The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1139: believe
Chapter 1139 Believe
“Today is the first day of the new year, let the soldiers have a day off. My son’s Xiliang army must be preparing for battle now. They can’t wait for our Great Zhou army today. Maybe they think that our Great Zhou army will take action after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month…” Bai Qingyan held the sweet porcelain spoon and stirred the hot porridge in the bowl. “Tomorrow morning, the troops will be divided into two groups. Xiao Si will follow General Shen Kunyang to cross the Danshui River and attack Quanya City by surprise. We must seize Yunjing before Yan State!”
Bai Jinzhi did not forget that although Great Zhou and Yan were allies, they were also competitors. She nodded repeatedly, “Don’t worry, elder sister. I will definitely take Yunjing before Yan!”
She nodded and looked at her younger sister, still unable to help but whispered: “Mr. Cai is not by your side, don’t be reckless, listen to Uncle Shen more, don’t act like a child. And don’t rely on your martial arts skills to act bold and daring! When we captured the Qingxi Mountain Pass, we had to climb the cliff in the rain to get behind the enemy. This must never happen again! If anything happens to you, I won’t be able to explain to Third Aunt!”
“But it was General Liu Hong who asked me to go there! Besides, I’m an adult now, I…” Bai Jinzhi saw the solemn expression of his elder sister, and hurriedly smiled and patted his chest to promise, “Oh! Okay, okay! Don’t worry, I will be obedient! If Uncle Shen tells me to go east, I will never go west!”
“You can’t go south or north either!” Bai Qingyu added with a stern face.
“Fifth brother!” Bai Jinzhi pretended to be angry.
“Fifth brother knows that you are brave, but we lost too many relatives in the battle of Southern Border of the Bai family. We must not lose any more!”
Bai Jinzhi looked at Bai Qingyu and knew that his fifth brother had witnessed the death of the Bai family members on the battlefield in southern Xinjiang, which was why he spoke so harshly to her. His fifth brother just didn’t want her to have any more accidents.
“Alright, alright…” Bai Qingyan picked up a piece of steamed cake for Bai Jinzhi with chopsticks, “After a year, Xiao Si will be one year older. He will definitely not be as reckless as before. I believe in you!”
“Don’t worry, Fifth Brother. After we reach Yunjing, Xiao Si will definitely welcome you there! Although I can’t say that I will be unscathed, I will definitely not let myself be seriously injured!” said Bai Jinzhi.
Bai Qingyu nodded and reached out to touch Bai Jinzhi’s head: “Let’s eat!”
“Li Tianfu asked you and Uncle Shen to take her away…” Bai Qingyan took a sip of porridge, turned his head and looked at Bai Jinzhi and said, “Li Tianjiao has escaped. I’m afraid she will cause trouble in Yunjing. If Li Tianjiao is really that capable, you can take Li Tianfu, who has already ascended the throne of Xiliang, and fight all the way there under the pretext of helping Xiliang Emperor Li Tianfu to defeat the traitor who impersonated Li Tianjiao!”
“I understand. The more legitimate our Great Zhou army is, the easier it will be for the people of Xiliang to accept it! As long as the people don’t resist, it will be easier for us to fight.” Bai Jinzhi nodded in response, holding the bowl of porridge.
Bai Qingyan nodded: “That’s right.”
Bai Jinzhi made rapid progress, which made Bai Qingyan extremely comforted.
“I have already told Uncle Shen that after breakfast, your fifth brother and I will lead the army to leave first. When the spies in Quanya City see us heading towards Southern Xinjiang, they will definitely relax their vigilance. You should rest in Pingdu City and be ready for battle at any time. At nightfall… cross the river and capture the city!” Bai Qingyan said again.
“I know!” Bai Jinzhi’s eyes fell on Bai Qingyan’s abdomen, “My elder sister is pregnant now, so we must be careful about everything!”
“Don’t worry!” Bai Qingyan responded with a smile.
After breakfast, Bai Qingyan and Bai Qingyu were preparing to lead 30,000 troops to southern Xinjiang as planned. The wife of the prefect of Pingyang City sent her son to bring Chunzhi to Pingdu City.
Chunzhi came forward and kowtowed to Bai Qingyan, then said, “The governor’s wife said that there was no one to serve the young lady when she arrived in Pingdu City, so she asked the governor’s son to send this maid over.”
Bai Qingyan saw Chunzhi’s unhappy face and asked, “But what happened on the way?”
“It’s nothing…” Chunzhi lowered her head even more, and whispered, “Miss, don’t worry. I… I know my limits!”
“You are so unreasonable. What’s the sense of propriety?” Bai Qingyan put the teacup aside and whispered, “Tell me the truth about what happened.”
The little girl was too shy to speak, her hands tightly grasping the hem of her dress. After a long while, she said, “It was the governor’s son who sent me to find the young lady. On the way, he said… that he liked me. But I know that I am not a beauty, nor a lady from a wealthy family. The only thing I can say is that I had the honor of serving the young lady. I kept thinking about what the governor’s wife said to me before, and I was… scared!”
Although Chunzhi was not smart, she was self-aware. She was just a maid who was lucky enough to learn a few words with the permission of the eldest lady. She was not outstanding in appearance or family background. Why did the wife and son of the governor come after her? Wasn’t she just a personal maidservant of the Emperor of the Great Zhou?
Chunxing’s previous experience is still before his eyes, and Chunzhi always reminds himself not to make any mistakes.
She didn’t tell the eldest girl. Chun Xing was originally very happy, thinking that the young master of the Shangshu Mansion really loved her, and she would still marry into the Shangshu Mansion even if the eldest girl said that. Later, Chun Xing returned home thinking that she could marry into the Shangshu Mansion as a concubine. However, the Shangshu Mansion found out that Chun Xing was expelled from the Bai Mansion, and they turned against her immediately!
Chun Xing’s parents were also profit-driven. Seeing that Chun Xing could not marry into the Shangshu Mansion, they beat and scolded Chun Xing. Later… I heard that Chun Xing was sold to a foreign businessman as a concubine by her unscrupulous mother, and she didn’t even ask what the foreign businessman did.
Chunzhi is now by the side of the eldest lady, and has the eldest lady’s protection… and she is also the eldest lady’s personal maid, so no one dares to bully her. What’s more, a master like the eldest lady has always taken care of her, unlike other masters who treat maids as non-human beings. Even if she never gets married in her life, she doesn’t want to be used by others!
She had thought that she was just being reserved and self-respecting, but the prefect’s son had been so clumsy on the way he sent her to see the eldest girl, and she discovered that her handkerchief was missing. She was very scared. What should she do if her reputation was ruined and the eldest girl didn’t want her anymore?
Bai Qingyan looked at Chunzhi’s appearance, frowned, and asked, “Did the young master of the prefect’s family disrespect you?”
“It’s okay, it’s just that my handkerchief was lost, but… without any real evidence, I can’t ask the governor directly, but I’m also worried that something might happen because of my lost handkerchief.” Chunzhi’s eyes turned red with anxiety when she mentioned this.
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