The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 322: wonderful
Chapter 322 Indescribable
The patriarch held the cane in both hands and looked at Bai Qingyan with a kind expression, just like the Maitreya Buddha in the scroll.
“Patriarch, you are asking this even though you already know the answer!” Bai Jinzhi sneered, “We just finished repairing the house, but it was forcibly occupied by the clan’s fifth elder… your brother. We want the house deed… so we can sue the officials for justice!”
The clan leader’s heart skipped a beat and the smile in his eyes faded.
Bai Jinzhi’s words were disrespectful to his elders, but Bai Qingyan did not stop him.
She did not give the clan leader a chance to attack Bai Jinzhi. She picked up the teacup and blew into it softly. “I heard that the clan leader instructed the Fifth Master to occupy the ancestral home? Clan leader… do you think that since there are only orphans and widows left in the capital, the clan can do whatever they want?”
The loving smile on the clan leader’s face could no longer be suppressed. He slowly sat up straight, straightened his back and looked forward: “In terms of seniority, I am of the same generation as your grandfather, King Zhenguo. You should call me your great-grandfather! In terms of age, I am several dozen years older than you, and I am also the clan leader…”
“In terms of seniority, Xiao Si and I… one is a princess and the other is a county lady. We should first follow the national etiquette and then the family etiquette. The clan leader has also read the books of sages, so how could he not know?” Bai Qingyan pressed the tea leaves with the lid of the teacup in his hand, half closing his eyes. “In the final analysis, he just wanted to show us his power because he saw that Xiao Si and I were younger than him!”
As he spoke, Bai Qingyan placed the teacup heavily on the table, and some of the green-yellow tea spilled out.
“I don’t have that much time to beat around the bush with the clan leader. I’m sure the clan leader knows what the Shuoyang clan has done in Shuoyang City over the years under the banner of my grandfather. Now that my grandfather is gone, they are trying to pull the banner of me, the princess! But this banner… I’ll let you pull it, and then you can pull it. If I don’t let you… I wonder how long the Bai family can run rampant in Shuoyang?”
The clan leader tightly grasped the cane, turned his head and looked at Bai Qingyan’s half-smiley face with a sharp gaze: “Bai Qingyan, your grandfather and father have just passed away, and you have no manners at all, and you don’t know how to respect your elders. Aren’t you afraid of bringing shame to your grandfather and father, or that I will tell others about this and you will lose your reputation?”
“Shame? The Shuoyang Bai family is not ashamed of repaying kindness with enmity, so why should my grandfather and father be ashamed?” Bai Qingyan said slowly.
Etiquette? Respect?
Bai Qingyan gave it to him, he had…
If he doesn’t give it, he won’t have it.
Fame? Bai Qingyan wanted it, of course, but it also depended on who he was in front of.
Bai Qingyan naturally wants a reputation among the people.
But Bai Qingyan didn’t want to have a good reputation in front of despicable people.
There are many people in this world who are cruel and repay kindness with enmity, and the Bai family is one of them.
Grandfather was lenient out of consideration for their blood relatives, but for Bai Qingyan…except for the direct branch of their Shuoyang Bai family, the Shuoyang Bai family, which had done many unjust things, was not as kind to her as ordinary people.
“The title deed to the ancestral house originally belongs to our Bai family’s direct branch. Will the clan leader give it to us?” Bai Qingyan’s voice was calm and gentle, but for no reason it made people feel very arrogant.
The clan leader tightly grasped the cane in his hand: “The Bai family in Dadu has no male heirs now. Logically speaking… this ancestral house is also considered the ancestral property of the Bai family and should be taken back by the clan…”
Bai Qingyan had no interest in listening to the clan leader’s long speech, threats and inducements.
She stood up, brushed off the dust on her body, and walked out.
The clan leader opened his eyes wide and stood up suddenly: “Bai Qingyan! The elder hasn’t finished speaking yet…”
“Elder? Ha…” Bai Jinzhi sneered, “You have gone to such lengths that you want to bully my Bai family for having no men, and you want to rely on the power of my eldest sister, the princess. Now you are still acting like an elder to my eldest sister. Do you really think my eldest sister is an ordinary girl who will fall for your tricks?”
Bai Jinzhi looked at the teacup on the rosewood table and swept it hard, breaking the porcelain hot tea all over the floor: “Save your energy!”
“You…” The patriarch pointed at Bai Jinzhi.
“Patriarch, please keep your composure and don’t come to my eldest sister to beg for help!” Bai Jinzhi said and walked out with his hands behind his back.
As soon as she stepped over the threshold, she said, “You can spread the word that my elder sister and I came back today and were disrespectful to you. This way…others will know that the princess and the clan are not on good terms. I think the Bai family’s situation in Shuoyang will be wonderful.”
After saying this, Bai Jinzhi walked away fearlessly.
“How outrageous! How outrageous! What kind of family education does the Bai family in Dadu have! Do they even know the meaning of propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame?” The clan leader was so angry that he picked up the cup at hand and smashed it to the ground in anger.
But no matter how angry he was, the clan leader had to admit that Bai Jinzhi was right, and he could only keep his anger in his heart.
He just couldn’t believe it. When most of the Bai family returned to Shuoyang, would the orphans and widows not be able to rely on the clan? !
The clan leader held the cane tightly, and couldn’t help thinking that Bai Qingyan was now a princess and had a certain rank…
When his younger brother first said that he wanted to occupy the ancestral home, he was actually hesitant. However, his younger brother said that although Bai Qingyan was a princess, she had already gained a bad reputation because of the battle in Southern Xinjiang. If she gained a bad reputation in the clan again, her life would be over!
Moreover, Bai Qingyan has vowed not to marry in this life, but she will rely on the clan to take care of her in her old age and after she dies, so how can she not curry favor with the clan and depend on them?
Besides, the Shuoyang clan and the Dadu Bai family share the same bloodline, and have always been of the same blood. Now the Dadu Bai family is headed by the Dong family, and the Dong family must not watch her only daughter lose all her reputation and have no one to take care of her in the future, so she will definitely swallow her anger.
As long as Dong swallows his anger, it will be easier for him, as the patriarch, to control the widows of the Bai family in Dadu.
However, looking at Bai Qingyan’s attitude now, can the Bai family in Dadu really be as closely connected with their clan as before?
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Bai Jinzhi jumped on his horse and followed behind Bai Qingyan, saying with a smile: “Eldest sister, I smashed the cup. I think the person sent by the county magistrate to investigate… will send the news back soon.”
“Uncle Liu, are you all ready?” Bai Qingyan asked Manager Liu.
“Don’t worry, young lady. Everything is ready.” Manager Liu said with a smile, “Those families in the clan are shameless in asking for money. They have heard that the clan leader’s grandson plans to take over Tianxiang Tower without paying any money, and they all want to get a piece of the pie.”
“Then let’s have lunch at Tianxiang Tower this afternoon!” Bai Jinzhi’s eyes were full of smiles.
“This is a great idea, Fourth Miss.” Manager Liu also said.
Since Manager Liu came back to take charge of the renovation of the ancestral home, he has suffered a lot of bullying. This time, with the return of the eldest and fourth girls, he can finally feel proud.
Over the years, King Zhenguo has been too polite and kind to the clan, which has made the Shuoyang clan ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth and treated them like local emperors of Shuoyang.
The eldest and fourth girls should teach them a lesson and let them know…who is the one who blessed them so much that they can live such a comfortable life.
The third update is finished, and the bald author is going to sleep! By the way, I’m asking for a wave of monthly tickets…