Jin Yu Dynasty

Xuan Huaifeng returned to Nianzhai, sat by the bed, feeling unspeakably depressed and uncomfortable, and did not move for a long time.

Zhang Ma knew that he was going out to find Bai Xuelan for Xuan Daiyun, and she was always concerned about whether he would come back. After finishing the work at hand, she hurried over and asked him, "Little Master, have you seen Master Bai? He promised Yet?"

Xuan Huaifeng forced a wry smile, nodded and said, "I saw him, but he is too busy today, so I have an appointment with him at the mansion at six o'clock tomorrow afternoon to have a detailed talk with him."

Zhang Ma recited a Buddha, "Since this is the case, it couldn't be better."

Xuan Huaifeng perfunctory Zhang's mother, covered the place where he was kicked, and lay curled up all night on the bed.

Thinking of Lin Qijun for a while, and thinking of Bai Xuelan for a while, the feeling in my heart is like a fish being tormented on both sides in a pan with hot oil.

Suffering like this, eyes wide open, did not fall asleep for a moment, until dawn.

Although they said they wanted to hide the matter from Xuan Daiyun, but Xuan Daiyun was a wife in the Nian family, so he couldn't do without one or two eyes and ears. The next day, Xuan Daiyun still heard the wind.

At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, Xuan Daiyun ordered the maid to call Xuan Huaifeng to his room, leaning against the head of the bed, and asked him sickly, "I heard that you went to see Mr. Bai?"

Xuan Huaifeng said, "Yes."

Xuan Daiyun sighed, "Is it because of your unworthy brother-in-law?"

Xuan Huaifeng didn't make a sound.

Xuan Daiyun also guessed the answer, and asked again, "I met President Bai, what does he have to say?"

Xuan Huaifeng is not good at lying, since my sister asked, I repeated what I told Zhang's mother yesterday, "We met, but we have no chance to talk in detail. I will go to his mansion to find him at six o'clock tonight."

Xuan Daiyun lowered his head, thought for a while, called Zhang's mother over, and told her, "There is a sandalwood box on the table over there, you open it, and there is a silk handkerchief inside. Bring it to me." .”

Mama Zhang brought the things over.

Xuan Daiyun took it, and opened the handkerchief, which contained a roll of banknotes.

Xuan Daiyun said to Zhang Ma, "Call Niangui in."

Zhang Ma went out, and after a while, Nian Gui and Zhang Ma came in together.

Nian Gui asked, "Ma'am, what do you need from me?"

"Nian Gui, come here, I will reward you with this money." Xuan Daiyun waited for Nian Gui to come over, took a five-yuan note from the banknote, and handed it to Nian Gui, "I have something to do for me. My husband got out of our car, and I don’t know when he’ll be back. You can hire one, or borrow one, and get a car back, Huaifeng wants to use it.”

Xuan Huaifeng didn't expect her to make such a trip, so it was for this reason, so he couldn't help saying, "Sister, there is no need, I will go alone, just call a rickshaw."

"No, I need a car." Xuan Daiyun came to a conclusion, and He Niangui said, "Go and do it."

Nian Gui smiled and said, "Ma'am, there is no need to look for another car, the family car just came back."

Xuan Daiyun was taken aback for a moment, "Mister is back?"

"Sir, not yet, but Xiaoxie, the chauffeur, has all his clothes here, and he always comes back to change and wash them. Let me ask, if the mister doesn't order the car at night, can't he pick up Master Huaifeng?" Nian Gui asked. Go out and ask Xiao Xie.

Seeing that Nian Gui had left, Xuan Daiyun asked Xuan Huaifeng to sit by his bed, and said to him nicely, "Brother, I see that your relationship with Mr. Bai is not very close, is it?" ?"

Xuan Huaifeng didn't want to bring this up the most, so he lowered his head and remained silent.

Xuan Daiyun sighed, and said earnestly, "I know, if you go today, no matter if you are a classmate or not, how good your friendship is, anyway, we are asking for help from others. As the saying goes, first respect clothes and then respect others Since you are begging for help, you should not be shabby. After all, you are also the son of the commander, so you can’t be so poor that you sit in a dilapidated rickshaw and go to someone’s mansion pitifully.”

"elder sister……"

"My sister cares about face, so let her save face." Xuan Daiyun cut off his words and said in a low voice, "Listen to my sister, change into better clothes, take a car, and go in a majestic manner. The money is all in your pocket." In the pocket, if you see a servant in the mansion, you will randomly draw one and give it to him.”

She stuffed the roll of banknotes to Xuan Huaifeng, and said, "This is how the world is. You are shabby, and people bully you even more. You have to be generous, don't let yourself be looked down upon."

Xuan Huaifeng took the banknotes that she had handed over, and didn't know what to say for a while.

Nian Gui came in at this time and said that the car was just ready to use at night.

Under Xuan Daiyun's arrangement, Xuan Huaifeng had no choice but to change into a beautifully tailored silk suit, boarded a dark and shiny car, and arrived at the Bai Mansion at six o'clock on time to attend Bai Xuelan's Hongmen banquet.

It was the first time for Xuan Huaifeng to visit Bai Xuelan's mansion. He thought it was just a single-family villa with a garden. When he got there, he looked out the window and couldn't help being a little dazed. It turned out to be such a big and rich mansion.

Bai Xuelan, who came back from studying in France, did not live in a Western-style house. The two gates were scarlet, with copper rings and tiger heads hanging on them.

As soon as the car stopped, Xiao Xie, the driver of Nian's family, got out of the car and helped Xuan Huaifeng open the door.

Xuan Huaifeng was a little skeptical, "You didn't bring it to the wrong place, did you?"

Xiao Xie opened the car door and waited for him to come down, and said with a smile, "Uncle, you really know how to joke, there are other mistakes, Mr. Bai is the boss of Mr., his mansion, can I make a mistake?"

Xuan Huaifeng got off the car, Xiao Xie didn't leave, and parked the car outside the mansion to wait for him to come out.

There were five or six footmen at the gate. When they saw a guest coming, two people came down to greet the guest and asked the guest's name.

Xuan Huaifeng said, "My surname is Xuan, and I made an appointment with your chief to come at six o'clock."

The servant took a small book that was densely written, pressed it down with his finger, and said, "There is such an appointment, Mr. Xuan, please, I will lead you in."

Xuan Huaifeng followed him in, passed through the atrium, and went up the stairs, facing a huge marble screen. The footman didn't take him directly to meet Bai Xuelan, but led him around a corridor, walking from a clump one and a half tall. I went to a small living room, asked him to sit down, and showed him tea.

Xuan Huaifeng asked, "Why don't you see the master?"

The servant laughed and said, "I'm sorry, our chief is seeing guests, please wait a moment."

"How long will it take?"

"As for the chief, we don't dare to fight with you. There are many people who want to see the chief every day, and not everyone is willing to see the chief. You can make an appointment for half an hour, which is already very good."

Xuan Huaifeng remembered his sister's order, took out a banknote from his pocket, handed it to the footman, and asked him, "We made an appointment at six o'clock, and it's already five minutes past six, is there anything you can do?"

The servant accepted the reward, his smiling face became more attentive, showing a bit embarrassed look, and whispered to him, "Let me tell you the truth, you want to see the chief today, I think you have to wait, the chief is talking to you in the study right now. Uncle Bai is chatting. If tea is served and the conversation starts, I’m afraid we’ll have to wait at least an hour or two.”

Xuan Huaifeng was taken aback, "Which Uncle Bai?"

"It's that Bai Yunfei who sings."

Although Xuan Huaifeng had never met this person before, he felt very uncomfortable when he mentioned this name.

Bai Xuelan asked Yuliuhua to compare Bai Yunfei with him last time, and Lin Qijun seemed to have gone to see Bai Yunfei's play in Tianyin Garden yesterday.

The servant took his money, so he just left him to wait, and volunteered, "Well, I'll go and see, and if Master Bai is leaving soon, I'll tell you."

Xuan Huaifeng could only sit in the small living room, waiting sullenly.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the footman came back and said to him, "Sir, you are out of luck. Tea was served in the study, and just now I went to the kitchen to order two plates of snacks. In my opinion, it is very interesting to have a long conversation. "

Xuan Huaifeng frowned and said, "I have something urgent to come to see him, please let me know, just say that I'll wait here, it won't hinder his work, just a few words."

The servant did not refuse, nodded and said, "Okay, I will help you to ask."

Xuan Huaifeng sat at the table without drinking tea, looking at his watch frequently.

In Bai Xuelan's mansion, he always felt like he was in a very dangerous place. Although it was magnificent, there was a bit of gloom everywhere.

Watching the hour hand slowly pointing to the center line below, it was already 06:30 before seeing Bai Xuelan.

The servant finally came back and sighed, "Mr. Xuan, I think we can't meet tonight."

Xuan Huaifeng asked, "Did you inform me?"

The servant said, "I just informed you. The chief and Uncle Bai are chatting happily. I want to come over and tell you. It's not convenient today. I don't have time to see you. Please go back first and make another appointment tomorrow."

No matter how good Xuan Huaifeng's patience was, he stood up and said, "He made an appointment at six o'clock. Since it is fixed, we should abide by it. How can we call people in like this? Where? I need to see him now."

After speaking, he walked out of the small living room.

The servant panicked and followed behind, not daring to stop him forcibly, and kept persuading, "Mr. Xuan, this is not very good. We are the General Customs Mansion here, and dozens of guards are guarding it. You are wandering around like this. Maybe they will treat you as an assassin. You stay, stay..."

Xuan Huaifeng ignored what he said, stood in the corridor and looked around, picked a direction, felt like it, and walked straight inside.

Along the way, I met a few guards. I probably saw him looking upright and well dressed, followed by a footman who didn't pay much attention and didn't stop him.

Fortunately, the layout of all large Chinese courtyards is somewhat similar. The location of the main hall and the location of the study can be roughly guessed. Xuan Huaifeng used to have a huge garden at home. Turning to look for the place where the light is on, I actually found the study.

Looking through the window, the lights inside were shining brightly, as if it were daytime. Bai Xuelan and another man were sitting on a sofa, with tea and snacks on a small coffee table in front of them, and they were talking comfortably.

The footman was afraid of causing trouble, so he left quietly a long time ago.

Xuan Huaifeng went to knock on the door by himself.

Inside, Bai Xuelan asked, "Who? Come in."

Xuan Huaifeng pushed the door open and walked in.

When Bai Xuelan saw it was him, her eyes sparkled, she raised her head, sat on the soft sofa, and asked calmly, "Why did you come in?"

Xuan Huaifeng held back his breath and said, "President Bai, you and I made an appointment at six o'clock to meet at the mansion."

The other man, who should be the Bai Yunfei that the servant said, realized that the person who came in was not a servant, so he stood up politely, turned around and glanced at Xuan Huaifeng, then turned to Bai Xuelan and said, "It turned out to be a guest. Sorry, sorry, I lost track of time and missed your business, so I’d better say goodbye first.”

Turning around again, he said softly to Xuan Huaifeng, "I'm really sorry."

He was wearing a sky-blue jacket, and he was very handsome. Xuan Huaifeng was quite surprised by his gentleness and extraordinary temperament. In this way, he appeared to behave rudely, and his cheeks flushed. He said to Bai Yunfei, " I should be the one apologizing for interrupting your conversation. It’s just that I have something urgent and I want to talk to him.”

Bai Yunfei said softly, "It doesn't matter, I should have left, I forgot to check the time just now."

Then he bid farewell to Bai Xuelan.

Bai Xuelan wanted to send it off, but Bai Yunfei resolutely refused, and left the study by himself.

In the bright study room, only Bai Xuelan and Xuan Huaifeng were left.

The atmosphere suddenly became more awkward.

Xuan Huaifeng stood near the door of the study, and Bai Xuelan didn't ask him to sit down. She sat on the sofa with a big face, holding a half cup of hot tea, and took a sip from the edge of the white porcelain teacup. Looking at Xuan Huaifeng slowly.

Xuan Huaifeng felt that the parts of his body swept by him were chilled, and he planned to wait for Bai Xuelan to speak, but now he couldn't wait any longer, so he had to speak first, and said embarrassingly, "I'm here today for one thing , please help me out.”

Bai Xuelan asked, "Is it because your brother-in-law and your sister quarreled?"

Xuan Huaifeng nodded.

Bai Xuelan smiled amusedly, "I am an outsider, how can I help with the matter of the husband and wife?"

Xuan Huaifeng said, "That's not true, my brother-in-law is very stubborn, but he is still willing to listen to what you say."

Bai Xuelan didn't say a word, put the teacup on the saucer, turned it gently, and put Xuan Huaifeng to the side to dry, and then she pointed to the single sofa that Bai Yunfei sat on and said, "You Sit down and talk."

When Xuan Huaifeng sat down, Bai Xuelan picked up another cup of tea from the tea table and handed it to him, "This is the real Dahongpao, it's very rare, try it."

The teacup was placed on the coffee table, needless to say, it was touched by Bai Yunfei who had left just now, Xuan Huaifeng would not drink it, and then he just held the cup of tea in his hand for a long time.

Bai Xuelan asked with a smile, "Why, do you think the actor drank it?"

He leaned back, lay comfortably on the thick back of the sofa, glanced at Xuan Huaifeng, and said slowly, "Do you always think that you are expensive? Tell you, it will take more than a dozen Years ago, Bai Yunfei was much more honorable than you. His ancestors, who used to hold titles, were related to the emperor by marriage. They lived in a large courtyard, and when they came out of the womb, they were surrounded by maids and nuns. The second master Bao is still a treasure. What is the use? A great revolution, many generations of scenery have been wiped out, how much is the noble blood worth? The house and money are gone, the family is scattered, and they are worse than their servant Fortunately, he has a good face, a good voice, and a very witty person, without your bad temper. Compared with you, it is more interesting to chat with him to relieve boredom, don’t you think?”

Xuan Huaifeng listened to his thorny words, humiliation was bubbling in his veins, and he asked with restraint, "Are you willing to help with my sister's matter?"

Bai Xuelan looked at him playfully, "So what if I help, so what if I don't?"

Xuan Huaifeng said, "If you help, I am naturally very grateful to you. If you don't help, then forget it. This kind of thing can't be forced."

Bai Xuelan immediately said, "What do I want you to thank me for? This kind of useless politeness makes me upset."

Xuan Huaifeng took a deep look at him, and was finally disappointed. He simply put the teacup on the tea table, stood up and said, "In that case, I won't hinder you, so I leave."

Bai Xuelan asked, "Are you leaving like this?"

Xuan Huaifeng turned around and asked, "Otherwise what else?"

Bai Xuelan looked at his expression, he was handsome with inexperienced youthfulness, it was very attractive, squinted her eyes, looked at Xuan Huaifeng, and said with a sneer, "Master Xuan, what do you think of my place? The mansion of the Chief of Customs, you can break in and leave if you want? I’m afraid it’s not that easy.”

Xuan Huaifeng's pupils closed suddenly, and he became vigilant, "Even if you are the chief, you don't have the power to detain people casually. In this era, there are laws and human rights."

Bai Xuelan raised the corners of her lips and smiled nonchalantly, "For me, I am the law."

He called out, "Come here."

Xuan Huaifeng took the opportunity to look outside the door, and at some point, there were already two guards standing at the door, each equipped with a box cannon, guarding the door like a door god.

The heart beats violently.

Hearing Bai Xuelan calling for someone outside, two servants came in, stood with their hands down and asked, "What's your order, Chief?"

Bai Xuelan asked, "How did Mr. Xuan come here?"

The servant replied, "He came by car, and the car is still waiting to take him back."

Bai Xuelan ordered, "Call the driver in."

The footman agreed to go, and after a while, Xiao Xie, the driver of Nian's family, was brought over by the footman.

Bai Xuelan didn't let Xiao Xie into the study, she stood at the door of the study, and said to Xiao Xie, "You don't have to wait, Xuan Huaifeng broke into the mansion and violated my rules, and I detained him, you go back, Ask her sister to come to me to lead someone in two days."

When Xuan Huaifeng heard this, his head buzzed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You are forcibly imprisoned!"

Taking advantage of the fact that Xiao Xie was alone, he walked out quickly while talking.

Bai Xuelan didn't stop him, she just sat and watched him escape with a smile.

Sure enough, before he stepped out of the study door, two guards stopped him and pushed Xuan Huaifeng inside, causing Xuan Huaifeng to almost fall down.Xuan Huaifeng was still struggling to get out, and the two guards simply twisted one of his arms back and twisted hard.

Xuan Huaifeng only felt as if his arm had been broken, he was sweating profusely from the pain, bit his lip, and couldn't speak a word.

Two guards escorted him to Bai Xuelan's sofa, pressed his shoulders, and forced him to sit down.

Bai Xuelan seemed to be doing a trivial matter, smiled, and said to Xiao Xie, "What are you doing in a daze? Do as I say."

Xiao Xie is just a driver, a person who begs for wages to live. He has never seen such a scene. Seeing the vicious guards with guns standing behind Xuan Huaifeng, looking like they are detaining Xuan Huaifeng, he is scared out of his wits He bowed to Bai Xuelan repeatedly with trembling body, and quickly said, "Yes... yes..." and planned to run away quickly.

Xuan Huaifeng was very anxious, but he still hadn't forgotten his sister. Seeing Xiao Xie turn away, he yelled anxiously at him, "Don't tell my sister what happened, you will kill her! Xiao Xie! Xiao Xie! Come back! "

He was so suppressed that he couldn't move, so he turned his head and looked at Bai Xuelan.

Bai Xuelan had an indifferent attitude, "Okay, I'll make it up to you once."

Ask someone to call Xiao Xie back again, and say to him, "Go back and tell Mrs. Nian that Master Xuan has rested with me, and everything is fine. Don't talk nonsense to me about other things, understand? "

Xiao Xie had just seen Bai Xuelan's wrist, and when she saw him smiling, she also felt frightened, lowered her head and said, "I know, I know."

Bai Xuelan said, "Well, let's go."

Xiao Xie hurried away as if he was being pardoned.

Seeing Xiao Xie leave, Xuan Huaifeng felt cold in his heart, his limbs felt numb, he was silent for a moment, looked at the back of the guards standing at the door, and the two tall guards behind him who were watching him, asked Bai Xue Lan, "What do you mean?"

Bai Xuelan went straight to the point and said, "You still don't understand this? Whatever you think in your heart, that's what you mean. As I said earlier, you are bound to drink this glass of fine wine."

He raised his chin at the two guards, "Send Young Master Xuan to my room."

The guards were trained to only follow orders, and as soon as Bai Xuelan said it, they immediately started to fight.

No matter how Xuan Huaifeng called for help and struggled, he was still sent to Bai Xuelan's big bedroom and locked up.