Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

After drinking another three cups of sake, the extremely excited Itou Hirobumi held onto the high quality ginseng bestowed to him by the Tiger Lady, and slowly walked down the Spring Mountain as if she was holding onto her life. Hu Niu and Xiao Letian silently watched his back for a long time.

"You want to kill him?" Hu Niu said without turning her head back.

Xiao Letian was stunned for a moment before nodding his head, "There's a reason behind killing him!"

Hu Niu waved her hand to signal the maids by her side to retreat, "Bring the young master back to rest, I'll stay for a while longer …"

"Le Tian …" If I didn't come just now, would you have attacked me? "

Xiao Letian was silent for a moment, then asked, "You came to protect him, right?"

The two of them stopped talking, and after a long while, Hu Niu and Xiao Letian suddenly sat side by side, "Hug me, the wind is so cold!" She snuck into Xiao Letian's embrace, his back pressed tightly against the man's warm chest.

Xiao Letian hugged him and whispered, "What do you want? Are you afraid that I won't be able to protect you two? "I do not discriminate against women. I just feel that this pool of water is really muddled enough. I hope that all of you can live cleanly …"

Hu Niu gave a wry smile, "I know … I know what you're thinking... You have to take all the dirty work and give us a clean world... "I know all of this …"

After a pause, Hu Niu suddenly changed the topic. You once asked me a question about why I don't have a big name... "Now, I can tell you that I actually had a great reputation!"

Xiao Letian stared blankly. He did not expect Hu Niu to change the topic and touch upon this extremely difficult problem. This problem had really troubled Xiao Letian for a long time.

Hu Niu's surname was Fan, which was known to the world, but no one knew Hu Niu's full name. It was as if from the very beginning, people had always been Hu Niu's name.

Those with a low status would address her as Miss before she got married, and those who got married would address her as Madam and Second Madam, as well as the current Fu Sang. Everyone would address her as Tiger Lady.

They were all titles, and these were not names, but just titles. Hu Niu was actually just a name, also known as a nickname.

Xiao Letian had asked Hu Niu before what her real name was and what her real name was, but Hu Niu had said that she didn't have it and she didn't want to have it either.

She spoke as if her name was Fan Hu Niu, and it was still a bit strange for her to mutter it more or less in detail.

After that, when all the military and civil affairs were busy, Xiao Letian would not pester too much on this matter. This question had actually surfaced in his mind, even as a husband, Xiao Letian did not put much thought into it, and no one else would care too much about it.

But today, Hu Niu admitted to having a name.

"You never know what kind of atmosphere a family like ours can have... "This is clearly a merchant's home, but under my uncle's overbearing management, the rules are even greater than those of the fourth generation and third generation families …"

"The ancestral hall is the first place. Those old people shouldn't just look at the sky and shake their heads, but they still have strict control over the clan. For example, the right to name one's family name has always been decided by the ancestral hall …"

"My uncle wholeheartedly studied the Book of Virtue and relied on my grandfather and my father to support his production. After that, my father was responsible for supporting my family. "However, in the eyes of those people in the ancestral hall, even if my father were to earn a million silver taels, he would still not be able to match up to a High Scholar!"

"The ancestral hall is my uncle's word for it. It doesn't matter what he says …" From a little mischievous brat, I was even more mischievous than a boy. When I was young, my family's woman had given me a name of Hu Niu, and it was because of my mischievousness that my uncle didn't like me … "

"In addition, my father felt sorry for me and refused to let me tie my feet, which angered him even more. In the end, even before I got to know you, he didn't give me any name, and when my father thought of a name, he couldn't get past the ancestral hall …"

Xiao Letian was startled. "You … Your name requires the ancestral hall to nod? "What kind of logic is this …"

"Hehe …" This was their reasoning! Without the clan's Ancestral Hall's recognition of a name, it is impossible to write the family tree, so there is no meaning to it. That's why I was able to be Hu Niu for my entire life … "

"But... But your appearance changed everything! " Hu Niu raised her head and looked at Xiao Letian, "Because you want me, because you are a Master of Western Studies that is revered by scholars, even the imperial government has to give you great importance … That's why my status became even more noble after you! "

"My uncle saw me once before I married you. He said he would give me a big name. I can't just bring a small name into your Xiao family!"

At this moment, Hu Niu's face suddenly changed. She glared at the space, as if she was looking at the uncle who killed her mother with hatred. "The name that he gave me is Fan Siyuan … "I miss Zu Yuan's meaning. Giving a girl such a name, he just wants to warn me not to forget my roots …"

"You … Are you thinking too much? "Siyuan is also a neutral word, it's not something a man uses..." Xiao Letian carefully advised.

"Haha …" Am I overthinking it? He has already spoken his mind, and is still saying that I am overthinking it! " Hu Niu's voice rose an octave.

"That uncle of mine said it clearly. Siyuan is telling me to remember the clan rules and not to forget my roots …" Furthermore, at that time he would already have received the promise of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Empress Dowager Ci Xi would already have a one-sided relationship with him … "

"Did you know he wanted me to be your spy? He ordered me to report everything about you at any time. Tell him everything! Do you know where he would use your secret to buy credit in the imperial court? "

"You can never guess how despicable those people are!"

Xiao Letian was stunned, he had never thought that Hu Niu would encounter such a situation before marriage. No wonder when his father-in-law mentioned this topic, he sighed and did not say anything.

"So you lost the name given to you by your family?" Xiao Letian asked with a trembling voice.

"Yes!" My own happiness is in my hands. Why should I sacrifice my man, my family, for them? Isn't it just not entering the genealogy? Aunt I don't care, I used my nickname to marry someone! What can you do! "

"In the end, my uncle was angered by me and let me scold him in front of me. I said that it would be fine for me to be a spy, but if you change my mother back and let her come back to life, then I'll listen to you!"

Hu Niu's eyes were brimming with tears, her tears rolling down her face, "He scolded me for being unfilial, I will tell him directly, now that the two families have separated, no matter who I am filial to, I will not be filial to him!"

"As long as the Xiao Clan ancestor's grave still wants me, I won't be afraid of anything …" With that, Hu Niu threw himself into Xiao Letian's embrace and wailed.

"My enemy!" Do you know how scared I am? I said that I don't care about those people back home, but can I really throw my hand away? What if the court attacks them one day? What do you want me to do? After all, where is my family? I have my memories! "

"Do you know? Before his death, uncle forced my father to help those useless brothers to sell, even if they didn't want to, they had no choice. A dying man would use his life to force you, using a large hat to pressure you … Even if you get separated, you won't be able to escape their control! "

"My father spent three million silver for those useless bums in Beijing! Do you know all this? "

"Eat human!" "That's a place that eats people and doesn't spit their bones out …"