The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 397: variable
Chapter 397 Variables
Ji Langhua clenched his fists at his side.
“Speaking of hatred, I have more right to hate than Miss Ji, but now is not the time. I need the emperor to live at least another three years… or even five years! With my aunt Lu Ninghua here, this matter is very safe, but you… are a sudden variable.” Bai Qingyan looked at Ji Langhua.
Under the thin veil, Ji Langhua bit her lips tightly, tears in her eyes.
“You are very smart. You know how to use the trouble at the Zhenguo Princess Mansion to let the emperor know of your existence. However, you spent so much effort… just to get a quick kill and feel good for a while, without thinking about the long-term and the overall situation. In my opinion… you are not as steady as my younger fourth sister.”
Ji Langhua’s throat churned: “I can do it too! Let the emperor live for at least another three years… or even five years! Let Lu Ninghua leave this place of trouble!”
Bai Qingyan shook his head: “Lu Ninghua is my aunt Bai Suqiu’s substitute for the emperor, which means that Lu Ninghua cannot leave the capital. Moreover, Lu Ninghua treats the emperor’s headaches, but never gives the emperor anything by mouth. This allows Lu Ninghua to escape unscathed on the day of the emperor’s death. But you are different. If you succeed, regicide means death! If you fail, you will also die if the emperor gets angry! The Bai family army and Bai Qingming saved you… not to let you come to the capital to die.”
Ji Langhua clenched his fists.
“If you want revenge, then come back to Shuoyang with me!” Bai Qingyan put down the teacup in his hand and solemnly invited Ji Langhua, “I will let you see that day.”
Ji Langhua’s tearful eyes met Bai Qingyan’s deep and cold gaze, and his heart trembled with fear.
Ji Langhua deeply felt that Bai Qingyan’s seemingly calm eyes seemed to contain hatred as vast as the ocean, but it was all suppressed deep in her heart by her amazing self-control.
“If you figure it out, tell the emperor that you sacrificed your blood to help the master refine the elixir, and only got this pill to save Bai Qingming. In the eyes of the emperor…if you are just a lunatic who wanted to repay a favor and was fooled by a charlatan, he will not blame you.”
“I’m sure the emperor will send someone to invite you before the Bai family returns to Shuoyang.” Bai Qingyan didn’t persuade him anymore, and just said to Ji Langhua, “Go, think about what I said, and think about how you should tell the emperor.”
Ji Langhua stood there hesitating, while Bai Qingyan had already stood up and returned to the upper room to take a shower and change clothes.
Ji Langhua stood in Qinghui Courtyard for a moment, watching the maids holding pots and water come in and out one after another, then he turned and left Qinghui Courtyard, looking a little confused.
Lu Ninghua was waiting for Ji Langhua in front of the Qinghui Courtyard. Seeing Ji Langhua’s eyes turn red for a moment, she forced a smile at Ji Langhua: “I’ll walk with you…”
Early in the morning of April 30th, the emperor sent someone to summon Lu Ninghua to the palace and asked her to bring along Ji Langhua, who claimed to have a elixir that could bring the dead back to life.
This was the first time that Lu Ninghua was so nervous about entering the palace. Even though Ji Langhua said that she planned to return to Shuoyang with the eldest daughter Bai Qingyan, and was willing to be at the orders of the eldest daughter and do her part for the Bai family, which could be regarded as repaying Bai Qingming for saving her life, Lu Ninghua was still worried because the matter was not settled.
Tomorrow the Bai family will move back to Shuoyang. The maids and servants have already packed up and said goodbye to their good friends.
All the masters of the Bai family have also gathered in Changshouyuan, and they will stay there today to accompany the Grand Princess.
Bai Jinxiu, who has married into the Qin family, also returned to the Bai family today accompanied by Qin Lang. Qin Lang thought that the Bai family in Dadu would move back to Shuoyang tomorrow, and only the eldest princess, the third daughter of the Bai family, and the seventh daughter of the Bai family would stay in Dadu. There would definitely be crying before leaving. Even Bai Jinxiu’s eyes were red several times on the way to the Bai Mansion.
Unexpectedly, when Qin Lang accompanied Bai Jinxiu over the threshold of Changshouyuan, he heard laughter coming from the upper room.
“Oh my god! As soon as I went to grandma’s small storehouse… not to mention the piles of jade and gold toys and the lotus brocade, I saw the three-foot-tall agarwood Pixiu beast carving. The whole piece of agarwood is rare, not to mention the carving, which is obviously not an ordinary one! Grandma, are you testing my sisters’ determination?”
The fourth girl, Bai Jinzhi’s innocent laughter, came out through the carved partition…
“Grandma, it’s fine if you’re testing our willpower, but why are you testing Xiao Ba? Look at that silly Xiao Ba… He’s blowing bubbles in my eldest sister’s arms.”
White clouds passed by, the sun was glaring, and the breeze passed through the lush and green Changshou Courtyard, brushing past the gilded bronze bells attached to the bronze hooks of the Xiangfei bamboo curtains under the corridors. The rustling sound mixed with the ringing of the bronze bells made people suddenly feel that summer had arrived.
Bai Jinxiu stopped walking, as if she couldn’t bear to interrupt the laughter in the room.
The eldest princess chuckled a few times, but she was not annoyed. “Little Fourth, you have a good eye for price. Even so… I’ll give you the agarwood beast! When you first went to the storehouse, tell me what else you liked. Take advantage of this opportunity to coax it from grandma today and move it away early tomorrow morning, so that grandma won’t regret it!”
They were clearly going to part tomorrow, but with Bai Jinzhi’s jokes, the atmosphere became cheerful and relaxed.
Early in the morning, the eldest princess asked Nanny Jiang to open the storehouse and pick out some of the interesting things that had been hidden in the bottom of the box, intending to share them with her granddaughters.
“Second sister, second uncle!” Nanny Jiang smiled and walked forward to greet Bai Jinxiu and Qin Lang, then led them into the house.
“Second sister, you’re here!” Bai Jinzhao stepped forward and took Bai Jinxiu’s arm, calling out coquettishly, “Second brother-in-law!”
Qin Lang smiled and nodded to Bai Jinzhao, and then politely bowed to the eldest princess and Mrs. Dong, the second wife Mrs. Liu, the third wife Mrs. Li, the fourth wife Mrs. Wang, and the fifth wife Mrs. Qi who had just come out of confinement.
Bai Qingyan felt his palms warm up, and Bai Wanqing in his arms suddenly burst into tears. Bai Qingyan stood up in a panic and said hurriedly, “Nurse…”
It was the first time for her to have her hand suddenly peed on by a swaddled baby. Although her sister did not mind, she was also at a loss as to what to do.
Bai Wanqing’s nurse quickly stepped forward to take Bai Wanqing and said with a smile, “This servant will take the eighth lady down first.”
Fifth Madam Qi covered her lips with a handkerchief and laughed, “Big Sister has always been the most mature among these children. This is the first time I’ve seen Big Sister like this!”
Bai Qingyan’s ears blushed as she smiled and bowed, then went to change her clothes. When she came back, Qin Lang was about to leave, and the two bumped into each other in the corridor.
“Princess!” Qin Lang quickly stepped aside and saluted Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan nodded: “In the future, when we are not with Jinxiu, I hope Second Uncle will pay more attention to Jinxiu.”
“Of course, Princess, don’t worry. Qin Lang will protect and love Jinxiu throughout his life and will never let her down.” Qin Lang said solemnly.
She nodded, intending to stop there, but Qin Lang swore an oath. This showed Qin Lang’s love for Jinxiu, and she could feel at ease returning to Shuoyang.
The third update…
Flying around to ask for monthly tickets!