The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 378: public revenge
Chapter 378: Revenge
“But you, worse than pigs and dogs, actually tried to rely on the merits of the Bai family in Dadu who died fighting for their country… to bully the people of Jin whom my Bai family has protected for generations, and to arbitrarily humiliate and kill the people whom my Bai family has regarded as their own flesh and blood! Are these pigs and dogs… worthy of being descendants of the Bai family? They are simply a disgrace to our ancestors!”
Bai Qingyan looked at the angry Bai Jinzhi with satisfaction. Although he was filled with rage, he was able to remain rational and take advantage of the situation… to win the hearts of the people of Shuoyang for the Bai family.
Xiao Si…has grown up.
Bai Qingjie’s mother wanted to say something, but Bai Qingyan looked at her with a pair of cold eyes, and she immediately fell silent.
Bai Jinzhi turned around, clasped his fists, gritted his teeth, and said with red eyes: “Eldest sister, if these things worse than pigs and dogs are not expelled from the clan, I, Bai Jinzhi, will be the first to ask to leave the clan! Even if I have the same surname as pigs and dogs in this life, I will never be in the same clan with these beasts and villains!”
Looking at the eldest daughter of the Bai family, who was proud, reserved and self-sustaining, and the fourth daughter of the Bai family, who was filled with righteous indignation and had red eyes, the people were deeply moved.
The people gathered in front of the Bai family ancestral hall clenched their fists. After listening to Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi’s words, their hearts were filled with surging emotions.
Live for the people, die for the country!
Yes, the Duke of Zhenguo was indeed already in his sixties. He went to southern Xinjiang and took away all the men of the Bai family. Even the youngest one, who was ten years old… did not come back alive.
They recalled the business students from other places who came to Shuoyang and talked about the Dadu Bai family. They recalled what those business students said…that the Dadu Bai family treated the common people as their own flesh and blood. Their eyes suddenly filled with tears. It turned out that the Dadu Bai family really protected and loved the people in this way!
If the Bai family in Dadu was only interested in military merit and not protecting the people, how could they bring even a ten-year-old child to the battlefield?
The common people knew that those families who had won titles through military exploits did not want their sons to join the army… to risk their lives for a better future on the battlefield.
But the Dadu Bai family was clearly the most prominent family in Jin State. Even if their descendants were just living a life of idleness and waiting for death like the descendants of the Shuoyang Bai family, they would still enjoy endless wealth for generations. But they still went to the battlefield.
In the past, they did not believe that the Bai family in Dadu was kind and righteous! They did not believe the so-called… rumors that the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, a hundred-year-old general family, would never produce useless people. They just thought that it was the world’s glorification of power.
Now that they have seen it with their own eyes, they are completely convinced and in awe of the Bai family’s love for the people!
Princess Zhenguo sentenced the Bai family members without favoritism, while Princess Gaoyi scolded them from the bottom of her heart.
Although they are all from the Bai family, the Dadu Bai family and the Shuoyang Bai family are really different.
They were once blinded by hatred because of the Shuoyang Bai clan’s bullying of the people. They prayed to the gods and hoped that the entire Bai family in Dadu would be wiped out so that the Shuoyang Bai clan would no longer have anyone to rely on.
But now that the eldest daughter of Dadu Bai’s Princess Zhenguo and the fourth daughter, Princess Gaoyi, have returned, their actions and words have really made them feel ashamed and embarrassed. They want to beat the ground and cry, kneel before the gods and Buddhas, retract their previous prayers, and beg the gods and Buddhas to return the King Zhenguo of Dadu Bai’s family and all the young generals of Dadu Bai’s family.
They do not commit mistakes based on their merits and do not treat the people as grass. Having such a Bai family guarding the State of Jin is truly a blessing for the people of Jin.
Now, all the men in the Bai family in Dadu have been killed, leaving only the daughters…
While it’s a pity, I’m also glad that the Bai family still has such a proud, upright and admirable daughter.
A glimpse of the whole picture can reveal our whole picture. If most of the sons of the Bai family were here, what upright and upright men they would be.
“Let’s wipe out the clan!” the clan leader said, holding his crutch tightly.
“Grandfather, please forgive me! I won’t dare to do it again!”
“Grandpa the clan leader! Grandfather, please beg Grandpa the clan leader. I don’t want to be expelled from the clan. I don’t want to go to jail!”
“Father, Ajie is your grandson!”
“Dad, please beg the clan leader! We can’t do this!”
There was a sound of wailing in the courtyard of the Bai Family Ancestral Hall, but the people outside the Bai Family Ancestral Hall felt very relieved and their blood was boiling.
Amidst loud wailing, the clan leader took out the family tree and crossed out the names of those who had committed the offense.
From then on, these descendants had no relationship with the Bai clan.
“Sir Zhou, you can send people to take these guilty people back. Please try the case as soon as possible and sentence them strictly according to the law without favoritism! Give an explanation to the people of Shuoyang!” Bai Qingyan urged.
Lord Zhou quickly stood up and bowed to Bai Qingyan, saying, “Don’t worry, my lady, I will judge strictly according to the law!”
Lord Zhou bowed to the people outside the Bai Clan’s ancestral hall and said, “Don’t worry, I am the people’s father and mother. I will punish these criminals severely! I will hold a trial tomorrow and give you justice!”
After saying that, Lord Zhou waved his hand and ordered the bailiffs to drag out those who were crying and making a fuss… and who were expelled from the Bai clan.
The mothers of the famous Bai descendants could not bear it any longer. Seeing that their crying and begging for help from their husbands, father-in-law and clan leaders were in vain, they hurried out holding their skirts, and hugged their children outside the ancestral hall, refusing to let go. They cried and told their children that it was okay and that they would go back and ask Lord Zhou to release them.
Amid the contemptuous looks and spitting voices of the common people, those descendants of the Bai family who were expelled from the clan… were eventually taken away by the yamen runners.
The crying and noise within the clan became much quieter.
Bai Qingyan turned his head and whispered something to Shen Qingzhu. Shen Qingzhu nodded, retreated to an inconspicuous place, and climbed out from the wall of the ancestral hall.
Seeing that Bai Qingyan was still sitting steadily, the Fifth Master frowned and glared at Bai Qingyan, then asked his brother, the clan leader, “Can we leave now?”
“Why is Fifth Master so anxious? We have just settled the crimes of the descendants of the Shuoyang Bai family, and there are still so many crimes here… I think the victims have all come. I will talk about them one by one…” Bai Qingyan looked at Lord Zhou, “Since Fifth Master is so anxious, let’s start with Fifth Master’s family!”
The clan leader’s heart sank. As expected… Bai Qingyan was going to clean up the clan.
The clan leader clenched his fists tightly, his gaze once again falling on Quan Yu who was respectfully changing the hot tea for Bai Qingyan. He felt as if a mountain was pressing down on his heart, he had difficulty even breathing, and his face looked very ugly.
Even the most respected eunuch around the prince was so respectful to Bai Qingyan. The rumors that the prince liked Bai Qingyan must be true. If they did not do what Bai Qingyan wanted today, Bai Qingyan would apologize to his ancestors and ask to leave the clan. The prince’s wrath would follow, and the Bai family would probably not be able to bear it.
When the Fifth Master heard this, his scalp tensed up and he turned his head to look at his brother.
The clan leader closed his eyes and thought, “Never mind… Even if his brother’s family was expelled from the clan, as long as he was still the clan leader, he would just take good care of them.”
Seeing that the clan leader didn’t say anything, the fifth master gritted his teeth and asked, “Bai Qingyan, you are not planning to take revenge on me because I moved into the ancestral house and stayed there for a while!”
Second update!
Xiao Rongyan: I am still waiting for my wife in the Bai family’s ancestral home. Please let my wife come back as soon as possible.
Bald Author: Please beg me…
Xiao Rongyan: Xiao Si, the whip!