The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 439: Breathless
Chapter 439: Dead
The State of Jin said that as long as Daliang handed over several cities that Jin had occupied when it conquered Shu, the war would be stopped this time. Otherwise, it would have to fight to the death with Liang.
Liu Rushi spoke eloquently in the Liang court, mentioning the battle in southern Xinjiang, and talking about the Jin State Bai family army that had never been defeated, and the brave and skilled general Bai who was never missed… Princess Bai Qingyan, who guards the country.
Only then did the Liang court learn that although the commander in the battle to flood Longyang City was Liu Hong of Jin, the one who strategized the battle was the granddaughter of Jin’s King Bai Weiting… the woman who killed hundreds of thousands of surrendered prisoners from Xiliang in southern Xinjiang.
Liu Rushi said that if Jin gave Daliang face this time and Daliang refused to negotiate peace, he had an imperial edict from the emperor of Jin in his arms, which would replace Princess Bai Qingyan as the commander-in-chief. He would kill Daliang’s elite troops like Xiliang did, and Daliang would not dare to invade Jin’s borders for at least five years.
Xun Tianzhang submitted six memorials in a row, asking King Liang to send reinforcements and expressing his willingness to sign a military order to recapture Yushan Pass for Daliang.
However, the King of Liang decided to negotiate peace to stop the fighting, cede the city, and make an alliance with the State of Jin.
Upon hearing the news, Xun Tianzhang spat out a mouthful of blood and died in Chunmu Mountain.
Bai Weiting once said that as long as the Bai family army existed, they would keep the Liang State out of Chunmu Mountain. However, Xun Tianzhang did not believe it. If Yushan Pass fell into the hands of the Xun family, he would take it back in an upright manner.
Unexpectedly, Xun Tianzhang never got to Yushan Pass again until his death.
When the peace treaty was signed and the army returned, Bai Jinzhi was already full of energy.
In order to take care of Shen Qingzhu’s injury, Lupin drove the carriage himself on the way back to the court, and Shen Qingzhu and Ji Langhua returned in the carriage.
When passing through Youhua City, the people lined the streets to greet him, shouting “General Bai” and “Princess Zhenguo”.
That day, Bai Qing mentioned that Youhua City had asked the defending general Wang De’an to improve the law and order in the city. At that time, the people knew… as long as the general of the Bai family came, they would no longer have to flee and become refugees.
How could the people not admire such a general who could protect them from the sufferings of war and give them a home to return home to?
Even though others said that Princess Bai Qingyan was a god of death, it was this god of death who protected them, so they were still grateful.
When Liu Hong heard the people cheering and calling Bai Qingyan, his eyes were full of smiles. Such a grand scene of people welcoming him was once seen when King Bai Weiting was in power.
However, this time, Bai Qingyan lived up to his reputation. He was the commander-in-chief in this battle, and he was able to win because he listened to Bai Qingyan’s strategy.
The army did not move very fast, and it was already July 12th when they returned to the capital.
The prince personally led people to greet them outside the city. Even Bai Jinse, the seventh daughter of the Bai family, rushed to greet them outside the city after hearing the news.
Bai Jinzhi saw Bai Jinse in the crowd from a distance, and hurriedly stepped forward, “Eldest sister, second sister and Xiaoqi are here too! And Nanny Jiang and Wei Zhong.”
Bai Qingyan looked at Bai Jinse and Bai Jinxiu. The two were protected by guards beside the carriage. As soon as she saw Bai Qingyan, Bai Jinse couldn’t help but wave at her.
Wei Zhong stood obediently beside Nanny Jiang, who was wiping her tears with a handkerchief, with his head lowered and not saying a word.
Perhaps because the prince came out of the city to welcome him today, the common people gathered at the north gate, and some noble families also came to welcome him.
“It’s strange. It’s so lively outside the city, but why don’t we see Lu Yuanpeng and his group of playboys?” Bai Jinzhi lowered his voice and said to Bai Qingyan.
Bai Jinse held Bai Jinxiu’s arm, and when she saw her eldest sister and fourth sister, her eyes turned red and she couldn’t hold back her tears. It was less than two months since they last saw each other, but Bai Jinse seemed as if she hadn’t seen Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi for a long time.
Seeing Liu Hong and Bai Qingyan and their group dismounting, the prince hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying, “Thank you for your hard work, generals!”
Bai Qingyan and others hurriedly returned the greeting and said they dared not.
“The victory of our Jin army this time is all thanks to General Bai’s brilliant strategy. Although I am the commander-in-chief, I dare not take credit for it!” Liu Hong said with a smile on his face, without the slightest displeasure.
The prince smiled upon hearing this, looked at Bai Qingyan, and said to Liu Hong: “I understand General Liu’s feelings. After all, I was also the commander-in-chief during the battle in Southern Xinjiang. The possible victory… was all thanks to the Princess who guards the country!”
Bai Qingyan hurriedly clasped his fists to the prince: “It is only because the prince and General Liu can trust my words.”
Quan Yu came forward with the eunuchs, holding wine, and the prince raised the cup to congratulate the generals.
After returning from this great victory, the emperor ordered a banquet to be prepared in the palace early. After the army was stationed outside the city, the commanders returned home for a short rest before entering the palace to attend the banquet and receive their rewards.
Bai Jinzhi stood beside Bai Qingyan, watching the handsome eunuch Quanyu respectfully handing Bai Qingyan some wine, and even some for her. She smiled and said, “Thank you, eunuch Quanyu!”
The prince looked at Liu Rushi who got off the carriage, asked Quan Yu to give Liu Rushi a glass of wine as well, and said with a smile: “Master Liu, thank you for your hard work!”
Liu Rushi nodded and said he dared not.
“Everyone, please go back to your residence to rest and change your clothes. My father has ordered people to prepare a dinner in the palace to welcome and celebrate the success of the generals!” The prince laughed loudly.
As soon as the prince finished speaking, all the generals’ families who had come out of the city to greet him came forward, tears in their eyes.
“I will escort the princess back to the Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion.” The prince knew that there was no one from the Bai family in the capital city, and that the eldest princess was unwell and needed the care of the third girl, Bai Jintong, so he sent Nanny Jiang to bring the seventh girl from the Bai family. However, compared with other generals who came with their entire families to welcome her, it inevitably seemed deserted.
The prince was intentionally promoting Bai Qingyan. After all, Bai Qingyan was now working for him.
Bai Qingyan hurriedly said, “I dare not trouble His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!”
“Eldest sister! Little Four!” Bai Jinxiu and Bai Jinse came towards Bai Qingyan under the protection of guards.
“Is the eldest sister injured? Is the fourth child injured?” Bai Jinxiu couldn’t bear the bitterness in her heart, so she pulled up Bai Jinzhi’s hand and looked at it. “It turns out that she was burned. It will definitely leave a scar!”
News from the battlefield in the northern border continued to arrive, and Bai Jinxiu felt very uneasy in the capital city.
“It’s okay, second sister. It’s better to have a scar than to lose your life!” Bai Jinzhi said nonchalantly. Perhaps because the prince and the people were there, Bai Jinzhi added, “Besides, using this little injury in exchange for the safety of the people in the border areas, Xiao Si thinks it’s a good deal!”
Bai Qingyan raised his hand and patted Bai Jinzhi’s head, the corners of his lips couldn’t help but rise.
Bai Jinzhi heard the carriage driver shout “Whoa” and turned around.
The carriage stopped and Yue Shi, who was riding a horse beside the carriage, jumped down. Xiao Rongyan, who was standing beside the carriage and holding on to a slender figure with a gentle and steady temperament and wearing a moon-white robe, got off the carriage.
Xiao Rongyan bowed deeply in the direction of Bai Qingyan and the prince.
Bai Jinzhi and Xiao Rongyan were pleasantly surprised: “Mr. Xiao!”
“Didn’t Rong Yan say that he would arrive tomorrow?” The prince was also very surprised.
Xiao Rongyan’s eyes fell on Bai Qingyan and said, “The journey in Jin State is smooth, so we are here a little faster than expected.”
Bai Jinzhi was secretly happy, thinking that Mr. Xiao must have come here for their eldest sister.
I’m sorry, Bald Author, this chapter arrived so late. I was going to lie on the table to revise it after I finished it, but… I lied on Bald Author Jun’s child and woke him up. It was already this late! TT