The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1013: Gratitude
Chapter 1013: Gratitude
Here, Bai Qingyu can fight, but cannot say anything extra…
It is not entirely without reason for the Ghost-faced Prince to attack Xiao Rongyan here. It can be said that… they were arguing over the interests of their respective countries in the Great Zhou Palace. Xiao Rongyan had the upper hand as the fiancé of the Great Zhou Empress. The dispute ended because the Great Zhou Empress fainted. It was reasonable for the Ghost-faced Prince to attack Xiao Rongyan in the inn out of anger.
Thinking of this, Bai Qingyu attacked Xiao Rongyan again without hesitation. Bai Qingyu smashed the tree with his fist, and the leaves fell down, fluttering into the water surface reflecting the half-moon and the silvery moonlight, stirring up countless shallow ripples of light and dark.
Xiao Rongyan, who had just dodged Bai Qingyu’s fist, hadn’t stood firm yet when Bai Qingyu’s leg attacked his side face. Xiao Rongyan saw a figure coming from the corner of his eye. He grabbed Bai Qingyu’s leg and said quickly, “Xiao Rongyan will be seriously ill tonight and will marry the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If you attack now and people see you, are you planning to make Xiao Rongyan’s death… related to Rongdi?”
Bai Qingyu, who was filled with anger, heard what Xiao Rongyan said, and immediately understood how her mother and sister were going to deal with this matter.
Bai Qingyu saw someone again out of the corner of her eye, and then she retracted her legs and straightened the hem of her clothes.
The servant who brought the dinner bowed to Bai Qingyu and Xiao Rongyan, then quickly passed over the wooden arch bridge without daring to linger.
After everyone had gone far away, Bai Qingyu spoke up: “You deserve to die!”
“This is my fault…”
“You deserve to die!” Bai Qingyu’s clenched fists were shaking.
My sister has had a very difficult journey. If the Ninth Prince of Dayan really wants to be with my sister, and has all the proper manners, Bai Qingyu will not say no! But the two countries… will have a war in the future, how dare he!
Xiao Rongyan bowed to Bai Qingyu and said, “Abao and I have already made an agreement. Tianxia Dading will definitely stay by her and the child’s side! I hope… you can help me.”
Bai Qingyu clenched her fists and approached Xiao Rongyan, lowering her voice and whispering in Xiao Rongyan’s ear: “After Xiao Rongyan dies, stay away from my sister…”
After saying that, Ayu bumped Xiao Rongyan’s shoulder hard and left.
Xiao Rongyan looked at Bai Qingyu’s back and understood Bai Qingyu’s anger, but the most urgent matter was how to make Xiao Rongyan seriously ill. He did not linger, but lifted the hem of his clothes and walked towards the courtyard where the envoys from the State of Yan lived.
“Your Highness, I’m sorry that I cannot agree with your words.” The man pretending to be the Ninth Prince of Dayan stood up in shock, grabbed Xiao Rongyan’s hand holding the medicine bowl, and said to Xiao Rongyan, “Your Highness left the country at a young age, and it took a lot of effort to build up Dayan’s intelligence network. If Xiao Rongyan is in trouble…”
He paused and continued, “After Xiao Rongyan married the Queen of Great Zhou, all networks in Great Zhou could no longer be used! Not to mention that we have just made progress in Xiliang. Once Xiao Rongyan dies… the Xiliang strategy that we have planned for so long and invested so much manpower and resources in will be in vain. We need to start all over again! After all, the eight major families in Xiliang only recognize Xiao Rongyan!”
Xiao Rongyan raised his eyes to look at the subordinate who was tightly grasping his wrist, pried his hand open, and said in a calm voice: “My king… this is an order, not a discussion!”
After Xiao Rongyan finished speaking, he tilted his head back and drank the medicine in one gulp.
Yue Shi hurriedly handed the handkerchief to Xiao Rongyan, and secretly glanced at the subordinate who had been pretending to be his master, and sighed in his heart that this was simply a silly child… Since everyone knew that the master and the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty were in love, couldn’t he guess that the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty might have known the identity of his master for a long time, and wouldn’t she deal with it after ascending the throne? Those shops… have long been useless.
Xiao Rongyan took the handkerchief handed to him by Yue Shi and wiped the corners of his lips: “The intelligence network in Da Zhou has been re-established. As for Xiliang… find a nephew or niece for Xiao Rongyan to take over Xiao Rongyan’s business.”
“Will the eight major families in Xiliang recognize Xiao Rongyan as their nephew?” The subordinate who pretended to be the Ninth Prince was indignant and felt that Xiao Rongyan was harming the country for personal reasons.
“This is not something you should worry about…” Xiao Rongyan threw the handkerchief on the small table, “Or… if I let you pretend to be the Ninth Prince, do you really think you are the Regent of Dayan?”
The subordinate was startled and knelt down hurriedly: “I dare not!”
Xiao Rongyan glanced at his kneeling subordinate, and after a while he stood up and walked to him to help him up: “This king knows your loyalty, but… this king has plans for everything. If you act according to the plan, you will be doing this king a great favor. Do you understand?”
The subordinate looked at Xiao Rongyan, whose attitude had softened, and his eyes reddened. He clasped his fists and said, “I will remember this!”
Just when Liu Rushi summoned relevant officials from the Ministry of Rites overnight to discuss the wedding date between the empress and her fiancé Xiao Rongyan, news came from the posthouse… Xiao Rongyan suddenly had a high fever and fainted after leaving the palace.
Upon hearing the news, the empress became restless after learning that the imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau had already rushed to the post station. She also sent Doctor Hong and Imperial Physician Huang to the post station to treat Xiao Rongyan.
The imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital and Doctor Hong examined Xiao Rongyan together and both said that Xiao Rongyan’s condition was not good, which Zheng Zhong had never heard of.
On the second day, Xiao Rongyan’s high fever subsided and he regained consciousness, but his pulse was very chaotic. Doctor Hong even asserted that Xiao Rongyan might not survive more than a month, and several doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau also nodded in agreement.
The news reached the Empress of Great Zhou, who ordered Xiao Rongyan to be brought into the palace for recuperation. She also summoned General Lu, Minister Shen, Minister Dong, and Minister of Rites Liu Rushi into the palace to discuss marrying Xiao Rongyan as soon as possible.
Dong Qingping and Liu Rushi were both very surprised. The Queen Mother and His Majesty had just summoned them to the palace yesterday and asked them to prepare for His Majesty’s wedding. Why did they have to do it earlier today?
Afterwards, Empress Dowager Dong explained that Xiao Rongyan was seriously ill… Doctor Hong and the imperial physicians were at a loss as to what to do, and thought that Xiao Rongyan might not survive more than a month. Bai Qingyan wanted to get married early to cheer him up, hoping that Xiao Rongyan would get better.
Liu Rushi was stunned. Since ancient times, it was always others who came to congratulate the royal family. This was the first time he heard that an emperor got married and congratulated his future husband.
However, Liu Rushi was also a man of temperament. He admired Bai Qingyan’s courage and was the first to respond to Bai Qingyan: “It’s just that your majesty, the three days the queen mother said may not be enough! Just for your majesty’s formal dress and the emperor’s formal dress, even if everyone in the weaving room worked day and night, I’m afraid it would be too late to make them.”
“Keep it simple. Rong Yan is ill and cannot wait any longer. I beg you to prepare the matter within three days.” Bai Qingyan bowed to the adults and said, “Thank you for your hard work.”
General Lu and his entourage quickly stood up and saluted, saying that they dared not.
The ministers who were still worrying about the empress’s marriage yesterday were stunned when they suddenly heard that the empress was going to get married within three days. Then they heard that the empress did this because Xiao Rongyan’s health was not good and she wanted to celebrate. The ministers remembered that Xiao Rongyan had done favors for the Bai family and praised Bai Qingyan for being grateful.
The third update, continue to ask for monthly tickets…