"Auntie, please get up!"
Bai Yan stood up slowly, and under the puzzled eyes of Zhao Qiu and others, he walked step by step to Yingshi's side, as if he wanted to reach out his hand to help the trembling Yingshi up.
Seeing Bai Yan's actions, not to mention Zhao Qiu and Master Xu, even Cen Qing looked puzzled.
In particular, Cen Qing had seen how Ying treated Bai Yan. Now Cen Qing was confused, why did Bai Yan still treat Ying well?
"Yan'er! Yan'er, it was my aunt's fault in the past, and she was not to blame!"
Ying's hands and feet were still trembling, but the wet stain on her crotch revealed how much fear Ying had just experienced in her heart at this moment.
Seeing Bai Yan coming to help her, Ying was relieved, and then thought of Bai Yan's identity again, and how she often laughed at Bai Yan in the village in the past. A wave of panic born from her heart made Ying's face turn pale. He didn't dare to let Bai Yan touch him at all.
"Auntie shouldn't do it!"
Yingshi quickly continued to kowtow, begging Bai Yan for his life.
At this time, Yingshi was really scared, she was completely scared, and the regret in her heart was even more indescribable. If she had known that Bai Yan would be like this, she would have given Yingshi ten courages, and she would not have dared to laugh or taunt her. This nephew.
"Mom, please get up!"
At Bai Yan's signal, Cen Qing nodded, walked up to Yingshi who was already limp, and raised her hand to help Yingshi up.
"Why is aunt here?"
Bai Yan frowned slightly and asked curiously.
The appearance of his aunt Yingshi caught Bai Yan off guard. What worried Bai Yan even more was that once Yingshi spread the news about her family, there would inevitably be trouble, especially since the King of Qi had not yet surrendered and there was still a Qi court in Linzi. .
Thinking of this, Bai Yan couldn't help but turn his head and look at Cen Qing aside. Just now, Cen Qing didn't say she was the Ying family. If it was known that she was Zilu's mother, Bai Yan might not have met her.
"Back to Mr. Wu Lie, Miss Bei Ji brought him!"
Cen Qing saw Bai Yan's eyes and said softly.
At this time, Monument Lady also stood up, saluted Bai Yan, and told the story of how she met Yingshi in Linzi, and how Yingshi begged her to go to Chu State to find her relatives together.
"Isn't Zilu going to Cai?"
Bai Yan frowned after hearing what Bei Ji said, and then hearing Cen Qing's addition.
However, although Bai Yan understood Ying's purpose, he was still confused. When his uncle and Zilu sold Cen Qing to human traffickers, why did Cen Qing help Ying?
Let go of past grudges?
Bai Yan looked at Cen Qing in front of him with doubtful eyes. Seeing Cen Qing's head lowered, before he could say anything, he heard Ying's voice.
"Yan'er..."
Yingshi also spoke with a cry at this time, looking at Bai Yan with fear on her pale face.
"Yan'er, Zilu is your cousin. Now Zilu and your uncle are missing. I hope Yan'er will take note of the old friendship and write a letter to look for Zilu and Zihuai!"
Yingshi said with pleading.
Seeing that Bai Yan really didn't seem to blame him for what happened in the past, Yingshi gradually calmed down from her panic.
But at this moment, looking at her nephew in Linzi, with whom she had never gotten along and who had always quarreled, Ms. Ying was still very scared, and her tone of voice was also cautious and pleading, and she did not dare to have the same harsh self-blame as before. , and aggressive ridicule.
"Zilu is Yan's cousin. Yan will definitely send people to look for him, but my uncle..."
Bai Yan did not refuse to help find Zilu.
Bai Yan once met Wu, and Wu told Bai Yan that he had met Zilu in Xiacai. Now that Yingshi went to Xiacai and couldn't find any news about Zilu, there was a high probability that he had been recruited into the army.
As for the uncle...
Thinking of this, Bai Yan turned around and saluted Yingshi.
"Uncle is no longer alive!"
Bai Yan said softly.
After the ceremony, Bai Yan looked up at Ying, and then whispered what happened in Daliang in the past.
Yingshi looked at Bai Yan in astonishment. After hearing what Bai Yan said, Yingshi suddenly remembered that Yan'er was Bai Yan, so there were rumors that in the Daliang period, Qin general Bai Yan was ordered by King Qin to Attacked Daliang, and then appointed his clan uncle as an envoy to Daliang to meet with the King of Wei and ask the King of Wei to surrender to Qin.
According to rumors, the King of Wei refused to surrender in the end, and after humiliating the Baiyan clan chief, he killed him under the city gate in full view of the public.
The rumored Bai Yan clan uncle! ! !
Is it Zihuai? ? ?
Mrs. Ying was confused. Once in Linzi, Qi State, she and other women in the village heard rumors and laughed at the man who deserved a bad death. He was actually her husband! ! !
In the private room.
Bai Yan heard footsteps coming from outside the private room, so he sighed. Regarding the sudden appearance of the Ying family, Bai Yan didn't want the news of his family to spread, so he asked Cen Qing to comfort the Ying family here. He went to see Lu You first. Come back later.
After the instructions, Bai Yan also asked Zhao Qiu, Bei Ji, and Master Xu to wait here in the elegant room, and then turned around and left the elegant room.
Listening to the greetings of Bai Yan, Lu You and others outside the private room, they then walked towards other private rooms on the fourth floor. Zhao Qiu in the private room then looked at the woman and Xi'er.
"My mother!"
Zhao Qiu just heard this title keenly.
Thinking that Bai Yan called this woman his aunt, and Xi'er from this restaurant also called this woman his mother, Zhao Qiu quickly realized the relationship between Bai Yan and Xi'er.
"Qing'er, your father is dead!"
Behind the wooden table, Mrs. Ying came to her senses in a daze and looked at Cen Qing in panic.
Now Ying's mind is completely blank and she doesn't know what to do. She didn't expect that she finally got the news that her husband was no longer alive.
"My condolences to my mother, there is also Zilu!"
Cen Qing came to Ying's side, knelt down and raised her hand to gently stroke Ying's back.
Looking at the panic-stricken Yingshi in front of her, and learning the news of Zilu's father's death, Cen Qing's eyes not only lacked a trace of sadness, but also hid a deep hatred, and even more regret that she could not take revenge with her own hands.
"But Yan'er is now Lord Wu Lie. He is a great creation of the Qin State. Is Yan'er really willing to find Zilu? If he still remembers what happened in the past, wouldn't it be..."
After listening to Cen Qing's words, Yingshi spoke with a tone full of panic and fear, and turned to look at Cen Qing.
As Ying's words fell, everyone in the private room, whether it was Bei Ji, Master Xu, or even Zhao Qiu, couldn't help but look at Ying. They were all confused when they heard Ying mentioning the original incident again. , what exactly happened back then.
"My mother can rest assured. Although my mother has often been ridiculed and humiliated by Wu Liejun since he was a child, this is not my mother's fault alone. Even in Wu Liejun's village, my mother's village, and other villages, all the villagers are also the same. So true!”
Cen Qing reassured Ms. Ying and comforted her softly, then her beautiful eyes were full of disappointment and she laughed at herself.
"Even Cen Qing used to be prejudiced against Lord Wu Lie because of other people's words..."
Cen Qing said, then looked at Yingshi.
"When my father, mother, and Zi Lu sold Cen Qing to human traffickers, Cen Qing went through many twists and turns, and finally met Lord Wu Lie here. Lord Wu Lie was magnanimous. Not only did he not care about Cen Qing's past, but he also gave Cen Qing a place to live. So, my mother is Wu Liejun's aunt, and she knows Wu Liejun's parents, so how could Wu Liejun blame my mother! If he did, how could he let Cen Qing help my mother get up just now?"
Cen Qing said to Yingshi word by word, and used herself as an example.
"Yes! Yes! Yan'er is careful to be kind, so he will definitely not blame me! Absolutely not. Zhong Yan's father and the Ji family, in the final analysis, are all one family!"
When Mrs. Ying heard Cen Qing's words, she finally calmed down in a panic. The images of Yan's father and Shi came to mind, and Mrs. Ying breathed a sigh of relief.
Yes, although she has disliked her nephew Shui Yan since she was a child, she has to admit that his character is quite kind-hearted under the guidance of Yan's father and Xiao.
Now that her nephew Shui Yan has become a world-famous great man of the Qin State, a big shot known to everyone in the world, he will definitely not blame her for what happened in the first place.
"Qing'er, when we find Zilu, we will go back to Linzi, Qi State together. Then our family, along with Zilu's grandfather and grandmother, will go to Zhongyan's house to apologize to Yan's father and Ji's family! A gift!"
After Ying calmed down, she immediately reversed her confusion after learning about her husband's death. When she mentioned Bai Yan's parents, she gradually became excited.
In Ying's eyes, Zilu's father rarely took care of her when he was alive. If she hadn't been looking forward to Zilu's father becoming successful, she would not have been willing to work hard at home for more than 20 years. Who would have thought that what would happen next Zilu's father left for a year or two. Not only did he not bring back any fame or fortune, but it also dragged down the whole family. They sold their fields and couldn't even afford food.
For such a person, to the Ying family, the difference between life and death is not big.
What really matters to the Ying family is Zi Lu, the eldest son. Unlike Zi Lu's father, Zi Lu and Yan'er have had no conflicts since they were children and have gotten along very harmoniously. Since Yan'er was willing to serve as an envoy to Zi Lu's father in the future, it will be difficult to find Yan'er in the future. When you come to Zilu, you will definitely not be treated badly.
What's more, when she, Cen Qing, and Zi Lu return to Linzi, meet Bai Yan's parents, and ask Zi Lu's grandfather to come forward, Yan's father will definitely listen to Zi Lu's grandfather's words, and his nephew Shui Yan is very respect parents.
In this way, the nephew who was already a great leader of the Qin State would definitely use Zilu in high regard and give Zilu a higher status and power.
The Ying family did not understand the specific status and power of Daliang Zao of the Qin State, but she had heard everyone say in these days that all the Qin armies in the entire north of the Central Plains obeyed the Qin Dynasty. The order of Guoda Liangzao.
While thinking about it, there was not only no sadness on Ying's tear-stained cheeks, but her eyes were filled with joy.
the other side.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. When they heard that Cen Qing was sold to human traffickers, all the women, whether it was Master Xu or Zhao Qiu, their pupils were startled and they looked at the person next to Ying in surprise. Cen Qing.
Sold to human traffickers!
As a woman, not to mention Master Xu who had stayed in a restaurant, even Zhao Qiu, who had previously been in a distinguished position, all understood how desperate this simple sentence was.
Likewise, when Zhao Qiu and Master Xu saw Cen Qing obediently beside Yingshi, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts when they looked at Cen Qing's appearance.
Even Monument Lady, who brought Yingshi to Shanwu and had always sympathized with Yingshi, looked at Yingshi in surprise, never expecting that Yingshi had actually done such a thing under her pitiful appearance.
At this moment, Bei Ji suddenly thought of the time when Cen Qing looked at Ying Shi, and finally understood why Cen Qing showed such eyes in a place where Ying Shi could not see.
"Why do you say that everyone, all the villagers, laugh at Lord Wu Lie?"
Thinking of Cen Qing's words just now, Bei Ji couldn't help but look at Cen Qing and asked.
Recalling the grave of her father Yin Bei, recalling Bai Yan's past actions, and the fact that Bai Yan was his father's disciple, and there were very few people she could get close to, Bei Ji finally wanted to care about Bai Yan's affairs.
Monument Ji didn't understand why Cen Qing's words were so different from her impression of Bai Yan, who was respected by thousands of people in the army and well known to the world.
"Can you tell me?"
Beiji looked at Cen Qing and asked softly.
Zhao Qiu looked at Bei Ji at this time. Different from before, this time he did not feel disgusted by Bei Ji's inquiry. Instead, like Master Xu, he looked at Cen Qing.
They were also curious as to why Cen Qing said those words just now.
"What kind of person is Bai Yan in your eyes..."
Cen Qing heard Bei Ji's inquiry and said softly.
In the private room.
In the eyes of Zhao Qiu and others, Cen Qing recalled what happened when she was a child. Her expression was full of nostalgia, telling her that since she was a child, everyone in the village has praised her beauty and that she will definitely find a man in the future. Good family! And unlike her, or rather like her, the children who were praised in the village or other villages were different from the children who were praised, a child named Shui Yan was always laughed at, and it seemed that everyone looked at him When it comes to that child, even if the child does nothing, everyone still likes to ridicule him and regard him as a laughing stock. They say that the child named Shui Yan in the future will definitely be a person with no future. Some villagers even tease Shui Yan. Come and warn the children at home...
Under candlelight.
While Cen Qing was slowly narrating, Yingshi was so thick-skinned that she couldn't help but turn red when listening to Cen Qing talk about what happened in the village in the past.
However, when she thought that she was not the only one who had done that to the young Shui Yan and said those scolding and insulting words, Yingshi relaxed and felt at ease.
In Cen Qing's words, if Bai Yan is to blame, he should also blame the villagers. She is a close relative of Bai Yan and is Bai Yan's aunt and only eldest aunt! They are a family!
"What?"
In the quiet private room, after hearing Cen Qing's words, not to mention Bei Ji and Master Xu, even Zhao Qiu looked at Cen Qing with their beautiful eyes, listening to all this in disbelief.
Listening to the child in Cen Qing's mouth, hearing what happened to that child, and his experiences from childhood to adulthood, Zhao Qiu could not help but think of the figure of the man who had just left the private room in his mind.
That child is...
Bai Yan!
This thought appeared in Zhao Qiu's mind, and his whole heart couldn't help but tremble.
Zhao Qiu couldn't believe that all along, in her eyes, the man with great talent, the man who was majestic outside, always plotted against her in front of her, the man who was always unwilling to return to Qi to serve, made her so angry People with itchy teeth actually experienced this when they were young and grew up in such an environment.
"There will definitely be a wise king and a wise king as my grandson, and I will be given the title of minister and general!"
Zhao Qiu recalled the old woman Cen Qing had spoken about. Listening to the old woman's words, she finally understood why Bai Yan, who had been so 'scheming' in her eyes, was so stubborn in wanting to stay in Qin.
"Where is the old woman now?"
For the first time, Zhao Qiu couldn't help but ask proactively.
……………………
In the private room.
Bai Yan, Lu You, Yu Qi, the descendants of the Xu family whom he had met in Woyang before, and two other disciples were drinking and talking.
Because of Tian Feiyan's relationship, the relationship between Lu You and Bai Yan can now be described as an incomparable closeness.
Among the Lu family, the owner of Tian Feiyan's late mother, despite Tian Ding's relationship and Tian Feiyan's blood relationship, everyone in the Lu family attaches great importance to Tian Feiyan, including Lu Qi, Lu Sheng and other young Lu family members. The children have always responded to Tian Feiyan's requests.
But if you want to say who among the Lu family is the one who dotes on Tian Feiyan the most, it must be Lu You’s father Lu Jia. Even the rarest white fox fur among all Tian Feiyan’s clothes is It was a gift from Lu Jia.
You must know that unlike all other shops of the Lu family, only the shop under Lu Jia has no connection with the Qi State. Its contact with the Tian Mansion is limited to Tian Feiyan and never with Tian Ding.
Lian Tian Ding once wrote a letter that Lu Jia could go to Qi to develop as long as the Tian government was there. But in the end, for more than ten years, Lu Jia preferred to be humble and make friends with powerful people. He would rather stay in Shangjun than go to Tian. Ding spoke once and had no intention of going to Qi.
In Lu Jia's words, the reason why he was good to Tian Feiyan was never because of Tian Ding's status. If he went to Qi State, it would be because of his deceased sister and he inherited Tian Ding's love. He didn't want it!
Not to mention other people, even Bai Yan, when he first met Lu Jia in Yuzhong, Shangjun, seeing how Lu Jia was always looking for opportunities and clinging to power, he couldn't imagine that he had gained weight and was smiling all the time. Underneath his face, there will be more than ten years of stubbornness.
Before Bai Yan left Xianyang, Tian Feiyan once said that his younger uncle Lu Jia had always resented his father for not taking good care of his mother.
This is one of the reasons why Bai Yan didn't refuse after thinking about it when he learned that Lu You wanted to see him.
Lu Jia was kind to Tian Feiyan and Tian Ding couldn't repay it, so Bai Yan would repay it.
"The benefit of the world in the future will not lie with Dai Yan!"
Behind the wooden table, Bai Yan looked at Lu You who was very interested in Dai and Yan. It was not clear that Lu You was thinking of developing along the northern border.
After picking up the wine cup on the wooden table and drinking with Lu You and others, Bai Yan put down the wine cup and gently shook his head in the eyes of everyone, telling Lu You that no matter how vast the northern grassland is, they are still nomadic people. There are many cattle, sheep and horses.
The northern grasslands and various parts of the Central Plains have been in direct contact with each other since ancient times. For hundreds of years, the noble tribes who benefited from its trade have long been entangled in various places. Now, after the Qin State annexed Zhao and drove the Yan State north, those noble tribes went north to avoid the war, and now they are heading south. The force was not damaged.
At this time, Lu You wanted to get involved again, but the benefits he gained were far less than the enemies he attracted.
"Bai Yan has something to do. When Uncle Lu gets here, Bai Yan will talk to him!"
Bai Yan raised his hands to Lu You and said.
No matter what happens in the future, no matter when Qi surrenders to Qin, Bai Yan must prepare early and inform Ying Zheng of the Silk Road to the west, which is of eternal importance, so that Da Qin, a huge empire that advocates farming and war, will be difficult to stop after unification. When you come down, you can look further afield.
Bai Yan was not in Xianyang, so he could not submit the bamboo slips to Ying Zheng in the name of Tian Feiyan, but Bai Yan could use Lu Jia's method, and Lu Jia sent someone to confirm it, and then Lu Jia used Tian Feiyan to communicate with the 'old man'. In the name of sending this news to Xianyang.
In the private room.
Lu You nodded, but when Yu Qi, Xu and other disciples heard Bai Yan's words, they didn't know what Bai Yan was thinking, so they didn't pay attention.
After drinking for thirty years, Bai Yan stood up to leave when it was getting late. He bluntly said that he had something to deal with, so he excused himself and allowed Lu You and others to continue drinking and having fun.
Lu You, Yu Qi and others were very satisfied to see Bai Yan. When they saw that Bai Yan wanted to leave for something, they naturally would not stop them. They stood up one after another, smiled and returned the courtesy, indicating that Bai Yan should not delay important matters and do not need to pay attention to them. .
