The young lady had completely changed. She wouldn't act impulsively and capriciously as she used to.
Thinking this way, Zisu let out a soft sigh and reluctantly moved the bronze mirror over.
Bai Di leaned forward and carefully looked at herself in the mirror.
In the mirror, the delicate - featured and charming - eyed young girl pursed her lips and blinked along with her movements, looking lively and charming, just like on the day when she was engaged to Feng Jingxuan.
Except for the hideous scars all over her face.
Looking at Bai Di's appearance, Zisu felt somewhat heart - ache and couldn't help but persuade her.
"Miss, the doctor said these are just minor injuries. As long as you apply the medicine diligently, they will heal soon! The madam loves you so much. She prepared a lot of good medicinal materials for your marriage. These days, I've been stewing them for you every day. It won't be long before these scars..."
Before she could finish her words, Bai Di stretched out her finger and pressed it on one of the scars. Then, her long nail suddenly exerted force and sharply peeled off the newly formed scab.
"Hiss—"
Zisu was greatly shocked. She rushed forward and grabbed Bai Di's hand. Looking at Bai Di's calm expression, tears immediately welled up in her eyes, and she wailed, "Miss! Why are you doing this to yourself, Miss!"
Bai Di lowered her eyes and carefully examined the scab she had just peeled off. The dark - red scab still had fresh blood oozing from it when it was torn off, and the blood dripped onto her finger.
"Has Big Brother come back?"
She said softly.
Zisu held Bai Di's hand tightly and didn't dare to let go. She just nodded and replied, "He's back! I heard the news yesterday that he's already at the General's Mansion!"
"That's good." She nodded slightly, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips. "That's good..."
At the General's Mansion
Mrs. He was looking at Bai Yizhang, who was lying on the bed with his eyes tightly closed, constantly wiping away her tears.
Mrs. Zhao, accompanied by several concubines, had been wailing for several days and now had hoarse voices. They knelt beside the bed and howled dryly, "General, what shall we do now, General..."
"Shut up all of you!" Bai Yizhang on the bed suddenly opened his eyes. He turned his head and glared angrily at the women kneeling beside the bed. His voice was extremely low, filled with uncontrollable rage. "I'm not dead yet. Don't wail in front of me! Get out of here!"
Mrs. Zhao quickly followed Bai Yizhang's tone. She glared at the concubines and the illegitimate daughters and shouted, "Did you hear that? Get out of here!"
"General..." a younger concubine called out softly.
"Get out!" Mrs. Zhao raised her voice.
Everyone was so frightened that they trembled. Their eyes darted around a few times, and they quickly got up and retreated.
Just as these people rushed out all at once, they almost bumped into Bai Nianyin, who was about to enter the room to visit Bai Yizhang.
Bai Nianyin stepped into the room. His hand was still on the curtain. He looked back at the concubines who were leaving and then said loudly into the room, "Mother, please don't worry. Don't be angry with them."
Hearing her son's voice, Mrs. Zhao's eyes lit up. She quickly got up, helped up the old lady He beside her, and walked towards the young man who had just entered.
The young man was dressed in silver armor. He looked about twenty years old.
His face was very handsome, with regular features and deep - set eyes. On closer inspection, one could find that he looked somewhat similar to Bai Yizhang.
This was Bai Nianyin, the eldest young master of the General's Mansion.
It must be said that although Bai Nianyin was not as beautiful as his younger sister Bai Sheng, he was still a graceful and handsome young gentleman.
However, there was a half - finger - long scar on his left eyebrow. The newly - grown skin on the scar was lighter in color, making it particularly eye - catching compared to his honey - colored skin, which was tanned from exposure to the sun and wind.
If this scar were on an ordinary - looking man, it would probably ruin his appearance.
But Bai Nianyin was originally good - looking, and he had developed a kind of unrestrained and heroic air on the battlefield that most noble men in Yongding didn't have, which made him look somewhat ruggedly handsome.
Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. He looked at the person coming. The tears they had just held back welled up again. "Nianyin, come quickly and take a look at your father..."
Before they could finish their words, they had already covered their mouths with handkerchiefs and sobbed softly.
Seeing this situation, Bai Nianyin let out a deep sigh.
He had arrived in Yongding last night.
Although he had set off back to the capital with 100,000 troops a month ago, on the way, he happened to pass through Nan Town, which had just suffered a flood and was still under reconstruction.
Seeing the homeland he had been guarding with all his heart submerged by the flood and the common people he had fought hard to protect homeless, Bai Nianyin immediately decided to lead his 100,000 troops to stay in Nan Town and help the local officials with the post - disaster reconstruction work.
If he hadn't received more than a dozen urgent letters from the General's Mansion in succession, he might really have waited until Nan Town had completely recovered before setting off.
However, due to the delay in reconstructing Nan Town, he had returned to the mansion late.
In those letters, it only said that something big had happened in the General's Mansion, but no details were given.
It was not until he returned yesterday that he learned about Bai Yizhang's paralysis and Bai Di's remarriage.
As soon as he got home yesterday, he had been eager to come and visit Bai Yizhang. However, since Bai Yizhang's paralysis, his whole personality had become extremely unpredictable. When he learned that his son had returned, he insisted on having the door tightly closed and refused to see anyone.
It was not until this morning, after being cried at by Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. He for a whole morning, that Bai Yizhang, who had a splitting headache, finally relented and gave Bai Nianyin the opportunity to come in and take a look at his father.
Bai Nianyin comforted his grandmother and mother a few words, then stepped forward and looked at Bai Yizhang, who was lying on the bed with a pale face and even breathing weakly.
"Dad!"
His heart ached, and he knelt down with a thud.
He knew best about his father's abilities. To think that his father had been defeated by his fifteen - year - old cousin Bai Zheng. This shocked him extremely.
Yesterday, after dealing with Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. He, who had wailed in front of him for a long time, his younger sister Bai Sheng had talked to him all night under the pretext of arranging a room for him.
Bai Sheng had told him many things, from Bai Yizhang's framing of Bai Yinan by embezzling 200,000 taels of silver to Bai Di's being forced to remarry. All of these were related to his little cousin, with whom he had never spoken more than three sentences each time they met.
How could this not shock him!
As soon as he thought of Bai Zheng, a thin young girl appeared in Bai Nianyin's mind. The girl was introverted, very shy, and extremely afraid of his family.
Among the siblings in the General's Mansion, she was only not afraid of Bai Di. She always followed Bai Di like a shadow, calling her "Sister" sweetly.
Even when she was sometimes taken advantage of by Bai Di, she always smiled foolishly.
How could such a silly younger sister suddenly turn so ruthless and scheming after a quarrel?
Thinking of this, he felt it was unbelievable.