The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 323: do evil
Chapter 323: Doing Evil
“Sister, should we go back to the inn and rest now?” Bai Jinzhi asked.
“Of course… I’ll walk around among the common people and ask them what they think of the Shuoyang Bai family. Then ask them what good things the Shuoyang Bai family has done over the years. The more people know that I’m investigating this matter, the better. It would be best if the County Magistrate Zhou also knows about it. The County Magistrate Zhou is a wonderful man.” Bai Qingyan raised the corners of his lips.
The Shuoyang Bai family actually thought that… they would have to rely on the clan after returning.
Then she would let the clan know that without her, the princess, standing behind the Shuoyang Bai family, what would the Shuoyang Bai family mean in Shuoyang City.
The Shuoyang Bai family has done something unjust, so this time she will use them to clear the stigma of her grandfather and the Bai family for sheltering them for so many years. This will also mean that her grandfather has not taken care of the Shuoyang Bai family in vain over the years.
When County Magistrate Zhou heard that Princess Zhenguo and Princess Gaoyi returned to their clan and parted ways with the clan leader on bad terms and even smashed a cup, he became very anxious.
Later, we learned that Princess Zhenguo and Princess Gaoyi and their group abandoned their horses and set out on foot, inquiring along the way about the bullying of the people by the Shuoyang Bai family in Shuoyang over the years.
County Magistrate Zhou felt his heart pounding wildly. Could it be that… the former Duke of Zhenguo and the current Princess Zhenguo didn’t know about what the Shuoyang Bai family had done over the years? Did the Princess Zhenguo come back this time to settle the score?
County Magistrate Zhou was so anxious that he paced around in his study.
Not long after, another servant came to report that Princess Zhenguo and her entourage had gone to the home of the shopkeeper who had been beaten to death by the eldest grandson of the Bai family.
County Magistrate Zhou slumped down in his chair.
This… is indeed coming back to settle the score!
County Magistrate Zhou thought of Bai Qiyun and suddenly felt so angry that he stood up and was about to go find Bai Qiyun to argue with him, but as soon as he stepped out of the door, he retracted his leg.
What he should be thinking about now is not to settle the score with Bai Qiyun, but to seize the time to clear himself.
County Magistrate Zhou walked around the room, and suddenly stopped, shouting, “Someone! Go and ask Master Li to sort out all the case files that have been covering up for the Bai family over the years! Quickly!”
After Magistrate Zhou finished shouting, he hurriedly went behind the desk and dug out the several petitions that he had previously pushed aside.
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Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi took a tour around Shuoyang City, and many people knew that someone was investigating the evil deeds done by the Bai family of Shuoyang over the years.
At first, the people were hesitant, but later they saw Bai Qingyan and his group actually went to the house of the shopkeeper who was beaten to death by the eldest grandson of the Bai family, and returned the silver to that family.
The people were filled with righteous indignation and told everything that the Bai family had done in Shuoyang over the years in a flash.
Bai Qingyan sat with the common people under the willow tree at the entrance of the village, and he probably understood what they heard.
In these years, the first to commit sins in the Shuoyang Bai family were the patriarch’s lineage. As the patriarch’s lineage became more and more unscrupulous, the Bai family’s side branches in Shuoyang saw that the patriarch’s lineage was getting richer and richer thanks to the power of Bai Qingyan’s grandfather, so the bolder ones began to follow suit.
Later, more side branches began to learn the style of the patriarch and started to bully the people for their own interests, which completely ruined the reputation of the Shuoyang Bai family.
Moreover, the people all believed that it was Bai Qingyan’s grandfather’s connivance and acquiescence to the Shuoyang Bai family.
She understood that people’s hearts are easily tempted by wealth and fame. When the originally upright and kind-hearted clan members see that the clan leader can become rich by relying on the power of his grandfather, they will naturally be shaken and will try to follow suit. After seeing that everything is peaceful… they will become even bolder.
The people of Shuoyang naturally suffered even more.
There were countless tenants on the Bai clan’s farm who were forced to sell their children.
Let’s sue the officials… The government was afraid of Bai Weiting’s majesty and could only suppress the people by force. Even those who had sued the Bai family of Shuoyang earlier were convicted of false accusations and were forced to die with a belt to show their determination.
The common people were unable to express their grievances in words and could only resent the Bai family in the capital city in their hearts.
When Bai Jinzhi heard these things, she was so angry that her heart ached. Her Bai family’s reputation was ruined in this way.
Bai Qingyan turned around and looked at the guard who came with her and was writing down the details: “Write everything down…”
“yes!”
The guards answered in unison.
When the common people saw Bai Qingyan’s demeanor, some curious people couldn’t help but ask: “Look at this girl’s demeanor, which family is she from? Why did you think of asking about the Shuoyang Bai family? Aren’t you afraid of offending the Bai family? The Shuoyang Bai family has a killer princess who guards the country. It’s so scary!”
“Nonsense! What’s so scary about my elder sister?” Bai Jinzhi said with a spoiled look on his face.
“Eldest sister?”
The people all looked at the girl who was sitting under the willow tree and patiently listening to them talk about the Bai clan.
The girl was so beautiful that she seemed beyond real life. She had an alluring and dazzling aura. She was slender and thin, and although she looked weak, her eyes were firm and resolute, unlike an ordinary girl.
The people fell silent, unable to avoid fear.
Bai Qingyan stood up and bowed solemnly to the people who were gathered around her: “Over the years, I didn’t know that the Bai family relied on the power of the Zhenguo Mansion to bully the people in Shuoyang. The Zhenguo Mansion did not investigate in detail, and you have suffered!”
The people were shocked: “This… this is… the Princess who guards the country?”
Who could connect this beautiful and patient girl in front of him with the legendary Princess Zhen Guo who was said to have burned to death 100,000 surrendered prisoners from Xiliang?
“Are you…the Princess Zhenguo?” a brave old man asked with his eyes wide open.
Bai Qingyan bowed in the direction of the old man, his expression full of apology.
The old man who was sitting on the stone bench with a cane stood up in shock and knelt down tremblingly: “County… Princess!”
The people who had just gathered here and were full of complaints, hurriedly followed the elders and knelt down in the direction of Bai Qingyan.
“No need to be so polite!” Bai Qingyan supported the old man and said to the people, “Everyone, please stand up! It was my grandfather, father and Bai Qingyan who failed to supervise us. We didn’t know that the Bai family was killing people and bullying the people in Shuoyang. Please rest assured that if what you said is true, Bai Qingyan will never tolerate it!”
The people looked at each other, seemingly not believing what Bai Qing said, and their expressions were evasive.
Bai Qingyan did not ask for any further explanation. He bowed to the people of Shuoyang, and the group left the village, arriving at the door of Tianxiang Tower before lunch.
Inside the restaurant, there was the sound of a crying child and the owner of Tianxianglou begging for mercy: “I sign! I sign! Please, gentlemen, let my child go! The child is innocent! Please don’t cut off my child’s hand!”
Before Bai Qingyan and his companions even stepped into the Tianxiang Tower, they were stopped by the servants of the Shuoyang Bai family. They looked down on everyone and said arrogantly, “We are from the Shuoyang Bai family! Several young masters of our family are discussing business with the owner of the Tianxiang Tower today. No outsiders are allowed to enter!”
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