The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 115: courage
Chapter 115 Courage
“The Qin family’s affairs will be handled by my second brother-in-law. If he can’t even handle an old servant and can’t refuse such a rude request, how can he protect my second sister in the future? And how can he… sit firmly on the position of Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery?” Bai Jintong said.
Bai Jinxiu felt uneasy when she thought of what Bai Qingyan said before he left. Until now, she had never thought that Qin Lang could still sit on the position of Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
Before Bai Jinxiu came back to her senses, she heard Qin Lang sighing, “Madam Wu, mother allowed my two younger sisters to hurt Jinxiu, and not only did she not admit her fault, she also used the eldest granddaughter, who was the most beloved of the Grand Princess, to make excuses about her difficulties in having children. Now the Grand Princess has lost her husband, and none of her children and grandchildren are safe. She is heartbroken and has fallen ill, and something has happened to the Loyal and Brave Marquis’s Mansion… How can I still have the nerve to beg the Grand Princess?”
Qin Lang’s words were very polite, but his meaning was very clear: he was unwilling to ask the Grand Princess for help.
“Our Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery Mansion and the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion are in-laws. At least let the Grand Princess hold on first… and plead for mercy to the Marquis’ Mansion!” Nanny Wu burst into tears.
Bai Jinzhi’s temples were throbbing, and she kept repeating to herself that she had to endure it, but she couldn’t bear it anymore after hearing these words. She stood up and shouted at the door, “How dare you let my grandmother, who is sick and has to endure the pain of losing her husband, son, and grandson, come to your mansion to plead for mercy? "
“What is shameless? Today, Bai Jintong has learned a lesson!” Bai Jintong, dressed in mourning clothes, stood on the high steps with his hands behind his back, pulled Bai Jinzhi behind him, and slowly walked down. “That day, the two young ladies of the Loyal and Brave Marquis’s Mansion wanted to kill my second sister. The wife of the Loyal and Brave Marquis killed my second sister’s maid without authorization, and used the word filial piety to force my second sister not to complain! My Bai family’s mourning hall is here, but the Loyal and Brave Marquis has not come to pay homage for several days. I don’t know if he feels guilty and is afraid that the ghosts of my Bai family will take his life, or if it’s because human nature is cold! Now that something has happened… How dare an old slave mention the relationship of marriage?!”
Nanny Wu shuddered all over when she saw Bai Jintong walking down the high steps of the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion step by step, and then she knelt and took a step back.
Bai Jinzhi could not hold his composure any longer, and stood on the high steps and shouted angrily, “The Dali Temple surrounded the Loyalty and Bravery Marquis’s residence because there was a problem with the grain and grass that the Loyalty and Bravery Marquis was responsible for delivering to the front line in southern Xinjiang! More than 20 coffins of the Bai family are still here, and my seventeenth brother’s abdomen was cut open and it was full of tree roots and dirt! The grain and grass arranged by the Loyalty and Bravery Marquis turned into buckwheat husks in the barrier city! They disappeared before they were delivered to the front line! Where did you get the face to do that… Where did you get the confidence to let my grandmother, who was sick, go to the Loyalty and Bravery Marquis’s residence to plead for mercy?!”
Qin Lang clenched his fists at his sides, feeling extremely guilty. After all, Marquis Zhongyong was his father.
Bai Qingyan changed into mourning clothes and just arrived at the mourning hall when he heard what Nanny Wu said, with murderous intent in his eyes.
She walked from behind the mourning hall to the front and said coldly: “Is the dignified Princess of Jin a servant of your Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion? Can I be ordered around by you at will? Even if I’m sick, I have to get up and beg for mercy… The Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion is so impressive!”
When Madam Wu saw Miss Bai, she was terrified and banged her head loudly: “I dare not! I definitely don’t mean that!”
The people who came to the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion to pay their respects in an endless stream, after hearing the shameless words of the maid from the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery’s Mansion, some of them spat in the face of Maid Wu immediately.
“This old dog is really shameless!”
“He asked the Grand Princess to drag her sick body to beg for mercy for his family! The Bai family’s mourning hall was set up here and no one came to burn incense until the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was arrested and imprisoned. Now he thinks of the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion!”
“That’s right. The military rations were all buckwheat husks. They disappeared before they were transported to southern Xinjiang. The Bai family’s ten-year-old young general’s stomach was full of dirt and tree bark. They, the Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion, dared to ask the eldest princess to plead for mercy in front of His Majesty. How shameless!”
“What shame do you have? I’m afraid the Loyalty and Bravery Mansion has long forgotten how to write the word shame!” A man put his hands into his sleeves, “When the wife of the Loyalty and Bravery Marquis was still alive, she dared to touch the second girl’s dowry. If the mistress is so arrogant, just imagine what good things can come from the Loyalty and Bravery Mansion, which is a nest of snakes and rats!”
As soon as the man finished speaking, he was pulled by his wife, indicating that Qin Lang was still there.
The man then shrank his neck and hurried away with his wife.
“Qin Lang, you and my second sister come with me, I have something to tell you…” Bai Qingyan said with a stern face.
Qin Lang nodded, turned around and looked at Nanny Wu who was kneeling on the ground and crying non-stop, and said: “Go back and take good care of your brothers and sisters! The Grand Princess is heartbroken, and as her grandson-in-law, I feel guilty for not being able to share her burden. How can I let the Grand Princess worry about the affairs of the Loyal and Brave Marquis’ Mansion?”
Nanny Wu wanted to say something, but Qin Lang could no longer allow her to tarnish the reputation of the Loyal and Brave Marquis’s Mansion. He waved his sleeves and said sternly, “My brothers and sisters are just not allowed to enter and leave the Loyal and Brave Marquis’s Mansion freely now, their lives are not in danger. The emperor will make a fair decision on the issue of military rations. This is a matter of state, and we should not interfere. Go back!”
After saying that, Qin Lang stepped onto the high steps of the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion. Not wanting to get entangled with Nanny Wu any more, he stepped forward to support Bai Jinxiu and followed Bai Qingyan’s steps to leave.
“Young Master! Young Master, please save the Second Young Master and the two girls! They are your own brothers and sisters! Young Master, you cannot be so cruel!” Nanny Wu cried.
Bai Jintong looked at the guards who were still standing there and said, “Why don’t you take the old woman from the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery back? Are you planning to make a big fuss and really alarm my grandmother and His Majesty?!”
The guard in charge of guarding the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery’s Mansion was shocked. He did not care about the difference between men and women. He clasped his fists to apologize to Bai Jintong and then dragged the crying Nanny Wu back to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery’s Mansion.
Gao Sheng, who was hiding in the crowd, watched Qin Lang and Bai Qingyan leave. He immediately thought of the list in front of the Dali Temple prison gate. His scalp tightened and he hurried back to Prince Liang’s Mansion.
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Bai Qingyan brought Bai Jinxiu and Qin Lang to the rockery pavilion in the courtyard, and asked Nanny Tong to hand the list written on the brocade to Qin Lang.
Qin Lang took a quick glance and saw that all the people on it were dead. He immediately understood what was going on: “This is… the list of officials who handled grain and fodder in Southern Xinjiang years ago?!”
“Yes, so many officials who handled grain and fodder in Southern Xinjiang…what a coincidence, they all died in accidents within two months.” Bai Qingyan tapped the stone table with his fingers.
Xiao Ruojiang clasped his fists and saluted Qin Lang, then said, “Second uncle, we got this list from the Marquis half an hour ago when we followed the eldest lady to the Dali Temple prison.”
Qin Lang’s heart was filled with huge waves. This meant that his father had known about the problem with the food and fodder a long time ago, and even… it was very likely that it was really his father who did it!
Qin Lang couldn’t sit still anymore and stood up suddenly. He paced back and forth for a few steps: “Miss, can you…can you find a way for me to see my father?”
Xiao Ruojiang lowered his eyes and said, “For the sake of the safety of the Loyal and Brave Marquis, it’s better for the Second Uncle not to meet him!”
Xiao Rongyan: Can I see my wife?
Bald Author: It depends on how many monthly tickets you get…
Xiao Rongyan: Xiao Si, take the whip!