It turns out that the Bai family had been镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) for three generations. However, by the third generation, natural disasters were frequent and the world was in chaos, so the Bai family's镖局 (bodyguard agency) could no longer operate. In this world, the镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) sent out to escort goods were destined to go out but never return.
Later, some members of the Bai family fled to escape the disaster, and the nine clans scattered and went their separate ways. Only Bai Pingfeng's family and his uncle remained in Xifeng, but they were separated three years ago.
They both thought the other had died in the war, but they never expected to meet again, and Bai Pingfeng even became a general.
Bai Pingfeng's parents starved to death during a natural disaster years ago, and his two older brothers and sister were killed by government soldiers while trying to save him and his sister when they fled from Duke to Xifeng.
His uncle Bai Jingliang's son and daughters all died, as did his brothers. He was the only one left to raise his younger siblings. He only had one granddaughter left, the one who had tried to outsmart Song Tantan that day.
Because Song Tantan and Ye Moxun had disguised themselves that day, Bai Yulian and his grandfather did not recognize them today. Song Tantan and Ye Moxun also pretended not to know them and quietly sat to the side listening to Bai Pingfeng and Zhong Qingyi talk.
"I don't know when I'll be able to return after leaving Xifeng this time. I only found my eldest uncle and the others before the New Year. They've suffered a lot. Several of my older cousins were killed by Duke's men while trying to protect them, and my youngest cousin is seriously injured."
While I'm away, I hope General Zhong and Lord Ye will take good care of them.
Zhong Qingyi was unaware of what had happened that day, and readily agreed, "Don't worry, we will take good care of your family. If anything happens, they can just come to me."
"Thank you, General Zhong. Yulian, Yulan, Pingsheng, Pingchang, come over and greet General Zhong and Lord Ye." Bai Pingfeng called his cousins over to pay their respects to Zhong Qingyi and Ye Moxun.
Song Tantan watched from the sidelines, her teeth aching. Each of them was a self-proclaimed general or lord, and they all acted quite convincingly. She just couldn't believe how unreliable they all seemed.
And what's that girl's name?
Yu Lian, you really are a lotus flower. She didn't take what happened that day too seriously. Now that she heard about their experience, she felt quite understanding. As long as the other party doesn't try to be clever in front of her again, they can live in peace.
However, she had already blacklisted the other party, and there was no way she could be friends with Bai Yulian. It was their business if her uncle and Ye Moxun wanted to take care of them, and it had nothing to do with her.
After leaving the Zhong family, Bai Yulian was somewhat absent-minded. She was always intelligent and sensitive, and today she felt that Lord Ye and the young lady from the Song family were looking at her in a strange way, as if they disliked her.
But she had never met them, so how could she be said to dislike or dislike them?
Bai Jingliang noticed that her expression was off and asked her what was wrong. She just said nothing was wrong because no matter how smart she was, she couldn't guess that Song Tantan and Ye Moxun were the boy and girl she had extorted money from that day.
Song Zhuiyan also asked what happened. She had just caught her niece rolling her eyes at Bai Pingfeng's cousin. Why would she roll her eyes at someone for no reason? There must be something fishy going on.
When she asked, Song Tantan directly told her the reason, explaining what happened on the day of the temple fair and Bai Yulian's behavior.
"It's not easy to live these days. We're forced into this situation by the world. She's actually a pretty smart girl, but she shouldn't have tried to fool our Tantan. It seems we should keep our distance from her in the future." No matter what her reasons were, it was wrong of her to scheme against Tantan.
“Then I definitely can’t get too close to her. I don’t want to be with someone who likes to scheme and plot. Who knows what that person is thinking all day? If she tries to stir up trouble, it will be very annoying.” Song Tantan said this while glancing at Ye Moxun.
Warn him not to bring just anyone home, and it would be best to talk to his uncle as well, so he doesn't end up being sold out while still helping the seller count the money.
Ye Moxun blinked innocently. Don't look at him, he's not that stupid.
Not long after the Bai family left, Zhao Zhongnian suddenly came to visit. He rarely interacted with this place. It was said that he was doing odd jobs everywhere to supplement his family's income and was busy all day long.
What brought him here today?
Song Zhuiyan and Song Tantan had already come out of the reception room and arrived at the garden. They were unaware that Zhao Zhongnian had come to visit. He didn't stay long, only asking Zhong Qingyi for a favor before leaving. Zhong Qingyi invited him to stay for dinner, but he declined, saying that he had other matters to attend to at home.
After seeing Zhao Zhongnian off, Ye Moxun saw them in the garden and told them about it: "Zhao Zhongnian means that he wants to go to the capital with Bai Pingfeng's army to inquire about the whereabouts of the other members of the Zhang family."
"Is he alright?" Song Tantan didn't care what Zhang Qingyu was planning; she was only concerned about whether Zhao Zhongnian would ruin their plans.
"No problem." After Zhang Qingyu's family came to Fengcheng, Ye Moxun did not interact with them on the surface, but secretly sent people to keep watch and investigate the Zhang family's background, but found no problems.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to let Zhao Zhongnian go with Bai Pingfeng. The Zhang family used to be a powerful clan, but after the war in the capital began, they completely declined and lost all ties with any faction. He hadn't found the whereabouts of the other members of the Zhang family, so Zhao Zhongnian's trip was probably in vain.
It's unlikely that the Zhang family can ever regain its former glory. Zhang Qingyu is an ambitious and proud woman who is determined to climb the social ladder, but unfortunately, there are no high branches for her to climb in this world.
She was unwilling to just marry anyone in her life and wanted to try again to find someone else in her family, hoping there might still be hope.
These things are none of his business. We all escaped together and spent four years in Songlin Village together. There are bound to be some human connections. At least Zhao Zhongnian is worth helping. Hopefully, he won't be too stubborn and will be able to leave the Zhang family after helping Zhang Qingyu find the rest of her family.
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