The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 353: Daredevil wins
Chapter 353: The One Who Dares to Die Wins
Bai Qingyan’s carriage slowly came from behind Bai Jinzhi and stopped next to Li Mao’s carriage.
A slender white hand lifted the curtain of the carriage, just facing the window of Li Mao’s carriage.
Seeing Bai Qingyan’s delicate face with a slight smile, Li Mao, who was sitting in the carriage, also smiled: “Since Princess has something to say, why don’t you go to my house and have a seat?”
“Today I want to talk to the Left Prime Minister about Wen Zhenkang’s wife going to see him. I will just say a few words to him and then I will not bother him at his residence, so as not to disturb his wife.”
Li Mao didn’t believe that Bai Qingyan was the kind of ignorant woman who would gossip in front of others. Since Bai Qingyan mentioned Wen Zhenkang’s wife, there must be a deeper meaning.
He looked at Bai Qingyan’s indifferent eyes, stroked the embroidered patterns on his court robes with his fingers, and chuckled: “What do you mean by this, Princess? I don’t quite understand…”
“That day, Wen Zhenkang’s wife went to see the Left Prime Minister. She probably gave him a letter…” Bai Qingyan looked at Li Mao’s calm face and said slowly, “But there was more than one letter. I have quite a few here too! After reading them, I realized that the Second Prince…had an extraordinary relationship with the Left Prime Minister!”
The sudden threat, with a strong sense of fear, climbed up Li Mao’s back, causing turbulent waves in his heart.
How did Bai Qingyan know? !
Could it be that Wen Zhenkang’s wife…also went to find Bai Qingyan? !
Li Mao’s palms tightened, and he pretended not to know: “I really don’t understand what the princess said.”
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand…” She still looked at Li Mao with a smile, “Just let the left prime minister know what I have, so that I can use it to intimidate him.”
“What do you mean, Princess?” Li Mao’s smile faded slightly.
“I don’t mean anything else. I just hope that the Left Prime Minister can behave himself and not cause trouble for the Bai family. If the Bai family is unhappy, I will naturally make the Left Prime Minister unhappy too! Peace and tranquility is what I wish for, I wonder if this is what the Left Prime Minister wishes for as well?” Bai Qingyan was blatantly threatening Li Mao.
Li Mao pursed his lips, chuckled and said, “Although I still don’t understand what the princess is talking about, but… the Bai family has been loyal for generations, and I, as an old minister, naturally hope to establish friendship with the Bai family and live in peace. There is no doubt about that.”
“Since the Left Prime Minister said so, I feel relieved.” She looked at Li Mao with a pair of deep and quiet eyes, “I also kindly warned the Left Prime Minister not to send people to test me or steal my trust. I am a person who does not tolerate any injustice. It is hard to say what I will do. The Left Prime Minister should understand!”
Li Mao tightened his hands on his legs, grasped the hem of his clothes, and smiled: “Of course I understand.”
Ever since the Bai family got into trouble, every move made by Bai Qingyan was earth-shattering. She exposed all the things that should have been hidden in the dark in broad daylight, and she exuded the upright spirit of preferring death to surrender and not avoiding the axe.
Beating the drum to report to the emperor and forcing the emperor to severely punish Prince Xin, these… seemingly desperate, disorganized, daring and life-threatening actions often yield miraculous results.
It even made cunning people like Li Mao, who had shady intentions, feel wary… and even afraid.
Deceitful people are all dark and fearful of death. They hate light and those who are not afraid of death.'
In a narrow road, the fearless and daring ones will always win.
Bai Qingyan smiled and nodded to the left prime minister, lowered the carriage curtain, and told the driver: “Let’s go…”
Bai Jinzhi also kicked his horse’s belly and followed Bai Qingyan’s carriage, catching up with Bai Qingyan.
Li Mao lowered the car curtain and closed his eyes, unable to calm the panic in his heart. It would be difficult for anyone to remain calm if the biggest secret in their heart was known by others.
But is it true as Bai Qingyan said, that she has those letters?
How much does Bai Qingyan know?
Li Mao’s mind was in a mess and he pinched his palms to force himself to calm down.
Now looking at what Bai Qingyan said, it seems that he doesn’t want to embarrass him, but just wants to live in peace…
But why did Bai Qingyan suddenly tell him to be more obedient?
Li Mao pursed his lips. Could it be that Bai Qingyan already knew that…the Minister of Revenue Chu Zhongxing was his man?
Li Mao tightened his grip on his collar.
In fact, after Bai Weiting’s death, Li Mao had no intention of making things difficult for the Bai family, but… King Liang didn’t know why he had to take Bai Qingyan. He had no choice but to go through so much trouble. He wanted to first keep Bai Qingyan’s personal maid in his hand for future use.
But who knows…
Li Mao thought of the deceased King Zhenguo Bai Weiting. Although he and Bai Weiting were in opposition, he admired Bai Weiting’s character from the bottom of his heart. That man’s character was truly upright and upright!
Bai Qingyan is his most beloved eldest granddaughter. Even if she cannot completely inherit Bai Weiting’s character, she will not be a sinister and cunning villain. If she really has the letters between him and Prince Xin, will she hold them in her hands and not expose him to the prince?
Li Mao gritted his teeth and decided that the matter needed to be discussed with the staff in the mansion before a decision could be made.
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After Bai Jinzhi helped Bai Qingyan get off the carriage, he followed Bai Qingyan and asked in a low voice: “Eldest sister seemed to be telling Li Mao today that you have leverage over him? Why did you tell him? To intimidate him?”
It was obvious that Bai Jinzhi didn’t agree with her telling Li Mao about the evidence in her hand. She stepped into the mansion holding up her skirt and said to Bai Jinzhi, “It’s a deterrent, and also to let him test it. After all, Li Mao is not someone who will believe everything I say.”
She explained the matter to Bai Jinzhi bit by bit: “Li Mao is a cautious person. After seeing him today, he will definitely test whether I really have any leverage over him. If it is just a test, Li Mao will not make it look ugly…”
Bai Jinzhi nodded, raised his head and leaned closer to Bai Qingyan, listening very carefully.
“Now that we have no intention of pulling Li Mao down from the position of Left Prime Minister, we should first stabilize Li Mao and make him afraid to touch the Bai family and the Bai family army to cause trouble for himself! In this way, we must make Li Mao understand… The Bai family has evidence to deter Li Mao and means to deal with Li Mao, but the Bai family is unwilling to take the initiative to become an enemy of Li Mao.”
Bai Jinzhi understood: “So, what my elder sister said today is to force him to take action and test the situation, and then show him the Bai family’s ability?”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “First courtesy, then force. After the warning, he made the first move, and then the Bai family fought back. This is the only way to make Li Mao… neither go to the point of destroying the Bai family to the death for the sake of the evidence in our hands, nor dare to easily attack the Bai family. By then, the Bai family will have the initiative, and it will be Li Mao’s turn to come and ask for peace.”
The Bai family is now in a state of readiness and courage, and is trying to become stronger in secret. Therefore, Bai Qingyan needs to suppress Li Mao for at least… three years!
This time, as long as Li Mao dares to test her, she will be able to cripple Li Mao’s minions with thundering means.