The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 156: unreasonable
Chapter 156: No Connection
“It’s windy outside, let’s go back!”
She held Bai Jinxiu’s hand tightly, wondering when they would meet again after today’s separation. Both sisters had red eyes.
“Go!” she whispered.
Bai Jinxiu nodded, turned to look at Liu who was wiping her tears with a handkerchief, and bowed solemnly to Dong: “Aunt, please take good care of mother.”
“Good child, get up!” Dong helped Bai Jinxiu up and patted her hand, “Don’t worry!”
Liu was worried about her daughter, but when she thought of Bai Qingyan using his military merits in Southern Xinjiang to exchange for a higher-rank imperial decree for her daughter, and asking the Crown Prince to personally send Bai Jinxiu back to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery’s Mansion, her eyes couldn’t help but fall on the frail Bai Qingyan, and her heart felt like it was being fried in oil.
That was the Southern Border battlefield where life and death were at stake. All the men of the Bai family were buried there. If Bai Qingyan couldn’t come back, how could she live in peace for the rest of her life? !
“Mom, the child is gone!”
After Bai Jinxiu finished speaking, she turned around and got on the carriage. She looked at her elder sister deeply, then bent down and entered the carriage.
On that day, Bai Jinxiu, the second daughter of the Bai family, rode in the Grand Princess’ carriage and was personally escorted back to the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the third and fourth daughters of the Bai family. When the people heard about it, they all sighed at the Bai family’s upright character.
It is said that husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but they fly away separately when disaster strikes. If someone else’s husband’s family is surrounded by trouble, it is natural for the person to hide in her parents’ home to avoid disaster since she is attending the funeral. Not to mention that the second Miss Bai was almost killed by her two sisters-in-law from her husband’s family, and she escaped from the Mansion of the Loyal and Brave Marquis.
But after the funeral of the Bai family was over, the second daughter of the Bai family resolutely returned to the Mansion of the Loyal and Brave Marquis. Her moral character should be a role model.
The two girls from the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery’s Mansion became terrified when they heard that Bai Jinxiu was sent back to the mansion by the newly appointed crown prince, and that the crown prince addressed Bai Jinxiu as his cousin in front of the mansion and instructed the soldiers guarding the mansion to take good care of Bai Jinxiu and those around her. The young second girl, in particular, huddled up on the bed and shivered, and no matter how Nanny Wu tried to comfort her, it was useless.
“What should we do now?” Miss Qin huddled in the corner of the bed, shaking non-stop, looking at Aunt Wu with tearful eyes, “If Bai Jinxiu comes back, we… we will all be dead, right?!”
Aunt Wu was holding shredded chicken porridge in her hand, tears streaming down her face. “Don’t be afraid, Second Miss! We are not afraid… The Bai family values reputation the most, she wouldn’t dare to harm you!”
“But it’s because the Bai family values reputation, a good reputation! Before, my sister and I…” The eldest daughter of the Qin family couldn’t continue and hugged her younger brother tightly, choking with sobs, “Dad is dead, and the three of us siblings have no one to protect us. She must come back for revenge! It would be great if mother was here, mother would definitely protect us!”
When the master and servants in the boudoir of the second young lady of the Qin family were feeling anxious and at a loss, another imperial edict came down, and the two young ladies of the Qin family almost fainted.
The emperor’s envoy stood outside the gate of Marquis Zhongyong’s mansion holding the imperial edict, announcing the title of Lady of the First Rank.
I heard that this imperial edict was issued by the Crown Prince after he escorted Bai Jinxiu back to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery’s Mansion. He was worried that Bai Jinxiu would be bullied, so he immediately went to the palace to plead with the Emperor for mercy.
The people all admired the Crown Prince’s noble character and the Emperor’s deep love. For a moment, they remembered that Bai Jinxiu almost got killed in the Mansion of the Loyal and Brave Marquis. Then they thought of Qin Dezhao and the Southern Xinjiang Grain Draft. They thought that Qin Dezhao had already colluded with Prince Liang and Liu Huanzhang to harm the men of the Bai family. Otherwise, how could he dare to so recklessly allow a girl to hurt the second daughter of the Bai family who had just married into the Qin family.
Although the Loyal and Brave Marquis Qin Dezhao is dead, his infamy has spread throughout the world. The reputation of King Liang is not much better. For his own selfish desires, he harmed the backbone of the country, the Great Jin Dynasty, and his loyal soul was buried in the southern border. The Great Jin Dynasty had no choice but to send envoys to ask for peace with Southern Yan and Western Liang. What a shame!
Putting Liu Huanzhang’s treason together with the Southern Xinjiang Grain Tax Draft, any common person with a little knowledge could piece it together, not to mention Lu Jin, the Minister of the Dali Temple who had witnesses and physical evidence.
However, Dali Temple Minister Lu Jin was confused. No matter whether it was the emperor… or the prince who could compete for the throne, the State of Jin was now facing the combined forces of Southern Yan and Western Liang, and the Bai family had come out in full force to destroy the enemy for the country. Even if Prince Xin wanted to win military merit, he would not be stupid enough to harm the Bai family’s generals when the war was not won.
If it was true that King Liang was following the orders of King Xin as he said, King Xin himself would be in Southern Xinjiang at that time. Wouldn’t he be afraid that he would be buried there too? !
If the King of Liang framed the King of Xin to get himself out of this, why did the King of Liang do this? Even if the King of Xin died in Southern Xinjiang… the Crown Prince can only be the King of Qi, not him!
It doesn’t work…it doesn’t work!
Lu Jin sat in the dimly lit Dali Temple prison, listening to Tong Ji’s screams when he was executed, pondering over and over again.
“My lord, this boy has fainted.”
After hearing the judge’s report, Lu Jin bent his knuckles and knocked on the table, saying slowly: “Splash it to wake him up, and continue the trial…”
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Bai Mansion.
“People are saying outside that this is the kindness of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Second Madam… our Second Miss has become a super first-class imperial lady at such a young age. She is the first in the entire capital city!”
Listening to the maid’s congratulations, Second Madam Liu was not that happy.
Liu knew clearly how her daughter got this super-first-rank imperial edict. It was something Bai Qingyan had to exchange his life for in southern Xinjiang!
Liu’s eyes were red. Thinking of her daughter’s instructions, she pressed her handkerchief to her chest and said, “Go… bring the heart-protecting mirror that I had someone make for the young master before the New Year.”
Liu had someone make a heart-protecting mirror for her son years ago. But before she could send it to southern Xinjiang, her son died.
A few days ago, Nanny Luo came back with the finished heart-protecting mirror. Liu was so saddened by the scene that she cried again and asked Nanny Luo to put the heart-protecting mirror in the bottom of the box.
Now that Bai Qingyan is going to Southern Xinjiang, and as her incompetent aunt…can’t help her, she will just give this heart-protecting mirror to her and pray to God to keep her safe!
In Qinghui Courtyard, Nanny Tong and Chuntao have already started packing for Bai Qingyan to go to Southern Xinjiang.
Bai Qingyan asked Chuntao to find her silver armor, red tassel spear, and sun-shooting bow.
Chuntao sighed and ordered someone to bring in the dusty mahogany box and open it. Inside were Bai Qingyan’s silver armor, red tasseled spear, and sun-shooting bow.
Bai Qingyan stood under the flickering firelight and saw the heavily used animal bone shackle placed on the silver armor. He picked it up, gently put it on his thumb and examined it carefully under the lamp.
The ring is also called a thumb ring. It was a gift from her grandfather when she was learning archery with a Japanese bow. It was originally designed for pulling the bowstring when shooting. But later, when Emperor Gaozu founded the Jin Dynasty, the noble families who had gained titles through martial arts did not want their descendants to practice martial arts, so this thing… became an ornament for noble families.
The medullary cavity in her hand was covered with a thin layer of black due to sweat, and was far inferior to the black jade scepter on her grandfather’s hand, which was a famous product of the time.
Bald author: I am begging for monthly tickets at the top of my lungs…