bai Jinjin and said, "Second brother will take you to see the fireworks."
After saying that, he grabbed Bai Jinjin and ran out. At the lotus pond, Bai Jing was waiting for them in the pavilion.
"Brother? What are you doing?" Bai Jinjin was already panting from exhaustion after being dragged by Bai Yu.
Bai Jing stepped forward and patted Bai Jinjin on the back. Seeing how thin she was wearing, he looked at Bai Yu in confusion, "Didn't you bring any clothes for Jinjin when you brought her out?"
"I brought her out in a hurry and forgot about it." Bai Yu only then noticed the thin Bai Jinjin and said somewhat embarrassedly.
Bai Jinjin hugged her shoulders and looked at Bai Yu resentfully, "Second brother, I don't want to catch a cold again."
Suddenly, Bai Jinjin felt warm. She turned around and saw Ye Jiuge putting a cloak on her. "Why did you come out without a cloak?"
"Brother Ye, why are you here?" Bai Jinjin looked at Ye Jiuge in surprise.
Ye Jiuge gently rubbed her head and said, "I went to your palace to look for you for dinner, but you were not there. Zi Ling said you were taken away."
"Okay, brother, what do you want me to do here?" asked Bai Jinjin, who had warmed up.
Bai Yu stepped forward and moved the fireworks out of the pavilion and placed them far away from the few people.
"This is a new firework we have developed. I want to show it to you." Bai Yu lit the fireworks and hurried back to the others.
As the sound rang out, an explosion was heard in the sky, and huge bright flowers bloomed in the sky.
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