The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 260: taboo
Chapter 260 Taboo
She held a soup spoon in her hand and stared through the half-open window at the big tree in the backyard that had already sprouted green buds, her expression blank.
Bai Qingyan walked past the screen and called out softly, “Fourth Aunt.”
Fourth Madam Wang came back to her senses, put the spoon in her hand on the lid of the soup bowl, couldn’t help coughing twice, and lifted the thin blanket on her legs. Just as she was about to get off the bed, Bai Qingyan stopped her: “Fourth Aunt, I’ll say a few words and then leave.”
Lingyun came in with hot tea, served tea to Bai Qingyan, and then stepped back behind the screen to wait for instructions.
Chun Tao smiled and said to Madam Guan: “Madam Guan, a few days ago Madam Guan said there was a pattern that she wanted me to see how to embroider. Lingyun should go and take a look too!”
What this meant was that the eldest girl had something to say to the fourth lady in private. How could Nanny Guan be so tactless as to stand there? She quickly responded and took Lingyun and Chuntao out of the upper room.
“Fourth Aunt, this time when I went to Southern Xinjiang, I made a huge gain…” She looked at Fourth Aunt Wang and smiled, “Ajue is still alive!”
Madam Wang shuddered all over, tears instantly gathered in her eyes, and she looked incredulous: “What? Ah Bao, what did you say?!”
“Fourth Aunt!” She held Fourth Aunt’s hand, “Fourth Aunt should know how the men of the Bai family died in the southern border, so… at present, the fact that Ajue is still alive cannot be made public, and Ajue has no way to return to Dadu. But Fourth Aunt, don’t worry, Ajue will hide his identity and will soon join our Bai family army. For Ajue’s safety, Fourth Aunt… must keep this matter in my heart! Don’t say it out loud!”
“A Bao! A Bao, are you telling the truth?!” Fourth Madam Wang cried out, speaking incoherently, “You are not lying to Fourth Aunt, are you? Or am I dreaming? You are really… not lying to Fourth Aunt, are you?”
No one knew how miserable Wang was, thinking that all her sons were buried in southern Xinjiang. She lived like a walking corpse every day, and every day she wanted to go to the underworld to reunite with her husband and children. But Bai Qingyan came back and said that Ajue was still alive!
Her eyes were red, and she nodded, and with difficulty she curled her lips to Fourth Madam Wang: “Fourth Aunt, A Bao swears to you by the spirits of my grandfather and father in heaven that A Jue is still alive! If it is a lie… A Bao is willing to die without a complete corpse!”
“Auntie believes in you! Good child…Auntie believes in you!” Madam Wang tightly held Bai Qingyan’s hand and wiped away her tears with her hands. She didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. She looked at her with an ugly expression, “Abao, thank you! Thank you!”
“So Fourth Aunt, for Ajue… you have to cheer up!” She took out a handkerchief to wipe the tears of Fourth Madam Wang, “Just live your life as you should, and don’t let anyone know! The fewer people who know… the safer Ajue will be! When we return to Shuoyang and become relatively stable, Ajue will definitely have someone send a letter back to Fourth Aunt! If the opportunity is right, Ajue will come back to meet Fourth Aunt.”
“I understand!” Wang nodded while crying, her expression serious, “Aunt Four understands! Aunt Four understands everything!”
“So Fourth Aunt, if you’re not feeling well, you should take medicine! Otherwise, what if you become ill when Jue comes back? Jue will be so sad!”
Wang gritted her teeth to hold back her tears, opened her mouth to answer, but couldn’t utter a word. She could only force herself to pat Bai Qingyan’s hand hard, not knowing where to start to express her gratitude.
When Bai Qingyan came out of Lishui Garden, she heard Nanny Guan calling Lingxiu to get a doctor. She turned her head to look at Lishui Garden, and with a faint smile on her face, she held Chuntao’s hand and walked back.
In Qinghui Courtyard, Bai Jinxiu had been waiting for Bai Qingyan for a while.
Seeing Bai Qingyan coming back, he stood up and saluted with a smile: “Eldest sister, I originally wanted to come to see you. If you have rested, I will come back later. I didn’t expect that you went to your fourth aunt’s place.”
Bai Jinxiu was smart and when she heard that Bai Qingyan went to her fourth aunt’s place, she knew there was good news.
Bai Qingyan smiled and held onto Bai Jinxiu, looking around her, his eyes full of joy: “Why don’t you look fat, but thinner?”
“To answer the eldest lady’s question, our girl vomited a lot when she was two months pregnant, so she naturally lost a lot of weight! But your husband loves her so much that he tried his best to get her to eat, and now she has gained a lot back!” Qingshu said with a smile after paying his respects.
“Sister, don’t listen to her nonsense!” Bai Jinxiu looked at Qingshu.
Qingshu hurriedly took two steps back and lowered her head in fear. How could she have forgotten… this marriage was originally for the eldest girl. She saw that the eldest girl and the second girl were so close, and she told the eldest girl the truth because she was afraid that she would worry about the second girl, but she forgot about this.
“Why are you glaring at Qingshu?” She took Bai Jinxiu’s hand and walked into the house, smiling and saying, “Fate is predetermined by heaven. Even if my elder sister had been engaged to Qin Lang before, it was not destined to happen. Moreover, it was the fate between my brother-in-law and my elder sister. You don’t have to be shy about this matter.”
Bai Qingyan spoke out loud so that Bai Jinxiu wouldn’t feel shy about it.
Bai Jinxiu was startled, then nodded with a smile: “Elder sister is right!”
Chun Tao served tea to the two girls and said with a smile, “Madame Tong knows that the second young lady likes sour food, so she served the second young lady sour jujube tea. Try it and see if it suits your taste.”
Bai Jinxiu took a bite and said, “Hmm, not bad. Aunt Tong is really attentive.”
“Pick out some sour plums and bring them over.” Bai Qingyan picked up the teacup and instructed Chun Xing beside him.
“yes!”
After a while, Chun Xing came in with a black lacquered square plate. In it, in addition to pickled sour plums, there were also several plates of exquisite and refreshing seasonal snacks and two pairs of thin silver chopsticks.
Chun Xing was very perceptive. After putting down her things, she went out obediently, closed the partition and left the upper room.
Seeing Chun Xing leave, Bai Jinxiu asked impatiently: “Eldest sister, but…is there any good news?”
She nodded: “Ajue and Ayun are still alive!”
As soon as Bai Qing said this, Bai Jinxiu felt half of her body go numb. She quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief to prevent herself from crying out loud. Her red eyes were smiling and tearful. She couldn’t help but stand up and walked back and forth in the room for a few steps before asking, “I… I’m not dreaming, am I?!”
She took Bai Jinxiu’s hand and asked her to sit down. “This matter should not be publicized. I have already told Xiao Si not to tell anyone. It’s fine if you and Fourth Aunt know about it! Don’t tell anyone else about it.”
Bai Jinxiu nodded vigorously, but still couldn’t help crying with joy.
After a long while, Bai Jinxiu calmed down and took out the letter from Bai Jintong: “This is from Jintong. She has been out to sea for half a month.”
Bai Qingyan was in southern Xinjiang, and it was difficult to deliver letters, so Bai Jintong sent all the letters to Bai Jinxiu.
According to Bai Jintong’s letter, she would be gone for at least half a year, and the next correspondence would be half a year later.
Bai Jintong was fine, but he was worried about Bai Qingyan in southern Xinjiang. He told Bai Jinxiu to take good care of the Bai family and not let Bai Qingyan, who was in southern Xinjiang, worry about his family.
I’m asking for monthly tickets for the third update…