"On July 9, 3928 in the Dao calendar, the main line of the Li family in Yancheng was slaughtered, and the branches were divided into families."
"On August 16, 3928 in the Daoist calendar, the head of the Wu family in Hancheng was found dead in his study, with blood all over his orifices. He had no heirs, and had no heirs."
"On September 4, 3928 in the Dao calendar, the legitimate son of the Song family disappeared..."
Bai Mansion in Langya City, in the study room of Bai Pingfu in the past.
Bai Yuxia sat in front of the desk and pasted pieces of paper with different information on the table. She read while pasting them. Each piece of paper was aligned and neat and orderly.
All the furnishings in the study are as they were before. After Bai Pingfu's death, no one used the study again until his only son came back.
Bai Yuxia still remembered how his father would hold him on the table when he was not as tall as the desk, and happily ask him to memorize articles, while he would drink ink, drink wine, and write wildly, saying, "My son is happy."
"
Later, when he got a little older, he rarely had such moments. His father emphasized the rules more and more, and he needed him to become a noble son of the Bai family who fully complied with the rules.
He knew that at the last moment, his father was disappointed with him.
Because he put aside the responsibilities entrusted to him by his family, threw aside all the rules he had followed in his past life, and wandered just like he was going forward——
He thought he was just looking for an answer to his life, but his father did not wait for him to come back.
Bai Yuxia faced the pieces of paper one by one, as if playing Scrabble as a child.
But those who truly understand the Yue Kingdom will know the weight of these words.
Yancheng and Hancheng were both important cities in the Yue Kingdom.
The Li family, the Wu family, and the Song family are all famous and prominent families in the Yue Kingdom, and they are the only ones below the Ge family and the Bai family.
In the eyes of the arrogant Chu people, only the Ge family and the Bai family in the entire Yue Kingdom can be considered famous. But Li, Wu, and Song are also well-known surnames in the Yue Kingdom.
Things have happened one after another in these wealthy families, which naturally makes people panic.
Rumors were flying all over the country, and everyone hated Chu and dared not speak out.
Who killed Gao Zheng?
The owner of Sanfenxianglou, Rakshasa Mingyuejing.
Why did the good-natured Rakshasa Ming Yuejing want to kill Gao Zheng?
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is related to the Chu State.
So now that these Yue country dignitaries are having troubles one after another, what is the source of the trouble?
Besides Chu State, where else could it be?
How evil the people of Chu are!
In June, Zhong Liyan, an envoy from the Chu State, broke into Yinxiang Peak without permission and disturbed Gao Zheng's residence. It happened that Ge Fei, a direct disciple of Gao Zheng, woke up from his confusion and drove him away angrily.
Ge Fei defeated Zhong Liyan, and the Yue court also imprisoned Chu's deputy envoy Dou Mian for accountability - but in the end, due to the power of Chu, they had no choice but to release these two men.
The Chu people were in the wrong, so they kept a quiet face on the outside. But when things turned around, troubles occurred frequently in the Yue Kingdom. Everyone, including officials, ministers and powerful people, was in danger. Who can say that it had nothing to do with the Chu people?
The mighty hegemonic country in the world actually uses such secretive means to deprive itself of being a great country!
Of course Bai Yuxia also knew about this fierce discussion.
He knows far more than public opinion.
So he remained silent in the study.
Tuk-tuk-tuk~
The knock on the door was followed by the voice of mother Wen Juanying: "Xia'er, can mother come in?"
Bai Yuxia casually wiped it, covered the table with a piece of snow-white rice paper, and said with a chuckle: "Come in - I remember writing in this study when I was a child, but you never wanted to knock on the door."
Wen Juanying opened the door and walked in. She also smiled: "Then I'm not guarding your father? Man, he talks about socializing and working all the time. The door is closed for several hours. Who knows what you are doing hiding in there?
Mom, this is called a surprise attack."
Bai Yuxia drew a pen on the paper and smiled lightly: "My father is well-known for his duties and rules. Your doubts about him are really unreasonable."
"Hey! What do you know, when he was young -" Wen Juanying stopped and rolled her eyes at him: "Why am I telling you this?"
Bai Yuxia painted without raising her head, but grinned: "If you want to tell me about his foolishness when he was young, I, as a son, can't listen to you. You can think of a wise man."
"Slap your mouth!" Wen Juanying said angrily: "It should be said, 'When you see the unworthy, you should reflect inwardly'!"
Bai Yuxia chuckled: "I mean, you just need to understand."
Wen Juanying looked at her son and the painting she was drawing spread out on the desk - a branch, a jackdaw, and a few points of wind and rain.
A very lonely painting.
At some point, she had stopped smiling. Bai Yuxia also pursed her lips.
Neither mother nor son laughed.
"What's underneath the painting?" Wen Juanying asked.
Bai Yuxia paused her painting and said softly: "There are not many things that you don't know about the borders of Yue country."
"Son." Wen Juanying said: "It's time for you to go back to Xingyueyuan. A good man has aspirations all over the world, but he has no future if he stays at home."
"There is nothing promising in Xingyueyuan. My boss is very stingy and never raises my salary." Bai Yuxia said: "I'd better spend more time with you. When you are happy, you will slip some pocket money between your fingers. You are no better than me working as a cow outside."
Be a strong horse?"
Wen Juanying was silent for a while and said: "It's been quite chaotic recently. You said -"
"It has nothing to do with our family." Bai Yuxia said: "Those who have troubles are all family members, those who have successively gained power and monopolized resources. Our family has been in trouble for a long time. Even if we talk about it in Langya City, it doesn't matter. It's not our turn.
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During Bai Yuxia's leisurely stay at home, she didn't do much. She just caught those people in the clan who had returned to their old ways and opened their mouths and shut up about the revival of the Bai family, and beat them hard.
After he returned, the Bai family became more deserted than when he was away.
Wen Juanying said: "Whether there is a clan or not, it's all the fault of the people of Chu. The people of Chu are used to being arrogant, but they don't care about your actual situation. Do you still choose a time to kill someone?"
"Are they really from Chu?" Bai Yuxia asked.
Wen Juanying's face changed: "Jade flaw!"
Bai Yuxia said: "I can't even think of who the Chu State can use to deal with such shameless means. Duke An Guo? Duke Huai? They will overthrow the country. Qu Shunhua? Zuo Guangshu? Xiang
North? Haha, based on my understanding of them, no matter how they fall, they will never end up like this."
"The State of Chu is so huge, it is inevitable that branches and leaves will rot. My son is talking about heroes, but you didn't see that bear." Wen Juanying said: "What kind of dirty things can't someone like Gu Chi do?"
"Mother." Bai Yuxia sighed in a complex tone: "You are truly a member of the royal family!"
Wen Juanying originally had a lot to say, but when she heard her son sigh, she couldn't help but lower her eyelids: "Your mother's surname is Wen, and your father and mother are both from the Yue country. My son, you are also from the Yue country. You were born here and grew up here.
this."
Bai Yuxia simply opened the painting he had just painted, revealing the dense pieces of paper on the desk, pointing to the words on it and said: "The Li family in Yancheng said that the branches divided their families, and the pieces of gold and silver they divided among them were all mixed.
Where have the property and authority gone? Where have the promotion channels gone? They are all nationalized. The Wu family in Hancheng said that the side branches will not succeed. With such a large family business, wealth and honor, are the side branches unwilling to inherit it? They will not inherit it. So there is no heir.
——”
"That's enough." Wen Juanying interrupted.
Bai Yuxia refused to stop: "Our emperor is very talented and has made up his mind to cut out the sores. Fortunately, my father died early. If he had died late, he would have been stabbed."
"It's okay..." Wen Juanying's voice was almost pleading.
Bai Yuxia continued: "Since the emperor has such determination, it is impossible for him not to bleed. The royal family surnamed Wen has been growing for so many years, and it will soon be pruned. No, Prince Min has been found.
If he gives orders in the wrong place, his fiefdom will be lost. If he is not sensible enough, his head will also be lost."
"Bai Yuxia, what do you want to do?" Wen Juanying shouted in a high-pitched voice, then softened, with tears already in her eyes: "What do you want to do? Do you know that as long as these words of yours spread, you will instantly become a national thief? You
Father, your grandfather, and the reputation of your ancestors of the Bai family can't be saved - what do you want to do?"
Bai Yuxia was very calm: "My grandfather dedicated his life to the country and shed the last drop of blood on the battlefield. My father cherished feathers throughout his life and abided by moral principles. My ancestors of the Bai family have never been ashamed of the country. Their reputation cannot be preserved.
Because of what? Because I told the truth?"
Wen Juanying looked at him sadly: "Once the torrent of public opinion forms, anyone who tries to stand in the way will be crushed. What's the point of the truth? How important is the evidence? People don't care about the truth, they just need to vent their emotions - this principle
Don’t you know better than me? My mother is a woman who knows things that everyone knows.”
Bai Yuxia said: "It is said that a lot of words make gold, but accumulation of words destroys bones. But I think it is not real gold that can be derogated by slanderous words. It is not hard bones that can be defeated by rumors."
"What does it have to do with us? Mom doesn't understand. Yuxia, they said it was the Chu people who did it, but it's just the Chu people. The Chu country is so powerful that we can't blame them for many things." Wen Juanying stepped forward.
Taking a step forward: "Don't say these words again."
"Don't worry, I'm just telling you now." Bai Yuxia smiled: "Besides, this is what the country of Yue needs, right? The emperor wants to make thorough reforms, unite as one, and grasp public opinion - Mom, I can understand it
.”
What is there about Li, Wu, and Song that he can't understand? It's not close at all, but after all, it's a family matter of Wen Jingxiu. The only thing he can't understand happened in the past and has nothing to do with today.
Wen Juanying wiped her tears, looked at the room with nostalgia, and walked to the desk: "Yu Xia. Mom has thought it through. Let's go to Xingyue Yuan together, just the two of us."
Bai Yuxia said with surprise: "Uncle Zhang and Deng, my uncles and brothers, my seventh aunt and eight aunts, what about these people? Don't care about them?"
"It doesn't matter. They are all adults and they are responsible for themselves." Wen Juanying said: "Your father is gone and you have no interest in the family business. Mom is working hard to support it. I would like to share the family property with them."
Bring some belongings with you and follow you to a place where you can retire and stay away from right and wrong."
Of course, Bai Yuxia knew this outcome a long time ago, because it was he who took advantage of the turmoil in the country of Yue to force his mother to make such a choice.
It was difficult to leave his hometown, his family fortune was huge, and Wen Juanying's own surname was Wen... If he didn't deliberately show any signs of danger, he knew that his mother would never leave.
"You can't just bring a few personal belongings." Bai Yuxia said with a smile: "Don't leave any yuan stones or anything else behind. You don't really expect your son to earn a little money to support you in old age."
Now that she had decided to leave, Wen Juanying suddenly let go of her worries. She raised her hand and hit her son: "Prodigal virtue!"
Bai Yuxia smiled and begged for mercy, pushing her mother out: "Hurry up and pack your luggage. I will arrange a vehicle to take you to Xingyueyuan."
boom.
The study door is closed.
The owner of the study has left the room and will leave it forever.
Spring rain fell, summer rain fell, and autumn rain fell. Throughout the year 3928 of the Taoist calendar, the country of Yue seemed to be covered in rain.
The shower knocked on the window, bringing in the dampness. Finally, a wisp of autumn wind came through the net and entered the study.
The piece of paper stuck on the table seems to be printed on the table, unmoved.
The piece of rice paper that recorded Bai Yuxia's random drawings almost floated in the wind, but was held down by the paperweight. Most of it was rolled up, but there was still a corner nailed to the table.
At this time, it was blowing in the autumn wind, and there were two lines of words on the back of the painting -
"The wind and rain are coming, the wind and rain are coming. A thick quilt is curled up to wrap the sick bones, and a solitary branch makes the jackdaws grow thin."
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Ta-ta-ta.
The sound of horse hooves and the pounding of rain showers seemed to be in harmony. The former was soothing, while the latter was urgent.
"I said, the rain is quite annoying. Let's chop it up." Sitting forward in the driver's seat, leaning against the door, he said listlessly with his eyelids drooped.
Bai Yuxia, who was sitting next to him, said angrily: "Can't you kill it yourself?"
I glanced at him sadly forward, not wanting to say it was because I was lazy.
Bai Yuxia managed to remain patient: "The sun rises, the moon sets, the rain blows and the wind blows. These are all natural laws. Although we practitioners can change the celestial phenomena, there is some interference, which may not be a good thing for the environment..."
"Okay." Qiang Xiang didn't bother to listen anymore and just said: "Let's go."
Bai Yuxia asked: "My mother is not very accomplished and can't stand the bumps. You drive slowly and don't be in a hurry. I'll catch up when I'm done."
If we travel slowly from Yue Kingdom to Xingyue Yuan, it will take three to five months.
It hurt a lot when I looked forward, but I just said "hmm".
"Don't tell others about this." Bai Yuxia emphasized again.
The dead fish eyes moving forward showed no signs of trouble: "It's so hard to go around. Just tell me not to tell Jiang Wang."
Bai Yuxia said: "He is just worried about his life. If he knew it, he would have to come and take care of it himself - is the alien cave really so easy to kill? In which race battlefield does he not have to fight hard? It's better not to disturb him with this trivial matter, wait until we meet up
Let’s go to Xingyueyuan together and tell him again.”
Cover your eyelids forward and then lift them up again, using this action to express your nod in agreement.
Bai Yuxia raised her voice and said to Wen Juanying in the carriage: "Mom, it's windy outside, don't open the window to avoid catching the cold. If you have anything to do, just tell Qiang Qiang. He is my good brother. Lazy is
If you are lazy, you will be reliable."
Qianqian also tried to make his voice more energetic: "Auntie, if you have anything to do, just ask me!"
"Thank you, Xiao Xiang, for causing you to make this trip." Wen Juanying's voice sounded in the carriage, feeling a bit sad about leaving home.
"It's okay, Auntie. I have no other advantages, but my legs and feet are diligent. I have been on the road all these years -" Xiang Xiang finished all his kind words for this year and said: "Tell Yuxia, he is about to
Walk."
Wen Juanying's voice said again: "Yuxia, Uncle Zhang, Aunt Deng, they have dedicated most of their lives to the Bai family, we must not treat them badly. And your sixth aunt, she has a hard time..."
"You don't have to worry about the affairs of these parents and their relatives. I will arrange it. The property will be clearly divided among them. No one will have anything to say. You can rest assured!" Bai Yuxia advised: "As for you, take care of yourself.
Get some sleep, eat and drink as you should. Now that you have sorted out this little bit of possessions, you should account for what needs to be accounted for, and I will catch up."
"Alas." Many of Wen Juanying's words turned into a sigh.
Ta,ta,ta.
The white jade disappears in the rain.
2024 is here, I hope everyone is really happy.
Let the bad things stay in the past.
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