Daily life in the academy

After a day and a night of fear, Bai Rou finally saw her daughter back. Even when Bai Zhi was washing and changing clothes, she stayed outside and was unwilling to leave, fearing that she would suddenly disappear again.

Bai Zhi felt that she was surrounded by love. Her heart was warm and sweet, but she was also a little worried. After experiencing this, her parents might be more strict in controlling her travel, which was not good.

After she finished washing up, the food prepared by the palace for Bai Zhi was served on the table one by one. In order to suppress her physiological needs, she was indeed very hungry during this day and night. Bai Zhi did not even bother to say a few words to Bai Rou in private, and buried her head in eating.

Bai Rou secretly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. As she picked up some food for Bai Zhi, she reminded her, "Eat slowly, don't choke."

After finishing sixty percent of her meal, Bai Zhi slowed down and asked tentatively, "Mother, what happened? When I came back, I vaguely noticed that there seemed to be turmoil in the imperial city."

Bai Rou nodded slowly and said, "You saw it correctly. Prince Jing is plotting a rebellion. Your father, Prince Ning, and Qing Chen are all in the palace right now to protect His Majesty."

"Prince Jing?"

"That's right. You were kidnapped that day. Qing Chen chased after them overnight and came back saying it was Prince Jing's men who had captured you. But in order not to alert the enemy, they had to let you go for now. My child, you have suffered..."

Bai Zhi smiled and shook her head, saying, "Youyou and I have a companion, so we're not too scared. But... I have a question. Mother, do you know what Prince Jing looks like? He's a strong and sturdy man."

"Strong and muscular?" Bai Rou seemed to have heard something interesting and finally laughed. "Have you ever seen King Kang?"

"I have seen it." Bai Zhi didn't understand.

"Prince Kang and Prince Jing are brothers from the same mother, and their figures and appearances are very similar. If Prince Kang is considered strong and sturdy, then your father and Prince Ning must be comparable to giants."

Bai Rou laughed several more times, making Bai Zhi feel a little embarrassed. She put down her silver chopsticks and cleared her throat, "Mother, I don't know..." She asked again, "Does Prince Jing have any capable generals around him? They are similar to Deputy General Yang who is by my father's side."

"Azhi, do you know that it's a serious crime for a prince to privately hire soldiers? Even if Prince Jing did have private soldiers, he definitely wouldn't make it public." Bai Rou finally noticed something was wrong and asked, "Did you discover something?"

Bai Zhi worriedly said, "The man who captured me is a huge man. He told me that he was the one who planned my disappearance seventeen years ago. If he is really Prince Jing's man, then Prince Jing would have started planning it seventeen years ago... Maybe he is hiding somewhere right now. I hope there is no traitor in the central army."

"No." Bai Rou answered decisively, "Every soldier in the Central Army has followed your father through thick and thin. They would never betray him. If there really is such a person..."

Before she could finish her words, Bishui's excited voice rang out from outside the door: "Madam, Miss, the prince, the prince and the others are back and are now in the main courtyard."

When the three of them arrived at the main courtyard, they saw many soldiers guarding both inside and outside. The soldiers in the central army naturally knew Bai Rou, and when they saw her, they all bowed and saluted, saying, "Greetings, Madam General."

Bai Rou waved her hand casually and pulled Bai Zhi towards Princess Ning, "Huai Rou, this..."

Princess Ning made a gesture to silence them and whispered, "Your Majesty is inside. Doctor Hu is taking your pulse."

Although it is unclear what exactly happened in the palace, the fact that His Majesty was brought back to Prince Ning's Mansion only shows that the palace is still in danger.

As if he heard the noise outside, Yan Qingchen pushed open the door and saw Bai Zhi looking around curiously. His eyes, which had been calm before, suddenly brightened up. He quickly closed the door and walked out.

"Azhi, you're back." Yan Qingchen's longing for Baizhi was finally comforted. However, because there were four eyes staring at him, he could only suppress his desire to hold Baizhi tightly in his arms. He settled for the next best thing and stood close to her. "I'm sorry for the suffering you've endured this day and night..."

It had been more than ten days since she last saw Yan Qingchen. When they met suddenly, Bai Zhi's heart, which had calmed down, began to beat irregularly and happily again. She was happy but also a little distressed. Her hand, which was buried in her sleeve, secretly reached through her sleeve and held his big hand. She put the ring on his hand back on, and then squeezed it soothingly. The big hand quickly wrapped her hand in its palm.

The corners of Bai Zhi's mouth curled up unconsciously. She smiled and shook her head, "I'm fine. The people you sent to rescue me are very reliable."

The charming and ambiguous atmosphere between the two made the two mothers who were still standing there look at each other and take two steps back tacitly. At this moment, the door of the side room opened, and King Ning and Doctor Hu walked out of the house one after another.

Bai Zhi was worried about being seen by Prince Ning, so she pulled her hand away from Yan Qingchen. The warmth suddenly disappeared, and Yan Qingchen felt lost. Yan Tai called out to him twice before he reacted and replied, "Father, what's the matter?"

Yan Tai felt a little distressed when he saw the dark circles under his eyes, but he still ordered: "Doctor Hu needs to go back to the clinic to get medicine. You personally take someone to escort him to Doctor Hu."

"Yes." Yan Qingchen glanced at Bai Zhi reluctantly, then made a gesture of invitation to Doctor Hu.

Doctor Hu smiled and nodded at Bai Zhi, then left quickly. Yan Qingchen called away a dozen soldiers from the courtyard and followed Doctor Hu out of the main courtyard.

Yan Tai followed Yan Qingchen's gaze and saw Bai Zhi, who was safe and sound. After they left the hospital, he asked with concern, "Ah Zhi, are you okay? Are you injured?"

Bai Zhi shook her head and replied, "I'm not hurt. Those people didn't make things difficult for Youyou and me."

"That's fine. I can rest assured now. I can have an explanation when Mu Feng comes back." Yan Tai seemed to have found an outlet for his anger and complained, "Azhi, you don't know how clingy your father is. That night when Ayao came to look for you, Mu Feng insisted on keeping me company all night..."

Princess Ning couldn't bear it any longer, so she coughed heavily and said, "Your Majesty, don't you need to go in and guard His Majesty?"

Yan Tai then sighed reluctantly, and his originally straight spine suddenly bent. He slowly turned around and walked back into the house and sat down without closing the door.

Even so, the three people outside did not enter the house, but were led into the main house by Princess Ning.

Bai Zhi waited until the two elders sat down at the round table before she sat down between them. After Chun Tao poured tea for them, she smiled and said to Princess Ning, "Aunt Rou, I actually quite like this kind of prince. Please don't be angry."

"How can an elder complain to a younger person? Besides, this situation is not the time to gossip." Princess Ning said with a look of disappointment.

Bai Rou advised, "Your Highness has just returned from the palace. A lot must have happened to him. It would be a good opportunity to relieve the distress in your heart."

Princess Ning took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Your Majesty is suspicious. It would be best for him to be cautious in his words and actions while he is in your residence."