Extra: Yibai Chapter (I)
Ever since the old national teacher figured out the personalities of Yibai and Yishe, he entrusted the position of the abbot of Duchen Temple and the position of the new national teacher of Dayi to Yibai.
I first met Qi Yue in the early summer when I was fourteen years old. The lotus flowers in the pond of the Imperial Garden were just beginning to bloom, and the scenery was pleasant.
Qi Yue was only five years old at that time. She was soft and cute. She wore a light green and pink dress, with two little buns on her head and a light pink bell ribbon tied around her neck. She looked as pretty as a porcelain doll.
Yi Bai has been a person with poor sense of direction since he was a child, and that was the first time he followed the old national master out of Duchen Temple.
As a result, before leaving, he was tricked by the clothes maker and made to drink a cup of tea with something poisoned in it.
Halfway through the journey, he felt an unbearable stomachache, so the old imperial teacher had to let the palace servants take him to the toilet while he went to see the emperor first.
As a result, after the palace servant took him to the palace chamber, he waited for only a cup of tea before something urgent happened. He pinched his nose, said something to him, and left.
After Yi Bai came out, he asked two palace maids and finally got lost and ended up by the pond in the imperial garden.
It was the first time that Qi Yue saw someone more handsome than her father, mother and brother, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
She was so brave that she ran over and hugged the long legs of the girl in white.
"My handsome brother, whose family are you from? Do you have a lover or a fiancée? If not, can you marry me?"
Yi Bai was stunned, looked down at her, and said indifferently: "I am a man, I cannot marry..."
Qi Yue blinked and looked at him, "Then I'll marry you!"
The nanny panicked: "Princess! This, this, this... this is not allowed!"
Gu Qingyu, who was picking flowers for Qi Yue not far away, heard the noise and hurried back.
"What's going on? Who are you going to marry, cousin? Me?"
Yi Bai glanced at Gu Qingyu, whose eyes were filled with clear stupidity, and then looked away unnoticeably.
"Oh, young marquis, please stop joining in the fun!
The maidservant at the side didn't know what to do. Seeing Yi Bai in Taoist robes, she hurriedly changed the subject: "Young friend, are you a Taoist from Duchen Temple?"
"I'm lost. Can you please send someone to take me back to Duchen Temple?"
As he said this, he reached out and pried Qi Yue's small hands apart, then squatted down and pressed on her shoulders to distance themselves from her.
"Princess, you are still young, you can't say such things casually."
Qi Yue tilted her head and asked back: "Then can this princess tell me when I grow up? Then can you marry me when I grow up?"
Yi Bai choked, "No."
Qi Yue's mouth pursed, "Why?"
Yi Bai let go of her, stood up and took a step back, "I am a cultivator, and cultivators are not suitable to marry."
Gu Qingyu interrupted and said, "Cousin, he doesn't want to, but I do..."
"Hey, go away! You're not as pretty as him and I don't want you!"
Qi Yue pushed Gu Qingyu away and tried to grab Yibai, but was stopped and picked up by the nanny. He could only struggle helplessly in the nanny's arms.
She asked unwillingly, "You mean you can still get married? Then when I grow up, I will ask my father to grant me a marriage, and I will marry you!"
Yi Bai: ...
Gu Qingyu:!!!
"Oh, Princess, please don't say these things carelessly. If the Queen finds out, we old slaves will be punished..."
The nanny was very panicked, but she didn't dare to cover Qi Yue's mouth.
It was because although Qi Yue was only five years old, she was precocious and did not look like a child. Normally, if the maid showed any negligence, she would be punished.
The nanny had no choice but to signal the maid beside her to send the person away quickly.
"Little Taoist friend, I will take you back."
Seeing Yi Bai turning around and leaving without his promise, Qi Yue refused.
"Hey! You haven't agreed to this princess yet! And what's your name?"
Hearing her soft call, he did not turn around or respond. Seeing this, the maid lowered her head and quickened her pace to see the person off.
Qi Yue pouted in the nanny's arms and murmured, "Humph, if you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. It's just Duchen Temple. This princess will definitely find you!"
Gu Qingyu lowered his head in dismay, and the roses he had just picked in his hand were scattered all over the ground.
My cousin doesn't like him anymore...
Wow, wow, wow...why doesn't he look good enough?
The nanny had a headache and tried to comfort him, "Young Master, you can't just pick the flowers in the imperial garden!"
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Since then, Qi Yue often sneaked to Duchen Temple.
The old imperial teacher calculated that she and Yi Bai had this fate, so he did not interfere or stop it.
While Yi Bai was dealing with her entanglement, he had to be on guard against Yi She's deliberate mischief.
As time goes by, the attitude becomes increasingly cold.
But Qi Yue seemed not to notice and was still very enthusiastic towards him.
It was not until she was twelve years old that the Kingdom of Li sent their second prince to Dayi as a hostage.
When Qi Yue saw Murong Heli, his eyes lit up again as if he had seen Yi Bai at the beginning.
As if she had found a fun toy again, she no longer went to Duchen Temple.
Because of her care, the palace servants in the cold palace did not dare to neglect Murong Heli.
But as Qi Yue got older, the emperor and empress became more strict in disciplining her.
After Qi Yue's freedom was restricted, Murong Heli returned to living a life of eating stale rice and leftovers.
In the winter when she was fourteen, Qi Yue, who had been suppressed for a long time, changed her clothes with her personal maid He Xiang and prepared to sneak out of the palace to play.
When passing by the Imperial Hospital on the way, he saw Shao Siyan, who was almost fainting after being punished to kneel for a long time.
Seeing how handsome he was, she no longer wanted to sneak out of the palace and rushed to rescue him.
After Shao Siyan was sent to the lounge of the Imperial Hospital in a coma, Qi Yue learned that it was Xiao Yuanpan who did it, so he put his hands on his hips and scolded the man, then left in a cool manner.
Later, the matter reached the ears of the emperor and empress, and Qi Yue was punished with confinement.
Seeing that her daughter had such a lively personality and she was getting older, she began to think of finding a son-in-law for Qi Yue.
This year, Yi Bai was twenty-three, Qi Yue was fourteen, Gu Qingyu was sixteen, Shao Siyan was fifteen, and Murong Heli was twelve.
It was also in this year that Gu Qingyu's twin brother secretly left home and went to the battlefield.
Qi Yue didn't want to find a prince consort or get married at all.
Under pressure from the emperor and empress, and remembering that Yi Bai once said that he would not marry, he used him as a shield without thinking, but there was still a glimmer of expectation in his heart.
The Emperor and Empress have doted on Qi Yue since he was a child, and the same is true for his brother Qi Junqi.
Although he was not very fond of Yi Bai, he also knew Qi Yue's personality, so he could only call the old national teacher to ask him about it.
The old imperial teacher did not stop them, so the emperor directly granted the two of them a marriage, with the wedding date set for June of the following year.
Yi Bai was very confused about this, but he didn't resist or feel happy about it.
When Yishe learned that Yibai was chosen as the future prince consort, he was filled with jealousy.
At the end of the year, someone played a trick on him at the palace banquet by putting drugs in the wine pot, but he didn't know that Qi Yue never liked drinking, so the wine was mistakenly served to the table of Taifu Jiang Lin.
Yishe was unaware of this and, as planned, he sent someone to lure Qi Yue to a side hall, but Yibai discovered his unusual movements.
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