Night. In Bai Baiyu's mansion, Bai Yan, who had not rested since he woke up, finally breathed his last after Ying Kan left.
After sending Yingkan away, he returned to the main hall with Bai Yu. Just as he entered, Bai Yan saw Bai Zhong and others.
"Father!" Bai Yu, as a member of the Bai family, saw Bai Zhong and stepped forward directly to salute him. Bai Zhong nodded, and then together with Uncle Bai, Bai Yan and others, they looked at the young man behind Bai Yu.
Not to mention the complicated looks of Bai Zhong, Bai Bo, Bai Yan and others, the two sisters Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue were looking at the young man at a loss.
From a descendant of a down-and-out noble clan, he later changed his name to Bai Yan. They watched with their own eyes as the boy agreed to break off the engagement and then enlisted in the army. In the past two years, he had gone from being a soldier step by step, relying on his achievements in each battle, to becoming a general and a member of the Qin State today. General.
And now. But they finally understood that the young man was not a descendant of the down-and-out noble clan at all. Not at the beginning. Although I didn't understand why the young man knew so many things about the Zou family, the only thing that was certain was that the young man was not Zou Xing at all.
Among the sisters, Bai Yingxue, the younger sister, looked at the young man with curiosity. The scene of her martial arts competition with the young man in the Bai family came to mind. She was full of doubts. Who is this young man in front of her?
Since it's not Zou Xing, then it depends on the young man's martial arts and ability to lead troops in battle. Bai Yingxue guessed based on what she learned. She had a hunch that although this boy was not Zou Xing, he must be from another famous family. He must have encountered something and was forced to hide it.
This can also explain why the young man happily agreed to break off the engagement with his eldest sister! He must have been taught by his elders when he was a nobleman, so that although the young man was down and out, he still maintained a gentleman's demeanor.
Otherwise, if it were someone else, how could he agree so easily when he saw the eldest sister and was pretending to be her? It would be better if he didn't stalk her.
That must be it! With the thoughts in her heart, Bai Yingxue stood behind Bai Yan at the moment, looking at the young man who had yielded to her when he was competing with swords, and who had yielded to her when he found out that she was doing bad things. With the analysis, he had already made up the mind about the young man who met him when he was young. Unexpected events forced him to come to Qin in the end.
In the main hall. Under the gaze of Bai Zhong and others, after Bai Yu finished the ceremony, Bai Yan slowly took a step forward.
"Greetings to Mr. Bai!" In full view of everyone, Bai Yan stood beside Bai Yu, raised his hand, and saluted Bai Zhongji.
When the words rang out, Bai Yan was even prepared to be questioned and even ridiculed. However, to Bai Yan's surprise, Bai Zhong nodded slowly after seeing him perform the ceremony.
"Bai Yan, you are injured, so there is no need to be polite." Bai Zhong said softly with a slight smile, as if looking at a junior.
When Bai Yan heard this, he was very surprised. He slowly raised his head and looked at Bai Zhong. From the word "Bai Yan" in Bai Zhong's words just now!
It was not difficult for Bai Yan to hear that the Bai family did not mind continuing to let him appear in the eyes of the world with the surname Bai.
Think of this. Bai Yan looked at Uncle Bai and Bai Ping calmly, and saw the kind eyes of the father and son. Then he also saw Bai Yan's melancholy face, which seemed a little dissatisfied, but there was no objection. Bai Yan seemed Guess what.
Dinner is naturally served at Bai's. What Bai Yan had guessed before did not happen. He should still eat and drink.
Due to Bai Yan's injury, there was some inconvenience. After Bai Yu's instructions, he ate something and got up to rest.
And as night falls. After watching Bai Yan leave, Bai Yingxue, who had been silent, finally couldn't help but look at the eldest sister beside her.
"Sister, I suddenly thought of something!" Bai Yingxue said softly. Bai Junzhu, who had been distracted tonight, instinctively turned his head to look at Bai Yingxue when he heard his younger sister's words.
In Bai Junzhu's eyes, Bai Yingxue whispered the things and speculations that she had just suddenly remembered. Her original intention was to enlighten her eldest sister Bai Junzhu, hoping that she would not be so sad. Although she didn't know the origin of that young man at the moment, he was definitely better than Zou Xing. not bad.
After finishing speaking, Bai Yingxue blinked and looked at her eldest sister with a clear look. Bai Yingxue originally thought that after she finished speaking, her eldest sister would be surprised, but then she looked at her with surprise. Even her father and mother also looked at her. It will dawn on you.
But now. Bai Yingxue suddenly discovered that the eldest sister didn't look surprised at all. How is this going?
Bai Yingxue was a little confused. In Bai Yingxue's confused eyes, Bai Junzhu glanced at his father, uncle and others not far away.
"Father and the others have already guessed it! So..." Bai Junzhu said, looking at the impossible expression of his younger sister Bai Yingxue, before Bai Junzhu could explain, he heard his mother's voice.
"Junzhu, the medicinal soup has been boiled. Go and deliver it to him!" Mrs. Xue ordered. After saying this, she asked the maid who had just come to take Bai Junzhu to get the medicinal soup.
After Bai Junzhu glanced at his mother, he saw his little sister's astonished pretty face, and stood up gently without any further explanation.
In the night. Bai Yan returned to the room and watched the maid who lit the candle leave. Not long after he knelt in front of the wooden table, he heard a knock on the door.
When Bai Yan opened the door, he saw Bai Junzhu standing outside the door.
"Mom asked me to bring medicinal soup!" Bai Junzhu looked at the young man in front of him, lowered his head slightly, and said softly.
Bai Yan heard this and looked at the herbal soup in Bai Junzhu's hand.
"Thank you!" Bai Yan expressed his gratitude to Bai Junzhu, then turned slightly to let Bai Junzhu enter the room.
The dim candlelight in the large room floated and swayed slightly with the breeze outside the door, which also caused the walls in the room to alternate between dark and bright.
In front of wooden table. Bai Junzhu held the wooden plate and bent down to place it on the small table. Under the dim candlelight, it was quiet except for the faint chirping of insects outside the door. The atmosphere of a man and a woman alone made Bai Junzhu a little nervous. Looking at the boy next to her, she didn't know his origin or even his name.
Bai Junzhu, who was born into a noble family and was very smart when he was young. When he grew up, he was admired by many scholars. For the first time, he was not as steady as before. Instead, he was so nervous that he felt at a loss. He quietly grabbed the corner of his clothes with his delicate hands.
"I~...I have been to Qi State!" Bai Junzhu lowered his head, not daring to look at the young man. Even Bai Junzhu didn't know why he, who had been praised by others for being generous and decent since he was a child, was so panicked at this moment.
When he said this, it was no exaggeration to say that Bai Junzhu almost exhausted all his courage. But thinking of the young man in front of him, Bai Junzhu didn't want to know anything. She was not another woman from the noble family, let alone anyone else. Her name was Bai Junzhu.
inside the room. Bai Yan looked at Bai Junzhu who lowered his head slightly, and naturally saw the nervous look on his little hands and noticed the slightly red eyes.
"I'm not Zou Xing!" Bai Yan said softly. This is also a tacit agreement between Bai Yan and Bai Shi and others. It is a topic that the two parties will not talk about. Just now in the main hall, Bai Yan thought that he would not say this sentence to break the relationship.
However, looking at the woman in front of him, Bai Yan finally took the initiative to speak out. With the sound.
Bai Junzhu, who had been lowering his head, his whole body trembled, and he slowly raised his head, looking at the young man in front of him.
Under Bai Junzhu's gaze, Bai Yan raised his hands and saluted Bai Junzhu slowly.
"Now I have offended too many people in Qin State, Miss Bai, please forgive me for not being able to explain my experiences to you!" Bai Yan said apologetically.
Regarding his identity, if possible, Bai Yan would not want to hide it like this, but at the moment, how could Bai Yan dare to tell it, so he could only choose to hide it.
This sentence is not Bai Yan's excuse.
"I know!" Bai Junzhu replied lightly after hearing Bai Yan's words. She knew that if the boy could tell his origins, he would tell them when he became a general, not to mention that her uncle had also asked.
"I just want to know why you came to Qin!" Bai Junzhu explained softly, then lowered his head.
Bai Junzhu thought of the young man who came to the Bai family two years ago and how he broke off the engagement. She just wanted to know why the young man came to the Bai family, why he chose to pretend to be Zou Xing, and why he agreed to break off the engagement with her later... .in the room.
The candle flickered. Bai Yan looked at Bai Junzhu, who was a little worried, and turned to look out the window.
"Because I promised my grandmother that I would go back and show her the title of general!" Bai Yan said softly. The light words rang out in the quiet atmosphere, and Bai Junzhu immediately raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him blankly.
She didn't expect that the boy would really listen to what she said, let alone the first sentence. And this was the first time she saw the unprecedented tenderness and longing in the young man's eyes.
.........Three days later.
"Have you heard? Ying Zheng gave Zuo Geng Bai Yan a fiefdom! I heard it was Luoyin in Guanzhong!"
"What? Luoyin? Is that Luoyin by the Weishui River?"
"Yes, yes, that's where it is. It's the Luoyin City where anyone transporting grain from the Wei River or doing business must stay!"
"Hey! Have you heard about it? A few days ago, an envoy from Yan State brought a map of Yan into the palace!"
"..."
"..." In Xianyang City, with the news of Jing Ke's assassination of Qin, the whole Xianyang was shocked. A few days had not passed, and before the people of Qin and the merchants and scholars of the six countries had come to their senses, Ying Zheng rewarded Bai Yan with the fiefdom The news came out from nowhere.
Everyone who heard the news couldn't help but become jealous. manor! ! This is a fiefdom!
As long as you have a piece of fiefdom, you can live a life without worries and enjoy glory and wealth. However, the fiefdom that Ying Zheng rewarded Bai Yan was actually a city with tens of thousands of people, and it was also located beside the Weishui River. Anyone with a brain who has been to Luoyin will know that although Luoyin City has few people, its business is not as good as Other big cities are small.
Think of this. Everyone who heard the news knew that Bai Yan would be rich and wealthy throughout his life if he owned this fief!
! And until now, not to mention the people of Qin, even the merchants and scholars from the six countries who originally regretted the failure of the assassination by Yan. They had been scolding Bai Yan in the past few days, but when they heard the news, they couldn't help but become jealous, and instinctively felt in their hearts. A thought suddenly occurred to me, why was it not me who saved Ying Zheng in the first place!
This is almost an instinctive thought that pops up in the minds of the powerful people from the six countries. Although they cannot say it out loud, they can't help but think in their hearts.
That is a fiefdom and a food town! Even in other countries, apart from princes, grandsons and clan members, how many people can have a fiefdom?
If Ying Zheng's kindness to Bai Yan was used to treat himself and give himself a fiefdom, let alone not being anti-Qin, he would let the whole family serve Qin without any hesitation, and would be willing to sacrifice his life for Qin.
such a pity! The person Ying Zheng gave the fiefdom to was Bai Yan! On the streets of Xianyang City. With the flow of people, the shouts of vendors and the chatter of pedestrians were noisy. Suddenly, a carriage with a black flag emblazoned with the word Qin slowly appeared on the street, and surrounded by a famous Qin warrior holding a Qin sword and a crossbow. The soldiers looked around with vigilance.
"Who?"
"Don't push!!!" Some scholars who were looking at the shops and roadside snacks turned their heads impatiently when they were pushed, and were about to scold them. However, when they saw the cavalry appearing, His eyes widened quickly, and he immediately turned around to make way for the cavalry with the others, regardless of the business.
Looking at the cavalry riding slowly past in front of them, the originally noisy streets seemed to be muted for an instant, with only a few voices faintly heard.
"Which minister of Qin is this? Do you know?"
"have no idea!"
"Looking at it, it seems to be the Northland garrison!"
"The troops stationed in the north? Could it be Qin General Xin Sheng?" On the street, the scholars and many people looked at the carriage escorted by the cavalry and whispered in private.
Many merchants doing business in Qin State have recognized those cavalry as the Qin army stationed in the north.
And its chief general is Xin Sheng, the current Qin general. In Bai Yu's mansion. In the study, Bai Yan knelt down in front of the wooden table and looked at the bamboo slips in his hands.
Due to physical injuries, Bai Yan has not gone to court during this period, and since the mansion he ordered to build was still under construction, Bai Yu also said that the mansion where Bai Yan lived before was too small. If he returned to that mansion, There is not enough place to receive the people who are visiting, so it is better to stay in peace, and since the Bai family's elders are here, there is no need to worry about being unable to get away from the entertainment.
Bai Yan thought for a while and then didn't refuse. In fact, after meeting the nobles who came to visit these days, Bai Yan was also glad that he followed Bai Yu's arrangements.
Ever since the news about Ying Zheng's reward for the fiefdom spread, people have been coming to visit the mansion from morning to night, and there is an endless stream. Many of them are wealthy families from various places and relatives of the Ying family. They can't be ignored but can't be ignored. Fortunately, they can't be ignored. Uncle Bai, Bai Yan and others have been helping with social activities these days, otherwise Bai Yan alone would be too busy.
"General, here we are!" A young maid in Qin uniform came to Bai Yan and slowly bowed to Bai Yan.
She is said to be a maid, but if this woman were placed outside, with her charming appearance, she would probably be a beauty who would be admired by many men.
Bai Yan, who was in front of the wooden table, heard the voice and looked at the beauty given to him by Ying Zheng. Then he turned his head and looked at a man behind her.
Bai Junzhu, who was also kneeling behind a wooden table, looking at the bamboo slips quietly, Bai Yingxue, who was lying in front of the window bored, and Master Xu behind Bai Yan, also looked at the man.
"Yan Xiao, meet the general!" The man in his forties saw Bai Yan's gaze and raised his hand to salute Bai Yan.
While speaking, Yan Xiao looked at Bai Yan calmly and saw Master Xu in black Qin clothes, as well as the stunning Bai Yingxue and Bai Junzhu. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If it were any man who was Bai Yan, he would probably be in his heart. They will be extremely satisfied.
As an old man of the Bai family, Yan Xiao knew some things that others did not know, otherwise he would not have been called over now, and would have been ordered by Bai Yan to manage Luoyin's food affairs.
Therefore, Li Xiaocai lamented how much Bai Yan was enjoying it at this time.
"When you go to Luoyin this time, be sure to remember my instructions. I have asked someone to prepare a hundred gold, so you don't have to worry about money." Bai Yan stood up, returned the courtesy to Yan Xiao, then looked at Yan Xiao in front of him and whispered.
"No!" After hearing Bai Yan's words, Yan Yanxiao nodded and quickly accepted the order. Then when he saw that Bai Yan had no instructions, he turned around and left.
Bai Yan looked at Yan Xiao's back as he left. Ying Zheng rewarded Luoyin as a fiefdom, and Luoyin City is close to the Weishui River and is a must-pass transportation hub. There are many nobles in the city. In the past few days, there have been countless visiting nobles in Luoyin City alone. Ten.
So Bai Yan had a vague hunch that those who had been secretly dissatisfied with him would probably start to secretly stumble him through the fiefdom.
Fortunately, Mengshi Mengjia has lost Ying Zheng's trust this time because of Jing Ke's incident.
"You go down first!" Bai Yan turned to the maid and said. hanging scroll
"No!" When the young maid heard Bai Yan's words, her delicate body moved slowly and she bowed slowly. Seeing the young man in front of her looking at the bamboo slips seriously, the woman's eyes were full of disappointment. When she knew that she and other women were rewarded to the famous Qin general Bai Yan, her eyes were full of curiosity and expectation, just like other women. , are all secretly competing, imagining that if one day they can conceive an heir for Qin General Bai Yan, there will be no need to worry about their status and lifelong glory and wealth.
However, at this time, she, like other women, was already in despair. I have seen a gentleman, but I have never seen such a gentleman. I am not socializing these days!
More importantly, she didn't understand why the two sisters, who were also from the Bai family, were by the boy's side all day long. Were the clan members so close?
