The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 369: to cross
Chapter 369 Crossover
Hearing what the prince said, Quan Yu quickly turned around and called over the two captains of the prince’s palace guard.
“The people of the Shuoyang clan are presumptuous and arrogant. You are the daughter of the Bai clan, so it is inevitable that you will be bullied by those clan elders who rely on their seniority. This time when you return to Shuoyang, bring Quanyu and two teams of guards from the Prince’s Mansion with you. I think the people of the clan will know that I am behind you, so they will not dare to act presumptuous in front of you.” said the prince.
Quan Yu smiled and bowed to Bai Qingyan: “This time, I’m sorry to trouble the princess to take me to Shuoyang to see the world. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already instructed me that the princess’s orders are the Crown Prince’s orders, so I must not disobey.”
The prince was very satisfied with Quan Yu’s words and nodded.
Bai Qingyan showed a look of shock and gratitude, and hurriedly bowed and refused: “Your Highness, you must not do this! Eunuch Quanyu is your Highness’s close servant. If I take Eunuch Quanyu away, what will happen to your Highness without a close servant? Not to mention the guards of the Crown Prince’s Mansion… If Yan takes two teams away, what will happen to the safety of the Crown Prince?”
The prince saw that Bai Qingyan’s refusal did not seem to be a play of hard to get, but seemed to be genuinely grateful and worried about him, so his smile became softer: “I came here early in the morning to wait, not for the princess to reject me! This is my order, the princess who guards the country, please obey it.”
Bai Qingyan looked up at the prince, his eyes full of gratitude: “I obey your command. Thank you, Prince.”
“That’s right!” The prince nodded with satisfaction, remembering that Prince Liang went to Yanwo to provide disaster relief. Old Fang meant that Prince Liang couldn’t handle this matter, but he still wanted to hear Bai Qingyan’s opinion, so he said, “Princess, can I have a word with you?”
Bai Qingyan nodded, followed the prince and walked two steps into an open area, then told Bai Qingyan about Mr. Fang’s suggestion.
“Back then, the King of Liang bribed your personal maid to frame the King of Zhenguo for treason. This shows that he is a man of deep thoughts and not as cowardly and incompetent as he usually appears. Mr. Fang’s intention is to send someone to do something to provoke a civil uprising. By then… the King of Liang will not be able to handle it, and may need you to lead troops to suppress it…”
The prince saw Bai Qingyan frowning, paused, and asked, “It seems that the princess disagrees?”
Bai Qingyan bowed to the Crown Prince and said, “The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne of the country. The people of Jin are the Crown Prince’s people. Although you are trying to stop King Liang, you must not do anything that harms the people. Your Highness, the Crown Prince must remember that the people… are the foundation of the country.”
The prince’s hands tightened slightly behind his back.
“Your Highness, the King of Liang once tried to frame my grandfather… He almost killed the entire Bai family. I have never forgotten that. Unlike Your Highness, I still have brotherly feelings for the King of Liang. I hate the King of Liang… to the bone!”
“Yan ordered someone to break the legs of the son of Left Prime Minister Li Mao that day. When he brought him to the Left Prime Minister, he had already told the Left Prime Minister that after the disaster relief work was over, he did not want the Left Prime Minister to help the King of Liang. The Left Prime Minister should follow the will of heaven and assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This disaster relief work is difficult to handle. If it is done well, it is our duty. If it is not done well, we will be guilty. Even if the King of Liang handles it well and returns to the capital, it will not threaten Your Royal Highness’s position without assistance. Your Royal Highness can rest assured.”
Seeing that the prince still seemed hesitant, Bai Qingyan continued to add: “Besides…it’s still unclear whether Prince Liang can do a good job in disaster relief this time! If he does, it’s fine. But if he doesn’t, His Majesty will investigate and find out that it was the prince who tampered with it. Then it will become the prince’s responsibility. I’m afraid His Majesty will be dissatisfied with you.”
“Your Highness, please ask Mr. Qin for his opinion on this matter. Mr. Qin is very talented… He will surely be able to help the Crown Prince on his path to a wise ruler.”
The prince lowered his eyes and thought carefully…
Bai Qingyan was right. When it came to hatred for King Liang, Bai Qingyan’s hatred was much greater than his. Bai Qingyan hoped that something bad would happen to King Liang more than he did.
Therefore, Bai Qingyan was considering him when he said such words to him today.
The prince stared at Bai Qingyan and said, “Okay, I’ll remember what the princess said. The princess still has to go on a long journey, so I won’t delay her. I also have to go to the morning court, and I’ll tell you in detail when the princess comes back. Quanyu, take good care of the princess, and follow her instructions!”
Quan Yu, who was standing far away, quickly stepped forward and saluted with a smile: “Don’t worry, Your Highness. Your Highness has reminded me many times, and Quan Yu has kept it in mind.”
The prince nodded.
“Yan respectfully bids farewell to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince…” Bai Qingyan bowed to the Crown Prince.
Bai Qingyan watched the prince get on the carriage and leave. Quan Yu smiled and said to Bai Qingyan, “Princess, let’s set off too!”
“Thank you for the trip!” Bai Qingyan bowed to Quan Yu and the two team leaders.
The two team leaders were flattered and quickly returned the greeting.
Bai Qingyan got on the carriage and his face darkened.
As a counselor and aide, Mr. Fang should have been able to offer advice to the Crown Prince, but he came up with such a sinister trick.
Thinking of the prince’s deep gaze just now, she closed her eyes and clenched her fists slightly.
As the crown prince, he should love and protect the people. If this time the prince really uses the strategy suggested by Mr. Fang and uses all means to consolidate his position as the prince, he would be unworthy of being the future king of Jin.
Regardless of whether the prince would use Mr. Fang’s strategy or not, she had to send someone to deliver a letter to Ajue, asking him to speed up the process of leading the victims to Youhua Road.
The prince has always been very fond of Quanyu. He let Quanyu follow Bai Qingyan to Shuoyang and prepared a carriage for Quanyu. Although it was not luxurious and spacious, it was very exquisite and had the emblem of the prince’s mansion on it.
This was a good thing for Bai Qingyan. The two teams had a total of one hundred guards plus Quan Yu. The more conspicuous the marks from the Prince’s Mansion on them were, the more fearful the people of the Shuoyang Bai clan would be, and the more cooperative the local officials of Shuoyang would be.
The team of Princess Zhenguo returning to Shuoyang had an additional hundred guards from the Prince’s Mansion. Shen Qingzhu asked the Prince’s guards to cover the rear. After they re-formed the team, they marched in a line, slowly moving towards Shuoyang.
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On April 25th, at dawn, the prefect and Magistrate Zhou were already waiting outside Shuoyang City.
It was unusual that Bai Qingyan returned to Shuoyang again this time.
First, the Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion sent someone back to tell them that the Princess Zhenguo was going back to Shuoyang to deal with the affairs of the Bai clan, and asked County Magistrate Zhou to severely punish the descendants of the Bai clan.
Afterwards, the Prince’s Mansion actually sent people to inform them that the Lord of Zhenguo County would return to Shuoyang to deal with clan affairs, and asked them to do their best to assist without any mistakes.
How could the prefect and Magistrate Zhou dare to be negligent in such a grand occasion? They calculated the itinerary of Princess Zhenguo and her entourage to Shuoyang, and sent people along the way to inquire about the whereabouts of Princess Zhenguo’s carriage and horses. They greeted them outside the city of Shuoyang with great trepidation.
It was originally expected that Princess Zhenguo would arrive at the beginning of the Chen hour, but it was already the end of the Chen hour and there was still no sign of the carriage and horse team. County Magistrate Zhou was a little worried.
“Bandits are rampant recently. Don’t let Princess Zhenguo encounter them!” County Magistrate Zhou was quite worried, fearing that he would have trouble reporting to the prince.
In the makeshift awning, the prefect sat steadily, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.
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