The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1239: do your best
Chapter 1239: Doing My Best
Just now, because Bai Qingyan fell off a horse and gave birth prematurely, the ladies’ hearts were all on Bai Qingyan, fearing that Bai Qingyan and the child might have an accident. They had no time to worry about the military reports, and they didn’t think about it carefully. They just thought that they might have lost the battle, and didn’t send anyone out to ask.
Now that Bai Qingyan had given birth safely, people felt relieved, but they realized something was wrong.
Others may not understand what kind of person Bai Qingyan is, but how could aunts like them not understand?
Victory and defeat are common in the military. Not only is Bai Qingyan a veteran of the battlefield, he has also read many military books and received careful instruction from King Bai Weiting and Duke Bai Qishan of Zhenguo. How could he not accept a defeat?
When Mrs. Dong was helping Bai Qingyan give birth, she had already seen the military report that Bai Qingyan was holding tightly in her hand. When Mrs. Wu asked about this, she couldn’t hold back her tears. She forced herself to swallow them and said, “Ayu and Xiaoqi are missing.”
The ladies were all stunned.
“How…how could this happen?!” Fourth Madam Wang opened her eyes wide, “Ajue and Aqi, shouldn’t they protect Ayu well?”
“This time we need someone to pretend to be defeated and lure the enemy deep into our territory so that we can set up an ambush. Ayu took Xiaoqi to lure the enemy, but who knew that Cui Shanzhong had already received the news and set up an ambush along the way.” Bai Qingyan’s voice was very hoarse.
“Did Yan State accidentally leak the news?!” Fifth Madam Qi suddenly thought of Bai Qingyan’s dispatch of troops to the border of Yan State, saying that if Yan State made any unusual moves, they would be driven directly to Yan Capital. Her fingertips sank deeply into the tender flesh of her palms, her eyes reddened, and she asked tentatively, “Or… did Yan State do it on purpose?!”
Bai Qingyan shook his head and said nothing.
Although the ladies were all very anxious when they heard the news, but… no matter how anxious they were, they were not as miserable as the eldest sister-in-law and Abao, especially since Abao had just given birth to a child.
Fifth Madam Qi took the two children from Fourth Madam Wang and Second Madam Liu, walked to the bed, put the two children next to Bai Qingyan, looked at Dong and Bai Qingyan and said, “Sister-in-law, Abao…don’t worry, Aqi is your elder brother. With Aqi here, Aqi will do his best to find Ayu and Xiaoqi even if he has to sacrifice his life!”
Fifth Madam Qi held back her emotions, bent down and held the hands of Bai Qingyan and Dong: “Abao gave birth to a dragon and a phoenix, this is a good omen…Ayu and Xiaoqi are both resourceful children, they will be safe!”
“Yes!” Third Madam Li also said, “It is said that those who survive a great disaster will have good fortune in the future. Haven’t our Bai family experienced many life and death situations? We have survived every time safely! Abao, you are in confinement now, so don’t worry too much. Take good care of yourself! Do you understand?”
She turned to look at her two children and gently touched their faces with her fingers.
“Well, Abao has been tired for a whole day and night, it’s time for him to rest. Let’s not disturb Abao’s peace here! Sister-in-law, you have also worked hard for so long, take a good rest.” Fifth Madam Qi stood up and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said to the other sisters-in-law, “Let’s go first!”
As soon as the second wife Liu, the third wife Li, the fourth wife Wang and the fifth wife Qi came out of Bai Qingyan’s bedroom, Qi turned around and said to her sisters-in-law, “Ayu is the spiritual pillar of the eldest sister-in-law and Abao. Abao is in confinement now. We can’t let the eldest sister-in-law and Abao be too sad because of Ayu and Xiaoqi. Something like this happened in Xiliang, the military newspaper will definitely not be able to hide it! The news will spread soon, so…sisters-in-law, our mother’s family has some capable people, send them all to Xiliang to find Ayu and Xiaoqi! One more person means more hope. This can be regarded as us aunts doing our best for Ayu and Xiaoqi.”
“That’s what I meant!” Third Madam Li nodded repeatedly before Fifth Madam Qi finished her words. She eagerly lifted up the hem of her dress, held onto the nanny’s hand and walked away, “I’ll go write a letter to my mother’s family right now!”
“I’ll also write a letter to my mother’s family!” Second Madam Liu also hurried back.
When Fourth Madam Wang heard this, her lips twitched, but she looked back at the bedroom and nodded vigorously.
“Fourth sister-in-law! I know the situation of your mother’s family.” Fifth Madam Qi took Wang’s arm and walked down the high steps with her. “Write a letter back and say… if we can find Ayu and Xiaoqi, it will be a great achievement! Because the Wang family treated Fourth sister-in-law badly, Abao did not promote the Wang family after ascending the throne. Tell them that this is the best opportunity for the Wang family. If the Wang family can’t seize it, they will not be rich! Tell the Wang family… say that the other ladies have written letters back to their mother’s family to ask for help in order to grab this credit!”
Fourth Madam Wang’s palms were sweaty: “Will this work?”
“Fourth sister-in-law, don’t you know your half-brother? He likes to judge others by himself. If we sisters-in-law are fighting for credit, he will definitely take it!” Qi patted Wang’s hand gently.
Wang paused as she was fiddling with the Buddhist beads and nodded, “Okay! I’ll listen to my fifth brother’s wife!”
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In the bedroom, Bai Qingyan was already extremely sleepy and should have had a good sleep, but because he was worried about Ayu and Xiaoqi, even though his body was extremely tired, his mind was still very clear.
Nanny Tong and Chunzhi asked the palace maids and eunuchs to seal the windows tightly and brought in a few charcoal basins. Bai Qingyan had just given birth to a child and could not be exposed to the cold.
The earth dragon also started burning.
Dong Qingping, as Bai Qingyan’s uncle, entered the palace first. After all, Bai Qingyan had just given birth, so he couldn’t go in to see Bai Qingyan, but he could say a few words to Bai Qingyan through the gauze curtain.
Bai Qingyan gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. This was a very happy thing. Dong Qingping told Bai Qingyan about the auspicious sign in the eastern sky just before Bai Qingyan gave birth: “With such a good sign, Ayu and Seventh Girl will definitely be safe! Abao… you should take good care of yourself during the confinement period! I have sent someone back to send a letter to your grandmother, asking her and your aunt to come over tomorrow. You should take a good rest today.”
“Go and announce the good news! Let all the court officials know that His Majesty has given birth to… a dragon and a phoenix!” Mrs. Dong sighed and spoke slowly.
“Okay!” Dong Qingping responded, suppressing her worries about Ayu and said, “I’ll go right away!”
After that, Dong Qingping bowed and was about to leave. He then said to Bai Qing: “Abao, General Lu has already done what you asked! Don’t worry too much. I have sent all the secret guards of the Dong family to Xiliang to look for Ayu and the seventh girl. As for your uncle… your grandmother also sent a letter to ask Changlan to personally lead people to Xiliang to look for them! Don’t worry!”
“Thank you, grandma and uncle…”
“That’s ridiculous!” Dong Qingping said. Not wanting to disturb Bai Qingyan’s rest, he bowed and went to report the good news to the court officials.