imperial psychologist

Chapter 548 See You Again

Bo Ling didn't speak any more, but just looked at the closed door from afar.

Bo Ling held a heavy silver tael in his arms, and there were at least four or fifty taels of silver in this bag.

Does Baoyuan need money?
Even the three copper coins owed by the key shop, she had to count them one by one to get it back.

But since it is a pension from Lanzi, Baoyuan won't accept it... because she only earns clean money.

"Sister, put it away for me." Bo Ling handed the burden to the maid, "Please wait here for me."

"Eh--"

Bo Ling rushed into the rain with big strides, and a tortoise paw wanted to rush up to grab an umbrella, but was stopped by the maid.

"Let her go alone."

In the rainy summer night, Bo Ling knocked lightly on the door, and then tentatively pushed the wooden door—the door was already locked from the inside.

"No need to come again!" Baoyuan's voice was gritted, with a bit of a sharp broken voice, "I don't care if you are a key shop or a blue shop, I won't accept your dirty money! You don't want me to enter the brothel, I won't go!"

"Sister Baoyuan..." Bai Ling blinked lightly, raindrops fell on her eyelashes, and then quickly bounced off, "Sister Baoyuan, it's me, can you open the door?"

For a moment, the back room was quiet, and only the sound of rain was left around.

Bo Ling waited for a long time under the rain curtain before he heard a slight sound from behind the door, which was the sound of the bolt being loosened.

The door opened a gap, Bo Ling looked up, and the two held their breath at the same time.

"You...you are..."

Baoyuan couldn't believe her eyes, even though these years she often dreamed of the little girl who liked to take a bath in Chengqian Palace, but when Bai Ling really stood in front of her, she felt strange again.

In the past few years, she went to several families. Although she didn't hear anything about it, she also heard about the incident of Boling falling into the lake. Bao Yuan cried for several nights, just like when she heard about the imperial concubine's death.

I just sigh that these old friends who laughed and sang together in the past have not come to a good end now, the world is like a grind, and they have knocked everyone out of their wits!

Now Bai Lingli is standing in front of Bao Yuan, Bao Yuan can't believe his eyes.

Four years have passed, and the childishness on Bo Ling's face has faded away. As she expected when they first met, he is more handsome and taller. The only thing that has not changed is the pair of eyes.

Bao Yuan suddenly came back to her senses, her eyes were red, she quickly opened the door, then took Bai Ling's hand, and pulled her into the house from the heavy rain outside.

And the back door closed again.

Not far away, the turtle claws watched this scene, and couldn't help but glance at the silver tael in the arms of the maid.

Everyone was puzzled—this means that you can't get in with money, and you can see the top without money?
What's the point?

……

"I went to look for you later," Bai Ling said softly, she untied the hair tie, and wiped her wet hair with the towel that Baoyuan handed over, "It should be in the early autumn of Jianxi 45..."

"At that time, I couldn't live on Ruzi Road anymore." Baoyuan said softly.

While chatting with Bo Ling, she rummaged through her clothes, but couldn't find one without patches for Bo Ling to change into.

After thinking about it, she suddenly remembered that she still had a suit of clothes at the bottom of the box that was put together with Xia Bei, and hurriedly ran to another box to find it.

"Come on, go in and change your wet clothes." Baoyuan said softly.

The whole house is actually just a square one-bedroom, but Baoyuan put a curtain in the middle of the room, barely dividing it into two rooms inside and outside.

According to her instructions, Bai Ling went into the inner room to change clothes. When the curtain was opened, Nian Nian jumped out from inside, made a face at Bai Ling, and then quickly hid behind Bao Yuan.

"Is it okay to call sister?" Bao Yuan asked.

"Bad sister!" Nian Nian said loudly.

"Hey, what are you kid-"

Bai Ling interrupted Niannian, she looked at Baoyuan seriously, "Where did Sister Baoyuan go after that?"

The movements of Baoyuan's hands froze for a moment, she sighed softly, and her eyes fell on the ground, not as bright as before.

"It's boring to talk about this now." Bao Yuan said softly, "Anyway, I'm fine now."

Bo Ling took off his coat, and when changing clothes, Baoyuan suddenly froze, "You, your chest—"

Bai Ling stopped putting on her clothes, followed Bao Yuan's gaze, and realized that Bao Yuan was staring at the size of her heart.

Bo Ling also smiled, and then put on his clothes.

As she fastened her belt, she whispered, "That's a long story, too."

"Those people just now..." Baoyuan reacted belatedly, her voice trembling slightly, "Are you from Lanzi?"

"Yeah." Bo Ling nodded.

"They recruited you to be a lobbyist?" Baoyuan took a step back, and immediately showed an unbelievable expression, "Lan Zihao... Lan Zihao can also be used, this method?"

Bo Ling looked at Baoyuan's instantly confused expression, and frowned slightly, "Did Sister Baoyuan misunderstand something?"

Bao Yuan's heart fluctuated violently, she stood still again, her expression turned cold and serious, "...Why did you come to my place tonight?"

Bo Ling looked at Baoyuan, and then briefly told the story of how he passed by the door of Keyword Hall.

"Just came to see me?" Baoyuan looked suspiciously.

"..."

For a moment, Bai Ling didn't know how to prove herself—she didn't even know what Baoyuan was worried about.

After a moment of silence, Bo Ling simply started talking about the past from Shenhu, and she told the whole story about the ups and downs of the journey.

Baoyuan's expression became more relaxed as she spoke later, until she talked about May Yueya, Baoyuan finally shook her head to let Boling stop talking, she believed in the sincerity of Boling's visit.

"What is Sister Baoyuan afraid of?"

Bao Yuan didn't want to mention it at first, but Bo Ling was so sincere, she thought about it, and finally sighed.

Seeing that Niannian was also in the room, Baoyuan replied vaguely, "They...several families have always wanted to drag me there."

Bo Ling suddenly understood, "The last key number...?"

Bao Yuan nodded, her hands tightly twisted her clothes, and she looked at the bed where Bo Ling was sitting.

"He... told me about my former identity."

"Who?" Bo Ling didn't understand for a moment.

"It's...my current one..." Baoyuan frowned, she was reluctant to say "husband" or "man", and she didn't even want to use the word "head of the family" to that gambler.

And she didn't want to scold Nian Nian with words like "dead ghost" and "suffering plague".

Bao Yuan sighed, making Bo Ling understand again.

There is never a shortage of business from nobles in Baihuaya, just like in the May Crescent Bank, where businessmen from all over the world are willing to spend their money to buy it back for the wealthy daughter who has become a criminal, a gimmick that has served a noble concubine in the palace can also become a gimmick. A good name for making money.

"How did you end up in this situation?" Bai Ling couldn't help muttering, she finally understood why Baoyuan was so cruel to Guizhuo just now, "What about the family you married back then? Did they kick you out?"

Baoyuan shook her head.

(End of this chapter)