The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1021: Unscrupulous
Chapter 1021 Unbridled
“Eldest sister, there is a reason why I left General Zhao behind.” Bai Jinzhi’s expression became serious for the first time. “Eldest sister, do you remember when my second sister just married my second brother-in-law, I whipped the two girls of the Qin family in the Qin Mansion and taught them a lesson. What about the Qin family guard who stopped me?”
Hearing this, Bai Qingyan put down the pen in his hand and looked at Bai Jinzhi with a serious expression: “I have some impression, you say…”
If Bai Qingyan remembered correctly, the guard caught Bai Jinzhi’s whip. She took a quick look at him. Now, what left the deepest impression on her was probably the guard’s eyes, which were sharp.
“This guard’s name is Sun Wenyao. I heard that he left the Qin Mansion to join the army not long after my second sister married into the Qin Mansion. After we pacified Hancheng this time, the nobles of Hancheng rebelled. Sun Wenyao saved my life…” Bai Jinzhi deliberately emphasized the four words “life-saving grace” and did not look like he was grateful.
“This Sun Wenyao is an old friend. He was just a guard and dared to fight me. I thought he was a man of steel, so I kept him by my side so that I could compete with him from time to time.”
Bai Qingyan looked like he was listening attentively.
Bai Jinzhi pursed his lips and said, “Before, the royal family of Daliang claimed that they had handed over all their wealth in order to seek a way out for their family. In addition, King Hancheng pleaded for mercy, so I agreed. Later, it was this Sun Wenyao who found out that when those noble royal family members left Hancheng, they were actually transporting large and small boxes out at night, and asked me to go and stop them!”
When Bai Qingyan heard this, he narrowed his eyes.
“Mr. Cai means that I should go and give them a warning, turn a blind eye to the property they have already shipped out of Hancheng, and seize the property that is still in Hancheng. This will stabilize Daliang first, and when Daliang is completely under the control of our Great Zhou, it will not be too late to settle the score later.” Bai Jinzhi put his elbows on the table and moved closer to Bai Qingyan, and continued, “I deeply believe that what Mr. Cai said is right. After all, this is a special period. We have just fought… Most of the people in Daliang have surrendered to my eldest sister. We should use gentle means to appease people’s hearts.”
The fact that Bai Jinzhi could say such words made Bai Qingyan look at him with new eyes.
“After I stopped these people, I originally planned to take their property as Mr. Cai said, and then threaten them to let them go. At that time, I asked Sun Wenyao to take them back to their respective homes and not to leave the city for the time being…” Bai Jinzhi said in a very low voice, “Later, I don’t know what happened, but when the two Daliang nobles who had not yet left the city handed over their property, the servants who delivered the property turned out to be top killers, and they all came towards me!”
“This Sun Wen Yao blocked the knife for me. Those two clan members shouted that I had broken my promise and wanted to kill their entire family. They hoped that they would die a horrible death and be struck by lightning. So they all died under Sun Wen Yao’s knife.” Bai Jinzhi said in a deep voice.
“Later, seeing this, other nobles handed over their wealth and left Hancheng in a hurry! Mr. Cai also felt that Sun Wenyao shouldn’t have killed the two Daliang clan members directly at that time, and he should ask… why they all thought I wanted to kill their whole family.” Bai Jinzhi’s eyes became colder when he said this, “So I pretended to be extremely annoyed and scolded Mr. Cai, saying that Sun Wenyao was my savior! I asked Mr. Cai if he doubted Sun Wenyao. If Mr. Cai doubted Sun Wenyao, he was doubting me.”
Bai Qingyan’s lips slightly opened, and her eyes became softer as she looked at Bai Jinzhi. Bai Jinzhi’s temperament was no different from her previous one, she was loyal, impulsive and irritable.
“Privately, I asked Mr. Cai to check what Sun Wenyao said and did after sending those clan members back to their respective homes. Later, it was found that although Sun Wenyao did nothing, his subordinates privately said that Princess Gaoyi was draining the wealth of these Daliang noble clan members and then disposing of them. After hearing this… the clan members who were detained in the mansion managed to spread the news, which led to this chaos.”
Bai Qingyan nodded.
“Then, when Sun Wenyao’s wounds gradually recovered, I went to ask him why he wanted to kill the Daliang clan member…” Bai Jinzhi sneered, “Sun Wenyao actually said that he couldn’t bear to see someone attack me because he had feelings for me, but he didn’t dare to show it because of his low status. This time, when the clan member assassinated me, he really couldn’t help it.”
Looking at Bai Jinzhi like this, I knew that Bai Jinzhi didn’t believe a word of it.
“Then what…” Bai Qingyan asked.
“Then I will naturally play along!” Bai Jinzhi reached out and took the half-drunk tea from Bai Qingyan’s hand, and gulped down a few sips, “Do you really think I’m stupid? What does it look like when a person likes someone? Those eyes can’t hide it! Even if I haven’t experienced it, it’s not like I haven’t seen it!”
Bai Jinzhi put the teacup aside and said, “Besides, if you really feel that your status is low, then don’t say it! It’s better to keep it to yourself forever! Why are you saying it now? What do you want to do? The life-saving grace plus the joy in my heart… Isn’t it just to make me look at him differently? Isn’t it just to blackmail me into repaying the favor? Who are you trying to fool!”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “Our little four has grown up…”
Bai Jinzhi raised his chin slightly and said with a smile, “I told Mr. Cai about this privately. Mr. Cai thought that I should play along and see what Sun Wenyao is really planning to do. If he has my protection… Sun Wenyao will definitely become more unscrupulous and reveal his purpose. It would be best if I pretend to have other thoughts about Sun Wenyao. On the other hand, Mr. Cai has already sent someone to investigate Sun Wenyao.”
“When I came back, it wasn’t that I wanted to leave General Zhao behind, but I had to redeploy defenses in various cities along the way. I didn’t want Sun Wenyao to know, so I pretended to be unable to help myself and brought people back first!” Bai Jinzhi reached out to pick up the teacup again, and when she saw that it was empty, she childishly said, “Sister, I’ve been talking for a long time, let Sister Chuntao give me a cup of tea too!”
Bai Qingyan was amused by Bai Jinzhi and shouted, “Wei Zhong, serve tea to Princess Gaoyi!”
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhong hurriedly came in with Yunwu tea and Bai Jinzhi’s favorite iced sour plum soup, and then withdrew very respectfully.
“Oh my! This sour plum soup tastes like Sister Chuntao’s craftsmanship!” Bai Jinzhi took small sips of the sour plum soup.
“Chun Tao knows that you are coming back, and she is preparing your favorite snacks for you in the kitchen now.” Bai Qingyan said.
“Sister Chuntao still loves me!” Bai Jinzhi drank the sour plum soup in one breath, put down the jade bowl and said, “Eldest sister, I have brought this Sun Wenyao back now. If my guess is correct, he will be even more unscrupulous when he returns to the capital…”
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