The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1347: spoil
Chapter 1347 Practice
“This time travel… seems absurd to us in the Great Zhou.” Shen Sikong frowned, “So, I believe what your Majesty said. I thought that the Queen of Tianfeng Country used the jade cicada to say that she had lost her husband and children in order to stabilize the court when she had no children. Otherwise, the Queen would never be able to control the court if she was not of royal blood!”
“The people of Xiliang are very devout in their belief in the gods. Tianfeng Kingdom and Xiliang are separated by a snowy mountain. The same belief will inevitably deepen Tianfeng Kingdom’s belief in this myth.” Dong Qingping also spoke slowly, “Then, how does Your Majesty plan to deal with it? Let them come?”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “Let them come! If we don’t let them come openly, I’m afraid they will also try to find a solution secretly. In this case, why not let Aqi listen to how they plan to negotiate and put their demands on the table.”
“Then we must first send people to guard the emperor’s tomb!” General Lu was worried that the people of Tianfeng Country would do anything to get the jade cicada and would dig up Xiao Rongyan’s tomb.
No matter what, Xiao Rongyan was the emperor’s husband of their Great Zhou. If his tomb was really dug up, it would be a great shame and humiliation for the Great Zhou. Even if they didn’t want to go to war, they had to go to war to maintain the dignity of the Great Zhou. And now that they had to gamble with the State of Yan, they could not let the Great Zhou have a war in the Xiliang territory that they had just conquered.
“Of course…” Bai Qingyan looked at General Lu, “Let Fu Ruoxi take care of this matter.”
“General Fu has always been meticulous, this matter will definitely be handled well.” Shen Sikong also nodded.
After General Lu, Minister Shen and Situ Dong left, Xiao Rongyan was invited in from the side hall by Wei Zhong. In a flash… Xiao Rongyan waited for Bai Qingyan in the side hall for an hour and a half.
Xiao Rongyan was the regent of Yan State, so he naturally knew how busy the government affairs were and was not in a hurry.
By the time he entered the hall, Bai Qingyan had already had the two children brought over.
A velvet carpet with nine golden dragons was spread under Bai Qingyan’s desk. The thin silk hanging from the beams on both sides was hooked on both sides by golden hooks. On one side of the agarwood desk was a pile of memorials, and on the other side was a rosewood pen holder. Bai Qingyan was sitting in the middle, holding his two children. They smiled at him in the flickering light of the thirty-two lotus lamps on both sides, which was a beautiful sight.
Seeing Wei Zhong and Chun Tao tactfully leave, Xiao Rongyan quickly walked to Bai Qingyan, took the child and sat down beside her: “It’s only now that I know how hard it is for you to take care of government affairs while raising a child alone.”
“So, I look forward to the merger of the two countries, and to go to Baiwo City with you to live a happy life in the future!” Bai Qingyan said as he took out an agarwood box from the table with one hand and handed it to Xiao Rongyan.
“What gift has Abao prepared for me?” Xiao Rongyan opened the wooden box with a smile.
Inside were the title deed and land deeds to a house in Baiwo City.
Xiao Rongyan was slightly surprised: “This…Abao, the house you bought is separated from the house I already bought by a wall.”
Bai Qingyan was inevitably surprised when he heard Xiao Rongyan say this. After a while, he smiled and said, “That’s great. The two houses will be more spacious if they are connected.”
Bai Qingyan’s idea coincided with Xiao Rongyan’s. Xiao Rongyan actually wanted to buy the house next door last month, but he was too slow and the house had already been sold. His people offered a high price, but the other party refused to sell it. Unexpectedly, it was Bai Qingyan who bought it.
She looked up at Xiao Rongyan holding the child with a fatherly look in his eyes, and whispered, “The people of Tianfeng Country want to come to Dazhou for peace talks. I have already agreed…”
Xiao Rongyan raised his eyes and looked at Bai Qingyan: “I guess it’s because of the matter of Yuchan.”
“That’s what I thought, too.” Bai Qingyan gently stroked the jade cicada in the pouch around her waist, “So what General Lu meant was that we should guard the Emperor’s tomb well.”
“I will also have people pay attention and will never let the emperor’s tomb be dug up, so as to not cause you any trouble…” Xiao Rongyan said in a low voice, his forehead touching Bai Qingyan’s.
There was nothing in the Emperor’s Tomb, and Xiao Rongyan knew that. If the Emperor’s Tomb was really robbed and people knew that there was no body of Xiao Rongyan in the coffin, it would definitely bring trouble to Bai Qingyan.
“Hmm…” Bai Qingyan’s ears turned red and he responded softly.
“Your Majesty!” Wei Zhong’s cautious and tentative voice came from outside the door, “Your Majesty, something happened to the old lady Wang from the Fourth Madam’s mother’s family. The Fourth Madam didn’t even have time to change her clothes. She cried and said something to the Queen Mother, and then left the palace.”
If it wasn’t an extremely urgent matter, Wei Zhong wouldn’t dare to disturb Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rongyan’s reunion, and the empress dowager didn’t send anyone to inform Bai Qingyan, but Bai Qingyan always cared about her aunt, so Wei Zhong didn’t dare to hide the news.
Bai Qingyan frowned and looked towards the outside of the palace, and asked, “Who followed Fourth Aunt out of the palace?”
“Your Majesty, the Queen Mother sent Nanny Qin to accompany the Fourth Madam out of the palace,” said Wei Zhong.
Bai Qingyan felt relieved when she heard that Nanny Qin was with her. She was not worried that her aunt would be bullied. She put her clothes in order and sat apart from Xiao Rongyan: “Come in.”
Wei Zhong stepped into the hall and closed the door. He then stood in the center of the hall: “Your Majesty…”
“Do you know what happened?” Bai Qingyan asked.
“It is said that Old Lady Wang vomited blood…”
Bai Qingyan tightened his grip, but he did not suspect that the couple had done anything to the old lady. After all, the couple had always used the old lady to threaten Fourth Aunt. If Old Lady Wang was really gone, they would no longer have the bargaining chip to exploit Fourth Aunt.
But no matter what, Old Lady Wang is Fourth Aunt’s mother and Ajue’s grandmother. There is absolutely no reason for her to be bullied by these two villains.
Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said, “Wei Zhong, you go to the Wang family in person… First tell the couple that Old Lady Wang is my brother’s grandmother, and my brother is fighting for the country. If anyone wants to use the old lady, I will not sit idly by. Since she is an adopted son, if she is unfilial and has greedy desires, I will decide to replace her with someone who is clear-headed and has a clear mind. It is not difficult!”
“After meeting Old Lady Wang, if she is fine, you can ask her what she is worried about. If she cares about the honor of the Wang family, you can tell her what I said. I can choose a kind-hearted and filial person from the Wang clan to adopt as the heir. I will definitely protect the honor of the Wang family. But if this black-hearted couple dares to think about Ajue’s marriage again, I will protect my shortcomings and will never show mercy to these two people. If they hurt the Wang family, please forgive me, Old Lady Wang.” After Bai Qingyan finished speaking, he added, “Don’t tell Fourth Aunt behind her back, don’t make it difficult for her!”