The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 152: risk one’s life
Chapter 152: Risking one’s life to protect
Bai Jintong knew that this was instructed by her elder sister, so she picked up the teacup and drank without saying a word.
“Robbed?! Haha…even God can’t stand it!” Bai Jinzhi couldn’t help but gloat over his misfortune. He stood up and asked, “You are covered in wounds. Are you disabled?!”
Nanny Jiang, who was standing outside the screen, was so amused by Bai Jinzhi that she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “The front yard has come to report that this old servant has not yet gone to see it.”
Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes and sneered, then said slowly, “The widows of my Bai family are all women. When they still had titles, they were still insignificant in front of the Shuoyang clan and could not protect the Bai family business. Now that they have lost their titles… how can an orphan and his mother make decisions for the clan? Moreover, I once said in front of my grandfather’s coffin that my cousin was carrying 450,000 taels of silver back to Shuoyang, and it would be unsafe on the road. I asked them to wait until the funeral was over and send someone to escort them back, but they insisted on going by themselves! Now they claim to have been robbed… instead of going to the local government office, they came to the Bai family. I’m afraid they are planning to take my mother and my aunts’ dowries, right?”
Liu, who was always aggressive, used a handkerchief to wipe the tears from her eyes and said angrily, “I think Abao is right! Why would he go to us if he doesn’t go to the local government? We have lost our titles now, how can a widow of our family make decisions for him?! Didn’t Abao try to persuade him when he took the money and wanted to leave? Or does the clan really want to take away our dowry and force us, an orphan and a widow, to death?! Get him out!”
Mrs. Dong spoke calmly, “Calculating the time… I guess this cousin must have been to the local government office. He came back now to borrow the power of my mother, the Grand Princess, to pressure the local officials to find money for him.”
Doesn’t the eldest princess have any anger towards the clan? Does she really think that the eldest princess is the cattle and horses of his Shuoyang clan and can be driven by them at will? !
The eldest princess’ eyes darkened, and she leaned back against the pillow, speaking in a calm tone, “I am old, and I will go to the Royal Temple to meditate at the age of fifteen. The rest of my energy…except for taking care of the affairs of the people in the Duke’s Mansion, I have neither the energy nor the will to take care of other miscellaneous matters.”
What she meant was to tell Bai Qiyun that she didn’t want to get involved in the clan’s affairs, but if it involved her granddaughters, she would definitely not sit idly by. This was also a warning to the clan not to think that they could bully her granddaughters and daughters-in-law in Shuoyang.
“Speaking of the Bai family’s business…” Bai Qingyan turned sideways and looked in the direction of Mrs. Dong. “The righteous merchant Xiao Rongyan is kind and righteous, and has not yet sent anyone to urge the payment of all the accounts and contracts. But my Bai family cannot delay this matter because of Mr. Xiao’s kindness. Now that the Bai family’s major event has been settled, mother… send the steward to the Xiao Mansion to discuss the date for reconciliation and delivery of the land deeds and shops!”
“Abao is right. It’s better for the eldest brother and his wife to do this as soon as possible,” said the eldest princess.
Dong stood up and saluted to the eldest princess: “Mother, I will go and arrange this matter first, and then settle my cousin.”
“Thank you for your hard work!” The Grand Princess said to Dong sincerely.
After Dong left, the Grand Princess asked Bai Qingyan to stay, and the rest of the people went back to rest. After all, everyone in the Bai family was exhausted after working so hard for so long.
Bai Jinxiu took Liu’s arm and walked out of Changshouyuan, accompanying Liu back. The maids and nurses were far away. Bai Jinxiu spoke to Liu in a low voice, “Mother, don’t worry about me being left alone in the capital. Grandmother is still here! Besides, the Marquis of Zhongyong is dead, and Jiang has been ordered not to return to the Marquis’s mansion in this life. I will not be bullied.”
Liu held her daughter’s hand with tears in her eyes: “But now Qin Lang has lost his position as the crown prince! You… your mother is really worried about you being alone!”
“Mother…” Bai Jinxiu’s eyes were red as she held Liu’s hand. “If mother wants to do this for her daughter, then she should go back to Shuoyang with my aunt. Mother is impulsive and easily angered, so you should listen to my aunt. My aunt is kind and protective, and she will definitely protect you! Mother… just wait for the day. Jinxiu will be waiting for mother and aunt to come back in the capital city.”
“Jinxiu, what do you mean by this? Mother doesn’t quite understand.” Liu was a little confused, but Ke Xin was talking in her throat, “You…are you going to do something dangerous?!”
“Mother, it’s not me who’s in danger, it’s my elder sister!” Bai Jinxiu tightly held her mother’s hand and took solid steps. “My elder sister is going to Southern Xinjiang! I won’t be able to hide this from you in the future, so I told you in advance today. Please don’t spread it.”
“What?!” Liu’s heart skipped a beat.
Bai Jinxiu lowered her voice, “My elder sister is a natural born general that grandfather praised! The emperor wanted my elder sister to clean up the mess in southern Xinjiang, and my elder sister agreed! She also asked His Majesty for grace for her daughter. My elder sister wants to use the military merits of this trip to southern Xinjiang to ask His Majesty to confer the title of Super First Rank Imperial Lady on my daughter.”
Liu paused, opened her red eyes, and shook her head after a moment of stunned silence: “No! You can’t let your elder sister go! Your elder sister is no longer the little white general who was outstanding in martial arts… who could cut off the head of an enemy general with her own hands! And the southern border is full of defeated soldiers! What if your elder sister goes… what if she can’t come back, you can take this super first-class imperial edict with peace of mind, but mother can’t face your aunt! This is not possible! Absolutely not!”
Little General Bai… was the nickname given to Bai Qingyan by the generals in the Bai family army after Bai Qingyan killed the great general Pang Pingguo of the Kingdom of Shu.
“Mother!” Bai Jinxiu held Liu’s hand, squeezing until her knuckles turned white. “The emperor’s decree cannot be disobeyed! Going to southern Xinjiang to avenge grandfather and all the uncles and brothers is what my eldest sister wants! Although my eldest sister has lost all her martial arts skills, she is extremely intelligent and strategic. I believe in my eldest sister! Mother, you have to believe in my eldest sister too!”
Liu was panicked, sad and deeply touched. Before Bai Qingyan went to southern Xinjiang, he asked for a super-first-class imperial decree for Bai Jinxiu, which showed that he really cared about Bai Jinxiu’s difficulties and future in the capital.
“Mother, if you feel uneasy… then pray to the gods and Buddhas in the mansion, and pray to the gods and Buddhas and the spirits of the Bai family to protect my eldest sister and return safely! The southern border is dangerous, but my eldest sister did not forget to protect me before she left. Shuoyang may not be peaceful in the future, so mother must protect my eldest aunt!”
Bai Jinxiu understood her mother. Although her aunt was strong and didn’t need her mother’s protection, she still had to find something for Liu to do.
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Inside the Changshouyuan.
Bai Qingyan sat beside the Grand Princess, looking at Wei Zhong who was kowtowing.
The candle flame in the glass cover burned brightly, shooting straight up.
Wei Zhong knelt in the middle, with his eyes lowered and not looking up at the Grand Princess and Bai Qingyan.
The eldest princess, who was already in her twilight years, had her silver hair combed neatly and held a rosary in her hand. She had a kind and compassionate look, but her eyes were filled with murderous determination: “This time the young lady is going to southern Xinjiang, you must protect her and bring her back safely without making any mistakes! I have already given half of the black jade dragon pendant to the young lady, from now on… you have nothing to do with an old woman like me, the young lady is your master, you must protect her at the cost of your lives!”
Bald Author: I have discovered that if I hadn’t asked for monthly tickets after each chapter, you guys wouldn’t have seen how eager I was to ask for monthly tickets, and wouldn’t have given me monthly tickets…