The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1068: sincerity
Chapter 1068 Sincerity
“Why not, when the four countries meet for the alliance, our two countries can sign an alliance separately, or simply sign an alliance before the four countries gather for the alliance.” Xiao Rongyan said with a smile, “That is, tell them openly that Great Yan and Great Zhou will advance and retreat together, so that they can be more sensible.”
“Okay…” She nodded. These were all minor matters, originally decided by the two countries. “Let the officials in charge of this alliance work with Liu Rushi to decide on this matter. There is another thing I want to ask you…”
“Well, you say!” Xiao Rongyan nodded.
“Ren Shijie, the former aide to the deposed crown prince of the Jin Dynasty, do you still want him?” Bai Qingyan asked.
Xiao Rongyan’s lips slightly opened. There had been no news of Ren Shijie for a long, long time. He sent a large number of people to investigate, but there was no news at all. He still thought that Ren Shijie died in the palace coup of Prince Liang of the Jin Dynasty.
“You’ve kept him locked up for so long?” Xiao Rongyan was quite surprised.
“Yeah…” Bai Qingyan thought of Ren Shijie and smiled slightly. “He originally wanted to use Jinxiu to get out, but Jinxiu saw through his trick. After the capital city was pacified, Jinxiu had him locked up in a dungeon. The dungeon was originally used for interrogation! There was no means to hurt the skin, but there… there was no sound, no people, no light, and it was quiet and silent.”
Xiao Rongyan knew this place. Dadu City was once built by Xiao Rongyan’s mother, Queen Ji. They in Dayan had the construction drawings of Dadu City and knew it very well.
Although the people imprisoned in that place were not tortured physically, they suffered the deepest torture mentally. The people there could not feel the flow of time, had no idea how much time had passed, or whether it was day or night. There was only darkness in front of their eyes.
Xiao Rongyan couldn’t help but worry about Ren Shijie.
Bai Qingyan said, “When I remembered him, he had already set out for Pingyang City. I thought that Mr. Ren was like the people who were imprisoned in this dungeon before, either he had committed suicide or gone crazy. I didn’t expect that he was still alive, so I brought him to you. Of course… he will also be used when the alliance is signed and then handed over to Yan State. It can be regarded as our sincerity.”
The fact that he could survive under such conditions and for so long shows his mental strength.
Hearing Bai Qingyan say this, Xiao Rongyan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded…
He hoped that everyone Xiao Rongyan sent out could return home safely alive and not end up like Mr. Guan.
Moreover, now, Yan State no longer needs these loyal and righteous people who are loyal to the country and willing to sacrifice their lives for the survival of Yan State.
“Okay, please, Abao… take good care of him.” Xiao Rongyan said.
Bai Qingyan nodded: “Don’t worry, Doctor Hong has already treated him. Although he is extremely thin, he is still energetic. Doctor Hong said that if the Great Zhou wants to use him to threaten the State of Yan, he will commit suicide. He is very loyal to the State of Yan. We admire such people very much.”
Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rongyan decided that the date for the alliance of the four countries would be December 15th, which was the day Liu Rushi had told the envoys from Tianfeng and Xiliang before.
Great Zhou and Great Yan agreed to hold the alliance on the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month. Even if Tianfeng and Xiliang were slow-witted, they knew that Great Yan and Great Zhou were already in the same boat.
On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of Yuanhe, the four countries of Great Zhou, Great Yan, Xiliang, and Tianfeng Kingdom held an alliance.
The meeting place was set ten miles outside Pingyang City.
Bai Jinzhi, Shen Kunyang and Cheng Yuanzhi went to check the troops early and prepare for departure.
After breakfast, Chunzhi helped Bai Qingyan change into the clothes of the Emperor of the Great Zhou. Today was the alliance of the four countries, so they should dress more formally.
Chunzhi was kneeling beside the couch, helping Bai Qingyan put on her luxurious boots adorned with southern pearls, when Wei Zhong hurried in. Even through the screen, he could not hide his excitement and said, “Your Majesty, the Fifth Young Master is here! It’s the Fifth Young Master! He’s waiting at the door!”
Bai Qingyan looked up suddenly. Ayu? !
Didn’t she send a letter to Ayu, asking her to return to the capital? Why is Ayu here?
“Please come in!” She said this, but she had already stood up and walked towards the outer room holding the hem of her imperial robe.
Ayu…can finally come back with her own identity.
Before she even saw Ayu, her eyes were already red.
Seeing Bai Qingyan walking quickly towards the outer room, the eunuchs and palace maids knelt on the ground.
“Miss, please slow down!” Chunzhi hurriedly jogged behind.
The thick cotton-padded curtain was opened, and as she stepped out of the upper room, she was hit by a sour and hot current in her eyes.
The snow in the yard had been cleared away, leaving only the snow on the dead trees, which fell down with the wind.
Bai Qingyu, wearing a black cape, a frosty straight gown and a jade belt, stood tall outside the courtyard gate with her hands behind her back, looking up at the snow-covered trees in the courtyard. Her black hair was combed meticulously, and she wore a half silver mask, covering the burned side of her cheek, leaving only the intact half…
He is as gentle as jade and is not a gentleman.
His eyebrows are like the bright moon and blue clouds, and his figure is as independent as a solitary pine. He is so handsome and unique, there is no one like him in the world.
Even if only half of the facial features are revealed, it is enough for people to get a glimpse of how handsome this young man once was, and makes people think of such poems as… At that time, the young man was wearing a thin spring shirt, riding a horse and leaning on a sloping bridge, with red sleeves waving all over the building.
Out of the corner of her eye she saw her elder sister standing under the corridor. A smile appeared on Bai Qingyu’s lips, her eyes flushed, and she bowed to her elder sister from a distance.
Wang Dong, who was following Bai Qingyu, choked up in his throat. When Bai Qingyu was still the Ghost-faced Prince, Wang Dong had been hiding in the inn and dared not show up, for fear of being recognized by familiar people in the capital and bringing trouble to his master. He could only kowtow to the eldest girl and the ladies of the Bai family from a distance in the direction of the palace.
Seeing that Bai Qingyu had lifted the hem of her gown and stepped into the courtyard, Wang Dong hurriedly followed behind Bai Qingyu.
Bai Qingyan pursed her lips, and her eyes swelled as she saw that Ayu’s facial features had lost their childishness and became more profound and upright.
When she met Ayu in the palace before and heard Ayu’s hoarse voice, she knew that Ayu was burned, so she did not force Ayu to take off the mask, fearing that Ayu’s self-esteem could not bear it, and also afraid that A’niang would be sad if she saw it. Now seeing her brother’s half face intact, the heart that had been hanging in her throat fell back, but she felt more uncomfortable.
While her eyes were moistened by the mist, Bai Qingyu had already walked in front of her, standing under the high steps of the corridor, lifted the hem of her clothes, knelt down, and choked up, “Sister, Ayu has returned with her own name…”
“Miss…” Wang Dong knelt heavily on his knees and kowtowed to Bai Qingyan, “Wang Dong is useless and failed to protect the master. Please punish me, Miss.”
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