The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 258: Stand firm
Chapter 258: Standing Still
As the sound of horse hooves in the early morning grew closer, tears welled up in Mrs. Dong’s eyes, blurring her daughter’s heroic figure.
“It’s good that you’re back! It’s good that you’re back!” Third Madam Li looked at her daughter who was following behind Bai Qingyan, crying and laughing. She pressed a handkerchief against her chest and turned back to say to her sisters-in-law, “You’re finally back! I can finally let go of my worry!”
The fifth, sixth and seventh girls of the Bai family had already rushed down from the steps, waving tearfully to Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi in the distance, shouting “eldest sister” and “fourth sister” without any ladylike etiquette.
The closer they got to the Bai Mansion, the surging emotions in Bai Qingyan’s heart became more and more sour and spicy.
She had never been so eager to go home.
Seeing his three sisters waving at him and Lupin smiling, Bai Qingyan grabbed the reins and quickly pulled the horse to the side, then jumped off the horse.
Bai Jinzhi then got off the horse and looked at her mother who was crying with a handkerchief covering her mouth, but there seemed to be a smile in her eyes. She choked up and called out, “Mom…”
Lupin hurried forward to hold Bai Qingyan’s horse, and said with red eyes: “Girl! I’m glad you’re back safely! I’m glad you’re back safely!”
Bai Qingyan nodded, handed the red tasseled spear to Lupin, and brought Bai Jinzhi to stand at the door. He looked up at his mother Dong and the female elders of the Bai family, knelt down solemnly, and kowtowed heavily.
She raised her head with red eyes: “Mother, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt, Fifth Aunt! Bai Qingyan lived up to the reputation of the Bai family, won the victory in Southern Xinjiang, and brought Fourth Sister back to the capital safely!”
“Bai Jinzhi, the fourth daughter of the Bai family, has returned to the capital safely!” Bai Jinzhi’s eyes were also filled with tears.
Mrs. Dong looked at her daughter, who was bathed in the morning light and looked radiant. Tears welled up in her eyes: “Good! Good!”
I wonder if her husband Bai Qishan has seen that today… their daughter has returned victoriously just like he once did!
I wonder if her husband saw that their daughter protected the people on the border whom he was willing to sacrifice his life to protect!
I wonder if my husband is… proud of their daughter?
Bai Qingyan, kneeling in front of the main gate of the Bai Mansion, looked at Dong and choked up, “Mother, Abao took Dad back, but because they didn’t know when the war would end, they buried Dad at Tianmen Pass, the place that Dad had guarded his entire life!”
Mrs. Dong could no longer hold back her tears, she gritted her teeth and cried out loud, nodding vigorously.
Southern Xinjiang is indeed the place that Baiqishan has guarded for his entire life…
The capital city already has a cenotaph for Baiqishan, and she believes that… rather than burying her husband back home, her husband would rather stay at Tianmen Pass and protect the people living in the border areas until the Bai family’s ambition to unify the world for several generations is fulfilled.
“Who said that our Bai family has no place to stand in the capital from now on! Although the sons of the Bai family are dead, the daughters are still here!” Fifth Madam Qi looked at Bai Qingyan with tears in her eyes while smiling. She tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand and raised her voice, “Our Bai family…is still standing!”
Bai Jinxiu, who stayed beside Liu, could not hold back any longer. She trotted down from the high steps, knelt down and hugged Bai Qingyan, “Elder sister!”
Qin Lang looked at Bai Qingyan in military uniform and couldn’t help but recall the scene when he sent Bai Qingyan to the battle. The girls of the Bai family… were all very capable.
Although all the men in the Bai family are gone now, Bai Qingyan is still here…she can still support the Bai family.
Bai Qingyan is a good woman with an open mind and proud character, but she is not a good match for him.
Qin Lang’s eyes fell on Bai Jinxiu. He was so lucky to marry a woman like Bai Jinxiu. He should cherish her.
During this period, Bai Qingyan was in southern Xinjiang, and Bai Jinxiu was worried all the time. Now that she saw her elder sister return safely, Bai Jinxiu could no longer restrain her tears, “Is my elder sister injured?!”
“No… I’m not hurt. Xiao Si has always been by my side protecting me!” Bai Qingyan raised his hand to wipe away the tears from Bai Jinxiu’s face.
Bai Jinxiu raised her hands and hugged Bai Jinzhi again: “It’s good that you’re back! It’s good that you’re back!”
“Eldest sister!”
“Eldest sister!”
“Eldest sister!”
The fifth, sixth and seventh girls of the Bai family all ran over.
Several sisters knelt together, and the younger ones cried inconsolably.
I was clearly…very happy, but I couldn’t stop crying and shedding tears.
“Alright, alright! Who’s going to cry like a ball at the door? Quickly, quickly… get up first, and let your eldest sister and fourth child go in to wash and change clothes! Then we can sit down and talk properly!” Second Madam Liu wiped her tears with a handkerchief, walked down from the high steps, and personally helped Bai Jinxiu and Bai Qingyan up.
The loyal servants, maids and old women of the Bai Mansion were all crowded inside the door. They were all extremely happy to see the eldest and fourth young ladies coming back.
Bai Qingyan raised his head and looked in the direction of his fourth aunt, only to see that his fourth aunt Wang seemed to have aged ten years in two months. Her eyes were not as bright as before, her back was slightly hunched, her hands were wrapped with Buddhist beads, and there was indifference in her eyes that came from seeing through the world, and her whole body was as calm as a pool of stagnant water.
The sudden loss of her husband and son, Fourth Aunt Wang was already weak, if it weren’t for her two young daughters, she would have followed her husband and son long ago. This time… Bai Qingyan brought the news that Bai Qingjue was not dead to Fourth Aunt, hoping that Fourth Aunt could cheer up.
“Hurry! Go home first!” Mrs. Dong walked down the stairs and took her daughter’s hand. She held it tightly and felt the calluses on her daughter’s palm. Her eyes became redder. “Go home!”
“Yeah!” Bai Qingyan nodded.
Yin Shuang, who came with Bai Jinxiu, saw the young lady’s eyes looking at her, grinned at Bai Qingyan, took out the candy she had saved for a long time from her pocket and handed it to Bai Qingyan: “Young lady, have some candy!”
“This silly girl!” Nanny Luo couldn’t help but smile and tapped Yinshuang on the head.
In Qinghui Courtyard.
Nanny Tong was in the yard watching the maids and servants clean up the yard.
“Hurry up! The young lady will be back soon! We must let her see the spotless Qinghui Courtyard!”
Chuntao was in the small kitchen, stewing bird’s nest for Bai Qingyan herself. She fanned the fire with a fan and came out of the small kitchen when she heard the noise. When she saw that it was not Bai Qingyan entering the courtyard, she went back to the small kitchen. She felt uneasy and didn’t know if the eldest girl was injured.
In those years, the older girls went to war, and each time they came back they were covered in wounds.
Especially that year, although they returned victoriously, the eldest girl was carried back to Qinghuiyuan in a coma, and Chuntao was frightened out of her wits.
“May God bless you, young lady, and keep her safe and sound! If you can get what you want, Chuntao is willing to shorten her life by ten years and be a vegetarian for the rest of her life…”
Chuntao has repeated these words countless times since Bai Qingyan went to war.
“Madam Tong! The eldest lady is back! The eldest lady is back! She has entered the Chuihua Gate! She will soon reach Qinghui Courtyard!”
The little girl who was sent by Nanny Tong to the front yard to wait for news rushed into the yard with a smile on her face and shouted loudly.
Qinghuiyuan was like water dropped into hot oil, boiling instantly.
“What are you arguing about?!” Nanny Tong suppressed her joy and scolded with a deliberately stern face.