Queen's Development

Chapter 161

In the simple room in the other courtyard of the Confucius Temple, several young men dressed as scholars were discussing issues together.

One of the blue-robed young men has been persuading a young man in a blue Confucian robe: "Brother Bai, the March after the Chinese New Year is the day of the examination, why do you insist on doing the Naoshiziwen county edict?" ?”

The young man called Brother Bai looks about eighteen or nineteen years old. He is tall, fair-skinned, with big eyes and a high nose. He is very handsome. He pursed his lips, and there were a pair of obvious dimples on his cheeks. He looked very cute. .

He got up and walked to the window, pushed open the window, shuddered in the instant influx of cold air, and said softly: "Brother Cai doesn't understand the situation of my family..."

He took a deep breath, and seemed to have summoned up his courage, before he said: "My family is poor. In order to support me in studying, my parents secretly sold my younger sister and sold all the land in the family, so that I can pass the exam. ...I can no longer wait for my family to give for me, and they have nothing to give!"

The scholar surnamed Cai observed Bai Yuming, and thought: Brother Bai was born so handsome, his sister must also be a rare beauty, but it's a pity that she was sold at such a young age...

He couldn't help but said: "Brother Bai, sister Ling is now..."

Bai Yuming is so smart, his sister should be very smart too, it's a pity.

Bai Yuming sighed and said, "I only found out that I was in Xingping County Prince's Mansion before I entered Beijing."

The scholar surnamed Cai immediately restrained the relaxed expression on his face, and said: "Since it is the Xingping County Prince's Mansion, let's forget it! Lin Jia, the eldest son of the Xingping County King, is now the deputy envoy of the Privy Council and the head of the House of Internal Affairs, and has a notorious reputation." , who dares to provoke?"

Bai Yuming said in a low voice: "I also want to become an official sooner, so that I can redeem my sister sooner..."

He knew that his parents favored sons over daughters and loved him very much, but he had no affection for his younger sister, so he planned to wait until he had saved enough money as an official before redeeming his younger sister without telling his parents.

The scholar surnamed Cai was named Cai Wen'an, and he was a good friend of Bai Yuming's. After hearing what Bai Yuming said, he sighed and stopped persuading him.

Participating in the trial is easy to say, but without a lot of money to support it, everything is in vain.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside, followed by the urgent voice of Cai Wen'an's servant Baoyan: "Master, Mr. Bai, the butler of the Lin family is here!"

Cai Wen'an and Bai Yuming were taken aback when they heard the words, and they all looked outside, only then did they see Bao Yan followed by a few young men in green clothes, surrounded by a tall and handsome young man in brocade clothes, who came striding forward.

The young man in brocade clothes walked in front of Cai Wen'an and Bai Yuming, his wonderful eyes flickered, and then stopped on Bai Yuming's face, and said loudly: "Is it Bai Yu who understands, young master?"

This must be Yuzhi's elder brother. He was born in the same mold as Yuzhi. They both have big eyes and high noses. They also have a pair of dimples on their cheeks, especially the eyes. For talking eyes!
Bai Yuming tentatively asked, "May I ask who you are?"

The young man in brocade clothes smiled slightly, bowed his hands and said: "Li Rui, the deputy envoy of the Lin family, butler of the Lin family, by the order of my lord, please come into the mansion to have a talk!"

Hearing this, Bai Yuming immediately thought of his younger sister Yuzhi, his face turned pale instantly, his brows became thicker and his lips were red, and his appearance was even more similar to Yuzhi's.

Seeing Bai Yuming who was so similar to Yuzhi, Li Rui's always cold heart immediately softened, he smiled slightly, and said softly: "My lord has no malicious intentions, please rest assured!"

Cai Wencheng looked worriedly at Li Rui, then at Bai Yuming.

Bai Yuming was worried that something happened to Yuzhi, so he immediately said, "Butler Li, please lead the way!"

Li Rui glanced at Bai Yuming again, and lowered his eyes: "Master Bai, please!"

When they arrived at the Lin Mansion, Li Rui led Bai Yuming to the outer study.

Entering the courtyard of the outer study, Bai Yuming looked at the officials and generals coming and going in the courtyard, and couldn't help being a little dazed: No wonder everyone said that Lin Jiaquan, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, was in power. His outer study was like a small imperial court!

He was a deep person. Although he thought so in his heart, his face was still very calm. He followed Li Rui to the outside of the study.

Seeing Ah Qing standing on the porch, Li Rui asked softly, "Are you meeting someone?"

Ah Qing let out a "hmm", glanced at the scholar in the black robe who followed Li Rui, and was immediately stunned—isn't this the male version of Aunt Yu?
Bai Yuming is so clever, he immediately noticed Ah Qing's abnormality, and secretly remembered it in his heart.

Ah Qing glanced at Bai Yuming in a state of anxiety, and thought, "If it wasn't for the fact that she was taller and stronger than Aunt Bai, she would really look like Aunt Yu!"
He glanced at Bai Yuming again, and then said in a low voice, "Mr. Han is inside!"

Li Rui looked at Bai Yuming: "Master Bai, please sit in the side room!"

Bai Yuming was about to agree, but he heard a knock on the study door, and then a young man in red escorted an old man out.

He recognized that this old man was the Crown Prince Taifu and Minister of Rites Han Li, he was startled, and hurriedly followed the crowd to salute.

The young man in red sent Han Li away, then turned to look at Bai Yuming, and found that Bai Yuming and Yuzhi were somewhat similar in birth, so he couldn't help but take another look.

Bai Yuming looked at the young man in red in surprise—there is such a good-looking man in this world!

He always thought that a man would look like a matchmaker, but this young man's skin is as white as jade, his eyes are red, his lips are slender and tall, and his red clothes fluttered in the cold wind.

Seeing the astonishment in Bai Yuming's eyes, Lin Jia felt uncomfortable—this was the clothes that Yuzhi made for him, and if he had to wear them, he couldn't resist Yuzhi, so he had to put them on, and he was really laughed at!

Li Rui respectfully saluted: "My lord, this is Mr. Bai Yuming!"

Bai Yuming knew that this was Lin Jia, who was famous all over the world. He was extremely surprised, but his face was very calm, and he bowed his hands: "Bai has met Mr. Lin!"

Lin Jia said lightly: "Master Bai, please!"

After entering the study, Lin Jia sat down behind the desk, looked up at Bai Yuming who was seated on the huanghuali wood armchair on the east side, and said straight to the point: "Bai Yuming, your father's hall is here with me."

Bai Yuming was shocked when he heard the words, and immediately stood up and looked at Lin Jia, pursing his lips: "Master Lin, I don't know if my parents—"

Lin Jia sat there with her back straight. She didn't want to talk much, so she glanced at Li Rui and said, "Li Rui, tell Mr. Bai what happened yesterday!"

Li Rui answered "Yes" and began to speak in detail.

As soon as Bai Yuming heard it, he understood that Yuzhi had become the concubine of the noble young man in front of him, and his parents were persuaded by someone with a heart to come to the capital and make a scene in the Lin Mansion, making Yuzhi feel ashamed.

Thinking of the humiliation brought to Yuzhi by his parents, Bai Yuming felt a pain in his heart. He naturally knew the virtues of his parents, and also knew that his parents never took pity on Yuzhi.

After Li Rui finished speaking, Bai Yuming stood up and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, my parents offended you, and I will make amends for them! I can guarantee that this will never happen again!"

Lin Jia was expressionless: "What are you going to do?"

Bai Yuming had been thinking about it for a long time, so he said in a deep voice: "My lord, I was going to serve as the county magistrate in Wen County, Jiaozhou, and I just waited for the appointment of the official department. Let them come to harass your mansion again!"

Lin Jia frowned and looked at Bai Yuming. He didn't expect that this brother-in-law and Yuzhi were so similar in birth, which made him embarrassed to use the original threats and coercion.

Bai Yuming looked at Lin Jia with clear eyes, waiting for Lin Jia's decision.

Lin Jia lowered her eyes: "We will discuss this later, do you have any other requests?"

Hearing this, Bai Yuming's body shook, and he raised his eyes to look at Lin Jia with full eyes: "Master Lin, I don't know... can I let you see my little sister?"

Lin Jia looked at Bai Yuming's and Yuzhi's eyes exactly the same, but couldn't refuse, so she could only say angrily: "Li Rui, take Mr. Bai to Songyuan!"

He said again: "You can handle this matter, I want to enter the palace to visit His Majesty!"

Li Rui answered "Yes."

Bai Yuming was startled when he heard the words: Could it be that the rumors in the market are true, that Emperor Yongtai prefers this nobleman of the royal family to inherit the throne?
Thinking that this jade-faced evil star who would bleed into rivers once he went to war would become the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Bai Yuming felt depressed: the people are suffering!The world is suffering!
Li Rui led Bai Yuming out of the outer study, into the moon gate, and walked along the east corridor towards Tingsongyuan.

While walking, Bai Yuming looked at the surrounding scenery, but he was thinking about his younger sister Yuzhi: she was sold at the age of 12, what happened to Yuzhi all these years...

Yuzhi has always held grudges, seeing him as an older brother, she will definitely be angry...

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sighed, raised his eyes to Li Rui, and asked in a low voice, "Butler Li, I wonder how my sister is doing in the mansion?"

Hearing Bai Yuming's sigh, Li Rui glanced at him, seeing the person who was so similar to Yu Zhi, Li Rui couldn't help feeling a little soft-hearted, and said slowly: "Master Bai, our lord treats Aunt Yu very well, don't worry! "

Bai Yuming thought about Lin Jia's appearance, but he was still not at ease, but he knew it would be useless to talk, so he stopped talking.

Yuzhi was entertaining Mrs. Lan, Mrs. Hu, Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Ouyang and other generals' wives in the open room. When Jin'er reported that Li Rui had brought a Mr. Bai to see her, she immediately guessed that it was her brother Bai Yuming, and immediately froze. got there.

Mrs. Lan and the others were extremely intelligent, and when they saw this, they knew that Yuzhi had something important to do here, so they hurriedly got up and said goodbye.

Yuzhi has no intention of keeping guests, so she gets up to send them out.

When she got to the corridor, she saw Bai Yuming waiting there at a glance, and her eyes immediately became moist.

Bai Yuming looked at his younger sister, and his eyes immediately became moist.

Mrs. Lan waited to see the young man who was waiting outside, although he was dressed poorly, but he was well-groomed, very similar to Yuzhi, she guessed that it was Yuzhi's elder brother, she immediately looked around with a smile, and walked down surrounded by maids up.

Yuzhi looked away, sent the wives away, and then looked at Bai Yuming: "Brother!"

Bai Yuming stared at Yuzhi for a moment, and seeing that she looked very good, much prettier than before, he felt relieved and said, "Yuzhi, I will take my parents away, and I will never let them harass me again. you!"

Yuzhi tested her eyes with the handkerchief, and said in a low voice, "Let's go in and talk about it!"

(End of this chapter)