Bai Yan looked at Shui Yan with doubts on his face.
"The surname is Zou and the given name is Xing, now it is changed to Yan!"
Shui Yan replied.
Then he slowly told the story of being chased by his enemies on the way. In order to survive to the Qin Kingdom, he has now changed his name to Yan.
In the lobby.
After listening to Shui Yan's words, the Bai clan members realized that no wonder this man was in such a miserable state.
The next step is to ask.
Bai Yan asked Zou about things according to his memory, as well as some things from fifteen years ago.
During the whole process, Shui Yan only occasionally showed signs of thinking, and otherwise answered fluently. Even Bai Yan deliberately said something that was not true, but Shui Yan saw through it.
See this.
Bai Yan looked at Bai Zhong and indicated Shui Yan's identity, there was no problem.
Next to Bai Yan, two middle-aged men who were also kneeling looked at each other and frowned slightly.
Obviously the boy's identity has been confirmed, which is not a good thing for them.
Above the lobby.
When Bai Zhong saw Bai Yan's eyes, he didn't have a good expression either.
After all, Bai Yan never told him about this matter.
But at this time, Bai Zhong also understood that this was not the time to care about those things.
"Master Zou now?"
Looking at the young man, Bai Zhong thought for a while and asked.
Although he was very dissatisfied with this marriage, after all, he had already decided to betroth his granddaughter Bai Junzhu to a prominent family in Qin.
But he was dissatisfied, and as an elder, he naturally still had the proper etiquette.
"I was falsely accused by my enemies and imprisoned. I am deceased!"
Shui Yan looked at the old man asking and replied.
In fact, when entering the lobby, not to mention that he was not Zou Xing, even if Zou Xing himself was here, he could tell at a glance that the people of the Bai family in front of him did not welcome his arrival.
But think about it.
Although he didn't know who Bai Yan's daughter was, he just took a look at it accidentally and found that most of the Bai's women were of beautiful appearance, and two of the girls were even more stunning. I'm afraid they were all rare in Linzi, Qi State.
have.
Plus Bai's identity.
Presumably, ordinary noble families would not be able to catch the attention of the Bai family. It is also said that the Zou family has been in decline for a hundred years after Zou Ji, and is not a famous family in Qi State.
He looked at the women out of the corner of his eye.
This is Shui Yan once again experiencing what it means to be a nobleman.
Because of their noble status, men can marry beautiful women, and even have concubines. Therefore, their children are mostly handsome men and beautiful women.
In addition, people from the gentry clan are powerful and do not need to be exposed to wind and rain, so the women from the gentry clan are much richer than those from ordinary people's families. This is a natural advantage, and few women from ordinary people's families can compare.
No wonder all the men in the world want to marry a noble woman as their wife.
But this time he did.
He is not here to get a wife. It doesn't matter how beautiful Bai's woman is, it has nothing to do with him.
"So, isn't the Zou family already in decline?"
"Obviously more than that. Since they are being hunted down, it is obvious that the Zou family of Qi has already been killed."
As Shui Yan finished speaking, the Bai clan members who were watching the excitement began to make a lot of noise. They did not take Shui Yan into consideration at all in the lobby.
Even Bai Zhong, who had asked just now, looked surprised when he heard Shui Yan's words.
On the other side, the two men beside Bai Yan looked at Shui Yan with dissatisfied expressions on their faces.
According to that.
Are you the only one left in the Zou family?
Just like this, with no identity and no background, you still want to marry me, a girl from the Bai family?
"I am too talkative!"
Bai Zhong shook his head and sighed.
However, Bai Zhong discovered that the young man did not look pitiful, and was still neither humble nor arrogant.
This made Bai Zhong very curious. If it were anyone else, he would probably have started crying miserably at this time.
This young man surprised him a bit.
"It's been a long journey, why don't you go down and rest first? We have prepared a room for you."
Bai Zhong thought for a while and said to Shui Yan.
Accompanying Bai Zhong's words.
Not to mention the two old women beside Bai Zhong, the three Bai Yan brothers all held their breaths and looked at Shui Yan uneasily.
Because they were afraid that the next moment, the young man would mention the engagement.
"Thank you!"
Shui Yan cupped his hands and said.
Until this moment, those people from the Bai family who had been worried about it all breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
After all, the boy's appearance was so sudden that they didn't have time to think of a way to deal with it.
In the lobby.
Watching the young man leave with his servants.
Bai Junzhu, who has always been among cousins, now looks at his father and mother with beautiful eyes.
When Bai Yan and the woman saw this scene, they felt a little guilty in their eyes, but they made a gesture to reassure them.
Bai Yan hasn't spoken yet.
Other people's voices sounded in the lobby.
"Father, this son is not worthy of my Bai family, nor is he worthy of Junzhu!"
"Father, I, the Bai family, might be able to offer you a thousand pieces of gold to help him leave Qin!"
The two men who spoke were the two men who were kneeling next to Bai Yan, Uncle Bai and Bai Ji.
Both of them are Bai Yan's half-brothers.
At this moment, listening to the words of his eldest brother and fourth brother, Bai Yan regretted and looked at his father, Bai Zhong.
"Father, what should we do now?"
Bai Yan asked, and was prepared to be scolded. In his heart, he would rather be scolded by his father than really let his eldest daughter Junzhu marry the young man just now.
However, the expected rage and reprimand did not come. Bai Yan looked at his father with a puzzled look on his face, as if he was thinking about something.
Bai Junzhu and her younger sister Bai Yingxue came to their mother Xue's side at some unknown time and also looked at their grandfather Bai Zhong.
"Don't you see that the young man's trip is not just for marriage!"
Before Bai Zhong could speak, the old woman beside Bai Zhong spoke to Bai Yan and others.
When Bai Zhong heard his wife's words, he couldn't help but turn his head.
Only then did Bai Zhong realize that not only he had noticed, but his two wives had also noticed that the purpose of the young man coming to the Bai family was probably not for marriage.
If he really came here for the purpose of marriage, I was afraid that he would have already become angry or proposed marriage.
"Then why did he come?"
"Isn't it about the engagement?"
The descendants of the Bai family all whispered.
Even the Bai Yan couple, Bai Junzhu, and Bai Yingxue looked at their grandmother with some confusion.
"Mr. Bai hasn't had visitors for too long. I'm going to check on the servants and clean up the room!"
Under everyone's gaze, the old woman did not open her mouth to explain anything, but stood up and prepared to leave.
But when she stood up, the old woman looked at Bai Yan, Bai Yan's wife Xue, Bai Junzhu, and Bai Yingxue.
"You also come with me!"
In the guest room.
The servants have prepared buckets.
Shui Yan was not polite, took a bath, and put on the clothes that Bai had prepared for him.
Then wash the clothes you changed and dry them in the room.
Although the clothes are very shabby, they were bought for him with his annual salary by his brother who is far away in Qi State.
Now in the Qin State, Shui Yan doesn't know what year or month it will be when he sees his brother again, so no matter how worn or old the clothes are, Shui Yan doesn't want to throw them away like this.
After drying the clothes.
Shui Yan asked his servant for a piece of cloth and pen and ink.
When Shui Yan was a child, he always believed that pen and ink were the product of future generations.
Only when he grew up did he realize that the craftsmanship, forging, and culture of this era were far beyond his imagination.
Just like the writing brush, it has actually existed since the Spring and Autumn Period. It was first called 'Fan Duo', then was introduced to the Yan State and was called 'Fu', and when it was introduced to the Chu State it was called 'Xing'.
In the Qin State, it was called "Bi".
"He asked for pen and ink?"
In the corridor, the person speaking was none other than Bai Yan.
Upon hearing what the servants said, not to mention Bai Yan, even Xue and Bai Junzhu looked puzzled.
After the young man took a bath, he asked for pen and ink?
The old woman next to Mr. Bai Zhu was also frowning slightly at this moment.
"Go and take a look first before talking."
Although she didn't understand either, the old woman didn't ask too much and continued walking to the guest room.
Seeing this, Bai Yan and the other two hurriedly followed behind.