don't wear no acquaintance

Chapter 34 Bravely Faced
"Son, I heard from the servant girl that you have not been feeling well in recent days?"

"But sick?"

"Have you seen the doctor?"

After entering the door, Bai Shile, who was held back by Mrs. Zhao who came out in a hurry, froze on the spot and didn't know how to react.

Wearing a purple double-breasted long dress, wearing a jeweled silver hairpin on her head, jade pendants on her ears, and jade bracelets on her hands, Mrs. Zhao, who has a dignified appearance, fair complexion, and faint crow's feet at the corners of her eyes—Rong Zhuxiu, is very anxious at this moment He looked at the 'son' who stood still and had weird eyes.

In her opinion, her 'son' reacted like this, it must be very sick!

With a distance of a wall, she didn't even know that her 'son' was not feeling well, it shouldn't be true!

So, Mrs. Zhao blamed herself!

"Son! Shen'er, what's wrong with you? But what's wrong?"

Seeing that Bai Shile's face turned pale with the naked eye, and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, Mrs. Zhao, who was already a bit impatient, asked anxiously in her heart.

"No...it's okay, my son is fine, mother...don't worry, mother..."

Enduring guilt and panic, Bai Shile answered Mrs. Zhao with a smile that was uglier than crying.

Moreover, I almost made a mistake in addressing it!
Fortunately, her small head was quick to react, knowing that Zhao Yunshen was such a cold and tough guy, it was impossible to call her mother 'mother' affectionately, so she changed her words in time.

But Bai Shile's smile made Mrs. Zhao even more worried, thinking that 'she' was seriously ill.

"Son, what's wrong with you?"

Mrs. Zhao, who has only one Miao Miao son, is already looking up and down at her 'son' with a crying voice, which makes Bai Shile's scalp numb and has the urge to run away.

"Xia Guang, what happened to the young master? How did you serve him? Why didn't you tell me and the master about such a big matter?"

After looking at it for a while, Mrs. Zhao's eyes were red, and she angrily questioned Xia Guang who was behind Bai Shile.

Xia Guang, who asked directly, was frightened by this questioning, and there was unspeakable suffering.

"Madam please punish me, it's all slaves who didn't take good care of the young master..."

Immediately, Xia Guang stepped forward and knelt on the right side of Bai Shile and Mrs. Zhao to plead guilty.

From the corner of the eye, he watched Bai Shile's actions, thinking about how to answer Mrs. Zhao.

Xia Guang...

He couldn't tell his wife that the young master was hit hard by the 'serious injury', so that his whole body was abnormal!

Madam must not be able to bear this blow!
Moreover, the young master definitely doesn't want people to know that he suffered such an injury!

Then let's not talk about it!

Xia Guang, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help thinking about it, and finally chose to protect the face and dignity of his family's "Master" as a man.

"Mother calm down, my son is just feeling a little unwell, it has nothing to do with Xia Guang."

Bai Shile, who came back to his senses, was afraid that little brother Xia Guang would be punished, so he braced himself up and imitated Zhao Yunshen's tone of voice to explain to Mrs. Zhao.

Sure enough, upon hearing 'her' words, the anger on Mrs. Zhao's face gradually receded, and turned into concern again.

"Mom, let's go in and say, it happens that my son has something to discuss with you!"

Seeing Mrs. Zhao staring at 'her' carefully, Bai Shile, who was afraid of being seen, hurriedly used these words to attract attention.

Moreover, after saying this, without waiting for Mrs. Zhao to speak, Bai Shile supported her by one arm and walked towards the inner courtyard.

Mrs. Zhao, who had never been so close to her son before, was full of joy at this moment, how could she remember others, and she didn't let go of the matter of holding brother Xia Guang accountable.

"Shen'er, what do you need to discuss with your mother?"

Mrs. Zhao, who was a little anxious, couldn't wait to know what Bai Shile wanted to discuss with her.

"Is father at home?"

When asked this question, Bai Shile felt uneasy, but pretended to ask casually.

In fact, Bai Shile had already learned from Zhao Yunshen that Zhao's father and Zhao's mother did not live with their son.

But it seems completely wrong to say that!

Because Zhao Yunshen's residence and his parents' residence, that is, the Zhao family's ancestral residence, are only separated by a wall, and there is a side door between the two residences, so they can't be regarded as living separately.

Logically speaking, Zhao Yunshen was the only one in the Zhao family, so it was impossible for him to live apart from his parents due to circumstances and reasons!

Speaking of this matter, the fundamental reason is that he is too good!
It was because of his outstanding ability that he became a first-rank member of the imperial court at a young age, and he also won the trust and respect of Emperor Wenkang.

Therefore, Emperor Wenkang specially gave him a mansion, but considering that he was the only son, after some left and right selection, he chose the courtyard next to Zhao's mansion and gave it to Zhao Yunshen.

Therefore, there is a wall between Zhao's residence and the commanding envoy's residence, so Zhao Yunshen and his parents can be regarded as living separately.

"Your father is in the mansion today, Shen'er is going to the old house, or send someone to invite your father over?"

Mrs. Zhao, who was full of 'son', asked Bai Shile softly with a smile on her face.

"Of course the son goes to the old house. How can there be any reason to let the father run back and forth?"

Bai Shile didn't want to go to Zhao's old house, so she said this against her will. The smile on Mrs. Zhao's face deepened, and her eyes became softer.

"What's the matter, you are tired enough from your daily work, you can take a good rest and I and your father can rest assured."

Mrs. Zhao, who knew that her son was busy with his feet and never touched the ground, said this with a smile, and she really felt sorry for her 'son'.

"The son is not tired, the mother and father should take care of themselves!"

"Okay, my son is filial, mother and your father will definitely take good care of themselves and wait to hold our grandson!"

Bai Shile didn't know how to answer Mrs. Zhao's words.

Bai Shile...

Hug my grandson?
It is estimated that your two elders have been waiting!
Anyway, 'she' can't give birth to good grandchildren!
"The weather is getting colder, mother should pay attention to adding clothes!"

In order not to talk about embarrassing topics, Bai Shile quietly changed his mind to talk about other things.

For a while, the mother and son chatted while walking, but they also chatted happily.

After a while they came to the east courtyard of the Commander's Mansion, passed through the small door cut out of the wall, and really stepped into the territory of the Zhao family's ancestor's house.

Along the way, Bai Shile carefully supported Mrs. Zhao.

In fact, it was Bai Shile who didn't know the way, so she helped Mrs. Zhao to know how to get there!
The Zhao family's old house in front of us is very large, and it is simple and low-key everywhere. It can be seen that this place has a lot of heritage, which is the result of the accumulation of generations of the Zhao family.

Speaking of Zhao Yunshen's background, it's really not easy!
The ancestor of the Zhao family was once a marquis. Although it was passed down to Zhao’s father—Zhao Chi’s generation has lost his title, but Zhao’s grandfather—Zhao Wenyun has grasped the small tail of a title. He is a baron without a title. Even so, The foundation laid by the father's generation, as well as the contacts and wealth accumulated, make the Zhao family still not to be underestimated in the capital.

Perhaps, this is also one of the reasons why Zhao Yunshen can achieve such achievements!
The mother and son chatted as they walked, all the way out from the back yard on the westernmost side, Bai Shile quietly looked at the layout of the Zhao family's old house, and firmly remembered the courtyards and scenery they passed.

If nothing else, this is where 'she' will live from now on!
Since you cannot escape, face it bravely!
(End of this chapter)