Chapter Ninety-Nine: Proportion
Thinking that his son would be the Duke of Zhenguo in the future, Bai Qiyun happily pressed his unbearable enthusiasm, and his mind was full of his son who was going to be the Duke of Zhenguo! Needless to say, the glory of the title of Grandpa Guo, the Guogong Mansion has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, and it will be their family in the future, which is a great thing.
For this reason, Bai Qiyun was so happy that he couldn't sleep.
Who knew that he had just set off from Shuoyang, and along the way, people heard that the second master of the Guogong Mansion actually had a concubine outside. As soon as this concubine was taken back to the Gongfu Mansion, because he regarded the people as untouchables, he let his eldest daughter Bai Qingyan beat him up on the long street. Everyone said that the title of the Duke Mansion should fall on this son's head, and he sighed that it was a pity.
When Bai Qiyun heard this, he was so angry that he fell ill on the road, and he breathed a big sigh in his heart. The second master of the Guogong Mansion has a concubine outside, and the people of the Guogong Mansion who returned to Shuoyang to report the funeral never mentioned it.
Originally, Bai Qiyun was about to go home, but he was stopped by the steward next to him. The steward said that since they had set off to offer incense to Grandpa Guo, maybe things would take a turn for the better, but if they didn't go, there would be no turnaround at all.
Bai Qiyun reluctantly agreed, and the steward sent someone to the Guogong Mansion to inquire about the situation of the concubine.
Today afternoon, when Bai Qiyun and Wu Guan arrived in the capital, it was the time when the eldest princess took her granddaughters to kill King Xin in front of Wude Gate.
As soon as Bai Qiyun heard the news, he immediately fought a cold war, for fear that the Bai family would anger the Holy Lord and cause them to fall into the sky, so he ordered the two cousins to resign immediately.
Who knew that as soon as the person he sent to give the order to his cousin left, most of the people sent by the steward to inquire about the news came back, saying that the concubine of the second master of the Guogong Mansion had packed up his things and was ready to slip away at any time.
The steward turned his mind and gave Bai Qiyun another idea.
The steward said that the Bai family would definitely not end well in the future if they forced the emperor's concubine to kill him, but now that the Guogong Mansion has the support of the people, it should be safe and sound for the time being, and now that this concubine has sensed the danger in advance and fled, their Shuoyang Bai family naturally can't be stupid enough to jump their stepson into the fire pit of the Guogong Mansion.
However, as soon as this concubine leaves the Guogong Mansion, there is no male in the Guogong Mansion, and if the clan refuses to give his stepson to the Guogong Mansion, most of the female dependents will have to return to Shuoyang's hometown to rely on the clan.
Whether the Guogong Mansion wants to return to his hometown in the future, or asks the clan to pass on his son, in short, the Guogong Mansion is begging the clan. They can take this opportunity to ask for a sum of money under the pretext that the clan will buy land and property, rebuild ancestral halls, ancestral temples, ancestral tombs, and schools, and ask Hongru to teach.
The mother of the Guogong Mansion, Dong, is a smart person, if she knows that she will rely on the protection of the clan in the future, she will definitely not dare not give it.
Before Bai Qiyun came to the Guogong Mansion, the steward also specially told him to speak with a higher posture, after all, the female relatives of the Guogong Mansion might have to count on the clan in the future. The clan must take advantage of the fact that the orphans and widows of the Guogong Mansion are still in the capital, give a dismount first, and then wait for them to return to Shuoyang to find the Dong family for the benefit of the clan.
Bai Qiyun felt that the steward was reasonable, and there was fire in his heart, so it was inevitable that he would be domineering when he spoke.
Bai Qingyan, who was standing under the corridor, pondered for a moment, then gently turned his head to Chun Tao and said, "Go to the front and call the third and fourth girls over!" Don't let the second girl know......"
Chun Tao nodded and was about to leave, but was stopped by Bai Qingyan again, and whispered in her ear: "You go and let your cousin go to Xiao Mansion quickly, meet Xiao Rongyan, and tell Xiao Rongyan that I want to make a deal in the name of his richest businessman, and I will not damage him in the slightest, if he can help me, Bai Qingyan is grateful." ”
"Good!" After Chun Tao responded, he hurriedly ran towards the front mourning hall.
The reason why Chen Qingsheng was asked to find Xiao Rongyan was because it was Chen Qingsheng who sent the letter to Xiao Rongyan in the first place, and Bai Qingyan hoped that Xiao Rongyan could borrow his name for the sake of sending the letter and let her use it.
Mama Tong is such a smart person, as soon as Bai Qingyan said that she would not let the second girl come over, she knew that Bai Qingyan had any plans for fear that she might hurt her reputation, and frowned with some concern: "If the eldest girl has any instructions, you can leave it to the old slave to do it!" You and the third girl and the fourth girl are still the daughters of the boudoir, and some things are better not to be contaminated......"
"I've done everything like killing King Xin, what kind of reputation are you worried about?" She smiled with Mama Tong and said in a low voice, "Mama, don't worry, I'm measured." ”
In the hall, Bai Qiyun slapped the table and said angrily: "The eldest princess is in the backyard of the Zhenguo Mansion, you ...... If you don't let the servants take me, how can I meet the eldest princess?! ”
Dong Shi put the teacup heavily on the table, looked at Bai Qiyun with a pair of sharp eyes, and sneered: "It turns out that you still know that this is the Zhenguo Mansion!" I also know that I am the mother of the Guogong Mansion! Today, I put my words here, if your Shuoyang Bai family comes to mourn and pay tribute, my government welcomes you. If you come to ask for silver, it's better to wait until my Bai family's major event is over, and then talk about this matter! If you are not in a hurry, you can go out and return to Shuoyang now, or let the people judge in front of the Guogong Mansion! It's also good for the people of the world to see what the Shuoyang clan has in the face of my Bai family's major events, and what kind of unkind and unrighteous thoughts they have. ”
"You!" Bai Qiyun's face flushed with anger, and he stood up and pointed at Dong.
For a while, the atmosphere in the hall was tense.
Mama Qin, who was standing beside the Dong family, raised her chin slightly, smiled and said very kindly: "This master, I advise you to take your fingers back, our wife is a dignified court, you are disrespectful to your wife, but you will go to prison!" Moreover, our Guogong Mansion is the home of generations of military generals, and the servants are bloody, seeing you pointing at the housewife like this, I am afraid that your finger will not be able to keep it. ”
Bai Qiyun was bluffed by Mama Qin like this, and his index finger, which was originally pointing straight at Dong's was slightly bent, and then he flicked his sleeves behind his back, looked at Dong condescendingly, and said arrogantly: "Dong, you have to think clearly, that concubine of the second master of the Guogong Mansion has already packed up and is ready to run!" There is no one to inherit the title of the Duke of Guofu, and you and other female dependents are not going back to their ancestral home in Shuoyang to seek clan protection! Now you are pushing back on the affairs of the clan, this is cutting off your own back road! ”
As soon as Bai Jintong and Bai Jinzhi heard Chun Tao's message, they secretly found an excuse to slip over from the mourning hall, and before they could talk to Bai Qingyan, they heard Bai Qiyun's domineering voice coming from inside.
Bai Jinzhi was instantly angry, raised his foot and was about to rush in, took two steps and stopped, tried his best to restrain his anger, gritted his teeth and turned around.
Seeing that the eldest sister and the third sister were looking at her, she knew that she almost didn't calm down and got into trouble just now, her ears turned red, and she walked back and asked, "Eldest sister, what do you need me and the third sister to do?!" ”