Chapter 2593: Chapter 3: Singing a Verse of "Never to Meet Again in This Life
Bai Pingfu’s funeral was not elaborate.
Langya City was also not covered in mourning.
Only a white banner was hung at the old Bai Family residence. No feast for relatives and friends, no guests welcomed, exceptionally low-key.
Of course, many understood the reason for this low-key manner—the pillar was broken, the momentum was hard to restore. The once illustrious prestigious family of Yue Country had no choice but to keep a low profile.
Without the power that once dominated, how could it match the once dominant prestige?
The head mother of Bai Family, Wen Juanying, sat in her husband’s study, on the chair where her husband died... dressed in mourning clothes, her face sorrowful but without tears.
The tears that should have been shed had already been shed in those past days.
After her husband Bai Pingfu’s death, before her son Bai Yuxia returned, she had to hold the family together. And she indeed did everything well.
At this moment, her eyes showed more worry.
Her son had changed a lot, but she wasn’t sure if it was good or bad.
From childhood to adulthood, Bai Yuxia was always the "child from another family," mastering music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Proficient in all weapons. Praised for moral and etiquette. Considered a talented scholar and warrior, perfect and flawless.
Just like he said in court, Bai Pingfu required him from a young age to be loyal to the country, diligent and hardworking, and he really never slacked.
Defeated by Xiang Bei’s fists at the Yellow River Gathering, and then the gap widened with Ge Fei in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Her son’s near self-destructive efforts and restless anxiety, she saw it all and felt anxious.
That distant travel letter with few words, certainly made Pingfu furious and many people laughed at it, but she felt relieved in her heart.
Her child has everything in terms of character, appearance, talent, and genius. At the age supposed for vibrant youth, he lacked much youthful spirit. Every word and act were meticulous, dignified, with both integrity and manners. Always trapped within the framework of "the exquisite child of Bai Family," living as drawn by her husband’s pen. Every day was difficult.
She indeed respected her husband, but she cared more for her son.
Actually, she knew, didn’t her husband also care for their son, didn’t he miss him? Several times picking quarrels with her, hoping she would write to persuade their son to return, just not able to admit it... and she pretended not to understand.
In her husband’s eyes, what he saw was Bai’s long-term perspective, Yue Country’s millennia, the dangers hidden beneath a peaceful situation, the so-called responsibility, and the so-called burden. Therefore, he continuously pressured their son, hoping Yuxia would become a more outstanding figure.
But she only wished her son could live a little easier. Not being so remarkable wouldn’t matter.
But her husband died, and her son could no longer live easily...
The first thing her son did upon his return was to mourn in court.
The first thing her son did after leaving the court was to officially begin Pingfu’s funeral.
Many within the clan believed that precisely at this moment, Bai Family needed a grand funeral to maintain the family’s dignity.
It was Bai Yuxia who firmly opposed everyone, insisting everything be done simply and low-key.
She didn’t quite understand her son’s decision, but she supported it wholeheartedly. Letting Bai Yuxia take on the family responsibility was precisely what Pingfu wished for before his death. Regardless of the outcome, she was willing to bear it with her son.
However, at this moment, her son knelt before her, slowly saying, "I want to leave here."
Wen Juanying could not understand.
Though her husband Bai Pingfu had died, and the Bai Family suffered a heavy blow, Langya Bai’s family would not necessarily fall to complete ruin.
As a prestigious family in Yue Country, the accumulation over many years wouldn’t be erased in a day.
The clan elder with God Descending Realm cultivation still existed.
Bai Family’s former acquaintances were everywhere, and Wen Juanying had Yu Country royal blood.
The family should fully be able to continue, with enough foundation to endure until the next capable figure emerges. Capable of supporting Bai Yuxia’s growth.
But Bai Yuxia was going to abandon everything.
"Tell me, is it because you suffered injustice in court? The fickleness of the world, this is normally the case... Wasn’t your father disregarded for a long time after his failure at Fallen Immortal Forest?"
Bai Yuxia’s accountability ending without incident in court had already spread through Yue Country’s upper echelon. Many saw it as a politically naive performance for Bai Family’s heir. Wen Juanying naturally knew but believed her son was innately intelligent, only needing a little guidance. After leading the family for some time, he would naturally understand political games.
"Mother still treats me as a child, but with father gone, the son becomes the father, how can I still have innocent thoughts?" Bai Yuxia shook his head, "Living in this world, who doesn’t face grievances? Duke Chu Huai has days of closing doors to endure humiliation, Marquis Wu’an has times of being hunted nationwide, what remarkable figure am I? How could I not bear a hint of grievance?"
"This return home was merely to account to father, merely to hold the family together."
His hands on his knees, like a jade figure: "But staying here... there is no hope."
Wen Juanying sorrowfully said, "Though Bai Family has declined, it is not dead, my son’s talent is exceptional, how can you say there is no hope here?"
Bai Yuxia replied seriously, "Purely looking at Bai’s family, what mother says is undoubtedly correct. Purely looking at Bai’s family... no matter how crafty or strong Zhang Linchuan, father had no reason to die. Yue Country is not Wei Country, not Dan Country, we prepared in advance."
"You mean..." Wen Juanying furrowed her brows, "That Ge Fei deliberately watched your father fall into danger, and Ge Clan desires to swallow our Bai Family?"
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