Hua Bailin and Yang Sui'an split up into two groups. Yang Sui'an took a shortcut through the back door to go home and prepare for his mother to leave the Yang family. If the Yang family stopped him, he would join forces with his cousin.
Hua Bailin rode a horse and walked along the main road with forty imposing servants. There was a sedan chair inside, which attracted everyone's attention. Many families even sent servants to follow behind to see what the Hua family, who had been keeping a low profile for a while, was up to.
The Yang family was so frightened by this situation that they quickly closed the door, with one person guarding inside while the other went inside to report the news.
Hua Bolin jumped off his horse and shouted, "Hua Bolin of the Hua family, come and take the daughter of the Hua family home."
As soon as this was said, there was an uproar. The Hua family was already in such a state, but they still wanted to take their married daughter back. Did they think their married daughter was living too well? The leader was still a young boy. The Hua family really had no one left!
Hua Bolin ignored all this, and the childish voice came again, "Hua Bolin of the Hua family, come and take the Hua family's daughter home!"
The Hua family warriors shouted in unison, making their momentum even stronger!
Now everyone can see that the Hua family has no intention of letting things go peacefully!
Being forced to come to the door like this, if the Yang family closed the door and avoided the meeting, the Yang family would not have to travel to the capital city in the future. It happened to be a holiday that day, and all the men in the Yang family were at home.
After a while, the door of the Yang family opened wide, and Mr. Yang Zheng, a fourth-rank official, walked out wearing a brand new coat and with his hands behind his back. Behind him followed a group of male members of the Yang family. All of them looked unhappy, and they looked at Hua Bailin with very impolite eyes.
"I don't know why Young Master Hua came to my house."
Yang Zheng wanted to conclude the matter with just one sentence. He thought that no matter how sensible Hua Bailin was, he was just a child and it would be easy to teach him a lesson. He never expected that Hua Bailin was taught by Hua Zhi.
Hua Zhi always taught him a truth: in the face of powerful strength, all tricks are just paper tigers. She also taught him that a man should be upright and should use open tactics even if he wants to scheme against others. The stories she told him were the essence of China's five thousand years of history. Even people with mediocre talents should learn to protect themselves, not to mention that Hua Bolin was extremely talented.
He performed the student's etiquette, neither humble nor servile, "I am ashamed to accept what Lord Yang said. I just heard that my aunt was in mourning for my grandmother for many days and her health was not good. My great aunt was worried about my aunt's health and cried at home, so I wanted to take my aunt home to recuperate for a while. But my aunt is the daughter-in-law of the Yang family after all. Berlin didn't want the Yang family to say that my Hua family was not sincere, so he brought these people here to let Lord Yang know that my Hua family is sincere. I hope Lord Yang can fulfill Berlin's sincere heart."
What does it mean to lie with open eyes? This is it!
But could Yang Zheng refute it? No! Hua Bolin made every argument, and every word he said was just to make one thing clear: the Hua family wanted to take the married daughter who was injured in mourning back home to recuperate, and he didn't say a word against the Yang family, and even showed his so-called sincerity!
Yang Zheng had no reason to stop them, and he felt that it was nothing to let his daughter-in-law go back to her parents' home for a few days. In any case, he had no intention of completely turning against the Hua family right now. If he gave in here, he could gain a reputation for being courteous to the weak, so why not do it.
Just as he was about to nod, his eldest son Yang Qi suddenly whispered behind him: "Dad, I can't agree to this."
Yang Zheng looked back at him, questioning with his eyes.
Unexpectedly, Yang Qi just shook his head but said nothing. Yang Zheng then came to his senses. He was afraid that Yang Qi had done something that the Hua family knew about. The Hua family knew that Hua Xian had suffered a loss, so they came to ask for her back.
Yang Zheng glared at his eldest son fiercely, and was deeply disappointed. He was short-sighted. The Hua family had fallen, but his in-laws, the Zhu family, had not fallen yet! There were still countless scholars behind the Hua family! Who in the capital didn't know about the scene of the old lady's funeral
idiot!
But no matter how disappointed he was, he had to help. Yang Zheng put on a smile and said softly, "I understand what Young Master Hua meant. But as you said, Hua Xian is the daughter-in-law of the Yang family after all. Even if she is not well, she should be taken care of in the Yang family. There is no reason for her to go back to her parents' home to recuperate. If it gets out, people will think I am a harsh daughter-in-law of the Yang family."
Hua Bolin pretended to think about it and said, "Is it okay for Bolin to visit my aunt?"
Not allowing people to take the person away, and not allowing people to see, even a fool would know that there is something fishy going on. Yang Zheng had no choice but to agree. He could only nod and say, "Of course."
"Dad..."
"Shut up." Yang Zheng said in a low voice, and was the first to move aside, motioning Hua Bolin to come in. He seemed very polite and also dug a trap.
Hua Bailin, accompanied by Nanny Su, four sturdy old women and four servants, walked up the stairs. When they were one step away from Yang Zheng, they stopped and made a gesture of invitation, without taking another step forward.
Yang Zheng looked at Hua Bailin with admiration and compared him with his own juniors. He felt a little comforted. Fortunately, Sui An had always performed well, so he was not too far behind.
Naturally, Yang Zheng couldn't stay with a junior all the time, so he left as soon as he entered the gate. Yang Qi winked at his servant, who understood and quietly left first.
Nanny Su saw it and tugged at the Sixth Young Master's sleeve imperceptibly.
Hua Bolin understood and declined Chen Qi's invitation to go to the study to view the rare book. "Uncle, please forgive me. Bolin is really worried about my aunt. How about I go with you after I see her?"
Chen Qi was not willing to let him in right now, and hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "That unique copy is indeed rare, and it was written by Mr. Sun. Your uncle spent a lot of money to buy it. If you were not unsure and wanted to borrow your eyes to take a look, you wouldn't be in such a hurry."
Mr. Sun of the previous dynasty was a great scholar with no moral integrity. He was beheaded and his entire clan was exterminated by the emperor of the previous dynasty, and his great works were burned to ashes. If that unique copy is really his, it would be extraordinary.
Under normal circumstances, Hua Berlin would naturally meet him, but today was different.
Hua Bolin smiled, "I'm going to see my aunt first, as asked by my great aunt. If my uncle is really anxious, it's better to take the rare copy to my aunt's room. I've seen Mr. Sun's original copy at my grandfather's place, so I think he should recognize it."
To be exact, I saw it at my eldest sister's place. It was the only copy of the book that belonged to Mr. Sun, and my grandfather gave it to my eldest sister.
Hua Bailin bowed and led Nanny Su and four maids into the inner house. Four servants stayed at the second gate. Before leaving, Hua Bailin looked back at them and they all nodded.
The maid leading the way must have gotten the hint and wanted to lead Hua Bolin in a circle. Hua Bolin showed her big white teeth and said, "I still know where my aunt's yard is, so I won't bother you, sister."
The maid was so scared that she lowered her head and dared not move. As soon as the person left, she ran out of the second door. Yang Qi was pacing back and forth there. When he saw her, his face changed. He dragged the person away and asked in a low voice, "Why so fast?"
The maid also felt wronged, "Mr. Hua said he knew the way, so he sent me away."
Yang Qi frowned. That kid had clearly been here several years ago. He was only that young, how could he really remember him
"Quick, go to the old lady and ask her to find a way to keep him here."
"yes."