The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1032: Have fun with the people
Chapter 1032: Enjoying Life with the People
Yue Shi was originally ordered to deliver Empress Ji’s letter to Bai Qingyan, but before he even entered the capital city, he heard people say… Princess Gao Yi was hosting a kite-flying competition at Jinhui Mountain on her birthday today for the people to enjoy together, and even Bai Qingyan and the ladies of the Bai family would be there.
Yue Shi had a handwritten letter from his master to give to the eldest girl, so he did not go directly into the city to the palace, but came to Jinhui Mountain.
While walking along the way, Yue Shi thought of the Bai family’s secret guards. Thinking that he would have a chance to meet a few of them in the future, he bought some dried meat and honey to take with him and share them.
Although the people were having fun together, there were still distinctions between the high and the low, and the common people were still kept outside by layer upon layer of imperial guards. However… even outside, they could see the kites flying in the sky, and thinking of having a chance to catch a glimpse of the empress, they all gathered here.
Fortunately, Xie Yuchang, Fu Ruoxi and others all knew that Yue Shi was Xiao Rongyan’s bodyguard. When they came early to arrange the defense, they saw Yue Shi and hurriedly asked someone to bring Yue Shi over and asked where Yue Shi had been during this period.
Yue Shi bowed to the two adults and said with a smile, “I went back to the Great Wei Kingdom. Before leaving, His Majesty asked me to pack up the master’s books and send them over. Now… I heard that His Majesty was going to come here today, so I didn’t enter the palace and followed him!”
“I’ll send someone to take you to the pergola to rest for a while. When the emperor comes, I’ll tell him!” Fu Ruoxi patted Yue Shi’s arm, thinking that she would tell Bai Qingyan later that Yue Shi was quite skilled, and after settling the affairs of the Xiao family, she would let Yue Shi stay in the army to hold an official position.
After all, he is Xiao Rongyan’s closest bodyguard. Their Majesty has already married Xiao Rongyan, so Yue Shi can be considered as their Majesty’s subordinate. As long as their Majesty remembers the old relationship with Xiao Rongyan, Yue Shi will definitely have a bright future if he stays in the Great Zhou. Maybe one day he will become the bodyguard of Bai Qingyan’s unborn royal heir.
Just as Fu Ruoxi thought, Xiao Rongyan did have the idea of leaving Yue Shi with Bai Qingyan to protect Bai Qingyan and the child, but on the one hand, Bai Qingyan was surrounded by many experts, and secondly… he was afraid that the Queen Mother Dong would think that he had other intentions in leaving Yue Shi with Bai Qingyan, so he did not dare to do so.
Soon, the Empress and Queen Mother of the Great Zhou came in a mighty procession, and the imperial guards stopped the people on both sides of the road first.
The black sails and white python flags with gold edges were in front, fluttering in the wind. A thousand black-armored cavalrymen followed slowly in order, with the same pace, which really shocked the people. The guards with swords followed closely behind. Behind the feather fans and layers of precious banners and canopies, there were eunuchs in luxurious clothes and palace maids carrying lotus incense burners…
Afterwards, luxurious and dazzling carriages came one after another, and the imperial guards in distinctive armor stood neatly on both sides of the carriages, and the sound of their boots was shocking.
The brave people kneeling outside secretly looked up, trying to catch a glimpse of the empress or the women of the Bai family sitting in the carriage, but they could only see the swaying gauze curtains around the exquisite carriage.
Inside the venue, the officials’ families, who were arranged on both sides of the empress’s pergola according to their official rank and their closeness to the empress, came out from under the pergola to welcome the empress.
Bai Qihe also came out from under the awning with the people of the Bai clan. When they saw the empress’s carriage, he was the first to lead the Bai clan members to kneel down respectfully.
That day, after Bai Qihe came out of the palace and returned home, he called all the members of the Bai family who had settled in the capital city. Several people who had had thoughts about the ladies of the Bai family not only had their legs broken by Bai Qihe… but were also expelled from the clan as a warning to others.
Bai Qihe’s method this time was really fierce, and it did intimidate the people of the Bai clan. Now they have given up their dirty thoughts, but Bai Qihe’s wife Fang is still obsessed with her brother, wanting to marry one of the ladies of the Bai family.
Fang’s brother rushed over upon hearing the news, bringing not only his own unmarried sons, but also several pretty young girls in the clan who had not yet found a husband, hoping to take this opportunity to… take a look at the faces of these children.
He was not ambitious and did not dare to dream of marrying the wife of the Bai family. He just wanted to use the marriage relationship with the Bai family to allow the younger generations of the Fang family to have a place in this big capital.
As long as he can take advantage of the Bai family’s influence and get close to the nobles in the capital, his business will be easier in the future.
Furthermore, from the time Bai Qingyan ascended the throne to now, he has not conferred any title on any member of the Bai clan, which shows that he is still dissatisfied with the Bai clan. As long as Fang does not make any mistakes, Bai Qingyan will definitely confer rewards during the New Year celebrations. As the clan leader, Bai Qihe’s title will definitely not be low. By then, Fang will be a noble lady, so she should think twice before acting.
He told this to Fang, but Fang complained in her heart that her brother was too timid and planned to act on her own without telling her brother.
After much thought, she felt that the women of the royal family would always have to go to the urination and change clothes, and even if they didn’t want to go, she had ways to force them to go!
She almost emptied her private savings and spent a large amount of money, believing that it would be successful. Whenever any of the women in the Bai family made any move, she would ask someone to take her brother aside to talk, and she would always be able to bring the two together.
The person Fang most wanted his brother to succeed in getting was Wang, the fourth wife of the Bai family. Wang had always been timid and cowardly, not as aggressive as the other wives of the Bai family. If she really married him in the future, it would be easier for his brother to control her.
Moreover, Fang had also checked and found that Wang’s dowry was in no way inferior to those of the other ladies, and was easy to control… and the dowry was generous. If the Fang family had the support of Wang’s dowry, then their business would surely grow bigger and bigger.
Choosing the Wang family would bring even greater benefits to the Fang family…
It was previously rumored that Bai Qingyan could not get pregnant, but Fang still thought that her son Bai Qingping had a chance. Who knew that several members of the Bai family would come back later.
Later, Bai Qingyan, who was rumored to be unable to get pregnant, also became pregnant. How could Fang not be surprised?
Fang also took a look. Among the sons who returned from the Bai family, only Wang’s son Bai Qingjue was intact. If something happened to the baby in Bai Qingyan’s belly, or if it was a girl, she didn’t believe that Bai Qingyan, who was infertile, could be so lucky as to get pregnant again!
By then, the throne will most likely be given to Wang’s son…
In this case, her brother is like the emperor, and she, the person who made this happen…is it possible that her brother will treat her unfairly?
Fang was also determined and she even hid it from Pu Liu, and she only used the loyal servants she brought from her mother’s home.
Bai Qingyan was already tall and slender, so her pregnancy was not particularly obvious. She was agile in her movements, and because of her loose clothes, it was hard to tell that she was pregnant.
After Dong, Bai Qingyan, and the other ladies of the Bai family had taken their seats, all the court officials returned to their own sheds.
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