The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 399: take the time to come
Chapter 399: Taking the Time to Come
“Don’t worry, Mr. Lu, I will definitely bring you there!” The guard bowed to Lu Yuanpeng, jumped on his horse, and rode quickly back to Bai Qingyan’s carriage. He replied to Bai Qingyan in the carriage with a hunched back.
Although Lu Yuanpeng knew that he would not be able to see Sister Bai today, he was not in a hurry to leave. He just stood there and watched the carriage convoy of the Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion slowly leave. He felt inexplicably empty in his heart.
“Why do I have a… weird feeling?” Lu Yuanpeng said to Sima Ping.
Sima Ping stood with his hands behind his back, and after a moment of silence, he said, “Perhaps… the decline of a prosperous dynasty has become apparent!”
“Ah?” Lu Yuanpeng was a little confused.
“Let’s go back!” Sima Ping jumped onto his horse with a smile.
The Bai family’s huge convoy of carriages and horses moved slowly and silently along the official road, heading towards Shuoyang at a leisurely pace.
In the slightly bumpy carriage, Bai Jinzhi held his head with one hand, boredly looking at the gilded auspicious beast triangular incense burner placed on the carriage table, and said to the Third Madam Li: “If you don’t let me go out to ride a horse, how about I go to my eldest sister’s carriage?”
“Just sit still! Let your elder sister have a good rest… You’ve been chattering all day long! You don’t act like a girl at all! Look at you… Your face hasn’t recovered since returning from Southern Xinjiang, and you’ve gotten even darker from the two trips to Shuoyang. You’re darker than our guards!” Third Madam Li opened the lid of the incense burner, picked it up with a silver needle, and added some spices.
Bai Jinzhi became impatient watching Li fiddling with these things, so she lifted the curtain and looked outside.
The official road was relatively flat, with dense green plants on both sides. Bai Jinzhi always rode horses with Bai Qingyan to and from Shuoyang, so he was very familiar with this official road.
At this moment she was really eager to try riding a horse.
“mother!”
“Sit down quietly and read a book. Isn’t your elder sister also sitting in the carriage? Why don’t you learn from her!” Third Madam Li was determined to temper Bai Jinzhi’s temper and refused to let Bai Jinzhi out of the carriage.
Bai Jin’s cheeks were puffed up with childishness. She simply leaned on the auspicious double flower pillow and picked up a book to read, imitating her elder sister.
The third wife, Mrs. Li, secretly smiled behind her handkerchief, and praised her own child against her will: “Well, this is more like a child.”
Even Madam Hu, who was serving Li, couldn’t help but cover her lips with a handkerchief and laughed.
Bai Jinzhi, who had been held in the carriage by Li for three days, was finally released from the carriage by Li when he saw the gate of Shuoyang City on the third day of May.
When the prefect and Magistrate Zhou were outside the gate of Shuoyang City to welcome Princess Zhenguo and her entourage, the people of the Bai clan, led by Bai Qihe, who was temporarily serving as the clan leader, were also outside the city gate to welcome Princess Zhenguo.
From afar, we could see the magnificent carriage and horse team of Princess Zhenguo. The number of servants returning alone was frightening.
Bai Qihe’s wife Fang clenched her fists. She had originally thought of sending a maid to the Bai family’s ancestral home to build relations with Bai Qingyan, but it seemed that Bai Qingyan had brought back all the servants from the capital city. Now she had to find another way to start from somewhere else.
Bai Qingping raised his eyes to look at his mother who was twisting the handkerchief tightly, and could not help but whispered: “Mother, the Bai family in Dadu is different from our Bai family in Shuoyang. The Bai family in Dadu is the real Bai family’s direct descendant, with real bells and drums and food. Even the utensils they use every day have a history and a long history, not to mention the ones they really keep by their side. They are all legitimate children of the family. If mother wants to send someone in, I’m afraid they won’t even get through the Chuihua Gate.”
Fang’s heart was suddenly pounding when her son exposed her thoughts. She looked around and then turned her head to look at her son: “Mother didn’t mean that!”
“Whether mother has this intention or not, your son does not recommend that you mention the matter of giving away people in front of the Bai family in Dadu. It is best to avoid suspicion! Mother must not forget the lesson of grandfather. It is a fluke that father can receive the position of clan leader. Whether he can continue to be the clan leader in the future depends on the intention of Princess Zhenguo!” Bai Qingping lowered his voice.
Bai Qingping knew clearly what his mother Fang was thinking, and because he knew it clearly, he spoke out to remind her.
The Bai family can no longer withstand the turmoil. All the men in the Bai family of Dadu have died. If the Shuoyang Bai family, which has been glorious for hundreds of years, does not stick closely to the Princess Zhenguo and unite as one, I am afraid that after their generation, the Shuoyang Bai family will be kicked out by the Bai family of Dadu and set up their own family. Then the old Bai family in Shuoyang will be like the old Xie family in Qingzhou and will no longer be ranked among the aristocratic families.
Princess Zhenguo Bai Qingyan inherited the character of King Zhenguo Bai Weiting and Duke Zhenguo Bai Qishan. As long as the Bai family does not go too far, Bai Qingyan will never abandon the Bai family.
Chun Tao lifted the curtain and took a look, then said to Bai Qing, “Miss, it seems that all the members of the Bai clan of Shuoyang have arrived! The official of Shuoyang has arrived, and it seems that he is wearing an official uniform.”
Bai Qingyan put down the bamboo slips in his hand, thought for a moment and said to Madam Tong: “Madam, please get off the carriage and tell the Bai clan members and the officials that I am not feeling well and will go back to the Bai Mansion directly to thank them for coming to greet me. The Bai Mansion will prepare a banquet soon, and please take the time to come then.”
“Send someone to tell mother and aunts that they don’t need to get off the carriage. They are tired from the journey and have a lot of work to do back at the White House. There is no need to waste energy here.”
As soon as Bai Qingyan finished speaking, Chuntao ordered someone to inform Mrs. Dong and the other ladies.
Bai Qingyan’s gaze returned to the solitary bamboo slip in his hand. Thinking of the prefect, he felt that the idea of training soldiers… could be tried.
She stroked the edge of the bamboo slips with her fingers, thought for a moment and said, “Let Zeng Shanru quietly send a message to Bai Qingping, asking him to come to the Bai family’s ancestral home in two hours.”
When the prefect, Magistrate Zhou, and members of the Bai clan heard the news, they said a few polite words and hurriedly opened the city gate to allow Princess Zhenguo’s spectacular convoy to pass.
The people of Shuoyang were talking about it and were very excited. They had not forgotten what the Princess Zhenguo had said… that she wanted to use the money embezzled by the previous patriarch of the Bai clan to suppress bandits.
The bandits became more and more rampant, and they even dared to rob the convoy of the Princess Zhenguo. The people were afraid that the bandits would kill and burn people in the nearby villages, or even come to Shuoyang City.
After all, the government has not taken any action, so it is normal for the people to be anxious.
However, most people felt excited because Princess Zhenguo returned to Shuoyang. After all… Princess Zhenguo was the one who defeated the coalition forces of Xiliang and Southern Yan in southern Xinjiang. Having such a person in Shuoyang City made people feel extremely at ease.
Before the Bai family returned to the Bai Mansion, Gu Lao had already arranged everything. He only placed the items that the masters used in daily life in the master’s yard. If the master did not like the color of the decorative curtains, he could just change them tomorrow.
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