The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 379: ancestral training
Chapter 379 Ancestral Instructions
Bai Qingyan raised his eyebrows and sneered.
“Are you worthy of my eldest sister’s concern?” Bai Jinzhi no longer took the Fifth Master seriously. When she thought of the Fifth Master being so disgusting as to occupy the ancestral house, Bai Jinzhi wanted to whip him a few times.
“You!” The Fifth Master wanted to get angry, but he had to consider the identity of County Master Bai Jinzhi.
The victim whose hot spring manor was seized by the fifth master of the Bai clan, upon hearing that he wanted to settle accounts with the fifth master, hurried forward and knelt at the door of the six open doors of the Bai clan, shouting…
“Princess Zhenguo, you need to help us, the unprotected common people! The fifth elder of the Bai clan colluded with Magistrate Zhou to seize my ancestral hot spring manor and framed my son for murder. In order to protect my son’s life… I could only give up the hot spring manor, but my son… jumped off the mountain out of self-blame! Please help me, Princess!”
The old man finished speaking with tears in his eyes, and kowtowed to Bai Qingyan repeatedly, with blood on his forehead, which showed the hatred in his heart.
“Bullshit!” The Fifth Master glanced at Lord Zhou, thinking that the old man dared to sue County Magistrate Zhou, who would definitely not admit it, so he shouted confidently, “You sold your farm to me willingly, it’s written in black and white, and you still want to deny it?!”
“Don’t worry, old man. I’ve said that I will make the Shuoyang clan pay for all the evil they have done over the years. Please stand up, old man.”
As soon as Bai Qingyan finished speaking, the Bai family guards stepped forward and helped the old man up.
“Sir Zhou…” Bai Qingyan looked at County Magistrate Zhou.
County Magistrate Zhou broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, when Princess Zhenguo asked her to prepare these things, he had already guessed that Princess Zhenguo wanted to purge the Bai family. Naturally, he also thought of the things he had done to curry favor with the Bai family.
He thought that he had to admit these things, otherwise he would block the Princess Zhenguo’s way of cleaning up the Bai family, and his death would be even more ugly!
This time, if he helps Princess Zhenguo to clean up the clan smoothly in order to show his loyalty to her, Princess Zhenguo will surely remember his kindness in the future, and he will have a chance to make a comeback.
Especially since the most prestigious eunuch beside His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here today, Eunuch Quanyu will go back and tell the Crown Prince about what happened today. After all, he helped Princess Zhenguo and can leave an impression on the Crown Prince, which will be good for his future.
Lord Zhou had already weighed the pros and cons before coming here. Without saying a word, he knelt down in the direction of Bai Qingyan and said, “My Lady of Zhenguo, everything the old man from the Wang family said is true, but at that time… I was not willing to collude with the Fifth Master, but the Fifth Master used the power of the Bai family in Dadu to force me to obey…”
Lord Zhou rolled his eyes and accused the Fifth Master of a new crime: “The Fifth Master of the Bai family threatened me with the lives of my wife and children, so I… I had no choice but to obey!”
At this point, Lord Zhou actually burst into tears: “As the father and mother of Shuoyang, I should protect the people, but I actually obeyed the coercion for the sake of my wife and children. I feel ashamed of the people of Shuoyang!”
“You’re talking nonsense!” The Fifth Master was so angry that his mouth twisted. “When did I threaten your wife and children’s lives? It’s obvious that you did this just to curry favor with me…”
The clan leader pressed down Fifth Master’s hand, signaling him not to speak any more. Fifth Master suppressed his anger, pursed his lips, and stared at Magistrate Zhou.
“Listen, Princess. I knew that the Fifth Master would not admit it! Just like he would not admit… that he bought someone’s farm with a hot spring for five taels of silver! He forced someone’s son to death!” Lord Zhou turned his head and looked at the old man who was complaining, “Right, old man…”
The old man didn’t know why County Magistrate Zhou suddenly bit the fifth master of the Bai family, but he understood that County Magistrate Zhou was testifying for him. The old man nodded repeatedly: “Master Zhou is right!”
Bai Qingyan raised his eyebrows. This County Magistrate Zhou… was really eloquent! He could always clear himself of all wrongdoings.
“Although Lord Zhou was forced to do so because the lives of his wife and children were threatened, he indeed did not fulfill his responsibilities as a parent official! But today’s matter is about my Bai family opening the ancestral hall to deal with the affairs of the clansmen. After dealing with the affairs of the Bai family, Lord Zhou will submit a memorial of apology on his own, otherwise… I will submit it on Lord Zhou’s behalf! Does Lord Zhou understand?” Bai Qingyan looked at County Magistrate Zhou and said slowly.
“I understand, Princess, don’t worry! I have been a witness to many of the things done by the Bai family. I will definitely not let off lightly this time…those who use the power of the Bai family in Dadu to commit crimes.”
County Magistrate Zhou was so confident in his words that Bai Jinzhi already believed him.
“Send someone back to get the land deeds and house deeds of Wenquan Manor!” the clan leader said to his younger brother.
When the Fifth Master thought about giving up such a nice hot spring villa, he couldn’t help feeling pain. He frowned and said nothing.
“Hurry up!” the patriarch shouted.
Bai Qingyan started with the clan leader’s brother, and the clan leader had no choice but to obey. The elders also turned around and asked their own family members to take back whatever they had robbed from others. If something had been given away or could not be taken away, it should be converted into cash.
Looking at Bai Qingyan’s situation, there is no way to resolve the matter today without heavy losses for the clan.
Those members of the Bai clan who usually bully others by taking advantage of their power are now in big trouble.
Those who live their lives behind closed doors on weekdays are relatively stable.
Lord Zhou recorded in great detail what had been robbed from the Bai clan and who had forced people to death over the years, which saved Bai Qingyan a lot of effort.
However, the clan had done too many evil things over the years, and by the time they had dealt with everything, it was already dark, but none of the people gathered outside the Bai family ancestral hall had left.
The courtyard of the Bai Family Ancestral Hall was brightly lit.
Bai Qingyan slowly stood up from his chair and said, “The Bai family’s ancestral motto is to be loyal and righteous, and personal honor and life are the last. This sentence is still hung in the main hall of the ancestral hall. The descendants of the Bai family… must love the people like their own children, and use their own strengths and abilities to help the people! This is what our ancestors taught the descendants of the Bai family when our great-grandfather gave me the title of Duke of the Bai family! But look at you, what have you done in Shuoyang over the years? You have kidnapped women, seized other people’s ancestral homes and shops, forced people to kill people, and committed all kinds of evil! You are ashamed of the ancestors of the Bai family, and you have failed the honor of the Bai family. You are unworthy of being the descendants of the Bai family!”
“Although what should be repaid has been repaid, as long as they are still descendants of the Bai family, the family rules and clan rules cannot be abolished! How to deal with them… let the clan leader give the order!” Bai Qingyan turned his head and looked at the clan leader.
In the flickering firelight, Bai Qingyan looked at the clan leader with his sharp eyes.
After standing here for a whole day, the clan leader was already somewhat exhausted. He tightened his grip on the cane. The Bai family’s family rules and regulations have always been several times stricter than the laws of the Great Jin State. If they really were to settle accounts one by one, who could withstand the military stick?
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Xiao Rongyan: Please let me discuss business with my wife tomorrow, big business.
Bai Jinzhi: Brother-in-law, will you take me with you?
Xiao Rongyan: I’ll give you a night-shining pearl, get out of here!
Bai Jinzhi: …