The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 162: Forward
Chapter 162 Moving Forward
But Bai Qingyan was still not satisfied. She practiced until her whole body was wet and shivering, but she would just take a short break, regroup and start again. She did this every day without interruption.
When the sky brightened, his clothes were soaked with sweat… Bai Qingyan, with red cheeks, told Xiao Ruohai to put away the bow and arrow, and said: “Brother, please increase the weight of the iron sandbag I tie my arm with every day. Increase the weight every two days from now on.”
She now needs to proceed step by step and not be too impatient and overdraw her body. She needs to increase the amount slowly and continuously every day, otherwise she will surely wear down her body prematurely like in her previous life, which will not be worth the loss.
Bai Qingyan went back to wash and change his clothes. When he was wrapping the extra weight of the iron sandbag around his arm, he saw from the window that Zhao Ran, who was sent by Xiao Ruohai to pick up Bai Jinzhi, had returned. He was standing under the eaves and talking to Xiao Ruohai with a wound on his face.
Hearing Bai Qingyan’s sound of opening the door, Xiao Ruohai waved his hand and asked Zhao Ran to leave.
She called him over and said, “Zhao Ran, come here. Where is the Fourth Young Master?”
Zhao Ran hurriedly walked to Bai Qingyan, bowed with a guilty look on his face and said, “I am incompetent and failed to bring the Fourth Young Master here. Please punish me, Young Master.”
“Sir, the Fourth Young Master must have misunderstood and thought that Zhao Ran and his men were going to take her back to the capital, so he fought with Zhao Ran and his men. While fleeing, the Fourth Young Master met Xiao Rongyan, a wealthy businessman from Wei State, and asked him for help. That Mr. Xiao ordered his men to protect the Fourth Young Master and stop our men. The Fourth Young Master also said that he did not know Zhao Ran and his men, so… Mr. Xiao refused to hand over the Fourth Young Master.”
Xiao Rongyan?
Xiao Rongyan seemed to have said that he would leave Dadu and return home on the fifteenth, but he never expected that he would run into Xiao Si by such a coincidence.
“Go down and treat the wound first.” Bai Qingyan said to Zhao Ran.
“Yes, I will take my leave.”
After Zhao Ran left, she asked Xiao Ruohai: “Is there any news from Dadu?”
“Liu Huanzhang’s crime of treason will never be overturned, but because of Liu Huanzhang’s death, it will be quite difficult for Lord Lu, the Minister of the Dali Temple, to investigate the Southern Xinjiang Grain Act. Tian Weijun’s testimony cannot prove that Prince Liang was not acting on the orders of Prince Xin. Prince Liang has refused to admit it until now, Gao Sheng refused to say anything despite being tortured, and the servant Tong Ji knows nothing about anything. This case is also difficult for Lord Lu, the Minister of the Dali Temple.” Xiao Ruohai said.
Du Zhiwei died, Liu Huanzhang also died, and all of the counselors and generals of the previous Liang King were gone…
In this life, the Bai family army will never be taken over by King Liang. Without Du Zhiwei, she wants to see how King Liang will turn the tables.
“Is there no movement from the Left Prime Minister Li Mao?” she asked again.
In his previous life, King Liang and the left prime minister Li Mao colluded with each other to accuse his grandfather of treason. In this life, King Liang has been imprisoned, while Li Mao is sitting very firmly in power.
Li Mao was cunning, she guessed… In his previous life, Li Mao must have seen through the fact that Prince Liang openly followed Prince Xin but was actually just using Prince Xin. He was afraid that Prince Qi and Prince Xin would both suffer in the future, and that Prince Liang would be more likely to ascend to the throne, so he secretly sided with Prince Liang.
But in the previous life, when the King of Qi was about to appoint him as the Crown Prince, Li Mao abandoned his status as a loyal minister and participated in the memorial with the King of Liang to show his position…
Du Zhiwei always had a back-up plan in mind. Since he was able to make Li Mao and King Liang join forces to help their grandfather commit treason in his previous life, either King Liang Du Zhiwei had a handle on Li Mao, forcing him to express his attitude! Or… Li Mao was determined to follow King Liang in order to gain the credit of following the dragon.
If it was the former, Li Mao would be in a hurry to clear the handle. If it was the latter, Li Mao would try to rescue King Liang.
But considering Li Mao’s character of always being able to please everyone, she is definitely the first type.
Xiao Ruohai shook his head. “The person who came has not reported yet, but before leaving, we have sent experts to keep a close watch on the Left Prime Minister’s residence as instructed by the young master. Our people will definitely notice any unusual movement. Another guy who was sent to guard the Left Prime Minister’s residence happened to have a chance to sneak into the residence, but he just entered the residence… It will take time for his actions to take effect.”
She stretched her still trembling hands and nodded: “From now on, any movement in Li Mao’s mansion must be reported to the Second Young Lady. Tell her that I gave the order before I left, in case I am too far away in Southern Xinjiang to help her react on her own. Beware of Li Mao!”
“Yes,” Xiao Ruohai responded.
“Brother Ru, go and pick up Xiao Si in person, and tell her that I will not send her back to Dadu! Remember not to have a direct conflict with Xiao Rongyan’s men, pick up Xiao Si and catch up with the army as soon as possible.”
Xiao Ruohai clasped his fists and said, “I’ll go right away!”
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Before the prince left, the emperor repeatedly told him the importance of winning this battle. The prince never forgot it and although he was shaken around in the carriage yesterday, he still managed to get up this morning and ordered the army to set out on time.
Before the prince was helped to get on the carriage, he saw Bai Qingyan in a neat men’s suit without a cape, and then looked at the non-slip shoes on Bai Qingyan’s feet, which were easy to walk in. He was quite surprised and asked: “Master Bai… are you planning to walk?”
“The carriage is bumpy, it’s better to walk for a while.” Bai Qingyan said.
There was not enough time for her to slowly train and recover her strength, so she wrapped herself in heavy iron sandbags and walked instead of training. Now it was a time of rapid march, and in order not to slow down the march, she had to keep up, which was also a kind of spur to herself.
She only hoped that by the time she reached Southern Xinjiang, she would at least be able to pick up the Sun-Shooting Bow again.
The prince, who had been sitting in the carriage all day yesterday and whose bones were almost shaken apart, heard this and ordered someone to bring him a pair of shoes that were easy to walk in: “I sat in the carriage all day yesterday and my bones are stiff. I want to walk a little too.”
“Your Highness, we are marching quickly. Unlike Mr. Bai, you are not new to the army. Walking may waste time.” Qin Shangzhi advised.
The prince waved his hand and said, “If Mr. Bai can leave, I can leave too.”
As soon as the words were spoken, the army set out.
However, less than two kilometers later, the prince could no longer keep up with the pace. At three kilometers, in order not to delay the march, the prince was helped onto the carriage.
After walking ten miles, Bai Qingyan’s hair was a little messy due to the cold wind, her face and nose were red, sweat was dripping down her chin, and her legs wrapped in iron sandbags felt so numb as if they were filled with lead that she could not lift them. The carriage was very close, and she could get on the carriage at any time like the prince and ride comfortably.
But whenever she thought of the death of her grandfather, father, uncles and younger brother, her heart felt like it was frying in oil and burning on fire. She clenched her teeth and moved forward with all her breath sinking into her abdomen.
It would take at least one and a half months to reach southern Xinjiang. Yun Poxing, who chopped off Xiao Shiqi’s head and cut open his abdomen, was in southern Xinjiang.
Could it be that she was going to compete with Yun Poxing with a body that couldn’t lift anything or anything? !
She had been weak these years, the reason… was not because of a serious illness or a cold. It was because she agreed with the doctor’s words… and considered herself weak and didn’t practice diligently, eating medicinal food in summer… and taking tonic food in winter, and staying in bed all day to recuperate, which made her weaker and weaker.
Bai Jinzhi: Brother-in-law, am I smart enough to create opportunities for you and my elder sister?
Xiao Rongyan: Xiao Si is smart!