Bai Zhiyue doesn't understand music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, she just wants to watch the fun.
"Oh my god, are all the noble men and women nowadays so competitive? They all want to be masters of all trades. Do I have to learn all these things in the future? It's so tiring!"
Doudou's emotions are full of rejection
"Why do you want to choose a noble lady as your wife now?"
"No, I'm saying they've learned a lot, can you please understand more?"
"Isn't learning all this just for show? To gain a reputation as a talented man and a beautiful woman? Ultimately, isn't it all about picking a good family? So whether you learn it or not will ultimately affect your choice of wife. Am I not understanding?"
"Not entirely. Most of the learned people who passed the imperial examinations are good at calligraphy and painting."
"Children from poor families don't have extra money to buy paper and ink, so being able to write well is good enough."
"Mom, don't get off topic! I don't want to learn how to make peacocks anymore!"
"Why don't you plan to build a good reputation and marry a noble lady in the future?"
"No, their thoughts and mine are not on the same channel. We can't get along."
Bai Zhiyue widened her eyes
"You mean you don't plan to get married?"
"I never considered that we are different in the first place. I don't want to leave any descendants with special abilities in this world. No one knows when this ability will bring disaster. Why bother?"
Bai Zhiyue felt a pang of sadness. Yes, their abilities had been confined in their previous lives, subject to various experiments. If their descendants also possessed such abilities, would they be able to keep it a secret? Could the people around them ensure they wouldn't betray them?
Special abilities are useful but also a disaster.
"It's up to you. I can afford to feed you even if you're just a parasite. But if you're a parasite, I'm afraid I'll probably strangle you to death and cook you."
"Humph, I knew you wouldn't let me lie down."
"Okay, don't think too far ahead. Live in the present moment and be a happy child first. We can worry about the future later. Whether you study or not, you already have more than ten years of knowledge than them. How can you not surpass them? It all depends on whether you want to, right?"
"Well, you succeeded in comforting me!"
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"Speaking of which, I'm single now. Do you want to find someone? Of course, I'm enough for the child, but it wouldn't be bad to find a man to accompany her, too!"
"How can you be so worried at such a young age?"
"I'm doing this for Mom's physical and mental health! Now that I don't have to do any missions or go into the lab anymore, finding someone to warm the bed isn't a problem at all. If one isn't enough, we can find a few more!"
"Stop it, I reasonably suspect you're using me as an excuse to build a harem in the future."
"No way! How could you doubt your son's pure love for his mother? Honestly, you must have hated men in your past life given that situation. There's no need to harbor that mentality now. It would be heartbreaking to see you living this lonely life."
"Don't worry about it. I know how I want to live."
My uniqueness dictates that I can't be around people I'm too familiar with or too close to. Space, communication with animals—you'll always notice something different when you're close. Who can guarantee that someone close won't betray you? There's no such thing as truly unchanging emotions in this world; it's only about whether the benefits are great enough.
Most of the ladies who came to the banquet came with a purpose, which was to choose a son-in-law or a daughter-in-law for their own children. They were very busy. They looked at these and thought this one was good, that one was also okay, and then they wrote them down and made their choice later.
When we meet someone we're interested in, we'll test the waters with each other. You praise my daughter, I praise your son, you're good, I'm good, everyone is good. In the whole yard, the ladies who bring their children are the busiest.
Bai Zhiyue was just there to watch the fun, so after looking around she became too lazy to move.
"Spring, oh spring, it is indeed the time of spring."
"Yes, yes, this is our breeding season, is it yours too?"
"It's not like I'm..."
She had just found a place to sit down and rest under the porch, letting out a sigh, when she heard an animal talking to her. She looked up and saw a thrush trapped in a birdcage not far away.
What can I say about this birdcage? Bai Zhiyue just thinks it is a work of art. It is such a waste to put a bird in it. Perhaps this is the true side of aristocratic life.
It is carved from ivory and has two floors, like a two-story pavilion, with doors and windows. It is a completely exquisite carved work of art.
"Whose family are you from and why did they put you here? Did your master go find a companion for you?"
"I'm the princess's favorite pet, but the servants don't understand my desire for love. Seeing me sullen, they just give me delicious food and let me bask in the sun. I want a companion, a female!"
"Pfft! Excuse me."
Bai Zhiyue couldn't help laughing
"Have you found a goal? I'll talk to the princess for you later. I'm sure she'll help you achieve your goal."
"Really? That's great! I've fallen in love with the female that Concubine Huilan keeps. Every time when no one is around, she uses the female bird to tease me, and then cruelly takes the bird away. I've been feeling depressed lately, and it's all because of her."
"This concubine is quite resourceful!"
"Not only that, every time when others are not around, he comes to scold me for cursing the princess."
"Why don't you just die? The princess will be sad if you die. You've been childless all your life, yet you treat a bird like a precious son. Please die soon, and make her suffer and sad. It would be best if you die in bed."
"Only if you die can I get rid of the hatred in my heart. You made me, a daughter of a noble family, a concubine, and prevented Wenyuan and I from being a legitimate husband and wife. Just because you are a princess, why don't you just die?"
"Being childless in this life is your retribution. Die soon, and I will be the true wife of a mighty general."
Doudou was surprised
"Does this vicious concubine know?"
"This isn't just maliciousness anymore. She and the Prince Consort have been in love for a long time!"
"Hasn't the prince consort always been deeply in love with the princess?"
"Tsk, so they say men's words can be deceiving, especially a man who chooses to be a consort. How can he be so affectionate? I've only seen him a few times before, and he can be so affectionate after marriage?"
"But hasn't he been very good to the princess over the years? He'd go to great lengths to find anything the princess liked, and even spent a fortune on a glass greenhouse, all because the princess loves growing flowers and he wants her to see different flowers blooming all year round."
"Then what's going on with this concubine? From what she said, it's obvious that the two of them have been in love for a long time!"
"The Prince Consort has always known this. Ming Huilan was able to wait seven years without getting married because he had someone help her. Every time a marriage was arranged, the man either died or fell ill. To avoid getting married, she and her husband even planned to kill her grandparents one after another so that she could observe the mourning period and not have to get married.
In fact, the two of them have been together for a long time, and these are just what that woman said."
"You can't say the prince consort has no feelings. Isn't he very affectionate towards his ex-girlfriend?"
"Oh, it's strange that someone who can harm his own relatives can have true affection for her. If you knew the other person's character, would you dare to like him?"
"Mom, don't put this on me. I'm not like that!"
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