The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1043: home base
Chapter 1043 Family Background
Old Madam Qi didn’t mind that the little girl’s hands were covered with saliva, and ate it in one bite. Then she looked at the little girl’s fair and tender face which was covered with snack crumbs, and smiled as she wiped Bai Wanqing’s mouth with a handkerchief, loving her with all her heart.
Behind the old lady of the Qi family was kneeling a plump nanny, who looked to be in her early fifties, wearing a dark blue silk gown with gold sprinkled on it. She was obviously smiling as she spoke to the Fifth Madam Qi, but she couldn’t help wiping her tears.
“Alright, Madam! I’m fine!” Madam Qi comforted her. “I told them today that I was lying when I said I was injured when giving birth to my eighth sister. Otherwise, they would have told them about it. Madam, please stop crying.”
“Hey! Hey!” The maiden’s eyes were red. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and kept answering, “I know! I know! I’m just happy to see the girl!”
Bai Qingyan did not inform anyone when she came in. When Wei Zhong shouted, all the elders in the Bishui Pavilion had to stand up and salute. After all, it was a family dinner… She didn’t want to make such a big noise.
It was Dong Tingzhen who first saw her cousin coming in with Chuntao’s hand, and she quickly stood up and said, “My cousin is here!”
Upon hearing this, the old ladies hurriedly helped their daughters and daughters-in-law to stand up and salute.
“Dear elders, please don’t be too polite. Today is a family dinner… Qingyan is the junior.” Bai Qingyan smiled and bowed first to Old Lady Dong, his mother and two aunts, and then bowed to several other old ladies, their families and his aunts, and then sat down with Mrs. Dong in the main seat.
These old ladies were all smart people. They had thought that their daughters’ husbands were gone, so they wanted to ask for a letter of divorce for their daughters. Even if their daughters would never marry again, it would be better to live at home with the protection of their father and brothers than to be widows in the Bai family. But now they think… Bai Qingyan ascended the throne and was really good to their daughters. Not only were they relieved, but they were also grateful to Bai Qingyan.
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The next day, as soon as Bai Qingyan came out of the main hall after the morning court session, someone came to report… the elephant brought back from Daliang had been delivered. Not only that… after receiving the news that Bai Qingyan wanted an elephant, Fuguojun Bai Jinxiu also sent someone to find an elephant trainer and send it together.
However, the twenty-odd elephants brought from Daliang became sick or died on the way because the weather became less warm than in Daliang as they got closer to Dadu. The elephant trainers tried their best to use quilts and fur to keep the elephants warm. When they arrived in Dadu, only nine elephants were left, dying. Because of their huge size, they are now placed in the military camp outside the city.
Bai Qingyan asked Wei Zhong to prepare the carriage and horses. After she met Yue Shi, she set off for the military camp outside the city to see the giant beast.
She had just changed her clothes and had not had time to meet Yue Shi when she received news from Bai Qingqi in southern Xinjiang… The Tianfeng Kingdom’s elephant army that Bai Jintong mentioned appeared in Xiliang, but they did not directly confront the Bai family army. They only appeared on the border between the two countries. According to the spies, the Tianfeng Kingdom’s elephant army had fur on their bodies, which seemed to be fur clothes made of patchwork.
Bai Qingqi has put all the Bai family troops on alert and has also sent a letter to Dengzhou, asking Bai Qingyan’s uncle, Dong Qingyue, the governor of Dengzhou, to come to the rescue if anything unexpected happens.
Bai Qingyan held Bai Qingqi’s letter tightly. Since Aqi had already sent the letter to his uncle, then… his uncle would definitely try to get the message to Ayu. By this time, Ayu might have already known about it.
She also thought of the fact that Tianfeng Kingdom needed furs before, and Bai Jintong took advantage of this matter… to make a fuss in Xiliang, causing the people of Xiliang to give up farming and focus on jade brocade and animal skins.
Bai Qingyan didn’t know the specific terrain of Tianfeng Country yet, but… didn’t Tianfeng Country have animal skins? He actually needed Bai Jintong to find a way from Xiliang!
At this moment, seeing the news sent back by Bai Qingqi, she roughly guessed in her heart that perhaps at that time, the Tianfeng Kingdom had already considered making furs for the elephant army to keep them warm and protect them from the cold, so that the elephant army would not be afraid of the cold and could come to Xiliang, or even… come to Da Zhou and Dayan!
It can be seen that the monarch of Tianfeng Kingdom will never be a monarch who is content with the status quo.
She was silent for a moment, and then instructed Wei Zhong: “Send someone to invite General Lu, Minister Shen, and Minister Dong, as well as Minister of War Zhang Duanning and Minister of Revenue Wei Bugong. They should wait outside the city in half an hour and follow me to the military camp.”
“Yes!” Wei Zhong responded.
Yue Shi had been waiting in Bai Qingyan’s study early in the morning. Seeing Bai Qingyan asking the eunuchs and palace maids to wait outside and come in alone, Yue Shi smiled and stepped forward to greet Bai Qingyan: “Your Majesty!”
Bai Qingyan nodded and asked Yue Shi, “Is everything going well for him in Yan State?”
It is said that after returning to Yan State, the Ninth Prince Murong Yan made great efforts to discipline the royal family, which made the Murong family complain and even led to an attempt to assassinate Murong Yan. Finally, the young emperor Murong Li came out to plead with the Ninth Prince Murong Yan, and Murong Yan severely punished the family that attempted to assassinate him and gave lenient sentences to the rest. Only then was the matter appeased and settled.
Although he knew that Xiao Rongyan was playing a trick on his nephew, Bai Qingyan was still a little worried.
“Your Majesty, don’t worry. Master… everything is fine. I’m just worried about Your Majesty and the little master in your belly!” Yue Shi raised his hand and touched his head, smiling innocently.
Bai Qingyan pulled out a written letter from the corner of the table, held it in his hand and said to Yue Shi: “There is one more thing, I need you to rush back to Yan State as soon as possible to tell him that Tianfeng State… has decided to send troops to help Xiliang. Tianfeng State has an elephant army that has now arrived in Xiliang and is lingering on the edge of the border between the two countries in the southern border!”
Yue Shi was startled and his expression suddenly became solemn. Yue Shi had heard about the Tianfeng Kingdom from his master. He heard that the weapons of the Tianfeng Kingdom were indestructible and their elephant army was invincible.
“Once the Tianfeng Kingdom, which has an elephant army and can forge indestructible weapons, intervenes in Xiliang’s affairs, it will not be a good thing for both Da Zhou and Dayan!” Bai Qingyan stopped in front of Yue Shi and handed the letter to Yue Shi. “The elephant army of Tianfeng Kingdom arrived in Xiliang ahead of time. You told him to be careful… I guess the Queen of Xiliang might have let a wolf into the house.”
Yue Shi took the letter with both hands and looked at Bai Qingyan seriously. Ever since Bai Qingyan told them that Great Yan could take back Southern Yan without bloodshed by relying on the people, Yue Shi had no doubt about Bai Qingyan’s analysis of the war situation and the situations among the nations.
“If that’s the case, then… Tianfeng’s elephant army may not fight with Da Zhou first. After all, Da Zhou is now the largest and most powerful country, with a rich country and strong military. They dare not act rashly and will definitely choose Dayan… or Rongdi.” Bai Qingyan said calmly, “They will most likely choose Rongdi, but Da Zhou will never let anyone touch Rongdi.”
Although Great Yan first recovered Southern Yan and then destroyed Wei, its financial resources were not as strong as Great Zhou. If Great Yan wanted to test its sword, it could only target Yan.
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