Children of Loulan

Chapter 258 You don’t like her?

Bai Xi looked at him in confusion, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone: "Is it okay? Captain Mo has only been here for a few days, and he has already snatched Bayer away from you, leaving you alone to worry!"

Ziya suddenly realized that Baixi was worried that something similar would happen to him. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Ah? For this?"

Bai Xi nodded in affirmation.

Ziya then asked, "But this doesn't seem to have anything to do with your sudden confession to her, right?"

Bai Xi stared at him with big eyes, looking at him in disbelief: "No problem?"

Ziya nodded bewilderedly: "Yes, because Dar doesn't have to learn martial arts from you, and you don't have to teach Bayer to be a master like me!"

Bai Xi looked at him so seriously and asked doubtfully, "Is that all? So you... don't like her?"

Ziya's eyes widened, as if she had heard the most ridiculous thing in the world: "What? I like her? How could I possibly like that shrew who loves to beat people up at every turn? What a joke!"

At this point, he suddenly seemed to remember something and asked angrily, "Who is spreading rumors behind the scenes?"

Seeing his somewhat angry look, Bai Xi suddenly realized that he had guessed wrong. He tentatively replied, "Didn't you say that you spent all the money you were going to use to marry a wife on her? What about desserts, cakes, and fun toys? And, you were sitting under the tree that day and feeling sad?"

Ziya suddenly understood and explained seriously: "That's because if she doesn't practice martial arts well, I will be driven out of the palace by the prince. So in order to protect myself from being driven out, I had to buy those things to make her happy. But who knew that after spending all the money, Captain Mo suddenly showed up and made Bayer give up martial arts all of a sudden. I was worried about the money and being driven out by the prince, so I sat under the tree and felt sad!"

After hearing this, Bai Xi's doubts were finally resolved. He nodded, then looked at Ziya and asked, "So, you don't actually like her?"

Ziya shook her head and waved her hands, answering firmly: "Of course! I want to marry a virtuous woman in the future! Look at her, she doesn't look virtuous at all!"

After returning to her room, Dahl tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. She thought about what Bai Xi said over and over again, her heart full of contradictions and confusion.

In the past, Dahl had never thought that there would be a man who liked her, especially a steward of a royal palace like Bai Xi. But today, when Bai Xi suddenly confessed his love to her, this sudden confession shocked her.

However, Dahl had only one thought in mind - to take good care of the young lady. She had no intention of getting married, and she didn't want to leave the young lady. However, a few days ago, the young lady had expressed her desire to find a reliable family for her and her sister, and hoped to marry them off.

If he really wanted to get married, Dale thought marrying Baixi might be a good choice. After all, he was the steward of the palace and had a high status. If they got married, Dale could still stay with the young lady and continue to take care of her.

But Dahl couldn't help asking himself: "Do I like him? Do I want to marry him?" Obviously, the answer was no.

Because she had never thought about getting married and leaving the young lady, she had never considered paying attention to anyone or keeping anyone in mind. Now facing Bai Xi's confession, Dahl felt confused and helpless.

But if I reject him, what should I do if the young lady finds someone else outside the mansion for me in the future? Although I can reject the young lady once or twice, if I always reject her, the young lady will worry about me.

On the other side, Bai Xi also did not sleep all night. He was always worried whether his actions would scare Dale, and he was also worried that Dale would reject him. He lay in bed, tossing and turning, thinking about various possibilities. Sometimes he felt that Dale would definitely not accept him, and sometimes he felt that Dale might have the same feeling about him. This tangled mood made it almost impossible for him to fall asleep, and he fell asleep for a while until dawn.

In the early morning, when the sky was slightly bright, Bayer got up to practice martial arts as usual. But when she got up, she was surprised to find that her sister's eyes were open. She asked worriedly: "Sister, what's wrong with you? Why are your eyes dark? Did you not sleep well last night?"

Dar heard her voice and turned around. "Why aren't you asleep yet? Go to bed quickly. You have to get up early tomorrow."

When she said this, Bayer was confused. "What do you mean I didn't sleep? I'm awake now, and it's already daybreak!"

"Ah? It's dawn." After hearing the sound, Dahl jumped up from the bed and quickly looked out the window, muttering, "Oh, it's really dawn. How come it's dawn?"

Seeing Dar like this, Bayer couldn't help but feel suspicious. She walked to Dar and asked softly, "Sister, you didn't sleep all night, did you?"

Dahl was a little flustered by the question, his eyes were evasive, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment. Seeing this, Bayer was more certain of her guess. She frowned and asked with concern: "Sister, why didn't you sleep all night? Did something happen? Tell me quickly, don't hide it from me."

Dahl knew that she couldn't hide it any longer, but she didn't want to tell Bayer about the embarrassing incident last night, so she could only make up a lie. She pretended to be relaxed and said, "Oh, it's nothing. I just drank two extra cups of strong tea last night. I didn't expect that I couldn't sleep the whole night."

As she spoke, she yawned, as if to prove that what she said was true. "Ha... I feel a little sleepy after talking so much. Go ahead. I'll take a nap first. The prince and princess will have to get up soon." After saying that, she didn't dare to look at Bayer again. She quickly lay down, closed her eyes, and pretended to fall asleep.

Seeing that her sister was about to fall asleep, she didn't want to disturb her too much, but what she didn't expect was that Baixi also had two dark circles under her eyes. She couldn't help but feel puzzled, so she ran to ask Ziya, but Ziya said she didn't know what happened. She thought that maybe it was because she had neglected her sister because she was taking care of Captain Mo during this period, so she didn't want to tell herself if there was anything.

Compared to her complete ignorance, after seeing the dark circles under the two men's eyes, Keremu and Hanguli looked at each other and probably understood what was going on, but they both pretended not to know and did not ask or say anything, letting Baixi and Daer solve it themselves and they would not interfere.

At this time, Aidil, who went to Liancheng to find General Elikuti, came back. He went straight into the Xuanwang Mansion with a stack of confessions. Not long after he arrived, Batur also rushed over.

The three of them were discussing what they had found out in the study. Aidil said, "This is the confession of General Alikuti and the people he escorted with his men. There doesn't seem to be any problem with them." After saying that, he handed the confession to Batur.

Batur took the confession and read it carefully. After a while, he said, "Apart from these, are there any other abrupt things?"

Aidil answered seriously, "I have asked General Alikuti. In addition to the escort, the Shangshu will go to Liancheng once a year to meet with the sellers from the Tang Dynasty. He said that he would make up the balance of the previous year and the deposit for the next year."