Flowing Years

When the road is flat, the carriage runs faster.When the road is potholed, the carriage runs slower.After two days of rushing, I finally arrived in Kyoto.

As soon as Lan Yu arrived in the capital, he rushed to the palace to meet the emperor, Bo Yan and Mu Lan returned to the Zhuangzi in the capital, and Bai Zezhi brought Luo An back to the general's mansion.

"Young master is back!" Si Yan shouted when he saw his young master getting off a carriage.

Soon, the butler rushed over.

"Lu Bo!" Bai Zezhi shouted with a faint smile.

"Hey, the young master is back! It's cold outside, hurry up and go inside!" Lu Bo grabbed Bai Zezhi for a good look, and pointed to someone to pick up the luggage.

Bai Zezhi glanced back, waiting for the person behind to come.

"This is Mrs. Song, please Uncle Lu prepare a wing room in the inner courtyard, the one next to Fuqu." Bai Zezhi said to Uncle Lu.

Uncle Lu nodded, and only looked at the daughter's family who got out of the carriage after a while. She was a simple and well-behaved daughter.She was arranged to live near Fuqu, so naturally she would not be Bai Zezhi's concubine.Uncle Lu didn't ask any more questions, and pointed to his maid Shumei to lure Mrs. Song to rest.

"Don't be restrained, just tell Shumei what you need." Bai Zezhi smiled faintly at Luo Anchang.

Luo Anchang blinked, nodded, and followed Shumei to the inner courtyard.

Only then did Bai Zezhi walk to the other end of the corridor to his mother's room.

Bai Zezhi looked far away and saw his mother in fox fur and brocade, standing at the door supported by her maid.The night was thick, and the warm light from the room shone obliquely on the figure, half-bright and half-dark.The corners of Bai Zezhi's lips rose, and he immediately walked over at a faster pace.

"It's cold at night, why isn't mother waiting in the room." Bai Zezhi helped Mrs. Bai into the room.

"As soon as Madam heard that the young master came back, she immediately stood at the door and waited." Tim Zhu, Madam Bai's maidservant, brought over a pot of hot tea, poured a cup and said to his young master with a smile, "Young master, drink a bowl of hot tea to warm up your body." .”

Bai Zezhi took a sip and put it on the table next to her, looking at her mother carefully.It has been more than a year since she left last time, and her mother is still so indifferent, never getting older, Bai Zezhi couldn't help feeling a little relieved.

"It's all right, it's warming up. Is my son healed? Let mother see." Mrs. Bai also carefully looked up and down Bai Zezhi.

"It's ready, mother don't have to worry." Bai Zezhi knew that not letting his mother see would only make her more worried, so he took off his clothes.The plain medicine is very effective, the external wound has closed, and the scar left is much smaller.

Mrs. Bai stroked his scar a few times, her eyes were full of pity: "Tianzhu, tomorrow I will ask Lu Ma to cook some mullet soup. Take a good two days to heal your wounds, and don't let the root of the disease fall. This If the wound is not treated carefully now, it will be sore and unbearable in rainy days. Your father's leg is the root cause of the disease because he did not take care of it carefully."

"Yes." Tim Zhu wrote it down, standing aside and looking at his wife and young master.

Bai Zezhi gathered his shirt, and Mrs. Bai straightened it for him beside him.

"Brother..." Bai Fuqu slowly walked into the room with her maid Youlan, and softly called out, her bright eyes shining brightly.

"Haven't you slept so late?" Bai Zezhi looked at his younger sister. She wore a frost-colored blouse over a cherry-colored skirt, which concealed her beauty and at the same time softened her tranquility.

"When I heard that my brother is back, I can't wait until tomorrow. I want to see my brother immediately." Bai Fuqu hugged Bai Zezhi's arm, looked sideways at him and smiled.

Bai Zezhi smiled dotingly, and patted the green fingers on his wrist.

"Brother," Bai Fuqu thought of something, "Who is that elder sister brought back?" Fuqu saw that the person arranged to live in the wing next to her, so naturally she didn't think that Luo Anchang would become a sister-in-law.

Bai Zezhi turned around, and said to Tian Zhu and You Lan, "Make a bowl of evening meal for digestion."

"Yes." Tian Zhu and You Lan naturally understood that the young master had something to say, so they withdrew.

"Yeyuan." Bai Zezhi said.

"Yes." A black shadow instantly fell in front of Bai Zezhi.Neither Mrs. Bai nor Fu Que saw where the black shadow came from, and they were slightly startled.

"Don't let people come close." Bai Zezhi said.

"Yes!" Yeyuan disappeared like the wind again.

Bai Zezhi turned around and helped Mrs. Bai sit down, and briefly explained Luo Anchang's life experience and Song Yunyi's entrustment to them.

"So, this is the daughter of the former prime minister?" Mrs. Bai was surprised.

"Yes," Bai Zezhi nodded, "When we met at Qinshui Pass, we changed out in disguise."

"The matter of Prime Minister Luo happened very suddenly. All the family members were put in jail overnight, and Prime Minister Luo ordered beheading." Mrs. Bai recalled the incorruptible prime minister, and there was some regret in her words.

"This is a bit strange." Bai Zezhi said.

Mrs. Bai looked at the dark night outside the house, and after a long time, she said calmly: "The emperor is a benevolent emperor, so there must be reasons for doing this."

Bai Fuqu nodded beside her.Although she didn't know the truth, she felt that whatever the emperor did was right.

"Well," Bai Zezhi looked at the expression on his mother's face, "Right now, Miss Luo is hiding in the inner courtyard of my general's mansion, protected by the hidden guards assigned by Lan Yu, so she should not be discovered. Be careful on weekdays, don't leave shut up."

"Mother will take care, don't worry my son." Mrs. Bai smiled at Bai Zezhi.

"Lan Yu originally wanted to keep it in the inner courtyard of the palace, fearing that there would be troubles in the palace if there were too many people in the palace. After thinking about it, I decided to put it next to Fuqu's boudoir, so that there would be no trouble." Bai Zezhi said.

"Yes, Fuqu is more appropriate." Mrs. Bai nodded.

"Brother, don't worry, Fuqu will treat my sister well." Bai Fuqu smiled innocently and kindly.

"Mother, rest well, Zezhi is stepping back." Bai Zezhi looked at the sky and got up.

"Go down and have a good rest." Madam Bai nodded.

"Mother, Fuqu has also stepped down!" Bai Fuqu followed beside her brother and said to her mother.

Madam Bai smiled and nodded as she watched the two brothers and sisters being intimate.

Bai Fuqu had to pass through Bai Zezhi's wing on his way back, so they left together.

Bai Zezhi took out the box of the white lotus incense table in the room, and handed it to Fu Que: "I left in a hurry this time, so I didn't notice anything special. This incense table is quite exquisite, and I give it to you."

Bai Fuqu opened it and saw that the lotus leaves were emerald green, and the lotus flowers were elegant and refined, which really pleased her.Fu Que smiled coquettishly and thanked her.

Looking at Fu Que's smiling face, Bai Zezhi felt very satisfied.The two had another conversation before Bai Zezhi sent Fu Que back.When I came back, I saw a young servant waiting at the door with dishes.

"Master, the water for bathing is ready," said the boy, "This is the evening meal sent by Tianzhu. It's just made and it's a little hot. It's ready to eat when the young master comes out of the bath."

"Just leave it alone, let's go down first, there is no need to wait here." Bai Zezhi walked in.

The little servant came to the door to leave.

Bai Zezhi opened the lid of the casserole, and it was a pot of fish porridge.The freshly cooked fish fillet porridge is sticky with small porridge bubbles, and the faint fresh fragrance fills the nose.Satisfied, Bai Zezhi closed the lid, went inside, took off his robe, and sat in the tub.