After bidding farewell to the strange old man, Shui Yan didn't meet any strange people again.
Shui Yan didn't pay much attention to the strange old man known as the 'Old Man on the Shang'. After all, he just happened to pass by and he only had a one-time relationship with the old man.
Aside from the fact that the old man insisted on accepting him as his disciple, there was no other relationship between the two of them.
And after crossing the Zhuo River.
After Shui Yan left Qi on horseback, he did not choose to go to Zhao. Instead, he entered Han from Wei and then entered Qin from South Korea.
There were frequent frictions between Qin and Zhao. Going from Wei or Han to Qin was undoubtedly safer. This is also a route that merchants between Qin and Qi will choose now.
However, the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it takes longer.
Even if Shui Yan had a horse, it took him nearly two months to reach the Qin border.
When Shui Yan arrived in Pingyang, his whole appearance had changed! Not to mention his hair was a little messy, his clothes were covered in dust, and there were several holes in them.
Of the two parcels that left Qi, now only one remains, and it weighs almost nothing.
Shui Yan looked at Pingyang City in front of him.
If it hadn't been for a horse, he wouldn't have been able to get here without knowing the year and month.
No wonder the ancients didn’t like traveling.
This is not a trip, this is obviously killing people!
Although in Qi, Wei, and Han, there were post stations called "Run" and "Zhi", and in the Qin State, there were also inns called "You" and "Yi".
But the former requires money, while the latter doesn't give any money at all.
Since he had no money, he could only sleep on the roadside along the way. When it rained, he would spend the night on the eaves of other people's houses.
"I hope this trip won't be in vain!"
After murmuring, Shui Yan stepped towards Pingyang City Gate.
Pingyang City. A small city in the hinterland of Qin State, between Yongcheng and Xianyang.
Xianyang is the capital of the Qin State and the most prosperous place in the Qin State. It is rich, powerful and has countless clans.
Yongcheng is where the ancestral temple of the King of Qin is located. The Empress Dowager Huayang who supported King Zhuangxiang of Qin to succeed to the throne lived in Qinian Palace in Yongcheng.
Therefore, Pingyang City, between the two, is particularly inconspicuous, and there are even few nobles and nobles.
The reason why Pingyang is famous is simply because there is a Bai family in Pingyang City.
Shui Yan walked through the streets of Pingyang City, holding the horse that had been following him through hardships along the way.
Fortunately, Pingyang City is not that big. After asking around, we soon arrived at the gate of Bai's mansion.
Looking at the mansion in front of me, I thought of the decline of the Zou family, plus my own shabby appearance.
While smiling bitterly, Shui Yan couldn't help but have a thought.
He won't be kicked out!
But since they all came to the Bai family in Pingyang, it was naturally impossible to return at this time.
"stop!"
Seeing Shui Yan step forward, the two servants who had been guarding the door of the mansion stepped forward and kept looking at Shui Yan.
If you hadn't seen the young man leading a horse even though he looked shabby.
The two servants looking after the door probably didn't even bother to ask, so they just drove Shui Yan away.
It was that horse that made them come forward to stop him in confusion, and they did not dare to drive people away directly.
Under the watchful eyes of the two servants, Shui Yan took out Zou Xing's jade pendant from his arms.
After a while.
Bai family's mansion.
"What? This!"
A slightly overweight middle-aged man looked at the jade pendant in his hand and his eyes widened. Then he looked at the jade pendant carefully.
But after looking up and down, the middle-aged man was sure that this jade pendant was indeed his.
The middle-aged man is Bai Yan.
Looking at the jade pendant at this moment, not to mention Bai Yan, even the graceful woman beside him was very surprised.
"What should we do? I'm afraid my father will have to reprimand me again!"
Bai Yan covered his forehead with a big look on his face.
Fifteen years ago, he was rescued from prison by Mr. Zou of Qi State. He survived the disaster and had a beautiful woman in his arms, so he proposed marriage on a whim.
I didn't take this matter to heart after that.
After all, it's just a marriage.
Moreover, Mr. Zou had a life-saving grace for him.
However, things were slightly different from what he imagined.
His father, Bai Zhong, had already planned to marry the Bai family to the Meng family and the Li family in Longxi.
This made him either break his trust or be scolded by his father.
What a good thing!
"Now that things have come to a close, please invite the people into the mansion first. You can immediately tell your father about the matter. I will inform Jun Zhu and Yingxue. We will meet first and then make a decision."
The woman looked at her man and said softly.
"In the past, it was a favor owed by you and me. If we don't even see each other now, maybe you and I won't be afraid if word spreads, but the Bai family's reputation may be ruined."
After the woman finished speaking, she ordered her servants to invite the people to the house.
"That's all."
Bai Yan sighed.
After a while.
Bai Yan was not surprised. Bai Zhong, who was over fifty and looked old, was so angry that he was almost speechless when he heard Bai Yan's words.
"you you you!!!"
Bai Zhong was so angry that he couldn't even speak completely.
Even though Bai Yan is already middle-aged and extremely wealthy, in front of his father Bai Zhong, he still lowers his head and dare not say a word. He just lets his face be scolded.
On the other side, in the courtyard of the Bai Mansion, two girls also looked at their mother in surprise.
"What, my father once arranged a marriage for the eldest sister? Now that person is outside the house?"
The younger girl looked at her mother in shock with beautiful eyes, and her mouth was filled with astonishment.
Then the girl turned to look at her eldest sister, her eyes full of worry.
As for girls, not to mention that the eldest sister is not only beautiful in appearance, but also in terms of talent and learning, she is a step ahead of those gentry women in Yongcheng and Xianyang.
There are countless noble men who pursue their eldest sister.
Even my grandfather once vaguely mentioned that he wanted his eldest sister to be betrothed to the Meng family or the Li family.
Why did a 'fiancé' from Qi suddenly appear now?
"We will discuss this matter later. Junzhu, please go with your mother to see that person first. After all, it concerns your father, and it will also affect Bai's reputation."
The woman ignored her younger daughter and looked at her eldest daughter, who was very uneasy but didn't show it on her pretty face.
"Um."
The older girl listened to her mother's words, although her breathing could be seen to be a little rapid, she nodded slightly.
When Shui Yan followed his servants into the mansion.
Everyone in the Bai family in the entire mansion heard the news and went to the lobby.
And when Shui Yan walked through several corridors, courtyards, and finally came to the lobby.
In the Bai family hall, the Bai family members in Pingyang City have already gathered together.
The first people sitting on their knees were Bai Zhong and two old women over fifty years old.
Next came Bai Yan and two middle-aged men.
The remaining eight or nine young descendants of the Bai family, men and women, all followed their mother and stood on both sides.
When Shui Yan entered the lobby.
"Hiss~!"
"this!!"
At this moment, the descendants of the Bai family, who were about the same size as Shui Yan, looked straight at Shui Yan, looking at his uncle Bai Yan who was sitting on his knees with doubts on their faces.
Seems confused.
Is this Bai Junzhu’s fiancé?
Didn’t my mother and others all say that my grandfather planned to betroth Junzhu to the Meng family or the Li family in Longxi?
If you marry this person, wouldn't it be
It's no wonder that these descendants of the Bai family are making some noise at this moment. Even Bai Zhong, Bai Yan and others were dumbfounded when they looked at the young man walking into the lobby.
Seeing that the young man was wearing tattered cloth and his hair was disheveled. If it weren't for that jade pendant, they wouldn't dare believe that the person in front of them was actually a descendant of the Zou family.
As Bai Junzhu's father, Bai Yan looked at the young man and almost lost his breath when he thought that if he really betrothed his daughter to this young man.
In fact, even without seeing his wife's worried eyes, Bai Yan had already made up his mind.
no!
Even if he is killed, he cannot betroth his daughter to this young man.
We must find a way to stop the young man's talk without damaging Bai's reputation.
"Sister!"
Bai Yingxue looked at the young man at the moment, and then looked at her eldest sister with red eyes, full of worry.
"Father is here, don't worry."
Bai Junzhu said softly to her little sister, but her slightly frowning pretty eyebrows and her beautiful eyes full of worry had exposed her uneasy heart.