Changshoufang is located in the south of Xishi City and is under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County.
Xue Bai entered the square from the east gate, passed the long cross street in the square to the west, and looked south to see the Chang'an County Government.
However, he followed Xue Gengbo and turned north, turned into an alley, and entered a residential area in Beili.
Xue Guang's house is the first house at the entrance of the alley. From a distance, it looks like a big house. When you get closer, you can see that the original big house has been divided into several houses. The remaining part is less than half the size of Du You's neighbor's house, which is barely Three people entered the hospital.
The arches at the eaves of the roof, the decoration at the cornices, and the stone carvings on the screen all indicate that this place was once home to wealthy officials.
After entering the door, the furnishing style is somewhat similar to that of Liu Jizhai. The emphasis is on "removing the complex and keeping it simple".
There are weeds growing in the courtyard, and there are traces of them that should have been decorated, such as a large water tank; the lobby is empty, and there should be a screen in the middle of the layout; the Duobao shelf is still in the corner, with scattered items on it. There are books, but there are no classics that can be bound into a volume... They may have all been sold.
"Mukuro, wait a moment."
Uncle Xue Geng led Xue Bai into the hall and hurried to the backyard.
Du Wulang saw that he was walking unsteadily and shouted quickly: "Slow down, slow down."
The ceremony door creaked open, and a haggard woman in her forties rushed out with several children, large and small, and asked eagerly: "Rokuro? Is it Rokuro?"
Xue Bai had heard from Xue Gengbo on the way here and knew that this was Mrs. Liu, the mistress of the family.
It is said to be his biological mother.
Her complexion was sallow and her expression was haggard. Some of the elegance and beauty of her youth could still be seen in her demeanor. She was wearing an old narrow-sleeved jacket and long skirt, and she looked quite downcast.
Looking at each other, Xue Bai politely crossed his arms and said with a decent smile on his face: "I am a lost person. I have no memory. It is not clear whether I am the Sixth Master of the Xue Family."
"Not Mukuro?"
Liu Xiangjun was looking at Xue Bai deeply, with ardent expectation in his eyes, but his eyes dimmed quickly after hearing this.
She didn't know what to say for a moment, so she turned to the children behind her and said, "Go and lie down. Don't get hungry easily."
The children were not curious, so they responded feebly and shuffled back to the backyard.
"How could it not be the case?" Xue Gengbo saw that the situation was cold, stepped forward and said with a smile, "It's Liu Lang."
This is the only thing I kept saying over and over again, and no more evidence was found.
Xue Bai looked at Liu Xiangjun and asked, "Has your child been lost?"
It's not like they're looking for relatives, but more like the government is coming to check.
Liu Xiangjun's excitement subsided a lot and he was a little disappointed. He replied: "It has been almost ten years. In the summer of the 24th year of Kaiyuan, my uncle was promoted to the chief of ceremony. Lang Jun took his concubine to Chang'an. After passing Weinan, he was attacked It rained heavily, and we waited for two days before setting off. Unexpectedly, the carriage and horses got stuck in the mud. Everyone was only pushing the cart, but they didn't notice that Liu Lang was missing... I thought I was swept away by the water of the Wei River."
"Was it swept away by the water of the Weihe River?" Xue Bai asked, "Didn't it be robbed by human traffickers?"
"They were robbed by human traffickers." Xue Gengbo said hurriedly: "There were many traders on the official road that day, and they were all business travelers whose journeys were blocked by heavy rain. Someone must have had evil intentions after seeing Liu Lang's pink carvings and jade carvings. At that time, the eldest lady did not believe in people's hearts. It's so dangerous that I mistakenly thought it was swept away by the Wei River."
"That's it." Liu Xiangjun wiped away tears and nodded repeatedly.
Xue Bai asked again: "Is Liu Lang also named Xue Bai?"
Liu Xiangjun shook his head and responded: "Back then, I only had the nickname 'Sickness'."
Sickness means recovery from illness, and is often used as a nickname for frail children. But Xue Bai was slightly surprised by how sincere she was.
Xue Gengbo said: "Madam, Liu Lang now has a name. The single name is '白', which is very elegant."
"Fengya?" Jiaonu snorted coldly.
Du Wulang hurriedly stepped forward to resolve the embarrassment and asked: "Then where was Xue Bai during the past ten years?"
"this……"
Tian Shenyu's ears twitched and she turned her head to look at the courtyard door.
After a while, there was the sound of horse hooves, and a middle-aged man was seen leading the thin horse into the courtyard. It must be Xue Ling.
Xue Ling is about fifty years old, tall and well-dressed, with dull eyes and swollen eye bags, giving people a feeling of emptiness and confusion after drinking too much.
"Alang."
Xue Ling raised his hand and shook it, stopping Xue Gengbo and Liu Xiangjun who came forward to speak, and pointed to his thin horse.
Xue Gengbo hurriedly went to fetch the horse, and was surprised to find that there were biscuits and a bag of corn in the horse sack.
"Madam, Alang is back with food!"
Liu Xiangjun looked happy and said, "Mr. Lang finally got his debt back?"
Xue Ling smiled slightly, looking a little proud, but did not answer. She walked towards Xue Bai in vain and put her hands on Xue Bai's shoulders.
The smell of alcohol hit my nose.
"My Liulang is back." Xue Ling said, "It's good to be back."
Xue Bai was about to speak.
"Shh." Xue Ling smiled and shook her head, loosened her hand, patted the wine bag on her waist, and said, "Liu Lang, please listen to what my father has to say. We will talk to you in the hall."
~~
Several wine bowls were placed on the table.
Xue Ling happily poured two bowls of wine, but Xue Bai, Du Wulang, and Jiao Nu all waved their hands and refused to drink, which was disappointing.
Fortunately, Tian Shenyu was happy to accompany him to drink a few bowls, and Xue Ling became interested.
"What a strong man!"
After raising his bowl and having a drink with Tian Shenyu, Xue Ling said loudly: "You are a hero from Hebei. I grew up in Fanyang. You and I are half fellow villagers."
With one sentence, Tian Shenyu suddenly felt that Xue Xiaolangjun was a very good grandfather, and quickly responded: "Thank you, Mr. Lang, for the wine."
Jiao Nu then folded his arms and snorted coldly.
Xue Ling took a look at this beautiful maid, and his eyes fell on the jade pendant around her waist. He smiled unconsciously, and then he started talking eloquently.
"I was born in the southern ancestral house of the Xue family in Hedong, and I am the queen of the King of Hedong in the Northern Wei Dynasty."
"My grandfather was named Rengui and lived by his name. He conquered the Khitans in the north and conquered Goryeo in the east. He defeated the nine-surnamed Tie Le's 100,000-strong army with three arrows. He was awarded the rank of General Zuo Xiaowei and the governor of Youzhou. Conferred the title of Duke of Pingyang County."
"My uncle is shy and careful in his words. The people call him 'Xue Dingshan'. He defeated the Tubo army of 100,000 people and resisted the Turks. He made great achievements in battle. He was promoted to General Zuo Yulin and attacked the Duke of Pingyang."
"My fifth uncle Xue Chuyu was once an official to Fanyang Jiedushi."
"My cousin Xue Hui is General Zuojin Wuwei..."
By the time the wine was finished, Xue Ling hadn't finished introducing his cousins who served in all corners of the world.
Xue Bai listened silently and took out charcoal chalk and paper to record.
It seems that this is the main thing he came to Xue Ling's house to do.
If you don't ask about kinship and just look at family background, the Xue family is indeed the queen of the general family and has a profound background.
Nowadays, the most prominent one is the eldest brother. Except for Xue Hui, the general of Zuo Jinwu Guard, the brothers are all high-ranking officials in Chang'an and are highly paid. Most of the brothers in the fourth and fifth houses are serving in the army in Fanyang. The second and third houses are more civil servants.
Xue Ling was born in the second family, a commoner. His father, Xue Shenhuo, had a low official position and no family background, so he had not yet had an official status.
Of course, with his life experience, he shouldn't have no options. To be able to fall into this situation, he must be incompetent. Fortunately, my family background is good, and if my descendants live up to their expectations, they will still have a chance to get ahead.
"Anyway, Liulang, don't worry, generations of high-ranking members of the Xue family will never humiliate you!"
At the end, Xue Ling burped and laughed heartily.
The hall fell silent.
Everyone looked around, but it was Xue Ling who was leaning against the railing of the bed, breathing with his mouth open, and actually sat there and fell asleep.
"Is he drunk?"
Although Du Wulang was born in the Du family in Jingzhao, he could still listen to Xue Ling's boasts with great interest, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful at this time.
"The important things haven't been said yet."
Xue Gengbo stooped down and entered the hall, and said with a little embarrassment: "There are a lot of people in the house. Is it okay for Liulang and his brothers to squeeze into the same room?"
After hearing this, Du Wulang realized that the separation from Xue Bai might be just around the corner, and he was extremely reluctant to part with him.
Xue Bai looked at him and asked: "My life experience has not been decided yet, can I go back to Du's house?"
"Ah?" Du Wulang was stunned for a moment, then he felt pleasantly surprised. He nodded vigorously and said, "Of course, you can live here as long as you want!"
Xue Bai then smiled at Xue Gengbo and said, "I will take my leave today."
"But Rokuro, you are..."
"Don't worry, the days are long. If I were really the son of the Xue family, I wouldn't be able to run away."
Xue Gengbo rubbed his hands on his clothes uneasily and looked at Xue Ling, who was already intoxicated. He didn't know what to do for a moment.
Xue Bai had already stood up and walked outside the house.
In the courtyard, Liu Xiangjun rubbed his hands and watched this scene. He was not sure whether this was his son, and he was so confused.
~~
Jiao Nu followed him out of the dilapidated little house, his face looking a little better.
"Let me remind you, even if you want to recognize your relatives, you must first ask the right minister."
"I know." Xue Bai asked, "Do you have money?"
Jiaonu snorted coldly, took out a purse and threw it to him.
Xue Bai took it, but went to a roadside stall to buy a lot of cakes, asked the vendor to help hold them, and returned to Xue's house to give them to Xue Gengbo.
"Mukuro, what is this?"
"There are many children at home, so you should bring some greeting gifts when you come to your home."
"Look what Mukuro said."
Xue Bai didn't bother to argue with him anymore about whether it was Liu Lang's business, so he got on his horse and left Changshoufang.
Horse hooves trampled across the long street, and when we returned to Pingfang, we heard the sound of evening drums again, and the day passed like this.
These days, there are few things to do every day, which makes people slowly appreciate the passage of time.
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In the afterglow of the setting sun, Qinglan was hiding behind the rockery beside the east side hall and wiping her tears.
Suddenly I heard someone behind me ask: "What are you doing here?"
"ah?"
Qing Lan turned around and saw Xue Bai standing there, with a gentle and elegant temperament, like the breeze in a pine forest. She couldn't help but be stunned.
"You, why are you back?"
"Huh? Where else would we go?" Xue Bai said, "Even if we recognize our relatives, we won't be able to move there on the same day."
Qinglan smiled and asked, "Then have you found a home?"
Xue Bai shook his head and said, "We still need to think about it."
"consider?"
Qinglan was quite confused about this word, and was about to ask more questions when she saw that Jiaonu was already walking this way.
"Do me a favor." Xue Bai whispered: "I need to get rid of her for a while and give her something to eat for dinner."
"Yes." Qinglan nodded, "By the way, someone gave you a gift, a small box of pastries..."
~~
At night, Xue Bai sat in front of a candle lamp and flipped through a book. He turned to look at Jiao Nu and saw that her expression was a little solemn, so he gave her a puzzled look.
"snort."
Jiaonu still supports himself.
There was a knock on the door.
Xue Bai turned over a page of the book and said calmly: "Open the door."
Jiao Nu got up with some difficulty and opened the door.
Xue Bai looked sideways and noticed that her feet under her robe were a little shy when walking.
But the Du sisters were outside the door, each holding a few books in their hands. Qing Lan and Qu Shui followed them holding lanterns.
"Send some books to Xue Bai." Du Jin said with a faint smile.
After entering the room, she placed the book in her hand on Xue Bai's desk.
Xue Bai picked it up and looked at it. He first saw a copy of "Qie Yun" and couldn't help but said: "I need this book just in time. Er Niang came to me just in time."
Du Jin glanced at Du Wei and said, "Sister, I went to look for it after I heard you said that you were worried about writing poems and rhymes in the examination hall. You should know that the Imperial Examination Center in the Tang Dynasty has extremely strict requirements on meter."
"Did you find it specially?" Du Wei whispered: "I happened to see it and bought it."
Xue Bai only turned to the first page and asked: "How to pronounce this character?"
"However, the pearls are still smooth, and the rainbow jade is still flawed." Du Jin took a look, recited it in a low voice, and said: "Jie, when pronounced as 'tears', it refers to the knots on the silk. The so-called 'jade has flaws, The silk has its charm."
Jiaonu snorted coldly, gritted his teeth, and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, saying: "Hey, if you want to talk about the Xue family, why bother pretending?"
"Okay, don't pretend." Du Jin raised his head, showing off his slender white neck, and asked Xue Bai, "Are you Xue Ling's son?"
Xue Bai took his time and talked about today's events in detail.
Jiao Nu finally couldn't bear it anymore and turned around and walked out.
"I'll carry the lantern for you." Qinglan quickly followed.
"Ah."
"Madam, Mr. Xue, please speak while I go watch." Qu Shui said and ran away in a hurry.
Du Wei was a little worried and asked: "Will she complain to the right minister?"
"Accuse her that she is a glutton and ate a few extra pieces of rice cake?"
Touhua Ci is made of red beans and glutinous rice. Mrs. Guo Guo sent someone to give it to Xue Bai today. It is said that when making it, you need to filter out the bean skin in the bean paste to make bean paste, and grind the glutinous rice cake into semi-transparent. It can vaguely reflect the flower shape of the bean paste.
Qinglan had long noticed that Jiaonu liked such delicate sweets and gave her more.
Xue Bai took his time and continued the topic: "It can be seen that Xue Ling accepted me as his son because he accepted the money. This person is quite unreliable. He may have spent all the money and did not tell Mrs. Liu the truth. They can’t even match their rhetoric.”
"I told you that I had been searching for many days but couldn't find any clues. How come my grandpa suddenly found a relative for you?" Du Wei was a little anxious and quickly explained, "My second sister and I didn't know about this in advance. You can leave." Later we heard that the second sister had a quarrel with Grandpa."
"Sister." Du Jin interrupted Du Wei and asked Xue Bai calmly, "Are you sure it's a fake?"
"Fake." Xue Bai said.
There was something he didn't tell the Du sisters.
In fact, the name "Xue Bai" was used by him in his previous life. In this life, he still doesn't know his last name, so he is the Xue family in Hedong.
Unless the Lord of Hell made a mistake when drawing the book of life and death, the person with the same name and surname was mistaken.
"Donggong found my life experience based on my surname." Xue Bai said with a smile: "It's time for me to stop causing trouble to Longyou soldiers."
"The reaction is not very fast." Du Jin had already guessed. Hearing this, the corner of his mouth slightly raised, with some sarcasm, and a little bit of revenge-like joy, and said: "If you were an ant, it would be easier for him to just step on it. But if you are A ferocious beast, he can only throw a piece of meat to lure you away."
"That's the truth."
In the power struggle, only interests mattered. When Xue Bai was still a small figure, it was easiest to arrange for a few people to bury him alive. But now, he has made Dong Gong realize that it is troublesome to get rid of him, and there are more benefits to wooing him.
Li Heng is a mature politician who doesn't care about emotions and won't be influenced by grudges. He can rationally make the most beneficial choice every time.
Oh, this matter may not have come from his personal instruction. It may have been done by the ministers who were close to the East Palace. They could arrange for a father and son to recognize each other, which would alleviate the immediate trouble.
unimportant. As a political force, the East Palace will only become more mature and rational.
Xue Bai took out a piece of paper from his arms and placed it on the case.
A relationship table is drawn on the top of the paper, and a map is drawn on the bottom.
"Xue Na, the old commander of Longyou; Xue Hui, the general of the Jinwu Guard; Wang Haibin, the vanguard general; Wang Zhongsi, the prince's sworn brother; Huangfu Weiming, the prince's friend; and Du Hope, the governor of Shanzhou. Among them, some people arranged for dead soldiers and caused trouble, and some helped to end it .Is the relationship clear?”
Du Jin nodded.
Xue Bai pointed to the map below and said: "It can be seen that the dead soldiers are hiding in this area. I visited them, so they realized that they need to feed me meat."
"Then what do we do?"
"Don't worry, they will throw the chips in their hands only when they have them. On the other hand, if they do throw them out, I will still be just a nobody." Xue Bai said, "Calm down and wait for them to bid..."
