After chatting for a while, Bai Lu roughly understood his mother’s experience.
Just like Bai Lu, after losing consciousness on that cruel snowy night, Bai Lin woke up again and found herself in the body of a court official’s daughter, only seventeen years old.
It is said that this girl had been frail and sickly since childhood, rarely going out to meet people. She was a confirmed sickly beauty.
That day, the girl’s condition suddenly worsened. It seemed that she had stopped breathing at one point, and the family had already begun preparing for her funeral. But somehow, she suddenly woke up again, and her body miraculously began to recover.
Of course, from that moment on, this girl’s body housed Bai Lin.
Because this girl seemed to have never been very clear-headed before, even if Bai Lin didn’t recognize anyone and didn’t know anything, no one noticed anything unusual. Even when she mistook her own father, others just thought she was having another episode.
Bai Lu asked and learned that the day Bai Lin crossed over was actually just a few days before Qingming Festival.
Bai Lu couldn’t help but recall the memorial tablets and incense in the ancestral hall. It seemed as if everything was a miraculous coincidence, as if there were a predestined fate at play.
As a qualified mother, Bai Lin cared about Bai Lu’s cause of death. She persistently asked, “You said you died in an accident. What exactly happened?”
Bai Lu didn’t dare to tell her the truth, so he could only beat around the bush, “Um… well, I accidentally fell into the water, and then, cough, died.”
Bai Lin sighed deeply upon hearing this, feeling both heartache and guilt, “It’s all my fault. If I had known, I would have enrolled you in a swimming class. Then you wouldn’t have died at such a young age. Otherwise, you could start learning now. People say it’s never too late to start. Oh, and do you want to learn some self-defense? Look, public security in this era isn’t as good as in modern times. It would be great if you learned some martial arts for self-defense.”
It could only be said that no matter what, a mother was a mother. Even if she transmigrated into a seventeen-year-old beauty, she still nagged the same way.
Bai Lu felt a headache coming on and didn’t dare to say that he could swim. He certainly couldn’t tell her that he grew up to be an underground boxer, making a living by fighting in illegal underground competitions. All he could do was nod along and say, “I’ll learn in the future.”
As they were talking, Geng Qing approached again, looking at Bai Lin strangely and then whispering to Bai Lu, “His Majesty knows you’re here. He just sent someone to look for you. Hurry up and behave yourself. Don’t let anyone find out.”
Bai Lu vaguely felt that he had misunderstood something, but this matter was difficult to explain. Who would believe that a seventeen-year-old girl was the mother of a twenty-year-old man? Unless they were crazy. And Geng Qing seemed to have a relatively normal brain.
Bai Lu could only say, “Don’t worry, it’s just an old friend of mine.”
“Friend?” Geng Qing looked at them suspiciously. “Boyfriend and girlfriend?”
“Ugh! Pure revolutionary friendship!”
Geng Qing shrugged. “I don’t understand what you’re saying, but you should hurry up and go. His Majesty will be angry if you’re late.”
Bai Lu muttered in annoyance, “So troublesome… damn…”
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly saw his mother glaring at him from the side. Bai Lu immediately stopped himself, realizing that swearing wasn’t appropriate, “Uh… being too impatient isn’t good. Let’s walk over slowly.”
Geng Qing: “…”
On the way, Bai Lin couldn’t help but ask, “How did you end up having a relationship with the emperor here? Are you a prince now?”
Feeling taken advantage of in terms of seniority, Bai Lu grumbled, “Of course not. Who would want to be his son? I’ll explain it to you later.”
At the main hall of the banquet, Chu Ya sat in the main seat, bored, listening to several court officials eagerly introduce their outstanding sons. He was about to call Bai Lu over to have something to eat when he noticed Bai Lu entering through the side door. But his attention was drawn to the young girl following him, standing about half a meter away.
This girl had a lovely face, a natural beauty without makeup, even more attractive than those women who were heavily adorned. Her eyes were bright, her posture neither humble nor overbearing, curiously looking around at the surroundings.
Chu Ya couldn’t help but frown, feeling a surge of jealousy.
He had just complained about not wanting to attend the banquet because it was too troublesome, but now he didn’t know where he had picked up this young girl. Not only did he bring her here, but he also dared to bring her in front of him. It had only been three days, and he was already feeling restless. Shouldn’t he give him some discipline so he could understand his current status?
After entering the door, Bai Lu looked around, his gaze stopping only when he saw Chu Ya. He mysteriously waved at him, gesturing for him to come out.
Standing behind Chu Ya, the eunuch noticed everything clearly. He was secretly surprised and didn’t know whether to stop Bai Lu’s behavior. Who could call the emperor out so casually? But when Chu Ya got up without changing his expression, adjusted his clothes, and walked over to Bai Lu, the eunuch didn’t know what to do. Should he follow or not? In the end, he chose to stay put and pretended to be blind, just like usual.
After Chu Ya came over, Bai Lu grabbed his arm and pulled him into the empty room next door, introducing Bai Lin to him solemnly, “Look, this is my mom.”
Chu Ya: “???”
Then Bai Lu turned to Bai Lin and casually pointed at Chu Ya, saying, “And this is my ex-boyfriend.”
Bai Lin: “???”
Bai Lin was shocked and grabbed Bai Lu’s face, pulling it hard. She scolded him sorrowfully, “How can you not behave well without your mom around? How old are you and you’re already in a relationship? Shouldn’t you be focusing on your studies instead?”
Bai Lu covered his face, feeling both aggrieved and wronged, “Mom, I’m twenty-six!”
“Twenty-six…” Bai Lin was taken aback, then realized her mistake, awkwardly turning her head away and smiling apologetically, “Oops, sorry, darling. Mom forgot.”
Bai Lu sighed helplessly, “Anyway, that’s the situation. Chu Ya, even though I don’t know the reason, my mom is here in this world just like us.”
Chu Ya was still stuck on the sentence ‘this is my mom.’ It wasn’t until Bai Lu explained that he reacted suddenly. He looked at the seventeen-year-old girl opposite him, struggled for a few seconds, and finally managed to squeeze out three words with difficulty, “… Auntie, hello.”
Bai Lin was also in a daze, reflexively nodding, “Hello, ex-boyfriend.”
These three words made Chu Ya furrow his brows slightly, looking at Bai Lu with displeasure. He politely explained to Bai Lin, “Auntie, I think there might be a misunderstanding between us. A-Bai and I haven’t broken up, so I am his current boyfriend.”
Before Bai Lin could say anything, Bai Lu, who was already furious, stomped his foot and blurted out, “Mom, don’t listen to his nonsense. We’ve broken up a long time ago! Trust me!”
But now that his biological son’s identity had been lost to Chu Ya’s appearance and demeanor, Bai Lin looked at Chu Ya’s face, then looked at the hidden dragon pattern embroidered on his clothes. She decisively chose to believe Chu Ya, “It can’t be. I think this young man is quite nice. He’s polite and talented. It must be you throwing a tantrum again. I don’t know you that well.”
Bai Lu felt the world was messed up and suffocating. “Mom, I’m your son, how can you take his side?”
Chu Ya, who had been the emperor for two years, quickly understood the situation and sincerely advised, “Auntie, although A-Bai speaks bluntly, he’s not a bad person at heart. He’s just upset with me this time. It’s also my fault. I should be more tolerant and accommodating to him in normal times and tolerate him more.”
Bai Lu clenched his fists, gritting his teeth as he stared at Chu Ya: Why the hell are you pretending to be a good student here?!
If his mother wasn’t there, Bai Lu wanted to rush up and tear off that twisted mouth that distorted the truth.
Moved by Chu Ya’s words, Bai Lin’s eyes were filled with tears of emotion. It was as if she had found a comrade-in-arms to unite with, and she gently patted his hand, sighing, “What a good kid.”
Then she turned to Bai Lu and scolded, “Little Lu, look at you. Such a good son-in-law, and you don’t know how to cherish him. Do you want to remain single forever and become an old bachelor?”
Bai Lu: “Mom, wake up. I’m your son…”
Lmao, deliberately seeking help from mom, Chu Ya is too scheming 🤣🤣