After Bai Yan learned that someone from the Qu family of Chu State came to visit, and learned from Bai Yan's mouth that the name of the visitor was Ji Gu, he was stunned for a moment subconsciously, and then he was filled with joy.
Bai Yan didn't expect to meet his uncle here in Xianyang.
Since leaving Qi State, Bai Yan has missed his uncle as his only relative outside the country. In the past two years, Bai Yan has missed him, but Bai Yan knows that he must not rush to contact him by sending a letter.
So these two years.
Even though Bai Yan knew that his uncle was in Qu's family in Chu State, he still dared not send a letter.
How could Bai Yan not be happy now that he knew his uncle was here.
However, Bai Yan also knew that other people must not know about his uncle. Therefore, after learning from Bai Yan that his uncle came to visit as Qu's identity, his first reaction was to suppress the excitement in his heart and wait for Bai Yan. After Yu chatted with Xin Sheng for a while and prepared to go drinking, he declined Xin Sheng's invitation because he was hurt. After Xin Sheng left, he followed Bai Yan to the front yard.
In the mansion.
On the way to the front yard, both the house and the corridor were filled with nobles and dignitaries in silk clothes, old and young, all of whom were visiting nobles from other places.
In the past few days, the yard has been filled with many boxes and many gold, silver and jade ornaments.
When these people saw Bai Yan and Bai Yan, they all bowed their hands in a kind gesture, which also made Bai Yan and Bai Junzhu follow behind Bai Yan, almost walking a few steps before returning the gift.
When he finally arrived at the main hall, he just entered and saw people sitting behind more than a dozen tables on the left and right. Among these positions, those closest to Bai Zhong, Bai Yan saw at the first sight My uncle who has been absent for two years.
"This boy is Bai Yan!"
When Bai Zhong saw Bai Yan behind Bai Yan, he turned around with a smile and introduced Ji Gu, Yan Shou and Qi Heng.
See this.
Kogu pretended to be suddenly enlightened and stood up together with Yan Shou and Qi Heng beside him.
"Zuo Shi, please pay homage to General Bai Yan!"
Ji Gu raised his hands and bowed slowly to Bai Yan. When his eyes met his little nephew, he couldn't help but flash a smile. However, when he noticed from the corner of his eye, beside his little nephew, Bai Junzhu, who was dressed in Qin clothes, he felt in his heart Couldn't help but take a breath.
What a beautiful woman!
In his heart, Kogu instinctively exclaimed.
Even in Shouchun, where Chu women were so delicate, Kogu had never seen many women with such beauty and beauty. What's more, the feeling and temperament of the woman in front of him were far from those of those women. People don't think about it, it would be great if they could get this girl into their arms.
After coming back to his senses, Kogu immediately guessed that the woman must be the famous Bai sisters, but he didn't know whether she was the elder sister or the younger sister.
Thinking of this, Kogu looked at the distance between his little nephew and the woman, and his eyes became strange.
Others don't know, but he, as an uncle, knows that his little nephew is not a descendant of the Bai family, that is to say, he has no blood relationship with the woman, and judging from his appearance, he is following behind obediently... ...
And I think back to what my nephew said two years ago when we were in Xincheng.
She is the Bai Junzhu who is engaged to her nephew!
!
Good boy!
!
At this moment, Kogu was astonished that his nephew could marry such a beautiful woman. If she were to take her out, it would be enough to make other men jealous to death.
But right now, Kogu had a thousand words in his heart that he wanted to tell his nephew, and he also had too many questions.
Two years ago, my nephew once said that he was engaged to the Bai family, so he got the surname Bai. However, what was rumored and known to the world was that Bai Yan was a descendant of the Bai family.
Kogu vaguely guessed that this was probably an agreement between the nephew and the Bai family, but he was also confused about the relationship between the nephew and the Bai family.
Unfortunately, at that time two years ago, due to time constraints, he and his nephew did not have a detailed chat.
"Bai Yan, I've met Master Ji!"
When Bai Yan saw his uncle preparing the gift, he quickly returned the gift in front of everyone.
Seeing his uncle in silk clothes with a sword on his waist, Bai Yan was very happy when he deliberately revealed his current identity as Zuo Shi of Chu State.
Zuo Shi was not in the court of Chu State, but in the army of Chu State. He was under the general, behind General Pi and in front of the right leader. He was an official at the level of military advisor and an important position in the army. Obviously, before that, his uncle The time when he rescued Xiang Liang, his uncle succeeded in taking the position. Judging from the situation, he should have been brought into the army to hold important positions by Xiang Liang.
After the ceremony.
Before Bai Yan had time to speak, under Bai Yan's introduction, he collected and returned the gifts to the others.
There were so many guests coming to visit.
It is not an exaggeration to say that there is a huge crowd.
Seeing that his little nephew Bai Yan was busy, Kogu continued to kneel down behind the original wooden table. Seeing his little nephew's busy look, he finally felt relieved.
After previously knowing that the envoy of the Yan State was an assassin and assassinating Ying Zheng in the Xianyang Hall, he was finally stopped by his nephew. Kogu was also shocked to learn that his nephew had rescued Ying Zheng. Before he was happy, he heard The dagger was poisoned by Yan Shi, and before he died, he wanted to kill Ying Zheng in exchange for his life, but his nephew actually took the stabbing for Ying Zheng.
When he heard the news at that time, Kogu was completely stunned, his head was a little dazed, and he almost fainted.
This is why when he later learned that his nephew had woken up, Kogu couldn't wait to find an excuse to come to Bai's with Yan Shou and Qi Heng.
Nominally, he was checking with Yan Shou and Qi Heng about Bai Yan's situation to see if Bai Yan was really fine. He hoped that Bai Yan's injury would be as serious as possible, but in reality, Kogu came to visit his nephew with worries. .
Now, seeing that his little nephew was safe and sound, Kogu's heart that had been hanging on him could finally let go.
Just be fine!
“I don’t know when this kid will return to Qi!”
Kogu knelt down behind the wooden seat, looking at the back of his little nephew. He felt relieved and couldn't help but talk to himself.
The news of the fiefdom has been heard by Kogu.
In the past few days, Kogu's heart has been shocked to the point of numbness. He doesn't know what good things to say about his little nephew, and he can't even find a word of praise.
manor!
To be able to obtain a fief in the Qin State, which is more difficult to obtain than other countries, it is still within the Hangu Pass.
For this little nephew who he had watched grow up since childhood, Kogu could only smile bitterly in his heart and could not say a word.
When he met his nephew in Xincheng two years ago, Kogu had a hunch that what his mother said might be true, and that his nephew might really be a capable person.
However, two years later, Kogu just wanted to tell his mother in person.
Mom, it seems that even you underestimated Yan'er back then!
!
With a bitter smile in his heart, Kogu shook his head.
Recalling the time when he had not left his hometown in Linzi, he remembered that the villagers at that time, no matter men, women, old or young, were laughing at his little nephew, saying that he would definitely have no future. Now, Xiao Gu wants to see what those villagers will do when his little nephew returns to the village. What an expression it is, will you be dumbfounded?
Although I don’t know what the relationship between my nephew and the Bai family is now, why he still calls himself a descendant of the Bai family.
But seeing the Bai family's daughter following Bai Yan obediently, Xiao family knew clearly that Bai family had decided to make that woman his nephew's wife.
is also like this.
When Kogu thought about those villagers, he was filled with sneers.
Back in my hometown, those villagers who had laughed at their nephew for not being able to get a wife would be stunned when they saw the Bai family's daughter in the future.
Among the women in the village, no, even in the city, there is hardly any woman who can compare with this Bai family's daughter!
I just don’t know when Yan’er, the little nephew, is going to return to Qi State to see his mother and elder sister.
When the time comes, let the eldest sister see with her own eyes how beautiful her Zhonger's wife is.
The eldest sister probably couldn't believe that Yan'er, who grew up in the village, could actually marry a descendant of the Bai family, who was very famous in the Qin State.
In the main hall.
Kogu felt relieved and felt much more relaxed now that he was no longer worried. Hearing Bai Zhong's voice, he turned to talk to Bai Zhong.
Yan Shou and Qi Heng looked infatuated, and they would look at Bai Junzhu secretly from time to time.
"I wonder who this girl is?"
Yan Shou finally couldn't help it and took the lead in asking Bai Zhong.
When Qi Heng heard Yan Shou's inquiry, he couldn't help but hold his breath and looked at the old man Bai Zhong seriously. Although he and Yan Shou were good friends, he also longed to have that woman one day.
Although Qi Heng also knew that his chances were slim, he still had no illusions.
"My Zhong'er's daughter's name is Junzhu!"
Bai Zhong smiled on his wrinkled face when he heard Yan Shou's question.
Bai Junzhu suddenly heard his grandfather say his name, and turned to look at his grandfather full of doubts.
Bai Yan also noticed at this time.
"I wonder if we can get married?"
It's a good thing that Bai Junzhu didn't look back. When he turned around, his black hair was flying, and his charming face and watery eyes directly made Yan Shou's heart flutter. He looked at Bai Zhong's voice when he spoke. He couldn't restrain it because he was anxious. Live a little trembling.
And following Yan Shou's words.
Bai Zhong and Ji Gu couldn't help but frown slightly. Even Bai Yan, who was not far away, looked at Yan Shou, who was still wishful thinking despite his age, with his brows furrowed.
"Already married!"
Bai Zhong smiled softly.
However, while speaking, Bai Zhong's eyes were not looking at Yan Shou, but looking calmly to the side, looking at Xiao Gu.
The Yan family behind Yan Shou and the noble family behind Qi Heng are not small, but they are not a big family. Now, let alone the background of the Bai family, they have Bai Yu, a general, and the same general, Yan Yan. Bai Yan, the captain of Men County, had two people with him, and the Bai family was enough to crush the nobles behind Yan Shou and Qi Heng.
What really makes Bai Zhong care about is Xiao Gu, the representative of the Qu family.
Bai Zhong knew very little about this valley. He only knew that he had been a disciple of the Qu family a long time ago and had won the trust of the Qu family.
Therefore, Bai Zhong said the words "already married" to Kou Gu, and hoped that Kou Gu would not have other thoughts, even if it was the Qu family, there was no need for it.
"ah!"
"Alas~!"
Yan Shou was surprised when he heard Bai Zhong's words, while Qi Heng on the side was full of regret, and didn't seem to be too surprised.
Yan Shou looked absent-minded and was about to ask when Xiao Gu's voice suddenly sounded.
"Congratulations to Mr. Bai!"
Kogu bowed his hands to Bai Zhong with a kind look on his face.
"Thank you!"
Bai Zhong returned the gift with a smile, and when he saw Ji Gu's appearance, he felt relieved in his heart, thankful that the expected trouble did not appear.
However, Bai Zhong didn't know that Kogu, who might be troublesome in his eyes, was already dissatisfied with Yan Shou and Qi Heng, which also paved the way for their misery in the future.
You must know that if Bai Junzhu is really married to the Bai family, then Kogu and the Bai family have a slight in-law relationship. Anyone who cares about his niece will secretly hold a grudge in his heart.
In the main hall.
At this moment, no one can imagine whether it is Bai Zhong, Bai Bo, Bai Yan, Bai Ping, or even Bai Junzhu who is beside Bai Yan. They had been wondering about the young man's name before, and they were eager to know the young man's origin, but now , the young man’s elder suddenly appeared in front of them, but they didn’t know it.
Even Bai Zhong has been chatting with Ji Gu.
An hour later.
Seeing that it was already late and Kogu, who had been chatting with Bai Zhong, saw that there were too many people and could not find a chance to secretly meet his nephew, so he turned to Qi Heng and Yan Shou to look at each other and prepared to leave.
Although it was false to say that he had no regrets in his heart, Kogu was actually mentally prepared when he came. He knew that there were too many people in the Bai family and there was no chance at all.
At the moment, Kogu can only think about the long days to come, and there will definitely be a chance to meet his nephew in the future.
When the time comes, I must persuade my little nephew to go home early.
After all, we can't wait until Qin State will one day destroy Qi State before returning home.
If it takes decades or hundreds of years for the Qin State to have a chance to destroy the Qi State, or even if the Qin State has no chance to destroy the Qi State at all, then there is no way that the little nephew will never return to his hometown in this life!
Thinking that the King of Chu is critically ill and will die suddenly at any time. When the new king succeeds to the throne, and General Xiang Yan is in charge, it is impossible for Qin to destroy Qi, because General Xiang Yan is here in Chu, and it is impossible to let him Qin destroyed Qi.
Ji Gu knew very well that this was the bottom line for Chu State and General Xiang Yan.
Therefore, we still need to find an opportunity to urge our little nephew to return to Qi!
"Lao Bai, we are leaving to return to Chu State tomorrow, so I will say goodbye first. I will definitely come visit you again if you have the opportunity in the future!"
Kogu stood up and saluted Bai Zhongji.
Bai Yan, who had been busy socializing not far away, was a little anxious when he saw this, but there was nothing he could do. There were two people from the Chu State gentry next to his uncle. Anyone who showed any intention of getting close to his uncle would make his uncle jealous. It's dangerous, and there are too many people right now, and there's no chance to leave alone.
When Bai Yan heard that his uncle told Bai Zhong that he would return to Chu State tomorrow, Bai Yan knew that this was his uncle taking the opportunity to talk to him.
I sighed in my heart.
After watching Bai Zhong return the gift, he asked Bai Ping to send his uncle and his party away. Bai Yan could only stand in the crowd and talk to the nobles while watching his uncle leave.
.........
Summer is approaching and the sun is scorching hot.
May.
In Linzi City of the State of Qi, Tian Ding and his eldest son Tian Cong, who had just returned to the mansion from the Qi State court, stepped out of the carriage in official uniforms of the State of Qi. As soon as they entered the mansion, they saw a servant hurried away after seeing the two of them. come over.
"Your Excellency, today Lu sent a letter from Xianyang of the State of Qin. I specifically asked you to hand it over to your Excellency!"
The servant came to Tian Ding and Tian Cong, knelt on the ground and made a ceremony.
"Xianyang Lu family?"
Tian Ding looked surprised when he heard the servant's words.
Tian Cong beside her was also a little surprised. The Lu family in Xianyang, Qin State, was a member of her mother's clan. However, since her mother's death, although there were contacts, there were few letters.
Because they were thousands of miles away, Tian Cong had not seen his mother's clan members for many years. Only Lu Qi came to visit occasionally.
And now, Lu Qi, who just arrived in Qi State two days ago, is in the mansion.
"lead the way!"
Tian Ding looked at his servant, asked him to get up and lead the way, and showed him the bamboo slips.
Tian Cong followed his father Tian Ding with doubts and followed the servant towards the study.
After a while.
When Tian Cong came to the study, he saw the servant bringing the bamboo slips over. His father took the bamboo slips sent by the servant, opened them and looked at them for a while, then suddenly his eyes widened, his brows furrowed, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Along with the tension and confusion on the father's face.
This was the first time Tian Cong saw his always steady father showing such an expression.
See this.
Tian Cong became even more curious. He didn't know what was written in the letter sent by Lu from Xianyang, which could actually make his father look like this.
"Father, what's the matter?"
After Tian Cong saw his father put down the bamboo slips, he couldn't help but be curious and asked softly.
However, what Tian Cong didn't expect was that when Tian Ding heard his words, he suddenly turned his head and looked directly at him.
"Father, I want to ask you, was there anything unusually wrong between Yan'er and Bai Yan in Yanmen?"
Tian Ding looked at his eldest son with doubts at this moment.
Thinking of the contents in the bamboo slips, a trace of nostalgia and sadness appeared in his eyes, while thinking of his beloved daughter, there was worry.
"Yanmen, Bai Yan?"
Tian Cong looked at his father with a look of astonishment.
Where did the Lu family in Xianyang send the letter, and why did it involve Yanmen Bai Yan and his little sister.
When Tian Ding saw the appearance of his eldest son Tian Cong, he saw Tian Cong's surprise and handed the letter directly to his eldest son without any extra effort.
"Yan'er gave your mother's jade pendant to Bai Yan!"
Tian Ding said.
In an instant, Tian Cong, who had just received the bamboo slips with a confused look on his face, raised his head in surprise, widened his eyes, and looked at his father Tian Ding in shock.
At this moment, Tian Cong even doubted his ears!
"This is impossible!
"
Tian Cong's head was buzzing, and he opened the bamboo slips with a look of panic.
In Tian Cong's mind, the little sister had indeed gone to Yanmen with him before. However, like him, it was the first time for the little sister to see the Qin general Bai Yan. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for the little sister to take away her mother's jade pendant. Give it to Bai Yan.
This is absolutely impossible.
You know, Bai Yan is a descendant of the Bai family, a general of the Qin State, and one of the few famous generals.
"this!"
However, no matter how much he denied it, when Tian Cong learned what had happened after reading the bamboo slips, he was completely dumbfounded and looked up at his father, Tian Ding, at a loss.
It turns out that Yan'er really gave her mother's jade pendant to...Bai Yan!
But why did the little sister never tell him, the elder brother, about this matter in Yanmen or even after she came back? He, the elder brother, didn't know anything about it.
what is going on? Why did Yan'er give the jade pendant to Bai Yan?
In the study room.
Tian Ding looked at his eldest son, who had always been elegant, with a dull look on his face. He already knew that the eldest son was probably kept in the dark about this matter.
Thinking of this, Tian Ding's deceased wife's appearance appeared in his mind, his eyes revealed a touch of sadness, he sighed, turned around and walked towards the door.
Tian Cong saw his father leaving and knew that he was going to find his little sister, so he quickly followed behind with the bamboo slips.
