The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 441: The foundation of the country
Chapter 441: The Foundation of the Country
In the carriage, Bai Jinxiu and Bai Qing talked about what had happened in the capital city in recent days.
“The legs of Li Mingtang, the youngest son of the Left Prime Minister, were completely disabled. The Left Prime Minister opened the Li Family Ancestral Hall to apologize to his ancestors and sent Li Mingtang back to his ancestral home. However, the Left Prime Minister’s eldest son Li Mingrui made contributions in this disaster relief. Now he has been transferred to the Ministry of Revenue to work. The emperor personally appointed him as the Minister of Revenue. Many people in the capital are jealous! They all say that Li Mingrui has benefited from his father, the Left Prime Minister, but who knew that Li Mingrui did a great job in raising food and money for the war in the northern border as soon as he took office, and no one said anything anymore.”
Bai Qingyan half lowered his eyes. There was no doubt about Li Mingrui’s ability. As the eldest son of Li Mao, he was personally taught by Li Mao since he was a child, so he did have some skills.
“The disaster in Yanwo triggered a civil uprising. The prince went to provide disaster relief and fell off his horse one day before returning to the capital with injuries. Later, the soldiers arrived in Yanwo and killed anyone who encountered any disturbance without mercy! The uprising was finally suppressed. After Li Mingrui returned to the capital, he told the emperor that most of the refugees went to Dayan, and there were rumors that… those who went to Dayan could enjoy the new policies of the Queen of Dayan, get good farmland and houses, and have tax reductions and exemptions. The emperor was very happy to hear this, thinking that the refugees entering Yan would cause a headache for Yan!”
When Bai Jinxiu said these words, there was obvious disapproval between her eyebrows.
The people…are the foundation of the country!
These five words were taught to them over and over again by their grandfather!
Without the people, there would be no country.
Moreover, only when the people are strong can the army be strong. If there is no people… how can we talk about the army? How can we talk about a strong army? !
“Eldest sister…if this is true, Dayan will be extraordinary!” Bai Jinxiu raised her hand and gently stroked her abdomen, unable to help but sigh.
Yes, Dayan is indeed amazing!
Bai Qingyan had met the Emperor of Yan, as well as the second son of Yan who was held hostage in Jin State, and he also knew Xiao Rongyan.
We are both royal families, we cannot stand comparison…
After lamenting about Dayan, Bai Jinxiu continued, “Speaking of the disaster in Yanwo, Prince Liang was escorted back this time. After entering the palace, he met the emperor and I don’t know what he said. The emperor held banquets several times and sent people to summon Prince Liang. Prince Liang acted like a filial son. He went to the palace to pay respects every few days. He was still submissive. Every time he saw the prince, he was terrified. On weekdays, except for the emperor summoning him to pay respects to the emperor… he would go out, and he would stay in Prince Liang’s mansion and refuse visitors. He never left the front door or the back door! But he is indeed more favored by the emperor day by day!”
Bai Qingyan narrowed his eyes. The emperor would not show favor to Prince Liang for no reason, especially after Prince Liang and Yan Wo’s disaster relief failed.
“Eldest sister, I’ve been thinking about it. Is it because the emperor knew that the prince had put a hindrance on King Liang in this disaster relief matter, and he didn’t want to hurt the prince’s face but wanted to warn him, so he deliberately showed favor to King Liang?” Bai Jinxiu was also puzzled by this matter.
Bai Qingyan thought for a moment and then asked, “Has the emperor’s attitude towards the prince changed?”
Bai Jinxiu shook her head: “That’s not the case.”
Hearing this, Bai Qingyan slowly leaned back on the carriage pillow, thinking carefully, his fingers unconsciously stroking the pillow tassels, and after a while he said, “I guess it was Prince Liang who did something to cater to the emperor’s wishes!”
But what did Prince Liang do to please the emperor? Bai Qingyan couldn’t help but think of the incident that Ji Langhua had caused before their Bai family left Dadu.
The emperor summoned Ji Langhua into the palace at that time. Bai Qingyan didn’t believe that the emperor was just curious. The emperor must be concerned about this matter.
Prince Liang presented Concubine Qiu to the emperor, but because of the appearance of Lu Ninghua, Concubine Qiu’s status in the emperor’s heart was much less than before.
King Liang messed up the disaster relief in Yanwo again.
According to the emperor’s personality, he always disliked the submissive Prince Liang, so Prince Liang would certainly not escape the blame.
But the emperor did not punish him. Instead, he showed him kindness and summoned King Liang into the palace every now and then. It was obvious that there was something fishy going on.
Bai Qingyan thought about how Nanny Jiang had intentionally mentioned the Grand Princess’s fever in front of the Crown Prince, clearly intending to have her go to Qing’an to visit her grandmother.
I think Miss Lu must have discovered something, so she needs to be informed before entering the palace!
If her guess was correct, the reason why the emperor began to show favor to King Liang might be related to the incident caused by Ji Langhua before.
If this is true, King Liang is truly an indestructible bug, and he really…will find ways to turn things around.
“There is one more thing. My father’s evil creature… ever since he was sent to the young master of the Wang family in Jiuqu Lane, I have sent people to keep an eye on Jiuqu Lane. Strangely enough, I discovered these days… that the steward of the Liang Palace somehow got involved with the young master of the Wang family in Jiuqu Lane.”
When Bai Qingyan heard Bai Jinxiu’s words, his brows tightened: “Send someone to investigate this matter and see what is going on.”
“I have sent someone to investigate! If I don’t get any results before my elder sister returns to Shuoyang, I will send someone to Shuoyang to inform my elder sister as soon as there is any news.”
Bai Qingyan looked at Bai Jinxiu, whose belly was already bulging, and raised his hand to gently touch Bai Jinxiu’s belly: “Thank you for your hard work. You still have to worry about these things when you are pregnant!”
“Jinxiu feels ashamed of what elder sister said! Eldest sister works much harder than Jinxiu to support the Bai family! Jinxiu… just hopes to share some of the burden with elder sister!” said Bai Jinxiu.
“Doctor Hong hasn’t returned to Dadu yet. You’ve got to be more careful about everything while you’re pregnant! Doctor Hong said that he’ll be back at the latest one month before you give birth, so he should be back soon! I’ll feel more at ease with Doctor Hong in charge!” Bai Qingyan said softly, looking at Bai Jinxiu’s belly.
“It’s okay, elder sister. Even if Doctor Hong can’t come back, we have Miss Lu! And we have Doctor Huang! Doctor Huang is Doctor Hong’s junior fellow apprentice, and his medical skills are not bad either!” Bai Jinxiu said with a hint of warmth in her eyes. Qin Lang was even more worried, and he had greeted Doctor Huang early on. Doctor Huang had secretly told Bai Jinxiu about this, and he expressed his admiration for Qin Lang in his words.
“Have Qin Lang’s brother and two sisters ever caused any trouble again?” Bai Qingyan asked again.
Bai Jinxiu shook her head: “They are just minor quarrels. They just want to force me to bring their mother Jiang back to arrange their marriages with filial piety, but they have been rejected many times. Qin Lang also said yesterday that if they miss their mother, they can be sent to reunite with her. I think they dare not make trouble anymore. Don’t worry, eldest sister.”
Now that the two girls of the Qin family are getting older, it is time for them to get married. Seeing that there is no way to bring Jiang back, the two girls have to rely on Bai Jinxiu, who holds a first-rank imperial title.
But the two girls of the Qin family have a mother like Jiang, who would dare to propose marriage to them? But these two girls are so proud and arrogant that they are neither high nor low.
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