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Before He Xin left, Xiao Ran pushed Bai Ye again. "Father-in-law is looking for you, why don't you go there?"

After spending an afternoon in the sun, Xiao Ran's face was a little crimson at the moment, so gorgeous that Bai Ye's heart shuddered.But what Xiao Ran said really made Bai Ye a little uncomfortable. He snorted and turned his head away from him, and said in a low voice, "Which one of Xuantianmen is not my subordinate, and if I go out to meet them, are you afraid of losing your life?"

"You can't say that. Today is my father-in-law's birthday. You are the owner of this place, and anyone who comes is a guest. How can you say that your life is shortened?"

Bai Ye laughed when he heard that. "Okay, if you go with me too, I'll go, how about it? Don't forget, you are also the son-in-law of He Fu!"

Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment, speechless, so he had no choice but to stop mentioning this matter.

He is here, how many people really think his identity is real?

Suddenly there was a burst of voices, gradually approaching, Bai Ye poked his head and saw that it was Master He and a group of people walking towards this side.

Xiao Ran also saw it, and his face was a little flustered. Seeing someone approaching, he wanted to stand up and salute, but Bai Ye pressed his thigh with one hand and refused to let him stand up.

The once so familiar heat came from his legs, so startled that Xiao Ran pushed Bai Ye's hand away, leaned back with a white face, and almost fell off the chair.Bai Ye quickly grabbed him, but Xiao Ran wanted to push him away, but Bai Ye had already let him go. "If you don't like me touching you, you say yes, don't be so excited, be careful of falling."

Bai Ye withdrew his hand, turned around with a calm face as if nothing happened, and stood in front of Xiao Ran. "Father-in-law, why are you here?"

Bai Ye's heart was burning with anger. Does this person, this person really miss himself so much?Are you so disgusted even touching it?Obviously it wasn't like that back then, obviously back then...

"It's said that you are here to enjoy the scenery, so I brought your special envoy from Xuantianmen over to have a look." Master He smiled as if he didn't know anything, and turned sideways to let Bai Ye see a few people standing behind him.

The man in the middle stepped forward and bowed politely. "Second Young Master, stay safe."

Bai Ye was stunned when he heard the voice, and even more speechless when he saw it again.

Brother, what are you doing here?

Cai frowned, and the special envoy bowed again: "Second young master, this subordinate is the new in charge of Bai Butong, and you probably have seen him before. This time, the head of the sect sent a subordinate to celebrate Mr. He's birthday , and greet the Second Young Master."

Bai Ye frowned and nodded casually. It seems that his elder brother is not going to let Master He know his identity, which is good and saves him trouble.

At this time, Xiao Ran who was behind Bai Ye also stood up and bowed deeply to Master He. "Father-in-law."

Master He glanced at Xiao Ran with a surprised look. "Isn't this Xiao Ran? You haven't come back to see us for so many years, we all thought Qionghua died, so you don't recognize us anymore!"

Clearly... that's not the case...

Thinking of this in my heart, I still squeezed out a smile on my face. "My father-in-law was joking... this is a congratulatory gift from my son-in-law. I wish you, my father-in-law, good luck like the East Sea and a long life like Nanshan."

He held the box in his hand and handed it to Master He. Master He swept it lightly, without paying any particular attention, but he didn't say anything, so Xiao Ran had no choice but to hold it still.Bai Ye still couldn't see it, so he came up to open it and handed it to Master He.

"Yo, father-in-law, this is really a rare thing."

Master He took a look at this moment, and he was also surprised when he saw it. He looked at the brocade robe that Li Ran was wearing now, and he couldn't be sure of Li Ran's current identity for a while. After thinking about it, he laughed and said: "People come It's fine, what gifts do you have? Xiao Ran, if you have enjoyed enough of the scenery here, why don't you follow me to the table? Do you want the adults to wait?"

"Yes, my son-in-law was rude." Xiao Ran handed the gift box to He Xin who stepped forward, bowed to Master He, and then left with everyone.

Along the way, Master He chatted enthusiastically with Bai Ye and the "special envoy" from Xuantianmen from time to time, followed by Xiao Ran, other visitors from Xuantianmen, and servants from the He residence.

After walking for a while, they met Mr. Lin, the magistrate who was going out to see the scenery of the garden, so Mr. He and Mr. Lin walked together, while Bai Ye and Mr. "Special Envoy" walked side by side slightly behind.

"Why did you come?" Bai Ye deliberately distanced himself from Master He and the others, and asked in a low voice with his voice slightly pressed.

"Of course I came to pay a good visit to your father-in-law." Bai Zhengqing, who always looked serious in front of people, looked back at Bai Ye with the most sincere eyes. "Second brother, you and Ms. He have been married for many years. It's because the elder brother lost his manners and hasn't come to visit your father-in-law. This time, I heard that your father-in-law has a birthday, and you are often in Jiankang City recently. I think I might as well come here in person. "

"I'm sorry to bother you." Bai Ye replied coldly, never believing that Bai Zhengqing came here in person for this reason.

"Second brother hasn't been home for almost half a year. My mother and I miss you very much. We always want to find a chance to come back and see. But I heard that you and your brother and sister are deeply in love with each other. I thought that if we let you It's always not good for a couple to be separated for a few days or months, and it just so happens that your father-in-law is celebrating his birthday, and I have to deal with some matters here in Jiankang City, so..." Bai Zhengqing is very good at seeing his second brother's face, and when he sees Bai Ye, he doesn't believe it The first set of rhetoric was immediately changed to the second plan.

Bai Ye looked at him with obvious contempt. "Brother, you just want to join in the fun, right? It's up to you, do you still need me to tell your father-in-law your real identity?"

"No, please don't!" Bai Zhengqing waved his hands when he heard this. "Your father-in-law is really an incomparable hero, beyond the reach of others. I'd better just pretend to be my special envoy."

It seems that Master He's enthusiasm just now has scared our big brother Bai.

Bai Ye sneered, thinking in his heart who told you to come here to mess around, after a glance, his heart became sore again.

Xiao Ran walked behind them, but with some distance from the servants behind him, he followed quietly, with his head down, walking very seriously.

Bai Ye slowly slowed down, and gradually walked together with Xiao Ran. "Is it hot?"

Xiao Ran shook his head lightly, the sweat-soaked hair sticking to his face made Bai Ye want to reach out to help him, but Bai Ye didn't move, he knew that Xiao Ran would not accept his intimacy, he I don't want to see Xiao Ran's frightened look just now again.

Take your time, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry... I thought so in my heart, but Bai Ye clenched his fists tightly, and his veins burst out.

On the side, Big Brother Bai scrutinized this ordinary-looking scholar with curious and thoughtful eyes.

How could he not know what kind of person his second brother was?When have you ever seen someone talking to someone so kindly?Or take the initiative to slow down and take the initiative to post what others say!You look at the scholar's indifferent appearance, and then look at the nervous appearance of the second brother...

"Special envoy, be careful where you step." Bai Ye turned his head and saw Bai Zhengqing looking at them with his eyes narrowed and thinking about something strange, frowning, and deliberately waited until they were about to enter the hall before making a cool reminder.

Bai Zhengqing was distracted when he heard his second brother talking to him suddenly, and when he heard what he said, he tripped on the steps and rushed forward.

Bai Ye laughed out loud, and stepped forward to support Bai Zhengqing. "Special envoy, you should look ahead carefully when you walk, and don't look around, you know?"

"Hmph!" Bai Zhengqing hummed dissatisfiedly, but the hand on Bai Ye's arm was tightly.It was rare for his second brother to take the initiative to show friendship. Even if it was just a show, he was very happy to accept it.

"By the way, I haven't asked for advice yet, who is this?" Bai Zhengqing took this opportunity to simply not leave, and asked Xiao Ran.

"Xiao Ran, the eldest son-in-law of the He family. You don't need to be curious about him." Bai Ye wished he could hide all of Xiao Ran and only have him watch. Seeing Bai Zhengqing smiling at Xiao Ran, he felt a little unhappy, so he called his elder brother off. Just push it in. "Master He is looking for you, so don't go there yet."

"You... If you think it's difficult for me to walk with you, you can go ahead." Xiao then retreated a few steps, avoiding Bai Ye's protruding hand and said in a low voice.

Bai Ye didn't understand at first, but after a while, he suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "What are you talking about! I knew that person before, he is not a good person, he is just like his father-in-law, that's why I told him that about you .Do you still want to make friends with him?"

Of course, Bai Ye didn't want Bai Zhengqing to be curious about Xiao Ran. It was definitely not because of this reason. He didn't like Xiao Ran to be noticed by others. Naturally, the reason could never be revealed.Anyway, he didn't want his elder brother to have any private contact with li xuan, so it wouldn't matter if he casually discredited his elder brother.

In the brightly lit hall, three round tables were placed in the open space.Master He is naturally on the side of the main table. He originally hoped that Bai Ye would be at the same table as him, but as soon as Bai Ye dragged Xiao Ran into the hall, he saw someone leading Xiao Ran to the second table, so he also followed and sat down. He stopped moving next to Xiao Ran.

Master He immediately felt a little unhappy, what he saw in his eyes was that Xiao Ran dragged Bai Ye to that table.I heard from Bai Ye before that he would occasionally stay at Xiao Ran's house, but now what does Xiao Ran mean?Fear of life or take the opportunity to retaliate?

Just as he was about to send someone over to call Bai Ye over, Bai Zhengqing, who had been seeing everything in his eyes, coughed. "Master He, is the son next to my second young master also the son-in-law of your He family?"

"Ah, Mr. Special Envoy, that one is too, too."

"That young man is elegant and elegant, and he makes people feel good at first glance. I really want to get to know him. I just heard that some officials seem to have the same intention."

"The elder uncle is quite introverted. I originally arranged for him to sit here with Bai Ye, but they went to sit in that remote place as soon as they came. Haha, let the special envoy see the joke." Master He weighed in his heart, So he sent his servants to invite Xiao Ran and Bai Ye to sit down together.

Xiao Ran was a little reluctant, he knew that it was just an embarrassment if it passed.Bai Ye didn't care, he pulled him to the main table, Xiao Ran had no choice but to salute everyone present, and then sat down a little uneasy.Bai Ye didn't have so many etiquettes, he stood aside and waited for Xiao Ran to sit down, then took the seat next to him and sat down.

After drinking for three rounds, the atmosphere became lively. While someone came to toast, people on the table started chatting in twos and threes.There were not many literati who came here this time, but most of the people in this hall have official positions or this year's new candidates. To put it bluntly, they have some status, so the inspector at the same table, Mr. Zhang, noticed this. The only scholar on the table who didn't know his origin, Master He only said that he was his son-in-law, Xiao Ran.

"This is the eldest son-in-law of He Mansion, right? Hehe, I have been to He Manor many times, and this is the first time I see you. Don't you live in Jiankang City?" In fact, what people really want to ask is, Why is this the first time I've heard that He Mansion has other uncles besides this handsome but somewhat devilish Mr. Bai?

Xiao Ran stood up in fear and bowed to Mr. Zhang before replying: "Yes, my wife and I moved to Wuzhou City very early, so father-in-law doesn't move much here."

"Oh, Wuzhou City, is it the Wuzhou City on the banks of the Wangjiang River? Haha, I know, I know. At the beginning of the year, the Holy Spirit appointed Mr. Jiang Hengfeng Jiang as the inspector and censor to supervise the water conservancy projects here at Wangjiang. It seems that later I stayed in Wuzhou City for a while, is that right?"

"Uh, I've heard about the Wangjiang Water Conservancy, but I've been studying abroad for the past two years, so I don't know much about the Wuzhou City."

"Oh... By the way, there is a former military servant Li Wenzhen in Wuzhou City who returned home. I heard that his garden is unique. I wonder if Mr. Xiao has seen it?"

No matter how blunt Xiao Ran was, he could tell now that this lord had turned a corner and was asking him about his background!He had no choice but to stand up again and give a deep bow to Master Zhang. "I'm sorry, Xiao Ran is just an ordinary scholar. It turned out that he was just a teacher who taught children to read in Wuzhou City. Mr. Zhang, the adults you mentioned are not destined to meet."

This Lord Zhang was obviously taken aback for a moment, and when he looked at Xiao Ran again, there was obvious contempt in his eyes. Afterwards, Lord Zhang, the county magistrate Lord Lin, the magistrate Song Lord and the other two literati didn't look straight at him again. Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran, a scholar.There is nothing to talk about with the scholars, and there is nothing to talk about with other Jianghu people here. The only Xuantianmen special envoy, Brother Bai, who wanted to take the opportunity to chat with Xiao Ran, happened to be sitting next to Bai Ye. All possible and available interrogation behaviors were stifled.

Master He naturally saw it in his eyes and didn't say anything. When he saw that he was almost done eating, he suddenly called Butler Yang and asked him to take back the ivory cup that Xiao Ran had given him.

"Xiao Ran, I know you haven't had a good life these years, and this gift is too expensive. As your father-in-law, I really shouldn't burden you. But I'm also very moved by your kindness. Filial piety, Qionghua has passed away for so many years, it's rare that you can still remember my birthday. In fact, it's good when the person arrives, you should return this gift to others." Master He's tone was kind, his words were vicious, his eyes were contemptuous, and his expression was contemptuous.

Xiao Ran stood up slowly, his face was a little pale, but he still smiled slightly. "Father-in-law was just joking. My son-in-law specially picked this gift for you. If you don't like it, you can just find a place to put it aside. There is no reason for my son-in-law to take it back."

"Oh, but Xiao Ran, you also know that I have retired from the world for a long time, and my current identity is an honest businessman... I am very afraid that I will be involved in some disputes in the future. How about you tell me What is the history of this cup?"