In the study room of Tian Mansion, several maids stood beside the wooden table, and a maid placed fruits on the wooden table.
Just as the maid was about to get up and leave, the sudden sound of hurried footsteps attracted her to turn her head and look. Others also looked out the door one after another. The next moment, when they saw Tian Ding hurriedly entering the study, all the maids were stunned. Startled, they all lowered their heads and stepped aside.
"Father!"
Tian Feiyan held the bamboo slip in one hand and the half-remaining fruit in the other. When she saw her father, her pretty face was full of curiosity.
As Tian Ding's daughter, Tian Feiyan rarely saw her father in such a hurry. This made her wonder what happened to make her father, who had always been calm and steady, so anxious.
"Uncle!"
Lu Qi, who was sitting on his knees behind another wooden table, was also frightened when he saw Tian Ding's appearance. He stood up quickly and saluted Tian Ding with both of his hands.
When he came to visit Tian Mansion in the past two days, Lu Qi brought over some of the rare treasures he received in Yingchuan. Some of them were given to Tian Feiyan, and the other part was prepared to marry Mi Su, the daughter of Qu's family in Yunyang, in Tian Cong. At that time, he gave it to Mi Shu.
Lu Qi of the Yunyang Qu family has some knowledge of the Qu family branch, but it is different from other branches. Now, Qu Lao of this branch is Xian Yin of Chu State, an official in charge of admonishment of Chu State. He has little real power, but his words The power is quite heavy.
In the study room.
After finishing the ceremony, Lu Qi thought that his uncle would nod to him as usual. However, what Lu Qi didn't expect was that the next moment, he saw his uncle slow down and walk to Tian Feiyan.
See this.
Lu Qi looked at Tian Cong behind his uncle with great confusion and found that his cousin was also frowning slightly at this moment.
What happened?
Lu Qi was really confused at this moment, and his heart was full of doubts.
At this moment.
Under Lu Qi's gaze, Tian Ding looked at Tian Feiyan.
"Yan'er, where is your mother's jade pendant?"
Tian Ding looked at his beloved daughter and asked softly, without being harsh, scolding, or angry.
However, it is such a light word.
In an instant, Lu Qi, who was standing aside, suddenly felt a thump in his heart.
Jade pendant!
Regarding his aunt's jade pendant, Lu Qi knew where it was now.
Thinking of this, Lu Qi watched his uncle suddenly come to the study and directly asked about the Feiyan jade pendant. He had a vague hunch in his heart that his uncle must know about the jade pendant.
With worried eyes, Lu Qi looked at Tian Feiyan calmly, his heart full of nervousness.
I don’t know if Tian Feiyan will tell about Bai Yan.
"Why did father suddenly ask about the jade pendant!"
When Tian Feiyan heard his father's words, he lowered his head with guilt, quietly put down the remaining half of the fruit, and his eyes began to dodge.
"As a father, I think of your mother and want to see your mother's jade pendant again!"
Tian Ding said softly, looking at his daughter's appearance, it was not clear that the jade pendant was really not in his daughter's hands now.
"Yan'er!"
Tian Cong, who was standing next to Tian Ding, couldn't help but gently remind her to tell the truth.
At this moment, both Tian Ding and Tian Cong were focusing on Tian Feiyan and did not notice Lu Qi's appearance at the side. If they took a look at Lu Qi's expression at this time, let alone Tian Ding, it would be Tian Feiyan. Congdu couldn't help but become suspicious.
"My daughter gave it away!"
Tian Feiyan sat on his knees in front of the wooden table, lowered his head and looked at the calves of his father and brother, holding the corners of his clothes with his two delicate hands.
Since his father and brother came to ask about his mother's jade pendant, Tian Feiyan knew that he must know where the jade pendant was, and naturally Tian Feiyan would not hide it.
But I remembered something.
Tian Feiyan suddenly raised his head timidly, looked at his father's face, and secretly looked at his father's eyes.
When Tian Ding heard his beloved daughter's words, he sighed, and then he saw his daughter's timid appearance, just like more than ten years ago, when his wife made him angry, she would put on a flattering face and look at her like this. he.
Looking at the daughter in front of me, I remember the appearance of my beloved wife, as if the scenes with my wife were just like yesterday.
Tian Ding, who has entered middle age, can't help but turn slightly red in his eyes full of vicissitudes of life.
"Why did you give the jade pendant to Bai Yan?"
Tian Ding was relieved when he heard that his daughter didn't hide him. After thinking about it, he didn't go around any more and asked directly for the reason.
As long as the daughter doesn't hide anything from him as a father, that's fine.
Regarding the jade pendant, even though it was given away, there is still no way to get it back.
"When I was in Yanmen, my brother once got drunk and took his maid for a stroll when he was not smoking. He was almost frightened by a vicious dog. Bai Yan saved his daughter. The daughter was grateful and... ...then give the jade pendant...to that Bai Yan!"
Tian Feiyan explained softly that Tian Feiyan didn't know whether his father would believe this reason, but as long as his father sent someone to ask the maid who had been kicked out of the mansion and married, no matter what, the answer would definitely be this.
What really made Tian Feiyan breathe a sigh of relief was that his father did not expect that Bai Yan, who had his mother's jade pendant, was the same boy from two years ago.
But think about it.
One is a descendant of the Bai family of Qin State, Bai Yan, and the other is a young man from a remote village outside Linzi City of Qi State. Who would associate these two people together.
What's more, considering his father's identity, the latter's identity should have never entered his eyes from beginning to end. He didn't even ask about his name, and just asked his subordinates to drive the person away.
"Vicious dog?"
When Tian Ding heard his beloved daughter's words, he immediately turned his head and looked at his eldest son.
When Tian Cong saw this, he quickly shrank his neck and lowered his head with a guilty look on his face.
His father had doted on his younger sister since she was a child, but he was never soft on him, his younger brother, and his uncle.
And when he was in Yanmen, he did drink with Bai Yan and got drunk twice. He didn't expect that Bai Yan had such a good drinking capacity!
Thinking of this, Tian Cong couldn't help but turn his head and look at Lu Qi. When he was drinking for the second time, Lu Qi was also there.
Lu Qi naturally saw Tian Cong's eyes, but he didn't wait for Lu Qi to make any expression.
"Yan'er, that's what your mother left for you! Tell your father the truth."
When Tian Ding heard his daughter's words, he looked straight at her and asked with a hint of doubt: "Do you... want to marry that Bai Yan?"
In the study room.
As Tian Ding's words fell, he became quiet instantly. Tian Cong ignored Lu Qi and looked at his father in astonishment, then turned to look at his little sister.
Lu Qi was also shocked when he heard his uncle's words.
Tian Feiyan lowered his head and became nervous when he heard his father's words. He pinched the corners of his clothes with his little hands and did not answer for a long time.
Tian Feiyan couldn't say anything at this moment. After all, Tian Feiyan knew his father's character and always put national affairs first. If he knew that Bai Yan was the young man from back then, he didn't know what he would do.
Tian Feiyan's appearance also made Tian Ding sigh when he didn't get an answer.
"Yan'er, you've only met him once!"
Tian Ding advised, feeling really helpless this time. Looking at his daughter, he regretted letting her go to Yanmen with his eldest son.
Although the daughter did not admit it, the silent look showed that Tian Ding was a person who had come before. Even if she didn't like it, her daughter must have a good impression of Bai Yan, otherwise even the vicious dog would have almost hurt her. If it comes to her, she won't give the jade pendant to Bai Yan.
At this moment, Tian Ding was as big as three heads and his whole body was in a mess.
Many famous families from Qi, Chu, and Wei came to visit Feiyan several times, wanting to marry Feiyan, but no one could fall in love with their beloved daughter, not even Yan Dan, the young master of Yan State.
Unexpectedly, during a trip to Yanmen, my daughter fell in love with Bai Yan, the Bai family.
Tian Ding was not hostile to the Bai family in his heart, and as a clan member of the Qi State and a very powerful minister in the Qi State, when talking about Bai Yan, he had to admit that the Qin general Bai Yan was indeed a rare talent.
But nothing.
That Bai Yan is from Qin.
As for the people of Qin, it is impossible for them to stand in the position of Qi. Tian Ding understands this very well, and the people of Qin will never consider the people of Qi.
He, Tian Ding, knew the ambitions of the Qin State best. If he, Tian Ding, married the Bai family of the Qin State, it would undoubtedly encourage the Qin State's ambition to annex the world, harming the world and Qi State.
I know very well that when the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, the birds are gone, and the good bow is hidden, there are examples one by one.
The reason why Qin is now on good terms with Qi is because there are still Chu, Wei, and Yan. If there is a time when these vassal states do not exist, then Qi will be the biggest obstacle to Qin, and Qin will definitely He sent troops to destroy Qi without hesitation.
Under such circumstances, how could he, as a member of the Qi clan, marry the famous Bai family of Qin and let his daughter marry a Qin man! It is no exaggeration to say that unless he dies, it is absolutely impossible!
"Little sister, don't be scared, brother!"
Tian Cong looked at the silent little girl and was also shocked.
If Tian Cong thought his father was just testing him at first, then when he saw his little sister's reaction, Tian Cong panicked. Although he had a good impression of Bai Yan in Yanmen before, like his father, Tian Cong also understands the truth.
As long as that Bai Yan is a descendant of the Bai family, as long as that Bai Yan is from Qin, the younger sister must not marry that Bai Yan, and their Tian family must not be involved in a marriage relationship with him.
Just when Tian Cong was about to cry but regretted the past.
"My lord! My lord!
"
Suddenly, there were rapid footsteps outside the study. Under the gazes of Tian Ding, Tian Cong, and Lu Qi, a man suddenly ran into the study in a hurry.
"grown ups!"
The man came to Tian Ding and knelt down directly on the ground to perform the ceremony.
"Sir, there is news from Xianyang!"
The man reported, and then took out a roll of bamboo slips from his arms.
This news was sent to Qi State by a spy from somewhere in Qin State. After getting the news, he traveled day and night to Qi State at any cost.
“Xianyang!
"
When Tian Ding heard the man's words, his body trembled. He quickly reached out to pick up the bamboo slips and looked at them impatiently.
Even Tian Cong, who was at a loss when he saw his little sister, couldn't help but look sideways at his father Tian Ding when he heard the news that it was Xianyang. He was much more nervous than before, and even held his breath while concentrating. , motionless, looking closely at his father Tian Ding.
"The sky is going to destroy the swallow!"
Under Tian Ding's gaze, after Tian Ding read the bamboo slips, he suddenly seemed to be discouraged and put down the bamboo slips directly.
"The Yan Kingdom is in danger of subjugation!"
Tian Ding looked lost and looked out the door with despair.
"Father!"
Tian Cong saluted his father, Tian Ding, with concern on his face.
Tian Ding slowly turned his head, looked at his eldest son Tian Cong, sighed, and then handed the bamboo slips in his hand to Tian Cong.
After Tian Cong took the bamboo slips, he picked it up and read it. After a brief glance, his expression suddenly changed. Tian Cong finally understood why his father said that the Yan country was in danger of subjugation. It turned out that Yan Dan's assassination had failed.
Since it failed, now Yan State will naturally have to bear the wrath of Ying Zheng.
However, when he saw that inside the bamboo slips, it was written that Bai Yan had blocked the fatal blow for Ying Zheng, Tian Cong couldn't help but turn his head to look at his little sister.
As for Bai Yan blocking the assassination of Yan's envoy Jing Ke for Ying Zheng, Tian Cong knew that this was not what his younger sister told Bai Yan. After learning about Yan Dan's plan, he and his father immediately gathered everyone in the entire mansion. He was under guard, worried that the maid might leak the news.
Naturally, both Tian Cong and his father knew whether the younger sister had sent someone to send the message.
Moreover, in the letter, it is also clearly written that at Hangu Pass, Qin Wuyang, the grandson of Qin Kai, the general of Yan State, provoked Bai Yan.
Therefore, Tian Cong knew that Bai Yan's affairs had nothing to do with his younger sister. Moreover, her younger sister knew very little about Yan Dan's affairs and specific plans.
The reason why Tian Cong looked at his younger sister was because he thought that the person who blocked the assassination for Ying Zheng was Bai Yan, who had his mother's jade pendant, which made people sigh.
"God is helping Qin!"
Tian Cong put away the bamboo slips and turned to look at his father.
Regarding the fact that Qin General Bai Yan was poisoned and fell into coma, Tian Cong had no intention of telling his little sister, and Tian Cong knew that his father had no intention of telling him either.
Anyway, if there is no accident, Qin General Bai Yan may not be able to escape this disaster.
Thinking of this, Tian Cong also felt relieved in his heart.
Just die! Save me my little sister's thoughts.
As for his mother's jade pendant, Tian Cong has already thought that he will probably go to Qin as an envoy this time. When Bai Yan dies, he will go to Qin to retrieve the jade pendant if he has the chance. As long as you make up a random reason and Bai doesn't know it, you won't be afraid that you won't be able to get it back.
"yes!"
Tian Ding nodded melancholy when he heard his eldest son's words.
Tian Ding knew clearly that the eldest son was saying that Qin Wuyang's actions at Hangu Pass caused what happened next in disguise, and finally gave Bai Yan a chance to save Ying Zheng.
Thinking of this, even Tian Ding had to sigh at this moment. Things are unpredictable. Who would have thought that Qin Wuyang's provocation would not only make Qin Wuyang lose face and lose people, but also cause Yan Dan's entire plan to fail, leaving the Yan Kingdom , is now in the crisis of national subjugation.
Yan Dan, Yan Dan!
"As my father goes to see the king later, you should also prepare yourself at home!"
Tian Ding turned his head and told his eldest son Tian Cong.
The Yan State is about to undergo great changes, and every move of Qi State, which is adjacent to Yan State, will be crucial in the future. Now it is necessary to go to see the King of Qi in advance and persuade the King of Qi before receiving news from Hou Sheng.
"Father, don't worry! The child knows!"
Tian Cong took the bamboo slips and bowed to his father.
Tian Ding nodded, turned to look at his beloved daughter helplessly, and thought that Bai Yan had been poisoned, he said nothing more and walked out of the study.
Lu Qi looked confused at this moment. What happened in Xianyang? Why did his uncle say that Yan was in danger of subjugation after reading the bamboo slips?
Strangely, Qin has just destroyed Zhao, but it has not yet had time to fully control Zhao. In addition, with the continuous destruction of the two countries, Qin's hoard of grain, grass and baggage has long been used up. It is the time when Qin is recuperating, how can it send troops to attack Yan.
Not only Lu Qi was confused.
Tian Feiyan also looked confused. She didn't expect that her father would just leave and not pursue the matter of the jade pendant any further.
"Stay home!"
Tian Cong looked at his younger sister at this time, whispered instructions, and then left with his father.
"Um?"
Tian Feiyan saw that his always verbose brother actually left with his father and didn't talk about Yanmen anymore to persuade himself.
This puzzled Tian Feiyan even more.
With Tian Ding and Tian Cong leaving, except for a few maids, there were only Tian Feiyan and Lu Qi in the study. At this moment, Lu Qi and Tian Feiyan looked at each other, and they could see the confusion in each other's eyes.
What happened in Xianyang?
