◇ Chapter 64 (64) Meeting Mother
Bai Kang was shoved so hard that he was completely stunned. Lianzhi's eyes were filled with tears, and she looked like she was about to be executed, but she didn't seem to be faking it.
He...what did he do?
Didn't he just take off Lianzhi's veil? He even hugged her for a while. What's wrong with that? Is he angry that he shot the other person's horse?
Before Bo Kang could react, a group of men and horses arrived behind him. They were the attendants of the Helan tribe. These attendants, both men and women, were tall and strong, blocking Lianzhi's way. The young attendant, Gezhi, was also there, standing next to Lianzhi. He shouted angrily, "How dare you! What are you going to do to our prince?"
A male attendant picked up Lianzhi's veil, glared at Bo Kang, and said to Lianzhi with a flattering smile: "Prince, let's go back."
Lianzhi sniffed, looking like she was about to cry in anger, and followed the others into the carriage parked on the street. Before Bo Kang could react, he looked out the window and saw Lianzhi lift the curtain, glance at him, and then quickly retreat back into the carriage.
"Zhuzhu, did you really go to see that person yesterday?"
The luggage in the room had been moved out, and the furnishings had been taken down and taken away, and the room had returned to its original appearance. Lianzhi held the little white cat and sat on the bed in the new room, watching Ashina Yuyao and Gerer busying around.
"I'm talking to you." Ashina Yuyao asked in Beihai dialect. Fearing the other party might not understand, she switched to the less fluent Daning Mandarin. "Zhuzhu, why did you go looking for him?"
Lianzhi scratched the little white cat's chin and said slowly, "The people of Daning will know about our affairs sooner or later."
"If you don't want them to know," Ashina Yuyao said, "we can keep it a secret."
"If I didn't want to, I wouldn't have come in the first place," Lianzhi replied nonchalantly. He had just returned to the Helan tribe less than a month earlier when he volunteered to come to Daning. His mother and sister disagreed, saying that as long as there was a marriage alliance, Lianzhi didn't have to come. They could choose a skilled man from the tribe, crown him prince, and send him in his place.
But he had to come back. It was his fate.
"You haven't told me yet, why did you go looking for him?" Ashina Yuyao was still more curious about Bo Kang. After all, on the way, she had heard Helian Zhulan explain why he came to Daning. She had thought Zhuzhu had lived an ordinary life in Daning for several years, hiding her identity, but it seemed that was not the case at all.
She originally didn't care about her friend's relationship, but Zhuzhu left the inn with the Daning official last night. After returning, they both smelled the unique scent of the Albizia julibrissin that was unique to the North Sea, and they all knew what was going on.
Arus was so angry that he smashed everything in the house. Her room was right next to Arus's, and the noise kept her awake all night. This morning, when she went out, she saw the broken bow at the door of Arus's room, which was very satisfying.
"Don't you all know?" Lianzhi shrugged. "Da Ximi scolded me this morning."
"Then you can take him back!" Ashina Yuyao said happily. When Dulan first learned that his brother had been found, he was excited for several days and said he would help his brother choose a wife. Now there is a ready-made prince consort, "You don't have to go to Daning to marry!"
The princes and princesses of their tribe were scheming against each other for the throne, and she came to Daning to marry Zhuzhu in order to avoid the chaos. But Zhuzhu was different from her.
Bai Kang approached Da Xi Mi several times, hoping to meet their prince, but was rejected. The princess had been found, and the two parties had agreed to meet to discuss further arrangements once the princess had recovered. Bai Kang also vaguely suspected that the people sent by the North Sea Territory were a princess and a prince.
But considering Lianzhi's unusual identity, the princess's escape seemed to be a conspiracy.
Bai Kang still waited outside the inn, but his daily wait was reduced from half a day to an hour. He knew that unless Lian Zhi was willing to see him, he would never see her.
At twilight hour that day, Bai Kang was walking back from the posthouse. He had not taken a carriage that day, but was walking back. When he reached the tree where Lianzhi had left that day, he could not help but feel dazed for a moment.
But it was only for a moment, and he continued walking back. Suddenly, a stone fell and hit him on the head. Bo Kang looked up and saw Lianzhi, still dressed as a young man from the Helan tribe.
Lianzhi stood on the tree, and the slender dead branches actually bore his weight. He held the trunk and continued to throw stones down, mumbling something in his mouth, but it was obvious that he was deliberately trying to hit Bo Kang.
"Baby?" Bo Kang asked uncertainly.
Lianzhi glanced at him and was about to leave. Bo Kang quickly caught up, pulled him down, and held him tightly in his arms. This time Lianzhi didn't hide, and whispered: "I am the prince of the Helan tribe, who allowed you to be disrespectful to me!"
"Okay, Prince, go back and hug him." Bo Kang thought he was embarrassed, so he decided to go back and talk about it later. Lian Zhi heard his tone and guessed what Bo Kang was thinking. When she found out his identity later, she would be scared to death.
Bai Kang buried his head in his neck. It was so fragrant and soft that he couldn't help but nuzzle it with his nose. "Baby, come home with me. We'll talk when we get home."
"Who wants to go back with you?" Lianzhi pushed him, "Do you think I'm kidding you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, five heads suddenly appeared behind Bai Kang, from tall to short. The five children looked similar to Bai Kang and looked at him with the same puzzled expressions.
"Sister-in-law!" The youngest, Bai Xier, laughed, "Why don't you come home with us?"
Lianzhi was stunned.
In the end, he followed Bo Kang back.
He repeatedly emphasized that he was only going back with him for Bai Xier's sake. Bai Kang hummed twice, but didn't expose his point. He had heard about Bai Kang's family before, and he had discussed some of it with him when the children went to the capital. But once he entered the Bai Mansion, Lianzhi realized it was even more shabby than he had imagined.
"That's where I lived when I was young." Bo Kang pointed to the small courtyard in the corner. "Next to it is where Xiaofu and the others live. Xiaojian and I have our own quarters, but Xiaofu and the others live together. In the back is my mother's yard. I'll take you there later."
"Who wants to go with you?" Lianzhi shook off his hand, but Baikang grabbed it again, as if they were stuck together and couldn't be separated. Baikang bent down and said, "Baby, my mother really wants to see you. Her greatest wish in life is to see my daughter-in-law."
How could he possibly condescend to see Bai Kang's mother? Bai Kang's mother didn't even have an imperial decree. Lianzhi thought for a moment and said, "If she comes to see me, then she can."
He didn't refute his wife's words. Bai Kang was already very happy, but still shook his head: "I'm afraid we have to go there together."
Only when they reached the backyard did Lianzhi understand what Bai Kang said.
That wasn't the courtyard for the women, but the Bai family's ancestral hall. On the lowest and newest tablet was inscribed "The Seat of the First Madam Yang."
Aren't Bai Kang's parents still alive? Isn't it rumored in Beijing that Bai Kang's family is harmonious and that they spoil him, which is why his temper is so unruly and difficult to control?
Bai Kang bowed before the coffin and took the stunned Lianzhi into his arms. He wanted to take Lianzhi home with him on this trip, just to let his mother see her.
"You lied to me." Lianzhi pouted.
Bai Kang raised an eyebrow. Lian Zhi said, "Your mother is dead, how could she possibly want to see me?" Although this tablet was the newest one, judging by the marks on it, it was several years old. He hadn't married Bai Kang a few years ago.
Hearing this, Bai Kang was happy: "I'm telling the truth, my mother's biggest wish is to see the wife I marry, but it doesn't just refer to you."
Lianzhi's face flushed red as she understood what Bai Kang meant, and she glared at him angrily. Bai Kang laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back, and hugged her even tighter: "But it's true. You are my only daughter-in-law, and I won't point to anyone else except you."
Lianzhi still gave the deceased some face and bowed earnestly. When Bai Kang pulled him out, a servant from the Bai Mansion happened to come and report that the lady had heard that the eldest young master and his wife had returned and invited them to come over for dinner.
Lianzhi wanted to sneak away, but when she heard that Bokang's brothers and sisters were there, she followed them. Bokang was a little depressed to find that Lianzhi seemed to like his brothers and sisters more than him?
Forget it, no matter what the reason is, as long as I can keep the person, it’s fine.
Bai's father was still away, and Bai Jian had gone to Qizhou and wouldn't be back for a while. The only people at the table were them, Mrs. Bai, and the five children. Lianzhi looked at Mrs. Bai. When they arrived, the servants at the Bai residence said that the lady had heard about the eldest young master's wife.
Since she treated him as her daughter-in-law, why did she still act so submissive, even lowering her head immediately when she looked him in the eye? Madam Bai, for a mistress of a mansion, was truly too timid.
Mrs. Bai took a deep breath and forced a smile: "Little, little..."
"Xiaozhu." Bai Kang reminded and said Lianzhi's current name.
"Xiaozhu, I heard you're from the northwest. I wonder if you can get used to Rongcheng's food." Madam Bai said, having the maid bring some dishes over. "Mother has asked someone to prepare some Rongcheng specialties."
"I don't want to eat." Lianzhi said.
Mrs. Bai was startled, and Bai Kang also looked over. The atmosphere was a little tense. Bai Kang saw the dishes in the bowl and said with a smile, "Mother, Xiaozhu doesn't eat things with skins. I'll give it to her. You don't have to worry about it."
After that, he picked out a few dishes and gave them to Lianzhi, whispering, "Baby, just eat this. I'll have someone prepare something else for you later."
Lianzhi didn't seem to be aware of the fact that she had let Mrs. Bai down. She snorted softly and ate the food he had added. After that, Mrs. Bai didn't say anything else. After the meal, Lianzhi was the first to leave, while Bai Kang stayed inside to talk to Mrs. Bai.
He looked at the dark night and slowly exhaled.
Judging from his attitude just now, Mrs. Bai might be angry and scold Bai Kang.
He was thinking when he was suddenly hit on the calf. Just as he was about to lose his temper, he looked down and found that it was Bai Xier. Bai Xier was holding his leg, looking up and smiling, "Sister-in-law!"
"What are you doing here?" Lianzhi frowned. "Why aren't you accompanying your mother? Or is she angry and asked you to come to me?"
Bai Xier's head shook like a rattle: "Will sister-in-law and big brother stay at home this time?"
Lianzhi didn't know how to answer. He wanted to ask her not to call him sister-in-law, but he really liked the child and didn't want to make her sad. Bai Xier didn't know what he was thinking and continued, "How long will brother and sister-in-law stay this time? It would be great if you could stay home the whole time. I haven't seen you for a long time and I don't want to be separated from brother and sister-in-law."
However, he may never see Bai Xier again in the future.
Once I arrive in the capital, I may never be able to see Bai Kang again.
"I don't want to be separated from Xi'er either." Lianzhi squatted down and slowly hugged Bai Xi'er. Bai Xi'er didn't understand why and hugged his neck as well.
When Bai Kang came out, he saw the two of them squatting on the ground, hugging each other. Bai Xier was still young, and Lianzhi was also very small, like two kittens huddled together. He picked up Lianzhi and asked the maid to take Bai Xier back to bed.
"Let's go." Bo Kang said, "I'll take you back to the inn."
"Don't you live in your house?" Lianzhi asked.
"You want to live in my house? If you stay here today, you will have to stay here as my daughter-in-law in the future." Bai Kang joked.
Lianzhi fell silent. He didn't clamor for Baikang to let him go. After leaving the Bai residence, Baikang asked him to wait a moment while he asked his servants to prepare a carriage and they would take it back to the inn. Suddenly, he heard a gurgling sound. Baikang looked around and saw Lianzhi's red face.
"I'm hungry." Lianzhi said righteously.
"We'll go west of the city later. There are a lot of restaurants there," Bai Kang planned. His tone was the same as usual. It seemed that Mrs. Bai hadn't said anything wrong about him.
Lianzhi thought about this and asked, "Is your mother not angry with me?"
Bai Kang opened his mouth slightly, trying to understand what he meant, and laughed: "Why are you angry? She said that next time you come, she will prepare Liangzhou dishes for you. But don't you prefer Beijing cuisine?"
His attitude was so good that Lianzhi felt guilty. A moment later, a carriage stopped beside them. Bai Kang carried him aboard and asked the driver to go to the restaurant in the west of the city and bring him some food and wine.
As soon as she finished giving the order, Lianzhi suddenly hugged Bai Kang's neck and snuggled into his arms.
"Brother." Lianzhi called softly.
Bai Kang turned to look at him, his eyes flashing, waiting for Lianzhi to continue.
"Brother Kang." Lianzhi put her head on his chest and said in a muffled voice, "Do you like me?"
He suddenly asked such a nonsensical question. Bo Kang was confused and answered truthfully: "Of course. I like you the most."
"Even if I'm actually bad and everyone hates me, will you still like me?" Lianzhi's eyes were red. Bo Kang didn't know how he came to this conclusion. He sighed and gently wiped the corners of his eyes with his fingertips: "Baby, who said you're bad? You're very good."
Lianzhi was fragile for only a moment, then returned to his normal state and asked the driver to go faster because he was hungry.
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