The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 300: decide
Chapter 300: Decision
Soon, the sister-in-law of the fifth lady Qi also came.
Originally, the Fifth Lady meant that there shouldn’t be a big celebration for the child’s third birthday, but it just so happened that the Grand Princess had returned, so the whole family could just sit together and have a meal.
Madam Qi smiled and joked with Madam Qi, saying that Madam Qi and Old Madam Qi had a falling out yesterday. The old madam couldn’t bear to see her off but was worried about her daughter and granddaughter, so she sent her over and begged their aunt not to kick her out…
It is said that one should not hit a smiling person. Dong said polite words and smiled as she welcomed the person in.
In just a cup of tea time, Dong’s sister-in-law, Song, also came with her daughter.
Fortunately, Mrs. Dong was well prepared and asked the servants to prepare a few more tables of food, and held a lively third-day wedding banquet for Bai Wanqing, the eighth daughter of the Bai family.
What was unexpected was that the Crown Princess also sent someone to deliver a gift.
Although it was called a gift, Bai Qingyan knew in his heart that the Crown Princess was sending someone to see what Miss Lu looked like.
The noble families in the capital city would see which way the wind was blowing, and the mistresses would send their maids and nannies to give gifts openly and visit Miss Lu secretly.
Who knew that the Grand Princess hid Miss Lu so well? When others asked about Nanny Jiang who was by the Grand Princess’s side, Nanny Jiang said that Miss Lu had injured her arm while collecting herbs for the Grand Princess and was recuperating in Qiu Shuang Courtyard.
At the third-day bath banquet, the eldest princess drank a few cups of osmanthus wine, which was rare for her, and her cheeks turned very red.
Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinxiu escorted the Grand Princess back to Changshouyuan. They asked a maid to serve her tea, and then they heard the Grand Princess say, “I heard that you sent away a maidservant?”
“I originally wanted to find a good family for that girl, but she was too generous and begged me to redeem her. She wanted to go to the residence of the Minister of Revenue… and become the concubine of the Minister of Revenue’s illegitimate son.” Bai Qingyan took the tea offered by Nanny Jiang.
The Grand Princess and Bai Jinxiu were both important figures, and they knew something was going on as soon as they heard the words.
Otherwise, even if the Minister of Revenue was a bastard, couldn’t he find a maid in the mansion to be his concubine? Why did he have to ask someone else’s slave to be his concubine?
“Grandma, don’t worry about this. Nanny Tong will send someone to deliver the indenture to Chunxing’s family soon, and will also make it clear… In the future, our Bai family will no longer employ anyone who is related to Chunxing’s family.”
“You! You are just too kind-hearted!” The eldest princess raised her hand and pointed at Bai Qingyan. Her eyes were calm, but her voice was extremely decisive. “This kind of lowly slave should be beaten to death to avoid future troubles.”
The eldest princess put down the teacup in her hand and called out, “Madame Jiang, tell Madame Tong to go to that slave’s house and tell her clearly… That slave was dishonest and stole the jewelry in the princess’s room. That hairpin was a relic of the late queen. I gave it to the princess many years ago. That slave saw that the princess had kept it in the bottom of her box for many years and thought that the princess had forgotten about it, so she wanted to steal it and exchange it for silver. The princess was kind-hearted and was afraid that I would return to the mansion today and take the slave’s life, so she released him from the mansion overnight!”
“Yes!” Nanny Jiang responded.
Nanny Tong was a bold and capable person. After hearing what Nanny Jiang said, Nanny Tong knew what to do. She nodded repeatedly and got on the carriage to Chun Xing’s house.
The Grand Princess had been busy all morning and was now tired. Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinxiu waited for her to rest before they came out of Changshouyuan together.
“Although I have never met my aunt, I feel that Miss Lu is indeed more like the aunt in the scroll than that Noble Lady Qiu… Does grandma plan to send this Miss Lu into the palace?” Bai Jinxiu asked with a frown.
“The reason why Aunt Suqiu is still unforgettable to this day is because this emperor has never had her.” Bai Qingyan said slowly.
As soon as she finished speaking, Nanny Qin came hurriedly. After bowing, she said, “Young lady, Mr. Xiao is here to give Eighth Miss a baptism gift. The gift is too expensive, so Madam declined. But Mr. Xiao told Young Lady to go over and take a look and decide whether to accept it or not.”
As she spoke, Nanny Qin turned to look at Bai Jinxiu and said, “It was the Second Uncle who came with us.”
Bai Jinxiu was quite surprised. She had a deep impression of Mr. Xiao. Not to mention that Mr. Xiao had once helped the Bai family, Qin Lang also often mentioned Xiao Rongyan to Bai Jinxiu, praising his bearing and knowledge, and always saying that if Xiao Rongyan gave up business and pursued literature, he would definitely become a great writer of the time.
She turned around and looked at Bai Qingyan: “Elder sister?”
Bai Qingyan guessed that Xiao Rongyan came to give gifts just to see her, so she nodded: “I’ll go over and take a look.”
When Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinxiu arrived, Butler Hao was accompanying Mrs. Dong in the front hall to entertain Xiao Rongyan and Qin Lang.
As soon as they saw Bai Qingyan and her sister come in, Xiao Rongyan and Qin Lang hurriedly stood up and saluted.
After Qin Lang greeted Bai Qingyan, he took two steps forward and supported the pregnant Bai Jinxiu.
“Princess, Madam!” Xiao Rongyan had a gentle and elegant smile on his face and was polite.
“Mr. Xiao…”
Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinxiu are blessed with good health.
Butler Hao smiled and said, “Princess, the gift from Mr. Xiao is too expensive, so Madam declined it… But Mr. Xiao said that the princess should take a look at it before deciding whether to accept it or not.”
As soon as Bai Qingyan entered the room, he saw a phoenix jade sculpture placed in the main hall. The phoenix was carved from a whole piece of excellent quality jade. Not only was it crystal clear, the jade was translucent and moist, but it was also half a person’s height. It was a rare treasure. Not to mention a wealthy family like the Bai family… even in the inner court of the imperial palace, it was difficult to find such a treasure.
It is more than enough to be regarded as a treasure passed down from generation to generation.
Mrs. Dong glanced at her daughter who seemed to be thinking about something and said, “Mr. Xiao’s gift is too expensive. Our Bai family really can’t afford it.”
She looked calmly towards Xiao Rongyan’s deep eyes and said, “Mr. Xiao, can you please spare me a moment to talk?”
Xiao Rongyan nodded, turned around and politely bowed to Mrs. Dong, then bowed to Qin Lang and Bai Jinxiu before calmly following Bai Qingyan out of the door.
“Madam Qin, you and Chuntao accompany the princess to see if she has any instructions…” Dong said.
Although they were in their own house, the man and the woman were unmarried, so Dong asked Nanny Qin and Chuntao to follow them to avoid suspicion.
The two stood under the sun-filled corridor, talking in low voices, while Nanny Qin Chuntao stood in the distance.
“Emperor Yan, are you ready to let Doctor Hong give it a try?” Bai Qingyan spoke. Although it was a question, his tone was firm.
“That’s right. That’s why I came here this time to ask Miss Bai for permission to let Doctor Hong quietly follow my brother to Yan.” Xiao Rongyan said sincerely, bowing to Bai Qingyan and asking.
Emperor Yan had seen so many doctors over the years, but no one could diagnose the poison so clearly.
There are three kinds of poison in Emperor Yan’s body.
Emperor Yan was poisoned by his father, and the remaining two poisons were given to him by Empress Ji herself in order to save his life.
Originally, Emperor Yan didn’t want to try it, but was finally persuaded by Xiao Rongyan.
I’m sorry, everyone. I’m probably really hurt by the sudden update. I still owe you one update. I’ll update it tomorrow morning! I’m sorry, I’m sorry… I’m getting old…