The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 347: Chess layout
Chapter 347: Chess Layout
“Fourth sister…” Nanny Jiang was startled and asked Bai Qingyan, “Big sister, what is Fourth sister going to do?”
“Grandma has worked hard to put on a show, so naturally we have to maximize its effect.” Bai Qingyan said.
Nanny Jiang nodded, and she was also furious at the clan that went too far in bullying others.
“The Grand Princess invites my elder sister in to talk…” Nanny Jiang hurriedly opened the curtain for Bai Qingyan.
She walked in, walked around the screen, bowed, and sat down below the Grand Princess. She heard the Grand Princess say, “Don’t apologize to your ancestors for expelling you from the family now. Grandmother knows you don’t care about your reputation, but Grandmother does, and your mother does!”
Bai Qingyan looked at the eldest princess, her slightly hunched back and her neatly combed silver hair, and nodded: “Grandmother, when do you think it’s appropriate to do it?”
“Grandmother already knows what you did when you returned to Shuoyang, but remember, most people in the world like to sympathize with the weak. This time, the clan wanted the Bai family of Dadu to use their power to force the officials of Shuoyang to release the people. They used the weak to bully the strong and forced the eldest princess to spit blood. If this news spreads, and the Bai family of Dadu accuses their ancestors of being expelled from the clan, the world will think that the Bai family of Shuoyang is rampant and forced the Bai family of Dadu to act this way.”
The eldest princess patiently taught: “But, leaving the clan is not the only way for our Bai family. After you return to Shuoyang, you can open a clan temple as a princess and expel the guilty people from the clan! Choose a clan leader who knows how to advance and retreat, and who respects you. In this way, the clan… can be used by you. There are also ways to use villains. As long as they are used properly, it will benefit the Bai family.”
It’s not that the eldest princess is reluctant to leave this so-called clan, but since the only orphans and widows left in the Bai family are going back to Shuoyang, more helpers are always better than more enemies.
“Grandma, what you said is exactly what your granddaughter is thinking.” Bai Qingyan nodded in agreement. “There are many villains in the clan, and villains like to plot behind people’s backs and use insidious means to harm people. Unless we kill them all, there is no guarantee that they will not cause trouble behind their backs if they are left behind! Most of the Bai family’s foundation in Shuoyang is still shallow. If we can drive away the clan’s parasites and intimidate the remaining useful clan members, and then let them fight tit-for-tat, we can free up our hands and feet to do other things.”
The eldest princess paused while turning the Buddhist beads, and looked at Bai Qingyan with slightly cloudy eyes: “Anything else?”
She tightened her fingers in her sleeves slightly and nodded. “Mr. Xiao came to the mansion today and said that a batch of white tea shipped from Shuoyang to Daliang was robbed. He asked the prince for help, but the prince said that there is famine in Yan and Wo, and Daliang has deployed troops and the border war between the two countries is imminent, so he probably has no time to take care of the bandits! When my granddaughter came back from Shuoyang, the local county governor wanted to send someone to send my granddaughter back to Dadu, saying that there was a bandit problem in the area and many people had been robbed one after another! Including the son of the patriarch of the Shuoyang Bai clan.”
“My granddaughter is worried that if we continue to let this go, banditry will harm the people in the future. To prevent it from happening, it is better to use the people as soldiers and make preparations first. If the imperial court can eliminate the banditry in the future, it will be a good thing, and it will help the people to strengthen their bodies. If the imperial court is slow to act, my granddaughter will never watch the bandits grow stronger and harm the people.” Bai Qing said in a serious tone.
The Grand Princess looked at Bai Qingyan deeply and nodded, her eyes slightly moist. Her granddaughter was so much like her husband Bai Weiting, and she took the welfare of the people of the world as her own responsibility.
Bai Qingyan knew that her grandmother was still a little wary of her, so rather than being feared by her grandmother during future military training, it would be better for her to be honest with her now. People in high positions who are used to being high above and planning the game are often conceited.
Only by telling this matter to my grandmother at this time would I let my grandmother, the high and mighty princess, believe that everything was still under her control. With my grandmother’s trust in me, she would not restrict or guard against me in the future.
But if one day, her grandmother found out that she was training troops openly and hiding them secretly, and it was not for the sake of the Great Jin, they, the grandmother and granddaughter, would surely become despicable.
Although both of them wanted to save the Bai family, the grandmother hoped that the Bai family could only be preserved by submitting to the imperial power of the Lin family.
“Jinse, that child, looks a lot like you…”
The Grand Princess recalled that Bai Jinse knelt before her and begged to stay and learn medicine from Miss Lu. Looking at Bai Jinse like that, the Grand Princess couldn’t help but think of Bai Qingyan when he was a child, who was insightful and had his own ideas, and began to show wisdom and courage.
“The descendants of the Bai family, whether boys or girls, all look very similar.” Bai Qingyan said to the eldest princess.
The eldest princess smiled and nodded, revealing her old age inadvertently, with a sad look in her eyes: “Yes, the Bai family… they are all very similar! Whether it’s your grandfather, father, uncle, Suqiu, or you now…”
After marrying into the Bai family, she lost all of her children.
The eldest princess did not try to hide her old age in front of Bai Qingyan. Even with her hair tied tightly with a headband, she looked solemn and majestic. However, when she relaxed after the clan members left, she still looked tired and haggard.
“The imperial physician and others will be here soon. Abao…please help grandma to the inner room!” The eldest princess extended her hand to Bai Qingyan.
She stood up and respectfully helped the eldest princess into the inner room, untied her headband, and helped her lie down.
Bai Jinzhi started to make a scene outside the door, cursing the Shuoyang Bai clan for being so heartless that they forced their grandmother and elder sister to use their status as the Grand Princess and the Princess to pressure the local officials of Shuoyang to release the shameless clansmen who killed people, seized other people’s ancestral property, and robbed women from the people! Their grandmother and elder sister refused to allow it, and they forced the Grand Princess to vomit blood and faint.
Bai Jinzhi’s commotion caused an uproar among the people on the street.
Yesterday, a member of the clan made a big fuss at the door of Princess Zhenguo… saying that Princess Zhenguo ignored the clan and did not fulfill her duties as a member of the clan.
Today, someone saw with their own eyes that the nanny beside the Grand Princess respectfully invited the elders of the Shuoyang Bai clan in. How could this make the Grand Princess so angry that she vomited blood? !
This… this is too arrogant!
“Everyone knows that the orphans and widows of our Bai family will be returning to Shuoyang soon. The ancestral home in Shuoyang has just been renovated, and you guys are seizing it by force. Is that right?! My eldest sister doesn’t want to cause too much trouble with the clan, and she is worried about where this big family will live in Shuoyang. And you guys are so good, chasing us to our door and even asking my eldest sister to use her status as a princess to force the Shuoyang County Magistrate to release them!”
“We in the Bai family of Dadu regard the people as our own flesh and blood. Anyone who disrespects the people will be punished! Even I…was punished with a military stick for whipping the people in front of this mansion! Not to mention that the descendants of the Bai family of Shuoyang killed people, so they must not be forgiven! Killing someone means paying with your life, and debts must be paid back. This is only natural! Over the years, our Bai family of Dadu has been very kind to the clan, and we are worthy of heaven and earth! But how did the clan treat the orphans and widows of our Bai family?”
Sorry for being late, the bald author fell asleep… There are two more updates!