The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 368: seven inches
Chapter 368 Seven Inches
“Your Highness!” Without waiting for the Crown Prince to finish, Bai Qingyan bowed again and said, “I will be returning to Shuoyang soon. I won’t have many opportunities to come to Dadu in the future. Before I leave… I just want to do more for Your Highness. If the Left Prime Minister has any hatred or resentment, just go to me, Bai Qingyan! But Your Highness’ future court officials must not all learn from the Left Prime Minister, who has no respect for the emperor, abuses his power for personal gain, and bends the law for personal gain.”
The prince pursed his lips. Bai Qingyan really treated him as his master wholeheartedly and only cared about his future. He was deeply moved and bowed to Bai Qingyan, thanking him for his thoughtful consideration.
“You are weak, go back, it’s cold…” the prince said with concern, “I have sent people to Shuoyang to inform the local officials of Shuoyang. You will set off for Shuoyang tomorrow. Let them listen to your orders and help you deal with the affairs of the clan with peace of mind.”
Bai Qingyan bowed again: “Thank you, Your Highness!”
After watching the prince’s carriage leave, Bai Qingyan raised his eyes, with a cold and solemn look in them.
Bai Jinzhi was so happy to see that the situation was developing exactly as Bai Qingyan expected that he rushed down from the high steps: “Eldest sister, it is just as you expected!”
“Let’s talk about it when we get back.” Bai Qingyan held Bai Jinzhi’s hand, turned around with a smile, and looked at the still angry Dong with Bai Jinzhi.
Before the prince arrived, Dong was scolding Bai Qingyan, saying that she had gone too far by breaking the legs of the left prime minister’s son.
Bai Qingyan had not told Dong about the fact that she had leverage over the Left Prime Minister, but when the prince mentioned how the Left Prime Minister cried and admitted his fault in front of the emperor, and did not give Bai Qingyan any scorn, Dong realized that her daughter was probably holding Li Mao’s weak spot.
Bai Qingyan supported Dong’s arm and walked her back to the courtyard. Dong couldn’t help but mutter on the way: “It’s better to offend a gentleman than a villain. But you… even offended a powerful villain like Li Mao!”
“Mother, Abao will never invite trouble for the Bai family. Just wait and see. Li Mao… will definitely come and show his kindness before our family returns to Dadu. Mother, just be polite then.”
Mrs. Dong turned her head to look at her daughter who had specifically told her to be polite: “What are you planning?”
“Someone has to play the good cop and someone has to play the bad cop. Abao plays the good cop, so naturally, A Niang has to play the bad cop! Only in this way will the Left Prime Minister feel that there is a breakthrough point in the Bai family and he can plan and arrange it, so that he won’t fight to the death with the Bai family.”
“So, you really have something on Li Mao?” Dong said.
Bai Qingyan nodded: “My grandmother gave it to me to protect the Bai family. Abao will definitely use it properly.”
“Just be sensible!” Mrs. Dong patted her daughter’s hand.
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It was still dark and the fog had not yet dissipated.
The red lights along the long street were still on, and the capital city was quiet except for the occasional barking of dogs.
A couple who got up early to set up a breakfast stall came quickly out of the mist carrying their shoulder poles. As soon as they arrived at the stall, they both started working quickly.
The woman quickly tied on her apron, lit the lantern and stove, and added water to the pot. The man used bamboo poles to prop up the oilcloth tent, set up the tables and chairs, and was about to wipe the table when he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the west of the long street.
I saw a cavalry team coming out of the fog, with Shen Qingzhu leading the way with a dozen light cavalrymen, and behind them was a four-horse carriage with red wheels made by the princess, which was luxurious and imposing.
Bai Jinzhi rode a white horse and followed the carriage slowly.
Behind the carriage followed nearly forty White House guards, dressed in black casual clothes with swords at their waists.
This time when Bai Qingyan returned to Shuoyang, she used the princess’ carriage. Dong thought that Bai Qingyan was returning to the Shuoyang clan to do something important, and wanted to let Bai Qingyan take away most of the guards of the Bai Mansion. But Bai Qingyan said… the prince would send her guards, and it would be enough for her to take forty or fifty people. The fewer people she took, the more at ease the prince would be in the Bai family.
Too many… If the emperor knew about it, he would probably become suspicious again.
As soon as he walked out of the city gate, Bai Jinzhi saw the Prince’s guards and the Prince’s carriage waiting outside the city gate.
Bai Jinzhi bent down and lowered her voice to Bai Qingyan in the carriage, “Eldest sister… the prince is already waiting outside the city.”
Inside the carriage, Bai Qingyan, who was leaning on a soft pillow and reading a book by the light of a glass lamp, closed the book in his hand, sat up straight, and asked again: “How many guards did the prince bring?”
Bai Jinzhi took a quick look and said, “About a hundred or so people.”
Quan Yu, who was standing beside the prince’s carriage, saw the Bai family’s team leaving the city, and hurriedly got on the carriage, handed the hot tea to the prince, and said, “Your Highness! The princess is here, please have a sip of tea to wake you up.”
The prince, who was resting with his eyes closed in the elm carriage, opened his eyes upon hearing this, perked up, raised his hand to take the hot tea, and took a sip: “Let’s go…”
“It’s cold outside, Your Highness, please put on a cloak.” Quan Yu took a cloak and put it on the prince, then helped him get off the carriage.
Bai Jinzhi had already stopped the Bai family carriage team and stepped forward to salute the crown prince: “Bai Jinzhi greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”
The prince smiled and asked Bai Jinzhi to stand up. When he looked up, he saw Chuntao helping Bai Qingyan get off the carriage and walking towards him.
“Yan greets the prince.” Bai Qingyan bowed.
Shen Qingzhu stood beside the dark horse in the front and glanced at the guards brought by the prince. They were all riding horses, so they would not delay their journey.
“No need to be so polite, my lord.” The prince smiled at Bai Qingyan, and his eyes swept over Bai Qingyan’s motorcade, his brows furrowed, “My lord, you are going back to Shuoyang to do something important, but how can you shock the clan with just a few people?”
“Recently, there have been frequent bandit attacks around Shuoyang. The Bai Mansion only has so many guards, and we need to escort the second batch of furniture and other items back to Shuoyang on the 26th. My original intention was to bring ten people to clean up the clan. Yan doesn’t need to use the majority to bully the minority. After all, I have the title of princess bestowed by His Majesty to keep him in check.” Bai Qingyan seemed quite helpless, “But mother was worried, so she asked me to bring so many people, which is already too many for Yan.”
“You are still young!” The prince spoke to Bai Qingyan in a friendly and natural tone, just like an elder brother. “The people of the Bai clan dared to make the imperial grandmother vomit blood in the capital. You are just a princess, and you only brought a dozen people back. How can you intimidate those clan elders who rely on their age to bully others?”
“It’s my fault…” The prince looked quite self-blaming, “At the beginning, I petitioned the emperor to confer the title of princess on you, but he gave you the title of county princess. I should have argued for you! With your achievements… if you were a man, you should have succeeded the throne of the King of Zhenguo.”
The prince said this to show his favor to Bai Qingyan, how could Bai Qingyan not know it.
“Yan doesn’t care about these false reputations! For Yan, the prince’s kindness to Yan is more precious, and Yan will remember it in his heart!” Bai Qing’s words were extremely beautiful.
The prince smiled and said, “Forget it. I know you don’t care about those empty names. But the people you brought back to Shuoyang this time are indeed too few. Fortunately, I have prepared…”
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