The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 280: throw in the towel
Chapter 280: Surrender
Li Zhijie looked at Bai Qingyan with his deep peach blossom eyes, lowered his eyes and said: “I, Li Zhijie, swear to the God of Xiliang that I have never seen… nor have I ever detained the second son of the Bai family. The ring sent to the Zhenguo Princess Mansion was obtained from the hands of the deceased Lu Tianzhu! If I lie… the whole family will not have a good end.”
After hearing Li Zhijie’s oath, Bai Jinzhi’s pupils trembled. The hope in his heart was shattered, and the hand holding the sword dropped weakly.
“So…” Bai Qingyan pointed out the unspoken intention of this setup, “King Yan used a ring to deceive me this time, making me think that my second brother is in your hands. He intended… to let me personally hand over my fourth sister’s weak spot to you. If Xiliang attacks my Great Jin again in the future, you Xiliang will hold my weak spot in your hands, making me dare not defeat Xiliang…”
After hearing Bai Qingyan’s words, the prince’s pupils trembled.
The prince originally believed that everything would be fine as long as Bai Qingyan did not marry into another country. Now it seems… not only Bai Qingyan, but also the legitimate daughter of the Bai family cannot marry into another country.
Otherwise, Bai Qingyan’s emphasis on family ties will definitely leave trouble for the future.
“Bah! Even if I marry a pig or a dog…I will never marry a Xiliang dog! Even if I have to disobey the imperial decree and touch my neck, I will never associate with a treacherous and despicable villain like Li Zhijie!” Bai Jinzhi was shaking with anger. He pointed his sword at Li Zhijie and said harshly, “Your Highness the Crown Prince, be my witness. If anyone wants to force me to death, they can ask His Majesty to grant me a marriage. I, Bai Jinzhi, will make him bleed to death on the spot!”
Today, Li Zhijie was schemed by Lu Tianzhuo, and ended up losing more than he gained.
He really didn’t expect that Bai Qingyan would let the prince and the people of Jin know about this…
He thought that Bai Qingyan would not dare to say anything out of consideration for Bai Qingqiong’s life, so he could only come here quietly alone.
She did come alone, but she didn’t expect Bai Qingyan to have a trick up his sleeve. Not long after she arrived, the prince and Bai Jinzhi also followed.
Bai Qingyan was one step ahead in chess, so he admitted defeat.
“Your Highness…” Bai Qingyan bowed to the prince solemnly, “I believe in you, Your Highness. Please give the Bai family justice.”
The prince nodded to Bai Qingyan: “Don’t worry!”
After receiving the prince’s affirmative answer, Bai Qingyan came out of the inn with his sister Bai Jinzhi.
At the gate of the posthouse, in addition to the common people, there was also Bai Jinxiu, who had just received the news and arrived by carriage.
Bai Jinxiu’s eyes were red. When she saw Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi coming out, she quickly grabbed the hem of Yuehua’s skirt and stepped onto the stairs, choking with tears and asking, “Eldest sister! Is there any news about my second brother?!”
Bai Qingqiong is Bai Jinxiu’s full brother.
Bai Qingyan shook his head and handed the ring to Bai Jinxiu: “Let’s talk about it when we get back!”
Seeing Bai Qingqiong’s ring, Bai Jinxiu’s tears flowed like a broken string. She stretched out her trembling fingers to take the ring and looked at Bai Qingyan with wide eyes: “Elder sister…”
When the three sisters returned to the Bai Mansion, Dong and the second wife Liu were already waiting at the door. Liu, in particular, was extremely upset. When she heard that her son was still alive, how could she not cry with joy?
She couldn’t wait any longer so she asked someone to harness the carriage and go to the gate of the posthouse to find out what was going on. However, she was stopped by Dong. She then stood at the gate with Dong and waited.
Seeing Bai Jinxiu’s carriage coming back, Liu came down from the high steps holding the hem of her dress. When she saw Bai Qingyan, she asked, “Abao! Is Aqiong still alive? Has she been captured alive by the Xiliang people? What conditions do the Xiliang people plan to put forward to threaten the Jin State?”
Looking at Liu who was full of expectation, Bai Qingyan was speechless for a long time. What could be more cruel than giving hope to a desperate person… and then shattering it?
“Mom… let’s go back and talk about it!” Bai Jinxiu got off the carriage and held Liu’s hand.
Liu, with tears in her eyes, was full of anticipation and anxiety. She nodded quickly, “Yes, yes, yes! Let’s talk about it when we get back! Let’s talk about it when we get back!”
Bai Qingyan looked at Dong, whose eyes were also full of expectation. She gently shook her head at her mother, and tears rolled in Dong’s throat like a dam bursting.
Mrs. Dong knew how happy her second brother’s wife was when she received the news. If this joy turned out to be in vain… it would be another torture for her.
Bai Jinxiu tightly held the ring left by her brother in her hand. She decided to leave a glimmer of hope for her mother. She turned to look at her eldest sister and nodded to her.
Bai Qingyan nodded, knowing that Bai Jinxiu wanted her to speak vaguely to leave some hope for her second aunt.
There is no mother who doesn’t hope that her child is still alive. Even if Bai Qingyan said it vaguely… Liu could still find clues that Bai Qingqiong was still alive.
So, when she told her second aunt that Bai Qingqiong’s ring was given to her by a subordinate of Li Zhijie, King Yan of Xiliang, and that subordinate was the adopted son of Pang Pingguo, who used the ring to set a trap to kill her but was killed by her instead, King Yan didn’t know where Bai Qingqiong was now.
After listening to this, Liu was silent for a long while, tightly clutching the handkerchief in her hand, and said, “Maybe… Ah Qiong has already escaped, so they can only use the ring to set a trap to harm Ah Bao! The worst thing is that Xiliang is unwilling to hand over Ah Qiong, and wants to use Ah Qiong for something in the future. But it doesn’t matter, as long as Ah Qiong is still alive…”
Bai Jinxiu held her mother’s hand and nodded: “My daughter also believes that God will bless my brother! My brother is both wise and brave, he must have escaped… But now the capital city is full of twists and turns, my brother must be plotting somewhere else. As long as my brother is still alive, we will be reunited one day!”
“Yes! You are right…” Second Madam Liu wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
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Inside the posthouse.
Li Tianfu smashed everything in the room like a madman. Later, the room became quiet. When Li Tianfu’s personal maid came in with food, she found that Li Tianfu had hanged himself. The maid was frightened out of her wits.
Fortunately, Li Zhijie arrived in time and rescued Li Tianfu, but a red and purple mark inevitably appeared on Li Tianfu’s neck.
“After the princess woke up, she said nothing. She sat on the corner of the bed with her knees hugged, clutching the earrings that Lu Tianzhuo had given her. She couldn’t even cry out, and seemed to have lost her soul. She refused to eat or drink, as if she was determined to starve herself to death… and went with Lu Tianzhuo.” Li Tianfu’s personal maid knelt on the ground, trembling all over, and explained Li Zhijie about Li Tianfu’s current situation.
It was almost dawn and the Jin emperor’s birthday banquet was about to begin. How could Li Tianfu go to dance in this state?
Li Zhijie’s temple was throbbing, and the wound seemed to be about to split open again. He closed his eyes and pressed his wound…
Li Zhijie’s mistake was that he knew Lu Tianzhuo’s identity and still brought him to his side, trusted him completely and gave him power. However, Lu Tianzhuo tricked him like this before he died.
The Queen Mother had long ago warned Li Zhijie to change his bad habit of judging people by their appearance, but Li Zhijie always ignored her warning. This time, Lu Tianzhuo had given him a great wake-up call.
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