The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 158: match
Chapter 158 Match
“I know! I know everything!” She hugged her mother tightly with red eyes and choked up, “Don’t worry, mother. I will definitely bring myself back to you intact. Mother, believe me!”
Dong handed the white jade pendant that commanded the Dong family’s death warriors to Bai Qingyan: “This is a token to command the Dong family’s death warriors.”
She accepted it and whispered, “I am in deep mourning, otherwise I would definitely go to see my grandmother and uncle in person to thank them!”
“Your grandmother and uncle don’t care about these things! You should pack your luggage at home! Try to pack it as carefully as possible! Your second aunt just sent me the breastplate that was custom-made a few years ago and asked me to give it to you so that you can wear it in southern Xinjiang! I saw that the material is very solid, it is a good thing! Wear it!” Mrs. Dong gathered her daughter’s hair behind her ears.
“Yes!” She nodded and chuckled. “With my mother, grandmother, uncle, and aunts caring about me, I will try my best to come back before going back to Shuoyang!”
“Okay!” Dong let out a long breath, feeling infinitely melancholy in her heart.
After Dong left, Bai Qingyan arranged everything in Qinghui Courtyard.
Nanny Tong, Chuntao and Yinshuang were quietly called in, and they looked at Bai Qingyan who was sitting in front of the copper stove and warming himself by the fire.
“After I leave, you should listen more to Nanny Tong, especially Yin Shuang!”
Yin Shuang nodded in confusion.
“I would like to ask for mercy from the young lady.” Madam Tong glanced at the silly Yin Shuang and said, “I don’t have a daughter, so I want to take Yin Shuang in as my goddaughter. Although I am not of high status… I am the matron who is in charge of the young lady. If Yin Shuang becomes my goddaughter, I believe other servants will not dare to bully her at will.”
Bai Qingyan has not yet told Nanny Tong that he plans to let Yinshuang go to his second sister.
“Mammy, I plan to let you teach Yin Shuang for a few days. Once everything in the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery’s Mansion is settled, I will send Yin Shuang to my second sister…”
Tong Ma was quite surprised. She was stunned for a moment and then said quickly, “That’s fine. I’m just afraid that others will bully Yin Shuang.”
“Okay, if Yin Shuang is willing, Madam can discuss this matter with Yin Shuang!”
Chun Tao’s tears fell down. She knelt down in front of Bai Qingyan, took two steps on her knees and kowtowed. She placed her hands on Bai Qingyan’s knees and said, “Miss, please let me follow you! I promise not to cause any trouble for you! At least… let me accompany you and serve you all your food and drink, okay?!”
How could she not know Chuntao’s loyalty, but she could not let Chuntao go to the war-torn area with her in this life. Chuntao died because of her in the previous life, so she must protect Chuntao in this life.
“Who will guard Qinghui Courtyard for me after you leave?” She smiled and helped Chuntao up, and shook Chuntao’s hand vigorously. “You are the only ones I trust in Qinghui Courtyard. Once Yinshuang leaves, Tong Mama is old or has a headache or fever. What if someone takes advantage of the opportunity? Hmm?”
Chuntao bit her lower lip tightly, tears streaming down her face.
“Don’t be afraid, I will come back to see you off to get married!” she said to Chuntao with a smile.
This is not a joke. She owed Chuntao a wedding in her previous life, and she must let her marry in a grand manner in this life.
“Girl, it’s already this time and you’re still talking about this!” Chuntao choked.
“It’s not like I haven’t been to the battlefield before. This time I am following the Crown Prince to give him advice. What is there to be afraid of?!”
Knowing that her girl was determined, Chuntao could only help Bai Qingyan clean up with tears in her eyes, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
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For several days, boxes of accounts had been coming in and out of the back corner door of the Duke’s Mansion. Today, all the accounts were finally sorted out and handed over to Xiao Rongyan.
Others watched the excitement, but only Dong’s confidants and Xiao Rongyan’s confidants knew what was in the box.
Xiao Rongyan helped the Bai family when the clan was forcing them. It is only right and reasonable that after the matter is over, Xiao Rongyan should be invited to a banquet to perform art.
But there are no men in the Bai family, and the status of the housekeeper and the steward is too low. Although it is enough for Xiao Rongyan, who is a businessman, it is not enough for the benefactor of the Bai family.
On this day, the accounts were settled. Dong Qingyue and his son Dong Changyuan represented the Dong family and hosted a banquet for Xiao Rongyan at the Duke’s Mansion, which made Xiao Rongyan flattered.
Xiao Rongyan had heard that Dong was planning to marry Bai Qingyan to Dong Changyuan. Dong Changyuan was a young man with a good appearance and extraordinary knowledge. He was indeed a rare good man.
However, in Xiao Rongyan’s eyes, Dong Chang’s first wife Bai Qingyan was still a little immature.
Although Bai Qingyan is a woman, she has great ambitions, a broad mind, unparalleled wisdom and the ability to use troops and plan for the country. Such a woman… can only be matched by a contemporary hero.
Dong Changyuan came with his father to entertain Xiao Rongyan. Although he looked down on Xiao Rongyan’s status as a merchant, he came because he had done a favor to the Bai family.
Unexpectedly, after several conversations, Dong Changyuan was impressed by Xiao Rongyan’s breadth of mind, insight, conversation and demeanor, and felt that this man was truly a gentle gentleman.
Dong Qingyue raised his glass to toast on behalf of Mrs. Dong: “Today, I raise my glass to thank four gentlemen! First, thank you for blocking Prince Xin’s way in Chengnan! Second, thank you for saving the fourth wife of the Bai family! Third, thank you for helping the widow of the Bai family when she was cornered! Fourth, thank you for guiding Doctor Hong to perform acupuncture, and Qingyan was able to wake up! I toast to Mr. Xiao on behalf of my sister.”
“Master Dong, you are so kind to me. How can I accept your thanks? It’s just a coincidence!” Xiao Rongyan raised his glass slightly lower than Dong Qingyue, and said respectfully, “The Bai family has been very kind to me. I hope I can repay you one day. If you ask for anything… I will do my best.”
Dong Qingyue drank the wine in the cup with a smile in his eyes: “I am very lucky to have Mr. Xiao’s promise today.”
Dong Qingyue looked at the young man in front of him, whose every move was full of dignity and grace, and felt that young people were formidable.
He has observed people for many years and knows that this person is not an ordinary person. It will be beneficial to the Bai family to get this promise.
“I heard that you will be leaving Dadu soon?” Dong Changyuan asked.
“Your Majesty has issued an edict that there will be no lantern festival on the 15th this year. The whole country is mourning for King Zheng Guo, so I will not stay in Dadu.” Xiao Rongyan said.
Dong Changyuan, a gentleman as gentle as white jade, raised his glass with a smile: “Then I wish you a safe journey.”
·
It was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and it was still dark.
The Bai family sent the eldest princess to the Royal Temple for meditation. The carriage and horse convoy set out from the main gate of the Bai family, marched up the mountain in a mighty procession, and stopped under the majestic high steps when the morning light first appeared.
Mrs. Dong personally helped the eldest princess up the high steps. Third Madam Li didn’t know that Bai Jintong was about to leave Dadu, so she earnestly asked her to take good care of the eldest princess and to visit her grandmother every morning and evening and not to slack off.
Bai Jintong agreed to all of them.
“You guys go back now! No need to see me off! Just let Abao take me in.” The eldest princess gently held Dong’s hand, “You don’t have to come visit me if you have nothing to do in the future. Just live your life well!”
Several daughters-in-law stood at the gate of Qing’an, bowed respectfully, watched the eldest princess go in, and then returned to the front hall to burn incense and kowtow.
Xiao Rongyan: Well, no one except me can match my wife.
Dong Changyuan: Well, no one can match my cousin except me.
Lv Yuanpeng: Well, except for me…
Xiao Rongyan: Huh?!
Lu Yuanpeng: Except for my brother Xiao, no one can match the sister of the Bai family!