The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 352: left side
Chapter 352 Left Prime Minister
The eldest princess, accompanied by Miss Lu, was standing in front of the large fish tank in the Changshou Courtyard, feeding the fish. When she saw Bai Qingyan coming over, Miss Lu didn’t want to disturb their conversation, so she bowed and said goodbye.
“Aunt, don’t leave in a hurry. Let’s go back to the house with grandma and talk for a while.” Bai Qingyan called Miss Lu.
Miss Lu looked at the Grand Princess.
The eldest princess smiled kindly and said, “Abao asked you to stay, so you stay!”
“Yes!” Miss Lu responded respectfully, holding the other side of the eldest princess, and the three of them went into the upper room together.
She informed the eldest princess about the emperor’s recent headaches. The eldest princess immediately became angry and slammed the Buddhist beads heavily on the small table beside her. Her whole demeanor was terrifying.
“If this was really done by this noble lady Qiu, she is so audacious that she actually used the safety of the emperor’s body as a bargaining chip to win his favor!”
The eldest princess grew up in the palace since she was young. What kind of secret methods would the women in the harem use to win favor? The eldest princess has seen everything.
“Even Imperial Physician Huang from the Imperial Hospital couldn’t diagnose the cause, so… it’s hard to say whether it’s a means for Concubine Qiu to win favor.” She looked at Miss Lu and said, “However, I think we can take this opportunity to let Miss Lu meet His Majesty. Of course… it’s not appropriate for Grandmother to say this, His Majesty has to ask him himself.”
When Miss Lu heard Bai Qing say that he wanted her to see His Majesty, she did not show any panic or uneasiness. She stood there unperturbed by fame or disgrace. Her peaceful and tranquil demeanor made people feel very comfortable.
“Aunt, are you confident in your medical skills?” Bai Qingyan asked.
Miss Lu bowed to Bai Qingyan and said, “I dare not lie to you, Miss. I cannot say that Ning Hua’s medical skills are excellent, but her acupuncture skills…at least no one in the capital city can surpass her.”
“Ning Hua, that’s your aunt’s name.” The Grand Princess said to Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan nodded. What Lu Ninghua meant by this was… that she dared to treat the emperor.
“If grandmother thinks it is feasible, please take this opportunity to let aunt meet His Majesty. It will also be a good opportunity for aunt to diagnose His Majesty and find out the cause of his headache.” Bai Qingyan looked at the eldest princess.
“Okay, you take care of this matter. If you need anyone, just inform Nanny Jiang and Wei Zhong.” The Grand Princess made the final decision.
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The first batch of items that the Bai family transported back to Shuoyang contained some seldom-used items. They were originally scheduled to set off on April 14th. However, when the news of the banditry came, Old Lady Wang from the Minister of Works’ residence, who was originally scheduled to return home to visit her relatives on April 20th, sent her daughter-in-law, who was on good terms with Dong, to ask her if they could set off together. This way, the team would be larger and the bandits would not dare to rob them.
The two of them discussed it and looked up the almanac again, and set the date as April 17th. The Bai family’s team set out together with the team of Old Lady Wang from the Shangshu Mansion who was returning home to visit her relatives.
Dong Changqing does not have to take the imperial examination next year, so he volunteered to go to Shuoyang with the Bai family’s team. He begged his father Dong Qingping to take him to the Bai Mansion’s Dong family to take up the task.
The sons of noble families who reached Dong Changqing’s age were supposed to travel and study for a year or two. However, ever since a man from the Zhenguo family sacrificed his life for his country, for some reason, behind this seemingly peaceful and prosperous world, people could sense a hint of danger. Therefore, the noble families were reluctant to let their sons who had reached that age go out to study.
Now that Dong Changqing has such a rare opportunity to travel far away, he naturally will not let it go. Dong Qingping also thinks that since the Bai family guards are there, it would be a good idea to let Dong Changqing go out and broaden his horizons.
However, in name, Dong Changqing was working for the Bai family, so Bai Qingyan still took Bai Jinzhi to see Dong Changqing off outside the city.
Dong Changqing’s ears turned red with embarrassment. He knew very well that he went to Shuoyang to broaden his horizons with the help of the Bai family’s escort team, so how could he expect the Bai family to thank him?
“Cousin, you are too polite! I am the one who wanted to go out with the help of the Bai family’s guards. How dare I ask you to thank me!” Dong Changqing smiled and asked hurriedly, “Cousin, do you have any Shuoyang specialties you want? I will bring them back when I come back!”
“We will be returning to Shuoyang soon, so there’s no need to bother you, cousin!” With her hands behind her back, Bai Jinzhi looked both cute as a daughter and heroic.
Dong Changqing lowered his eyelids and dared not look at Bai Jinzhi anymore. His ears turned even redder. “Then…if I see some interesting gadgets, I’ll bring some to my cousin!”
“Although we are accompanied by the Bai family guards on this trip, we still need to be extra careful.” Bai Qingyan reminded Dong Changqing.
Dong Changqing bowed deeply to the ground: “Don’t worry, cousin!”
“Miss, Miss, the team from the Ministry of Industry is here. We are about to set off!” Lupin clasped his fists to Bai Qingyan and said, “Miss, rest assured, I will protect my cousin well.”
“Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Ping.” Bai Qingyan nodded.
Dong Changqing followed Lupin onto the horse, turned around, waved the whip in the direction of Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi, and slowly left.
“Sister, let’s go back too!” said Bai Jinzhi.
Bai Qingyan thought of the way Dong Changqing looked at Bai Jinzhi just now, and asked Bai Jinzhi in a low voice: “Xiao Si, what do you think of Changqing?”
“My cousin from the Dong family is very good!” Bai Jinzhi answered straightforwardly, with a bit of confusion in her eyes, “Eldest sister wants to use my cousin from the Dong family?”
Bai Qingyan shook her head and said no more. It seemed that Bai Jinzhi had no feelings for Dong Changqing. If she broke the window paper, Xiao Si would probably avoid Dong Changqing in the future. It would be better to let things take their course.
After helping Bai Qingyan onto the carriage, Bai Jinzhi jumped onto the horse and slowly returned to the city.
When about to turn into the alley where the Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion was located, Bai Jinzhi, who was riding on horseback, saw the carriage of the Left Prime Minister Li Mao.
She leaned over to the window of Bai Qingyan’s carriage and said, “Eldest sister, the left prime minister’s carriage is back at this hour. I’m afraid the emperor’s headache has recurred and he was unable to attend the morning court.”
In the past few days, the emperor’s headache has become more severe, and he has not attended the morning court for two consecutive days.
Inside the carriage, Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes and gently stroked the calloused palms of his hands. His eyes were cold and he said, “Stop the left prime minister’s carriage and tell him I have something to say.”
“Okay!” Bai Jinzhi pushed his horse forward, aiming the horse’s head right at the front of Li Mao’s carriage, blocking the way of Li Mao’s carriage.
Bai Jinzhi had long disliked the Left Prime Minister, especially when Li Mao openly flattered the Bai family in front of the emperor at the palace banquet earlier, Bai Jinzhi wanted to whip Li Mao.
The groom who was driving for the Left Prime Minister Li Mao quickly reined in his horse and shouted, “Who are you from, little girl? Get out of the way! You dare to block the Left Prime Minister’s carriage!”
“I am Bai Jinzhi, the Princess of Gaoyi County. My elder sister, Princess Zhenguo, has something to say to Prime Minister Zuo!”
The coachman was startled and quickly got off the carriage and saluted.
Li Mao, who was sitting in the carriage with his eyes closed, heard this and his eyes darkened. He opened the carriage curtain and smiled, saying, “Since the princess and the county lady have something to say, why don’t you go to the prime minister’s residence and have a seat?”
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