The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 151: Robbed
Chapter 151 Robbery
Bai Jinxiu felt sick when she looked at her father’s bastard for a second, so she tilted her head and ordered, “Give me some medicine!”
Seeing two guards bringing medicine in, Bai Qingxuan could not help but back away: “How dare you! I am the only child in the Duke’s Mansion, how could my grandmother bear to let me die! It must be you bitches who are behind my grandmother’s back to harm me!”
One guard grabbed the struggling Bai Qingxuan, and another guard directly removed Bai Qingxuan’s jaw and poured the bowl of mute medicine into Bai Qingxuan’s mouth, and then put Bai Qingxuan’s jaw back.
Bai Qingxuan knelt on the ground with weak legs. He coughed violently and vomited hard to get the bitter medicine out, but it was of no use. A burning pain came from his throat. Bai Qingxuan rolled on the ground in pain, shouting for help hysterically, but his voice became smaller and smaller… and hoarse, until he could not make any sound at all.
“Cut off his arms and legs, stop the bleeding, and be careful not to hurt his face. Throw him to Jiuqu Alley. When the young master of the Wang family sees such a delicate and tender young official, he will surely treat him well!” After saying this, Bai Qingyan didn’t want to stay here for long, so he turned around and left.
The young master of the Wang family in Jiuqu Lane is well-known for his admiration for the disabled and his love for extremely handsome minor officials. Over the years, countless minor officials have died at the hands of the young master of the Wang family. Now that Bai Qingxuan has fallen into the hands of the young master of the Wang family, I’m afraid he will live a life worse than death.
Seeing Bai Jintong still standing there quietly looking at Bai Qingxuan who was crying and struggling, Bai Jinxiu turned her head and called her, “Jintong?”
Bai Jintong came out of the woodshed with cold eyes and said to the guards at the door: “This bastard swung his sword to cut off Ji Liu’s body and ordered people to throw it out to feed the dogs. Then do the same… chop off his arms and legs, and make him open his eyes and watch with his own eyes how he is fed to the dogs!”
The guard was startled, remembering what the bastard had done to Ji Tingyu’s newlywed wife, and gritted his teeth: “Don’t worry, Third Miss!”
Bai Jintong nodded, looked up at her two sisters walking in the corridor where white lights and white silk were swaying and fluttering, and quickly followed them.
Bai Qingyan tilted his head and said to Bai Jinxiu slowly: “Yin Shuang, although she looks clumsy, she is very strong and loyal. She only likes to eat snacks on weekdays. Let her serve you after Tong Ma teaches her some rules. I know that you are good at martial arts, but Yin Shuang is an extra layer of protection. I feel more at ease when you are alone in Dadu! Besides, the trip to Southern Xinjiang is dangerous… I really can’t bring her with me.”
Bai Jinxiu nodded: “Don’t worry, elder sister, I will take good care of Yin Shuang and always bring her with me when I go out.”
“With Silver Frost able to hold out for a while, you will have time to train someone you can use with ease.”
“Eldest sister, take Xiao Si with you when you go to Southern Xinjiang!” Bai Jintong walked beside Bai Qingyan, worried that her elder sister would be left alone after she went to Southern Xinjiang, so he said, “Today, Xiao Si took out the silver spear that my grandfather gave her. I’m afraid… if elder sister doesn’t allow it, she will go secretly! That girl is very brave.”
Bai Qingyan was slightly startled, and after thinking for a moment, he said, “Let me think about it.”
When the three sisters walked all the way to Changshouyuan, Mrs. Dong and the fifth wife, Mrs. Qi, had not arrived yet.
Nanny Jiang had goat’s milk and snacks served to the girls, and soon Mrs. Dong and the Fifth Madam entered the upper room together.
The charcoal basin in the room was burning very fiercely. Nanny Jiang knew that Bai Qingyan was afraid of the cold, so she asked a maid to use a copper tongs to add a few pieces of silver frost charcoal into the fire basket, covered it with a hollow carved copper cover, and moved it towards Bai Qingyan. Then she led a group of servants out of the upper room.
The eldest princess, sitting on a cushion with lotus patterns and eight blessings, leaned against a golden-threaded auspicious cloud pillow and spoke in a low voice: “The Bai family’s affairs are settled. I have informed His Majesty that I will give up my title. The widow of the Bai family will return to Shuoyang. On the fifteenth day, I will go to the royal nunnery for retreat, and my third sister Jintong will be left by my side to serve. Tomorrow, the eldest daughter-in-law will send a few capable stewards back to Shuoyang to repair the ancestral house. I think it will take until May or June for people to live in it after all the repairs are completed and aired. By then, when the fifth daughter-in-law has given birth and finished her confinement, you can follow the eldest daughter-in-law back to Shuoyang.”
The Grand Princess had already leaked the news about this matter. Mrs. Dong, the Second Madam Liu, the Third Madam Li, the Fourth Madam Wang and the Fifth Madam Qi had already known about it and had no objections.
Moreover, the Bai family was constantly being plotted against by others while staying in the capital city.
Fortunately, today, King Liang’s attempt to frame the Bai family for collaborating with the enemy failed, otherwise… the Bai family might not survive.
“Or…any of you want to go back to your mother’s home?” The eldest princess opened her eyes and asked softly, without any intention of blaming her.
There was no one else in the room, even Nanny Jiang was guarding outside the door. The eldest princess was just trying to save face for her daughter-in-law who wanted to leave the Bai family.
“Mother…” Second Madam Liu’s eyes were red as she clutched her handkerchief and choked with sobs, “I have no intention of leaving the Bai family, but Jinxiu is in Dadu, and I don’t want to leave. How about I accompany you to practice meditation!”
Liu’s husband, biological children, and illegitimate son all died in southern Xinjiang. She only had Bai Jinxiu, her beloved daughter. She couldn’t see her all the time, and she couldn’t know if she was safe. How could Liu feel at ease? !
Bai Jinxiu held Liu’s hand and whispered, “Mother, although His Majesty posthumously conferred the title of King Zhenguo on my grandfather, it was also because my Bai family had made a gesture to withdraw from Dadu. My grandmother was the eldest princess, so it was natural for her to stay in Dadu. I have married into the Qin family, so naturally I cannot leave Dadu! But mother is different… At least for now, mother must go with my aunt! Fortunately, there are still a few months left, and mother doesn’t have to leave immediately!”
“Second aunt, don’t worry. No one can predict what will happen in the future! Maybe our Bai family can come back in the future!” Bai Jintong knew what her elder sister was planning, so she comforted Liu.
Liu held her daughter’s hand tightly and said nothing. Once she returned to Shuoyang, going back to Dadu…would it be so easy? !
“My second daughter-in-law, you should go back to Shuoyang with your eldest sister-in-law first. If you really can’t let go of Jinxiu and want to go back to Dadu, after the three-year mourning period is over, I will personally discuss with my in-laws and give you a letter of divorce, so that you can return to your mother’s home. Is that okay?”
The Grand Princess lowered her attitude and discussed with Liu in a gentle tone.
Seeing her mother-in-law being so humble, Liu felt sympathetic and said with tears in her eyes, “Mother, I really don’t want to divorce you. I just can’t let go of Jinxiu! Thinking about going back to Shuoyang… Jinxiu is so far away! Forget it! Let’s go back to Shuoyang. As my third sister said, there is still a chance for us to go back to Dadu!”
As soon as Liu finished speaking, Nanny Jiang came in through the curtain. She stood behind the eight-treasure screen inlaid with emerald and coral and did not come in. She only whispered, “Grand Princess, Master Bai Qiyun from Shuoyang was robbed on the road and returned in a panic, covered in wounds. He said that the silver donated by the Duke’s Mansion to the clan was robbed, and asked the Duke’s Mansion to make a decision.”