The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 450: enter the palace
Chapter 450 Entering the Palace
Five horse-drawn carriages, imperial guards, what a magnificent ceremony… The scale even exceeded that of her grandmother, the Grand Princess.
“Your Majesty has specially sent this old servant to bring Princess Zhenguo and Princess Gaoyi into the palace!” Gao Demao stepped forward with a smile, holding a whisk and saluted.
“Thank you for your help, Eunuch Gao!” Bai Qingyan nodded to Gao Demao.
Bai Jinzhi followed closely behind Bai Qingyan, and only after getting on the carriage did he lower his voice and said to Bai Qingyan: “The emperor actually sent Eunuch Gao to pick us up!”
Bai Qingyan smiled and said nothing.
She looked through the carriage curtains that were blown by the wind and saw that the guards had stopped the people on both sides of the road to allow the carriages to pass.
The better the emperor tried to save face, the less real things he would reward her and Bai Jinzhi with.
“When you meet the emperor later, you should ask for more practical things!” Bai Qingyan reminded Bai Jinzhi, “The more gold and silver you have, the more soldiers you will have to suppress the bandits in the future.”
Bai Jinzhi nodded: “I understand! I will refuse the empty title and reward…I will accept the gold, silver and jewelry! I am young and ignorant…It is reasonable for me to throw a tantrum and ask the emperor for more!”
Bai Qingyan’s smile deepened and he nodded.
The carriage that came to pick up Princess Zhenguo and Princess Gaoyi entered the palace in a swaggering manner. Accompanied by the crown prince, the emperor summoned Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi to the study.
The emperor looked very healthy, as if he was several years younger. It was not known whether it was because of the great victory in the northern border that made the emperor very happy, or… because of the elixir.
Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi respectfully saluted the emperor. The emperor allowed them to sit down. When the two of them stood up, Bai Jinzhi was one step faster and hurried forward to help Bai Qingyan up.
The emperor then saw clearly that Bai Qingyan’s face looked extremely bad. She was originally very pale, and now upon closer inspection, even her lips were bloodless.
The prince was also shocked: “I saw the princess yesterday and she looked fine. How come she suddenly fell ill? Otherwise, call Dr. Huang to come and see her!”
“Thank you, Your Highness! It’s not a big deal! Yan’s health has always been poor. He fought hard in the battle of Northern Frontier, and after the great victory, Yan felt exhausted. He didn’t feel relieved until he returned to Dadu yesterday. Unexpectedly, he had a high fever yesterday afternoon! But Your Highness, don’t worry… I’ve asked Aunt Lu to take a look at it, and it’s okay!” Bai Qingyan’s voice was slow, revealing a bit of weakness.
“Crown Prince cousin! Please talk to my elder sister in a good way! My elder sister will listen to you, Crown Prince cousin! Aunt Lu said… My elder sister has an old illness and this time she has exhausted too much energy and has become ill due to overwork. If this continues…” Bai Jinzhi looked like she was choked with sobs and couldn’t continue.
The prince was in a good mood because of Bai Jinzhi’s words that the eldest sister would listen to her cousin, but he couldn’t show it on his face. He said worriedly: “This time, I also heard what General Liu Hong said. Thank you for your hard work, Princess Zhenguo!”
Bai Qingyan stood up with great fear and bowed: “As a citizen of Jin and a princess who guards the country of Jin, it is my duty to contribute to Jin. I don’t deserve your words of hard work, Your Highness! The Bai family has sacrificed their lives for Jin for generations. As a descendant of the Bai family… I should inherit the spirit of my ancestors. It’s just that I am sick and cannot guard the border for Jin. I am really ashamed.”
The emperor looked at Bai Qingyan who was kneeling on the ground and bowing her head. Her poor health made the emperor feel at ease…
“Gao Demao, help Princess Zhenguo up!” the emperor ordered, turning his head.
Gao Demao quickly stepped forward and helped Bai Qingyan up: “Princess, please sit down!”
“Thank you, Your Majesty…” Bai Qingyan bowed and sat down.
At this time, the emperor and the prince both need Bai Qingyan, whose reputation can intimidate the other nations, to stay alive!
“This time, the Northern Frontier won a great victory over the Liang Kingdom, and the Princess Zhenguo played a great role!” The emperor stared at the pale-faced Bai Qingyan, stroking his pillow with his fingers, and spoke slowly, “The Crown Prince suggested that I confer the title of Princess Zhenguo on the Princess and the title of Princess Gaoyi on the County Lord. I also think it is very appropriate…”
The emperor could see that Bai Qingyan seemed to be truly submissive to the prince, and was happy to do the prince a favor.
The prince understood and said with a smile: “Father knows that the Shuoyang clan had emptied the Bai family before, so this time some things are given to the princess in private!”
Gao Demao hurriedly took small steps forward and handed Bai Qingyan the list of items that the emperor had privately rewarded him.
Bai Qingyan hurriedly stood up to express his gratitude, and then said, “It is our duty to serve the country faithfully with my fourth sister. Your Majesty’s reward… I will definitely use it all to suppress the bandits in Shuoyang, to eliminate the banditry for Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, in return for His Majesty and the Crown Prince’s deep kindness.”
“Uncle Emperor!” Bai Jinzhi suddenly spoke.
The emperor paused stroking his pillow and looked at Bai Jinzhi, who was looking at him with round eyes. He seemed a little surprised that Bai Jinzhi addressed him as Uncle Emperor.
But, if you really count it, the Grand Princess is her aunt, and Bai Jinzhi’s father is the emperor’s cousin, so Bai Jinzhi should indeed call him uncle.
Seeing the emperor looking at her, Bai Jinzhi lifted her skirt and trotted to the center, kneeling down and kowtowed: “Jinzhi has an unwelcome request. Uncle Emperor, please don’t make Jinzhi a princess. Princess or county lady are the same to Jinzhi! Compared to being a princess… Jinzhi wants to quell the banditry more. Now… our dynasty has just pacified the southern and northern borders, but Xiliang and Daliang are still ambitious, like hungry wolves lying beside our Jin country, always spying on us. The Great Jin has no choice but to station heavy troops on the battlefield.”
“This year, Jin State has been hit by natural disasters and man-made calamities constantly! The imperial court is too busy to deal with the banditry. Bai Jinzhi is like an elder sister, willing to share the worries for the Emperor and the Crown Prince. Jinzhi does not want the honorable position of a princess, and shamelessly asks the Emperor to reward her with more gold, silver and other worldly things, so that she can have money to gather more people in Shuoyang to suppress the bandits! Otherwise, those poor people… can’t even get enough to eat, and they will definitely not be willing to risk their lives to follow Jinzhi to suppress the bandits!”
Bai Jinzhi has clear and pure eyes, and a childish look, which makes her cute and adorable.
The emperor chuckled and looked at the prince: “Here comes someone to ask me for money!”
Bai Jinzhi chuckled.
“I think the Princess Gaoyi’s request for money to gather people to suppress the bandits was fake, but her request for money to gather people to play with her was real!” The prince couldn’t help laughing, “But with the Princess Zhenguo here, she will definitely be able to…”
The prince originally wanted to say that the bandit problem would be solved quickly, but when he saw Bai Qingyan’s pale and weak face, he changed his tone and said, “I will definitely keep an eye on Princess Gaoyi.”
Bai Jinzhi kowtowed and said, “Don’t worry, Uncle Emperor and Cousin Prince, I will definitely write down every use of the money clearly, and send it to Uncle Emperor and Cousin Prince for their review every month!”
The emperor sat up straight and asked with a half-smile, “It seems that the matter of suppressing the bandits…has been handed over to Princess Gaoyi?”
Bai Qingyan stood up and bowed to the emperor, then glanced at Bai Jinzhi, seemingly annoyed with him. Bai Jinzhi quickly shrank his neck.
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