Bai Jinjin was very dissatisfied when she heard this. She put her hands on her waist and said, "Mom, am I still your favorite Jinjin? Why are you like this?"
Concubine Ye silently put down her teacup and said, "If you ask me, it must be because the eldest prince has been supervising you that you have memorized the book so seriously. If it weren't for the eldest prince, I'm afraid your mind would have drifted away long ago."
How could this guess be so accurate? Bai Jinjin touched her nose guiltily. How could she refute this?
"Well, doesn't that test also depend on Jinjin's memory?"
Bai Juncheng looked at the guilty Bai Jinjin in front of him, shook his head helplessly and smiled.
"Okay, my lady, please stop bullying Jinjin. Besides, what Jinjin said is not wrong. In the end, isn't this just a test of Jinjin's memory?"
Concubine Ye rolled her eyes at Bai Juncheng and said, "You two are in cahoots with each other, father and daughter. I won't bother with you."
Bai Jinjin looked at Concubine Ye in a particularly arrogant manner and said, "Humph, mother, just wait for the test results!"
Without giving Concubine Ye a chance to refute, Bai Jinjin rushed out, leaving Bai Jing alone to face the gale.
Bai Jing was confused. Why did she run away? If she ran away, why didn’t she take him with her?
But Bai Juncheng understood very well that this was the opportunity Bai Jinjin left for Bai Jing. He glanced at Concubine Ye, and Concubine Ye understood.
"Alas, I need to use the newly-imported tribute of gouache. Your Highness, please do as you please."
After Concubine Ye left, the atmosphere between the father and son became a little tense.
In the end, it was Bai Jing who spoke first.
"Father, please don't be disappointed in me."
Bai Juncheng sighed and said, "I'm not disappointed in you, but the general who guards the country really needs an explanation. If you hadn't committed the crime of climbing up the mountain that day, it would have been Bai Lingling who went in."
"I understand, but I was ultimately responsible for that incident, so I stepped forward to take the blame."
Bai Juncheng didn't want to delve too deeply into this matter. He stepped forward, patted Bai Jing on the shoulder, and said, "You should thank Jinjin this time. She did this so that you and I can have a good conversation."
Bai Jing also smiled and said, "Yes, Jinjin, this quirky girl, is really like that."
Bai Jinjin, who had already run far away, took a breath and said, "I really am doing this for the future of Qin. My small body is really bearing pressure that it shouldn't be bearing."
Then he slowed down his pace and started to walk around. It had been such a long time, and he had never seen any other concubines. Wasn't it said that the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards were full of beautiful women? Why hadn't he seen any yet?
At this time, a Persian cat ran out from the bushes. Bai Jinjin looked at the cat with curiosity. There are actually cats in the harem? I really don't know if anyone has a cat and can take it away.
"Lulu! Lulu, where are you?"
The woman's voice was cold and ethereal, but there was a hint of anxiety in her tone. Bai Jinjin looked curiously in the direction where the voice came from. A woman in green clothes appeared, her willow-shaped eyebrows were frowned, and her pink lips were anxiously saying the name.
Only then did the woman see Bai Jinjin standing beside her, holding the cat she was looking for.
"I wonder if Your Highness the Ninth Princess could return the cat to me?"
Bai Jinjin looked at the woman in confusion. Neither her own memory nor her original body had any memory of this woman.
"Um, who are you?"
The woman then remembered that she had never asked about the affairs of the palace, and the Ninth Princess probably didn't recognize her.
"I am Consort Yun. I don't go out often, so it's normal that Princess Nine doesn't recognize me."
Bai Jinjin suddenly realized that Concubine Yun had a cold personality and never left the palace. No wonder she had never seen her and only heard of her name.
"It's Concubine Yun. Jinjin greets you."
Compared to any formalities, Concubine Yun wanted Bai Jinjin to take the cat from her hand more.
"Princess Nine, thank you for your courtesy. Could you please return the cat in your arms to me?"
Bai Jinjin then remembered that she was holding a cat in her arms and hurriedly handed the cat to Yunfei, but the cat's claws hooked on her sleeve and refused to let go no matter what.
Seeing this, Concubine Yun could only say apologetically, "It seems that the Ninth Princess may have to accompany me to my palace."
Bai Jinjin said that this was an unexpected disaster.
"In that case, I'll trouble Her Majesty Yunfei."
When they arrived at Concubine Yun's palace, Bai Jinjin sat obediently on the chair and watched the maids remove the cat's claws from her sleeves. She looked very upset because it could be removed with just one pull, but why did they have to use three palace maids?
It seems that Concubine Yun really likes cats.
Silk threads have appeared on the sleeves, which means that the dress can no longer be worn, but Bai Jinjin doesn't care. When she keeps cats in modern times, her clothes often get torn.
But Concubine Yun looked at her sleeves with concern.
"Princess Nine, I'm so sorry Lulu tore your cuffs."
Bai Jinjin waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry, Concubine Yun. It's normal for cats to be a little naughty. Don't take it to heart."
After that, he asked tentatively, "My Lady, can I hug this cat?"
Concubine Yun was a little surprised that the rumors in the palace had reached her ears even though she had never left the house.
"Yes, Princess Nine, please be careful not to get caught by Lulu."
Bai Jinjin then carefully picked up Lulu.
"So your name is Lulu, you're so cute."
The cat seemed to understand and put its head close to Bai Jinjin's face and licked her gently.
Bai Jinjin looked at Yun Fei in surprise.
"My Lady, this cat really understands human nature."
Yunfei has raised cats for many years, so she must be in a good mood when she hears someone praising her cat.
"Princess Nine, you're so kind! Of all the cats I've raised over the years, she's the most humane."
Bai Jinjin smiled embarrassedly and put the cat down.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late. Jinjin needs to go back."
Seeing this, Concubine Yun stood up and escorted Bai Jinjin to the palace gate. Bai Jinjin walked out of Concubine Yun's palace and saw that Concubine Yun wanted to see her off, so she quickly turned around and said to Concubine Yun, "Your Majesty, you are too polite. Please go back. Jinjin will leave now."
Concubine Yun nodded, turned around and returned to her own palace. Bai Jinjin was really ashamed. She was indeed a cold and aloof beauty.
After returning to the bedroom, Bai Jinjin said that the day was generally good.
Zi Ling looked at Bai Jinjin, who seemed a little distracted, and thought she was nervous about the test, so she comforted her, "Your Highness, you will definitely do well in the exam. Don't worry too much."
Bai Jinjin looked at Zi Ling in confusion. She was not worried about the test, but was just thinking about what happened today. Her elder brother and father should have already discussed it by now, right?
If big brother fails, it would be a waste of my good intentions.
Have a good night.
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