A trace of white lines was drawn from the clouds to the east, as if dawn was approaching.

Less than fifty miles away from Bianliang, the team from the north slowly moved forward. The entire team had about a hundred people wearing Wuchao clothes. However, in terms of appearance and temperament, it was easy to distinguish them from the people of the Central Plains. There were two large carts in the middle. The shafts were rolled over the soil, leaving deep marks, and a squeaking sound was made on the shaft. On the other carriage, the coachman waved his whip, and his expression was not visible.

Soon, a knight came back from the front and reported some things.

"Bai Ning of Dongchang has already arranged it, and the marshal can come over to meet him at any time."

Behind the curtain in the car, Wanyan Zongwang waved his hand and let the other party go down to rest. His eyes looked south. The slight white silk was getting longer and longer in the east. His face looked at the hazy city block with some complexity, and he felt a little touched in his heart.

This was his second time to come to the Wuchao capital, but he never thought that one day he would come here in this form.

June 15th, an unusual day in Bianliang.

At the fifth morning, the Bai Mansion began to be busy. Smoke from cooking fires rose from the backyard, and the maids and servants in the front yard began to do the final cleaning. At the homes of the great merchants and officials in the city, their figures were neatly dressed out of the yard. Carriages on the long street drove to the door of the Bai Mansion, handing out invitations and gifts.

In the Bai Mansion, many officials of all sizes had gathered over and greeted each other. Even if there were personal grudges, most of them would greet each other with a smile and dare not act rashly. The sky gradually became brighter. Qin Hui came and took a group of confidants into the living room. Someone hurriedly asked to sit down.

"Everyone is here?" Qin Hui bowed his hand modestly and sat down.

"It's almost done..."

An official looked around and answered in time.

Qin Hui took a sip of hot tea, put it down, reached out and made a pressing gesture in the air. After the surroundings calmed down, he cleared his throat: "Today's happy event, at the banquet, shut up all the things that should be said and what should not be said. Even if you see anything, you will pretend that you have not seen anything. Do you remember it clearly?"

Although Qin Hui is not the highest-ranking middle-aged court, he is the civil servant closest to Bai Ning. Most of the words he said are warnings to some of them not to find trouble if he has nothing to do.

"Remember it."

Someone responded in a low voice, and some didn't stand the other person's behavior, and silently turned their heads aside. After a while, the officials in the hall spoke for a while, Qin Hui left first. The dissatisfied people gathered together to discuss in a low voice: "...climb the eunuchs and villains to succeed..." and so on. As for the rest, they changed their previous flattering expressions, with a solemn expression, and divided them into several small circles, each talking about their own words, just as the person they flattered had never appeared.

Qin Hui walked under the corridor, and red lanterns passed along the eaves of the corridor. The joyful atmosphere became more and more intense. When he met the servants of Bai Mansion, he greeted him with a smile on his face when he saw him.

"Mr. Qin... is so leisurely."

A voice sounded, a little tired and hoarse. In the distance, Xiao Chenzi, who waved away several servants, came over with a whisk. As a close servant beside Bai Ning, no one dared to underestimate him even if there was no official position. Moreover, this little eunuch is not the kind of person who takes advantage of his power and treats others with politeness.

"It turns out it's Xiao Chenzi's father-in-law." Qin Hui smiled with a beard and leaned over and bowed.

"Is Lord Qin here to look for the governor?" Xiao Chenzi shook the whisk and bowed to return the salute: "...But it may be inconvenient for the governor to see him now, so you might as well arrange for a while to take a break."

"Okay." Qin Hui on the opposite side nodded, "I'm so troubled by my father-in-law."

He followed the little eunuch and occasionally raised his head. Qingming's east showed a slight whiteness, and the voices of the mansion gradually became lively.

However, he knew that even on a festive day, something big would happen.

The sky gradually became brighter, and white clouds floated in the sky like catkins.

Under the clouds are two running war horses. The horse's hooves cross the hills in the morning. The knight on the horse's back looks at a path at the foot of the mountain. The official road to enter the city for more than ten miles in the past.

Puff... The horse head with a blue mane sneezes, and the handsome face and tall knight pointed at it with a gold-engraved tiger-head spear next to it. He was carrying a golden spear on his back. While the young man with a majestic face nodded, he vaguely heard the music of celebration coming.

Then, the two pulled out their horses and ran down the hill.

………

The place where goods are distributed in Xishuimen, since the capital was besieged by the Jurchens, for a long time, it has been in an embarrassing situation where people are out of goods. If people cannot find work, they will feel panic. Recently, many people have had new responsibilities in the construction of Tongtian Tower, which has been alleviated a little. Now that everything has recovered and the business road is reopened, the place has become as passionate as before.

The hour of Mao passed by soon, and the golden light spilled out of the clouds.

The officers in Xishuimen got up earlier than usual, and were energetic and vigorously inspecting the area. There were only scattered figures carrying and unloading goods around. It was not yet dawn.

Several big men who had unloaded the goods wiped the sweat from their foreheads and went to the vendors on the side of the road to eat breakfast.

"As usual, two portions of porridge and one steamed bun."

"I'm the same as him..."

A few pairs of eyes looked at each other without any trace, moved away and then sat down. A large cart filled with water nearby was quietly gathering and pushing towards this side and hiding behind the house. A large area of ​​low houses had a slight hilt of someone's shadows raised the hilt.

………

Bianliang City, Baifu.

After Qin Hui resigned Xiao Chenzi, he saw a group of people who were not like the court quietly entering the mansion. He probably guessed that it was Wanyan Zongwang.

The other party also looked over, and then was led by several eunuchs to the courtyard in the north. Qin Hui's hands trembled unconsciously. In his impression, the proud Jurchen marshal finally put down his posture and walked into the Wu Dynasty.

"That's what it should be..."

He stood there and looked at the group of Jurchen guards, and his body gradually became hot. On the other side, the closed door suddenly opened again, and a eunuch came out to him.

"Mr. Qin, the Lord General invites you to come in together."

Qin Hui bowed to the other party, calmed down his face, and shook his sleeves and strode towards the open door. He went in and walked quietly to the side, with two figures sitting opposite each other in the hall.

"I heard for a long time that there are strong generals like Marshal Wanyan. Our family has admired each other for a long time. I have made this happy event just right, but I have a wish. It's so happy to see the real person in front of me." Bai Ning picked up the teacup and raised it, "Why do you want to make friends?"

Wanyan Zongwang sat on the side. He was not very proficient in Chinese. Fortunately, he had a translation of Chinese. At this time, he also picked up the teacup. His voice was slow, sonorous and powerful, and unfamiliar.

"I also know that the people of Wu Dynasty are hospitable, but they are not friends. It depends on how the admiral will look at it next. I come here as a private person and I hope the admiral will not let it down."

Bai Ning nodded with a smile. While he was talking, someone outside the room said, "Master, the good time has arrived."

"Look, I'm going to leave after just a few words. Marshal Wanyan, don't be angry. Let's talk to you in detail after our family is busy." As he said that, Bai Ning waved his hand, "Mr. Qin... Today, you can accompany Marshal Wanyan to take a walk."

The figure waiting quietly bent down.

"Yes, Weichen must have made Marshal Wanyan happy."

Zong Wang stood up and said, "Admiral has something to do, but I also want to see how the wedding customs in the Central Plains are different from those in the North."

While speaking like this, his eyes crossed the wall courtyard and came outside the main gate of Bai Mansion. The guards in wedding uniforms in front of the long queue raised the gong and knocked with a "bang".

"The auspicious time has come, welcome the bride"
Chapter completed!