The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 159: call sick
Chapter 159: Claiming to be Sick
Bai Qingyan and Bai Jintong followed the Grand Princess on either side. The Grand Princess controlled her emotions and whispered, “Today, both of you are leaving home. Be careful! Especially Abao… You are going to Southern Xinjiang, where swords are fierce and merciless. Remember to follow the Crown Prince closely to keep you safe.”
“Yes.” She responded softly.
After sending the eldest princess into the yard, Bai Jintong kowtowed and went out with red eyes to change clothes and prepare to leave.
Although the small courtyard rooms of the Royal Qing’an cannot be described as magnificent, they lack nothing.
The heating in the wing room had been lit up. When the thick felt curtain was drawn aside, warm spring air rushed towards me.
She escorted the eldest princess inside, and after the maid brought hot tea, she bowed and said, “Now that grandma has been settled, I will take my leave.”
“Abao!” The eldest princess stood up hurriedly when she saw Bai Qingyan was about to leave.
She grasped Bai Qingyan’s hand with her wrinkled, withered hand, and hung the Buddhist beads on Bai Qingyan’s thin wrist: “This is blessed by Master Guanghe, it will surely bless you to return safely!”
Bai Qingyan looked at the Buddhist beads that his grandmother had worn all year round, and without refusing, he bowed and said, “Thank you, grandma.”
“Abao, you must… come back safely!” The eldest princess’ eyes turned red, and she tried hard not to let her tears fall.
She nodded slightly and left the room and the courtyard. When she heard the sound of a curtain being raised in the courtyard, she looked back… and saw the eldest princess coming out with the help of Nanny Jiang, lifting the felt curtain and looking at her with tears in her eyes.
She finally couldn’t bear it anymore, and left after blessing the eldest princess.
When Bai Qingyan arrived at Bai Jintong’s place, Bai Jintong had changed into men’s clothes. She took Bai Jintong out of Qing’an’s side door and let her leave from the north side of the mountain.
As soon as the two men arrived at the bamboo forest of Beishan, they saw a team of well-trained guards standing under the fluttering green bamboo leaves.
Wei Zhong hurried forward and saluted: “Master, half of the guards are here.”
She nodded, turned her head and said to Bai Jintong: “Grandmother handed over one of her secret guards to me, and you can take the other half!”
Bai Jintong pursed her lips and thought for a moment before saying, “My elder sister is going to Southern Xinjiang today, and she needs them even more! Take them away with me!”
“I will be fine if I stay with the prince, but you are different. You can only rely on people to hide your identity!” Bai Qingyan held Bai Jintong’s hand and sent her down the mountain. “My mother has put all the famous shops of the Bai family in your bag! Fortunately, everyone in the world knows… The Bai family has spent all their wealth, and it won’t attract attention if the shops change hands!”
“Hmm…” Bai Jintong nodded. Seeing that the mountain road was difficult to walk on, he helped Bai Qingyan and actually touched the iron sandbag wrapped around Bai Qingyan’s arm.
“The world is changing now. For the long term, you can’t just focus on Jin this time. If you can spread your business to other countries with your ability… it will be much easier to collect information from other countries in the future.”
Is the world changing?
Bai Jintong’s heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason, and it felt as if the clouds in his heart had broken through.
Yes, not only is Jin State changing, but the world is also changing!
For the State of Jin…
Internally, sycophants and treacherous villains in the court who curry favor with the powerful have ascended to high positions and seized great power.
In addition, the allied forces of Xiliang and Southern Yan were approaching, and no general in the court dared to go to the front line.
Internal strife has not been resolved, and external threats are pressing in, which is a sign of the country’s subjugation.
As for the world, the once powerful overlord Jin is showing signs of decline, Xiliang is ambitious, and Southern Yan is a rising star, the situation in the world is about to change.
If you only focus on Jin, you can only see the great changes in Jin. But if you focus on other countries… you can see clearly how the world and the situation change.
The situation is changing rapidly. Whoever can seize the opportunity will be able to gain a foothold in this chaotic world.
Bai Jintong knew very well that what his elder sister wanted was to protect the Bai family, but if she could do more than just protect the Bai family…his elder sister’s heart was probably not just in Jin State.
Before the Bai family escaped danger, the eldest sister had already made foresight and paved the way for the Bai family’s ambitions for generations. The ambition was not small, so she had to adjust her strategy to keep up with her eldest sister’s steps.
“Eldest sister! Jintong knows the seriousness of the matter. Don’t worry, Jintong will not let you down, will not let the Bai family down, and will not let down the beliefs of our ancestors.” Bai Jintong clasped his fists and saluted, “Eldest sister, please stop. Jintong will go down the mountain on his own!”
She was relieved that Bai Jintong understood what she meant and nodded: “Be careful in everything. You have a good heart, but you can’t be soft-hearted when you go out!”
“Jintong knows!”
Starting today, Bai Jintong will use someone else’s identity.
The secret guard followed Bai Jintong quietly and left. Bai Jintong was no longer visible to the naked eye.
The cold wind blew through the bamboo forest, and the leaves rustled. Wei Zhong heard Bai Qingyan’s indifferent voice…
“There are still half of the secret guards. After the soldiers surrounding the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery leave, they will be handed over to the second lady, Bai Jinxiu, and the second lady will command you without error. You are old now. From today on, you will follow and serve grandmother. You will protect her and let her retire peacefully. You don’t have to follow me anymore.”
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhong nodded without any hesitation to express his gratitude.
A new emperor appoints new ministers. Wei Zhong had seen this a lot when he was in the palace. For servants like them, the best outcome would be a good ending after a change of masters.
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The army was about to set out at the end of Chenshi or the beginning of Sishi. Bai Qingyan and the prince agreed to meet ten miles outside the city.
This morning, she came to see off her grandmother and third sister, and had already asked Xiao Ruohai to wait ten miles outside the city with the visible guards and luggage.
She rode down the mountain in the same car with Dong. Dong held her daughter’s shoulders and cried. She kept telling her: “Remember, don’t take risks like you did back then, thinking that the battle was under your control! You have to know that you are the only one left for my mother. Do you hear me?!”
“Don’t worry, mother. Abao knows! Abao will stay close to the prince to protect himself. Besides, with the protection of his two foster brothers, Abao will definitely return safely! Mother will protect the Bai family for Daddy! I will also stay alive to protect mother for Daddy!”
Mrs. Dong couldn’t stop crying. She hugged her daughter tightly, feeling very sad.
It was clearly agreed that if it was a daughter, she would teach her poetry and literature so that she would be well-educated and well-mannered; if it was a son, her husband would teach him martial arts so that he would defend the country.
But why, when his son died on the battlefield, his daughter also had to rush to the battlefield despite her sick body?
After seeing Mrs. Dong and the other aunts back home, Bai Qingyan bowed solemnly and then quietly left the house to avoid being seen.
Nanny Qin came to report to Mrs. Dong that Bai Qingyan had left. Mrs. Dong burst into tears. After a long while, she sighed deeply and choked up, saying, “From today on, the eldest lady is claiming to be ill…”
“I understand, old slave!” said Nanny Qin with red eyes.
“Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law!”
The panicked voice of the Third Madam Li came from outside the courtyard. Dong opened her sore eyes, turned her head to look out the window, and told Nanny Qin: “Go and welcome the Third Madam.”
The third wife, Mrs. Li, hurried into the room, holding a piece of her jacket and skirt, holding a letter in her hand. She was so panicked that she burst into tears: “Sister-in-law! Xiao Si… Xiao Si she…”