Shanwu City, the county capital of Yanmen County.

As the north of the Central Plains, connecting the place of Dai Di and Yunzhong, Yanmen has an excellent geographical location, as early as the period when Li Mu was in charge of Yanmen, the Central Plains merchants liked to come to Yanmen to trade with the nomadic merchants of the northern grassland, and now there is Bai Yan in Yanmen County, far more popular than Li Mu's period.

One is that Bai Yan, like Li Mu, has enough deterrence to the northern grasslands, and when they trade with each other, those nomadic tribes in the north dare not turn their faces and snatch property, or even kill people, which is more important than anything for the merchants of the Central Plains, after all, if they want to make money, they also want to have their lives.

Secondly, Bai Yan managed Yanmen more thoroughly and properly than Li Mu, and it can be seen from the past plundering and selling that among the scholars in Zhao Land in the past, for the sake of property, how desperate they were, and compared to other counties, after the hundreds of scholars in Yanmen County were executed by Bai Yan, it was also a good thing for the merchants, and there was no need to pay money to the local scholars as they used to be.

In this way, this also created Chudi, Weidi, Handi, and even Qidi, and even many businessmen from Yandi like to come to Yanmen.

For the merchants who went out of Han Wei and Chu, it was okay, Yanmen was to the north.

But for Qidi, compared with the merchants in the north, it is necessary to walk a long way to come to Yanmen.

And the merchants of Yandi are the most staggering, obviously the merchants are in the north, but many merchants of Yandi would rather give up trading with Donghu in ancient times, but also come to Yanmen through the land.

Perhaps this also confirms the saying that businessmen pay more attention to the business environment than to be convenient.

Good is not in the city.

Compared with the drought four years ago, there are now many people from rural pavilions outside the city, entering the city, and the streets and alleys of the city are extremely lively, with crowds of people coming and going, and there are many women with children in the busy traffic, buying household needs on the street.

Looking at this scene, no one can associate it with the scene four years ago, when ten rooms and nine were empty, and there were white bones on the road.

A horse-drawn carriage was driving on the street, and because there were too many pedestrians, even if there were servants and maids in front of the carriage to remind pedestrians to give way, the carriage was still moving very slowly.

After a long time, the carriage slowly stopped in front of a restaurant.

"Little master, it's here!"

In front of the carriage, Yingshi hurriedly got out of the car, and then took a stool and put it on the ground, but as soon as he saw the stele Ji coming out of the carriage, Yingshi pointed to the huge restaurant on the side and said to the stele Ji.

"Little master, I've inquired! This is the restaurant! In the past, when General Bai Yan was good at banquets, he liked to come to this restaurant, and I heard that there was a woman named Xi'er in it, who had a lot to do with General Bai Yan! ”

Ying watched the stele get out of the carriage, and was beside him, leading the way for the stele her.

Along the way, even the Ying clan couldn't help but sigh, compared with most places along the way, the city of Yanmen is far more lively than imagined, especially this good city, and the Ying clan heard three or four years ago, the impression in my heart is completely different.

And this restaurant was also found out by the Ying clan at a small trader, but at this time, the Ying clan was also worried about whether she could see the Xi'er girl, after all, she could find out, which also means that the nobles and magnates in the city, as well as the merchants, as well as the children of other places who came to Yanmen, naturally also knew about it.

I remembered that the little trader said with emotion on his face, every day, countless people come to this restaurant to drink, and the people who want to mingle with Xi'er are even more innumerable, and those people all want to get acquainted with the county lieutenant.

Thinking of the little vendor's emotion, her eyes were full of admiration, Ying looked at the stele Ji, she didn't know if the stele Ji would be able to see that at this time.

"Let's go!"

When she heard Ying's words, she nodded, and then walked towards the restaurant.

Inside the restaurant.

Xiao Er of the restaurant was a little surprised when he saw the arrival of Beiji and Ying's family, and there was no man beside him.

"How many guests?"

Accident is accident, Xiao Er also stepped forward enthusiastically and said.

Looking at the beautiful appearance of the stele concubine, Xiao Er also guessed in his heart that maybe a man would come soon, and this woman should have booked a private room for other men in advance.

Thinking of this, Xiao Er also sighed, such a beauty, should be kept at home for a good life, and he actually instructed a woman to act, what kind of man did it!

At least in the restaurant, I have seen countless dignitaries, children of the scholar family, and Xiao Er have never seen it.

"Is Miss Xi'er here?"

Beiji didn't say to drink, but asked Miss Xi'er that she was now in the restaurant.

When Xiao Er heard that the stele Ji wanted to see Xi'er, he couldn't help but look at the stele Ji and Ying's in confusion, and when he saw the stele Ji take out some money from his sleeve pocket and hand it to himself, Xiao Er didn't dare to take it.

"I'm going to see if Miss Xi'er is there, dare to ask what the guest is called?"

Xiao Er didn't dare to take the money, so he bent down and asked the stele Ji.

If other women in the restaurant, such as many regular customers, come, or the children of the scholar clan and businessmen want that woman to accompany them, Xiao Er will arrange it, and take the reward money given, and nothing will happen.

But when it comes to the Xi'er girl, Xiao Er doesn't have the courage to do it, the Xi'er girl has a relationship with the county lieutenant, he doesn't dare to make his own decisions, especially when he heard it just now, some businessmen said that the county lieutenant seems to be named the great master because of his merits, Wu Liejun.

"Stele Hime!"

Bei Ji said to Xiao Er, looked at Xiao Er and nodded, and did not collect money, so he took out some more money and asked Xiao Er to open a private room.

Maybe it's the luck of the stele Ji, or maybe it's broad daylight, the restaurant just happens to have a private room, Xiao Er asked the stele to wait for a while, and then left, letting the other women take the stele Ji and Yingshi to the private room, while he went to find Xi'er.

"Did you hear that? Bai Yan has been named Wu Liejun, and I heard that Yingzheng not only rewarded ten thousand gold, but also added ten thousand households to Bai Yan! ”

"What, the Great !!"

"Yes, yes, I have also heard about it, and I have also heard that Ying Zheng made Bai Yan a great good, and even gave Bai Yan the power of mobilizing all the Qin troops in the northern frontier!"

"All the military power in the northern Xinjiang? Hiss~ This ......! ”

In the aisle of the restaurant, Beiji followed a woman, and while walking, she vaguely heard some men talking in the restaurant, full of shocked remarks.

Hearing this, the stele Ji was also full of surprise, the Qin State was made by the Great Master!

Thinking of Bai Yan's current title, so high, Bei Ji Fang's heart couldn't help but be full of throbbing, recalling the past when Bai Yan brought her into the mansion, recalling that Bai Yan sent her out of the city, and then thinking of Bai Yan's unknown relationship with his father......

"Please, guest!"

The woman took the stele to a private room, and then asked the stele to wait in the private room.

Bei Ji nodded, watched the woman leave, glanced at the private room, and then walked to the window step by step, and looked at the street, densely packed wooden houses, spreading to the sky.

"Little master, General Bai Yan has been named Wulie Jun! Crowned!! ”

Ying Shi watched as Bei Ji came to the wooden table and knelt down, thinking back to what he had just heard, and said with a shocked expression.

The Ying clan had heard of it before, Bai Yan, but he was a person from Qi and a person from the Qi country!!

A person of the Qi country, crowned king in the Qin country! How this is not surprising.

"Hmm!"

When Bei Ji heard Ying's words, her eyes were also a little excited, and she nodded lightly.

At this time, looking at the shocked look of the Ying clan beside him, the stele Ji did not say, compared to the name of the feudal monarch, Bai Yan actually had the fact of being a feudal monarch as early as he obtained the fief Luoyin, and what really shocked people was Bai Yan's title, which was made by the Qin State.

It is also another one that people in the world have used to say when talking about it for a hundred years, and it is called the Great Liang of the Qin State.

Before Bai Yan, in the hundred years of the Qin State, there were only five people who were known as Daliangzao, Shang Ying, Zhu Xu, Gongsun Yan, Sima Cuo, and Bai Qi.

And now.

There was a great good creation in the Qin State again.

Thinking of this, even if she had only seen Bai Yan once, her beautiful eyes couldn't help but flicker, and her eyes were full of brilliance.

Men love beauties, beauties don't have a heart of admiration, even if they meet for the first time, even if they have only seen it once, the former appearance is in the eyes of the stele Ji, and it cannot be regarded as the handsome Bai Yan, now in retrospect, in the eyes of the stele Ji, that appearance also has a strange appearance that attracts the stele Ji.

Long.

In the private room, the stele who had been waiting for the stele had been waiting for a long time, but the girl had been delayed for a long time, and seeing this, the stele could only wait patiently.

Finally, with the door of the house, the voice of Xiao Er talking to a woman was heard, and the stele and the Ying clan looked at each other.

"You go down first!"

With a woman's voice sounding outside the door, and the footsteps of Xiao Er's departure were faintly heard, Bei Ji turned her head to look at Ying's.

"Go get what you've prepared!"

Bei Ji commanded at the Ying clan.

Since she came to meet, Bei Ji naturally wouldn't come empty-handed, even if she knew Bai Yan, so when she came, Bei Ji was ready to give Xi'er a meeting gift, which was also a little bit of her care.

After all, not only did I hear about it, Xi'er and Bai Yan had a lot of relationship, even in the restaurant, Xi'er learned the news, which was far more than that of Beiji, a thousand times, and being good friends with Xi'er was beneficial and harmless.

"Yes, little lord!"

When Ying heard this, he turned around and walked towards the shroud on the ground beside him.

Beiji turned her head and watched the door open, a woman walked in from outside, looking at the woman, Beiji slowly got up.

"But Miss Xi'er?"

Beiji nodded lightly and asked.

Cen Qing came to the private room gently, and the moment she saw the stele Ji, she looked at the face of the stele Ji, and her eyes couldn't help but be a little amazed, even if she had been in the restaurant for a long time, Cen Qing had rarely seen which magnate, businessman, and the woman next to the child of the scholar clan could compare to the stele in front of her.

"You're polite! I heard that the VIP wants to see Xi'er? ”

After Cen Qing returned the salute, she looked at the beautiful woman in front of her with some doubts, if she hadn't learned that it was a woman and wanted to meet alone, Cen Qing didn't plan to come.

After all, there are many, many people who want to see her every day, and she naturally knows why.

Thinking of hearing the news of Bai Yan just now, her little brother-in-law, who has now been named the Great Liangzao of the Qin State, Wu Liejun, thinking of those children of the scholar clan, his face was shocked, and the look of trance and sigh in his eyes couldn't help but be filled with joy in his heart.

After all, she has known her brother-in-law a long time ago and knows her brother-in-law's experience from childhood to adulthood.

"It's the ...... of the stele hime"

Bei Ji nodded, and was about to speak, when Ying's voice came from behind him.

"Little Lord!"

Yingshi got up, with a happy face, just turned his head, and when he saw the woman standing next to him in the private room, his pretty face instantly froze, his pupils shrank, and his hands trembled in fright.

In an instant, the cloth wrap in Ying's hand, the meeting gift prepared by the stele for Xi'er, fell to the ground and made a movement.

And the Ying clan, who has always been submissive and never dares to disobey the stele Ji, at this time he didn't care about the exquisite cloth wrapping that fell on the ground, and his pale face looked at the woman beside the stele with disbelief in his eyes.

"Impossible......"

Ying shook his head, his eyes full of panic and fear.

How could she be here!

Cen Qing...... No way! No way! ”

Ying kept whispering, unable to believe the person he saw now, his legs and feet were weak, and he kept retreating, and then sat on the ground.

Bei Ji naturally saw Ying's appearance, from the initial frowning, to doubts, and then Bei Ji couldn't help but look at Xi'er in front of her, how do you feel, Ying's seems to know Xi'er.

"It's you!"

Cen Qing looked at Ying's family, she didn't expect that she would be able to meet Ying's family here, her former mother-in-law.

No wonder after Fang just came into the private room, he looked at Ying's back and felt a little familiar.

Thinking of the beginning, the Ying family sold her to human traffickers! Cen Qing's eyes were full of anger, and tears gradually overflowed her eyes.

"You know?"

Bei Ji looked at the appearance of Xi'er in front of her, thinking of Ying's panicked appearance, where do you not know, these two not only know each other, I am afraid there are some things that are not known.

However, before Beiji could get Xi'er's answer, Beiji saw Ying's panicked face, suddenly thought of something, knelt on the ground, crawled over and kowtowed to Xi'er.

"Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law! Qing'er, in the past, my mother was confused, forgive my mother, please beg! Woo woo woo~ Now Zi Lu and Ru's father are gone, and I hope Qing'er can see the past love and help her mother! ”

Yingshi grabbed the corner of Cen Qing's clothes and kowtowed to Cen Qing with tears in her eyes.

"Qing'er, isn't it my mother's! Qing'er ......"

At this moment, the Ying clan was both panicked and frightened, but what followed was also hope, although the Ying clan didn't know what Cen Qing had experienced and why she was here, but when she thought that Cen Qing was now named Xi'er and had a relationship with the county lieutenant Bai Yan, the Ying clan immediately thought that if Cen Qing was willing to help and begged the county lieutenant Bai Yan, then the county lieutenant Bai Yan would definitely agree to help and help her find Zilu and Zihuai for the sake of the stele and Cen Qing's face.

"Woo woo woo~! Help my mother! Qing'er, my mother is confused, it's my mother's mistake! I beg Qing'er, for the sake of the past feelings, help beg General Bai Yan, find my son Lu, and find your father! Anyway, it was a family ...... the beginning."

Ying's face was full of tears, a handful of snot and tears, and kept kowtowing to Cen Qing.

At this time, Ying's heart was really full of remorse!

When the lover and the eldest son wanted to sell Cen Qing, why didn't they help to speak, plead for Cen Qing, and say two good words, if they said two good words at the beginning, and now that they meet, maybe Cen Qing will be soft-hearted and help when she sees her past feelings.

At this time, between the Ying clan kowtowing, they could only hope that Cen Qing still remembered that the love of the family was at the beginning, and helped him beg General Bai Yan to help her find someone.

"Daughter-in-law, mother-in-law?"

The stele on the side, looking at the scene in front of her, listening to Ying's words, her pretty face was full of astonishment, and she looked at the two of them with puzzled eyes.

These two people are actually a mother-in-law relationship!!

However, it seems that something has happened to break down the relationship between the Ying family.

Between frowning, Bei Ji fell silent, and did not interfere in the matter in front of her, after all, she was an outsider, and at this time, she didn't know anything about the two of them, so it was not good to speak rashly.

Especially the words of the Ying family, the stele Ji vaguely realized that the Ying family must have done something to owe this woman.

Inside the private room.

"A family ......"

Cen Qing felt it, and in front of her, Yingshi knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, tears flowing down her cheeks.

The humiliation and humiliation of being trafficked in the past, those experiences, and those reasons, Cen Qing will never forget in her life.

Get? Good!

Cen Qing thought that she could let go of her hatred and let go of that memory, but now that she saw Ying's family, the hatred in her bones poured into Cen Qing's heart again.

Right now, looking at her former mother Ying's family, Cen Qing also wants to see Zilu, she has a lot of words, a lot of grievances, and wants to say it to Zilu in person.

Didn't Zilu have no money before? Now she has it, even the gold that she once didn't have, she has it now, Zilu is in Linzi, doesn't she like to make friends and go to restaurants to drink? In this restaurant, there are many beauties, all of whom are the sons of powerful people and people from the noble family, and she will introduce them to Zilu!

Thinking of this, Cen Qing's cheeks were full of tears, and she slowly looked down at the woman in front of her.

"Mother!"

Cen Qing looked at Ying's.

Since the Ying clan wanted to ask General Bai Yan to help find someone, how could Cen Qing not agree!

Cen Qing also wanted to see what kind of expression Ying would have when she saw Bai Yan.

You must know that when you were in Linzi, whether it was talking to the villagers or in front of everyone in the family, Ying's family liked to laugh at the young man in front of everyone, and often said that the young man was not behind his back.

Cen Qing wanted to see what the Ying clan would do when she saw that young man!

"Mother, please get up! Mother rest assured, when General Bai Yan comes back, Qing'er will take her mother to see the general! ”

Cen Qing said, then bent down and helped up Yingshi, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Really? Ok, good, good! Thank you Qing'er, Qing'er, it was my mother's fault that I was not good at the beginning, and it was my mother's fault! In the future, when Zilu is found, the mother will let Zilu and Qing'er live a good life! ”

Yingshi looked at Cen Qing with surprise, but she didn't expect Cen Qing to really think about the love of the family in the past, willing to help her, and even willing to take her to see General Bai Yan.

The overjoyed Ying's heart was full of throbbing at the moment, looking at Cen Qing's weak appearance, Ying's finally breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed that Cen Qing was really the same as when she was in Linzi.

Thinking of this, and thinking that there would be something to ask Cen Qing in the future, Ying's wanted to restore the relationship with Cen Qing when she was in Linzi before, so she breathed a sigh of relief, and raised her hand again as a mother, and wiped Cen Qing's tears with distress while crying.

"I'm sorry for you, Qing'er!"

Ying looked at Cen Qing and said with pity.

"Hmm!"

Cen Qing heard the words as if she was in Linzi, and gently leaned on Ying's shoulder.

However, leaning on Ying's shoulder at this time, Cen Qing understood better than anyone else that when she was poor, Zilu's family could sell her to human traffickers, and how could she treat her well if she was rich in the future.

She has already seen through the faces of this family, and she will never forget the experience that this family has subjected her.

Inside the private room.

Bei Ji looked at Ying's smiling appearance, and then found that leaning on Ying's shoulder, Cen Qing's eyes made people feel cold, seeing this, Bei Ji couldn't help but feel relieved.

Wandering the rivers and lakes for many years, looking at this woman named Xi'er, who is actually called Qing'er, looking at her eyes, Bei Ji couldn't help but worry about Ying's family, but thinking of what she heard, this woman named Qing'er wanted to take Ying's family to see Bai Yan, Bei Ji thought about it and didn't speak in a hurry.

A moment later.

watched Qing'er call a woman and asked the woman to take Ying's to wash in the courtyard behind the restaurant, and let Ying's go to rest first.

Bei Ji looked at Ying's look at herself, smiling, listening to Ying's tone was already very different, Bei Ji nodded, looking at Ying's departing back.

As the door of the private room closed, listening to Qing'er asking about her origin, Bei Ji thought about it, and did not hide her acquaintance with Bai Yan, and told her that it was Bai Yan who asked her to come to Yanmen.

Seeing that Qing'er's beautiful eyes obviously let down her vigilance, Bei Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and listened to Qing'er ask why Ying's family was with her, Bei Ji frowned slightly, but considering Bai Yan's relationship with her, Bei Ji still said it truthfully, but didn't say a word about her father's affairs.

"I see!"

After listening to Beiji's words, Cen Qing finally understood why the Ying clan and Beiji were together and why they came here.

"What are you going to do to her?"

Bei Ji thought about it, thinking of what happened to the Ying family, she still couldn't help it, and there was a trace of sympathy, and she asked with some concern.

In the eyes of Beiji, the Ying family is also a poor person, the lover and the eldest son are not at home, there is no extra food at home, she has no support, she can only go to Linzi City to find food to eat, but she was driven out again, fortunately met her.

"You sympathize with her?"

Cen Qing heard Beiji's words, stood in front of the window, and looked sideways at Beiji.

The stele doesn't say anything, this tacit move is a statement.

"Do you know what the relationship between her sympathy and Bai Yan is!"

Cen Qing smiled, looked at Bei Ji and said.

thought that the purpose of the stele Ji coming to Yanmen was to wait for Bai Yan, but right now, she was sympathizing with the Ying family, the woman who liked to belittle Bai Yan the most and let Bai Yan grow up from childhood to adulthood.

"What? Does she know Bai Yan? ”

Listening to Cen Qing's words, Bei Ji frowned, full of surprise, obviously the Ying clan didn't know Bai Yan, if the Ying clan knew Bai Yan and had something to do with Bai Yan, why did the Ying clan ask her to seek Bai Yan's help.

But Cen Qing said that the Ying clan not only knew Bai Yan, but also seemed to have a relationship!

Thinking of this, Bei Ji was full of puzzlement, and looked at Cen Qing with doubts in her eyes.

"When you see Bai Yan, you'll know!"

Cen Qing didn't say anything more at this time, because it involved Bai Yan's origin, Bai Yan's village, and when the Ying clan and Bai Yan met in the future, the stele would naturally know.

In the gaze of the stele concubine, Cen Qing just told everything about her being sold to human traffickers by the Ying family, as well as what happened later.

Looking out the window, after finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at the stele with a shocked face.

"If Bai Yan returns, I will let someone inform you!"

Cen Qing said, then turned around and walked towards the outside of the private room, the matter of the Ying clan was not mentioned again, nor did he say how to treat the Ying clan.

Bei Ji looked at Cen Qing's departing back, her beautiful eyes were full of complexity, and she didn't expect that the Ying family, who was by her side along the way, was so unkind.

What is the relationship between Bai Yan and Ying's?

Bei Ji's heart was full of doubts, remembering the appearance of Cen Qing looking at her, and sighed softly.

……………………………………

Inside the city, in the mansion of the county magistrate.

Zhao Qiu was in the study, looking at Wei Lao's letter, Wei Lao really thought the same as she thought, with the fall of the Chu State, the Qin State will definitely take action against the Qi State, and Bai Yan, who has obtained the military power in the northern Xinjiang, will definitely return to Yanmen in the near future.

Putting down the bamboo slips, Zhao Qiu looked at the other side of the wooden table, who was still sewing patterns for Bai Yan's clothes, and sighed helplessly, his beautiful eyes full of envy.

All year round, no matter whether Bai Yan is in Yanmen or not, the Tyrant clan will prepare clothes for Bai Yan in the mansion every season, it is not hot in summer, it is not cold in winter, even if Bai Yan misses one season after another, but Bai Yan's clothes are not only not less, but more and more as the seasons pass.

is the same woman, looking at the Tyrant family, in Handan in the past, he never put other women in his eyes, and Zhao Qiu, who looked at all men like playthings, also felt the gap.

Zhao Qiu knew that compared to the charm and attractiveness of his face and figure, a woman like the Tyrant clan was a drizzle of rain and silent, making it difficult for men to give up.

"He's coming back, and he's running out of clothes!"

Zhao Qiu spoke softly, and then lazily lay on the wooden table.

"You can take it with you later!"

Tyrant held the needle and thread, still with his head down, his intoxicating pretty face showed a slight smile, and his beautiful eyes looked at the pattern sewn in his hand seriously.

"Where's Master Xu?"

Zhao Qiu suddenly had some doubts, why didn't he see Xu Shi today.

Xi, who had been following the Tyrant Clan, heard Zhao Qiu's words, thought about it, and told Zhao Qiu that it seemed that in the morning, the Xi'er girl in the restaurant came to Xu Shi, and it seemed that the Xi'er girl wanted to ask Xu Shi to dispense some medicine.

Before Xi finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the study, and with Zhao Qiu's consent, after the door opened, a servant hurriedly came to the study.

Under the gaze of Xi and Zhao Qiu, a roll of bamboo slips was handed over to Zhao Qiu.

"He's back! It's already in Jinyang! ”

Zhao Qiu opened the bamboo slip, and after seeing the contents of it, he said softly.

When the Storm and Xi heard Zhao Qiu's words, they all looked up at Zhao Qiu, their faces full of joy, but the Storm Clan couldn't help but laugh when they looked at Zhao Qiu's indifferent appearance.

Zhao Qiu's expression was no longer concerned, but when he learned that Bai Yan was besieged by the Chu army in eastern Chu, Zhao Qiu's nervous expression was seen by the Tyrant clan with his own eyes.

(End of chapter)