Zhao Ping'an lowered his voice: "Now that brother has returned to the manor, brother should get this woman out of here."
"If she doesn't want to stay in the manor, then let her stay." Zhao Ping'an's lips curved slightly, but his eyes turned cold.
Zhao Xile was quite excited; the usually well-behaved child seemed to have turned into a little devil.
"Brother, when do we make our move?"
"today."
Linglong never expected that her life would become difficult from the moment Zhao Ping'an returned to the manor.
That night, Linglong sat by the lotus pond to cool off.
She deliberately sat in this spot because Zhao Yi would pass by here every night to chat with the old lady in her courtyard.
But for some reason, Zhao Yi hasn't come today.
Linglong grew impatient and got up to pace around.
"Auntie, shall we go back? It's already late, and maybe Master won't be going to see the Old Madam today."
Linglong hesitated for a moment, but since there was no rush, she nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."
The two walked on the bridge. Not far away, Zhao Ping'an and Zhao Xile were squatting in the grass, both of them injured and holding a slingshot.
Zhao Xile was a little excited, and she lowered her voice, tugging at Zhao Ping'an's clothes: "Brother! She's out!"
As Linglong emerged from the pavilion, standing in the middle of the bridge, Zhao Ping'an aimed a bow and shot an arrow at her ankle.
His night vision was excellent, and General Lei praised him as a martial arts prodigy, so he had a wide range of martial arts skills, especially spear and archery.
With his bow, Linglong fell backward. The log bridge was already narrow, and just as Cui'er was about to help her up, Zhao Ping'an bowed again, and she fell into the lake as well.
Linglong can't swim, and Cui'er is weak, so she can only try her best to drag Linglong.
The two desperately cried for help, which alerted the servants and maids nearby, who rushed down to rescue them.
"Let's go." Zhao Ping'an pulled Zhao Xile back into the house.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, someone grabbed him by the collar.
Jiang Bai put one in each hand: "Where have you been? It's the middle of the night."
Zhao Xile turned around and smiled, "Mother, my brother took me to admire the moon."
"Oh?" Jiang Bai asked skeptically, "When did Ping An develop this hobby?"
She remembered that Zhao Ping'an disliked these ridiculous things like spring flowers and autumn moon the most.
Zhao Ping'an looked up at the moon and said, "How big and round this moon is."
"Mother, I'm taking Le'er back to the house."
Jiang Bei nodded: "Go ahead, it's late, get some rest. Le'er has school tomorrow."
"Goodnight, Mother!" Zhao Xile kissed Jiang Bai on the cheek and followed Zhao Ping'an into the house.
Jiang Bai didn't know why the two children were so happy today.
A moment later, she heard someone say that Linglong and Cui'er had fallen into the water, and the old lady was startled.
Zhao Yi also heard about this and happened to run into Jiang Bai on the road.
"I'm going to see Mother." The two said in unison, not because they wanted to see Linglong.
Jiang Bai hadn't expected that the old lady would harm her health because of Linglong.
In Fushou Garden, maids and servants came and went.
Jiang Bai and Zhao Yi entered the house: "Mother, how are you?"
The old lady lay on the couch: "Mother, it's nothing. I was just frightened."
"Go and check on Linglong for me."
Jiang Bai nodded: "Daughter-in-law, go and take a look."
Zhao Yi remained where he was, watching the old lady.
The old lady breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness Linglong is alright, otherwise how could I have lived with myself?"
"Mother, you must take good care of yourself. Don't let outsiders..."
Before Zhao Yi could finish speaking, the old lady sighed, "Yi'er, you are still a bit cold-hearted. You only have your wife and children in your heart."
Zhao Yi pondered: "If you can accommodate your wife, children, and parents, how can you accommodate strangers?"
The old lady didn't insist: "Never mind."
Meanwhile, on Jiang Bai's side, Linglong lay on the bed, looking haggard.
When Cui'er saw Jiang Bai, her eyes were not kind.
Jiang Bai naturally ignored her: "Miss Linglong, are you alright?"
Linglong was still able to speak, coughing a few times: "Not good."
Jiang Bai took her pulse and found that she had at most caught a chill, and hadn't even caught a cold. This appearance was obviously an act.
Linglong didn't know that Jiang Bai could take a pulse; how could a woman know such things?
Jiang Bai took her pulse, but she thought it was just for show.
But Jiang Bai said seriously, "Miss Linglong, you are fine. Just drink some ginger soup."
Linglong coughed suddenly: "But...I feel unwell."
Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow: "Then Miss Linglong should stay in bed even more and not move around for the next few days."
Linglong choked on her food.
Cui'er spoke up: "May I ask Master to come and take a look, Madam?"
Jiang Bai chuckled, finding this woman utterly hilarious.
"Are you sure?" Jiang Bai wasn't joking.
She didn't think Zhao Yi would come back, and even if he did, it wouldn't be the way Linglong wanted to see him.
Not all men are chivalrous and protective of women.
Not all men are easily swayed.
Linglong felt a little intimidated by Jiang Bai's gaze, and for a moment she was unsure of what to do.
Jiang Bai gave her a chance, but since she didn't take it from me, she could leave.
Jiang Bai turned around, and Linglong called out to her, "May I ask the master for permission?"
She believed herself to be extremely beautiful and the kind of person who was naturally endearing, so she couldn't believe Zhao Yi wouldn't be moved by her delicate appearance.
Jiang Bai responded, "Okay."
As Jiang Bai expected, Linglong was told to "recover on her own and not run around."
Even when the old lady fell ill this time, Zhao Yi blamed it all on Linglong.
She lay on the bed and pounded the blankets hard.
On the other side, after Zhao Yi and Jiang Bai finished speaking with the old lady, Jiang Bai went back to rest after confirming that the old lady was alright.
"I'm going to check on the children."
"I'll be with you."
Jiang Bai stopped him: "You should go and rest first. If you go, Le'er will pester you to stay up all night again."
Zhao Yi nodded upon hearing this: "That's true, then I'll wait for you."
Jiang Bai entered Zhao Ping'an's room, and sure enough, Zhao Xile was there as well.
When Zhao Xile saw Jiang Bai, she panicked for a moment.
Oh no, Mother is here.
She should be asleep by now.
"Mom, Le'er is going to sleep now." She grinned, looking extremely obedient.
Jiang Bai said sternly, "Stand still."
Zhao Xile and Zhao Pingan stood together, while Jiang Bai sat to the side.
"Le'er, come here."
Seeing that her mother was still gentle, Zhao Xile smiled and went over.
Jiang Bai sighed: "You two better tell me honestly what you did before you lost it?"
"Let's go admire the moon," the two children said in unison.
Jiang Bai pretended to be concerned: "Le'er, how can you bear to lie to your mother?"
As expected, Zhao Xile betrayed the organization immediately.
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