The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1377: woke up
Chapter 1377 Awakening
Bai Qingyan squinted his eyes as he felt sleepy and confused. Chuntao stepped forward and whispered to Bai Qingyan, “Young lady, are you drunk? Otherwise… I will help you to rest first?”
Although Chuntao herself felt that it was very rude to persuade Bai Qingyan to leave the banquet early at this time, Chuntao’s heartache for Bai Qingyan was even greater, so she dared to step forward and say such inappropriate words to Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan glanced at Chuntao who looked worried, smiled and waved his hand: “It’s okay, no need to worry so much…”
“Your Majesty seems to be in a very good mood because of the alliance between Great Zhou and Yan State.” Sar Khan looked at Bai Qingyan with a smile and raised the wine glass in front of him, “I toast the empress again.”
“I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I’m not in good health and can’t drink much. I’ll use tea instead of wine…” Bai Qingyan picked up the teacup, “I hope Your Majesty will forgive me.”
Bai Qingyan was born with fair complexion, and her cheeks were slightly red at this moment. She did not look like she was lying when she said she could not drink much. Sar Khan did not mind and raised his glass from a distance and drank it all.
On the evening of the palace banquet, the envoy of Tianfeng Kingdom personally visited Liu Rushi, presented him with a valuable gift, and handed him the document requesting Da Zhou to open up trade. He also made an unreasonable request, saying… The jade cicada in the hand of Xiao Rongyan, the emperor of Da Zhou, was the national treasure of their Tianfeng Kingdom. He also asked Da Zhou to help find the jade cicada so that their Tianfeng Kingdom could bring it back and worship it in front of the gods.
Liu Rushi and Bai Qingyan said the same thing, saying that Your Majesty is also looking for the jade cicada, and if you find it… I’m afraid the jade cicada is a relic of Your Majesty’s late husband, and it can’t be given up so easily.
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“A Bao…A Bao!” Mrs. Dong sat beside the bed, raised her hand and touched Bai Qingyan’s hot white cheek, and turned her head anxiously to ask the doctor, “What happened?”
“Don’t worry, Queen Mother!” Imperial Doctor Huang stepped forward and bowed to Mrs. Dong. “Your Majesty is drunk. Aunt Chuntao has just given you some sobering soup. It will be fine once the alcohol smell dissipates. It’s nothing serious.”
Mrs. Dong was afraid that Bai Qingyan would be too busy reviewing memorials and not take care of his own health, so she asked Nanny Qin to bring some soup to see Bai Qingyan. Unexpectedly, she saw the usually diligent Bai Qingyan sleeping on the table.
She originally wanted to put clothes on Bai Qingyan, but she saw that Bai Qingyan’s cheeks were red, and when she touched them, they were burning hot. She called Bai Qingyan, and she smiled foolishly and called her mother.
Hearing the imperial physician say this, Mrs. Dong breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s good… I hope you’re not sick!” Dong felt her legs sinking. She turned around and saw Bai Qingyan resting his head on her legs like he did when they were little. He hugged her waist and called her “Mother” softly.
Mrs. Dong caressed Bai Qingyan’s head distressedly. She felt angry but couldn’t bear to teach Bai Qingyan a lesson. She only whispered, “You knew that you couldn’t drink as much as your own sister. Why didn’t you replace the wine with water when foreign guests were here today? How dare you drink it?”
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhong hurried forward to apologize: “It is my fault for not thinking carefully. Please punish me, Queen Mother!”
“Get up. What are you being punished for? It’s obviously Abao who is making trouble!” Mrs. Dong pulled the quilt for Bai Qingyan, wrapped her daughter up, and gently patted her back. After a while, she said softly, “Okay, lie down quickly… and have a good sleep. Just take a rest today, and don’t get up to read the memorials again!”
After Dong finished speaking, she felt Bai Qingyan holding her waist tighter, and her eyes could not hide the gentle smile: “I am already a mother, how can I still act like a spoiled child in her arms?”
“Mother…” Bai Qingyan rubbed her face in Dong’s arms, then looked up at Dong who was looking down at her.
“Yes, mother is here!” Dong raised her hand and gathered the sparse hair on Bai Qingyan’s temples behind her ears. She then took off the jade hairpin on Bai Qingyan’s head, let down her long jet-black hair, and gently combed it with her fingers.
“I remember that my grandfather asked me three times what a wise ruler is. The first time… my daughter said that a wise ruler is one who can feed and clothe the people. The second time, my daughter said that a wise ruler is one who governs the country with kindness and does not let the people suffer injustice. The third time, after returning from the battlefield and seeing enough of the devastation left by the war, my daughter felt that a wise ruler is one who can bring peace to the people of the world.” Bai Qingyan smiled, “But when my daughter really became the emperor, she found that it is really difficult to be a wise ruler.”
Mrs. Dong combed Bai Qingyan’s long hair and said softly, “Are you tired, Abao?”
“A little bit…” Bai Qingyan smiled with Dong, “But it’s okay if you just hug me, mother!”
Mrs. Dong smiled and looked at Bai Qingyan and replied, “Okay, mother, give our Abao a hug!”
Bai Qingyan closed his eyes, hugged Dong’s waist and closed his eyes in Dong’s arms. Dong’s tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. She hurriedly raised her hand to wipe them away, gently patted Bai Qingyan’s back, and hummed softly the nursery rhyme that she had sung when she was a child to coax Bai Qingyan to sleep.
Her daughter never complains about the hard work or tiredness. Since she said she was a little tired, she must be extremely tired.
Dong felt distressed but couldn’t help, and felt very bad.
However, since the bet between Yan State and Great Zhou has been signed, the two countries will merge into one country in three years. At that time, Xiao Rongyan will be by his side to help, so Bai Qingyan should feel a lot more relaxed.
“Wei Zhong…” Mrs. Dong saw that Bai Qingyan had fallen asleep, so she quietly called Wei Zhong and said, “Send someone to quietly summon the Ninth Prince of Yan to the palace.”
“Yes!” Wei Zhong responded, turned around and went out to instruct the secret guards.
Mrs. Dong carefully placed Bai Qingyan on the pillow, covered her with a thin blanket, leaned beside the bed, and fanned Bai Qingyan gently with a round fan, hoping that her daughter could sleep more peacefully.
Bai Qingyan had slept for who knows how long. Perhaps because she was drunk and lazy today and had not finished reviewing the memorials, she was worried about him and woke up suddenly. As soon as she opened her eyes, she ran into his deep eyes.
She looked at Xiao Rongyan, who was lying on his side beside her, holding up his head with one hand and looking at her. She was startled and sat up quickly. She looked past Xiao Rongyan and looked outside. She saw that the curtains in the hall were drawn and there was no one there. She asked in surprise, “Why are you here?”
Xiao Rongyan sat up, put the thin blanket that slipped off Bai Qingyan on her, and said, “My mother sent someone to call me into the palace. I think she thought I would go back to Yan State tomorrow, so she wanted to give us more time.”
From the time he entered the palace until now, Xiao Rongyan had not been willing to wake up Bai Qingyan. He just stayed beside her and watched her sleeping soundly. For Xiao Rongyan, this was already a great happiness.
Bai Qingyan looked at Xiao Rongyan who was carefully tucking the thin blanket around her body. She saw the purse he wore around his waist, which was embroidered with two geese and the Chinese character “Yan”. She reached out her hand to grasp the purse and touched it. She looked up at Xiao Rongyan again and said, “You are wearing this purse so openly. Aren’t you afraid that someone will tell the Queen Mother of Yan?”