Bai Pingfu's funeral was not grand.
Langya City is not covered in white.
They only hung plain banners in Bai's old house. They did not entertain relatives and friends, nor did they welcome guests. They were extremely low-key.
Of course, many people understand the reason for this low profile - the pillars are broken and the situation is irreversible. The famous family that was once famous in Yue Kingdom has to keep a low profile.
Without the power of a moment of overwhelming power, how can we match the momentum of a moment of overwhelming power?
Wen Juanying, the mistress of the Bai family, was sitting in the study room where her husband was alive, sitting on the chair where her husband died... She was wrapped in linen and her face looked sad, but she did not shed tears.
All the tears that should be shed have been shed in the past days.
After the death of her husband Bai Pingfu and before the return of her son Bai Yuxia, she must support the family. And she did everything really well.
At this moment, her eyes were filled with more worries.
Her son has changed a lot, and she doesn't know whether it is for good or bad.
Ever since he was young, Bai Yuxia has always been that kind of 'other people's child', good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Swords, guns, and sticks, all of which are skillful. Morality and etiquette are praised by everyone. He can be called an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs and is flawless.
As he himself said in court, Bai Pingfu had asked him to be loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and diligent since he was a child, and he had indeed never slacked off.
At the Battle of the Yellow River, he was defeated by Xiang Bei with his fists. After the Battle of the Mountains and Seas, the gap between him and Ge Fei became wider and wider.
She saw her son's almost masochistic efforts and his restless anxiety, and felt anxious in her heart.
That little letter about traveling far away made Pingfu furious and made many people laugh, but she was relieved in her heart.
My son has all kinds of personality, appearance, talents and talents. At an age when he should be wearing a lot of clothes, he doesn't have much youthful vigor. His words and deeds are dignified and polite, and he has integrity. She has been trapped in the framework of "Bai's beautiful son", and her life has become the way her husband described it. Every day is hard.
Although she loved her husband, she loved her son even more.
In fact, she knew that her husband didn't feel sorry for his son and missed him. I had quarreled with her several times, hoping that she would write a letter to persuade her son to come back, but I couldn't help but say it straight...and she pretended not to understand.
In her husband's eyes, he sees the Bai family's long-term future and the Yue Kingdom for thousands of years. What he sees is the dangerous undercurrent under the peaceful situation, which is the so-called responsibility and the so-called commitment. So he will continue to put pressure on his son, hoping that Yuxia will become a better person.
But she just wants her son to have an easier life. It's not that powerful, and it doesn't matter.
But after the husband died, the son could no longer relax...
The first thing his son did when he returned to China was to pay filial piety and go to court.
The first thing his son did when he came to court was to officially start Pingfu's funeral.
Many people in the clan feel that at this time, the Bai family needs a grand funeral to maintain the Bai family's dignity.
It was Bai Yuxia who stood up to all odds and demanded that everything should be simple and low-key.
She didn't quite understand her son's decision, but she supported it unreservedly. Letting Bai Yuxia take charge of the family was exactly what Pingfu wanted during his lifetime. No matter what the outcome is, she is willing to bear it with her son.
However, at this moment, her son knelt in front of her and slowly said to her: "I want to leave here."
Wen Juanying couldn't understand.
Although her husband Bai Pingfu died, the Bai family suffered heavy losses. But the Langya Bai family can't say that it will never recover from this.
As a famous family in the country of Yue, the Bai family's accumulation over the years will not be erased overnight.
There is still one elder in the family who has the ability to cultivate in the divine realm.
The Bai family has old friends all over the world, and she, Wen Juanying, also has blood from the Yue royal family.
It should be said that this family can still survive and has enough foundation to survive until the next person to support the family appears. It can support Bai Yuxia's growth.
But Bai Yuxia wants to give up all this.
"Tell your mother," Wen Juanying said slowly, "Is it because you were wronged in the court? It is normal for the world to be cold and cold... When your father failed in the Meteor Fairy Forest, there was no one there. Have you been asking about it for a long time?"
Bai Yuxia's unfulfilled accountability in the court had already spread among the upper echelons of the Yue Kingdom. Many people regard it as a manifestation of political naivety on the part of Bai's legitimate son. Of course she, Wen Juanying, also knew this, but she believed that her son was naturally smart and that with a little guidance, he would naturally be able to understand the political game after taking charge of the family for a period of time.
"The mother still regards her son as her child, but since the father is dead, the son is the father. How can the son have any innocence?" Bai Yuxia shook his head: "Who can live in this world without being wronged? The Duke of Chuhuai still has On a day when he endures humiliation behind closed doors, when the Marquis of Qi Wu'an is still wanted by the whole world, is his son a great person? How can he not bear the slightest grievance?"
"My son returned to China this time to give an explanation to his father and to support the family."
He put his hands on his knees, like a jade statue: "But staying here... there is no hope."
Wen Juanying said sadly: "Although the Bai family is in decline, my son is extremely talented. How can you say there is no hope here?"
Bai Yuxia said solemnly: "From the perspective of the Bai family, of course there is no problem with what mother said. From the Bai family alone... No matter how treacherous and powerful Zhang Linchuan is, there is no reason for his father to die. The country of Yue is not Wei. country, not Dan country, we have made preparations in advance."
"You mean..." Wen Juanying frowned: "Then Ge Fei deliberately sat back and watched his father in danger, and the Ge family wanted to swallow up my Bai family?"
Bai Yuxia said: "This matter is of great importance. There is no evidence and we cannot talk nonsense. But I think all the smart people in the world will have some guesses."
There was no surprised expression on Wen Juanying's face. She was obviously one of the 'smart people', but she just lowered her eyes and said: "If this is really the case, my son must be more cautious and forbearing, and should not alert the snake to the grass. yes."
Bai Yuxia shook her head: "No."
Although he was kneeling, he still had a sense of excellence and said seriously: "Ge Fei's current official official position is that of the censor of the right capital, the second-ranking figure in the imperial court. The censor of the left capital always obeys the emperor's orders. , and will not interfere with his power. However, his son has been concentrating on spiritual practice and has not officially entered the officialdom. This is because he is not as powerful as him. "
"Ge Fei took Yin Xiang as his teacher, and I have inherited the Bai family's education since I was a child. The Ge family is at the top of the sky, and the Bai family is about to have a storm...the situation is not as good as it is."
"Since his journey to the Mountain and Sea Realm, Ge Fei's cultivation speed has been rapid. Now he has become a god. He can even fight Zhang Linchuan without dying... My son is far incomparable. What he loses is his strength and the foreseeable future."
He said that he was not good at everything, but there was no despair in his eyes. He just looked at the reality objectively and faced the cruelty calmly: "If I want to fight against Ge Fei, I will hit the stone with an egg, and there is no chance of winning. If Ge Fei If you want to swallow up my Bai family, only Bai family has no power to fight back. My mother looks at today's Bai family, she still has a wealth of wealth, a warehouse full of grain, and luxuriant leaves and branches... My son looks at it, but it's just a bubble, just the glimmer of a candle. .”
Wen Juanying originally wanted to say that if that day comes, I can go to the palace to beg the emperor, and the royal family will not ignore the Bai family. But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again. Because she suddenly figured out why the first thing Bai Yuxia did when she returned to China was to go to court with filial piety, and why she was so ignorant in the court.
If the Bai family today has any value, it is nothing more than a check and balance on the Ge family. It is the future of Bai Yuxia, who was once the pride of Ge Fei.
And Bai Yuxia has already shown it all.
Bai Yuxia had already given up everything at the first moment, and had already stepped onto the gambling table as soon as possible. With the image of a fledgling and reckless family member, he was so angry and ignorant in the court of Yue Kingdom - if the emperor was willing to support He checks and balances Ge Fei, and he is willing to be the one standing in front of the stage. He is willing to rush forward mindlessly and bump forward.
But the emperor has fallen silent.
If her blood relationship could affect the emperor, why would she need to enter the palace?
Now that the emperor has an attitude, what's the use of her entering the palace?
She had to admit that her son thought further than she did and was more mature than she imagined. But this kind of maturity makes a mother heartache.
Bai Yuxia continued: "When Gong Zhiliang said he was not close to me, he meant that he would not stand on our side no matter what. Even Gong Zhiliang was like this, and no one in the civil and military dynasties could rely on him. If he continues to fight, he will only get his own way. Humiliation. As for Your Majesty... Of course he will give me some sweetness, coax me, give my father and the Bai family a little glory, and let us continue to hold on. This is the so-called emperor's art, but for the Bai family, there is no significance.
Without real support, no matter how hard I struggled, I could not escape from Ge Fei's oppression. No matter how hard I try, the most I can do is delay the time of failure... I can't be Ge Fei's opponent now. It's impossible for the Bai family to compete with the Ge family anymore. I have no choice but to jump out of here. "
At this moment, the entire Bai family's old house is in the atmosphere of a funeral. People are mourning, crying, and people are coming and going in a hurry. But in the study of the head of the Bai family, the most talented person in the current generation of the Bai family, the next de jure head of the Bai family, has already made up his mind to leave.
Facing the Langya Bai clan, which once represented endless glory, he just waved his hand.
When there are still quite a few chips in hand, not everyone can see the result clearly, and not everyone has the courage to abandon this round.
Wen Juanying looked at her son, but she didn't say many words. In the end, she just said: "How are you going to leave?"
Bai Yuxia said: "The friend who accompanied me back to Yue State has left. Therefore, Marquis Wu'an of Qi State wrote a letter to me, asking me to go to Nanxia to relax and learn Taoism. This letter contains hidden information and Ge Fei should have seen it. I went and will not come back."
"My son has made good friends outside." Wen Juanying said sadly: "It seems you were right to run away from home."
Bai Yuxia slowly lowered her body and put her forehead to the ground: "I can't take my mother away, because Ge Fei may not trust me. I can't leave with you."
"Silly boy." Wen Juanying brushed the account book on the desk and smiled: "I can't even leave with you. This is my country, this is my home. My mother has to protect it for your father. This family property is waiting for you to come back."
Bai Yuxia raised her head: "After I leave, the Bai family has no way out, and there is no possibility of fighting against the Ge family. On the contrary, all the relatives and elders are safe. Even the days will be more tense and the money will be tighter. This Langya City will no longer be able to fight against the Ge family. Let the Bai family make the decision...it’s a pain for my mother.”
Wen Juanying looked at Bai Yuxia across the desk, feeling that the child was still very close, yet seemed to be far away.
But when the children grow up, there will always be this day, right?
She said with some sourness: "No matter how bad the Bai family is, they are still getting better and better. No matter how badly the family business collapses, the blood of the Wen family is still flowing in my mother's body. My mother has no good clothes and good food at home, so why are you suffering? What is suffering is that you are out there. Living in the open air, fighting through thorns and thorns outside. No matter how good your friends are, it’s hard to live under someone else’s roof..."
Bai Yuxia didn't say this. He rushed back to Yue State all night. So far, he hasn't shed a single tear. He only said slowly: "The emperor thought he could control the Ge family and manipulate Ge Fei arbitrarily, so he didn't care and even condoned it. Or maybe His old man has more plans and higher-level thinking... But 'Fei' is the evil in the world, and it is not easy. Ge Fei is no longer the same Ge Fei before, and I am not the innocent Bai Yuxia who can continue. Let's wait and see. .”
Requiem laments were still being sung outside.
That song sings——
“Three souls are gone, seven souls are gone.
Who in the world has no relatives?
A cry, a cry of pain.
Come and go naked.
The fate of this life is over, and the road in front of the mountain is cut off.
The mountains don't turn, but the water can. The gurgling tears in my eyes sing for those who are leaving.
Sing that mountain, the mountain is too high. Sing that water, the water is too far away.
Sing a line that I won’t see you in this life!
The living or the dead, who is more regretful..."
In the study room with elegant furnishings, Wen Juanying quietly listened to a Vietnamese lament. The son who had always made her proud and worried about her had disappeared.
Not long after, footsteps approaching quickly were heard outside the study, and the housekeeper's voice rang out: "Mistress, the palace has sent a funeral ceremony and a posthumous title for the master."
Wen Juanying only said: "I know."
I had no intention of welcoming him personally.
After a while, another servant came to report: "Yin Xiangfeng sent a piece of writing, which was written by Yin Xiang himself, saying 'safety in the family home'..."
Wen Juanying in the study asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"
The servant replied: "I didn't say anything."
Wen Juanying was silent for a moment, but still only said: "I know!"
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The growth and decline of vegetation is the natural principle.
Birth, old age, illness and death are common human events.
Someone also passed away in Linzi City, and they were also members of a famous family, and the funeral was also low-key... No, the funeral of the Bao family was almost silent, and it cannot be described as low-key. It seems that everyone wishes not to know.
Of course, given Bao's family status, no matter how low-key the prince's death was, people who should know would never ignore it.
Bao Zhongqing, the second son of the Bao family, died in Zhang Linchuan's disaster.
As for why Zhang Linchuan's replacement, Lei Zhanqian, had been dead for a long time, and Bao Zhongqing just died. It was naturally the treacherous Zhang Linchuan who gave Bao Zhongqing a chronic and highly toxic poison.
Jiang Wang, the Marquis of Wu'an, investigated the disappearance of Lin Youxie, the Qingpai head catcher, and it became known to the whole world. What people don't know is that because of his comradeship and classmate friendship with Jiang Wang, Bao Zhongqing worked tirelessly to get involved and find out the truth. I went to Lushuang County in person several times to investigate many doubtful points. Therefore, Zhang Linchuan saw the opportunity and secretly committed murder.
It's really a pity that God is jealous of talented people and a famous family.
"In other words, Bao Zhongqing died because of me, and died in order to exterminate the evil cult leader Linchuan?"
In the house of Marquis Wu'an, Marquis Wu An, who had just returned home, was half-leaning on his desk, with one hand seemingly inadvertently covering the corners of his eyes, supporting the face that had been selected for Linzi's beauty list...
How superficial!
He, Jiang Wang, is just a little younger, a little stronger in cultivation, a little higher in title, and a little more famous.
In terms of looks alone, how can one be considered a handsome man? ?
Unexpectedly, they only ranked among the top five beauties in Linzi, after Li Zhengshu, Chong Xuanzun, Jiang Wuxie, and Ji Zhaonan.
These girls and wives in Linzi are so superficial!
Jiang Wuxie was on the list because of his status as a prince, let alone him.
Ji Zhaonan was just trying to sell him, but Zhong Xuanzun was just showing off. Especially Li Zhengshu, how old is he! Still ranked first? Yulangjun is almost becoming Grandpa Yu, he is so old.
The aesthetics of women in Qi State is really open to question!
Zhongxuansheng was very unhappy with the newly released list of Lao Shizi's most beautiful men, and felt very sorry that the world had not been able to appreciate his fatness, so it was difficult for him to speak in a good tone: "Yes, Bao Zhongqing treats you like this, loves you so deeply, and even does it for you. You die. If you don't participate in his funeral, you, Jiang Qingyang, will definitely get a reputation as unkind and unjust!"
Thank you to the book friend "Huainan Youzhi" for becoming the leader of this book. This is the 362nd alliance for the Sky Patrol!
I was so dizzy when I wrote "Crane Towering to the Sky" that I forgot to thank Huai Meng, which I really shouldn't have done.
Come on, give me a hug.
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I estimate that the normal update schedule will be restored the day after tomorrow.
Of course it will still be 10pm tomorrow~
Good night everyone!
(End of chapter)
