[Liao Zhai] White Tiger

When grandfather Bai was around, he lived in the main house, and his adoptive son and his own son lived in separate courtyards. After he pretended to be dead and left, the main house became vacant, but Bai Zhenshan still lived in the original courtyard because he thought it was troublesome to move things.

When their family left the imperial city, Jing Wen and Jing Wu had just got married, now nearly 18 years have passed, and Bai Zhende has added so many grandchildren, the distribution of the courtyard in the mansion should have changed a lot.

This is indeed the case. Many of the originally vacant yards in the backyard are almost full of these grandchildren. As for the main house, Bai Zhende did not move in for some reason, but he sent someone to clean it every day. The furnishings inside remained unchanged. He often went in alone and stayed there for a long time, but the spacious and comfortable courtyard where Bai Zhenshan lived was given to his most favored eldest grandson, Bai Hao.

Bai Hao and Bai Jingyang are about the same age. Although they are loved by the elders at home, their temperaments are completely different. One is full of makeup, arrogant and petty, like a little girl; He is full of heroic spirit, as bright as the moon in the sky, completely incomparable.

Bai Zhende smiled honestly and honestly: "Didn't Bai Hao live in your yard back then? That kid is arrogant and self-willed. He has lived here for so many years. If he is suddenly moved away, there will definitely be a commotion and the whole mansion will not be peaceful. , so I had no choice but to ask Zhenshan to forgive this ignorant junior with a thick face, and stop being as knowledgeable as him."

As soon as the words fell, the gloomy Second Brother Bai sneered.

Bai Jingyang also raised his eyebrows. This old man looks loyal on the surface, but he is actually cunning. Back then, he could justly recommend his righteous brother to station in the desolate northwest in front of all civil and military officials. When they met again, he looked innocent , and now the matter of being ungrateful and occupying the owner's yard is described as the willful behavior of the juniors, making it as if Bai Zhenshan is not happy with it, it's like a contest with the grandchildren.

It's really shameless.

But what Bai Zhende didn't know was that there was someone on the scene who was even more powerful than him in terms of pretending to be kind and honest.

Before Bai Zhenshan could react, the eldest brother Bai Jingze smiled and said: "Uncle, what you said is wrong, it is the so-called fault of not raising your father, even if you are his grandfather, you can't indulge him too much, a person who can't strictly control his emotions People, if you become an official in the future, you will always be petty, and outsiders will not accommodate him."

After finishing speaking, Brother Bai said with sincerity in his eyes: "I just speak straight, uncle, you won't care about me as a junior, right?"

Bai Zhenshan patted the eldest son on the shoulder: "What are you talking about? Your uncle has always been a kind person and never loses his temper. But the yard where he lives, I don't think it's necessary to bother Bai Hao to move around. Let's just move into the main house and live in it. Anyway, according to the grade of the elder brother, we can't live in it, so it must be vacant now, right?"

When Bai Zhende heard this, he immediately became impatient: "No, my nephew is right, I'll let that kid Bai Hao move out right away! Soon, I can sleep tonight after tidying up."

Bai Zhenshan said with a smile: "Then I will trouble you, brother, but I have a place to live, but my sons and the 48th cavalry black armor army have not been settled yet."

Bai Zhende's face froze: "Then... the Begonia Garden in the west..."

"Uncle, now that my father is back, the house definitely needs to be rectified. You should take a good rest as soon as you are old, and we will take care of these housekeeping chores." Bai Jingyang interrupted him.

Second Brother Bai didn't speak, but kept staring at Bai Zhende with a sinister grin, which made the other party's liver tremble with fear.

In the eyes of Bai Zhende, his adopted brother is a typical simple-minded and well-developed limbs. When he was young, he stole the limelight in the academy, and he was stupid. Except for the barracks, he didn't fight or grab anything, and gave it to him generously. , so he thought that just a small Haitang Court could get rid of the other party, but he didn't expect the three sons of the family to be so difficult to deal with.

Bai Jingyang was not born in the imperial city, and he had never been in contact with them. Because he didn't like them, he had very little communication with Big Brother Bai and Second Brother, so Bai Zhende didn't understand their personalities at all.

What's more unexpected is that Bai Zhenshan is also a child control, no matter what the child says, he will only support him unconditionally.

In fact, as long as Bai Zhenshan's attitude becomes tough, all problems can be resolved overwhelmingly.

First of all, he is the only bloodline of grandfather Bai, his own son, and it is justifiable to inherit this mansion. Secondly, even if he takes the position of prince, he is still a general, and he is a first-rank official. of control.

He can sleep in the main room, but if Bai Zhende's adoptive son dares to sleep in, someone will definitely take a copy of him when he goes to court the next day.

Therefore, even if he can live in any courtyard he wants without Bai Zhende's consent, no outsiders will accuse him of anything. Bachelor Confucianism.

If Bai Zhende still wants to get along in this circle, he can't use the trick of being a rascal, he has to save face.

So, under the supervision of a group of burly and mighty black-armored soldiers, Bai Zhende, his two sons and an eldest grandson were all driven to the back yard. The front hall and the yard where the hosts lived were all tidied up.

Brother Bai even contacted those old housekeepers and old servants who were loyal to grandfather Bai in their mansion back then. These people were kicked out because they refused to obey Bai Zhende's discipline, and now they are invited back.

When these old people saw their old owners again, they were all so excited that they burst into tears. They turned their heads and tidied up the yard in an orderly, fast and good manner.

The old butler was in charge of the management, arranged the place in an orderly manner, and found a group of servant girls from a reliable place. In just a few days, everything looked brand new, as if a dusty orb had been wiped clean, exuding a lustrous luster. of gloss.

The whole mansion seemed to have been reborn. For several consecutive afternoons, a fresh and bright rainbow hung beside the eaves.

Such a spectacle made people in the imperial city talk about it with gusto, and they all said that the mansion had a spirit, because its real owner had returned, and it was auspicious.

When it reached Bai Zhende's ears, he was so angry that his face was distorted, and he couldn't eat or sleep well for days and nights.

With the same emotion as him, there is also his grandson Bai Hao.

In the end, he was the one who packed up his things and lived in Haitang Court on the west side.

Bai Hao angrily smashed bottles and bowls in the room, smashing a pile of vases and porcelain.

"Why let me live in such a small courtyard?! Who are they? This is my home, and they should be the ones who should be kicked out!!"

Bai Hao roared amidst the broken room.

The big maid Hong Mian stepped forward to dissuade her with a worried face, "Master, don't say that, it will be bad if outsiders hear it..."

Bai Hao was extremely angry: "Just listen to it, who in this family dares to speak against me?"

Hong Mian sighed, and said: "Young master, today is different from the past. After the general comes back, the old man may not be in charge of the house anymore. Besides, this Begonia Garden is not bad, it is clean and beautiful, and there is a garden outside. What about the elegant bamboo forest..."

Hearing Hong Mian's words, Bai Hao was not only not comforted at all, but even more depressed.

Elegant?Can Qingya be eaten?To put it bluntly, isn't it poor and simple!

He thought of the courtyard where he had lived for nearly 18 years. It was almost the best house in the whole mansion except for the main house. It was not comparable to Haitang Court.

"Master, don't listen to Sister Hongmian's words, it will grow other people's aspirations and destroy your own prestige." Bai Hao's servant Liu Xi suddenly rushed out, "Why don't we go to the tavern today and find some people to drink and punch to relax?"

Hong Mian glared at him: "Liu Xi, you have another bad idea! The young master has to go to the school to study in the afternoon."

Bai Hao waved his hand: "I'm not going, Liu Xi is right, I have to go out today to relax, it's really aggrieved to stay at home."

Liuxi smiled triumphantly at Hongmian, followed Bai Hao and went out to play.

So, they went to a tavern they often went to, and after a while, they gathered a group of cronies and friends, and they began to get drunk in broad daylight, and all of them had big tongues.

Bai Hao took the opportunity to drink away his worries and spit out a lot of aggrieved words.

His cronies and friends immediately made suggestions for him, fighting against the injustice with their mouths one by one.

One of the dudes suddenly said: "If you can't deal with the old ones, can't you deal with the young ones?"

Bai Hao was immediately aroused: "How do you say this?"

The dandy smiled: "The youngest third son of the general is about the same age as you. You should find a way to get to know him well, and then ask him out, so that he will make a big fool of himself and vent his anger."

Bai Hao asked: "It's not difficult to make an appointment, but what should I do?"

He was raised arrogantly by his family, and he bullied and snatched everything openly and aboveboard. Although it was just as bad, he had never encountered this kind of insidious trick before, and for a while he didn't know what to do.

His dandy friend smiled mysteriously: "Isn't Bai Jingyang known as a genius doctor in the northwest? , The false name that has been rumored has come to the ground of our imperial city, there are so many famous imperial physicians, if you invite any one over, just say to compete with him, that wild boy from the northwest will definitely show his true colors and embarrass him at home."

"You boy, you're so smart!" Bai Hao's eyes lit up, and he patted him on the shoulder in praise.

The dandy also smiled, "Aren't you venting your anger for Young Master Bai? Who are we to follow?"

Bai Hao stretched out his hand and said boldly, "I paid for all the drinks today!"

All the dandies cheered immediately, and they praised Bai Hao for being rich and generous, and he was a real hero, making him ecstatic.

But on the other side of Bai Zhenshan, after dealing with the housing issue, he immediately left for the palace to report to Emperor Wuxuan.

Inside the palace, everything was still as usual, except that Emperor Wu Xuan became calmer than before, and his emotions and anger were less visible, it seemed that there was not much change.