The loyal minister was forced to marry the traitor

Back in the front hall, Grand Master Yun acted as if nothing had happened.

All the adults from the official clans came to talk to him. It was rare for him to have a little smile on his lips, but if you looked closely, you would find that the smile didn't reach his eyes.

"Congratulations to the Grand Master, happy to be Lin'er!" A person strode up and clasped his fists.

"Grand Master is still healthy and strong!" Before the previous person finished speaking, one person hurriedly approached and started talking to Grand Master Yun.

Grand Master Yun still had that unassuming look on his face, but everyone knew that this was just his superficial appearance.

"Master He is a talented person. Your son is now at a time when he is full of energy. I heard that His Majesty attaches great importance to it. I have never congratulated Master He on this matter..."

It's all polite, the other party doesn't understand, but he still smiled lightly at what the grand master said, "The grand master praises it, the dog is just a petty brawler who can't stand on the stage, and can't be praised, otherwise He has to know that the sky is high and the earth is thick."

The officials all had smiles on their mouths, Grand Master Yun was in a bad mood just now, and now he became cheerful. He looked at the lively scenes everywhere, and for a moment he didn't know what he thought of.

Not long after, several people came over with thick swaddling clothes.

"master."

Master Yun took over the child with a smile on his wrinkled face.

The next moment, everyone also congratulated.

"Sure enough, it's a lin'er from heaven..."

"What a handsome little face, looks like a grand master..."

"It's still the grand master's blessings that are profound, and even the young master is also blessed with the grand master's fortune..."

The obvious flattery of the crowd, although it sounds fake, but listening to it, Grand Master Yun is inevitably in a good mood, and the wrinkles on his cheeks are more and more obvious.

In the distance, Bai Yan and Xiao Jiuqin were next to each other in the corner.

He Zhaoyuan didn't know when he came here, he glanced over there from a distance, and couldn't see even a single hair of the baby in the swaddle.

He smiled sarcastically, "Listen, what are they talking about? The child is so tightly wrapped that he can't see anything, not to mention that a child who is only full moon can 'like a grand master'. His old face, I'm afraid this kid will scare everyone to death!"

"Let them flatter you, why do you care so much?" Yan Ruli muttered.

The two were still talking, but Bai Yan suddenly looked in one direction.

Xiao Jiuqin followed his gaze and saw that there seemed to be a person standing behind Grand Master Yun.

Behind the flower hall is a huge screen with magnificent colors, which is a picture of mountains and rivers.And that person should be a woman, close to the screen, the hem of her skirt was exposed in Bai Yan's sight, but due to the noise everywhere, almost no one noticed except them.

"Do you know that person?" Xiao Jiuqin asked in a low voice.

Bai Yan shook his head.

He Zhaoyuan and the others were still talking, and the others didn't notice that Bai Yan and Xiao Jiuqin's eyes were moving along with them.But at this time, Bai Yan suddenly pulled Yan Ruli's sleeve lightly, "Look at who is that lady?"

Unlike Bai Yan and the others, although Yan Ruli had been away from Yingdu for a long time, after he came back, because someone in his family was doing business, he knew almost everything about the masters of the big and small families and clans in Yingdu, so Bai Yan's question Not without reason.

And Yan Ruli did not disappoint his trust, he looked at the direction Bai Yan was pointing at, frowned slightly, "It seems a little familiar..."

"That's Qiyin's sister-in-law."

Wei Chengdan spoke suddenly, but Bai Yan frowned even more after hearing his words.Xiao Jiuqin didn't understand what he was thinking of, but he felt that Bai Yan was guessing more than others at the moment.

His face was not very good-looking, and after a while, the lady had disappeared, and Bai Yan and Xiao Jiuqin walked to another part of the courtyard.

When the two avoided the noisy crowd, Xiao Jiuqin asked Bai Yan, "What's the matter, is there something wrong?"

Xiao Jiuqin saw Bai Yan frowned tightly, "Actually, I was just speculating."

"Huh?" Xiao Jiuqin became interested.

"According to Wei Chengtan's words, that woman should be the young wife of Grand Master's Mansion, but she is staring at the baby in Grand Master Yun's arms, why do you think about it?"

"Could it be that the child was handed over to her to help raise it?"

Xiao Jiuqin followed what he understood, and his meaning was very clear, that is, the young lady of the Grand Master's Mansion has actually been a widow in the mansion for many years.

Everyone in Yingdu knows about this matter. Grand Master Yun's eldest son had died of illness many years ago, and only one child was left behind. She has always lived in seclusion, almost an invisible person in the mansion.

"No, it's impossible for such a big Grand Master's Mansion to not have a nurse, but her expression just now is clearly the way a mother looks at her child..."

"You mean..." Xiao Jiuqin was astonished.

"I'm not [-]% sure, but according to the way she looked at the baby just now, it's hard not to make people think too much."

After Bai Yan finished speaking, he walked towards the garden again. Seeing his slightly pale face, Xiao Jiuqin couldn't help but approached and touched his hand, "You seem to be under a lot of pressure recently... don't always worry about it. Pressing things down will hinder your body."

In Xiao Jiuqin's eyes, Bai Yan looked depressed.

But Bai Yan shook his head lightly, "Fortunately... things are connected with things, and I can't help most of the time, and Zeng Xuan who is nearby is always watched by Master Yun, and Song Yan on the other side doesn't know anything. Intend……"

Xiao Jiuqin looked at his tired side face, and suddenly couldn't help asking, "If you say, one day you have to choose someone from among them..."

"Who and who?"

"Song Que and Wei Chengdan."

"What do you mean?"

"I want you to choose someone to be the emperor. Who do you think is more suitable? Or who do you prefer to be the emperor?"

Bai Yan was slightly startled, then slowly turned to look at Xiao Jiuqin, "I don't want to choose."

From the beginning to the end, he didn't want to get involved. The battle for the throne had always been a quagmire in Bai Yan's eyes. He didn't want to allow himself to get into it, let alone watch Xiao Jiuqin get into it.

In his opinion, whoever is the emperor is not as good as the common people. His idea is actually very simple.

The person who can make the people feel at ease is suitable.

Not because that person is Huai Chun's sweetheart.

Nor is it because of his personal preferences.

Xiao Jiuqin understands him and understands him, but most of the time things are not up to them, Xiao Jiuqin wanted to take Bai Yan back to northern Xinjiang very much for a moment.

It is true that the sky is full of wind and sand, and the cold wind is like several knives scraping people's bones, but at least the conspiracy and tricks will not force people to sleep and eat.

The wind in northern Xinjiang is strong.

People in northern Xinjiang are also simple.

"If only I could turn a blind eye..."

In fact, after saying this sentence, it already showed that Bai Yan could not easily escape the battle for the throne.

But Xiao Jiuqin still held him, "Whether you can stand your ground or not, I will believe you."

Bai Yan's eyes flickered, "...Are you stupid? You're still one-sided. The me you see now is no longer the same as the me before."

He is almost self-deprecating, "I am not a good person, and I have even done a lot of treacherous and evil things."

"I betrayed the Pingjinhou Mansion...and failed to take good care of my wife," he said with a dry voice, "The teacher was so angry that I fainted in front of the room, I cheated my colleagues, and everything I did was dirty... The me that people talk about is indeed True."

"No!" Xiao Jiuqin clasped his wrist, "I know you, no matter what other people say about you, I know it's you who hasn't changed."

"I am a traitor or a sycophant in other people's mouth... They are right."

"Bai Yan..." Xiao Jiuqin's eyes were firm, "No matter what you say, I can see and hear, and I believe it is enough."

After a long time, Bai Yan suddenly smiled, "Well, you are right, I am me in other people's eyes, but I am me in your eyes... Actually, there is no need to find out who is right or wrong."

Suddenly enlightened in his heart.

Xiao Jiuqin looked at him fixedly.

Under his gaze, Bai Yan said, "I know what you want to say, because of the relationship between Huai Chun and me, some things are unavoidable, in fact, not only you, but I also doubt whether I can turn a deaf ear to him. "

"But the only thing I am sure of is that my relationship with him cannot override Daliang and the common people.

"If Huaichun does something against the people of Daliang one day, I will not hesitate."

"I know what I want."

If it were told by another person, Xiao Jiuqin would definitely not believe it, and would even sneer at it, but this person was Bai Yan. He looked into his serious eyes, and suddenly he didn't know what to say next.

So many people think that Bai Yan is not a good person, he is a sycophant and a treacherous minister.But only Xiao Jiuqin knew that whether it was the Bai Yan ten years ago, the Bai Yan five years ago, or even the Bai Yan in front of him now, this Bai Yan had never been separated from his heart.

I like him.

It must be him.

Give up everything for him.

His thoughts were disturbed, but Xiao Jiuqin avoided talking about it, and instead asked him about the future.

"Although you and Huai Chun will not have too many conflicts at the moment, it will be inevitable in the future. Another thing I want to ask you now is Wei Chengdan and Song Que, who do you prefer to occupy that position?"

"Even if you are for Daliang and the people, who will you help at that time?"

Bai Yan was silent for a long time before slowly opening his mouth, "I don't know."

He wasn't trying to play off Xiao Jiuqin, but he really didn't know.

Wei Chengdan is soft-hearted and kind-hearted by nature, but his methods are not cruel enough.As for Song Que, the city is quite deep, and his plan cannot be seen at present.

When Bai Yan stood from the perspective of a bystander, he really couldn't decide which of the two of them was more suitable.

The two stood by the lake, the noise behind them could be faintly heard, but Xiao Jiuqin felt that Bai Yan was separated from all the noise at this time, but Xiao Jiuqin knew that Bai Yan seemed to be indifferent to everything, but in fact There are too many things hidden in my heart.

It is a burden, and it is also the force that urges him to move forward.

Bai Yan took a few steps back slowly, leaning on Xiao Jiuqin's shoulder, "Tell me, why do people insist on fighting for fame and fortune?"

"Not everyone is like this..." Xiao Jiuqin said suddenly, holding Bai Yan's wrist, "I don't fight for fame, status, or gold, silver and jewels. I just want to marry you!"

Bai Yan: "..."

In an instant, the atmosphere was gone.

But thinking about it, he laughed again, "Actually, I really want to..."

"What are you thinking?!" Xiao Jiuqin's eyes lit up.

Bai Yan clenched his lips, "To do that... unspeakable thing with you..."