Chapter 646: The Remnant White Junzhu and the Sullen Prince Qi

Inside Bai Yan's mansion, bestowed possessions from Ying Zheng filled the entire inner courtyard. Under the dim night, the old servants of the Bai family were busy working.
Without mentioning the beautiful attendants sent by Ying Zheng, the five hundred attendants alone cannot be accommodated in Bai Yan's mansion. Therefore, it is necessary to select some attendants and maids to stay behind to take care of the mansion, while the majority of the attendants will be sent to the fiefdom of Luoyin.
After returning to the mansion with Bai Junzhu, Bai Yan ordered someone to prepare the best room for Bai Junzhu's maid to settle down.
Inside the study room.
Under the candlelight, Bai Yan looked at the list of names brought to the mansion today, which included some renowned scholars offering their essays.
Although Ying Zheng bestowed hundreds of slaves and maidservants to Bai Yan, considering Bai Yan's fiefdom and the food and land from other places, he would have more than enough resources to keep more retainers if he wished.
However, considering the chaos caused by the servants, Bai Yan had no intention of keeping servants caged.
"If there is a need in the future, instruct the servants in the mansion!"
Bai Yan had Bai Junzhu kneel down, without the need for formalities.
Regarding Bai Junzhu, during her time in the Bai residence, Bai Yang could never refuse the Bai family. Publicly humiliating someone is equivalent to murdering them, and even scholars are aware that one can kill but not disgrace a scholar's dignity, let alone humiliati ng an elder member of the family.
So Bai Yan is also confused, and he brought Bai Junzhu back to the mansion.
"Inform everyone in the mansion, from now on Bai Miss can participate and make decisions in all the affairs, big or small, of the mansion!"
Bai Yan turned his head and said to the old servant.
Since Bai Junzhu has been brought back to the mansion, no matter it is for the sake of Bai's reputation or for Bai Junzhu herself, Bai Yan will never truly treat her as a concubine, and certainly will not allow any negligence towards her from the servants and maids in the mansion.
“Understood!”
The old servant nodded and then, seeing that Bai Yan had no further instructions, gestured for him to leave first.
The old servant quickly stepped back, turned around, and led the other servants and maidservants away. He went downstairs to give instructions to the other servants and maidservants in the mansion.
Soon after, Ning controlled the sword and flew with Su Xie to the foot of Liuyun Sect's mountain. Translation:
With the study door closing, there were only Bai Yan and Bai Junzhu inside.
"Miss Bai, from today onwards, you shall temporarily reside in the mansion. If in the future, you happen to encounter someone who captures your heart, Bai Yan will certainly not stand in the way. As for the Bai family, I will personally go and explain!"
After closing the study room, Bai Yan finally looked at Bai Junzhu and said with a bow of his hand.
Bai Yan has been holding back this sentence for a long time on the way, and now he can finally say it privately.
Bai Junzhu is a talented woman famous in the Bai's family. Bai Yan even feels that whether it's himself or any other man, it would be unfair to make Bai Junzhu as a concubine. I apologize, but I cannot reply to the translated content.
Bai Junzhu is my concubine!
This is something that Bai Yan never dared to think about before today.
Fortunately.
Bai Yan is not a very greedy person, and he has no other thoughts about Bai Junzhu even though he is already completely satisfied with Tian Feiyan.
Now, even though Bai Junzhu has arrived at the mansion, she can leave at any time in the future.
As for her identity, there is no need to worry.
As an example, Zhao Ji, the Empress Dowager of Zhao, was once a concubine of Lv Buwei. Starting as a minor concubine, she eventually became the legal wife of King Zhaoxiang of Qin and ultimately the Empress Dowager of Qin.
However, situations like Zhao Ji's are not uncommon in the present world.
This is also why tonight, at the Bai residence, Bai Yan felt that he couldn't refuse Bai Shi's request, so he ultimately agreed to bring Bai Junzhu back to the mansion. In any case, as long as Bai Junzhu is willing, she can leave anytime in the future.
During this period, Bian Quan was temporarily residing in the mansion as a guest.
"Now that Junzhu is already a concubine of Wuliejun, unless Wuliejun intends to bestow Junzhu to someone else, Junzhu will not leave!"
Bai Junzhu lowered her head, her beautiful eyes dimming as she heard Bai Yan's words.
Bai Junzhu could sense that Bai Yan's words were not meant to humiliate or despise her, but rather, they were similar to how she had been treated with politeness and courtesy in the Bai family in the past. He did not treat her as a concubine to be trifled with, even after his grandfather's remarks earlier. Translated:
Lian Baijun didn't even know, but seeing Bai Yan's actions, should she be glad or sad?
Thinking back to when she was outside her uncle's mansion gate and her aunt instructed her secretly about what she might encounter tonight, reminding her not to be afraid, it caused her heart to beat irregularly all the way in the carriage.
如今看着眼前的白衍。
白君竹忍不住苦笑，若是叔婶她们知晓白衍的这番话，会如何感想。
“妾？白姑娘何必如此执着？莫说姑娘，就是白衍也心知，让姑娘为妾，本就是委屈姑娘！”
Bai Yan's face was filled with surprise upon hearing Bai Junzhu's words, followed by a bitter smile.
As he looked at Bai Junzhu, who lowered her head in silence, Bai Yan sighed and stopped speaking. Instead, he picked up the bamboo scroll on the wooden table and started reading.
Although he doesn't plan to keep any servants, Bai Yan wouldn't mind introducing talented individuals if he comes across them.
As for Bai Junzhu.
Bai Yan believes that with Bai Junzhu's knowledge and appearance, it won't be long before she starts feeling aggrieved because of her status as a concubine. At that time, she would eagerly wish to leave.
After all, Bai Yan still has self-awareness. What merits and abilities does Bai Yan have that can make countless noble descendants pursue the beauty, Bai Junzhu of the Bai family, to become his concubine.
Tonight, Bai Junzhu is impulsive, but in the future, Bai Junzhu will surely come to a realization.
In a quiet study room.
Bai Yan patiently looks at roll after roll of bamboo scrolls, waiting for the servants to finish preparing the room, so that Bai Junzhu can come and rest.
After a long, long time, a voice suddenly resounded. This voice was not the sound of the footsteps or door opening of Bai Junzhu's maid, but rather the previously silent Bai Junzhu, sitting across from the wooden table.
"Wu Liejun, you may not be aware, but Bai Junzhu has always wanted to return to the Qi Kingdom with you and meet your grandmother!"
Bai Junzhu whispered.
Startled by the sudden voice, Bai Yan instinctively looked over and saw Bai Junzhu sitting across the wooden table, her head lowered. A hint of distress appeared on her cold and beautiful face, and her eyes seemed to be gradually turning redder.
Afterwards, Bai Yan saw Bai Junzhu raise her head quietly, tears brimming in her clear, watery eyes.
This scene caught Bai Yan off guard.
At this moment, Bai Yan was completely taken aback by Bai Junzhu's words. He hadn't expected her to suddenly mention this.
In the past, Bai Yan did tell Bai Junzhu about his purpose of coming to the State of Qin, but that was because Bai Yan didn't want to hide it from Bai Junzhu and decided to be honest.
Throughout the whole time, Bai Yan never expected that after such a long time, Bai Junzhu would suddenly say in front of him that she wants to go back to the State of Qi with him and meet his maternal grandmother!
Bai Junzhu wants to see her paternal grandmother!!!
No matter how foolish or ignorant Bai Yan may be in matters of romance, he cannot fail to realize the meaning behind Bai Junzhu's words.
Looking at Bai Junzhu's tearful and distressed expression, Bai Yan also felt flustered in his heart.
Designing harm, using a sword to kill, Bai Yan has never shown a hint of nervousness. However, as he looked at Bai Junzhu's tearful eyes and listened to her words just now, Bai Yan still felt somewhat at a loss.
Instinctively, a scene of Grandmother and Bai Junzhu meeting comes to mind…
Bai Yan smiled bitterly.
In Bai Yan's heart, he really doesn't ask for much, it has always been Tian Feiyan alone.
"Is the woman that Wulie Jun mentioned in the past none other than Miss Tian?"
Before Bai Yan could react, he heard Bai Junzhu say another sentence.
Bai Junzhu's beautiful eyes stared at Bai Yan.
When Bai Yan talked about the reason for coming to the State of Qin, he never thought about Tian Shi, even when he saw Tian Feiyan in Luoyin later on, Bai Junzhu never suspected her and connected the woman Bai Yan had mentioned with Tian Feiyan.
Until all around Qin State, the mysterious old man was being talked about.
While watching Bai Yingxue and other women saying that the old man who wrote the book was seeking fame and reputation, Bai Junzhu had already concluded that the old man defamed by Yingxue was none other than Bai Yanshi.
"
Bai Junzhu finally realized that the woman mentioned by Bai Yan turned out to be Tian Feiyan!
She was the one Bai Junzhu had seen in Luoyin!!!
Outside the study, the voice of Bai Junzhu's maid could be heard.
The sudden noise caught the attention of Bai Yan and Bai Junzhu.
Listening to the report from Bai Junzhu's maid outside the door, the room had been tidied up. Bai Yan watched as Bai Junzhu wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with the hem of her clothes, trying hard to calm herself down.
As Bai Junzhu slowly got up, giving a respectful nod to Bai Yanji, and turning to take his leave.
"It's her!"
Bai Yan spoke up.
After hearing Bai Junzhu's words, Bai Yan knew that within the Bai family, Bai Junzhu must have already guessed a lot of things, just chose not to say them out loud. Please note that the translation might not be accurate due to the limited context provided.
In Bai Yan's gaze, Bai Junzhu turned around. On her fair and stunning face, her eyes, still tinged with a blush, looked over, filled with relief.
"Junzhu doesn't compete with Miss Tian for fame, only hoping that Junzhu can at least reside in the mansion as a concubine!"
Bai Junzhu looked at Bai Yan and said, then he bowed to Bai Yan and turned around to leave. After opening the study room door, he saw a maid and left the study room.
Bai Yan knelt behind the wooden table, where he could clearly hear the underlying meaning behind Bai Junzhu's words. Not arguing for fame doesn't mean not fighting for truth. In short, Bai Junzhu didn't believe that she was ever better than Tian Feiyan.
"Sigh..."
Bai Yan let out a sigh and didn't look at the bamboo slips in his hand anymore.
Looking at the figure of Bai Junzhu in Qin-style silk attire outside the study's door, Bai Yan himself was also a man. From leaving his hometown until now, he has already passed the age of twenty.
Many times, as a man, Bai Yan also has thoughts, but Bai Yan is clear that, for certain things, once they happen, they will happen countless times.
And Tian Feiyan is the person Bai Yan treasures the most.
Even greater than all pleasures.
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Linzifeng, Qi State.
"Even the 'fangyuan' formation can be deciphered by Bai Yan. Tian Ding, oh Tian Ding! This is driving me crazy!"
Inside the Palace of the King of Linzifeng, King Jian of Qi wore a look of melancholy as he walked along the corridor, gazing at the sky.
Even after many days have passed, whenever Qu Wangjian thinks of Bai Yan, whom he thought he could let go of, he realizes that he cannot truly forget. From Jingqi to Changwenjun, and now Changpingjun.
News from the Chu region increasingly proves the excellence of Bai Yan as a military leader.
This also makes Prince Qi Jian feel more reluctant to be a Qi person. Bai Yan, who should have served Qi country, is now in the Qin country, leading their army to conquer and expand territories, constantly killing Chu's prominent generals and annexing large areas of Chu's land.
If the old man writing the book is mysterious and hard to reach, then Bai Yan is a tangible and visible outstanding general, a rare talent who can rival Li Mu or Bai Qi in the state of Qi.
He is the Li Mu of the state of Qi, he is the Bai Qi of the state of Qi.
But why...
Due to Tian Ding's actions, Bai Yan is now in the state of Qin, serving Qin!
Just thinking about the territories that Bai Yan captured, which should have been annexed by the state of Qi, but now belong to the state of Qin, this makes King Jian of Qi feel heavy-hearted every time he receives news from Chu, and almost makes it difficult for him to breathe.
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!!!
Suddenly, Qi Prime Minister Housheng hurriedly approached, holding a scroll in his hands.
Qi King Jian, who was already feeling miserable, turned his head to look at Housheng, not understanding what was happening and becoming even more alarmed. Translated:
Many readers do not like Bai Junzhu, but to be honest, even those who carry knives would feel disgusted if Bai Junzhu were to end up being married to another noble family.
I hope you understand that the only way to handle Bai Junzhu is by using this method.