The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 415: Decree
Chapter 415 Imperial Decree
Dong couldn’t bring herself to stop her daughter from going to Chunmu Mountain. She pursed her lips, tears streaming before she spoke. She suppressed her discomfort and said, “Madame Qin, bring a cloak for Abao. Although it’s summer, it’s still a little chilly in the mornings and evenings!”
Nanny Qin wiped her tears and hurriedly took out a plain cloak and was about to put it on Bai Qingyan. Dong, who was sitting on the couch, tied the cloak belt for Bai Qingyan personally and choked up and reminded her: “You must… be careful! You must come back safely with Xiao Si!”
“I’ll leave the house to my mother! I have to get to Xiao Si as soon as possible!”
Bai Qingyan raised her hand to wipe away the tears on Dong’s face, and stood up to leave, but was pulled back by Dong. Dong could no longer hold back her tears and gritted her teeth, “Be careful! Got it?!”
Bai Qingyan’s eyes became redder and she nodded: “Don’t worry, mother!”
He carried the Sun-Shooting Bow on his back, picked up the silver spear, looked at Dong deeply, and walked out.
Mrs. Dong wanted to stand up and see her daughter to the door, but when she looked at her daughter’s back, she found that her legs were too weak to stand up, and tears flowed like cotton threads.
As soon as Bai Qingyan walked to the wall shadow, she saw Butler Hao, Steward Liu, and Zeng Shanru waiting for her inside the door. All three of them knew that Bai Qingyan was going to Chunmu Mountain, and they looked solemn and worried.
Butler Hao walked down the steps quickly and said to Bai Qingyan, “My lady, the twenty guards are all ready to wait for you at the door! The horses are ready, too.”
Bai Qingyan nodded and stepped onto the stairs: “Butler Hao has been taking care of the house!”
Manager Liu followed Bai Qingyan out and spoke very quickly: “This old servant and Zeng Shanru will live up to the expectations of the young lady and sort things out. If there is anything that cannot be handled, we will discuss it and make a decision!”
Manager Liu’s words were vague, not because he couldn’t trust Manager Hao, but the fewer people who knew about the mining and weapons forging, the safer the Bai family would be. Bai Qingyan called them together because time was tight, and Manager Liu could not reveal anything about things that could not be told to others even if he died. This was a rule that the Bai family should abide by.
“Uncle Liu, you can hand over the work in your hands to Zeng Shanru, who will be responsible for supervising the conscription from now on. Zeng Shanru, if you encounter any problems, you can discuss it with Uncle Liu and Wang Jiuzhou. Wang Jiuzhou will not and dare not let our Bai family suffer any loss.” Bai Qingyan stepped out of the door and looked at Butler Hao, Butler Liu and Zeng Shanru, “Shuoyang is in my hands.”
After saying that, Bai Qingyan jumped onto his horse and rode away with twenty guards, his plain cloak fluttering in the wind.
“Take care, young lady!” Butler Hao bowed deeply to Bai Qingyan.
Manager Liu and Zeng Shanru also hurriedly bowed and saluted to see the eldest daughter of the Bai family off.
The news that Bai Qingyan had left Shuoyang City was not known to everyone in the Bai Mansion until noon that day.
Before leaving, Bai Qingyan told Dong to keep it a secret from the third wife, Li. Dong had to calm down and said to the third wife, Li: “A Bao went to Chunmu Mountain. General Zhang Duanrui died in the battle. A Bao was afraid that Lupin and Shen Qingzhu could not control Xiao Si, so he went there in person!”
Even so, Third Madam Li’s heart was in her throat, and she was so panicked that she could hardly sit still.
“General Zhang Duanrui died in battle?!” Li’s throat rolled over, and she grabbed Dong’s hand, “What will the situation be like in Chunmu Mountain, sister-in-law…did something happen to Xiao Si? Otherwise, why did A Bao leave in such a hurry? I am Xiao Si’s biological mother, sister-in-law, please don’t hide it from me!”
“I didn’t tell you because I was afraid you would panic, Abao!” Dong patted Li’s hand, “Don’t worry, with Abao here…can she let Xiao Si get into trouble?”
But Dong’s words did not reassure Li. She was extremely flustered and didn’t know what to do. She could only go to the fourth wife, Wang, and kneel in front of the Buddhist shrine with Wang, praying to the gods to bless Bai Jinzhineng and Bai Qingyan to return safely.
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The journey from Shuoyang to Chunmu Mountain is long, and Bai Qingyan changed horses along the way without stopping, and arrived in Dadu before dawn on the second day. Bai Qingyan needed to find a suitable excuse for his sudden return to Dadu, so he sent someone straight to Royal Qing’an to inform the Grand Princess… Bai Qingyan returned to Dadu on the grounds that the Grand Princess had sent a message back to Shuoyang a few days ago saying that she was unwell, and arrived in Dadu today.
Bai Qingyan entered the city and went straight to the Prince’s Mansion.
The prince had just gotten up and had not yet changed into court clothes when he heard the doorman come to report that the Princess of Zhenguo County was outside the Prince’s residence and wanted to see her. The prince hurriedly said, “Please invite the Princess of Zhenguo County in!”
Bai Qingyan stood in the main hall of the Crown Prince’s Mansion. Seeing the Crown Prince hurriedly entering the main hall, she took two steps outside to greet him: “Your Highness!”
“You received the imperial edict so quickly?” The prince was quite surprised. Even if the eunuch who was sent to convey the imperial edict worked non-stop and without sleep, he should not have reached Shuoyang by now.
Bai Qingyan pretended to be confused despite knowing the truth: “Imperial edict?”
“You haven’t received the imperial edict yet? Then why did you return to Dadu?” asked the prince.
“A few days ago, my grandmother sent a message back to Shuoyang saying that she was not feeling well, so I rode back to Dadu as fast as I could. But before I even entered Dadu, I heard that General Zhang Duanrui had died in battle, so I came to ask about my fourth sister’s situation!” Bai Qingyan pretended to have just heard about it, looking anxious, “Your Highness, how is my fourth sister?”
“Don’t worry!” The prince comforted Bai Qingyan and raised his hand to invite Bai Qingyan to sit down first. “There is no news about Princess Gaoyi yet, but the emperor has sent Zhen Zeping, Liu Hong and Xie Yuchang to lead 20,000 troops to Chunmu Mountain to provide assistance, and has transferred 30,000 troops to guard Rongdi! I knew you would be worried about Princess Gaoyi, so I asked the emperor to allow you to go to Chunmu Mountain that night. The emperor has agreed to issue an order, and you must have missed it with the eunuch who delivered the order.”
Bai Qingyan clasped his fists and saluted the prince: “In that case, I won’t delay any longer and will head to Chunmu Mountain now!”
Knowing that Bai Qingyan was eager to save his sister, the prince ordered Quan Yu who was standing outside: “Quan Yu, go and bring out the horse that my father gave me and give it to Princess Yu!”
“Thank you, Your Highness!” Bai Qingyan’s gratitude was beyond words.
Coming out of the Prince’s Mansion, Bai Qingyan’s mount had been replaced with the BMW gifted by the Prince. Quan Yu bowed and warned: “Princess Zhenguo, please be careful!”
Bai Qingyan nodded to Quan Yu, then rode his horse and galloped out of the city with his subordinates.
When she was thirsty, she drank water on horseback; when she was hungry, she ate dry food on horseback. After running for three days and three nights, the guards who followed her could not bear it anymore. Bai Qingyan ordered her men to dismount and reorganize. After taking a nap for an hour, she got on the horse again and set off. She wished she could fly to Bai Jinzhi, twist Bai Jinzhi’s ears and give her a good beating, but the prerequisite for this was to find Bai Jinzhi.
There was no word “news” in Lupin’s letter… It was like the grit in his eyes, constantly grinding at Bai Qingyan’s heart and making her feel uneasy.
At this moment, Bai Qingyan finally understood why her father scolded her when she came back with Pang Pingguo’s head.
In order to ensure that they could reach Chunmu Mountain as soon as possible, Bai Qingyan and his group would change horses and replenish dry food and water every time they arrived at a post station.
Third update, continue to ask for monthly tickets…
Happy New Year, my little ancestors!
Be happy!
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