Bai Zheng looked embarrassed and apologized in a soft voice, "It's all Zheng'er's fault. Zheng'er is so clumsy that I failed to serve Uncle well and made Uncle suffer..."
Saying so, she looked back at Bai Yizhang with a look of apology. Suddenly, she noticed what the purple-clad maid was doing. Her bright eyes immediately lit up. She turned around and walked over to the purple-clad maid enthusiastically, reaching out her hand to snatch the dry cloth from the maid's hand.
"It's all because of me that Uncle is in such a state. Let me dry Uncle's hair instead. Maybe I can atone for my fault this way!"
Hearing this, the purple-clad maid and Bai Yizhang turned pale with fright.
Especially Bai Yizhang. He almost shouted in a hurry, "No need, no need. We don't need you here. You should go out and rest quickly!"
Hearing this, Bai Zheng's eyes flickered slightly, and her face showed an expression of about-to-cry, looking extremely aggrieved. "Uncle... doesn't want to forgive Zheng'er?"
Bai Sheng frowned and watched Bai Zheng acting coldly.
Then Bai Zheng sniffed and sighed deeply. "I'm really useless. I can't even take good care of the sick... Forget it. Zheng'er won't bother Uncle's recovery. I'll go back now, so as not to upset Uncle..."
After saying that, she curtsied and turned to leave.
"Who said you could leave!"
Bai Sheng wasn't going to let her go this time.
It had taken so much effort to force Bai Nianyin to deceive this girl out of the Bai Mansion. If she let her go without achieving anything, wouldn't it be a complete loss?
Bai Nianyin had never been willing to get involved in the conflict between the Bai Mansion and the General's Mansion. If it hadn't been for Bai Di sacrificing her own appearance and making Bai Nianyin extremely angry, how could he have been willing to help her kidnap someone?
Who would have thought that Bai Zheng was so shrewd, like a mother hen protecting her chicks. Even when Bai Nianyin took action, he failed to kidnap Bai Nianjin as originally planned.
But it was okay. At least she had brought Bai Zheng, who hated her to the core.
It wasn't a wasted trip for Bai Nianyin.
Thinking of this, Bai Sheng's head started to ache again.
She didn't know what Bai Zheng had said to him. As soon as Bai Nianyin returned to the mansion, he rushed into her room angrily and scolded her.
"You'll never deceive me again and make me be your pawn! From now on, we have nothing to do with each other. I, Bai Nianyin, will act as if I never had a sister like you! Tomorrow, I'll submit a memorial to the Emperor and ask to lead troops to guard the border. I'll never come back!"
The words Bai Nianyin had said to her before leaving still echoed in her ears.
Bai Sheng tightened her lips.
Bai Nianyin was no longer going to care about the General's Mansion, and Bai Di was useless. The Bai Mansion was strictly guarded by Feng Linyuan's secret guards. Not even a bird could fly in.
Although she hated the entire Bai Mansion to the core, she was helpless against them.
Now, finally, Bai Zheng had come to her on her own initiative.
Even if she couldn't kill her on the spot to vent her anger, she had to take this opportunity to torture her well. It would be worth Bai Di's self-destruction of her appearance and Bai Nianyin's severance of their relationship.
Bai Zheng stopped and looked back at her in confusion. "Elder sister, although you're a bit older than me, you shouldn't have such bad ears. Uncle just told me to go out..."
Who is she calling old!
Bai Sheng was extremely annoyed, but she managed to hold back her anger. There was no sign of it on her face. She smiled and asked, "Zheng'er, do you know how long your two cousins served before they left this room when they first came?"
"How long?" Bai Zheng asked.
Bai Sheng held out one finger. "One day and one night."
"Oh." Bai Zheng nodded. There was an expression of admiration on her face. Then she asked blankly, "And then?"
"And then?" Bai Sheng raised her eyebrows. Her tone was full of barely hidden anger. "Since you're here to take care of the sick, you should act like it. Your two cousins served obediently for one day and one night before leaving this room. Everyone praised them for being well-bred. But what about you? You've only been here for a short time, and now you're saying you're leaving?"
Bai Zheng finally understood what Bai Sheng meant. It seemed that she wanted to use the power of examples to influence her and make her feel ashamed of her own behavior.
What a naive thought!
"If Zheng'er were as still as a wooden stake in the room like my two cousins,
not to mention one day and one night, I could stand there for three days and three nights without any problem.
But Zheng'er is filial. I feel sorry for Uncle. When I see Uncle in need, I can't help but go forward to help. But I'm so clumsy that I've made Uncle unhappy.
Now, Uncle doesn't want to see Zheng'er anymore!"
Bai Zheng spread her hands and looked innocent.
Finally, to prove her words, she didn't forget to turn back and ask Bai Yizhang, "Right, Uncle?"
Bai Yizhang: "..."
I really appreciate your filial piety!
Bai Sheng knew that this girl was good at arguing. She was too lazy to argue with her anymore.
She simply turned to Bai Yizhang and said, "Father, you're wrong. Zheng'er has good intentions. How could you drive her away?"
Bai Yizhang's eyebrows almost knitted into a "chuan" character. He glared at Bai Zheng. After years of fighting on the battlefield, a killing aura emanated from him. But his voice was calm. "It's my fault. Then Zheng'er can stay."
Let's see what else you can do!
Hearing this, Bai Zheng and Qing Shao exchanged a smile.
You asked me to stay!
"Thank you, Uncle. Zheng'er will definitely take good care of Uncle!"
There was a bright smile on Bai Zheng's face. Her eyes were as bright as stars in the cold night.
Meeting her gaze, Bai Yizhang couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.
A chill suddenly rose from his back, making him shiver.
"Father has caught a cold. He should drink something hot to warm himself up. Go and pour a cup of hot tea for Father."
Bai Sheng looked at Bai Yizhang with some distress. Although his hair was dry and he had changed into dry clothes, he was still shivering slightly because of the cold water. She gave an order to Bai Zheng.
Bai Zheng nodded obediently. "Yes."
Then she turned around to look for hot tea on the small table.
"There's no hot tea in the room?" She looked around but didn't find any. Then she tilted her head and looked at the purple-clad maid standing beside her.
Seeing this, the purple-clad maid jerked her chin towards the outside of the room. "Really? Then I'm afraid Miss San will have to make a trip to the kitchen."
"This won't do. You should go instead." Bai Zheng looked at the outside of the door and refused firmly.
Hearing this, the purple-clad maid stared at her and was about to retort.
But Bai Sheng spoke first.
"Why won't it do?" Bai Sheng raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Bai Zheng coldly. "Zheng'er just said that you would take good care of the sick. Now, you're not even willing to go to the kitchen to pour a cup of hot tea?"
Hearing this, Bai Zheng smiled slightly. Her eyes stared at Bai Sheng without flinching. She replied loudly.
"Elder sister's memory is really getting worse. Just now you said that our cousins didn't leave this room for one day and one night. You told Zheng'er to learn from them so that we could get the praise of being well-bred."