The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 265: Chapter 265
Chapter 265
After discussing with his subordinates, he could only send people to various prefectures to invite people to bring their little ancestor back.
Early the next morning, this matter became the hottest topic of conversation at everyone’s breakfast table. Even Chun Xing couldn’t help but tell Bai Qing about it.
Bai Qingyan wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, rinsed his mouth and asked, “Didn’t you say why you fought?”
“I heard that it was because Master Lu and his men were singing the Bai family army’s military songs in Fanque Tower, and then someone brought up the incident of the burning and killing of surrendered prisoners at Wengshan, so Master Lu started fighting with them.” Chuntao lowered her voice, and it was obvious that she had a new opinion of Lu Yuanpeng and other playboys.
No matter how chaotic they usually are, the fight they had last night was all to protect their eldest girl.
“Before I came back, were there many people in the capital talking about this matter?” She stood up and asked while wrapping iron sandbags around her body.
Chun Tao knelt down and wrapped the iron sandbags around Bai Qingyan’s legs. “Before the young lady came back, there were also people talking about it in the capital, but it didn’t get out of hand, and the people were more concerned about the young lady’s victory.”
Chun Xing knelt on the other side, picked up the iron sandbag and wrapped it around him, looked up at Bai Qingyan and said with a smile: “I heard that Master Lu was taken back by his father by twisting his ears.”
Bai Qingyan smiled and straightened his sleeves, then said to Chun Xing, “Chun Xing, go get a box of rice dumpling candies from Madam Tong, and go to the Qin residence in person to give the candies to the little girl Yin Shuang, and tell her not to eat too much and damage her teeth.”
Chun Xing stood up and said that she had left the upper room.
Seeing Chun Xing leave, Bai Qingyan said to Chun Tao, “Go tell Uncle Ping later and ask him to send more people to keep an eye on the outside these days and investigate the people from Jin and Wei who were beaten by Lu Yuanpeng’s group of playboys.”
Chuntao nodded repeatedly: “Yes!”
Bai Qingyan had just finished tidying up her clothes when Nanny Tong came in through the curtains and bowed, “Miss, Nanny Jiang from the Grand Princess’s side is back. She greeted Madam and came to see you.”
Bai Qingyan, who was standing in front of the bronze mirror, was silent for a moment, and said, “Madame Tong, please ask Madame Jiang to come in!”
Bai Qingyan turned around and sat on the couch by the window, listening to the voice of Nanny Jiang asking Nanny Tong about her health condition from far away. He lowered his eyes and adjusted his sleeves, feeling mixed feelings.
Nanny Jiang came back, it must be because my grandmother sent her after hearing the news that she had returned to the capital.
Logically, she should have gone to Huanghuang Qing’an to visit her grandmother yesterday, and even told her grandmother that her seventh and ninth brothers were still alive.
However, Bai Qingyan did not forget that her grandmother was first the eldest princess of the Lin family of Dajin, and then… her grandmother.
She had seventeen younger brothers, but now only two were left. She couldn’t gamble their safety on her grandmother’s kindness.
The voices of Nanny Tong and Nanny Jiang were getting closer and closer…
“The eldest girl looks much better this time. Doctor Hong said that it was wrong to let the eldest girl rest before. If you don’t believe it, Madam Jiang, you can take a look for yourself.”
As she spoke, Nanny Tong opened the curtain for Nanny Jiang and let her in.
Nanny Jiang wiped her tears with a handkerchief, then walked into the room holding up her skirt. When she walked around the screen and saw Bai Qingyan sitting upright on the couch, Nanny Jiang’s eyes turned red again.
She took small steps forward and bowed to Bai Qingyan: “Big sister is back!”
“Madam, there’s no need to be so polite. Chuntao, serve you some sparrow tongue tea and bring a plate of refreshing snacks.” Bai Qingyan instructed with his head tilted.
Chuntao said yes and quietly left the room.
“How is grandma? How often do you sleep? How much rice do you eat?” Bai Qingyan’s calm and indifferent voice sounded as usual, and his words were all in accordance with the routine, which made them seem less intimate.
Nanny Jiang knew that because of Ji Tingyu’s incident, the Grand Princess had completely turned cold towards Bai Qingyan, but after all, they were grandparents and grandchildren… There was no such thing as overnight hatred. Why did it come to this?
“Sister, don’t you want to go see the Grand Princess?” Nanny Jiang asked in a low voice, as if begging.
Chuntao served tea to Nanny Jiang and Bai Qingyan respectively, then bowed and left with a smile.
Bai Qingyan lowered her eyes and picked up the teacup, saying quietly, “Yes, I went. His Majesty is hosting a banquet today and His Majesty’s birthday banquet tomorrow, so I was delayed! I will take my sisters to visit grandmother the day after tomorrow.”
Nanny Jiang nodded and said, “The Grand Princess sent this old servant to tell you, my dear sister, that the incident of the burning and killing of the surrendered prisoners from Xiliang in Southern Xinjiang may be used by someone in the court to make a big fuss. If this matter really gets out of hand, my dear sister can ask Prime Minister Lu for help.”
As she spoke, Nanny Jiang stood up and took out a hairpin wrapped in fine cotton cloth from her bosom and handed it to Bai Qingyan: “Sister, take this to find Prime Minister Lu.”
Bai Qingyan didn’t answer, and looked up at Nanny Jiang: “Mammy…what do you mean?”
“In the past, Prime Minister Lu owed the Grand Princess a favor. This item was a relic of Prime Minister Lu’s mother. Prime Minister Lu once said…if the Grand Princess has any instructions, we must obey them.” Nanny Jiang answered honestly.
She lowered her eyes and put the teacup aside: “Mammy, please take this back and return it to Grandmother. I have the ability to control it now. Such a treasure…Grandmother should keep it and use it at a critical moment.”
Nanny Jiang raised her head and stared at Bai Qingyan. She had watched Bai Qingyan grow up, so she naturally knew Bai Qingyan’s character. Since Bai Qingyan said she would not accept it, then she would not accept it. Nanny Jiang could only smile and rewrap the hairpin: “Okay, then wait until the critical moment, and then come and ask the Grand Princess for it.”
“On the fifteenth of this month, the King of Liang sent a painting to Your Majesty to celebrate his birthday. The person who sent the painting was canonized as Noble Lady Qiu the next day. I heard that… this Noble Lady Qiu is somewhat similar to my aunt Bai Suqiu.”
Nanny Jiang was startled, and only heard Bai Qingyan slowly say: “Grandmother must be aware of the ruthlessness and ambition of Prince Liang. If this noble lady Qiu is Prince Liang’s man, I’m afraid it will be detrimental to our Bai Mansion…”
Nanny Jiang knew that this matter was of great importance. She tightened her grip on the hairpin, stood up and bowed to Bai Qingyan: “I will go back and report to the Grand Princess!”
She nodded: “Thank you for your hard work, Mammy!”
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The people in the capital city had heard long ago that the Emperor of Dayan, known as the most handsome man in the world, would come with his son to celebrate the birthday of the Emperor of Jin, and they were all eagerly waiting to catch a glimpse of the most handsome man.
There were also courageous daughters of noble families who booked a private room on the long street and made an appointment with a few close friends, waiting for the Emperor of Dayan to enter the capital city in a carriage, secretly hoping that he would ride in on horseback so that they could see him more clearly.
Soon both sides of the long street were blocked by soldiers. The cavalrymen of Dayan, wearing the black uniforms of Dayan and riding horses wearing chain mail, so that only the dark eyes of the horses could be seen, slowly entered the city.
The ladies, holding round fans and covering half of their faces, were standing by the railing in the private room and whispering excitedly. The first people they saw were the armored cavalry of Dayan, and they couldn’t help but lower their voices.
For some reason, seeing this cavalry entering the city first always gives people a sense of solemnity.