Chapter 96 The Arrival of a Distinguished Guest
"Major General Nangong, what brings you here?"
Bai Zongren laughed and walked forward to salute. He had just returned from his place. It seemed that he arrived at the exact moment when Li'er entered the room. He didn't believe it was a coincidence at all.
"Let's talk inside!"
Nangong Min, in contrast to his previous casual demeanor, glanced at everyone with a serious and cautious look on his face, then waved his hand in a gesture of invitation and stepped aside to let the person behind him go first.
Everyone then noticed that besides Shangguan Yu, there was another person behind him who was slightly shorter and wearing a weft hat.
Now the man said nothing, followed his gesture and strode forward, ignoring the Bai family members beside him.
The Bai family members looked at each other, wondering who this person was.
Judging from the major general's respectful attitude towards him, this person must hold a high official position.
But now that the New Year is approaching, which high-ranking official would give up the good New Year and run to such a bitter and cold place like Qianxi to suffer?
The Bai family has been well-educated since childhood and naturally would not gossip behind guests' backs.
But just because the Bai family won't make random guesses doesn't mean Bai Zongshen won't.
"Who is this person? He doesn't look like any high-ranking official in the court."
Bai Zongshen touched his newly sprouted short beard and wished he could catch up with the man and immediately ask his identity so that he could curry favor with him.
He had already made plans. Now that his eldest cousin Bai Zongren could no longer be relied upon, he had to find another big tree to provide shade.
He had looked for Namgoong Min before, but unfortunately, the other party ignored him.
He even thought about putting his daughter in his bed, and when he told his daughter about it, she was more than happy to do so.
Unfortunately, she didn't even glance at him, ignored him when he spoke, and didn't give her any chance at all.
Wherever she went, there were people following her. She wanted to join the military camp, but unfortunately, she was driven out before she even got close to it.
Now that such a distinguished guest has come, to whom even Namgoong Min has to bow down, he feels that his chance has come!
He must seize the opportunity and climb onto this big ship. As long as someone lends him a hand, he can return to Beijing smoothly.
When the time comes, Bai Zongren and the others will be left here to suffer, while he will take his family back to Beijing to enjoy a good life. Who will care about their life or death?
But he is in a high position and has great power, while I have no power or influence. What can I use to curry favor with him?
Bai Zongshen was stroking his beard and smacking his lips as he was thinking, when suddenly a pretty girl appeared in his sight.
I saw her exquisite body wrapped in her wet clothes. Although her fair face did not have bright eyes and white teeth, her features were delicate and her eyebrows were straight.
Especially the pair of black eyes, which hide calculation and cleverness, making him the most suitable candidate.
"Are you looking for death, you damned girl? You're soaking wet in such cold weather! If you catch a cold and get sick, I'll throw you into a mass grave without even giving you a mat!"
When Mu saw Bai Yue like this, she was so angry that her heart ached and she started to curse at her to vent her anger.
Her father and brother are not good people, and she is even less so.
She didn't know what bad luck she had to marry such a man and give birth to two such heartless people.
Bai Yue's lips turned blue from the cold and her whole body was shaking. She raised her eyes and stared at Mu fiercely.
Mu was shocked. How could this be the look of a normal person?
Like a poisonous snake, like a vicious wolf, and even more like an evil ghost that is looking for her life!
"What...what do you want to do?"
Mu retreated timidly, not daring to meet her eyes.
Bai Zongshen walked over at this time and acted like a kind father to Bai Yue.
"Look, Yue'er is frozen, and you're still talking here!
"Yue'er, don't worry about her. Go change into clean clothes quickly. I'll ask your mother to make you a bowl of ginger soup to warm you up. Alas, a girl must take care of herself!"
Bai Yue looked at her father as if she had seen a ghost, with mockery in her eyes: A weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken definitely has no good intentions.
Bai Zongshen felt uneasy when she looked at him, so he moved closer to her and whispered his plan to her.
As long as she could leave this hellhole and become the eldest daughter again, Bai Yue would have no objection, even if she knew that her father was using her, she would still accept it.
Bai Li was surprised by Nangong Min's sudden visit, and what shocked her even more was the "distinguished guest" he brought with him.
"What? You mean he... he's... the Emperor?!!"
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor!"
While Bai Li was still questioning, Bai Zongren had already knelt down and kowtowed in fear.
"My dear, please stand up!"
A clear voice exuded full majesty, which made people feel awe and dared not look directly at it.
Now it’s confirmed that her father couldn’t have colluded with Namgong Min to deceive her.
This man's aura is so strong that he looks like the king of a country.
Besides, who would dare to make such a joke?
Unless the whole family’s lives are gone!
Bai Li knelt down reluctantly and kowtowed, and only dared to stand up after hearing the words "stand up" from above his head.
Damn it, she hates kneeling the most. If she has to kneel down every time she meets a member of the royal family, wouldn't that be the end of her life?!
"Bai Li, the emperor wants to know what happened when you went to Simon. Please tell him everything, no matter how big or small."
Bai Li knew that she could no longer hide the fact that she had secretly saved her second brother, so she told him everything from the time she set out to the time she returned.
Only Nangong Min, the emperor, and Bai Zongren, father and daughter, were in the room.
This is the room where Bai Dalang lives alone. There is a warehouse on the left and a corridor on the right. Shangguan Yu is guarding the door, so he is not afraid of being overheard when talking.
Bai Li finished speaking, and Zhou Yu frowned slightly, looking unhappy.
"Is that all?"
Namgoong Min asked, knowing what his cousin was suspecting.
"It's over. Everything I said can be verified. If you don't believe me, just ask Anqi."
The dark chess pieces are the spies that the Great Zhou had planted in various places before.
Zhou Yu choked and looked up at Nangong Min.
Nangong Min thought about it and changed his approach.
"Have you heard about the theft from Simon's treasury?"
"What? The Simon treasury was robbed? Where did you hear that? Is it true?"
Bai Li seemed to have heard some big news, with a look of gossip and curiosity on his face.
Nangong Min choked. The theft of Simon's treasury was a national event that could shake Simon's foundation. How could the news be leaked? Yu Ji guessed that something big had happened to Simon based on Asam's expression, and also because the court officials had been "presenting" gold, silver and treasures to the palace non-stop in recent days to deceive him.
When she sent the message back, she said it was just her guess and had no basis.
But Zhou Yu believed it without a doubt when he heard it. He suddenly thought of the previous incident when the Bai Mansion was searched and Eunuch Li brought back boxes of stones. How similar was it?
These two things were completely unrelated, but it just happened that Bai Li was present at both times.
When the Simon treasury was robbed, Bai Li was summoned into the palace by Yu Ji to eat and play. When she left the palace, the treasury was emptied overnight for no reason.
It would be almost impossible for someone to empty the treasury without alerting the guards and without leaving any traces of transportation, but it happened anyway.
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