As one of the seven major families, the Bai family's family history can be traced back to the middle period of the Zansbol Empire.
Bai Hongyin, who established a career in the heyday of the empire and prospered his family, was initially a small palace jade maker, responsible for making various royal jade articles and gold and silver jewelry for the court nobles.
Logically speaking, it is impossible for a jade maker like Bai Hongyin, who has lived with his master in the palace since childhood, to have any major changes in his life.
But Bai Hongyin was unintentionally involved in a murder case involving princes and dignitaries.
After investigation, it was initially determined that the murdered nobleman died from a jade bowl, which was made by Bai Hongyin's master.
The old master who had studied and made jade bowls all his life was taken away like this.
Bai Hongyin and many jade makers were also expelled from the palace. For a time, everyone in the imperial court was in danger. Not only were a large number of people implicated and punished, but all the jade utensils and tableware were basically destroyed.
Without his master and without a job, Bai Hongyin was living on the streets. He could not display his skills and could only work as a handyman in a tavern to earn some money to survive.
When Bai Hongyin originally thought that he was going to die in despair, he accidentally heard from a drinker that a researcher responsible for investigating the "Jade Murder Case" had discovered the real cause of the nobleman's death and asked the queen to re-
Review the case.
At that time, Bai Hongyin thought that the grievances between himself and his master could finally be cleared away, but he did not expect that the queen would deal with the researcher as well.
At this time, Bai Hongyin, who had been living in the palace for a long time, suddenly woke up.
The imperial court values face more than the truth.
The jade can no longer be used, and thousands of unimportant servants can die, but the royal face and the queen's majesty cannot be faulted.
Thinking of this, Bai Hongyin was heartbroken and no longer wanted to endure the harsh criticism from the tavern owner. He decided to die.
Who would have thought that this death would become a turning point in his fate.
Originally, Bai Hongyin thought of many ways to die.
For example, drinking poison or cutting your wrists.
But in the end he chose to end his life by his favorite river.
As a result, it was at this place that Bai Hongyin accidentally rescued a seriously injured and dying man who had drifted from upstream.
After rescuing him, Bai Hongyin learned that he was the researcher who discovered the truth and asked the Queen to retry the "Jade Murder Case".
By such a coincidence, Bai Hongyin realized that maybe his bleak life should be rewritten at this moment.
So he used his few remaining contacts in the palace to help the researcher escape from the royal city. In the next ten years, he worked with him to study the "truth" discovered that year, and based on this, he established the Bai family.
business empire.
And this "truth", this fatal "truth" hidden in jade, is the "Yi Yuanzi" that was later widely used in all walks of life.
Today, the Bai family controls more than 70% of Yi Yuanzi's basic mineral mining and 90% of Yi Yuanzi's primary smelting and processing industry in Gaia Star. Although the project is single, it has absolute say among the seven major families.
The Han family and the Lusteven family are known as the three giants.
Such a large family still retains its strong strength after experiencing the collapse of the empire, the Golden Bird Cage and the Center Veil incident. Moreover, the Bai family is very united and loyal, and their influence in the military and political circles is also deepening day by day.
However, since the establishment of the Glorious Republic, subject to the constraints of the "Supreme Act of the Glorious Republic", the expansion of the Bai family's power has been restrained, and the entire family has kept a low profile.
However, in the eyes of the world, as long as the Bai family is mentioned, most people are still accustomed to maintaining an attitude of awe.
…
After completing these homework, Zhang Yi's understanding of the Bai family has deepened a lot.
It's just that he still doesn't understand the meaning of Bai Yuanyi placing him with Bai Wenshu... If Bai Yuanyi really intends to use Zhang Yi to compete for the position of clan leader, then Bai Saki should have made the matter clear from the beginning.
But judging from the current situation, all this seems to be just wishful thinking by Zhang Yi.
Maybe Zhang Yi just thinks too much.
Bai Yuanyi may have placed Zhang Yi here just for convenience.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yi couldn't help but laugh at himself, 'That's right... I think too highly of myself... Even if Bai Yuanyi thinks highly of me... what kind of scandal can I make?'
"Forget it, forget it, I don't want to anymore." Zhang Yi muttered to himself, then sat up from the bed, preparing to take a bath and go to bed early.
But as soon as he got out of bed, he received a notice from Bai Li, saying that Bai Manjusri was back and asked everyone to line up in the hall.
Zhang Yi frowned. He himself was extremely disgusted with this kind of formalism, but considering that the Bai family was inherited from the heyday of the empire, the bad habits among the nobles should not have been eliminated. Besides, he was just here to work and make money.
There was no need to argue with these people over the so-called integrity, so he immediately picked up his coat and walked out.
…
When we arrived at the hall, except for Zhang Yi, all the other guards had already arrived.
The guard captain is Bai Gun, a middle-aged man who looks unsmiling.
When he saw Zhang Yi, he pointed to a place for him to stand over without saying anything.
Zhang Yi didn't talk nonsense, he just stood there obediently and didn't move his eyes.
After standing there like this for about 20 minutes, the door to the hall opened, and a graceful beauty in her early thirties who looked very noble walked in.
Although I had known that the appearance of the eldest lady of the Bai family was among the top ten in the media's comprehensive beauty list, I never expected that when I actually saw her in person, she would be so beautiful that it makes my heart tremble.
At this time, if Li Lin and Bai Manjusri are compared together, Li Lin's various indicators are far behind Bai Manjusri.
However, Bai Manjusri, with its own aura, also naturally gives people a sense of isolation, which makes people feel ashamed... This sense of alienation is what Zhang Yi resents the most.
In comparison, Li Lin was much more approachable. Thinking of this, Zhang Yi actually felt a little satisfied.
After Bai Manjusri entered the hall, everyone bowed respectfully and said, "Hello, Miss."
Zhang Yi was no exception, but his voice was very low and he seemed reluctant to say these words.
The guard captain noticed Zhang Yi's small movements, but just glanced at him and said nothing.
"Welcome ceremonies" like this actually happen several times a month... so Bai Wenshu didn't bother to respond. She went straight through the hall and went upstairs.
Until I heard the sound of the door closing upstairs, the housekeeper waved his hand, and everyone dispersed.
However, Zhang Yi did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood in the hall and stared at the second floor in a daze.
When Bai Li found out, she came over and said with a smile, "How about it? Isn't the eldest lady much more beautiful than the one on the ranking list?"
Zhang Yi came back to his senses after hearing this.
He smiled slightly and said, "Yes, you are indeed naturally beautiful. This kind of natural beauty is rarely seen anymore."
Bai Li agreed very much with Zhang Yi's evaluation. He also sighed, "Yes, with today's technology, it is easy to have a beautiful face, but it is really rare to have such natural beauty."
Zhang Yi smiled and did not answer any more words.
He turned around to leave, but Bai Gun stopped him.
"Zhang Yi."
Zhang Yi turned around and found Bai Gun standing at the exit on the left side of the hall.
"Huh? Captain, you called me?"
"Well, follow me." Bai Gun said and left.
Zhang Yi was a little confused and glanced at Bai Li while following him.
Bai Li shrugged, I didn't know what he meant.
Zhang Yi had no choice but to bite the bullet and go.
…
I followed Bai Gun to the private training ground located behind the main building of the manor. At this time, the training ground was empty and no one was training here.
Zhang Yi thought to himself, "Shouldn't I try my skills?"
However, looking at Bai Gun's outfit, it doesn't look like he wants to take action.
Just as he was thinking about it, Bai Gun asked, "How did you and Master Yuanyi meet?"
Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment, then chuckled in his heart... 'This Bai Saki is really tight-lipped...'
But Zhang Yi didn't intend to admit it directly, so he asked, "Master Yuanyi? Which Master Yuanyi?"
Bai Gun smiled, "Don't pretend to be confused like me. There's no need."
Zhang Yi cursed secretly, then straightened his face and said, "Then... for what purpose do you ask me these questions? Do you want to make sure that I am not Bai Yuanyi's thorn in the side?"
Bai Gun was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile and said, "You are overthinking, I am just curious, how can you, as a C-level temporary personnel, be so appreciated by Master Yuanyi? You know, the Bai family has been there for decades. We have never recruited guards with foreign surnames."
Zhang Yi frowned and said to himself, "This Bai Yuanyi is really interesting... If what Bai Gun said is true, then Bai Wenshu should have known that Zhang Yi, a man with a foreign surname, has arrived at the manor... So... what does this mean? Demonstration ?'
"Oh? Then I am really honored, but you don't have to think too much. I just had some friendship with your young master Yuanyi. Now that my old friend is in trouble, I believe that with the magnanimity of your Bai family, it is not necessary to lend a helping hand. It’s not a big deal, right?”
After hearing this, Bai Gun couldn't ask any more questions, but...
"Indeed, with the strength of the Bai family, this is indeed not a big deal, but I think you should also know that our patriarch has just passed away recently, and now the position of patriarch is pending. Your appearance has made many people feel uneasy. "Bai Gun's tone was low, as if he was warning Zhang Yi.
But Zhang Yi was happy. He laughed and said, "Is it true?"
Bai Gun saw Zhang Yi smiling, but he was a little confused, so he said displeasedly, "What is true or false?"
Zhang Yi laughed for a while before stopping, and then asked coldly, "I mean, I'm just a C-level temporary employee. Even if I have the ability to reach heaven, I'm just a person. How can a power as big as your Bai family still be there?" Are you afraid that I will interfere in your clan leader dispute? Ah? Captain Bai, are you thinking too much?"