Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan wanted to see Bei Mingxue's beauty, but Bei Mingxue killed her...
The two walked out of the big room, and the children of the Ximen family cupped their hands and said, "I'm Ximen Jing."
Ma Xiaoquan returned the greeting and asked, "Why does Brother Ximen want to see me?"
Ximen Jingdao: "Brother Ma's name, do you think it's very strange?"
"Oh, why is this so strange?"
Ximen Jingdao: "My Ximen family has some connections with Brother Ma's Ma family..."
"Origin?" Ma Xiaoquan looked at Ximen Jing, not understanding what he was going to say.
Ximen Jing chuckled: "Brother Ma may not know, I have seen some things about your Ma family in the clan books..."
"My Ma family? When did it happen?"
"Well" Ximen Jing dragged his chin and thought for a moment, "If I remember correctly, it should have happened during the Jian'an period..."
During the Jian'an period, wouldn't that be the end of the Han Dynasty?
"What is going on? I hope Brother Ximen will tell you everything he knows..."
Ximen Jing sighed and said, "This is strange to say..."
It turns out that the Ximen family moved to a new home last year. During the move, Ximen Jing accidentally discovered a bamboo slip. The bamboo slip recorded some relationships between the Ma family and the Ximen family. However... due to the age, the bamboo slip was damaged.
It's unbearable, and a lot of the content can't be seen clearly.
...
"Yeah." Listening to Ximen Jing's description, the appearance of a girl suddenly popped into Ma Xiaoquan's mind.
Ximen Wuhen.
Ma Xiaoquan tentatively asked Ximen Jing: "Brother Ximen, Ximen Wuhen... who is your Ximen family?"
"Ximen Wuhen?" Ximen Jing was slightly surprised, "How does Brother Ma know about my ancestor of the Ximen family?"
"Oh, there are some records in my Ma family's classics, and the name Ximen Wuhen happens to be mentioned... Well, it sounds like a man's name?" Ma Xiaoquan deliberately referred to Ximen Wuhen as a man's name.
When Ximen Jing heard the name, he felt relieved.
"Haha..." Ximen Jing did not correct Ma Xiaoquan's "mistake", "It seems that Brother Ma's family also has a lot of classics..."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "Wherever there is, there are as many as there are."
Ximen Jing smiled slightly: "It seems that Brother Ma has read a lot of Ma family classics. Just so, I have always had a question in my mind... Well, I am the first head of the Ximen family, Ximen Hao... Ma
Brother, do you know?"
"Ximen Hao?" Ma Xiaoquan shook his head, "I have never heard of such a person, and there has never been such a person in the classics of my Ma family..."
As soon as the words came out, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly remembered that there was a similar name in the family tree. The year happened to be the Jian'an period of the Han Dynasty, but in terms of surname, the family tree said "Ma Hao", and the name of the person Ximen Jing just mentioned was "Ximen"
"Hao", are the two related?
"Brother Ximen, the Ximen Hao you are talking about is not in my Ma family's classics, but there is a Ma Hao..." Ma Xiaoquan said truthfully.
"Ma Hao..." Ximen Jing was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head and said, "Oh, I know, then thank you, Brother Ma."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and entered the big room with Ximen Jingyi.
In the big room, the four major families were still doing their own thing. Li Qinghan stood alone in the middle of the big room, looking a little lonely.
Seeing Ma Xiaoquan coming, Li Qinghan hurriedly greeted him and pinched Ma Xiaoquan's arm hard.
"What did you all say?" Li Qinghan asked with some complaints.
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and briefly recounted the conversation between Ximen Jing and himself to Li Qinghan.
After hearing this, Li Qinghan was also a little surprised and said: "I have read the genealogy, but I can't see it all. I don't recognize many characters of the Baiyi clan... Ma Xiaoquan, how do you know what is written in the genealogy?
The one named Ma Hao..."
"Ah? Uh," Ma Xiaoquan said with a bad heart. The name "Ma Hao" was written in the Baiyi clan script on the family tree, so Li Qinghan naturally didn't recognize it.
"Grandma told me..." Ma Xiaoquan lied.
"Oh." Li Qinghan didn't doubt Ma Xiaoquan's words.
"Okay, sister-in-law, let's not talk about this anymore...Why doesn't Brother Zi come here? I'm already hungry..."
As soon as he finished speaking, brothers Zi Ming and Zi Biao pushed open the door and entered.
"Dear colleagues, my father has invited you..."
The four aristocratic families nodded to each other and followed Zi Mingyi out of the big room.
Li Qinghan tugged at the corner of Ma Xiaoquan's clothes and said, "Ma Xiaoquan, let's go too?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and said: "Sister-in-law, there may be some incidents if I go there soon. Well, that Bei Mingxue may very well humiliate my Ma family in front of everyone. I hope you...
..Restore original appearance..."
Li Qinghan blushed and said softly: "Is this... okay?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "I want them to know what a peerless beauty is. Hehe, when the time comes they want to get close to us. Hehe, sister-in-law, you will refuse..."
Li Qinghan's eyes flickered and he said, "What if I don't refuse?"
"You dare?" Ma Xiaoquan said subconsciously.
Li Qinghan nodded obediently: "Don't worry, I'm yours... You can do whatever you want?"
"Ah?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned when he heard what Li Qinghan said.
Li Qinghan also realized that he had let something slip, and quickly added with a blushing face: "Don't get it wrong, I mean we are one family..."
"Oh" Ma Xiaoquan nodded.
Li Qinghan lowered his head, biting his lower lip lightly with his teeth, and thought to himself, Ma Xiaoquan, you are a piece of wood, people have said it so bluntly... wood, wood...
...
Following the brothers Zi Ming and Zi Biao to the center of Zi's house, Ma Xiaoquan was able to see the entire palace up close.
From the outside, this hall looks as magnificent as a royal palace. At the top of the hall, a huge purple gemstone shines with a peculiar light. It is gentle but not dazzling, giving people a very comfortable feeling. Under the hall, there are three different
The wide straight road is neatly paved with cobblestones. On both sides of the road, every ten steps, there is a stone lantern of a female attendant.
Ma Xiaoquan wowed, shook his head and said, "Damn, how rich must the Zi family be if they can arrange it like this?"
When Bei Mingxue heard Ma Xiaoquan's words, she couldn't help but frown slightly and glanced at Ma Xiaoquan with disdain.
Ma Xiaoquan did not notice Bei Mingxue. At this moment, all his attention was focused on his sister-in-law Li Qinghan.
Li Qinghan just followed Ma Xiaoquan's suggestion and restored his original appearance. However, in order to surprise the people of the four major families, Ma Xiaoquan ordered Li Qinghan to cover his face with black veil for the time being.
Some sharp-eyed disciples from the four major aristocratic families saw some clues and cast curious glances. Li Qinghan followed Ma Xiaoquan without saying a word, and the disciples from the four major aristocratic families did not dare to come forward to ask.
A group of people followed Zi Ming and Zi Biao and entered the hall along the cobblestone path.
The furnishings and arrangements in the hall surprised Ma Xiaoquan again.
It's not that the palace is so magnificent, but... the palace is filled with all kinds of portrait paintings.
Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and looked around, and was surprised to find that among these portrait paintings, there was actually a portrait of himself.
Ma Xiaoquan grabbed Zi Biao and asked: "Second brother, why is this hall... filled with portraits, and..."
Zi Biao chuckled and said: "Quanzi, are you saying that there is a portrait of you? Haha... That is not your portrait, that is the first generation head of your Ma family... Uh, also
A portrait called Ma Xiaoquan!"
Ma Xiaoquan secretly laughed in his heart, why is he "also called" Ma Xiaoquan? He is obviously me, haha...
Li Qinghan also noticed the portrait on the wall, frowned slightly and said, "Ma Xiaoquan, how come you look exactly like the first head of the Ma family?"
Ma Xiaoquan spread his hands and lied: "How do I know?"
Ma Xiaoquan shouted like this, and the four major aristocratic families also noticed the portraits on the wall. Everyone looked at Ma Xiaoquan in surprise, and then looked at the portraits on the wall, and were amazed.
Ximen Jing couldn't help it anymore and stepped forward to ask Ma Xiaoquan: "Brother Ma, why is there your portrait in this hall?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Where is mine? This is the first generation head of our Ma family!"
"Then why do you look exactly the same?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "I also want to know the reason..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a deep male voice came from behind everyone.
"You guys do look exactly the same!"
Ma Xiaoquan was slightly startled, turned around and saw a purple-haired middle-aged man walking slowly towards him.
The man was not tall, but his eagle eyes were very sharp. Ma Xiaoquan squinted his eyes and took a look at the middle-aged man's hands, and found that they were covered with calluses. At first glance, he was a practitioner, and he was also a master.
The man walked up to Ma Xiaoquan, looked at Ma Xiaoquan carefully, then smiled slightly and said: "You are the fourth son of the Ma family, Ma Xiaoquan?"
Ma Xiaoquan secretly smiled in his heart, but pretended to be very respectful and bowed: "That's right, young man. I dare you to ask, are you the current head of the Zi family?"
"It's me, Zi Shaotian, who is the current head of the Zi family," the middle-aged man said simply.
Li Qinghan stepped forward and bowed to Zi Shaotian: "Daughter-in-law of the Ma family, Li Qinghan has met Uncle Zi."
Zi Shaotian laughed and asked: "Qinghan, Uncle Shaotian has seen you since you were a child, and it's been so many years, eh? Why is your face covered with black gauze?"
Li Qinghan rolled his eyes at Ma Xiaoquan and thought to himself, Ma Xiaoquan, you are a dead man, it’s all you...
