The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 249: ungrateful
Chapter 249: Ungrateful
Zhang Duanrui tightened his hands on the reins, kicked the horse’s belly, and led the team into Fengxian City.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the restaurant, the person sent to monitor the restaurant came over and saluted: “I was not able to book all the private rooms on both sides. There was someone in the private room to the west of General Bai’s room. The servant in that private room said that their master was not short of money, so he was unwilling to take the money and leave. I was afraid that the commotion would alarm General Bai, so I could only book one room.”
“Is anyone going to meet General Bai?” Zhang Duanrui asked.
The man nodded: “A few people just went in.”
The prince had a gloomy face, gritted his teeth, clenched his hands into fists behind his back, and stepped into the small restaurant.
Just as the waiter was about to step forward to greet him, he was pushed by the murderous guard and almost fell down. He could only watch timidly as the prince was escorted upstairs by a group of people.
The waiters and guests in the restaurant were all wondering which noble family it was that could have such a grand display. They were afraid that even a high-ranking official in the imperial court could not match his style.
“Young Master, please come this way!” Zhang Duanrui made a gesture of invitation to the prince.
The prince stood at the door of the private room, glanced at the private room where Bai Qingyan was, raised his eyebrows and looked at the person who had been following Bai Qingyan, as if asking him… if Bai Qingyan was next door at this moment.
Seeing the man nod, the prince walked into the private room, sat down on the soft couch with his back facing the private room next door, and clenched his fists tightly.
Several people came in, closed the door, picked up the wide-mouthed teacups on the table and pressed them against the wall in unison, listening to the noise coming from next door.
The soundproofing in this restaurant is not very good. As long as the private room here is quiet enough, if the sound over there is a little louder, you can still hear it vaguely even if you don’t eavesdrop in this way.
The prince closed his eyes and held his breath as he listened to the conversation and movement on the other side.
“How about we set the location at Yuqing Mountain? Although this is a mountain road, the terrain is open… If we release it here, it will be easy to be discovered and captured. Even if the crown prince is not capable, the Jin army will definitely not let it escape so easily, especially since our eldest girl’s archery skills are perfect. It will only take one arrow to kill it!”
Faintly hearing the word “Crown Prince”, the Crown Prince could not hold back and stood up. He pushed away a subordinate who was using a cup to press against the wall to listen to the noise next door, and went over to listen carefully to what was being said on the other side.
“Our goal is to let it go to the prince in front of everyone… and surrender to him. Then he will catch it and present it to His Majesty. We are not trying to kill it! If it really dies… all the efforts we have made will be meaningless.”
The prince recognized that this seemed to be the voice of Bai Qingyan’s foster brother.
“Miss, are you really not going to tell the prince?”
“Don’t tell the prince. He is very afraid of Your Majesty. Telling him… will only make things worse.” Bai Qingyan paused and added, “I’ll trouble you to take good care of it these days. Let it know who to look for when the time comes.”
The prince frowned, and it seemed that he had no intention of hurting him with his words. He just wanted him to catch someone in Yuqing Mountain with his own hands.
The prince was full of doubts, but who on earth did she hold in her hands…and why did she set up a trap for him to catch?
Thinking of Bai Qingyan’s words “The prince fears your majesty deeply”, the prince was furious. What did he mean by telling him would only make things worse? In Bai Qingyan’s eyes, was he only a chess piece that she could manipulate at will?
“Your Highness, do you want to go over and arrest that person?” Zhang Duanrui asked in a low voice.
The prince tightened his grip on the cup and casually threw it on the table. His temples were throbbing. He suppressed his anger and thought for a moment before speaking, “Don’t arrest her for now! I want to see who she wants me to arrest in Yuqing Mountain…”
Now the only general in the Jin Dynasty who could intimidate the enemy was Bai Qingyan. The prince really wanted to kill Bai Qingyan, especially after signing the peace treaty with Xiliang, and the Jin State had not yet completely received the cities and lands ceded by Xiliang… and the compensation money.
The prince thought for a moment and looked at Zhang Duanrui: “General Zhang, you must tell your people to keep their mouths shut about this matter! Don’t reveal a single word to Bai Qingyan, otherwise…if Bai Qingyan really hates Da Jin because of the death of the Bai family man, and does something to harm Da Jin, then you, Zhang Duanrui…are the sinner of Da Jin!”
Being suddenly accused of such a big crime, Zhang Duanrui immediately clasped his fists and said, “Yes!”
Just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden noise outside the window facing the street.
Since the prince already knew Bai Qingyan’s purpose, he had no interest in staying here, so he left the private room and went downstairs…
Before getting on the carriage, the prince glanced towards the noisy place.
“When two armies are fighting, have you ever seen anyone behead prisoners? I think this Bai family’s commander is the reincarnation of a Rakshasa! And she’s protecting the people? Once she kills all the people from Xiliang, she’ll come back to kill you!”
“That’s right! One hundred thousand soldiers from Xiliang! Although they are an enemy country, they have already surrendered! They also have wives, children and parents. After she set the fire, the fire in Wengshan Gorge lasted for half a month. How many families were destroyed and killed! It can be seen that this little white general has no mercy!”
“This…burning and killing surrendered prisoners is a bit too much!” Some people nodded.
“You farted!”
The prince saw with his own eyes that the veiled female doctor who had been following Bai Qingyan walked out of the crowd and stood on the steps and shouted: “Dear fellow villagers, please do not be provoked by these few people! When did those Xiliang soldiers break open our city gates? Didn’t they massacre our relatives and humiliate your wives and daughters? It was the Bai Family Army who risked their lives to save us time and time again that allowed us to survive! But today, a few outsiders who came out of nowhere said that General Bai was cruel and burned and killed the surrendered soldiers, and you actually nodded and said that General Bai was bloodthirsty. Isn’t this considered ungrateful? Which of our Fengxian people was not saved by the Bai Family Army soldiers who risked their lives? Others can blame General Bai of the Bai Family Army, but we Fengxian people must not!”
The prince looked deeply at the female doctor, gritted his teeth and got on the carriage.
Bai Jiajun, Xiao Baishuai…
It was he who led the troops into this war, but the people only remembered General Bai of the Bai Family Army!
Didn’t the Jin army fight to the death? ! The Bai family army died… Didn’t the Jin army die? !
“Marshal Xiaobai led 50,000 Jin troops against more than 100,000 Xiliang warriors, but he didn’t kill the surrendered soldiers… Could it be that he was waiting for those surrendered soldiers to kill our Jin army elite soldiers, and then massacre us unarmed Jin people?!” Ji Langhua’s eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth tightly, “Marshal Xiaobai once lost all his martial arts to protect the people, but this time all the men of the Bai family died in the battle, and Marshal Xiaobai still came to the border to protect the people! When I was treating Marshal Xiaobai’s injuries, I never saw any general with more injuries than Marshal Xiaobai! New and old… Those are the marks of Marshal Xiaobai protecting the country and the people! If even the people she tried her best to protect are blaming her, how sad she would be?!”
The explosion will be on the 22nd. I will remind you. By the way… please give me monthly tickets, my dear ancestors!