Prince Consort

Chapter 23
Unexpectedly, Liu said by herself: "Zhi'er, you may not understand why I obey your father in everything, even if I am unfair, I will bear it. It's just because I feel sorry for your father and owe you too much. Back then when I heard that Brother Cheng died in battle, I..." Liu's voice stopped abruptly, swallowing the words that were stuck in her throat, and she stopped talking.

This is like eating undercooked meat. Some people are used to eating it, while others feel uncomfortable and want to vomit.Bai Zhi just wanted to vomit, and she was really upset when she heard half of it.She said: "Mother, Zhi'er is your daughter. The matter between you and Mr. Zheng is not unethical. Back then, you men were unmarried and women were unmarried. It's human nature, so what's so hard to say?"

Mrs. Liu smiled embarrassingly: "Fortunately, you can see it openly. It seems that worrying about mother is unnecessary."

Bai Zhi was noncommittal, tucked the quilt for Liu Shi, got up and planned to leave.Liu Shi called her from behind, and asked her in a very low voice: "How is Mr. Zheng hurt?"

Bai Zhi reported truthfully: "There is a piece of meat on the left shoulder that is cooked, and there are also large and small scratches on the body, not very good."

Liu's face turned pale, and she stopped talking.

Bai Zhi bowed and said goodbye.She went back to her boudoir, fell asleep and fell asleep.When she woke up again, it was already noon.Bai Zhi called Hong Qiao over, and Hong Qiao brought lunch and put it on the coffee table for Bai Zhi to enjoy.While eating lunch leisurely, Bai Zhi asked, "Have you eaten, madam?"

"Madam..." Hong Qiao hesitated to speak.

Bai Zhi had a bad feeling in her heart: "Say."

Hongqiao was a little embarrassed: "Madam ordered the villain not to say anything."

"Who is your master? What's the use of taking such a disobedient servant girl! It just so happens that the family is short of money, so I sold you to a brothel." Bai Zhi looked at Hong Qiao coldly, and Hong Qiao immediately trembled with fright and knelt on the ground. The ground begged: "Miss, please forgive me. Madam has gone to the White Horse Temple to read scriptures. I am afraid that Miss will worry about her body, so I told Hongqiao not to mention it."

If you just go to the White Horse Temple to read scriptures, why can't you say it?Why is it so mysterious?Bai Zhi was worried, put down the lunch in her hand, ordered Hongqiao to prepare the carriage, and went to the White Horse Temple to have a look in person.

Walking to the White Horse Temple, Bai Zhifang wanted to enter the temple, but was stopped by a little monk.

"Sponsor Bai, please stop." After the plague incident, all the monks at the White Horse Temple knew Bai Zhi.

Bai Zhi frowned: "Why?"

"Madam Liu is talking to the Buddha, outsiders are not allowed to eavesdrop."

By nature, Bai Zhi thinks a lot.According to logic, what Liu Shi confided to the Buddha should be about her and Zheng Zicheng, and it was something that Bai Zhi could not know.Could it be something that Mrs. Liu wanted to say but didn't say in the morning?

Bai Zhi's heart suddenly became uneasy, she pursed her lips, and said to the little novice: "Little novice, is there a hut here? It's convenient."

The little novice was stunned, nodded, and pointed to the right.Bai Zhi smiled knowingly, and walked towards the direction pointed by the little monk.Walking to the corner, Bai Zhi looked back and saw that the little novice monk was already busy with her own business, so she took a deep breath, changed direction, turned to the back of the temple, leaned against the door, and listened attentively.

"Buddha, believers know that they are guilty. Believers want to make up for it, but they are always unable to do what they want. Although he married me back then, it was for his career, but he treated me well. But I have failed him and deceived him for so many years. Even if I am obedient to him, I still can't get rid of the guilt towards him. Every time I see Zhi'er, my heart will always be sore. The believer thinks that watching Zhi'er marry a good family and raise Shu'er, this life will be over. Never thought that the person buried deep in the loess could stand alive in front of the believer. The heart of the believer had already died the moment she heard that he died in battle. He left. Now, the heart of the believer is very painful, not resurgence, but despair. I am ashamed of Bai Yuan, and I am even more sorry for Brother Cheng. The believer does not know what to do, and I ask the Buddha to clarify."

When Bai Zhi heard these words, her face turned pale and her lips were frightfully white.Every word of those words hurt her heart, and her heart was cut like a knife.

She is not Bai Yuan's daughter, but Zheng Zicheng's daughter?These years, Liu's disillusionment is not due to her love for Bai Yuan being trampled on, but because her beloved died in battle.Liu Shi's unlimited indulgence to Bai Yuan is not her foolish love, but the condemnation of her conscience.

Bai Zhi fell to the ground, short of breath, and her mind went blank.

"Benefactor Bai, why are you here?" The young monk passing by saw Bai Zhi sitting on the ground with a dull expression, and rushed forward to visit.

At the same time, the window lattice directly above Bai Zhi was opened, the moment Liu stuck her head out and saw Bai Zhi, her face turned pale instantly, and she said in a low voice, "Zhi'er..." She knew, the truth came out.

On the carriage, the atmosphere was extremely awkward.

Liu Shi tried to talk to Bai Zhi, but Bai Zhi kept turning her head and raised the curtain to look outside.Obviously, Bai Zhi is avoiding this question.When they were about to arrive at the Bai Mansion, Bai Zhi suddenly said: "Mother, since you have already let your father down, then do it thoroughly. Treat yourself better."

Liu Shi was startled, not quite understanding what she meant.

Bai Zhi's voice became louder, and she ordered the groom outside to leave first.Hearing the sound of the groom's footsteps getting smaller and smaller, Bai Zhi said boldly: "Since I was born, I have never seen my mother happy. Zhi'er knows that mother is not happy. Before, she thought that mother was dying of love, but now Only then did I realize that my heart died because of the loss. Since the one you love is lost and found again, then treat yourself better. After all, you are sorry for your father. Why bother to make yourself more sad? You can’t let go of Zheng Zicheng. You love each other. You have been late for so many years. Once by yourself."

Letting go is a taboo word for Bai Zhi.The self in the dream is too "indulgent" to lead to tragedy.But the word "let it go" also has a prefix.Love or not love, if you love each other, what's wrong with letting go?At least the stakes are heavy.

Liu said: "Mother is very pleased to have Zhi'er's understanding. It's just that Zhi'er should know how to be grateful. Brother Cheng and I are in the past. Even if your father treats us badly again, you have to remember that if you didn't Your father married me into the Bai family in time, and I will be burned when I am pregnant." Liu Shi paused, "There is no need to talk about everything, let's go to Beijing in a few days."

After all, Liu Shi is no longer a little girl...

Bai Zhi felt ashamed of her whimsy, she said: "Yes."

Bai Yuan had a catastrophe, she helped him escape and saved him from this disaster, is this considered a kindness?Capital, a word she thought was so far away, seemed to be getting closer and closer to her at that moment, so close that she was about to suffocate.Bai Zhi suddenly asked: "Is it true that Mother no longer has anything to do with Zheng Zicheng?"

Liu nodded.

At that time, Bai Zhi naively thought that facing Mutusu, as long as she stayed far away, she would not have anything to do with him, but she didn't know that there is an old saying that is good, fate is destined, it is yours, and you can't hide.

It has been more than ten days since Liu Shi sent a letter to Bai Yuan, but he still hasn't received a reply.Bai Zhi looked at Liu's hot face against her cold butt with cold eyes, and finally couldn't bear it anymore: "Mother, I think it's better to forget it, father doesn't care about your kindness."

Liu Shi stared at her, and she stopped talking.In fact, Liu Shi knows Bai Yuan's disposition better than anyone else.She couldn't wait for Bai Yuan's reply, but instead waited for Zheng Zicheng's visit.The cold wind was chilling through the ice, and every household began to light charcoal.The Baifu has not been charcoaled for a long time because it has no source of income.Now that Zheng Zicheng came to deliver charcoal, it was really timely.

Bai Zhi received Zheng Zicheng politely.Although she knew that Zheng Zicheng was her biological father, she still considered the overall situation and treated him with the same attitude as before.

"Thank you, Mr. Zheng, for your kindness. It's just that you didn't know the relationship between you and the Bai family before you, but you and I know well after this. My father was promoted to a capital official and is not in Su City. I always feel that my lord..." Bai Zhi deliberately lengthened her voice, He looked at Mr. Zheng meaningfully.The implication is nothing more than to let Zheng Zicheng retreat in the face of difficulties.

Zheng Zicheng just smiled: "Miss Bai doesn't need to think too much, I have nothing else to do. The black charcoal has been delivered, so I will leave."

"Then I won't be far away." Bai Zhi smiled.

Zheng Zicheng nodded, and when he stood up, his body wobbled, as if he was about to faint.Bai Zhi was shocked, Fang wanted to help him up, he quickly waved his hands: "I'm sick, I'm fine."

(End of this chapter)