Qin Gong

In Shouchun City, it was raining continuously, and the dark sky was always shrouded in the sky.

On the street, common people were wearing bamboo hats and walking with muddy water on their straw green shoes. They watched the carriages coming and going from time to time along the way, and when they avoided avoiding them, they would always be negligent and trampled in the muddy water. They watched the carriages go, but they didn’t dare to scold them. I can say bad luck in my heart, and blame why it is raining.

Under a row of particularly tall and connected tall buildings, a carriage slowly stopped in front of the gate.

Seeing this, some thin and thin men who were sitting on the muddy ground in front of the door kept moving stones, came to the carriage, and put flat stones on the ground. Some men even saw some muddy water on the stones. He hurriedly wiped it vigorously with his clothes.

A man and a woman came down from the carriage. The man was fat and greasy, but whether it was the clothes on his body or the accessories hanging, it could be seen that he was of good status. The woman was wearing exquisite Chu costumes and makeup, and she looked very special. glamorous.

The servants beside the carriage held a canopy to shield the men and women from the rain, and after the men and women got off the carriage, they naturally stepped on the cleaned stones and walked towards the tall building.

Just before entering, the man randomly took out some money from his cuff and threw it on the ground at will.

After the man entered the tall building, all the men kneeling on the ground rushed to grab the money that fell on the ground, and then put away the stones, waiting for the arrival of the next carriage.

"Your Majesty, we're here!"

Bai Yan was riding in the carriage, and when he heard Mang's voice and felt the carriage stop, he stretched out his hand to lift the curtain.

After getting out of the carriage, Bai Yan saw more than 20 men kneeling on the muddy ground at first sight. Those men did not dare to look at each other after glancing at him. on the block.

Although it is the first time to come to Shouchun, Bai Yan also has a little understanding of it after going to the teahouse.

Walking along those stones, he took some money from his cuff, hesitated for a while, and finally threw it towards the ground far away. Although it looked a little pretentious, Bai Yan still threw it towards a dry place. To feel better.

Inside the building.

As soon as Bai Yan went in, he immediately saw the strangeness inside, no wonder when he was in the teahouse, whenever he talked about having fun, everyone said that 'Yuan Yuan' was unique in Shouchun.

"Oh! It's just that short!"

"Let me come, I will definitely hit!"

"Press, press quickly!"

Bai Yan looked along the first floor, and in the exquisite first floor, there were various places. The nobles and rich merchants in silk clothes all gathered in front of various entertainments. There are strings of money, even gold.

This is in stark contrast to the appearance of kneeling on the ground outside the door for some money.

"Gentleman, five hundred dollars!"

Among the several men guarding the door, the leading man saw Bai Yan, and when he noticed that Bai Yan's shoulders were wet with a little rain, he frowned slightly, but then he still stepped forward with a smile, and respectfully saluted Bai Yan.

Five hundred yuan, this price alone is estimated to scare countless people.

Bai Yan took out a small cloth bundle from his bosom, and handed it to the man in front of him.

“First time here!”

Bai Yan explained.

Since these men are guarding the gate, even if Bai Yan doesn't say anything, they also know the face, so Bai Yan chooses to speak frankly.

"Gentleman, play on the first floor, play music on the second floor, private rooms on the third floor, and maids inside. If you don't understand, you can ask, or come here and find me!"

The gatekeeper who collected the money smiled at Bai Yan, and after saluting, invite Bai Yan to enter.

"If the gentleman is alone, there is a special female slave on the second floor, the gentleman may go and have a look!"

said the man.

Bai Yan nodded, cupped his hands in return, and after being grateful, he walked inside.

You can't bring followers in this place, so you can't come in, but Bai Yan is not worried, here, no one will pay attention to him, everyone's eyes are already on gambling, there is no distinction between countries, only the difference between rich and poor .

"Bite it! Bite it quickly! Hey~! Bad luck!"

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy looked at the ring on the ground with annoyed expression. Behind him, there were two beautiful women rubbing his shoulders.

"Then Zhaogao lost again! I'm afraid he will be reprimanded when he goes back."

"That's right, during this period of time, Zhaogao has been losing, and the money he loses every day is getting more and more."

The annoyed voice of the young man instantly attracted many people's attention, which naturally caused many people to discuss and watch this scene gloatingly.

It's nothing to do with oneself, watching the excitement, this is a problem that most people can't change since ancient times, after all, there is no need to change it.

Thinking about that young Zhaogao, who came here to gamble and lose, who can he blame?

"Lu Qi, how much Zhaogao owes you! I'm afraid it's not less than three hundred gold!"

A gentry boy in his 20s turned his head and patted Lu Qi's shoulder beside him with a smile after seeing the appearance of the poster in the distance.

"Go! Go! Go!"

Lu Qi lowered his head, felt Jing Zhe's gloating tone beside him, and asked him to move his hand angrily.

At this moment, Lu Qi couldn't help cursing inwardly.

If it wasn't for the continuous supply of money from Yingchuan and Luoyin, Lu Qi's family would have been emptied by that boy Zhaogao. Thinking that Zhaogao is the son of Zhaomin, who lives in Chaocheng City, he is very favored, so it is hard to refuse to borrow If you don't talk about money, it's not easy to ask for money.

"Brother Lu Qi!"

A familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him, Lu Qi was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly, closed his eyes full of despair, and had the heart to scold Jing Zhe's family.

However, when Lu Qi turned his head and looked at Zhao Gao, he immediately put on a friendly look.

"Gentleman Gao!"

Lu Qi greeted Zhao Gao with a smile, but before Lu Qi could speak, he saw Zhao Gao looking at him straightforwardly.

"Brother Lu Qi, lend me some more money, ten gold, ten gold, and I will definitely pay it back in the future!"

Zhaogao saluted Lu Qi and bluntly expressed his thoughts on borrowing money.

Lu Qi watched Zhaogao's actions, and looked at the other young gentry children behind Zhaogao who also lost. Looking at this group of people, Lu Qi wanted to curse in his heart. Come here to gamble, drink and have fun every day.

"Gentleman Gao, Lu Qi."

Lu Qi made up his mind this time, not to give Zhaogao any more money, the money will never be returned.

However, Lu Qi, who was about to turn around just now, suddenly saw a familiar figure among the crowd in the distance. Seeing the appearance of that figure, Lu Qi's pupils shrank and his eyes widened, wondering if he was dazzled.

"Good! Ten gold!"

Lu Qi came back to his senses, and when he looked at Zhao Gao, he handed some gold to Zhao Gao from his sleeve pocket without hesitation.

This unhesitating move, let alone Jing Zhe and others who came with Lu Qi, and the concubine next to Lu Qi, even Zhao Gao was a little confused by Lu Qi, but looking at the gold in his hand, Zhao Gao There is only one thought in his mind, and he has the money to win back what he lost before. This time he will definitely win back all the money he lost, and he will have a lot of money by then.

After Zhaogao thanked Lu Qi repeatedly, he turned around and continued to gamble.

The people watching around also looked at Lu Qi in surprise, but they didn't take it seriously. They turned around and continued to gamble. Those who can come here to have fun and become regular customers are basically people with status. many.

"Win!"

Bai Yan stopped outside a cockfighting pen, looked at a rooster locked in a bamboo cage inside the pen, and then looked at the other side, another cock that had already fought twice but was still full of fighting spirit.

In the front row, Bai Yan squatted down and randomly pressed Yi Jin to one side.

A familiar figure came over, and after joking with the merchants on the side, he also looked at the fighting cocks in the bamboo cage, and then made a bet.

"Victory! Victory! Victory!!"

"There is a private room on the third floor! The last room!"

After the cockfight started, amidst the shouts, everyone was watching the cockfight intently. No one noticed, and Bai Yan and Lu Qi, who were squatting beside the cockfight ring, would not notice it secretly. Lu Qi looked at the cockfight and said softly. Said a word.

Just now Lu Qi was really scared into a cold sweat by Bai Yan. Lu Qi did not expect Bai Yan to come to Shouchun. You must know that all the cities on the border between Qin and Chu are watched by assassins and killers. Every city is strictly guarded. In Qi's eyes, Bai Yan couldn't enter Chu State at all, let alone Shouchun.

At this moment, Lu Qi's heart was beating fast and he was full of worry. Although he didn't know Bai Yan's identity and how he entered the state of Chu, Lu Qi knew that, including him and Lu Sheng, all people who were pro-Qin and related to Qin The gentry, the gentry, have all been stared at by eyeliners, or the people around them have already been bribed.

"it is good!"

Bai Yan nodded, and then stared at the fighting cock carefully.

After the cockfight was over, Lu Qi shook his head first, and left with his concubine who was waiting outside. After telling his friends who came with him that he had lost too much and that he was going to the private room to "enjoy" some time, his friends gave him understanding looks. .

Bai Yan took the money, and after wandering around for a while, he went to the third floor. According to Lu Qi's words, he went from room to room until he came to the last room, and knocked on the door.

After the door opened.

Lu Qi quickly let Bai Yan in, then stretched out his head to look outside, and then quickly closed the door.

"Why are you here?"

Lu Qi hurriedly dragged Bai Yan into the private room, and knelt down.

Bai Yan didn't speak in a hurry, but looked at the quiet woman in Lu Qiya's room who was looking here timidly.

"She is from Yue, and she was caught selling here before. I saw her pitiful, so I bought her."

Lu Qi said that he did not mention Bai Yan's name during the conversation, but he explained that the woman was from Yue, not from Chu, and that he bought it just now after meeting with pity by chance.

"In the state of Chu, do you know a person named Cheng Ding who sells utensils between Chu and Zhao?"

After listening to Lu Qi's words, Bai Yan looked at Lu Qi and asked.

This is one of the few pieces of news that Bai Yan knows. When he came here today, Bai Yan wanted to inquire about it as a merchant. After all, as long as he has money in these places of pleasure, he is not afraid of being respected. As a merchant, It will not make people suspicious.

What I didn't expect was that I would run into Lu Qi here.

"A decision?"

Hearing the name, Lu Qi thought for a while, then shook his head.

"Never heard of this person."

Lu Qi looked at Bai Yan with some doubts. Who is this Cheng Ding, who actually made Bai Yan, the general of Qin, come to look for him in person.

"Is this person very important? Do you have to find him?"

Lu Qi asked.

Bai Yan nodded, if there was Cheng Ding, then he had to find him. Zhao Qiu knew many Chu people, but he only mentioned Cheng Ding.

"This is a bit difficult!"

Hearing Bai Yan's words, Lu Qi frowned slightly. Except for the few cronies around him, Lu Qi dared not call anyone else, for fear that he would not know who had been bribed by others.

But looking for other connections will inevitably lead to a big fight, and the news will be leaked at that time.

"I was in Shouchun City, and I had a lot of contacts with many disciples of the gentry. I heard that in order to capture the Qin general Bai Yan, Qu Jingzhao's three families took the lead. Together with other gentry, they all sent people to investigate Bai Yan's news. , there are more or less bribed eyeliners, and Lu's shop is no exception!"

Lu Qi casually looked at Bai Yan and said slowly.

"I've heard about this too!"

Bai Yan nodded.

Seeing this, Lu Qi breathed a sigh of relief, but at this moment, Lu Qi's concubine's eyes were full of hesitation, and finally looked at Bai Yan and Lu Qi.

"Benefactor, Yunan has heard of this person!"

Lu Qi's concubine suddenly spoke.

Hearing this, Bai Yan looked at it together with Lu Qi, and then they looked at each other.

It was only then that He Bai Yan learned the name of Lu Qi's concubine, Yun Nan, which seems to be an ancient surname in Baiyue. One village, one surname.

"Where is he?"

Bai Yan glanced at Lu Qi, then asked the woman.

Lu Qi was also confused, and quickly looked at his concubine.

Xianyang City.

The death of Shangqing Hu Quan caused a sensation in Xianyang. On this day, not only the Hu family wore white silk, but all the children of the Bai family and all the members of the Sima family wore sackcloth and filial piety.

"Meet the king!"

"Meet Your Majesty!!"

In the courtyard, the guests who came to express their condolences were all well-known and well-known families in Qin State, and even the Ying clan represented by Ying Kan came in person.

Wei Liao, Li Si, Chang Wenjun, Wang Wan, Kui Zhuang and other Qin ministers were also talking in the courtyard. When they saw Ying Zheng, they stopped talking and made way for the ceremony.

Ying Zheng walked straight through the courtyard, and then came to the main hall, looking at the Hu, Bai, and Sima clansmen, all kneeling in white silk, in the main hall. Ying Zheng's gaze was then placed on the coffin in front of him.

"Hu Shangqing bowed to the Qin State and passed on the order of the widow. Hu Shangqing will be buried with honor, and all the things will be taken by the palace!"

Ying Zheng tilted his head slightly, and instructed Han Yezhe behind him.

Han Yezhe heard the words, and quickly answered with his hands.

Bai Yu and Sima Xing, two men who used to be careless, heard Ying Zheng's words at this moment, their eyes were red and weeping, they didn't say a word, they just kowtowed in gratitude to Ying Zheng.

Under the grateful eyes of the Hu family, Ying Zheng expressed condolences, and asked Hu Wujing to go out with him for a chat.

In the backyard of the mansion.

Different from the front yard, the back yard is filled with the female relatives of the Bai family and the Sima family. The female family members of the Hu family need to go to the main hall, and those wives and daughters who come to mourn the guests will naturally be handed over to the female family members of the Bai family and the Sima family. reception.

"I heard that the king has come!"

"Unfortunately, I heard that Mao Shangqing went to Qi State, and the relationship between Mr. Hu and Mao Shangqing was the best before him."

"It doesn't matter if you're not here, if Mao Shangqing finds out about this, I'm afraid she will be heartbroken."

In the backyard, seven or eight women were talking to each other, and so did other places.

And when those women learned that Ying Zheng personally buried Mr. Hu in person, without exception, everyone's eyes were full of envy. Ying Zheng is the king of Qin, and they all came to condole in person at such a busy time, and even ordered A thick burial, how can this not be enviable.

They all knew that the generous burial that Ying Zheng talked about was better than that of the Hu family, both in terms of scale and artifacts, which were more exquisite.

The only pity is that Mao Jiao, who has been a lifelong friend with Mr. Hu, is currently in the distant Qi State. As for why Mao Jiao suddenly went to Qi State in a hurry, they, the gentry women, naturally know a little bit better.

It's nothing more than that mysterious old man in Qi State, and those bamboo slips.

From the beginning of the rumors, everyone was suspicious and didn't believe it was so magical, and then when Ying Zheng urgently ordered Mao Jiao to leave Xianyang and rush to Qi State, and finally heard that Yao Jia returned from Chu State and went to Qi State, everyone couldn't help it Believe it or not, this is probably true.

And as more and more news from Qi came, as the princes and kings, including King Qi and King Chu, sent people to look around, and the gentry in the three princes of Wei, Chu, and Qi, then With an almost crazy move, no one doubted the veracity of the rumors.

There really is an old man riding a bull!

inside the yard.

When women are free, they like to talk about hearsay and gossip more than anyone else. Now that they get together, they will naturally not miss this opportunity. Seven or eight people get together and mention Maojiao, and they all talk about that topic On the body of the old man riding the bull.

After confirming that the rumors are true, in these women's hearts, they are even more eager than the common people to have their own heirs and have the opportunity to become the children of the old man riding the bull. It is no exaggeration to say that they are even willing to pay any price.

"Brother and sister-in-law, be careful. If you are pregnant, let the maid do these things. Otherwise, the clan brother may not be able to help nagging when he sees it."

Bai Yingxue took the fruit plate from Feng Hui's hand carefully, and looked at Feng Hui's slightly swollen abdomen, afraid that Feng Hui might make a mistake.

When Feng Hui heard Bai Yingxue's words, a smile appeared on her pretty face, and when she thought of Bai Ping's helpless look, she became even more amused.

But looking at Bai Yingxue, who became more and more beautiful and charming with time, Feng Hui couldn't help but sigh, who will get the better of her in the end.

and also
Feng Hui looked into the distance. Among the women, there was a woman holding a fruit plate quietly. Compared with Bai Yingxue, that woman was really visible to others. The feeling of that woman.

Bai Junzhu!
After a few breaths, seeing that Bai Junzhu approaching, Feng Hui just came back to his senses.

"Junzhu, rest when you're tired!"

Feng Hui whispered that she was also from a famous family, but Feng Hui admired Bai Junzhu, and the longer she got to know her, the more she understood this indescribable woman.

"Ok!"

Bai Junzhu nodded when he heard the words, and then turned his eyes to Bai Yingxue who was beside him.

Seeing this, Feng Hui couldn't help laughing, and gloated at Bai Yingxue, who was beside her with an aggrieved face.

"It's the old man riding a bull. He talks about him every day. From my point of view, he's just a guy who wants to catch his name. If he has the ability, he will come out! It's nothing to hide, shrinking his head and tail, and still governing the country."

Bai Yingxue did not dare to disobey her elder sister.

Don't look at Bai Yingxue's active and lively nature, but her elder sister's words have been carved into her bones since she was a child. The suppression of blood made Bai Yingxue feel aggrieved and put her grievances on those women, so she muttered in a low voice.

"Keep your voice down, I'm not afraid of being laughed at later."

Feng Hui looked at Bai Yingxue dumbfounded. Because of this incident, Bai Yingxue was reprimanded by countless elders who admired the old man, and some women even talked about it behind her back.

"I'm not wrong!"

Bai Yingxue raised her head to look at Feng Hui full of dissatisfaction, her wide eyes were full of dissatisfaction, but she was obviously dissatisfied, but for some reason, this appearance made people feel very cute.

Feng Hui couldn't help covering her mouth anymore and laughed, then motioned for Bai Yingxue to look over there.

Bai Yingxue looked over, and when she saw the eldest sister, she closed her mouth in aggrieved form again.

"You say, where will the mysterious old man ride the bull?"

"I heard from my beloved that he might go to the Kingdom of Wei!"

"How could it be the State of Wei? The old man must be living in seclusion and not caring about world affairs, and he likes to ride cattle. My beloved guesses that it is probably the State of Chu!"

There was an endless stream of noisy voices behind him, and countless different voices repeatedly mentioned one name and one thing, bamboo slips, old man!

And Bai Junzhu listened to those words, looked at the wronged little girl in front of him, and Si Xu went back to her most embarrassing encounter.

At that time, because she learned that her younger sister was going to steal the jade pendant, she was worried that if the news spread, the Bai family would be ridiculed and become the laughing stock of the world, so she hurriedly took the younger sister to put the jade pendant back, but when she put the jade pendant back, she When I saw the bamboo slips on the wooden table, I looked at them out of curiosity, and I was so fascinated by them that I finally forgot the time.

That was the first time the young man came to Bai's mansion, and it was also the most unforgettable thing for her, and it is still vivid in her mind when she thinks about it.

Although she had only seen a few, when Bai Junzhu heard the rumors, she thought of this matter, she was already sure.

Those bamboo slips in Qi State were not written by any old man at all, the person who actually wrote them was a young man.

Although she was shocked, so shocked that she couldn't help trembling, she was very clear that this was the truth, it was definitely him, it was definitely him who wrote it.

at the moment.

Hearing the noisy conversation behind him, looking at the little girl who was full of grievances, how much Bai Junzhu wanted to tell her personally.

There is no such thing as an old man riding a bull in the world. All the women behind them, the person they are looking for is actually a young man, a young man who came to Qin State from Qi State all the way at a young age, and that young man is my little sister, you I have seen Bai Yan many times before.

"There are a lot of people here, so take your brother and sister-in-law to find a place to sit down first."

Bai Junzhu said to his younger sister Yingxue.

Bai Junzhu didn't say anything about Bai Yan's matter. Bai Junzhu knew that once she said it, even if there was no evidence, no matter whether these women would believe it or not, it would be enough to alarm those gentry who came to condolences. There are all the ministers of Qin State, even King Qin Yingzheng is no exception.

But Bai Junzhu didn't say anything, even his parents, uncle, grandfather, and uncle were no exception.

Because it is him!

Looking at Bai Yingxue who nodded in agreement, Bai Junzhu turned his pretty face sideways, his eyes looked at the distant sky, and the appearance of that boy appeared in his mind.

The boy's talent always seems to make her unable to understand, she always thinks she understands something, but with the contact, as time goes by, what the boy reveals always amazes her time and time again, and let her see that the world is because of him. And marvel.

This time, even though she was not by his side, she could feel that Bai Yan seemed to want to use this matter to do something.

As for the younger sister.

Bai Junzhu turned his head and looked at his younger sister Yingxue who helped Feng Hui leave.

Maybe one day, little sister Bai Yingxue, she will know.