Chapter 5: The Confrontation of the Family
"Hmph, Baili Qingfeng is really embarrassed to come, how miserable it hurt us back then, do you really think that we are fools who don't know how to count, let him bully!"
"That is, if he doesn't calculate, the Dingnan Mansion will not be sold to the family, and until now, he doesn't even have a home of his own, and he has been wandering outside."
"Hey, if the Dingnan Mansion is not sold, the old lady will not be angry to death, then the whole family will not be scattered, and a few aunts will not leave with the young ladies, the world is different."
"If you want me to say, I shouldn't have been so polite to him just now, slash a knife, and get all the revenge back then!"
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The maids were full of righteous indignation in their discussions, while Bai Lilan listened with a faint expression, and occasionally shook her head, as if she did not agree with it.
"County Lord, what are you thinking?" Qiushuang, who was still careful, noticed Baililan's strange appearance and asked in a voice.
Hearing someone mention herself, Bai Lilan raised her head, looked at the people with blood-red eyes, and said simply, "Why do you say so much, it's just a waste of your strength." Since we have a grudge against our family, let's take revenge and go back, what to do in front of our own people! β
Although there was no critical tone, Baili Lan's words still inexplicably made several people feel guilty, hung their heads, and resolutely supported Bai Li Lan's decision, planning to kill back to their own family and settle accounts!
Since it was decided to settle the account, it should not be delayed for too long, Baili Lan went to the Baili Mansion on West Street on the second day, and brought some gifts in his hand.
When the second uncle heard that Baili Lan came to the door in person, he thought that this girl was sensible and knowledgeable about current affairs, so he wanted to say good things first, so that the people of his family could attend her wedding as scheduled. Because Baili Qingfeng's mission failed, he didn't tell his second uncle that he had already looked for Baili Lan for the time being, and the most important thing was that he didn't expect Bai Li Lan to come to the door so soon!
With his gray beard, the second uncle smiled steadily, first invited Baili Lan to take a seat, and then, like an ordinary elder, asked with concern how Bai Li Lan's life was good recently. Bai Lilan's answer was also decent, although it was not very enthusiastic, and it did not have the humble energy of begging for people as imagined by the second uncle, but everything was normal. But when the second uncle intentionally or unintentionally mentioned that he might not be able to attend Baililan's wedding, something was wrong with the development of events.
"Has the second uncle been in poor health lately? That's a coincidence, the servant girl next to me has superb medical skills and has the ability to bring the dead back to life, let her help the second uncle take a look, and ensure that the medicine can cure the disease. β
Hearing this, the second uncle waved his hand and said in a weak tone, "Forget it, how many famous doctors the old man has hired, but there has been no improvement, how useful can you be as an ordinary maid?" Hey, the old man is already old, and it seems that he really doesn't have many days to live! β
"You can't say that, you don't have you in the family, but you're going to fall!"
Hearing Baili Lan lead the topic to where he wanted to say, the second uncle sighed again and said, "You don't know, our Baili family has long lost the glory of the past!" If no one can take it, I really don't know what will happen! β
Baili Lan pretended to be surprised and asked, "Why did the second uncle say this, Lan'er has seen all the way, whether it is our family's business or the brothers and uncles in the court, they are all good, a thriving image, where is the disgrace?" β
"Those are just superficial phenomena, the real Baili family, since the death of your father, has gone downhill. The current prosperity is just a yellow flower of the end of the world. Lan'er didn't know that Bailijia's business has not been good in recent years, and many branches have been closed, and some even have to close their main stores! As for the uncles in the court, after the death of your father, they were not valued by the emperor, and if they did not improve, they were either sent to the periphery as officials, or became victims of the court struggle. So, if our Baili family doesn't have the help of nobles, it will be over! β
"It won't be that serious." Baili Lan sneered in her heart, but she still had a worried look on her face, "Then according to what the second uncle said, who is the noble person who can help the Baili family?" β
His eyes narrowed, and a fine light crossed it, and the second uncle looked at Baili Lan and said with a solemn expression, "That noble person is you!" β
"Me?" Baili Lan had an incredible expression, "Second Uncle is mistaken, Lan'er is a woman, where did she get such great ability." And I'm going to marry Lanling soon, it's far away from the capital, and I can't help anything I want. β
"The old man is not talking about your future husband, but the Dingnan Palace, you can help your own clan!"
The second uncle's statement made Baili Lan even more confused, and the words had already been said to this point, and the second uncle didn't have to wait for Baili Qingfeng to get through the words, so he simply said it all by himself.
"The old man won't go around in circles with you anymore, so let's tell the truth. Back then, before your father went to the battlefield, he came to the old man and told him that if something happened to him in the future, let us tell you this. It's just that later, something else happened in Dingnan Palace, and this sentence was delayed and never reached your ears. β
Bai Lilan's expression froze, and her voice revealed murderous intent, "What words?" β
The second uncle seemed to be suddenly frightened, a little unexpected, and wondered if he was hallucinating, the cold voice just now was not said by the beautiful girl in front of him.
"Second uncle, what did my father tell you at that time?" It was just a moment's effort, and Bai Lilan returned to her original appearance and repeated it with a smile.
Seeing Baili Lan's smile, the second uncle was even more sure that it was an auditory hallucination just now, and at the same time, he thought in his heart, it doesn't hurt to tell this girl, it doesn't make sense for those gold and silver treasures to stay with her, they are not as important as a husband, and she is a girl, what can she understand? Even the patriarch of her own family couldn't figure it out, she couldn't figure out what to understand at all.
With this in mind, the second uncle said slowly, "Back then, the sentence that your father asked us to convey was, Lan Jinxi Xiangling, Hu Qin Gui Zhidong. Lan'er, do you know what that means? β
Lan Jinxi Xiangling, Hu Qin Guizhi Dong......
Baili Lan secretly thought about it, and there seemed to be something in her heart that was whirring by. It's just that the speed was too fast, so she didn't have time to catch any clips.
Seeing Bai Lilan's contemplative appearance, the second uncle said triumphantly, "Hey, it's just that your father said too little back then, and he only left this one clue, which is really confusing." Lan'er, you are the eldest daughter of the Dingnan Palace, what important things did your father leave you back then, which would be related to this sentence? It's better for you to tell the second uncle that the second uncle has experienced more than you, and he can also help you with advice. β
Of course, Bai Lilan knew what the second uncle said, but she was not a fool, how could she honestly give him the jade pendant? Naturally, he said something prevarication. It's just that Bai Lilan has already got the answer she wants, so she didn't bother to talk to this greedy old man again, and wanted to end today's conversation hastily.
But the second uncle told the truth and the truth, how could she Baili Lan just pat her ass and leave? Therefore, the second uncle decided to team up with the old housekeeper around him to scare and scare these girls. It doesn't matter if she knows it or not, she just bluffs and says, maybe she can come up with something else!
"Baili Lan, you are still not the descendant of our Baili family! Your second uncle is old, and he has nothing else to ask for, but I hope that our Baili family can be blessed and passed on. But it's good that you're holding that little bit of family property, and you don't know how to help your family at all! The old man can tell you, if you can't hand over what the fourth child left for you, don't blame the old man for being cold-blooded and ruthless, on the day you get married, no one in the family will go, see if there are no elders to accept your bow, how can you have the face to marry to Lanling! β
"Is this the last trump card you came to me today? Hmph, I thought it would be so powerful, but that's it! Bai Lilan seemed disappointed, stretched her waist, and said disdainfully, "If you want to threaten me, you might as well think of a reliable excuse." Isn't it just an elder, the queen mother is also my elder, I don't know if it's enough to invite her old man? If this incident really alarmed the Queen Mother, it doesn't seem that I am disgraced, anyway, I married to Lanling, what happened here can be regarded as a rumor at best, I just find someone to come out to refute the rumors, and it will not delay my life at all. But what about the second uncle? Originally, I was not treated by the emperor, and if such a thing happened, would the emperor think that you were not satisfied with this family business? If the situation is serious, the second uncle's prediction will not be five years later, in minutes, he will suffer a catastrophe! It seems that the second uncle is really golden, and what he said is very accurate! β
Bai Lilan's ridicule made the second uncle white-faced, and the old housekeeper beside him didn't even speak, the intimidation had already ended, and he began to be intimidated.
Pointing to Baili Lan's delicate face, the second uncle thought about the wording for a long time, but he couldn't say a word to dismiss his face. He's strange, isn't Baili Lan a straw bag, I've seen her before, except for Aimei, I don't know anything, even treating people, I just like to contact beautiful people, what kind of heart, calculation, I don't understand. But what's wrong today, Baili Lan seems to have changed as if she is a different person, calm and killing, flexible in her mind, sharp in her teeth, and good at taking advantage of other people's loopholes. If he had known that Baili Lan had become what he is today, he would not have come up with such a naΓ―ve method earlier!
Just when the second uncle was so angry that his beard fluttered, Baili Lan said casually while playing with the ends of his hair, "By the way, Lan'er was able to come to see the second uncle so quickly, and it was also thanks to the third uncle." The third uncle went to Lan'er yesterday and talked a lot, but Lan'er didn't say it in detail, because he was afraid that the second uncle wouldn't be able to stand it and would be really angry, so he couldn't attend Lan'er's wedding! As for what he said, he went to ask the third uncle, it was nothing more than to loot the things in the house. It's just that Lan'er is very strange, you all have the same purpose, why do you want to say it twice? The third uncle still won't let me tell you that he came to see me, and the strangest thing is that he still won't let me see the second uncle, which is really incomprehensible. β