Inside Daliang City.
"Ouch~! Ouch~!"
Ms. Ying lay on the bed, moaning softly. She felt the wet cloth brought by her daughter-in-law Cen Qing. She opened her eyes that were red and swollen from crying, glanced at Cen Qing, then picked up the wet cloth and applied it on her eyes.
Along the way from Zhao to Wei, from Yanmen to the north of Zhao, and to Daliang, the former capital of Zhao, Ying basically cried for two or three hours every day. Sometimes she would enter the small house, On a whim, without Cen Qing's reminder, Yingshi would burst into tears on her own, still receiving strange looks from countless strangers.
"As soon as we find the person and the cemetery, we will immediately return to Linzi, Qi State!"
Yingshi said softly.
As they arrived at Daliang, they had vaguely heard that the side cavalry and the iron cavalry had gone north and seemed to be going to attack the Yan Kingdom.
After hearing the news, the Ying family immediately thought that after finding the tomb of Zilu's father, they immediately set off for Linzi, Qi State. Anyway, her nephew Shui Yan had agreed to help.
At the moment, Mrs. Ying knows better than anyone else that instead of returning to Yanmen Shanwugan to wait for news about Zilu, it is better to return to her hometown in Qi before her nephew and make amends with the Ying family.
"It all depends on my mother's arrangements!"
In the small room, Cen Qing stood at the wooden table, answering with her back to Yingshi, holding a small packet of powder in her hand, pouring it into the meat meal, and then gently stirring it with wooden chopsticks.
After putting away her things, Cen Qing walked to the bed step by step, gently bent down, and helped Yingshi get up.
"Wait until Zi Lu returns! With Shui Yan here, you and Zi Lu will be indispensable for their prosperity and wealth in the future!"
Mrs. Ying has long been accustomed to Cen Qing's service.
Not to mention the time when she was her mother in Linzi, at this moment, when Ying looked at Cen Qing, she didn't care at all about the fact that her family had failed Cen Qing.
Different from when she first saw Cen Qing, who was full of pleading, now Yingshi looks at Cen Qing with a completely condescending look.
Not to mention Cen Qing's service, all of Cen Qing's money is in the hands of the Ying family.
In Ying's eyes, these are all things that should be taken for granted. After all, Zi Lu will be helped by his cousin Shui Yan in the future. In the future, he will be a high-ranking official with high salary and status and wealth. If Cen Qing wants to return to Zi Lu, Enjoying happiness with Zilu, what does this mean?
Now, whether Cen Qing can return to Zilu, whether Zilu despises Cen Qing after meeting her clan brother Shui Yan, and whether she will still regard Cen Qing as his legitimate wife, all this depends on how she, as a house mother, interacts with Zilu. Say it!
Moreover! Mrs. Ying knows very well that her nephew was able to take Cen Qing in and let Cen Qing live a good life. After all, it was all thanks to her and Zilu. Without her blood relationship with Zilu, Cen Qing would be an outsider. How could he get the care of his nephew Shui Yan?
"Qing'er knows!"
Cen Qing helped Yingshi to the wooden table and responded softly.
After watching Ms. Ying sit down, she picked up the meat soup in the porcelain bowl and ate it in big mouthfuls without any intention of waiting for her. Cen Qing was already used to this and was not surprised.
Cen Qing came to the bed, looked at the sleeping child, and shook it gently. Watching her child wake up, Cen Qing picked up the child, slowly came to the opposite side of the wooden table, and sat down on her knees.
"Those damn human traffickers didn't expect to dare to steal children. Fortunately, they were not bought elsewhere. This child has a good life. He joined our family as his heir!"
Yingshi ate, and when she saw her granddaughter, she kept chewing and said in a unclear tone.
Recalling the past, the Ying family sold Cen Qing to human traffickers. However, within two days, Zilu and Cen Qing's daughter was nowhere to be found. They searched the entire village but could not find it. Later, Zilu and Zihuai both guessed that, It must have been a human trafficker looking for an opportunity to steal it. For this reason, the whole family felt regretful. If they had known, it would have been better to sell the girl together, but now that she is gone, how much money has been lost.
However, the family was suffering from the fact that they had just sold Cen Qing, and they did not dare to report it to the officials. They were afraid that if the traffickers were caught, the officials would also find out about their trafficking of Cen Qing, so they suffered the loss and told outsiders that Lian was being raped by Cen Qing. Qing took it secretly and ran away with the wild man!
At that time, Mrs. Ying did not expect that she would see Cen Qing again, and Lian would actually be by Cen Qing's side.
"Why are you so listless these days?"
Yingshi said softly, looking at Cen Qing.
This time when she returns to her hometown in the State of Qi, the Ying family will naturally take Cen Qing with her. For this reason, the Ying family has already told Cen Qing that if she wants to follow him back to Linzi, the State of Qi, and if she still wants to live with Zilu and enjoy the glory and wealth, the past If something happens, the villagers cannot be informed.
It just so happened that after Cen Qing returned to the village, she was able to personally clarify that she was not sold to human traffickers in the past, but left on her own.
To save the village, some women in the village always spread gossip behind their backs.
"Maybe he's feeling unwell!"
Seeing Ms. Ying's eyes red and swollen, but she was eating the meat meal without stopping, Cen Qing gently took the wooden chopsticks, picked up some minced meat from the meal, and put it in her child's mouth.
At this moment, Cen Qing's hands were shaking a little and her eyes were a little red, but she finally fed the minced meat into her daughter's mouth.
"Don't worry. My mother was unwell when she was little. Just bear with it and she will be fine. It's normal. We'll have something to eat later and go search for the tomb earlier. Then we'll leave immediately to return to Qi!"
Seeing Cen Qing's eyes turn red, Mrs. Ying thought she felt sorry for her granddaughter, so she said nonchalantly.
Mrs. Ying still couldn't bear to take out the bulging and heavy money bag, took out a few coins, and asked Cen Qing to take her granddaughter to see a doctor. Perhaps as Tong Yingshi said, it will be over after a while. !
Inside the cabin.
Cen Qing did not answer Yingshi this time. She looked at her daughter in her arms, her eyes full of guilt, but more importantly, she felt deep resentment towards Zilu's family.
In the past, Cen Qing always thought that she could let go of the past and live a good life with her daughter. However, when she saw Yingshi, she realized that she could not let go of what happened back then.
And when I think about the future, Yingshi! Zilu and his family all have to live a life of masters because of Bai Yan. Only she has suffered those experiences, and it will be like a shame that will accompany her throughout her life.
Cen Qing knows better than anyone else what kind of character the Ying family and Zilu family are. She also knows that when she returns to Qi in the future, she is destined to have a bad end, and she will not get any good looks from the Ying family.
She thought that the Ying family who harmed her would enjoy the glory and wealth pursued by countless people in the future, become a powerful person, and be the person that countless people want to cling to and please...
Cen Qing still couldn't let go and couldn't accept it!
"Mom, eat more. When we find the tomb, we will have to wait a long time and cry all the time! Eat more to be strong!"
Cen Qing looked at Mrs. Ying and said softly, then picked up the chopsticks and gently picked up a small piece of meat, then put it into her small mouth, chewed and swallowed it gently.
Although she knew the consequences of eating it, Cen Qing did not hesitate at all. After making the decision, she had no intention of leaving any way out.
In the restaurant, she had already told Master Xu about Bai Yan's childhood experience in the private room with the beauty that made people unable to take their eyes away.
As a woman, Cen Qing could not only see what Master Xu's eyes had been looking at Bai Yan, but she could also clearly feel that the origin of the beauty in the restaurant that day was definitely unusual, and even made Bai Yan wonder. Treat him politely.
After learning what happened to Bai Yan, the appearance of the beauty with the tear mark made Cen Qing completely relieved.
Even if Bai Yan finds Zi Lu in the future!
Zilu won’t live long either!
In order to be safe, Cen Qing had already told Master Xu in private about some things that were fabricated out of thin air, such as how Zilu and his parents planned to force Bai Yan's parents, and how they bullied and robbed Bai Yan's parents of their money.
Bai Yan is not in Qi State, so Bai Yan will not know about these fabricated things, the villagers will not know whether they are true or false, and the Ying family will not have the chance to know.
It is enough for Master Xu to know how all the villagers and the Ying family treated the Bai Yan family in the past.
True or false is no longer important.
"eat!"
When Mrs. Ying heard Cen Qing's words, she watched Cen Qing pick off a large piece of meat, with some dissatisfaction in her eyes. However, since Cen Qing didn't even take two bites, she couldn't blame anything, so she didn't show it on her face.
All the way from Shanwu to Daliang, Mrs. Ying gradually felt dissatisfied with Cen Qing, her daughter-in-law. Especially when she passed the gates of other cities along the way and saw the beauties in the carriages of the powerful, she thought about her future daughter-in-law. Lu was rich and prosperous, but he had to take Cen Qing with him. It was such a shame for his colleagues to see this.
"Qing, go see if those servants have found anyone, and there is a carriage for them to prepare!"
The more she thought about it, the more dissatisfied she became. Although she didn't show it, she saw that Cen Qing still wanted to eat some meat, so she gave instructions.
Hearing this, Cen Qing glanced at Yingshi, nodded, and did not refuse.
Half a day later.
Yingshi and Cen Qing left Daliang in a carriage and followed the official road to the foot of a rolling mountain range. Not far away, they saw a lonely small mound among the overgrown weeds. Standing under a small tree.
"Woooooooooo~~~~!! My beloved! My beloved!!!"
Mrs. Ying cried loudly again, and this time, she cried and knelt in front of the tomb under the watchful eyes of many servants and the many middle-aged men she had just recruited.
Yingshi watched this scene quietly. Along the way, whether it was in Shanwu City, the towns, small houses, or even passers-by, Yingshi had attracted the attention of countless people.
Now that there are slaves and these strong men here, everyone can see how heartbroken Ying is.
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Fuliu City.
In a huge mansion in the city, Bai Yan looked at the owner of the mansion. Mr. Liu said goodbye and left, and then looked at Zhao Qiu beside him.
When leaving Shanwu City this time, Bai Yan did not bring the Monument Lady or the Bao Family. After all, it would take a lot of time to persuade the King of Qi to surrender. They would have no effect if they went to Qi State. However, Master Xu was different from Zhao Qiu. Zhao Qiu was Bai Yan. Yan owes Zhao Qiu a favor that he cannot refuse, and Master Xu can help Bai Yan with many things.
"Tell Yan, how many noble families have you and the teacher contacted secretly?"
Bai Yan asked, his eyes full of dissatisfaction. With the appearance of each noble family and their actions towards Zhao Qiu, Bai Yan didn't know that Zhao Qiu must be involved.
Beside Bai Yan, Shen Yi, a famous scholar in his fifties, also looked at Zhao Qiu in silence.
"When Mr. Wei comes, go ask Mr. Wei..."
Zhao Qiu looked aside, ignoring Bai Yan's dissatisfied look, and did not answer Bai Yan's question, looking like he didn't know.
Shen Yi glanced at Bai Yan inadvertently and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Now Bai Yan has received support from many nobles in counties and counties in the north of the Central Plains. Even many nobles who had some problems with Bai Yan are willing to put down their grudges. , have made friends with Bai Yan and become Bai Yan's influence. If it were anyone else, they would probably have already thought about their future happiness, thinking about fine wine and banquets, and thinking about the promising future.
Why did Bai Yan come here, but Bai Yan was dissatisfied and even vaguely angry.
"You dare to say you don't know?"
Bai Yan asked with a frown.
But after the words fell, Shen Yi saw Zhao Qiu turn his head and look straight at Bai Yan.
"Who dares to say that among those who left, no one came here because they were afraid of the general guarding the northern border?"
Zhao Qiu asked back, his charming face showing no trace of fear because of Bai Yan's identity.
Shen Yi looked at the two people arguing and was thinking about how to speak.
"General, there is someone outside the mansion asking to see you! He calls himself Xiaoyou!"
A servant hurried to the study and reported to Bai Yan.
When Bai Yan heard that his cousin had arrived, he guessed that his uncle should be with him. Looking at Zhao Qiu's dissatisfied look, Bai Yan sighed, turned and walked towards the door.
See this.
Master Xu glanced at Zhao Qiu worriedly, and then followed Bai Yan out of the study.
"That's a good idea. If Mr. Wei hadn't had the foresight, you would have been made lighter..."
Zhao Qiu also seemed a little angry. He looked at the study door where Bai Yan left and complained softly.
At this time, Zhao Qiu was very happy that Mr. Wei was here, otherwise with Bai Yan's character, he might really stay out of the matter in the future. After all, all Bai Yan wanted before was to become a minister and become a general, and to gain fame by entering Qin.
It is a good thing for everyone to tie countless nobles in Northern Xinjiang to Bai Yan, forcing Bai Yan to be unable to leave, unable to stay out of the matter, and allowing Bai Yan to always control the power and Northern Xinjiang.
Inside the mansion.
Arriving at the yard, Bai Yan finally saw his long-awaited cousin and his uncle, Xiao Gu, again.
"Cousin! Uncle!"
Bai Yan bowed his hands in greeting to the two of them, but seeing his cousin Boyu's face full of joy and excitement, Bai Yan felt a little guilty looking at his younger uncle's tired look.
"Little uncle, there is a reason for this, so I can't tell you. I hope my uncle can forgive my nephew!"
Bai Yan raised his hands, faced his uncle, and bent down to salute. However, unlike the greeting just now, this time, Bai Yan apologized to his uncle with guilt.
"Everyone has been killed, how can my uncle still blame you?"
Kogu looked at his little nephew angrily.
After hurriedly going back and seeing everyone in the Xiang clan lying in a pool of blood, and watching Xiang Liang being hacked to death on the ground, Kogu came to his senses and saw Bai Yan's letter from his nephew Boyu. .
Looking at the bamboo slips, Bai Yan clearly told Xiao You that he was worried about the future of Xiao Gu, as well as his worries about his grandmother and uncle.
Kogu understands Bai Yan better than anyone else!
However, looking at Xiang Liang's body, Ji Gu still felt uncomfortable.
"hey-hey……"
Boyu couldn't help laughing when he heard his uncle's words, and then looked at Bai Yan. Thinking that Bai Yan was now a great man of the Qin State, Boyu was extremely excited. As the Qin State annexed one vassal state after another, the territory of the Qin State now , which is already as many as the Qin, Han, Wei, Zhao, Chu, and half of the Yan Kingdom combined in the past.
Among the now huge and powerful Qin, Bai Yan is the great leader in the Qin court.
Thinking about Boyu, he couldn't help but tremble with excitement, especially now that as Bai Yan's cousin, the higher Bai Yan's status, what he said in Zhongwu City would carry a lot of weight in front of the officials.
"Thank you, uncle!"
Bai Yan looked at the tired and helpless look on his younger uncle's face, breathed a sigh of relief, then laughed, and took the two of them to the pavilion to talk.
"When will we attack them all?"
Kogu came to the pavilion, knelt down and looked at Bai Yan anxiously.
As Bai Yan's younger uncle, Kogu, who had contributed countless efforts in the previous wars between Qin and Chu, should have gone to Xianyang of the Qin State to receive the reward. However, Kogu, who had not returned home for many years, missed his mother early on. In the end, he came to Bai Yan without hesitation. In addition to meeting Bai Yan, he also wanted to return to Qi State together.
He left early without saying goodbye. It has been more than ten years since he last saw his mother. He still remembers that when he first met his nephew, he learned that his mother had fainted at home. At that moment, he wanted to find someone. The cracks in the ground and the pain in his heart still make it hard for Kogu to let go.
"In a few days! News came from Qi State that Tian Ding has left Qi State and headed for Xianyang! Now we just need to find out the soldiers and horses of Qi's defenders, so we can attack Qi and force the King of Qi to station troops in Linzi!"
Bai Yan said to his uncle, in attacking Qi, Bai Yan would definitely hope that the casualties would be as small as possible, whether it was Qi soldiers or Qin soldiers.
This is why Bai Yan sent a letter to Li Xin before he arrived at Fuliu, asking Li Xin to lead the cavalry and side cavalry to go north first to pursue the fleeing King of Yan. While he ordered Chai and Ye to prepare for Daidi, he, as an envoy, Close to the ground.
"How many days!"
When Kogu and Koyou heard Bai Yan's words, they didn't expect that time was so short. When they thought of fighting again, they couldn't help but look at each other.
However, thinking of being able to go home early, they both nodded, looked at Bai Yan, and asked Bai Yan if he needed any help from them.
