Chapter 431: Warm and Delicate, with Traces to Follow
"Tsk tsk, Bai Yu has a godmother, and his status has suddenly changed. He's loved by everyone in the Princess's Mansion!"
After Su Wu had eaten his fill, he slumped in a chair to digest his food, making tsk-tsk sounds and mostly joking.
Little Wheat Ear rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "I always feel like something's amiss. The Second Princess came last time with the sole intention of kicking me out, believing my intentions were impure. How could she suddenly change so drastically? Not only did she kick me out, but she also brought so many gifts? She's being so attentive without any reason. There must be something fishy going on. Don't you agree, sister?"
Tian Bao smiled and pinched her cheek, "Maybe they really like Bai Yu."
Whether it was the eldest princess or the second princess, when they saw Bai Yu for the first time, there was excitement and ecstasy in their eyes.
The look in the eyes at first sight cannot be deceiving.
And the Queen is also...
Bai Xiaofeng was waving a jade fan, leaning against the back of his chair, smiling without saying a word, with an air of profoundness.
The old man looked at him like this, curled his lips and muttered, "You're almost fifty years old and still fanning yourself every day to act like a playboy. Aren't you ashamed? Have you ever looked in the mirror?"
Bai Xiaofeng paused with his jade fan, and veins popped out on his forehead.
At this moment, there was another noise outside. Bing'er ran out to investigate curiously. A moment later, she came back excitedly, "Someone's here again! They brought more things than the second princess just brought!"
Su An and Su Wen looked at each other, raised their eyebrows and smiled, "Let's go watch the fun?"
The two brothers went as they said they would, and walked towards the hall.
The old man followed right after them, but he wasn't very excited, with a dejected look on his face. "No matter how many things there are, they're not for me. Humph... I can't steal. I have to save face for the young man Bai... I can't steal!"
He had to remind himself several times.
Lest you see something good and lose control of your hands =.=#
The three little girls laughed in the background.
"Come on, all of you go and take a look." Bai Xiaofeng kicked Su Wu, who was still lying on the chair, out, but he himself did not leave.
Bai Xiaofeng leaned back in his chair and fanned himself again, gazing at the sinking red sun outside the west window. After a long pause, he snorted softly, "That Bai Kui fellow is quite capable of hiding things."
Everyone has secrets.
…
living room.
The palace maids in pink palace dresses put down the imperial gifts in an orderly manner.
As soon as Nanny Jin walked in, her eyes were glued to the young man in white, unable to move away. "Princess, Second Princess, I'm sorry for being so rude. This must be the Crown Prince, right? Good, he's so handsome, a real talent!"
The eldest princess was even happier when someone praised her son than when she herself was praised. "Xiaobao has been born beautiful. As his eyebrows and eyes grow, he looks more and more like his royal grandmother!"
"Yes, yes, no wonder I felt so familiar with him the moment I saw him. He really looks a lot like the late empress dowager." Nanny Jin nodded repeatedly, her eyes slowly moving over the young man's face, her expression becoming more and more loving and joyful.
The Second Princess walked around the imperial gifts. "South China Sea pearls, jade ruyi, top-grade agarwood bracelets, jade and gold belts, tribute cloud rouge brocade, nine-curve exquisite briefcase... the Xiling Royal Token that allows me to withdraw silver from the remittance banks in various countries?"
Bai Yu, who tried his best to use himself as a wooden stake, "..."
Bai Yu had never been poor since he was a child.
How did Xiling and the others figure out that he looked like he was short of money?
First they gave out silver notes, and now they even gave out tokens to collect the silver?
From several corners outside the hall, there were extremely secretive giggles. Bai Yu's shoulders slumped and he said weakly, "Don't hide. If you want to watch the fun, come in."
The boys and girls suppressed their laughter and went into the living room.
The princess loved the whole family and didn't treat them as outsiders. Seeing that the group was not all present, she asked with a smile, "Why didn't the Hundred Warriors and Poison Master come?"
"My godfather didn't come," Tian Bao suppressed the smile on his face and looked up at the roof. "Grandpa Du is on the roof."
Three women of similar age all looked up in the direction she was looking.
There was a hole in the roof at some point.
Half of the old man's face and a tuft of messy hair hanging down can be vaguely seen.
Being stared at by several pairs of eyes, the old man showed no guilt at all. He made the hole a little bigger and greeted the people below generously, "Hey, don't worry about me, go about your business, I'll just watch here and satisfy my craving!"
The women, “…”
The moon on the fifteenth day of the Mid-Autumn Festival this year is exceptionally round, and the moonlight is bright and clear, casting a cool and gentle light.
There were laughter and joy in the back garden of the Princess's Mansion.
After dinner, everyone moved here and sat on the moon-viewing platform next to the artificial lake, chatting to pass the time and allowing the eldest princess to enjoy some family time.
The second princess didn't leave after she arrived, mingling with the crowd and hearing all the embarrassing stories of Bai Yu from childhood to adulthood.
When she noticed that the noisy sounds around her had quietly subsided, she looked up and found that it was her eldest sister who had fallen asleep on Bai Yu's shoulder.
After a day of extreme mood swings, the eldest sister must be extremely exhausted to have managed to hold on until now.
I just wanted to be with my son so much that I kept trying not to show any signs of fatigue.
Even though she was asleep, her hands were still tightly grasping the young man's sleeves and she refused to let go.
"It's Mid-Autumn Festival again. The moon dumplings have been bought. It will take until next year for grandpa and grandma to eat them, right?" The most loudmouthed boy among the three brothers of the Su family laughed and sighed in a low voice.
The clever and aggressive little girl also lowered her voice. "At worst, we can go to that dim sum shop before we go back and ask them to make us a few fresh baskets! Bai Yu is rich now, he'll pay!"
The young man, who was supporting the old woman and sitting steadily with his back straight, raised his lips and chuckled, "No problem."
The eccentric old man sat with them and said something along the lines of, "I heard this area is full of high-ranking officials and nobles... Old Bai, do you think if we gathered all the good stuff in their warehouses, we could pile it up into a mountain?"
Lao Bai looked straight ahead at the moon, his attitude cold and arrogant, "Remove the word 'old'."
At the open-air stone table nearby, a sweet and innocent girl held a small, oddly shaped box in her hands, muttering to herself, "Buyu babies, let's bask in the Mid-Autumn moonlight tonight! It's so beautiful! Are you happy? If you are, come out quickly, and don't keep your sister waiting too long! Otherwise, you won't behave!"
Those who were talking or laughing had much softer tones than during the day.
It seems casual, but the warmth and delicacy hidden deep inside can be traced.
They are clearly a group of bloodthirsty gangsters, wanted criminals in nine countries...
The second princess lowered her brows and blinked, then when she looked up again, a bright smile appeared on her face. She moved her seat and sat next to the most taciturn and quiet girl in the group. "I spent some time this afternoon getting some information about you. The Nine Countries' Most Wanted Criminals are led by Su Jiuni, and they have a very strong sense of unity. Our boy also follows your lead."
Tian Bao tilted her head to look at her, her almond eyes quiet, "What do you want to say?"
"You? You use a respectful title for me?"
"You are good to Bai Yu."
The Second Princess was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "So you are willing to address me with respect."
"Well, what do you want to say?" the girl asked again.
"You're not even afraid of the Nine Kingdoms. You definitely didn't come to Xiling to avoid capture. I want to know your true purpose." The Second Princess' expression became serious, her eyes solemn and sincere. "Perhaps there's something I can do to help?"
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