The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1221: Thrilling
Chapter 1221 Thrilling
He rode on horseback, looking down at her from above. His eyes were as deep as a cold pond, and no emotion could be seen in them, but his eyes were filled with the pity that a man in a high position has for the weak. He handed the cicada to her and let her escape.
Such a man actually told her that he was afraid of being abandoned by her…
She once thought that this word had never existed in Xiao Rongyan’s world.
In Bai Qingyan’s heart, he is the strongest person in the world.
Her eyes were red and wet, and she kept thinking about what Xiao Rongyan said… If her brother or sister was surrounded at the same time as him, who would she save?
She thought that she would save her younger brother and sister first, and then save Xiao Rongyan, but this was not a choice between the two, but because she believed in Xiao Rongyan’s ability, knew how powerful he was, and knew that he would definitely win.
Because in the previous life, at least before she was reborn, the world belonged to the State of Yan… It was the trend of the times. The situation in the State of Yan was caused by Xiao Rongyan. He led a State of Yan that was on the verge of extinction, and made other countries tremble in fear.
But if she answered like this, Xiao Rongyan would definitely think that she was making excuses and would be disheartened!
This time, she really hurt Xiao Rongyan’s heart.
Seeing that Xiao Rongyan had already walked away, Wei Zhong slowly stepped forward and called in a low voice: “Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince has left. Let me help you go back and rest…”
“Yes.” Bai Qingyan looked at Xiao Rongyan and responded, his hand gently covering his abdomen, “Get ready and go back to the capital city!”
Bai Qingyan set the date for the palace examination on March 15th. The journey back would probably take quite a while, so it was time to set off.
“Yes!” Wei Zhong responded.
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At the front line, Bai Qingyu received a letter from Bai Qingyan, saying that Mr. Cui Shanzhong led the siege of Gyantse City, but fortunately Xiao Rongyan brought the Yan army to help in an emergency, and the crisis of Gyantse City has been resolved. She is ready to set off back to Dadu City, so that Bai Qingyu and other brothers and sisters don’t have to worry and concentrate on attacking the city.
He also told Bai Qingyu that now that Mr. Cui Shanzhong was defeated in Gyantse City, he would definitely regroup and should be careful of sneak attacks from the rear. Mr. Cui Shanzhong never used a single method on the battlefield. He was defeated this time only because Xiliang was short of soldiers and food, and Mr. Cui Shanzhong wanted too much.
But after this defeat, I think old General Cui Shanzhong will certainly be extremely wary of the Great Zhou army. While guarding against the Great Zhou, he will also be on guard against the State of Yan. Next time if you meet General Cui, you must be extremely cautious. You can cooperate with the Yan army and make sure to completely pacify Xiliang in this battle.
After reading the letter, Bai Qingyu handed it to Bai Jinxiu, feeling a little scared: “Given my sister’s personality, she would definitely not let the news reach the front line. If the Ninth Prince of Yan State hadn’t arrived in time, the consequences of Xiliang’s early attack on the camp would be disastrous.”
Bai Jinxiu was also shocked when she saw Bai Qingyan’s understatement in the letter.
Bai Qingqi rubbed his fingers and squinted his eyes, saying, “If I remember correctly, the Ninth Prince of Yan State was leading his troops to attack Anfen. How did he know that my eldest sister was trapped in Jiangzi City? How could he…lead his troops to Jiangzi City instead? This doesn’t seem to be cost-effective for Yan State.”
Because the Great Zhou had many powerful soldiers and brave generals, Xiliang focused on resisting the Great Zhou, and the Yan army encountered little resistance along the way.
The Ninth Prince of Yan, Murong Yan, had already led his troops to Anfen at that time, which means that Yan actually had the opportunity to enter Yunjing before the Great Zhou. But why did the Ninth Prince of Yan give up the march to Yunjing and turn around with his troops to rescue his eldest sister?
“It seems that the Ninth Prince of Yan State has arranged a lot of spies in our Great Zhou!” Bai Qingjue held a teacup in his hand, “He actually found out about my elder sister being trapped in Jiangzi City so quickly! No matter what, this time our Great Zhou owes Yan State a huge favor, after all, Yan State saved our Great Zhou’s emperor.”
If Bai Qingjue were to look at it purely from a political perspective, he would be right to think so.
But Bai Qingyu knew in her heart that Xiao Rongyan gave up Yunjing and chose to lead his troops to Jiangzi City to rescue his elder sister because of his deep love for her.
Before, Bai Qingyu never liked the Ninth Prince of Yan State, but after this incident… her opinion of Xiao Rongyan changed.
If Xiao Rongyan could give up Yunjing for his sister, such a person would be qualified to be his brother-in-law.
“We, the Great Zhou, can repay the favor of the Ninth Prince of Yan State for saving my elder sister in other ways, but… Yunjing must not give in.” Bai Qingqi spoke slowly, “Xiliang and our Bai family have a deep grudge, so the only one who can destroy Xiliang is our Great Zhou!”
“Third brother is right!” Bai Qingjue nodded.
“Then cheer up, my elder sister is safe. Bailong City is the territory of my Bai family army. They will protect my elder sister across the Jing River, and then we will be safe…” Bai Qingqi stood up and said, “We have wasted too long here. We must take Luquan tonight, pass Jingrong, and go straight to Yunjing!”
“Yes!” Bai Jinzhao, Bai Jinhua and Bai Jinse responded in unison.
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Beside the Jing River, Bai Qingyan paid tribute to the soldiers of the Bai family army who had died in battle here.
After crossing the Jing River to Fengcheng, passing Fengming Mountain, and before reaching Tianmen Pass, Bai Qingyan calculated that he would have enough time to return to the capital before March 15th, so he traveled light, taking the Bai family guards, Wei Zhong, and Chunzhi with him, disguised as a businessman, wanting to see along the way whether the lives of the people had improved significantly since the implementation of the administration in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Before entering Tianmen Pass, Wei Zhong arranged to rest and have lunch at the post station at noon before setting off again.
After thinking about Xiao Rongyan’s matter over and over again for a few days, Bai Qingyan finally wrote a letter to Xiao Rongyan, telling him that he left in a hurry that day, so she didn’t have time to tell him. After considering it for a few days, she felt that she couldn’t wait for Xiao Rongyan to come back safely, so she wrote a letter.
She promised Xiao Rongyan that in the future, she would consider her own safety and her children more when encountering problems, and also asked Xiao Rongyan not to let her get hurt again.
She couldn’t sleep well these past few days. She said that she had never thought about what would happen if Xiao Rongyan was without her. She didn’t think about it before because in her heart, Xiao Rongyan was so strong that he was indestructible, and she had been trying to be like him.
Now, she thought about it but didn’t dare to think too deeply, because she didn’t want to experience the pain of losing her lover again, and she also asked Xiao Rongyan to take care of himself for her and the child.
Bai Qingyan’s pen tip stayed on the paper for a moment, and finally she put it down. Some of the words she wrote down made her heart hurt as if it was being crushed back and forth by a millstone.
She had no way of telling Xiao Rongyan in the letter that she had always been trying to do what Xiao Rongyan had done in her previous life, but in her own way.
The deaths of her grandfather, father, uncles, and younger brothers, as well as her mother and aunts in her previous life, had tormented her every moment.