In Bai's lobby.
"Your name is Yan?"
Bai Yan looked at Shui Yan with confusion on his face.
"The surname is Zou and the given name is Xing, now it is changed to Yan!"
Shui Yan replied.
Then he slowly told the story of being chased by his enemies on the way. In order to survive to Qin State, he has now changed his name to Yan.
In the lobby.
After listening to Shui Yan's words, the Bai clan members realized that no wonder this man was in such a miserable state.
Next comes the inquiry.
Bai Yan asked about Zou and some things from fifteen years ago according to his memory.
During the whole process, Shui Yan only occasionally showed signs of thinking, but otherwise he answered fluently. Bai Yan even said something that was not true on purpose, but Shui Yan saw through it.
See this.
Bai Yan looked at Bai Zhong and indicated Shui Yan's identity, there was no problem.
Next to Bai Yan, two middle-aged men who were also kneeling looked at each other and frowned slightly.
Apparently the boy's identity was confirmed, which was not a good thing for them.
Above the lobby.
Bai Zhong didn't look good when he saw Bai Yan's eyes.
After all, Bai Yan never told him about this matter.
But at this time, Bai Zhong also understood that this was not the time to care about those things.
"Master Zou now?"
Looking at the young man, Bai Zhong thought for a while and asked.
Although he was very dissatisfied with this marriage, after all, he had already decided to betroth his granddaughter Bai Junzhu to a prominent family in Qin.
But he was dissatisfied, and as an elder, he naturally still had the proper etiquette.
"I was falsely accused by my enemies and imprisoned, now deceased!"
Shui Yan looked at the old man asking and replied.
In fact, when entering the lobby, not to mention that he was not Zou Xing, even if Zou Xing himself was here, he could tell at a glance that the people of the Bai family in front of him did not welcome his arrival.
But think about it.
Although he didn't know who Bai Yan's daughter was, he just accidentally took a look and found that most of the Bai family's women were of beautiful appearance, and two of them were even more stunning. I'm afraid it would be rare even in Linzi, Qi State.
Plus Bai's identity.
Presumably, ordinary noble families would not be able to catch the attention of the Bai family. It is said that the Zou family has been in decline for a hundred years after Zou Ji, and is not a famous family in Qi State.
He looked at the women out of the corner of his eye.
This is Shui Yan once again experiencing what it means to be a nobleman.
Because of their noble status, a man can marry a beautiful woman, and even the most unworthy can have a concubine. Therefore, most of his descendants are handsome men and beautiful women.
In addition, people from the gentry clan are powerful and do not need to be exposed to wind and rain, so the women of the gentry clan are much richer than those from ordinary families. This is a natural advantage that few women from ordinary people's families can compare with.
No wonder all the men in the world want to marry a noble woman as their wife.
But this time he was.
He is not here to get a wife. It doesn't matter how beautiful Bai's woman is, it has nothing to do with him.
"So, isn't the Zou family already in decline?"
"Obviously more than that. Since they are being hunted, it is obvious that the Zou family of Qi State has probably..."
As Shui Yan finished speaking, the Bai clan members who were watching the excitement began to make noises. He didn't pay any attention to Shui Yan in the lobby.
Even Bai Zhong, who had asked just now, looked surprised when he heard Shui Yan's words.
On the other side, the two men beside Bai Yan looked at Shui Yan with dissatisfied expressions on their faces.
According to that.
Are you the only one left in the Zou family?
Just like this, I have no status, no background, no background, and you still want to marry me, a girl from the Bai family?
"I am too talkative!"
Bai Zhong shook his head and sighed.
However, Bai Zhong discovered that the young man did not look pitiful, and was still neither humble nor arrogant.
This made Bai Zhong very curious. If it were anyone else, he would probably have started crying miserably at this time.
This young man surprised him a bit.
"It's been a long journey, why don't you go down and rest first? The house has prepared a room for you."
Bai Zhong thought for a while and said to Shui Yan.
Accompanying Bai Zhong's words.
Not to mention the two old women beside Bai Zhong, the three Bai Yan brothers all held their breaths and looked at Shui Yan uneasily.
Because they were afraid that the young man would mention the engagement in the next moment.
"Thank you!"
Shui Yan cupped his hands and said.
Until this moment, those people from the Bai family who had been worried about it all breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
After all, the boy's appearance was so sudden that they didn't have time to think of a way to deal with it.
In the lobby.
Watching the young man leave with his servants.
Bai Junzhu, who had always been among cousins, now looked at his father and mother with beautiful eyes.
When Bai Yan and the woman saw this scene, they felt a little guilty in their eyes. But he signaled to reassure him.
Bai Yan hasn't spoken yet.
Other people's voices sounded in the lobby.
"Father, this son is not worthy of me, the Bai family, nor is he worthy of Junzhu!"
"Father, I, the Bai family, might be able to offer you a thousand pieces of gold to help him leave Qin!"
The two men who spoke were the two men who had been kneeling next to Bai Yan, Uncle Bai and Bai Ji.
Both of them are Bai Yan's half-brothers.
At this moment, listening to the words of his eldest brother and fourth brother, Bai Yan regretted and looked at his father, Bai Zhong.
"Father, what should we do now?"
Bai Yan asked, prepared to be scolded. In his heart, he would rather be reprimanded by his father than really let his eldest daughter Junzhu marry the young man just now.
However, the expected rage and reprimand did not come. Bai Yan looked at his father with a puzzled look on his face, as if he was thinking about something.
Bai Junzhu and her sister Bai Yingxue came to their mother Xue's side at some unknown time, and also looked at their grandfather Bai Zhong.
"Don't you see that the young man's trip is not just for marriage!"
Before Bai Zhong could speak, the old woman beside Bai Zhong spoke to Bai Yan and others.
Bai Zhong couldn't help but turn his head when he heard his wife's words.
Only then did Bai Zhong realize that not only he had noticed, but his two wives had also noticed that the purpose of the young man coming to the Bai family was probably not for marriage.
If he really came here for the purpose of marriage, I was afraid that he would have already become angry or proposed marriage.
"Then why did he come?"
"Isn't it about the engagement?"
The descendants of the Bai family whispered.
Even the Bai Yan couple, Bai Junzhu, and Bai Yingxue looked at their grandmother with some confusion.
"Mr. Bai hasn't had visitors for too long. I'm going to check on the servants and clean up the room!"
Under everyone's gaze, the old woman did not say anything to explain, but stood up to leave.
But when she stood up, the old woman looked at Bai Yan, Bai Yan's wife Xue, Bai Junzhu, and Bai Yingxue.
"You guys are going with me too!"
...
In the guest room.
The servants have prepared buckets.
Shui Yan was not polite, took a bath, and put on the clothes Bai had prepared for him.
Then wash the clothes you changed and dry them in the room.
Although the clothes are very shabby, they were bought for him with his annual salary by his brother who was far away in Qi State.
Now in Qin State, I don't know what year or month it will be when I see my brother next time, so no matter how old or worn the clothes are, Shui Yan doesn't want to throw them away like this.
After drying the clothes.
Shui Yan asked his servant for a piece of cloth and pen and ink.
When Shui Yan was a child, he always believed that pen and ink were the product of future generations.
Only when he grew up did he realize that the craftsmanship, forging, and culture of this era were far beyond his imagination.
Just like the writing brush, it has actually existed since the Spring and Autumn Period. At first it was called 'Fan Duo', later it was introduced to the Yan State and was called 'Fu', and when it was introduced to the Chu State it was called 'Xing'.
In the Qin State, it was called 'Bi'.
"He asked for pen and ink?"
In the corridor, the person speaking was none other than Bai Yan.
After hearing what the servant said, not to mention Bai Yan, even Xue and Bai Junzhu looked puzzled.
After the young man took a bath, he asked for pen and ink?
The old woman next to Mr. Bai Zhu was also frowning slightly at this moment.
"Go and take a look first before talking."
Although she didn't understand, the old woman didn't ask too much and continued walking to the guest room.
Seeing this, Bai Yan and the other three quickly followed behind.
