The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 270: see you in private
Chapter 270 Meet in Private
The two cousins and three cousins of the Dong family mentioned by Bai Jinzhi are the children of Bai Qingyan’s uncle Dong Qingping.
Soon, Nanny Qin, who was beside Dong, came over and whispered beside the carriage, “Miss, Miss, the young master and young lady of the Dong family want to invite you to go boating on the lake together. Madam asked me to ask you two ladies if you want to go with the young master and young lady to get some fresh air.”
Dong felt that Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi should relax a bit after returning from the sea of blood and corpses in southern Xinjiang.
Besides… letting her daughter get closer to her mother’s family was naturally a good thing in Dong’s opinion. It was rare that her nephews and nieces were not afraid of Bai Qingyan’s burning and killing of surrendered prisoners in southern Xinjiang, and wanted to invite Bai Qingyan to go boating on the lake together. How could Dong not agree?
“Elder sister! Elder sister!” Bai Jinzhi’s voice became more and more anxious, looking at Bai Qingyan with sparkling eyes, and she was almost pulling Bai Qingyan’s sleeve to beg.
Bai Qingyan looked at Bai Jinzhi’s eager expression and smiled, “Then please tell mother that my fourth sister and I will be home later…”
“Okay! I will report to the Madam right away.” Nanny Qin’s voice was very happy. Before coming, she was afraid that the eldest lady would refuse.
Mrs. Dong was worried and asked Nanny Qin to follow personally. When the three girls of the Dong family heard that their eldest cousin was going, they happily got into Bai Qingyan’s car.
“Cousin! Cousin!” Dong Tingzhen got on the carriage holding her skirt, and smiled when she saw Bai Qingyan. “I wanted to visit my cousin yesterday, but mother didn’t let me go, saying that my cousin must be very tired after returning from Southern Xinjiang, and asked my cousin to have a good rest! We knew that you were going to attend the palace banquet today, so we waited here for the whole morning, and finally stopped my cousin!”
Bai Qingyan was slightly startled, thinking it was a coincidence, but she didn’t expect that they were blocked here on purpose. She smiled and looked at Dong Tingzhen: “Why don’t you send someone to tell them in advance? Why wait all morning?”
Dong Tingzhen’s eyes were red. She held Bai Qingyan’s hand, looked him up and down, and asked, “Did cousin get hurt during her trip to Southern Xinjiang? Dad and mom were scared to death when they heard that cousin went to Southern Xinjiang! They were worried all day long.”
She gently held Dong Tingzhen’s hand and said, “It’s okay, don’t worry.”
Compared to the familiarity and friendliness of the eldest daughter Dong Tingzhen, Dong Tingyu and Dong Tingfang were happy… but they seemed a little restrained in front of Bai Qingyan, probably because there was always a fierce aura from Bai Qingyan that made people scared.
However, they got along well with Bai Jinzhi, who had a childlike nature.
The carriage swayed all the way out of the city. Before it reached Taoyin Lake, the sounds of children and girls playing along the way could be heard.
Dong Qingping’s eldest son Dong Changsheng, who was riding in front, looked at the lively scene, turned his horse’s head and came to the carriage, whispering: “Sisters, it’s spring outside, do you want to get off and take a walk?”
Dong Tingzhen opened the curtain and looked out. The scenery was full of spring and vitality. She couldn’t help but smile and said, “It’s the best time of spring. The peach blossoms and willows along the way are so beautiful. Why don’t we get off the car and take a walk, cousin?”
“Sister, it’s so lively outside, and the flowers are blooming so beautifully!” Bai Jinzhi also turned his head and looked at Bai Qingyan eagerly.
If it weren’t for Bai Jinzhi’s request, Bai Qingyan would have returned home long ago. Seeing her sister looking at her eagerly again, she looked out through the curtain that Bai Jinzhi had opened. Seeing that the sun was shining brightly outside and that they had enough guards and maids, she nodded and said, “Then let’s get off the car and take a walk!”
With her elder sister’s permission, Bai Jinzhi happily asked the driver to stop the carriage, and got off the carriage holding Dong Tingyu and Dong Tingfang’s hands.
“Cousin…” Dong Tingzhen suddenly grabbed Bai Qingyan’s hand when getting off the car, moved closer to her, and lowered her voice and said, “Brother Changyuan begged me and him to help him meet with cousin in private. Cousin, please don’t be angry with me!”
While Bai Qingyan was stunned, Dong Tingzhen had already helped him out of the car.
Dong Changsheng and Dong Changqing, who had dismounted and stood aside, saluted Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi.
“Hello, my two cousins!”
“Hello, cousin! Hello, cousin!”
Dong Changsheng is three months older than Bai Qingyan, and can be considered Bai Qingyan’s cousin. Bai Qingyan has heard from her mother that Dong Changsheng will marry Shoushan Gong’s granddaughter on April 15th.
After returning the gifts to Dong Changsheng and Dong Changqing, she smiled and said, “I heard from mother that my cousin also took the exam this year and his results were quite good. Qingyan would like to congratulate my cousin in advance on his success in both the imperial examinations.”
“Thank you very much, cousin. I hope you will give me a generous gift when the time comes.” Dong Changsheng was gentle and elegant. Joking with Bai Qingyan like this actually brought them closer.
Mrs. Dong had just left a lot of maids and guards for Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi, and Dong Changsheng and his brothers and sisters brought a lot of them with them. At first glance, the outing of these young men and women from noble families looked extremely grand, and the people who were originally playing on the road all took their children and avoided them.
Bai Jinzhi dragged Dong Tingyu and Dong Tingfang to the front to pick flowers and made a mess. Occasionally, a voice could be heard, and it seemed that Bai Jinzhi was saying that this time a county lord who was not very meaningful was conferred.
Dong Tingzhen held Bai Qingyan’s hand, followed by a large group of maids and guards. She whispered to Bai Qingyan, “Cousin, please don’t be angry with me about Brother Changyuan’s matter! And don’t tell my aunt, or I will be punished by the family law!”
“Are you afraid of being punished by the family law? How dare you lie to my mother like this? Nanny Qin is still following my mother. Do you think Nanny Qin is a pushover?” Bai Qingyan spoke calmly without showing any emotion on his face.
“Cousin, you don’t know, Brother Changyuan is so pitiful, he has lost a lot of weight!” Dong Tingzhen felt distressed when she thought of her cousin’s appearance, “Since my cousin went to southern Xinjiang, Brother Changyuan has not had a single day of peace. Originally, even the great scholar Mr. Lu said that Brother Changyuan would win the top three places this time, but I didn’t expect that he almost failed this time…”
She also heard from A-niang that Dong Changyuan almost failed the exam. A-niang told her very vaguely that Dong Changyuan did not do well in the exam because he was worried about her in southern Xinjiang. Chuntao also told her that Dong Changyuan learned that Bai Qingyan came to visit her several times, and later somehow found out that she went to southern Xinjiang. After asking A-niang for confirmation, he went out, got on his horse and was about to go to southern Xinjiang, but was stopped by Lupin.
As for Dong Changyuan, she treated him as her younger brother, and as for anything else… she didn’t have that thought in mind.
“When my second uncle and second aunt left, they entrusted Brother Changyuan to my parents. Now that my cousin is back, Brother Changyuan said he wanted to meet with my cousin in private before the palace exam. My brother and I couldn’t bear it, so we came up with this bad idea. Cousin, you can blame me!” Dong Tingzhen said with red eyes, “But don’t worry, cousin, except my brother and I, no one else knows. They just think they are here to cruise the lake today!”
Please, please, please, please give me a monthly ticket…