Volume 1, Chapter 47: Return my mother’s dowry to

the Great Zhou Palace, above the main hall.

The Emperor of the Great Zhou and his civil and military officials watched Bai Qi leave in such a leisurely manner, and did not even dare to make a sound to stop him.

The censor who originally wanted to impeach Bai Qi for killing the county magistrate did not even dare to fart, for fear of offending Bai Qi, the god of death.

It was not until Bai Qi left the palace that the Emperor of the Great Zhou roared: "Waste, waste! You actually allowed Bai Qi to roar in the palace. Come, come, send the Imperial Guards to kill him!"

At this time, General Cao Changqiu stepped out and reminded: "Your Majesty, if you kill Bai Qi, who will replace Bai Qi to fight the Huns?"

When these words were spoken, you could hear a pin drop in the hall.

The person who originally wanted to continue throwing dirty water on Bai Qi immediately shut up and carefully counted the patterns of the gold bricks on the ground.

"Bai Qi, so this is why you are so fearless!"

"No wonder you agreed to go to the Xiongnu. This way, you will have a golden ticket to get out of jail free from death!"

Princess Anyang suddenly understood Bai Qi's plan.

If she was shocked by Bai Qi's dominance and courage before, she was now impressed by his wisdom.

The Emperor of the Great Zhou also thought of this and was so angry that he trembled all over. In other words, even though Bai Qi scolded him, he could not do anything.

He turned around and looked at the queue of generals and asked, "Generals, who is willing to replace Bai Qi to go to the Xiongnu?"

The generals shook their heads and made up various excuses, saying that they could not go.

Are you kidding? This is clearly a suicide mission.

Some people even stopped making excuses and just snorted,

"Your Majesty, my cow hanged itself. I have to comfort it at home, otherwise it would have committed suicide. I am so worried that I will die from eating beef! I am so worried!"

The Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty almost fainted and said with gritted teeth, "Then I can send Bai Qi's body to the Huns, but the Huns want his life."

General Cao Changqiu looked at the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty as if he were a fool and snorted,

"Bai Qi has made great contributions to the country. In the battle of Honghua City, if Bai Qi had not forced back the first Khan of the Huns, the Great Zhou Dynasty might have been in danger of extinction."

"Your Majesty has made such great contributions, but you killed Bai Qi. What do you want people in the world to think? What do you want the soldiers in the border towns to think?"

"Your Majesty dares to do this. Who will swear to defend your country next time? Who will protect the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty?" "The demise of the

Great Zhou Dynasty is just around the corner!"

"Therefore, anyone can kill Bai Qi, but your Majesty cannot!"

"Even if Bai Qi calls your majesty a grandson, your majesty must listen and bear it. Bai Qi can only die at the hands of the Huns, not at the hands of the court. Otherwise, the world will be in chaos!"

At this moment, even the prime minister stood up and advised: "Your majesty, you really can't kill Bai Qi! If you kill him, it will be difficult to stop the people from talking."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of the Great Zhou felt that he was being made a fool of.

It turns out that Bai Qi dared to criticize him like this because he was sure that he didn't dare to kill him. This is too much, too much!

However, when he thought about the danger of killing Bai Qi, which would lead to the destruction of the country, he had to swallow his anger.

For a moment, the Emperor of the Great Zhou felt extremely aggrieved. He spat out blood and fell directly onto the dragon throne.

..........

Bai Mansion.

Bai Qi's father, third uncle, and eldest uncle were all standing in front of the gate of Bai's house.

Suddenly a servant ran over and shouted excitedly, "Master Bai Qi is back!"

Everyone saw Bai Qi coming on horseback, and Bai Qi's uncle and others immediately surrounded him enthusiastically, "Qi'er, we missed you so much, come back home quickly."

Bai Qi glanced coldly at everyone in the Bai Mansion and spat out a word lightly, "Get out!"

The Bai Mansion, which had been full of joy, suddenly fell silent. Everyone looked at Bai Qi in astonishment. Didn't you come back home in glory?

You don’t even recognize the door?

The eldest uncle was so angry that his face turned pale. He pointed at Bai Qi's nose and cursed: "Bai Qi, how dare you talk to your uncles and elders?"

Bai Qi's eyes gradually turned cold and he shouted angrily: "When my mother died, not only did you expel me and my mother from the family tree, you even refused to give my mother a thin coffin!"

"I knelt in front of the door of your Bai Mansion and begged bitterly. I knocked my head and broke it, but in return I got basin after basin of foot washing water poured on my face!"

"Did you treat me as a junior at that time?"

"Even if you were a dog of the Bai Mansion, you would not be so heartless!"

"I dug a hole for my mother with my own hands, and then I buried my mother. Poor mother was from a scholarly family, but when she died, she didn't even have a roll of tattered mat!"

"Are you worthy of saying that you are my elder?"

Bai Qi's eyes were red, and the tragic scenes of the past emerged in his mind like a kaleidoscope.

Endless anger filled his chest. If these people were not his blood relatives, he would have been about to draw his sword.

The onlookers gasped and started talking:

"The Bai family is too cruel."

"Are they still human beings?"

"Before, they treated them badly when they saw they were in trouble. Now that they have returned home in glory, they come to curry favor with them. They are so shameless!"

"No human being would do such a thing as throwing foot washing water on their own son."

The abuse from the people around them made the Bai family look ugly.

The uncle was despised by everyone, but he couldn't refute. He was so angry that he jumped to his feet and yelled: "Bai Qi, since you don't admit that you are a member of the Bai family, then why did you come back?"

Bai Qi glanced coldly at the Bai family and said word by word: "Since you drove me and my mother out of the Bai family, then change my mother's dowry back!"

Boom -

the discussions around exploded again.

"I almost forgot that Bai Qi's mother had a dowry."

"They embezzled other people's dowry and didn't even give them a coffin. How shameless!"

"Damn it, if you want to talk about inhumanity, look at these wealthy families!"

The Bai family was unable to raise their heads after being accused by their neighbors.

How could the uncle, as the head of the family, spit out the dowry he had eaten? He pointed at Bai Qi and shouted angrily: "Your mother's dowry has been spent long ago!"

"If you want a dowry, forget it."

Bai Qi's face turned cold, he raised his hand and slapped his uncle hard in the face.

"Bang!"

Three of my uncle's teeth were knocked out and he rolled on the ground in pain.

Bai Qi laughed loudly, his face was extremely ferocious, and he said angrily:

"According to the laws and customs of the Great Zhou, my mother's dowry belongs to my mother. My mother is dead, the dowry should either be given to me or returned to my mother's family!"

"I'm making this clear today. If one item of my mother's dowry is missing, I will kill someone!"

"Now, immediately, bring out all of my mother's dowry for me!"

As he said that, Bai Qi shook the tiger-head silver spear in his hand and stabbed his uncle in the thigh.

The uncle screamed heart-wrenchingly, and roared at Bai Qi's father: "Second brother, is this the evil creature you gave birth to?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi gently turned the tiger-head silver spear in his hand. The uncle immediately howled in pain and dared not say anything anymore.

Bai Qi's father looked at Bai Qi deeply and wanted to reach out to grab Bai Qi, but was frightened by Bai Qi's cold gaze and shrank back.

"Qi'er, I am your father and I am sorry for you and your mother!"

Bai Qi's father played the emotional card.

"Dad, how could you be so unkind to my mother and me? You've really deserved it!"

"My mother hasn't even been buried yet, and you've already married a 28-year-old girl. I'd like to congratulate my father here. You've reached middle age, been promoted, and become rich, but your wife is dead!"

Bai Qi sneered and bowed to his father.

"You!"

Bai Qi's father was so angry that he trembled all over.

"Enough, give him his mother's dowry and get him out!"

A conscientious voice came.

At this time, Bai Qi's grandfather finally came out. He pointed at Bai Qi and said angrily: "Look, this is a beast with a wicked heart and dog lungs. He will get his retribution sooner or later!"

After the old man spoke, the others were silent. Bai Qi's father brought people and put Bai Qi's mother's dowry into the box.

Then they carried out one box after another, and a total of twenty boxes were carried out and loaded onto the carriage.

Bai Qi pulled the carriage and left.

At this time, a sixteen-year-old girl ran out and shouted excitedly: "Brother! You are back."

"Ya'er!"

A hint of tenderness flashed in Bai Qi's eyes. This was his father's illegitimate daughter, Bai Xinya.

Back then, when Bai Qi was exiled, it was this concubine's sister who secretly gave her golden hairpin to Bai Qi.

Bai Qi then used a golden hairpin to bribe the bailiffs who were escorting him to exile. The bailiffs took good care of Bai Qi along the way, allowing him to reach Heifenggou alive, otherwise he would have died on the road.

When he arrived at Bai Mansion, he also wanted to see the girl.

Bai Qi touched the girl's hair and smiled gently, "My Yaer has grown up. Three years ago, she was a yellow-haired girl following behind me, but now she has grown into a graceful young lady. She will get married in a few years."

"Brother! What are you talking about?"

The girl stamped her feet, obviously a little embarrassed.

Bai Qi laughed heartily, and the depressed mood in his heart dissipated. He said solemnly: "You helped me that day, and from now on, I will protect you for the rest of your life!"

"Let's go to my uncle's house!"

As he said that, Bai Qi stretched out his hand and pulled the girl onto the horse.

The girl screamed in surprise, obviously not expecting Bai Qi to be so powerful. She only felt her body flying in the air and finally landing steadily on the horse's back. Only then did she pat her chest.

"Gee!"

Bai Qi galloped away with the carriage.

"Hmph, why are you so arrogant? You're going to the Huns to die anyway!"

The aunt spat fiercely.