Chapter 116 Half asleep and half awake

Bai Mei waved his hands and said lightly, "Nothing, nothing."

Turning around, he looked up and down at Bai Lijun, and there was a hint of surprise in his words: "How can a wolf and a leopard give birth to a lamb?"

Bai Lijun frowned, but still didn't hear clearly. What wolf and leopard? What lamb?

Before he could ask, Bai Mei had gradually left his sight.

Bai Lijun took out the rune with the birth date again and looked at it, hesitating in his heart.

In the cool autumn wind.

Li Garden was quiet all around. Su He was imitating calligraphy in Qinfang Residence. Suddenly, her eyes caught a glimpse of a figure swaying in the yard.

She paused and became suspicious.

In addition to Pei Xia, there were several maids cleaning Qinfangju, but they were not there at the moment. Pei Xia had gone out to do some work.

Who could be in the yard?

Su He put his brush on the jade mountain, loosened his sleeves, picked up the scissors from the drawer and put them in his sleeves, and walked out.

Under the corner of a pine tree in the courtyard, beside a stone table with a few fallen leaves, a Taoist priest was leisurely counting gold ingots.

"How did you get in?"

Su He held the scissors tightly and looked sideways outside the yard. There were one or two maids cleaning the weeds on the bluestone slabs. They didn't seem to notice the Taoist priest's presence.

Baimei counted the gold ingots happily, took out one and pushed it in front of her, "The prince is really generous. How about I give you one?"

"The thing that Li Garden lacks the least is money."

"How can it be the same? This ingot of gold is given to you by me personally, it brings good luck!"

Good luck?

Su He walked to the stone table, picked up the ingot of gold and examined it carefully, and her suspicious eyes returned to Baimei. Seeing that he looked relaxed and didn't seem to be nervous about meeting the emperor, she couldn't help but be surprised.

"Is it done?" she asked.

"I promised, how can I not do it? Little girl, you look down on me too much?"

Su He looked at him quietly, her tone cold: "How did you know my identity?"

That day in the teahouse, she and Pei Xia had both disguised themselves. How could this Taoist find Li Yuan? And how could the maid not notice it?

Bai Mei smiled lightly, and casually shone in the air, and the pine and cypress trees immediately rustled.

Su He was stunned.

There was obviously no wind...

"Who are you?"

Bai Mei stood up and tidied his tattered Taoist robe. With a cheerful smile on his face, he replied happily: "Me? I am just a wandering stinky Taoist priest. But I still have some kindness. I want to calm your anger in the previous life. That's why I take your money and do your things as you wish."

The word "previous life" made Su He couldn't help but re-examine him. After a closer look, he found that there was wisdom in his bright eyes.

Bai Mei shook his sleeves, stood with his hands behind his back, and his Taoist robe fluttered in the wind.

"Little girl, good things are coming to you!"

"What...what?"

The day after tomorrow is the day when Lu Huaihe will leave Beijing. The journey is unknown and dangerous. It is unknown how long it will take. How can it be considered a good thing?

Su He moved her lips and was about to ask in detail, but the Taoist suddenly disappeared from her sight. He just disappeared like that!

Like a puff of smoke, he disappeared from her sight with a faint smile.

Su He hurriedly ran outside the courtyard to check, but there was no one except two maids doing odd jobs.

She looked up at the cloudless sky, where one or two birds flew by from time to time, and then there was silence.

"Madam? Young Madam?"

Pei Xia's voice suddenly came to her ears. Su He didn't see anyone, so she turned her head to look inside Qinfang Residence. The trees and houses in the courtyard suddenly became hazy and blurred, and passed by her in a flash.

She opened her eyes suddenly, but found that she was inside the room, still holding a brush in her hand, and the ink stained the rice paper.

"It's almost early winter. Madam, be careful not to catch a cold if you sleep on the desk."

Su He felt dizzy. She put her brush on the rice paper, stood up and looked outside the yard. There was nothing.

She asked, "Has anyone come in after I fell asleep?"

Pei Xia shook her head, "I have been guarding outside and didn't see anyone."

Su He was suspicious. Could it be that seeing the stinky Taoist priest was a dream?

"Madam, how come there is a gold ingot here?" Pei Xia took away the useless rice paper, but found a gold ingot next to the inkstone.

Su He's mind was buzzing. She looked down at the gold ingot, and the Taoist priest's words rang in her ears again.

It was not a dream.

That Taoist priest was really good.

The Princess's Mansion.

A play on the stage had just ended, and the sky was gradually getting darker. Zhaoyang leaned back on the couch with some fatigue. It was not until the nanny came to report that they were here that he propped himself up and sat up.

Su He and Lu Huaihe were late, and the guests in the garden had already gathered.

Zhaoyang glanced at them indifferently.

"You came at dinner time and didn't even remember the time?"

Lu Huaihe smiled and said, "Son had some personal matters to take care of, so he was delayed for a while."

The word "son" added some warmth. Zhaoyang didn't say anything after hearing this, and sent someone to give him a seat.

The chair was placed on her side, and below it were other guests.

Su He sat down nervously, but fortunately, she felt a little relieved because of Lu Huaihe's presence. After they sat down, they listened to another opera, and only after it ended did they move to the banquet hall.

The dinner was held in a small garden, with clusters of flowers in the altar, and the colors were exquisite.

Walking around the winding gravel road and entering, the tall buildings in the garden stood out, and the view suddenly opened up.

Lu Huaihe led Su He and walked slowly among the crowd, and always talked about the fun of their childhood every time they passed a place.

Nanny Tang, who was walking in the front, looked back and reported to Zhaoyang with a curved mouth, "Princess, you always say that the young master is taciturn, but I see that he is talking a lot now, isn't he?"

Look at the two young couples, not only holding hands, but also whispering from time to time, which is simply full of love.

Zhaoyang glanced and said, "Virtue!"

As if she noticed someone was watching her, Su He quickly shook off Lu Huaihe's hand, and then looked at the guests around her, all of whom were looking at them vaguely.

"What's wrong?"

"Are we too close?"

Su He secretly looked at other couples, none of whom were like them. She was afraid that the princess would be unhappy, so she took Lu Huaihe's arm and pushed it aside.

Lu Huaihe was a little amused, but he followed her opinion.

"Su He?"

Zhao Yang paused and called out.

Su He immediately stepped forward to answer.

"The dinner hasn't been announced yet. If you have nothing to do, come with me for a walk on the path."

Su He closed his eyes and said, "Yes."

All the noise was thrown behind them. The two of them walked on the path one after the other without servants.

The evening breeze was a little cool. Su He tightened his sleeves and followed silently.

"Did you visit Yun Qing after she gave birth? But I heard that she used to call the concubine sister-in-law and didn't take you seriously at all, right?"

Not knowing why she suddenly brought this up, Su He answered truthfully, "Giving birth is a journey for a woman to go through the gates of hell. Even if she and I have a thousand disagreements, we shouldn't care about it now."