Volume 1 Chapter 47 Return my mother's dowry
The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty, above the main hall.
The Emperor of the Great Zhou and his civil and military officials watched Bai Qi leave in such a leisurely manner, and did not even dare to make a sound to stop him.
The censor who originally wanted to impeach Bai Qi for killing the county magistrate did not even dare to fart, for fear of offending Bai Qi, the god of death.
It was not until Bai Qi left the palace that the Emperor of the Great Zhou began to roar: "Waste, waste! You actually let Bai Qi roar in the palace! Come on, come on, send the imperial guards to kill him!"
At this time, General Cao Changqiu stepped out and reminded: "Your Majesty, if you kill Bai Qi, who will replace Bai Qi to fight the Xiongnu?"
When these words were spoken, one could hear a pin drop in the hall.
The person who originally wanted to continue throwing dirty water on Bai Qi immediately shut up and carefully counted the patterns of the gold bricks on the ground.
"Bai Qi, so this is why you are so fearless!"
"No wonder you agreed to go to the Xiongnu. This way, you have a golden ticket to avoid death!"
Princess Anyang suddenly understood Bai Qi's plan.
If she was shocked by Bai Qi's dominance and courage before, she was now impressed by his wisdom.
The Emperor of the Great Zhou also thought of this and was so angry that he trembled all over. In other words, even though Bai Qi scolded him, he could not do anything.
He turned around and looked at the ranks of generals, and asked, "Generals, who is willing to replace Bai Qi as an envoy to the Xiongnu?"
The generals shook their heads and made up various excuses, saying that they could not go.
Are you kidding? This is clearly a suicide mission.
Some people even stopped making excuses and just hummed:
"Your Majesty, my cow hanged itself. I have to comfort it at home, or else it will commit suicide. I will die of overeating beef! I am so worried!"
The Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was almost fainting after a short breath. He gritted his teeth and said, "Then I can send Bai Qi's body to the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu want his life."
General Cao Changqiu looked at the Emperor of Great Zhou as if he were a fool and snorted:
"Bai Qi has made great contributions to the country. If Bai Qi had not forced the first Hun Khan to retreat in the Battle of Honghua City, the Great Zhou might have been in danger of extinction."
"Your Majesty, despite such a great achievement, killed Bai Qi. How will the people of the world think of you? How will the soldiers in the border towns think of you?"
"Your Majesty, if you dare to do this, who will swear to defend your country and the people next time? Who will protect the royal family of the Great Zhou?"
"The fall of the Great Zhou is imminent!"
"So, anyone can kill Bai Qi, except your Majesty!"
"Even if Bai Qi calls your majesty a grandson, your majesty must listen and accept it. Bai Qi can only die at the hands of the Xiongnu, not at the hands of the court. Otherwise, the world will be in chaos!"
At this moment, even the Prime Minister stood up and advised: "Your Majesty, you really can't kill Bai Qi! If you kill him, it will be difficult to stop the people from talking nonsense."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor of the Great Zhou felt like he was being made a fool of.
It turns out that Bai Qi dared to criticize him like this because he was sure that he didn't dare to kill him. This is too much, too much!
However, when he thought about the danger of killing Bai Qi, which would lead to the destruction of the country, he had to swallow his anger.
For a moment, the Emperor of the Great Zhou felt extremely aggrieved. He spat out blood and fell directly onto the dragon throne.
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Bai Mansion.
Bai Qi's father, third uncle, and eldest uncle were all standing in front of the gate of Bai's house.
Suddenly, the servant ran over and shouted excitedly: "Master Bai Qi is back!"
Everyone saw Bai Qi coming on horseback, and Bai Qi's uncle and others immediately surrounded him enthusiastically, "Qi'er, we missed you so much, come back home quickly."
Bai Qi glanced at everyone in the Bai Mansion coldly and said one word lightly: "Get lost!"
The Bai Mansion, which was originally full of joy, suddenly fell silent. Everyone looked at Bai Qi in astonishment. Aren’t you returning home in glory?
You don’t even recognize the door?
The uncle was so angry that his face turned pale. He pointed at Bai Qi's nose and yelled, "Bai Qi, how dare you talk to your uncles and elders?"
Bai Qi's eyes gradually turned cold, and he shouted angrily: "When my mother died, not only did you expel my mother and me from the family tree, you even refused to give her a thin coffin!"
"I knelt in front of your Bai Mansion, begging desperately, and even knocked my head until it was broken, but in return, all I got was basin after basin of foot washing water thrown on my face!"
"Did you consider me a junior at that time?"
"Even if he's just a dog of the Bai Mansion, you shouldn't be so heartless!"
"I dug a hole for my mother with my own hands and buried her there. Unfortunately, my mother came from a family of scholars, but when she died, she didn't even have a roll of tattered mat!"
"Are you worthy enough to call yourself my elder?"
Bai Qi's eyes were red, and the tragic scenes of the past appeared in his mind like a kaleidoscope.
Endless anger filled his chest. If these people were not his blood relatives, he would have been about to draw his sword.
The onlookers gasped and started talking:
"What the Bai family did was too extreme."
“Is this still a human being?”
"Before, you saw him in trouble and treated him badly. Now that he has returned home in glory, you come to curry favor with him. How shameless!"
"No one would do such a thing as throwing foot washing water on his own son."
The abuse from the people around them made the Bai family look ugly.
The uncle was despised by everyone, but he could not refute. He was so angry that he jumped up and down, cursing: "Bai Qi, since you don't admit that you are a member of the Bai family, then why did you come back?"
Bai Qi glanced coldly at the Bai family and said word by word: "Since you have driven me and my mother out of the Bai family, then you should return my mother's dowry!"
boom--
The discussions around exploded again.
"I almost forgot that Bai Qi's mother had a dowry."
"You embezzled the dowry but didn't even give her a coffin. How shameless!"
"Damn it, if we want to talk about inhumanity, we have to look at these wealthy families!"
The Bai family was so embarrassed by the criticism from their neighbors that they couldn't even raise their heads.
As the head of the family, how could the uncle spit out the dowry he had eaten? He pointed at Bai Qi and shouted angrily: "Your mother's dowry has long been spent!"
"If you want a dowry, forget it."
Bai Qi's face turned cold, he raised his hand and slapped his uncle hard in the face.
“Bang!”
Three of my uncle's teeth were knocked out and he rolled on the ground in pain.
Bai Qi laughed loudly, his face was extremely ferocious, and he said angrily:
"According to the laws and customs of the Great Zhou, my mother's dowry belongs to her. When my mother dies, the dowry should either be given to me or returned to her family!"
"I'm making this clear today. If one item of my mother's dowry is missing, I'll kill someone!"
"Now, immediately, bring out all my mother's dowry!"
As he spoke, Bai Qi shook the tiger-head silver spear in his hand and stabbed his uncle in the thigh.
The eldest uncle screamed heartbreakingly, and shouted at Bai Qi's father: "Second brother, is this the evil you gave birth to?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Qi gently turned the tiger-head silver spear in his hand. His uncle immediately howled in pain and dared not say anything else.
Bai Qi's father looked at Bai Qi deeply and wanted to reach out to grab Bai Qi, but was frightened by Bai Qi's cold gaze and shrank back.
"Qi'er, I am your father and I am sorry for you and your mother!"
Bai Qi's father played the emotional card.
"Dad, how could you let my mother and I down? You've done me so well!"
"My mother hasn't even been buried yet, and you've already married a young girl. I'd like to congratulate my father on your middle age, promotion, wealth, and your wife's death!"
Bai Qi had a sneer on his face and bowed to his father.
"you!"
Bai Qi's father was so angry that he trembled all over.
"That's enough, give him his mother's dowry and tell him to get out!"
An old-fashioned voice came.
At this time, Bai Qi's grandfather finally came out. He pointed at Bai Qi and said angrily: "Look, this is a beast with a wolf's heart and a dog's lungs. He will get his retribution sooner or later!"
The old man spoke and no one else said anything. Bai Qi's father brought people and packed Bai Qi's mother's dowry into the box.
Then they carried out one box after another, and a total of twenty boxes were carried out and loaded onto the carriage.
Bai Qi pulled the carriage and left.
At this time, a sixteen-year-old girl ran out and shouted excitedly: "Brother! You are back."
"Bud!"
A hint of tenderness flashed in Bai Qi's eyes. This was his father's concubine's daughter, Bai Xinya.
Back then, when Bai Qi was exiled, it was this concubine's sister who secretly gave her golden hairpin to Bai Qi.
Bai Qi then used a golden hairpin to bribe the bailiffs who were escorting him to exile. The bailiffs took good care of Bai Qi along the way, allowing him to reach Heifenggou alive, otherwise he would have died on the road.
When he arrived at Bai Mansion, he also wanted to see the girl.
Bai Qi touched the girl's hair and smiled gently, "My daughter Yaer has grown up. Three years ago, she was a little girl following me around. Now she has grown into a beautiful lady. She will get married in a few years."
"Brother! What are you talking about?"
The girl stamped her feet, obviously a little embarrassed.
Bai Qi laughed heartily, the pent-up anger in his heart dissipated, and he said solemnly: "You helped me that day, from now on, I will protect you for the rest of your life!"
"Let's go to my uncle's house!"
As he spoke, Bai Qi stretched out his hand and pulled the girl onto the horse.
The girl screamed in surprise, obviously not expecting Bai Qi to be so powerful. She only felt her body flying in the air and finally landing steadily on the horse's back. Only then did she pat her chest.
"drive!"
Bai Qi galloped away with his carriage.
"Humph, why are you so arrogant? You are going to the Xiongnu to die anyway!"
The aunt-in-law spat fiercely.
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