The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 237: owe each other
Chapter 237 No One Owes Anything
Xiao Rongyan has actually arrived in Kuntian City, which is very close to the capital of Southern Yan. It is estimated that during the time that Xiao Rongyan’s guard delivered the letter, Xiao Rongyan should have already captured the capital of Southern Yan.
After reading it, Bai Qingyan lit the letter with the torch in Shen Liangyu’s hand.
After watching the flames devour the letter, she said to Yue Shi, “Take this BMW back with you. Jin and Xiliang have signed an alliance to stop fighting. I won’t be able to use a BMW like this again after I return to Jin!”
Yue Shi was startled, and looked up at the resolute and steady woman on the horse, and saw that Bai Qingyan’s brows were calm, and it didn’t seem like she was being polite, but rather that she really didn’t intend to accept it.
Xiao Rongyan had been kind to her in her previous life. Although she was unable to escape from the capital city in the end, she never forgot the favor of Xiao Rongyan giving her the jade cicada that allowed her to escape.
He offered help at the palace banquet in Dadu City and kept his identity secret, thinking that he could repay Xiao Rongyan. But he later helped the Bai family and rescued Fourth Aunt, making Bai Qingyan feel that she owed him a lot.
Last time, she suggested to Xiao Rongyan the most convenient way to take back Nanyan… the way that least hurt the people. She felt that she had repaid Xiao Rongyan’s kindness in her previous life.
Later, Xiao Rongyan saved her seventh brother again, but her seventh brother was adamant about repaying a favor and said he would leave only after repaying the favor. So today she could not accept Xiao Rongyan’s horse again, otherwise, how could the relationship between the two of them be clear in the long run?
She only wishes that from now on, no one owes anyone anything.
After saying that, Bai Qingyan kicked the horse’s belly and rushed out at full speed.
Yue Shi, who had happily accepted the order to deliver a horse to Bai Qingyan, stood there in a daze. He looked at Bai Qingyan’s back as he rode away with his cape fluttering, and raised his hand to touch his head. Could it be that their master wrote something in the letter that made the eldest daughter of the Bai family unhappy?
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In the Youhua Dao military camp, Ren Shijie received an order to go ahead and prepare auspicious gifts for His Majesty’s birthday on March 28th.
Before Ren Shijie left, Mr. Fang, who came to see him off, quietly called him aside and warned him: “In addition to preparing birthday gifts for His Majesty, you must also do your best to publicize Bai Qingyan’s atrocities of burning and killing the surrendered prisoners from Xiliang, so that the people of Jin will know how vicious and cruel Bai Qingyan is!”
“Mr. Fang… don’t you already have no doubts about Bai Qingyan’s loyalty to His Highness? Why do you still do this?”
“Of course, it is to make Bai Qingyan rely on Your Highness! A person like Bai Qingyan, who is good at fighting and has unparalleled wisdom, can only be used by Your Highness! Rumors are terrible, and gossip can melt gold… Just imagine, if all the people in Jin are afraid of her cruelty and tyranny, and Your Highness stands up to say a few fair words for her, wouldn’t she be more grateful to Your Highness and more loyal to him?” Old Fang said slowly.
Ren Shijie pursed his lips, as if he couldn’t bear it, and said, “But… when we came, those people knelt down and begged General Bai to reclaim their homes for them. Will they… think that General Bai is cruel?”
“The people are ignorant, it all depends on how you guide them!” Old Fang sighed after saying this, “In this battle, Bai Qingyan’s achievements are too brilliant, she has overshadowed the crown prince! This battle was led by the crown prince, and as his advisers, we must not let the people see Bai Qingyan as a hero and encourage her arrogance! She must always be below the crown prince!”
As soon as Mr. Fang finished speaking, he saw Bai Qingyan and his group riding fast back to the camp in the distance.
He stopped talking and said to Ren Shijie: “Remember my words! Go…”
Ren Shijie bowed to the ground, turned his head to look at Bai Qingyan who was riding back to the camp, and got on the carriage.
Bai Jinzhi rode fast beside Bai Qingyan and said to her in a low voice, “Elder sister, that looks like the taciturn counselor beside the crown prince! Isn’t he going back tomorrow? Why did he leave after dark? There must be something fishy going on… Should we send someone to follow him?”
Bai Jinzhi just remembered that the remaining Dong family warriors, the eldest sister, had been taken away by sister Shen Qingzhu to protect the ninth brother, and the soldiers of the Bai family army could not move: “Eldest sister, why don’t I go ahead and secretly follow that strategist to take a look?”
Bai Qingyan held the reins and slowed down. Her eyes fell on Elder Fang who was looking at her. She said to Shen Liangyu, “Send someone who is good at tracking to follow him. Just find out which direction the prince’s counselor went. He must be back before dawn.”
“Yes!” Shen Liangyu clasped his fists.
“Sister, if the prince finds out…”
“Don’t worry! The prince is high up and busy. How could he have the time to know the whereabouts of every soldier of the Bai family army?” Bai Qingyan looked back at Bai Jinzhi, raised his hand and touched Bai Jinzhi’s head. He was pleased that the always impulsive Bai Jinzhi actually knew to be cautious.
When Bai Qingyan and his party returned to the camp, Old Fang was still waiting at the camp gate. He glanced at the people following Bai Qingyan, smiled and stepped forward to bow and said, “Just now, Your Highness sent someone to inform several generals of the Bai Family Army, but unexpectedly, the generals were not here.”
She dismounted and returned the greeting to the old man, saying, “Generals, follow me to see off the Tiger Eagle Battalion warriors who died at Qiushan Pass! I’m sorry to have kept Your Highness waiting for so long…”
After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Shen Kunyang and the others and said, “You should follow Elder Fang to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Don’t keep His Royal Highness the Crown Prince waiting for too long!”
Old Fang was very satisfied with Bai Qingyan’s attitude and raised his hand to touch his goatee.
Ping’an, who was being led by Bai Jinzhi, suddenly kicked his hooves and took two steps towards Mr. Fang. Before Bai Jinzhi could pull back the reins, he saw Ping’an’s wet nose sniffing Mr. Fang’s face. Mr. Fang was startled and quickly bent down to avoid it, using his hands to drive Ping’an away.
“Ping’an!” Bai Jinzhi hurriedly pulled back Ping’an’s reins.
Ping An turned around unhappily and slapped Mr. Fang hard on the face with her ponytail, and Mr. Fang’s expression changed immediately.
Bai Qingyan hurriedly apologized: “I’m sorry, Mr. Fang! This beast is wild and hard to tame, but it didn’t hurt Mr. Fang, did it? Bai Jinzhi… why don’t you apologize to Mr. Fang!”
“Ah?” Bai Jinzhi touched Ping’an’s mane and saw the look in her elder sister’s eyes. She bowed and apologized, “I’m sorry, Mr. Fang, I hurt you. It’s all my fault!”
Bai Qingyan was humble, and Old Fang could not lose face for Bai Qingyan. He patted the dirt that was thrown on him by the horse hair and said, “Forget it! This is not the fault of Fourth Miss Bai. At my age, how can I still bother with a little beast? It is more important to go and see His Highness. Generals, please…”
After watching the generals leave with Mr. Fang, Bai Jinzhi took Ping An’s hand and walked forward to ask Bai Qingyan in a low voice: “Sister, why are you so polite to that counselor? I think that old man is just like Liu Rushi, who only knows how to put on airs!”
“One word from that counselor in front of the prince is worth a hundred or a thousand words from others.” Bai Qingyan handed the reins to Bai Jinzhi, “There are many smart people in this world. Those who can occupy a seat beside the prince… those who can occupy a seat in the court are not only smart but also capable! So being polite to others is to leave room for yourself.”
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