The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1064: grateful
Chapter 1064: Tears of Gratitude
The carriage drove all the way towards the city.
The people knelt on both sides, shouting “Long live His Majesty”, and some brave ones couldn’t help but cry out: “Your Majesty has not abandoned us, the untouchables! Thank you, Your Majesty, for still thinking of us, the untouchables!”
“Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty!”
Hearing the sound, she lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out. The cold wind and snow rushed in. She didn’t expect that there would be common people waiting for her at the city gate so early. The people’s heads and bodies were all covered with snow. They didn’t dare to look up. They just shouted excitedly, and some cried and shouted emotionally, with their shoulders shaking.
They thought they were abandoned and had prepared for the worst, but they didn’t expect that the most honorable Majesty of the Great Zhou Kingdom would personally visit the most dangerous border town. How could the people not be excited when they saw hope in despair?
Seeing the child kneeling in the snow, Bai Qingyan frowned: “Uncle Shen!”
Upon hearing this, Shen Kunyang turned his horse around and said, “Your Majesty…”
“Have the people been kneeling here for a long time?” she asked.
Shen Kunyang nodded: “We knew that Your Majesty was coming, so we all came here to wait for Your Majesty. The elephant army has appeared frequently these days, scaring the people. Your Majesty’s arrival is like a magic needle that stabilizes the sea, so when we came to the city gate to welcome Your Majesty early this morning, the people followed us.”
She looked through the carriage window at the people who were kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed and shouting “Long live the people”. Their chilblained hands were already red and swollen like radishes. She said to Shen Kunyang, “Uncle Shen, let the soldiers persuade the people not to kneel here. Let’s all go back!”
“Okay!” Shen Kunyang responded, pulled the reins and walked forward to call Cheng Yuanzhi to pass on the order.
Bai Qingyan lifted the curtain with his hand and looked out with a frown. The soldiers squatted down and persuaded the people who were kneeling on the ground to go back.
“Miss…” Chunzhi was quite worried. She placed the teacup in front of Bai Qingyan and whispered, “You are weak. Don’t let the cold wind blow you.”
Bai Qingyan did not respond. Seeing that the soldiers were unable to persuade the people, he looked to the back of the team and saw that the people were kneeling and refusing to leave.
This is the only way for the people to express their respect and reverence for their Emperor. How can they leave before His Majesty’s carriage leaves?
Bai Qingyan lowered the carriage curtain and said to Chunzhi, “Let the team stop for a while.”
Chunzhi responded, knocked on the carriage door, and said to the people outside: “Your Majesty, please ask the team to stop!”
Soon, the moving carriage team slowly stopped, and Lu Yuanpeng turned his horse’s head and headed towards Bai Qingyan’s carriage, but before he got close, he was stopped by the Bai family guards.
“Go back quickly! Don’t freeze here!” The soldiers persuaded the people, “Your Majesty will definitely not ignore our Pingyang City! Your Majesty is here! Get up quickly!”
Bai Qingyan came out of the carriage holding Chunzhi’s hand. Shen Kunyang and Xie Yuchang protected Bai Qingyan. The soldiers who were persuading the people to go back knelt on one knee and saluted Bai Qingyan when they saw him.
“His Majesty is coming out! His Majesty is coming out!”
“His Majesty!”
Seeing Bai Qingyan coming out of the carriage, the people became even more excited, and they all cried out for His Majesty…
“Don’t kneel in the snow. I know that the appearance of the Tianfeng Elephant Army has frightened everyone, but please rest assured. If there is real danger, the soldiers will naturally protect you and withdraw from Pingyang City first!”
Bai Qing spoke in a sonorous voice amidst the heavy snow: “I have come to Pingyang City this time, and will soon form an alliance with Dayan, Xiliang, and Tianfeng. Regardless of the outcome of war or peace, as long as they are the people of our Great Zhou and the brave warriors of our Great Zhou, they will never be bullied in the slightest! Not even one person can be bullied!”
After giving the people peace of mind, he said, “Everyone get up and go back!”
“Your Majesty! We are kneeling here not just to ask for your protection. Your Majesty can come to Pingyang City in person at this time. We, the common people… just don’t know how to express our gratitude! We can only kowtow!” An old man cried.
Bai Qingyan didn’t know how to explain the diplomatic war between several countries to the people. Seeing that the people were determined to kneel, he finally got into the carriage without saying anything and asked the team to move faster.
It was the first time that Chunzhi had seen such a scene. She helped Bai Qingyan back to the warm carriage and hurriedly handed Bai Qingyan a hand warmer covered with a heater cover, saying, “This is the first time I’ve seen people kneel down so persistently!”
“Most of the people are simple and honest. They have been in a state of panic since the Elephant Army appeared…” Bai Qingyan frowned, “I guess the rich and powerful families or officials have already sent their wealth and families out of Pingyang City, which has intensified the people’s fear. Now that the Bai family army and us have arrived, the people are very grateful. After being tense for so long, they can finally breathe a sigh of relief, so they found a way to vent their emotions.”
The more hardships a person has suffered, the more grateful he will be for even the slightest bit of protection and shelter.
In fact, the people don’t want much, just… to be well fed and well clothed, and to live without quarrels or wars.
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When Bai Qingyan was staying in the prefectural residence in Pingyang City, Murong Yan and Murong Li had already arrived in Linchuan City.
Linchuan and Pingyang City were very close to each other. Yue Shi was staring at the direction of Pingyang City almost all day long. As soon as he saw the black sail and white python flag, he rode back to Linchuan to report.
Murong Li, who was dining with Murong Yan, blinked his big round eyes and looked at Murong Yan, feeling a little excited: “Uncle Jiu…”
Murong Yan wiped his lips with a handkerchief, trying to suppress the joy in his heart, but the upturned corners of his lips betrayed his mood. He put the handkerchief aside and turned to Murong Li and said, “After dinner, finish the afternoon lesson that Uncle Jiu left for you.”
“Uncle Jiu, you are going to meet the Bai family… Aunt Jiu, right?” Murong Li stared at Murong Yan with his big, bright black eyes. “I want to go too! I haven’t met Aunt Jiu since Uncle Jiu got married, and I… I have prepared a gift for the little brother or sister in Aunt Jiu’s belly! I’ll go get it now…”
Having said that, Murong Li stood up and was about to leave.
“Sit down!” Murong Yan said with a sullen face.
Murong Li hurriedly sat back down, somewhat afraid of Murong Yan, and whispered, “Uncle Nine…”
“Ali, you are the emperor of Dayan, not a child anymore!” Murong Yan looked at Murong Li’s frightened expression and realized that his expression was too stern, so he softened his voice and said to Murong Li, “Do you know… there are many eyes staring at you? It doesn’t mean that these eyes will disappear when you leave the capital! You must remember this all the time! If you were an ordinary child, you could do whatever you wanted. Even when your ninth aunt and I just got married, if you wanted to see your ninth aunt, your grandfather Feng would send you there! But now you represent the State of Yan…”
Murong Li has always been a smart child. He immediately understood what Murong Yan meant and nodded repeatedly.
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