Chapter 57 This is embarrassing
Bai Changkong took his son and ran to the front yard. Lu Yi put down the bowl and ran away.
He walked along the outer wall of the Bai family's house and ran all the way to the front door of the Bai family's house. His speed was even faster than Bai Changkong and his sons. He just happened to see the wonderful performance of the group of young eunuchs.
Standing outside the main gate of the Bai family mansion, Lu Yi looked at the group of arrogant young eunuchs, completely dishevelled by the cold wind.
Who the hell came up with such a wicked idea?
Let Bai Lu enter the palace and become one of this year's additional concubines?
This is to tear off the Bai family's skin completely, throw it into the manure pit, pickle it and use it as fertilizer!
The royal family of Dayin had strict rules and procedures for recruiting concubines. Those who could be included in the list of concubines were all "good daughters" from "good families", and their reputations could not be flawless.
To put it bluntly, concubines entering the palace had to undergo three physical examinations, and each examination was conducted by the most experienced maid in the inner court.
Bailu, how could I possibly pass the physical examination?
As everyone knows, a place like the imperial palace is the biggest sieve in the world and no secrets can be kept there.
As soon as Bai Lu entered the palace, her physical examination results would spread throughout Wuyinfang and Kunpengfang in half an hour, and throughout the entire Gaojing in three hours. Within half a month, everyone in the states , circuits, and prefectures of Zuzhou, from officials to ordinary people, from refugees to bandits, would hear the gossip.
Don’t forget, there is also General Lewu, who is always thinking about helping Bai Changkong become famous?
With the Dayin military's intelligence system spreading rumors and gossip, are you still worried that Bai Lu's good name won't spread far and wide and become known to the world?
"Who committed this murder? This person can be my best friend!" Lu Yi rubbed his chin hard, and his big teeth were exposed when he smiled.
Looking at Bai Changkong and others who looked like they were struck by lightning, Lu Yi felt very happy.
Sure enough, there are differences in the ways people do things.
The fire was set last night, and the Bai family lost some money, but Lu Yi was unable to do anything to them. The Bai family, which was secretly powerful, made Lu Yi suffer a loss.
But once they made a move, look, look, Bai Changkong and his family were forced into a desperate situation!
It is hard to imagine what a devastating blow it would be to Bai Changkong and the reputation of the entire Bai family if the news of Bai Lu being pregnant before marriage got out.
"This is so embarrassing, there is really no solution." Lu Yi murmured, "Bai Lu is the only daughter of the Bai family. To maintain the reputation of the Bai family and the reputation of Bai Changkong, the only thing I can think of is that he will die of a sudden illness!"
"You want to sell your daughter for a good price. In this situation, what choice will you make?"
"Are you willing to sacrifice Bai Lu?"
Lu Yu scratched his head hard.
Faced with this fatal move, Lu Yi really couldn't think of any possible way to deal with it for a while.
Or, sacrifice Bai Lu and let her die.
Either, or... Lu Yi couldn't think of any solution.
In order to avoid the coercion of the Bai family, Lu Yi could join the eunuch party, destroy his own reputation, and force Bai Changkong to cancel the engagement.
But Bai Changkong was not allowed to join the eunuch party. Even if he cut his own sword and ran to the palace to become sworn brothers with Yu Changle, Bai Lu's name would be included in the list of concubines, and she would have to report to the palace obediently.
Steady footsteps were heard.
A burly figure over ten feet tall walked through the crowd of onlookers and came behind Lu Yi.
A burly man wearing animal skins, with most of his scalp shaved clean, leaving only a palm-sized patch of hair in the middle of his forehead and three small braids, walked up to Lu Yi, panting, and handed over a coarse cloth package.
The man's clothing and the bloody, ferocious tiger-head tattoo on his exposed chest clearly marked his identity - he was a barbarian from Dazhou in the north, and a member of the most savage and brutal tribe.
"Brother Wu, here's what you want. Wow, it's been a long journey. You sent someone to give me a message last night, and I left home before daybreak."
The big man laughed "hehe", and on his ferocious face, the smile was so simple and honest, and even revealed the innocence of a naughty boy.
Lu Yi turned around and gently patted the big man's arm, which was much thicker than an ordinary man's thigh. He laughed out loud: "Ah Hu, you've worked hard... Hee, I have a joke, do you want to hear it?"
The big man Ah Hu's eyes widened: "Joke? What joke? Don't say anything too complicated. I can't understand anything too complicated."
Lu Yi raised his voice slightly and laughed loudly, "This is a joke - the precious granddaughter of Mr. Bai Changkong, the deputy head of the Imperial College, is going to the palace to serve the emperor!"
Ah Hu looked at Lu Yi with dull eyes.
He couldn't find anything funny in Lu Yi's words at all.
He blinked his eyes, patted his bald head vigorously with both hands, turned his head to look at the gate of the Bai family, and suddenly grinned and laughed out loud, "Hahahahahaha": "Funny, funny, too funny!"
Lu Yu rolled his eyes.
Bai Changkong, Bai Lang, Bai Xi and others were trembling slightly.
They saw Lu Yi and heard Ah Hu's laughter, but at the moment, they were in no mood to deal with Lu Yi.
It can be said that the biggest crisis for the Bai family has emerged since Bai Changkong was nearly killed by robbers while studying abroad and was rescued by Lu Xiu, the grandfather of Lu Yi.
Bai Changkong took a deep breath, and his distorted face returned to calm.
The sweat on his body evaporated without a trace in an instant. With a smile as warm as the spring breeze, he walked up to the young eunuch in purple and said, "What is the name of this eunuch? I..."
The young eunuch in purple pulled his lips together with a fake smile and said to Bai Changkong softly, "Oh, Lord Bai is too polite. I am so scared and uneasy... Lord Bai normally doesn't take us , the rootless eunuchs, seriously. He suddenly becomes so polite. This, this..."
Pointing at the monk and calling him a bald monk, the young eunuch in purple was not being very kind.
However, Bai Changkong and his great friends always mentioned the "eunuch party" and scolded and criticized them at every turn, and often published articles to denounce the "eunuch party for ruining the country." He suddenly smiled at the little eunuch, which was indeed inconsistent with his usual behavior.
Bai Changkong's face twitched violently.
His smile gradually faded, his eyes became extremely cold, and he stared the purple-robed eunuch: "Yes, what can I say to you eunuchs? Whatever conspiracy you have, just use it!"
Bai Changkong said in a gentle voice: "I am Bai Changkong. I have always been an open and honest person. I have devoted my life to the country and have no selfish motives. No matter what tricks you have, I will just treat them as a breeze. No matter what conspiracies and tricks you have, just come and use them!"
Turning around, Bai Changkong spoke loudly to the people who gradually gathered on the street: "The other day, I made a bloody remonstrance to the emperor in Jiuqu Garden, asking him to be close to virtuous ministers and stay away from villains. As long as Dayin can be peaceful and prosperous, why should I care about my life?"
"I just didn't expect that I had offended those eunuchs who brought disaster to the country and the people. Their revenge came so quickly... Yu Changle, you want to bring my only granddaughter into the deep palace and harm her at will. How can I let you do that?"
"It is better to die in glory than to live in disgrace!"
Bai Changkong stomped his feet heavily and said the last eight words in a decisive tone.
Many people from near and far cheered in unison, and some even applauded, cheering for Bai Changkong.
He is so righteous, powerful and unyielding, and does not indulge in wealth and status. This is what a pillar of a country should be like!
Lu Yi's heart sank - 'It is better to die in glory than to live in disgrace', Bai Changkong is ready to sacrifice his own granddaughter?
This... is simply insane!
This old guy...
If possible, Lu Yi really wanted to ask his grandfather how he could have been so blind that he became sworn brothers with someone like Bai Changkong?
" It is better to die in glory than to live in disgrace." Using this saying at this time is really insane and unscrupulous!
Lu Yi took the rough cloth package from Ah Hu and whispered, "Let's go. There's no more fun to watch. Ha, I want to see how he would rather die than live in disgrace. Ha. But this matter has nothing to do with us anymore."
Lu Yi turned around and left with Ah Hu.
The young eunuch in purple widened his eyes and smiled at Bai Changkong innocently and happily, "Master Bai is wrong. I am not the servant of Chief Steward Yu. I am the godson of Old Ancestor Yu!"
"Yu Sandou?" Bai Changkong let out a breath of cold air from between his teeth.
He glared at the young eunuch in purple, and finally realized that it was not Yu Changle who stabbed him in the back, but an old eunuch who was a close confidant of the Queen Mother.
But why did the Queen Mother want to trouble him?
Uh, uh, is it because Gong Yangxu ran to the palace yesterday and forcibly rescued Xiong Dingtian?
And the reason why Xiong Dingtian was arrested seemed to be because he tried to attack and kill Lu Yi?
Xiong Dingtian attacked and killed Lu Yi because of the instigation of Zhu Yu and Bai Lu.
Gong Yangxu went to rescue Xiong Dingtian because the Xiong's Martial Arts School was a tool for Zhu Yu to cultivate his confidants and recruit thugs. The warriors raised by the Xiong's Martial Arts School were considered the peripheral forces of the Zhu Sheng family in Haojing.
In order to rescue Xiong Dingtian, Zhu Chong, Gong Yangxu and others adopted a relatively tough method...
They used the case of Concubine Qi turning into a ghost to threaten the Queen Mother and even took control of the subsequent investigation rights.
The Queen Mother...
She is not someone who can suffer losses.
She has always been at a disadvantage in terms of the right to speak in the government, and is completely unable to compete with the increasingly powerful cultural and educational officials.
However, the Queen Mother's power was still extremely terrifying.
What's more important is that, beside the Empress Dowager's younger brother, General Lewu, there is Jia Yu, a wicked and evil man... Jia Yu has never done what a human being should do in his life!
With Jia Yu's bad idea and the Queen Mother's power, getting Bai Lu into the list of talented candidates would be an easy and logical thing to do, wouldn't it?
Bai Changkong's body shook, he felt a sudden pain in his heart, and a fishy and sweet taste in his throat.
After a lot of twists and turns, it turned out that it was his precious granddaughter and her lover who threw a brick into the sky, and it hit Bai Changkong hard on the head!
This is very embarrassing!
"Prepare your horses, old man, I need to go meet some old friends!"
Bai Changkong spoke slowly.
The young eunuch in purple smiled very kindly: "Alas, old man, it's useless for you to look for anyone. Wait, after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Miss Bailu must enter the palace, don't dare to miss the time!"
"You are in charge of 'etiquette'. If you miss the time, you are breaking 'etiquette'... You can't say one thing and do another!"
