Prince Consort

Chapter 5
"Yes." Bai Zhi agreed with her mouth, but she was planning in her heart how to match Bai Shao and Mu Tusu so that she could get out of the sea of ​​suffering as soon as possible.

After being trained by Bai Yuan, Bai Zhi returned to Linshuixuan, passing through another courtyard on the way, and met Mu Tusu on a narrow road.Bai Zhi politely bowed to Mu Tusu who was opposite him: "Your Majesty."

Mutusu said coldly: "Your appearance this morning really surprised me."

Naturally, Bai Zhi knew that this remark was ironic, she felt deeply sorry, and blamed herself: "It's because I value this farewell too much, and instead made it self-defeating, making the concubine and the prince laugh."

"Oh? Why do you attach so much importance to greeting Bai Zhi this time? To toss yourself so 'exhaustively'?" Mu Tusu approached Bai Zhi.Bai Zhi retreated a few steps, until there was no way to retreat, and her body reached the pillars of the corridor.Bai Zhi stopped drinking: "My lord, respect yourself!"

Mu Tusu pulled his thin lips, but still bullied him, his slender fingers raised Bai Zhi's jaw, forcing her to look at him.Bai Zhi nervously looked at Mu Tusu who was close at hand, and she kept hinting to herself that she must not back down.She looked directly at him, not shying away from his eyes like the night sky.Mutusu glanced at her slightly trembling lips, remembering the scene on the carriage.

He smiled to himself and let her go.

But Bai Zhi didn't give him a good look, and glared at him angrily.Mutusu suddenly said: "Miss Bai, I want to propose marriage to your father in a few days."

"What?" Bai Zhi was startled.Could it be that she doesn't need her to make a match, he has already had a dark relationship with Bai Shao?But when she thought about it carefully, she felt that it couldn't be more reasonable.The appearance of Bai Shao is [-]% similar to that of the little princess of Nanzhao.In the dream, she and Bai Shao were attracted by him at the same time, relying on her status as a prostitute, she ordered Bai Shao to stop thinking.If she hadn't been arrogant and unreasonable at the time, she was sure that Mu Tusu would not choose her, and his concubine would be Bai Shao.

This is lifting a rock and shooting yourself in the foot, and doing it yourself.

Now, she absolutely throws her hands up for them.

"Why not? Or does Miss Bai have a problem with me?"

Bai Zhi showed a smile on her face, and wished from the bottom of her heart: "This is the best, I am very happy to be married to the eldest son."

Mutusu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you sure?"

"Naturally." Bai Zhi nodded affirmatively, increasing her credibility.

"I thought that with Miss Bai's personality, she would rather be the main wife of a small family than the concubine of a noble family."

Bai Zhi really wanted to roll his eyes.Bai Shao is as long as she wants, she is too lazy to care about Bai Shao.Besides, she and Bai Shao are only superficially kissing each other, and they are holding a knife behind their backs, ready to stab each other twice.Whether Bai Shao is Xiaohu's regular wife or Houmen's concubine, it has nothing to do with her.

Taking into account everyone's ladylike image, Bai Zhi said politely and earnestly: "If the relationship between the two is true, it doesn't matter if it's a concubine or a wife." At the end, she added a sentence in her heart: Fart!
Mutusu was taken aback for a moment, then he burst into a smile, and looked at Bai Zhi seriously with his shining eyes: "Then, I'm not polite."

"Don't be polite, just accept it with a smile." Bai Zhi gave him a sincere smile back.She really didn't expect that she didn't need to worry too much and won without a fight.Bai Zhi heaved a sigh of relief when she thought that Mu Tusu and Bai Shao, who gave her a headache, would both leave her sight.

She spent the days that followed comfortably.This happiness made her want to eat the steamed buns from the North Street Steamed Bun Shop again!

Bai Zhi hoped that Mu Tusu would propose marriage to Bai Shao, but after a few days, he didn't take any action, just stayed in the other courtyard all day drinking tea and discussing swords, or accompanied the princess to the White Horse Temple to offer incense.Of course, Bai Zhi listened to what Qing He said.Bai Zhi has never left Linshuixuan since the princess and prince moved into the White Mansion.Greeting the concubine was once every half a month, and for a few days, Bai Zhi hadn't seen Mu Tusu, and she didn't know what he was thinking.

This really confirms what Qing He often said, that the emperor is not in a hurry for eunuchs, she is the sad eunuch who is about to beat his chest and stamp his feet, and wants to drag Mu Tusu to hire a marriage proposal.

Seeing that Bai Zhi was frowning these past few days, and didn't think about tea or food, Qing He teased, "Grandma, this spring just passed, and you're thinking about spring again?"

Bai Zhi sighed: "If I don't settle this matter, I probably won't see spring next year."

"Bah, miss, why do you say all these bad words?"

"A man's mind is deeper than a woman's. I really don't know what he is thinking." Bai Zhi walked to the porch, looked up at the eaves, and the rain poured down like a column, just like Bai Zhi's mood at the moment.It seemed that she had never seen through him.He was the general who assisted the third prince in winning the heir apparent, the man who married the little princess of Nanzhao, and he once said that he was an infatuated man who would be a couple for a lifetime.

Since she and him couldn't become a "couple", she had no choice but to get away and have nothing to do with him ever since.

"Oh, this is good. The young miss has become ill with love, and the beautiful men are more troublesome." Qing He sat aside very depressed, looking at Bai Zhiming's beautiful little sadness.Bai Zhi felt like laughing, and was about to turn around and make fun of her when a maid came and bowed to Bai Zhi: "Miss, the son is here."

"No." Bai Zhi blurted out.

"Miss Bai has quite a temper today." In a blink of an eye, Mu Tusu appeared in front of Bai Zhi. Today he was wearing a black robe, not as spotless as before, but with a bit of youthful poise.

Now that he has arrived at Linshuixuan, Bai Zhi naturally dare not drive him away directly.She leaned towards Mu Tusu and said, "The daughter of the people is a little uncomfortable, and I hope the prince will be merciful."

"Of course I know that you are unwell. I came here specially to see your 'discomfort'."

Bai Zhi was not stupid either, she stretched out her finger and pointed to the chair: "Please sit down, Your Majesty." She turned back to Qing He and said, "Pour a cup of tea, Your Majesty."

The two sat down, Bai Zhi smiled: "I don't know what your son is doing here this time?"

"Let me have a cup of tea and talk to you, okay?"

Bai Zhi was stunned, almost gnashing her teeth: "Okay."

Qing He sent the new Biluochun that Bai Yuan presented to Bai Zhi.When Mu Tusu lifted the lid of the cup, Bai Zhi knew that the tea was her beloved Biluochun, a burst of heartache swept through her whole body, this mindless Qinghe, why would she give this scum such a good tea!
What made Bai Zhi's chest feel tight was that Qing He still winked at her, as if to say: Look, I'm helping you please him.

She doesn't need to please him!

A mouthful of resentment was held in her chest, if she didn't vent it, she might be suffocated to death.After Mu Tusu finished drinking the tea, she continued to smile: "My lord, is it convenient to talk now?"

Mutusu slowly put down the teacup in his hand, his bottomless eyes stared at her seriously, as if he wanted to absorb her.He said, "I want to talk to Miss Bai about the marriage proposal."

Bai Zhi was stunned.The thing she was thinking about was finally settled, but after thinking about it again, how can I talk to her about the marriage proposal?

Bai Zhi humbly said: "My son, you should discuss with my father in detail about the matter of marriage proposal, Bai Zhi should not interfere." Nowadays, everything in the world exists, brother-in-law proposes marriage, but also asks sister's opinion. habit?

"I haven't mentioned anything about marriage proposal these days, what do Miss Bai think?"

"There are as many opinions as there are raindrops falling today, even more than that." Bai Zhi looked at Mu Tusu quite dissatisfied, and her tone was indignant.Mutusu's eyes lit up instantly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Let's listen."

"The son is well-known in the capital, and everyone has a good reputation. Now the son said that he would like to propose marriage, but he has not mentioned it. Isn't this molesting our good family women? Fortunately, the son mentioned this to me. If he told a girl from another family, there might be a murder case. Happened, when the time comes, the son will be hard to escape the blame, can he live with his conscience?" Bai Zhi said softly, but her eyes were unpredictable.After listening to her words, Mutusu couldn't help laughing at the people who looked at her: "It's my fault, I shouldn't have let down Miss Bai's heart by not acting so late."

"It's not too late, it's not too late to propose marriage now." Feeling thirsty, Bai Zhi casually grabbed a cup of tea in front of her, and pretended to calmly sip a couple of sips.

Mu Tusu moved his eyes to the cup in her hand, and then saw that the place where the cup he drank from was already empty, and smiled knowingly: "I will definitely not disappoint Miss Bai's expectations."

Bai Zhi put down her teacup and nodded in satisfaction.

Mu Tusu pursed his lips: "Actually Miss Bai doesn't know something. I'm actually discussing with my concubine these days. What I want is a wife, not a concubine."

Bai Zhi was taken aback.She never expected that Mu Tusu had such deep affection for Bai Shao.Is it not that the white peony looks seventy percent like the Nanzhao princess, but that the Nanzhao princess looks seventy percent like the white peony?Because of her trouble in the dream, Mu Tusu didn't marry Bai Shao, so he married Princess Nanzhao because of regret?Bai Zhi followed her own logic, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.

"Miss Bai, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that Bai Zhi's face turned pale suddenly, Mutusu was a little worried.

Bai Zhi smiled and said embarrassingly: "I didn't expect the son to be so caring. I'm so happy. Wife and concubine, it doesn't matter, as long as there is love." She really regretted why she didn't know each other and broke up the couple. It's really a crime for a loving "crazy man to complain about a woman"!

Mu Tusu just smiled and said nothing.

Sending off Mu Tusu, Bai Zhi's mood was indescribably cheerful.This marriage proposal is almost inseparable, and she has done a good deed. After that, Bai Shao, the "hibernating snake", is no longer a threat to her, and her worries have been solved.And after Mutusu accepted Bai Shao, he has nothing to do with her, and the rest of the doomsday will come to an end here.

At lunch, Qing He brought food, Bai Zhi had a great appetite, and ate two big bowls of rice.Qing He said coquettishly: "Oh, when the prince came, he only talked to the young lady, and the young lady was in such a good mood, but she really needs to tie the bell to untie the bell."

Bai Zhi finished her lunch, rinsed her mouth with a glass of water, and said casually: "He untied a knot in my heart."

Qing He didn't understand, Quan pretended to be her young lady who was looking forward to a beautiful and rich life in the future.

When in a good mood, this person loves to move around.When Bai Zhi learned that Mu Tusu was going to propose marriage to Bai Shao, this matter had nothing to do with her, so she didn't need to hide in Linshuixuan anymore, and it wouldn't change anything if she met her once.

Bai Zhi strolled to the other courtyard, and saw Bai Shao sitting in the pavilion with the princess.Bai Zhi thought, should she go up to greet her?In reason and reason, this is as it should be.Bai Zhi walked the steps of a young lady, came to the pavilion, leaned over and said: "Princess, be well."

These days, the princess's impression of Bai Zhi has been consistent, and the expressions on her face are all superior and dignified.Now, with a smile on her face and slightly narrowed eyes, she seemed very happy.

"The eldest daughter of the Bai family is here, come and sit down."

Bai Zhi obediently sat beside them.Princess Gong asked Bai Zhi: "The eldest daughter of the Bai family is the same age as the second daughter, right?"

"Yes." Bai Zhi replied.

Princess Gong put her hand on Bai Shao's arm, and said comfortingly: "I have been quite depressed all the time. The eldest son is only nine years old, but there is no woman around him, even if there is a girl in the house. This time Su Cheng, I have come to the right place, I didn't expect the son to finally let go and want a woman." Princess Gong looked at Bai Shao with piercing eyes, her eyes were full of joy.Bai Shao lowered her head shyly, with a smile on her lips, showing the shyness of a little woman.

"Second girl, although she entered our palace as a concubine, but the son has not yet married, you are the oldest, so I can take care of it."

"Yes." Bai Shao was afraid that she would bury her head under the table.

The relationship between the two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is acceptable, coupled with Mu Tusu's "true love", this marriage is wonderful.

Princess Gong turned around and looked at Bai Zhi, and said earnestly and earnestly: "Senior and young are orderly. It stands to reason that the eldest girl should marry first, but the second girl has been favored by the eldest son. I know that you have been wronged. After a while, I will marry you first." Gong returns to Beijing to find a husband for the eldest girl."

"Thank you, Princess, for taking care of me." Bai Zhi thanked politely, looked up to see Bai Shao's smug smile, her mind was extremely peaceful.Just be proud of it, it's not what she thinks, no matter how good it is, in her eyes, it's just passing by and she dismisses it.

The three of them were talking and laughing, drinking tea, eating snacks, and talking about their family's family affairs, until a young man came and said to Wang Hao: "Wang Hao, the prince has been hired, order the villain to invite Wang Hao to come over."

"This child, I just can't wait." The princess smiled, and Bai Zhi and Bai Shao had a very tacit understanding this time, and they smiled approvingly.

The three walked into the hall together.Mu Tusu was still wearing his black robe, with high hair, full forehead, clean and neat clothes, and looked energetic and decent.There were two boxes in the hall, although they were closed, Bai Zhi knew that the betrothal gifts were quite a lot.In just half a day, he offered so many betrothal gifts in Sioux City, which is not within his sphere of influence, Bai Zhi couldn't help but admire him.In the future, he will indeed be an undefeated general who will lead the three armies.

Bai Yuan looked extremely happy, and greeted Bai Zhi: "Zhi'er, Your Majesty really has a heart."

Bai Zhi replied with a smile: "It is the blessing of our Bai family to be married to the eldest son." As an elder, she should say so.

Mu Tusu walked towards Bai Zhi, held her hand, stared at her with star-like bright eyes, the eyes she seemed to have known before, the eyes he used to look at Princess Nanzhao.But now, why is he looking at her like this?
"My lord, you..." The three people in the pavilion were a little confused by this scene.Princess Gong asked tentatively: "You told me that the Miss Bai family you like is not the second miss Bai Shao, but the eldest miss Bai Zhi?"

"nature."

"..." Everyone was silent.

Only Bai Yuan smiled like a dying flower.

Bai Zhi asked tremblingly: "Is it me you want to marry?"

"Are you overjoyed?" Mutusu lightly scratched her delicate little nose with a doting look on his face.

So, Bai Zhi fainted.

"Hey, I actually fainted with joy, really." Bai Yuan said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)