The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1310: palliative
Chapter 1310 Appeasement
But today, he felt inexplicably afraid of Bai Qingyan.
He didn’t dare to say that he was a cunning person, but at least he was older than Bai Qingyan, even older than Bai Qishan, and he could always hide his thoughts. But now, he was seen through so clearly by the high-handed… Bai Qingyan, whom he thought was a little girl.
It would be impossible to say that Sima Yan was not surprised. He was even panicked for a moment.
“So…” Bai Qingyan placed the teacup heavily on the table, and the porcelain cup made a heavy sound. “Master Sima, don’t think that I am not old and can be fooled casually. Just tell me the truth!”
Sima Yan’s head was buzzing, and he immediately kowtowed to Bai Qingyan, knocking his forehead so hard that he saw stars: “Your humble servant is terrified, and you would rather die than fool Your Majesty!”
In fact, Sima Yan also understood that since Bai Qingyan valued Sima Ruodan, he would definitely send someone to investigate the cause and effect of the matter after returning. At the beginning, because his mother had already done something and had definitely taken Sima Ruodan’s life, he thought that when a person dies, it is like a light goes out, and no one will know anything. He was just hoping for luck… He also didn’t want to care about it anymore, so he didn’t send anyone to clean up the matter.
My mother hasn’t been involved in the affairs of the mansion for many years, and she doesn’t have many capable people at her disposal, which will definitely leave many loopholes. Bai Qingyan now has many capable people under his command.
In just a short moment, Sima Yan’s mind was in a thousand turns, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he kowtowed quickly and said: “Your Majesty, no matter who did it, the incident happened in our Sima Mansion. As the head of the Sima family, Sima Yan should naturally shoulder all the responsibilities. Your Majesty, please understand Sima Yan’s heart, punish Sima Yan, and spare my family!”
As soon as Sima Yan finished speaking, Wei Zhong hurried in and whispered in Bai Qingyan’s ear, covering his lips with his hands: “Your Majesty, Sima Zhongcheng’s mother, Sima Lao Taijun, is now in the Dali Temple. She said that she admitted that she had harmed Princess Xiangxie and asked the Dali Temple to punish her. She also brought her own confession… The Dali Temple is still reviewing it, so it has not been sent over yet.”
This was beyond Bai Qingyan’s expectations, but also reasonable.
Bai Qingyan nodded to show that he understood, then turned to look at Sima Yan who was still kneeling on the ground, tapping the table with his fingers: “Sima sir, old lady Sima has gone to the Dali Temple and admitted that she had harmed Princess Xiangxie, and she also brought her own confession.”
Sima Yan knew that his mother knew that he came to the palace to apologize to the emperor and was afraid that he would be implicated, so she went to the Dali Temple to confess her guilt first. For some reason, Sima Yan, who had originally decided to take the blame for his mother, was inexplicably relieved, but his eyes couldn’t help but feel hot.
“Your Majesty, please consider my mother’s old age and let Sima Yan bear all the blame. Sima Yan is willing to resign from his post… and accept the punishment for my mother.” Sima Yan kowtowed again with sincerity.
“Sima sir, our country has its own laws. You can’t just go to jail for your mother if you want to. Besides… your mother’s life is a life, but the life of Princess Xiangxie’s mother is not a life? Princess Xiangxie’s life is not a life?” Bai Qingyan paused, and said to Sima Yan in a slow tone, “Sima sir, I think highly of Sima Ping…”
When Sima Yan heard this, he tightened his hands on the ground and understood what this sentence meant.
“Sima Ping is as cautious as Lord Sima. It is this caution that saved many lives on the battlefield.” Bai Qingyan saw Sima Yan’s back stiffen and said, “The law of the country cannot be disrupted, but… if you want Sima Ping’s future to be smoother, at least Sima Ping’s father cannot cause trouble for Sima Ping. Do you understand?”
Sima Yan’s back was tense and his throat seemed to be strangled, making it impossible for him to make a sound. He could only kowtow heavily to Bai Qingyan to show that he understood.
She chose Sima Yan because she wanted to use Sima Ping, and also because… she wanted to use Sima Yan.
Sima Yan is a capable man. Now the Great Zhou needs talents, regardless of age.
She had said everything she needed to say. Sima Yan was a smart man. Whether he was willing to be used by her or not, he probably knew what to do.
No one can violate the law of the country no matter what.
“Since you understand, go ahead…” Bai Qingyan picked up the teacup again, “You can be filial, but you can’t interfere in this matter, just like when the Bai family made a mistake, I can’t interfere. The country’s laws will handle it, and I will never tolerate it!”
Sima Yan kowtowed again with tears in his eyes and left the hall respectfully.
Coming out of the main hall, Sima Yan looked at the magnificent double-eaved palace and red walls and golden tiles illuminated by the dazzling golden light, but his heart was chilled. The law of the country…
For Sima Yan, who used to be an official in the Jin Dynasty and could get people out as long as he had money and power, even if he had killed someone, and who had even saved several of his clansmen, how could he not feel hatred and sadness when he could not save his own mother?
If he becomes the Chief Censor but still cannot save his mother, what is the point of being an official?
But when Sima Yan thought of his smart young son and what Bai Qingyan had just said, his heart was tormented.
According to the law, the mother forced Sima Ruodan’s mother to death, and sent people to hunt down Sima Ruodan. Although she failed… she was inevitably exiled.
How can my old mother bear it?
Sima Yan closed his eyes, and slowly clenched his hands into fists behind his back. He thought of a best of both worlds plan that would not only protect Sima Ping’s future, but perhaps… it would also help the future of his three children.
Thinking of this, Sima Yan lifted his robe and walked towards the high steps.
Chunzhi brought Bai Qingyan a plate of snacks and said softly, “Miss, are you still going to the Madam to see the little prince and princess? I just heard that Madam Dong is also entering the palace today.”
Bai Qingyan, who had been delayed for so long by Sima Yan and originally wanted to continue reviewing memorials, got up and went to her mother when she heard that her grandmother had arrived.
Cining Palace.
After entering the palace, Old Lady Dong took off her imperial robes and changed into the casual clothes prepared by Mrs. Dong. She said that she was worried that the child would be uncomfortable when she held him in her arms, but in fact, she did it to make Old Lady Dong more comfortable.
Old Lady Dong took turns holding the two children and refused to let go. The more she looked at them, the more she liked them: “I come to the palace every few days to see the two children, but I still can’t see enough! These children are thinner than Changlan’s children when they were born. I was so worried! Now it’s good… The two children are growing stronger and stronger!”
Old Lady Dong loved her two children dearly and missed them terribly when she didn’t see them for a day. But in the end, she still had to consider the rules of the palace. Even though her daughter and granddaughter said there was no need to be shy, she was still afraid that people would say that their in-laws often entered the palace and that the Dong family was getting too powerful.
So Mrs. Dong sent someone to pick up Old Lady Dong every now and then, saying that she missed her mother.