Chapter 1052: Audience with Baifeng

What Zhigui did not expect was that at this moment, Chengqie's deterrent power was much stronger; Chengqie only needed one look, and all his younger brothers and sisters fell silent, and then, following his command, they sat down one by one obediently.

Zhigui cast an approving glance at Chengqie, and subsequently, while arranging them by age and status as legitimate or illegitimate, he also took the opportunity to count their number; including Chengqie, there were twenty-seven in total, a little less than what Heifu had estimated by eye.

Zhigui sighed in his heart, it is better to have fewer, it is better to have fewer; having too many was truly a great pressure for him.

Just maintaining order took up quite a bit of time, and then the canteen's food was ready, so he let everyone eat; they were actually quite quiet while eating.

Baifeng woke up on time, and after Qiuyu heard the sound, she hurriedly brought water and a face-wiping cloth for Baifeng, serving Baifeng as he got up; while serving, she did not forget to mention what had just happened.

"Master, someone just came to report that Chengqie of the Suiren clan has arrived, that is, the son of City Lord Baoxi, along with all his children.

I have already had people arrange for them to have lunch; let me know when you want to summon them, and I will go report it."

Baifeng thought while wiping his hands, oh, it is indeed time; according to the time given in the letter, they were to arrive within these two days, and he had almost forgotten about this matter.

"Go and report it now; if they have finished eating, have them come over, I also want to see those children of Baoxi; right, call Yulong over as well."

"Yes." Qiuyu respectfully held the water basin, and only after Baifeng put down the hand-wiping cloth did she respectfully retreat, immediately handing over the work to Dongyu; all of them changed shifts on time every day, the work intensity was not high, but they had to maintain one hundred percent alertness.

When Zhigui received Qiuyu's notification, he felt relieved; after eating, these young children started to get rowdy again, but now he himself was not in a good position to discipline them, and he really had no other way.

Under Zhigui's lead, the group of Baoxi's children, headed by Chengqie, walked into Baifeng's office just like that, and Yulong also happened to arrive at this moment.

Zhigui even paused a step to let Yulong go first; Yulong nodded, took a look at the string of children following behind Zhigui's backside, and probably guessed a little something.

Zhigui quietly said to Chengqie: "This is our Huaxia's eldest Prince, and also the future successor of Huaxia, named Bai Yulong.

When we go in later, whatever I do, you follow and do the same, understand?"

Chengqie was a bit nervous now; he was about to see the person his own father had to admit defeat to.

Zhigui led them into the office, and Baifeng was already sitting upright; Yulong took the lead in bowing to Baifeng: "Good afternoon, Father!"

If he had not seen Zhigui, Yulong certainly would not have done this, because these etiquettes were all for outsiders to see; the relationship between the two father and son naturally did not need to be so distant; if there were no outsiders, Yulong could even pound Baifeng's back to ask for favors.

Zhigui signaled to Chengqie with his eyes, then raised his hands high and knelt down in a deep kowtow: "Greetings, my King!"

Chengqie's knees felt like they would not bend; he took a look at Baifeng, and that casual yet domineering feeling made him a bit afraid, so he had to kneel down reluctantly, but the words he shouted were slurred and unclear.

Seeing Chengqie kneel, his younger brothers and sisters had no choice but to kneel down like their older brother; for Baifeng and for Zhigui, the first act of submission etiquette had been fulfilled, and next was the time to give out benefits.

"Mm, all rise."

"Thank you, my King!"

Zhigui stood up, and Chengqie was unwilling to kneel for even a second longer; the floor here was very hard, and he felt his knees aching.

Yulong had already walked to his office seat and sat down; although he worked in the Ministry of Revenue, a seat was still kept for him here, for instance, he could use it when he was acting as regent.

Baifeng picked up a piece of paper, which was the message sent by the Huaxia officials in the Suiren clan; it was direct and simple, but the information was incomplete, and Zhigui also hurriedly took out a letter and sent it forward; this one was the truly complete investigation letter.

Baifeng took it from Dongyu's hands and compared them briefly; there was no problem, but those young children had already started wandering around, and Baifeng felt a bit helpless.

"Which one is named Chengqie?"

Chengqie hurriedly stepped forward: "I am named Chengqie!"

Baifeng looked Chengqie over carefully, feeling that this child might not be so easy to manage; after all, with a father like Baoxi, that pride in his bones was inevitable.

"So you are Baoxi's Legitimate Son, huh, not bad; your father told me, he wants to send you to school to be well-cultivated; you know about this, right?"

Chengqie answered mechanically: "I know."

"Good, and your brothers and sisters, it is the same for them; I am here to give you a guarantee: our Huaxia uses Primogeniture, you are the Legitimate Son chosen by your father, which means you are recognized to take over his position.

I have given your father the highest Nobility in all of Huaxia, with a status only below mine; in the future, you can inherit this Nobility; if you want to accomplish some great things in Huaxia, you must study hard, so that you can do more for your clansmen.

In the future, you should take good care of your younger brothers and sisters; your father is not in Huaxia, so you are the master of your family and must play a leading role.

I have already had people prepare everything for you, prepared servants, and you don't need to worry about food and water; there will be no shortages.

For all daily necessities and various things you need, you will have whatever you want; the Ministry of Rites will teach you etiquette, and the school will teach you knowledge; if there are any doubts they cannot solve, then come find me.

I see the letter also says your father prepared guards for you, is that right?"

Chengqie pointed outside and answered: "Yes, they are outside, your Soldiers won't let them in."

"That is how it is; without my permission, no one can enter here at will, especially those carrying a Weapon; your father asked me to train those guards of yours for you, and I will return them to you after they are trained; do you know about this?"

Chengqie shook his head in confusion: "My father didn't say."

Baifeng was indifferent: "That's fine, it is mentioned in this letter, and they really should be trained well; in a moment I will have the Ministry of War take them to train for thirty days, and after that, if they qualify, I will replace them with better weapons to follow you; if they don't qualify, I will select some Huaxia Soldiers to be your guards to protect your safety, though I think there won't be any danger in Huaxia City."