The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 286: moaning
Chapter 286: Moaning without Cause
Dong looked up at the king of a different surname who had fawned on her husband before, and was about to speak to protect her daughter, but was stopped by Bai Qingyan who gently pressed her shoulder.
Bai Qingyan looked at King Xian with an indifferent and cold gaze. She had no intention of arguing with anyone, but she was definitely not the kind of person who would let others trample on her.
Bai Jinxiu, who was always able to keep her composure, gritted her teeth and looked at Prince Xian, sneering: “Prince Xian, what are you doing…”
Unexpectedly, before Bai Jinxiu could finish her words, the fourth prince of Daliang, Wei Qiheng, couldn’t help it.
“I don’t understand what Prince Xian said. I got the wrong person… When I asked for Princess Nandu’s hand in marriage, it was a match made in heaven. When I asked for Princess Zhenguo’s hand in marriage, it was Princess Zhenguo’s intentional seduction? Prince Xian said that the State of Jin doesn’t judge people by appearance… Are you saying that I’m a pervert? Or are you trying to elevate your Princess Nandu by stepping on Princess Zhenguo?” Wei Qiheng looked unhappy. “It goes without saying that Princess Zhenguo’s appearance is naturally better than Princess Nandu’s! Princess Zhenguo led the army to pacify the southern border and protect the people of Jin! Isn’t she better than those so-called talented women who pretend to play the piano and compose poems without any reason? What’s the reason?!”
“Pfft…” Bai Jinzhi couldn’t help laughing and secretly gave Wei Qiheng a thumbs up. He felt that the Fourth Prince of Daliang was too mean in his words, and was comparable to that of Lu Yuanpeng.
“Yesterday in the palace, I knelt down to ask for marriage to Prince Xian. It was you, Prince Xian, who sent people to spread the news in order to show off your daughter’s nobility! Do you think I don’t know? We, the envoys from Daliang, have already discovered it, but I thought you were the father of my beloved… so I tolerated it. Does Prince Xian think I am a fool… and let you do these little tricks without knowing it?” Wei Qiheng asked with his eyebrows raised high.
Prince Xian looked at the Fourth Prince of Daliang, who had been so well-behaved and humble in front of him yesterday, and actually spoke to him like this. His breath was stuck in his throat and his face was as interesting as it could be.
Bai Qingyan bowed and saluted, and said to Prince Xian: “Prince Xian, when my grandfather and father were alive, Prince Xian would always visit the Duke’s Mansion when he came to Dadu, and he always said that he and my father were as close as brothers! My father died for the country, but Prince Xian never sent anyone to express condolences, and he didn’t come to visit him this time when he came to Dadu, just think that Prince Xian is busy. But… if Prince Xian really has a close relationship with my father, would he step on his niece’s reputation to praise his own daughter? Bai Qingyan understands the principle that people will get cold when they leave, but you must not be too obvious in showing two faces, or people will poke holes in your spine.”
“After all, it wasn’t Bai Qingyan who took the Fourth Prince of Daliang to go boating on the lake, it wasn’t Bai Qingyan who called herself Liu Ruofu to the Fourth Prince of Daliang, it wasn’t Bai Qingyan who dragged the Fourth Prince into the palace to ask for marriage and used a knife to force the Prince to agree to the marriage, and it wasn’t Bai Qingyan who forced the Prince to publicize the Fourth Prince of Daliang kneeling down to ask for marriage from the Princess of Nandu. How can I blame the Prince’s loss of face on me?”
Murong Yu picked up the wine glass, took a sip with a slight smile, and watched from the sidelines.
“Bai Qingyan…” Prince Xian called Bai Qingyan’s name quietly. He had heard that Bai Qingyan had a sharp tongue, but he was able to keep his composure. “Your Bai family lost the battle in Southern Xinjiang. His Majesty was lenient and allowed you to go to Southern Xinjiang to atone for the Bai family’s sins because all the men in your Bai family died. But as a Jin citizen, I cannot forget the crime of your grandfather and father that caused hundreds of thousands of Jin’s elite soldiers to die in Southern Xinjiang! Although Prince Xin forced him with the golden medal… couldn’t your grandfather argue with reason?”
Bai Qingyan narrowed his eyes: “Prince Xian, are you saying that my grandfather was wrong for not disobeying the golden order?”
Prince Xian pursed his lips and did not answer. He just sneered: “Prince, please plead for mercy… His Majesty is generous and gave you the title of Princess because of your great victory in Southern Xinjiang! You should have been more careful in your words and deeds and diligently cultivated your female virtues. But you spoke to me like this. In terms of age, I am older than you, and in terms of title, I am at least a prince. You dare to be so sharp-tongued in front of His Majesty. Do you take His Majesty seriously?”
“Prince Xian, please do not use your majesty’s might to win your favor! Several generations of my Bai family’s ancestors… sacrificed their lives to help our great ancestor build this kingdom. The ancestors of the Liu family… on the one hand, funded the Great Yan, on the other hand, they collected money for our great ancestor, hoping to gain the credit of following the emperor, currying favor with everyone, supporting everyone, and taking advantage of the situation to get a royal title. Is this worth showing off?”
Bai Qingyan spoke slowly and calmly, with a bit of disdain and sneer, which immediately made Prince Xian’s face turn pale.
Emperor Murong Yu of Yan’s hand holding the wine glass trembled. This Princess Zhenguo had such a sharp tongue. He looked at Xiao Rongyan, only to see that Xiao Rongyan had a smile on his lips, as if he was proud of it.
Murong Yu now understood that if his younger brother married Princess Zhenguo in the future, he would not be able to gain the upper hand in arguments and would be doomed to lose his authority as a husband.
“Bai Qingyan!” Prince Xian gritted his teeth. “You killed the captives with such rage that you have no kindness at all! In front of His Majesty… you are sharp-tongued and have no virtues as a woman. Who would dare to marry you in the future?! This prince is older than you… I kindly advise you not to be ungrateful!”
The emperor sat firmly on the throne, and seemed very happy to see Bai Qingyan fall into this situation: “Alright, alright! Prince Xian, you too, at your age, are actually getting angry with a child!”
The art of being an emperor is the art of controlling people.
Only when a person is in trouble can he be completely surrendered by extending a helping hand. The emperor was waiting for the day when Bai Qingyan would be deserted by his friends and relatives, so he indulged the rumors in the capital city about Bai Qingyan’s cruel killing of surrendered prisoners.
“Your Majesty, it is precisely because I am older than the Princess Zhenguo that I am afraid that the Princess Zhenguo has such a strong temper that no one will dare to marry her in the future and ruin their lives!”
Unexpectedly, as soon as Prince Xian finished speaking, Wei Qiheng turned his head and looked at Bai Qingyan, and solemnly handed the jade pendant in his hand to Bai Qingyan: “Princess Zhenguo, Wei Qiheng intends to marry you! This is a symbol of my status as the prince of Daliang. From now on, I, Wei Qiheng, will only pursue you and will never have two minds. If I break this oath…God will strike me with lightning!”
King Xian: “…”
Is this Fourth Prince of Daliang incompatible with me? Where is the polite, humble and sincere Fourth Prince of Daliang yesterday? Is he possessed or something, just to make things difficult for me?
“Thank you, Fourth Prince, for your kindness…”
Before Bai Qingyan could finish speaking, the emperor interrupted him.
“You may not know, Fourth Prince, that the Princess Zhenguo once swore in front of the King’s spirit that she would never marry…” The emperor spoke slowly, his face as gloomy as water, “If Daliang wants to marry the Princess Zhenguo to form an alliance with the Jin State, I’m afraid it won’t work.”
Bai Qingyan lowered her eyes and sneered in her heart. It was obvious that the emperor didn’t want her to marry into another country. He didn’t even let her finish her sentence, as if he was afraid that she would agree.
The envoy from Daliang had not expected that his fourth prince would behave like this, and he was extremely troubled.