Chapter 390: Exposed (2)
“What’s going on?” Qin Canglan looked at the two unfamiliar men on the ground and asked Su Cheng, “Is someone looking for trouble with you?”
“They’re not looking for trouble with me. They’re looking for this…” Su Cheng turned his head and realized that Bai Xihe, who was originally standing beside him, had moved behind him.
He didn’t think too much about it.
She thought that she did not know Qin Canglan and was a little afraid.
Su Cheng said, “They followed her. She’s Daya’s patient.”
Qin Canglan might be wary of unfamiliar men, but it was fine if a weak woman hid. With his fierce appearance, there were indeed very few weak women who did not hide from him.
Moreover, the other party was Daya’s patient, so Qin Canglan did not suspect anything.
“Madam,” he said, “where are you going? Let’s send you back, or I’ll report to the officials. Go to the noodle shop opposite and sit. I’ll get the officials to send you back later.”
How could Bai Xi meet an official?
However, she did not dare to speak, afraid that Qin Canglan would recognize her voice.
Su Cheng said, “Don’t be afraid. He’s not a bad person. He’s…”
Qin Canglan’s eyes flickered, looking forward to hearing the words “my father”. He heard Su Cheng say, “The head of the Qin family, the old Protector Duke, he won’t hurt you.”
Bai Xihe remained silent.
Su Cheng thought that she was frightened. After thinking for a moment, he asked, “It’s so late… Did you come to Scholar Street… to look for Daya for a consultation?”
Bai Xihe’s eyes flashed as she nodded.
“Then why don’t I send you back first?” Su Cheng scratched his head. “Aiya, I want noodles and braised meat…
Qin Canglan said, “I’ll go get the food. It’s more important for her to see a physician. Go find Daya first.”
Bai Xihe nodded again in tacit agreement.
Qin Canglan went to the noodle shop and found the waiter to report to the officials. He sat in the lobby and waited for noodles, bean juice, and braised meat.
Su Cheng sent Bai Xihe back to Pear Blossom Lane.
Seeing the Empress Dowager appear at home again, Su Xiaoxiao was stunned.
Why did her dear dad pick up a big boss again?
Bai Xihe was in a hurry to return to the palace, but with Su Cheng’s interruption, the palace door had already closed. She could not go back tonight.
Su Xiaoxiao had been studying in the palace for so long, so she naturally knew when the palace door was closed.
However, she didn’t know if Bai Xihe had other plans.
“Do you need me to send you somewhere else today?” Su Xiaoxiao asked.
Bai Xihe shook her head slightly.
Su Xiaoxiao said, “Then… stay at my house?”
Bai Xi looked at Su Xiaoxiao innocently.
Su Xiaoxiao wondered if it was an illusion. Why did she feel that the Empress Dowager was like a pitiful little girl with nowhere to go?
Bai Xihe stayed in Pear Blossom Lane.
Su Xiaoxiao said, “My father and Ergou live in the front row. Only Dahu, I, and the others are in the second courtyard.”
Originally, there was Wei Ting, but that guy had just left and it was impossible for him to come over tonight.
Su Xiaoxiao carried the sleeping three little ones to Wei Ting’s room. She and the three little ones slept in this room, and Bai Xihe slept in her room.
The bedding had just been changed today, but considering her personal habits, she still changed it clean again and took out a new pillow.
“Leave a lamp,” Bai Xihe said softly.
“Are you afraid of the dark?” Su Xiaoxiao asked.
Bai Xihe said nothing.
Su Xiaoxiao stopped asking. “Alright, I’ll bring you a new one. You can’t adjust the wick of this one. The oil will be gone after burning it for a while.”
After Su Xiaoxiao brought the new oil lamp over, she carried the old oil lamp next door.
Bai Xihe lay on the soft bed and smelled the clean soap fragrance from the bedding and the faint milk fragrance in the room. Her mood gradually calmed down.
There were not many words, no curious inquiries, or overly friendly reception.
Everything was just right.
It made Bai Xihe forget her identity for a short time.
She fell asleep peacefully like an ordinary person.
She didn’t dream the entire night.
The next morning, Bai Xihe woke up to a childish sound.
“Sihu, you can’t be picky.” “Sihu isn’t picky about food.”
“It’s picky. It doesn’t even eat.” “It’s not a puppy. Of course it doesn’t bite bones!”
“But I want it to gnaw on bones.”
It was Xiaohu and Erhu.
The Sihu the two of them were referring to was the foal which was already three and a half months old .
Xiaohu gave it a name, Sihu.
Xiaohu was feeding Sihu the bone. Sihu was a horse who was not picky with food, but he did not know how to chew on bones.
Xiaohu said, “I’ll teach you.”
Bai Xihe was dressed neatly. When she pushed open the door and came to the small courtyard, Xiaohu was holding a big bone and demonstrating to the foal how to chew the bone seriously.
Erhu went to the side to play with his little stone. Dahu was adopting a horse stance under the tree.
It was taught by Qin Canglan.
Qin Canglan said that as long as he persisted in the horse stance for three months, he would officially teach him martial arts.
Seeing the three cute children early in the morning, her mood was quite cured.
Su Xiaoxiao was making breakfast in the kitchen. Smoke rose from the chimney. Bai Xihe felt that this was like the smoke of the market and suddenly felt that time was peaceful.
Su Cheng and Qin Jiang’s competition was originally scheduled to last for three days, and the Palace Academy was also on vacation for three days.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Jing Xuan accelerated the process and finished the competition in two days.
Hence, she decided to visit Su Xiaoxiao at Su Cheng’s invitation.
Ordinary people did not dare to invite the princess to their house, and the princess would not accept the invitations of ordinary people.
Between the two of them, one dared to invite and the other dared to come.
It was Su Cheng who opened the courtyard door. He warmly welcomed Princess Jingning in.
“Daya! Your classmate is here!”
To Su Cheng, Princess Jingning’s identity was her fat daughter’s classmate.
When Bai Xihe in the backyard heard this, she was not flustered.
After all, there were so many daughters of the Palace Academy and not many had seen her true appearance. She was really not worried about being recognized.
Then, she saw Princess Jingning.
Princess Jingning also saw her.
Their eyes met.
A bolt of lightning sounded above their heads at the same time!
