The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 386: I have many thoughts
Chapter 386: Thousands of Thoughts
The situation was urgent and there was no time to waste. Xiao Rongyan lit the thin paper in his hand, stood up and ordered someone to call Wang Jiuzhou over.
His eyes were deep and calm. While changing his clothes, he ordered, “Have someone prepare the horses and send a team to follow me to the Wei Dynasty immediately. Zhang Yan stays here and has a good rest today. After that, you will be responsible for contacting the Bai family about the mine. After you have made arrangements, you must rush to the Wei Dynasty immediately without any delay.”
Wang Jiuzhou nodded in agreement and took the cloak and put it on Xiao Rongyan: “Master, be careful when you return to Wei.”
This was the first time that Xiao Rongyan could not accompany King Jiuzhou of Wei State, so he could not help but feel worried. However, he knew that the mine affairs also needed to be managed by reliable people, so he had to stay here for his master.
After putting on his cloak, Xiao Rongyan turned to look at Wang Jiuzhou, pursed his lips and said, “If Miss Bai asks, just say I have to go back to Wei in a hurry.”
Wang Jiuzhou nodded: “I understand, Master, don’t worry.”
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Bai Qingyan tossed and turned, unable to sleep, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.
Mining would require some effort to be concealed from the public, but she planned to forge weapons on the spot, which was not a difficult matter.
But who should be responsible for this matter?
She trusted Shen Qingzhu, but Qingzhu was too young to control the situation, and she was not a capable person in this area. When her mother and aunt came back, the safety of the Bai Mansion could not be separated from Lupin, the clan members… She only dared to entrust them with the matters of training the troops in public, and she did not trust others.
Butler Hao has been the butler of the Bai family for generations. When he saw him standing there, everyone knew that he was from the Bai family and was not suitable.
Wei Zhong is a capable man, but Bai Qingyan would never dare to trust him.
The only one available now is Bai’s loyal servant Uncle Liu, Liu Wangan, but Uncle Liu is old…
When people are needed, their shortcomings are known. This is why Bai Qingyan asked Lupin to start training useful people after returning to Shuoyang.
She was still in the Bai family, but she already felt the shortage of manpower. She wondered what the situation was like around Jintong and Ajue.
Let Uncle Liu take over this matter first, and then replace him with a suitable person later.
The important matter was settled, Bai Qingyan turned over and closed his eyes… Listening to the sound of rain dripping outside the window, the sharp-edged features of Xiao Rongyan inexplicably appeared in front of him, and his heart began to beat violently as if their lips touched.
Chun Tao, who was on night watch, heard Bai Qingyan tossing and turning like a pancake, and asked in a low voice: “Young lady, are you familiar with your bed?”
“What time is it?” Bai Qingyan asked, his voice a little hoarse.
“It’s just the 4th hour,” Chun Tao replied, and then asked in a low voice, “Can I pour you a cup of hot tea?”
Bai Qingyan couldn’t sleep, so he got up.
Chuntao heard the noise, lifted the curtain, and saw Bai Qingyan sitting up. She hurriedly used gilded bronze hooks to hook up the curtains on both sides.
Boyun Courtyard is large and spacious. Bai Qingyan had originally instructed that a secluded room in the west be used as a training room.
Chuntao brought over some hot tea and tied up iron sandbags on Bai Qingyan’s body. She stood by with a look of heartache as she watched their girl practice the red tassel spear. She couldn’t help but feel sorry for her because she was so mean to herself in order to support the Bai family.
At dawn, Bai Qingyan was sweating profusely from training. She put the silver spear aside. She had used all her strength today and her whole body was sore. With shaking hands, she untied the iron sandbag and said to Chuntao, “Not enough, add more!”
Holding the iron sandbag that was so thick that water could be squeezed out of it, Chuntao seemed to want to say something but stopped herself, her eyes red. She could not even lift the iron sandbag by herself, and she wanted to add more weight to it?
“I have asked the maid to boil some hot water. Miss, after taking a bath and having breakfast, you can at least lie on the couch for a while. We will set off for Dadu in the afternoon, shall we?” Chuntao said softly.
“Just lie down in the carriage for a while.”
The rain had stopped after a night of rain, and the bluestone floor was covered with fallen leaves, with water droplets still dripping from the lush leaves of the large trees.
The Bai family’s carriage team, together with more than one hundred guards sent by the prince, stood on the side of the horses, waiting in an orderly manner outside the ancestral home. They waited only for Bai Qingyan to get on the exquisite elm wood carriage with four green carriages before heading out of Shuoyang City in a mighty manner.
When Bai Qingyan returned to Shuoyang, the local prefect and County Magistrate Zhou greeted him outside the city gate. When Bai Qingyan left, the two of them came to the city gate to see him off without any prior arrangement.
County Magistrate Zhou felt that the governor was too well-informed and had arrived earlier than him. He hurriedly stepped forward with a smile into the oilcloth tent supported by bamboo poles and saluted: “It just rained, and the mud outside the city is damp. Your Excellency is here. The princess returned after a few days in Dadu, and you took the trouble to come and see her off.”
The governor sat calmly under the shed drinking tea: “County Magistrate Zhou has a lot of cases to judge and a memorial to plead guilty to, so he has no time to come here.”
County Magistrate Zhou was embarrassed, but he did not try to hide it in front of the governor. He just said, “I dare not lie to you, sir. I am counting on the princess and the eunuch Quan Yu who is beside the crown prince to speak for me in front of the crown prince, so I have prepared a small gift.”
The governor shook his head and put down his teacup: “I advise you to forget the formalities and do your job well. You will have a bright future in the future.”
Although the prefect did not say why, Magistrate Zhou knew that his superior had been fawning and flattering but had never put any obstacles in the way of anyone in his career. He was skeptical and finally decided not to offer the gift for a while.
Seeing the cavalry led by Shen Qingzhu slowly coming out of the city gate, the prefect and Lord Zhou stood up and walked towards the city gate.
Bai Jinzhi saw the two adults coming forward and raised his hand to signal the team to stop. The two adults hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Bai Qingyan’s carriage: “Farewell, Princess and County Lady.”
Bai Qingyan’s jade-white fingers lifted the carriage curtain and looked at the governor and Magistrate Zhou: “Lord Zhou, I’m sorry to bother you with the case of the Bai family.”
“Your Highness, you are too polite. It is what I deserve. I was coerced into not asking for mercy and punishment for the people in the past. I am really ashamed!” Magistrate Zhou said hurriedly, his voice choked with sobs, as if he felt extremely guilty.
“It is a great honor to know your mistakes and improve them.” Bai Qingyan said with a half-smile, and then looked at the governor, “Your Excellency the Governor seems to be very free.”
The governor said respectfully: “It’s not that I have no time to spare, but I really hope to be able to serve the princess.”
Bai Qingyan looked at the governor who was very respectful and said with a smile, “I will live in Shuoyang for a long time in the future. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to trouble me.”
After saying that, Bai Qingyan lowered the curtain.
The wheels of the carriage turned slowly, and the huge team started moving again.
The governor and Magistrate Zhou stood aside, bowing and respectfully seeing off Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi. When they saw Quan Yu’s carriage passing by, Magistrate Zhou was willing to bow and bow to the ground, shouting, “Farewell, Eunuch Quan Yu.”
The prefect raised his eyebrows, looked at Magistrate Zhou with a half-smile, who bowed deeply and refused to stand up until the convoy had finished its journey, then turned around and left.
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On April 26, Lupin set off with the second batch of items to be sent back to his hometown in Shuoyang.
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