You rascal, stop right there!

A separate courtyard of the Minister of Rites' Mansion.

Bai Wan, wearing a red official uniform, stood at the door, hesitant and reluctant to go in.

Because the results of the palace examination had come out, he was conferred the title of Bai Zhihou. This meant that he had to move out of Ling Shumo's mansion and move to the official residence arranged by the court.

In the past few days, they hardly spoke to each other, and when they met, they avoided each other tacitly, like strangers.

Just when he thought he would have to stay at the door until late at night, he saw a familiar figure in the inner room.

He was wearing a linen shorts, with gray hair at the temples, and his face was full of traces of time.

"Old Man Bai, that's impossible!" Bai Wan looked at the man in surprise.

Bai Jin smoothed down his messy clothes and hairband, and said with some satisfaction: "Abai has made progress this time, and passed the examination to become a painter."

"That's right!" Bai Wan's eyes lit up, "Just wait for me to become very successful and make a lot of money in the future!"

The old man opposite smiled and patted the man on the shoulder.

The father and son smiled at each other, held hands and sat down, as if the time of separation had never passed.

At this moment, he suddenly realized a problem: "No, Dad, why did you come to the capital?"

The man on the other side then pretended to be angry and said, "You passed the provincial and palace examinations, but you didn't even inform Dad. If your friend hadn't informed me, I wouldn't have known."

Bai Wan immediately understood. Who else could have taken his father over?

I’m afraid it’s that person!

Speak of someone and he will appear.

Ling Shumo really rushed back after the court session, and seemed not to have expected to meet these three people.

"Uncle Bai." He bowed respectfully to Old Man Bai.

Bai Jinshun was struck by the man's graceful appearance at first sight.

"Oh my, are you Minister Ling? You are indeed a handsome man!"

Then, he gave Bai Wan a walnut on the forehead in an unusual way: "Look at Minister Ling, he is already a minister at a young age. You are useless!"

amount……

Dad, didn’t you just praise me for my achievements?

Bai Wan shook her head and smiled secretly: "Yes, Minister Ling is not only outstanding in appearance, but also talented, with advantages all over his body. He can charm thousands of people, okay?"

Ling Shumo pursed his lips calmly: "You...you are too flattering."

The blush quickly slid across the tips of her ears.

The person opposite him curled his lips. Dare you be more obvious?

"No way!" Old Man Bai didn't notice much. "You don't know how harmful he is! He has a pretty face and cheats people everywhere."

Bai Wan held his forehead with his hand, those glorious years could not be simply explained away by the word "disaster".

However, Ling Shumo seemed very interested in these things. He still smiled and asked, "How does he lie to people?"

So, Old Man Bai, like an upside-down sack, told all the old and rotten things about Bai Wan.

What about going around claiming to be a father, selling yourself and burying your father to cheat money.

Things like kidnapping other people's cows, donkeys, and horses.

Especially when it comes to the time when Yunniang's mother was cheated by a pharmacy with fake medicine, Bai Wan felt obligated to sell herself to bury her mother, working day and night, and actually cheated the pharmacy into closing down.

Such great achievements are unique among the ruffians in Baiyun City.

Bai Wan only felt her palms sweating, and she had lost all her image in front of Ling Shumo.

However, he seemed to have forgotten that he had no image in the first place.

I thought that after hearing this, Ling Shumo would think that he was extremely unruly and messy.

But he didn't expect that after a chuckle, the man asked, "Who is Yun Niang?"

There was a hint of inquiry in his tone, and something else as well.

"Yun Niang is a girl from the Song family at the entrance of our Baiyun City village. She is pretty and virtuous. She has a good relationship with our Ah Bai."

Bai Wan nodded slightly: "Not really, she just recognized me as the boss."

Hearing this, Ling Shumo leaned forward slightly and unconsciously clenched the corner of his clothes: "Did you ruin a store for her?"

The man seemed to understand something when he saw this.

I feel like... this Ling Shumo is not as open-minded as I imagined.

He immediately smiled and said, "I am always loyal to my brothers. I am willing to go through fire and water for them!"

Obviously this didn't have any effect.

Ling Shumo still smiled calmly: "Yes, Abai has always valued affection for his brothers and knows the difference very well."

Yes, it is too clearly divided.

Therefore, once there are different intersections, one will be more confused and entangled than ordinary people, have more thoughts, and actually put oneself into the net.

At this time, Old Man Bai suddenly twirled his beard and touched his chin.

"Come to think of it, Abai. She's a good girl. Otherwise, when you get back, let's pick a time to do it, shall we?"

puff-

The tea in Bai Wan's mouth suddenly sprayed out.

"No, I won't harm anyone!"

He unconsciously glanced at Ling Shumo beside him, but didn't seem to see any obvious emotion on the other person's face.

"It's really strange..."

Normally, someone like him would have some reaction when hearing this, right?

But Ling Shumo was not like that. He still sat upright like a gentleman. He didn't even hold the corner of his clothes tightly. His eyes were clear and it was unknown what he was thinking.

Bai Wan put down the teacup angrily and took another sip as if no one was around.

……

At night, the sound of cicadas fills the air.

"Why did you bring Old Man Bai here?" Bai Wan asked the person opposite him.

Ling Shumo just smiled slightly: "I just think that if you were in high school, you would want to meet him."

It takes at least five days to get from Baiyun City to the capital, which means that this man did just that after returning from the villa that day.

It was thanks to this person that he had the idea to secretly bring the person over.

Although Bai Wan felt happy in her heart, she still pretended to be aggrieved: "If I don't pass the exam, wouldn't it be embarrassing?"

"Are you embarrassed?" Ling Shumo looked at him seriously.

His face was determined and he did not comment.

The person opposite looked at him in a daze: "That's not the case."

He worked so hard for so long, painting eight jars of water, and the ink-stained clear pond was no joke. The calluses on his hands were so thick, and now there is indeed a result.

Ling Shumo smiled at him gently: "You know, I believe you."

At this time, under the moon, the breeze is blowing on your face.

The two of them couldn't help but look at each other, which was a bit awkward.

The person opposite felt even more annoyed when he saw the man's appearance under the moonlight, so he turned around and left.

Seeing this person leaving, Ling Shumo stood among them, looking calm and dignified: "After being conferred the title of Marquis Zhi, you will have to move to the official residence. I will have someone pack your luggage and send it to your residence soon."

Bai Wan felt a sense of emotion.

It was really troublesome for me to help him do this kind of thing.

Now they are all officials in the court. In fact, with their minds and relationships so unclear, it is not good for anyone to continue living like this.

Looking at this man, the black hair on his forehead makes his face even more handsome, as beautiful as an orchid under the moon.

Bai Wan seemed to be bewitched: "You are so nice, how can I refuse you..."

I really can't understand why this person is so stupid as to fall for this rotten vegetable leaf of his?

Ling Shumo tilted his head to the side and pursed his lips: "Then... I won't refuse, okay?"

It's clearly about moving house, but to other people's ears it has a completely different meaning.

"You should know that I am not afraid of being harmed by you!"

The person on the other side said this sentence again very seriously.

The voice was like the sound from a deep valley, and combined with the man's appearance, it was so bewitching.

"I……"

Bai Wan felt that she was drunk.