Daily life in the academy

After receiving a positive answer, Bai Zhi's mind flashed back to the scene of Mu Bailian falling into the turbulent river. She hurriedly asked, "Did the letter mention Bailian...Brother?"

Bai Rou shook her head, thought for a moment, and handed the letter to Bai Zhi, "Read it yourself."

Bai Zhi took the letter and read it carefully word by word. The letter said that the Di Kingdom seemed to have received the news of the civil unrest in the Yan Kingdom a long time ago, so it declared war on the Northland and threatened to attack Sheng'an City in one fell swoop. General Bai, her grandfather, was very angry and wrote a letter to scold Mu Feng. Fortunately, this letter was not handed over to his father.

But they didn't know that the Ning Wang Mansion had also received a letter from the North, which was originally delivered to the palace for His Majesty to review. However, he was still in a coma, and Doctor Hu had instructed that the patient must not be moved to prevent further injury. It would not be too late to return to the palace after the patient woke up and received treatment.

So, after receiving the message, Xiao Fuzi personally brought the letter to Prince Ning's mansion and handed it to Prince Ning for review. While the father and son were discussing countermeasures, Shen, the chief steward, knocked on the study door and said, "Your Highness, Prince, Madam Mu and Miss Mu are here to visit. Madam Mu said she has something important to discuss with Your Highness."

Yan Tai responded, "I understand. Bring Madam Mu over."

After Shen Zongguan took his orders and left, Yan Qingchen also stood up and said, "General Bai must have communicated with the Mu family. General Mu had just left for Liangzhou when the news arrived from the north. It's indeed a bit of a coincidence. However, it would take four or five days to send a letter back from the north, even if it was sent by a fast horse. So it seems that the Di Kingdom received the news as early as when Prince Jing was preparing to return to Sheng'an City. He really has a good plan."

Yan Tai pondered and said, "You go and accompany Ah Zhi first. I'll talk to Madam Mu."

Yan Qingchen left the study and just walked out of the courtyard when he ran into Housekeeper Shen and Bai Rou, but there was no sign of Bai Zhi. He smiled and called out to Aunt Bai, asking, "I heard that Ah Zhi is here too. I wonder where she is now?"

Bai Rou: "She went to look for you after entering the mansion. I think she went to your courtyard. You should go quickly."

Although Yan Qingchen agreed, he still let Butler Shen take Bai Rou into the courtyard before he turned around and left, but his steps were much more hurried.

Song Xi was guarding the courtyard. Seeing Bai Zhi approaching, he smiled and responded, "Miss Mu, are you here to see the prince?"

Bai Zhi nodded: "Yes, is Brother Yan in the house?"

"The prince is currently discussing matters with the prince in the study. If you are anxious, I will go and inform you."

"No need." Bai Zhi stopped him, "Brother Yan should be back soon, I'll just wait inside."

In the past two days, Yan Qingchen would not be back for more than an hour or two whenever he went to the study. Song Xi poured a cup of tea for Bai Zhi and was thinking about going to the study to report something when he saw the prince striding in from the courtyard gate.

"Azhi, you're here."

Before the person entered the house, the voice reached Bai Zhi's ears. She turned her head to look outside and saw Yan Qingchen taking two steps at a time, almost running. His anxious look made her feel more balanced with the longing in her heart, and she covered her mouth and laughed.

After Yan Qingchen entered the room, Song Xi walked out on his own and closed the door, leaving them enough space to be alone together.

This was the first time they had a chance to spend time together in private since Bai Zhi was brought back to the Mu Mansion. Before Yan Qingchen could make a move, Bai Zhi stood up and hugged him, even rubbing her face against his chest and said coquettishly, "Brother Yan, long time no see, I missed you so much."

Yan Qingchen's originally empty heart was filled in an instant. He raised his hands and hugged Bai Zhi tightly in his arms, gently resting his chin on her forehead, and breathed a sigh of relief, "I... missed you too."

After the two hugged each other for a long time, Bai Zhi remembered something important, broke free from his arms, and pulled him to sit down.

"Brother Yan, I was dreaming again." Bai Zhi's tone was quite heavy.

Yan Qingchen sat opposite her, his big hands wrapped tightly around hers to comfort her, and asked softly, "Is this another prophetic dream, or a nightmare?"

Bai Zhi nodded: "Yes, it was a nightmare. I dreamed that something happened to you and Bai Lian. I was very worried."

Yan Qingchen's expression gradually became serious. "Do you still remember the details? Can you tell me in detail?"

"That day, after I was taken into the cave, I dreamed..."

Bai Zhi described the dream scene in detail to Yan Qingchen. When asked if she knew where it happened, she shook her head helplessly. "I can clearly remember the scene, but I don't know where it happened. Perhaps I'll know when I get there. However, the place where you had the accident should be at the bottom of a mountain..." She added, referring to the content of the original book, "Perhaps you were ambushed on your way to the north."

"Now that the Di Kingdom has suddenly fallen into chaos, your dream has undoubtedly been confirmed. I now know what's going on. Try to avoid mountain roads and pay attention to the people around you at all times, and you'll probably be fine. Bai Lian, on the other hand, is unaware of this, so you need to send a letter to inform him as soon as possible."

Bai Zhi nodded first, then asked tentatively, "Brother Yan, are you really going to the North?"

Yan Qingchen didn't intend to hide it and slowly explained to Bai Zhi, "Liangzhou is located in the southeast of Yan State. Although General Mu brought 30,000 soldiers from the central army to attack the city, it is not easy to attack from the outside. It is a protracted battle that will take at least half a month to more than a month. The 100,000 barbarians from Di State are aggressively attacking the two border towns of Jiumen and Yishui, determined to win. Our northern army has only 80,000 soldiers, a difference of 20,000 in numbers. Moreover, our soldiers are recruited from all over the country, and their physical fitness is not as naturally adapted to the north as the barbarians. No matter from which aspect, we need to go to support them."

Bai Zhi opened her mouth but didn't say "I want to go too" because she knew the person in front of her would not agree.

"Okay, then you guys decide when to leave. Be sure to tell me in advance and I'll see you off."

Yan Qingchen originally thought she would ask him to take her with him, but she just said that she would come to see her off. He looked at the person in front of him seriously and nodded hesitantly, "I will. If you feel bored while I'm away from Sheng'an City, go find Chu Youyou or Wenzhe. Once the chaos outside has subsided, I'll come back immediately."

Both of them knew each other too well, and they knew that the other had his or her own little thoughts in his or her heart, but they did not point it out.

Bai Zhi just smiled and nodded, then leaned on Yan Qingchen's shoulder again, and the two chatted casually.

About an incense stick later, Bishui knocked on the door and called Baizhi, saying, "Madam has already reached an agreement with the prince and asked me to ask you to go back to the Mu Mansion with her."

Bai Zhi responded and reluctantly separated from Yan Qingchen. She looked up into his eyes and said seriously, "Brother Yan, you promised me that you would tell me the time to leave. If you break your promise, I will never talk to you again."