The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1226: Marriage
Chapter 1226: Granted Marriage
Wei Zhong poured hot tea for Bai Qingyan, and looking at the lively scene of Fengxian Night Market, he said with a smile: “You can tell whether the people of Fengxian live a good life from the street scene after dark! In poor places, at night… it’s all pitch black, there are no small vendors setting up stalls, and even if there are small vendors setting up stalls, the people don’t have extra money to shop! But now you see, the lights are brilliant, just like daytime. Although it can’t be compared with the capital, it is also very lively.”
She took the teacup handed to her by Wei Zhong and clutched the lid. She moved her eyes away from the storybook and looked at the market outside. It was lively and noisy, with shouts and sounds of playing one after another, full of the flavor of life.
Bai Qingyan’s eyes fell on a small stall selling wontons. Under the oilcloth shed, the mud stove was burning brightly, and waves of heat were coming out of the chimney. A little boy with pigtails pulled his mother to ask for wontons, and reached out to wipe the copper coins in the lady’s sleeve, so the lady grabbed his ears and gave him a scolding.
Bai Qingyan likes this kind of hustle and bustle of the city.
The real prosperity of a country lies in the prosperity of its people.
She hopes that the people can live such a peaceful and prosperous life. For the people… this is what it means to be truly prosperous and strong, and truly peaceful and prosperous.
After dinner at the restaurant, Wei Zhong’s original intention was to let Bai Qingyan stay in Feng County tonight, but Bai Qingyan said, “Let’s go. We’ll feel relieved after seeing this. Let’s go to Tianmen Pass first.”
According to the route back to the capital city, she should be at Tianmen Pass now. Although Xiao Rongyan was still as gentle as ever that day, he left like that with such serious injuries on his body.
She knew that Xiao Rongyan must know that she was concerned about his injuries, and she was afraid that Xiao Rongyan would ask someone to deliver a letter to her… but she would not be there at Tianmen Pass.
Xiao Rongyan handed her the letter, and she wanted to see it first.
When the carriage left Feng County and arrived at Tianmen Pass, the gate of Tianmen Pass was already closed. Wei Zhong showed the token and was able to enter the city gate.
But the news that Bai Qingyan got could not be hidden from the general guarding the city. As soon as he entered the city, the general invited Bai Qingyan to stay in his mansion.
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. We knew you were coming, so we’ve already vacated the mansion and are waiting for Your Majesty to move in. There will definitely be no outsiders disturbing Your Majesty!”
Bai Qingyan waved his hand and said, “Just rest at the posthouse. I won’t bother you at the general’s mansion.”
After settling down, she asked the Bai family guards whom she had asked to enter Tianmen Pass first, “Is there any news from the front?”
Calculating the date, if Xiao Rongyan had sent her a letter, it should be time.
“There is a battle report saying that the young master and the young lady have already taken over the entire city of Lu and are now on their way to Jingrong. It is estimated that they should have arrived in Jingrong by now!” said the Bai family guard.
Bai Qingyan nodded. Now in the whole Xiliang, except for the old general Cui Shanzhong, other generals were no match for the Bai family army, not to mention the Shuoyang army which was best at attacking cities.
She asked again: “Is there any other news?”
The Bai family guard thought Bai Qingyan was asking about Bai Jinzhi, and hurriedly said, “Yes, there is news from the Fourth Miss and General Shen, saying that they have reached the bottom of the hill, but have not yet attacked, in order to wait for the main force of the Great Zhou to arrive in Jingrong. The Fourth Miss and General Shen have now split up into two groups, one of which has secretly headed to the north of Yunjing. If Li Tianjiao escapes, they can capture him directly.”
She looked at the Bai family guard. The guard felt guilty and looked at Wei Zhong in confusion.
Wei Zhong smiled and asked, “What about the news from Yan State? Any news?”
“Not yet. Generally speaking… the news from Yan State should be sent directly to the young masters and young ladies at the front line. I guess the young masters and young ladies are worried about the eldest girl’s pregnancy and don’t want her to worry, so they didn’t send the news over.” The Bai family guard said with a smile.
“Okay, I understand… go and take a rest!” Bai Qingyan said with a smile.
“yes!”
After the Bai family guards left, Bai Qingyan sat on the couch in silence for a long time.
There is no rush. Her letter has just been sent out. When Xiao Rongyan sees the letter, he will definitely write back to her.
“Eunuch Wei, please go and have a rest. Chunzhi will stay here to serve you.” Bai Qingyan said.
“Yes!” Wei Zhong responded and retreated.
Seeing that Bai Qingyan was flipping through the storybook again, Chunzhi replaced the lamp with a brighter one and brought the snacks and ginseng tea she had bought today.
Seeing Bai Qingyan reading with great interest, Chunzhi was worried that Bai Qingyan would be sad, so she said, “I later learned to read, and also read a few storybooks with others, but most of them were nonsense!”
“Yeah… I know.” Bai Qingyan turned another page and studied the paper on which the words were written.
Paper has always been expensive, but this Yunshang shop actually gave away the words written on paper. It seems that the State of Yan has found a way to reduce the cost of papermaking.
The script was not thick, and Bai Qingyan finished reading it quickly. The content recorded in it was roughly about… As early as when Murong Yu was alive, he intended to marry Meng Zhaorong, the most beautiful woman in Yan State, to the Ninth Prince of Yan State. However, the Ninth Prince had a violent personality and had no intention of getting married, and was unwilling to even meet her.
Later, the Ninth Prince of Dayan went out in casual clothes and met a beggar woman holding a child who was about to be hit by a nobleman’s carriage on the long street. He asked someone to send the beggar to the clinic and returned the silver. The Ninth Prince fell in love with the girl at first sight.
After the two met, they both concealed their identities. The Ninth Prince was cruel to others but doting and tolerant towards Meng Zhaorong.
Later, after Emperor Murong Yu of Yan passed away, the Queen Mother intended to fulfill the late emperor’s last wish and arrange a marriage between the Ninth Prince and Meng Zhaorong. However, Meng Zhaorong refused to comply and was confined to her home by Minister Meng and was not allowed to go out.
The Ninth Prince couldn’t find Meng Zhaorong no matter what, and in a rage he almost turned the entire capital of Yan State upside down. He even disobeyed the imperial order and refused to marry, and even said that if the Queen Mother insisted on granting the marriage, he would dethrone his nephew.
Meng Zhaorong was detained at home for several months, and the Ninth Prince thought that Meng Zhaorong had abandoned him, so he became the regent feared by everyone in Yan State, because Meng Zhaorong’s “abandonment” personality became even more violent and terrifying.
Unexpectedly, by chance one day, he met Meng Zhaorong who was summoned by the Empress Dowager in the Imperial Garden. Only then did he realize that there was a huge misunderstanding. After all, they were supposed to be an engaged couple.
Originally, the two of them were about to get married, but then the incident in Xiliang happened and the Ninth Prince had no choice but to set out with the army. The Queen Mother promised the Ninth Prince that she would grant the two of them a marriage after the incident in Xiliang was settled.
The story ends here, and it is to be continued.
After reading the storybook, Bai Qingyan wiped his palms with a handkerchief, picked up the hot tea and took a sip. No wonder such a storybook appeared in the Great Zhou. If it was placed in the Yan State… I’m afraid it would have become a banned book.
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