The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 137: Done
Chapter 137 Done
But after a while, the corner door suddenly opened, and the woman who had just delivered the message came out. Tong Ji’s heart sank: “Where is Miss Chunyan? Can’t she come out?”
“Don’t worry, Miss Chunyan will be here soon. I’m not afraid that you will be waiting anxiously, so I come to tell you first. You don’t know… how difficult it is for me to avoid everyone’s sight and pass the message to Miss Chunyan.” The old woman said with her hands folded and a smile.
Tong Ji was disdainful in his heart, isn’t it just for money? !
Tong Ji took out a few pieces of silver from his chest and handed them to the old woman. He could not hide his contempt on his face. He did not even utter a polite word, and his face, which was red from the cold, was tense.
The old woman happily accepted the silver, thanked him, and then retreated into the corner door and closed it.
Tong Ji was about to chase after the old woman and spit at her, but when he thought of the letters in his arms and the King of Liang’s instructions to make sure they were handed over to Chunyan, he forced himself to hold back.
The old woman made another sum of money and returned to the gate room where the brazier was burning brightly to count the money with a happy face. Nanny Qin and Nanny Tong said…she could keep the money and the mansion would give her a credit, so she was naturally happy about such a good thing.
After counting the silver, the old woman carefully hid the silver and kept it close to her body. She took a plate of peanuts and sat by the stove to roast sweet potatoes.
Soon, someone came to inform the old woman that she could go and inform Chunyan.
The old woman walked swiftly and quickly reached Qinghui Courtyard.
In the past few days, Nanny Tong has not assigned any work to Chunyan. The eldest girl and Chuntao have been in the mourning hall. Chunyan has not even had a chance to show her face in front of the eldest girl. She is anxious and rushes into the kitchen to make some snacks that the eldest girl likes to eat, so that the eldest girl will remember her kindness and arrange for her to serve her again.
The maid who was sweeping the Qinghui Courtyard ran into the small kitchen from outside the courtyard, patted the snow on her shoulder, turned around and said to Chunyan: “Chunyan, there is a maid outside calling you.”
Chunyan frowned and was about to say that she was busy, but for some reason she suddenly thought of King Liang. She put down the palm-leaf fan she was using to fan the fire, combed her hair, and walked out of the kitchen toward the door. As expected, as soon as she came out, she saw the gatekeeper who had sent her a message on behalf of King Liang yesterday.
Seeing Chunyan coming out, the old woman hurriedly walked to a deserted place. Chunyan understood and followed her, feeling uneasy and twisting the handkerchief hard in her hands.
“But…what does His Royal Highness Prince Liang have to say?” Chunyan’s ears turned red, and she really missed that precious, heroic and extraordinary man in her heart.
“Yes, yes! Miss Chunyan, I, your old servant, am risking my life to deliver a message to you! If you marry into a rich family in the future, you must remember my kindness!” said the old woman with a smile.
Chunyan quickly took off a bracelet from her wrist and stuffed it into the old woman’s hand: “I know that Madam has taken a risk, Chunyan is very grateful! Madam, you’d better tell me quickly, otherwise others will see it!”
The old woman weighed the bracelet in her hand, quietly hid it in her sleeve, and then said, “Master Tong from His Royal Highness Prince Liang is here. He wants to see you. I was busy with other people just now, so I finally found time to come here. Master Tong has been waiting for a long time. I checked for the young lady before I came here, and Master Tong is still here! It seems that he has something very important to tell the young lady! Go quickly, young lady!”
After saying that, the old woman looked around and left in a hurry.
Chunyan’s heart was in a mess. She lowered her head and patted the flour that was not stained on her plain jacket and skirt. She tidied her hair and then hurried towards the door.
Seeing Chunyan leaving, Yinshuang jumped down from the tree and followed Chunyan quietly.
Nanny Tong told Yinshuang that once Chunyan left Qinghuiyuan, she should follow her immediately and remember what Chunyan said to whom. If she could remember every word, she would get candy!
Chunyan jogged all the way, and when she was almost at the corner gate, she stopped to catch her breath, tidied her hair and clothes, and then came out of the corner gate.
Seeing the carriage, Chunyan panicked: “Is His Highness here too?!”
“Why did you come out just now!” Tong Ji couldn’t help but complain when he saw Chunyan coming out.
“I’m sorry! The gatekeeper had to stay away from people, so I came out a little late!” Chunyan couldn’t stop glancing at the carriage.
In the past, King Liang always came in a carriage used by his servants to hide his whereabouts, so Chunyan thought that King Liang was there.
“His Highness didn’t come! You don’t have to strain your neck to see him!” Tong Ji was furious and spoke rudely, “His Highness has something to tell you…”
As he spoke, Tong Ji took out several letters from his arms and told Chunyan every word of King Liang’s instructions.
When Tong Ji said that King Liang also had feelings for her, Chun Yan’s heart beat faster and faster and her face turned red.
“After the matter is done, Miss Bai will marry into the palace, and His Highness will ask Miss Bai for you and take you as his concubine! So this matter cannot go wrong… You can’t open this letter to read, otherwise it will be exposed! After all, with the character of the Duke, he will definitely not open the letters of his juniors and read them privately.” Tong Ji warned, “You must remember His Highness’s repeated instructions!”
Chunyan’s hands were shaking a little. His Highness said that he wanted to take her as a concubine… She was very excited, but it was indeed difficult to put the letter into the Duke’s study. However… if she could become His Highness’s woman, she had to take the risk.
Besides, what good family could their eldest daughter marry into when she had difficulty having children? His Royal Highness Prince Liang was a prince, and he was in love with her. What better marriage could there be than marrying his Highness?! She did this… for her eldest daughter!
Thinking of this, Chunyan no longer hesitated and took the letter from Tong Ji: “Please tell King Liang that I will find a way to put the letter into the Duke’s study!”
“His Highness said that today is the best time to hold the funeral at the Duke’s Mansion. If you miss today, you don’t know when you will have to wait! By then…if the eldest lady’s marriage changes in the middle, then there will be no hope! You must remember this.” Tong Ji was afraid that Chunyan would be too afraid, so he said it again.
If the eldest girl’s marriage changes, she will never see His Royal Highness Prince Liang again. Chunyan’s face turned pale and she immediately realized the urgency of the matter.
She held several letters tightly in her hand and nodded: “Don’t worry, Your Highness. I will definitely get this done today. After it’s done, I will find a way to find someone to pass the message to Your Highness!”
The Bai family’s funeral procession was passing the intersection in front of the alley. Tong Ji looked back and said hurriedly, “Don’t ask anyone to pass the message! I’ll wait here… The funeral procession has returned. If you delay any longer, there will be no chance. Go and put it away quickly and tell me immediately!”
As soon as Tong Ji finished speaking, the corner gate suddenly opened, and more than a dozen guards and servants rushed out and captured Chunyan, who was holding the letter, along with Tong Ji and the groom of Prince Liang’s mansion!
“What are you doing?! Let me go! I am King Liang’s personal servant, how dare you disrespect me?!” Tong Ji shouted loudly.
Xiao Rongyan: Where is my part?
Bald author: Wait… after dealing with King Liang, I feel like the little ancestors don’t want to see you too much!
Xiao Rongyan: …
Bald author: I ask for monthly tickets every day! Double the amount these days, please support me!
Xiao Rongyan: Where is your integrity?
Bald author: For monthly tickets, you can throw them away every day during the solar term! The main thing is that this monthly ticket is too hard to get…T~T