The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 459: safe death
Chapter 459: A Peaceful End
So Dong Changsheng had been waiting for his three sisters to come back, wanting to take them with him, but as soon as Dong Tingzhen came back, she said she would not go today.
Dong Changsheng thought that Dong Tingzhen was shy because she was about to discuss marriage with Chen Zhaolu and was afraid of meeting Chen Zhaolu, so he did not force her.
Dong Changyuan lowered his eyes and looked at the chessboard in front of him, but felt there was nothing to celebrate. He believed that his aunt would rather his cousin not have the title of princess than risk her life on the battlefield.
Dong Tingzhen sat in front of her dressing table, holding the jade bracelet given to her by King Liang in her hand, smiling foolishly.
“Miss! Miss…my cousin is here!” Haitang, Dong Tingzhen’s personal maid, trotted in and said after bowing, “My cousin has entered the courtyard!”
“Cousin?” Dong Tingzhen hurriedly put the jade bracelet in her hand into the mahogany box, stood up and took two steps outside, and saw Bai Qingyan, dressed in casual clothes, walking into the yard.
“Cousin?!” Dong Tingzhen was in high spirits, smiling brightly as she walked towards Bai Qingyan and took his arm. “We just met, why are you here, cousin?”
“Let all the servants go down. I have something to tell you!” Bai Qingyan looked at Dong Tingzhen and said softly.
Seeing Bai Qingyan’s serious expression, Dong Tingzhen nodded and asked Haitang to take the servants downstairs, close the doors and windows, and sit down on the Luohan bed in the clinic with Bai Qingyan.
“Cousin, what’s the matter?” Dong Tingzhen asked softly.
“The person you like… is King Liang?”
Dong Tingzhen’s secret was suddenly exposed. She took back her hands from the small table and clenched them tightly in front of her belly. She said, “Cousin… since you know, I won’t hide it from you. King Liang and I do have feelings for each other. King Liang even mistook you for my childhood self, so he made such a fuss and wanted to marry you. I have thought about it before… if I accepted King Liang, would it embarrass my cousin? But I…”
“Tingzhen, I came here today not because I feel it would embarrass me to see you being with King Liang, nor am I here to stop you. I just want to break things down and talk to you. With your intelligence, you will definitely be able to judge…how to deal with your relationship. I, your cousin, will never interfere, okay?” Bai Qingyan said slowly.
Dong Tingzhen has always been the most gentle, intelligent and least worrying one among her many sisters.
What’s more, although Bai Qingyan and Dong Tingzhen are sisters, they did not grow up together. She cannot use the same method to talk to Dong Tingzhen about King Liang as she treats her own sisters.
Seeing that Bai Qingyan was not aggressive and just talked about reason, Dong Tingzhen grabbed the handkerchief and nodded: “Cousin, please speak.”
“In your eyes, King Liang is probably a poor wretch who is bullied. You have always been kind-hearted and you just felt sorry for King Liang at first, but King Liang regards you as everything in his life. You went from not being able to bear it to being moved and wanting to protect this poor King Liang so that no one can bully him anymore. Am I right, cousin?” Bai Qingyan asked.
“Cousin, Prince Liang is really pitiful! He…” Dong Tingzhen’s eyes couldn’t stop reddening when she thought of the days Prince Liang had lived.
Bai Qingyan nodded: “I know that any kind-hearted girl would feel sympathy after hearing about the experience of King Liang. What I want to tell you is what happened after King Liang deceived my personal maid Chunyan and put the so-called love letter into my grandfather’s study.”
Dong Tingzhen clutched the handkerchief tightly, bit her lip and said nothing.
“The King of Liang said that he was bewitched and wanted to save the King of Xin, so he framed my grandfather for treason and treason. Wouldn’t the King of Liang know about this? How could a person who can imitate other people’s handwriting be a waste? Besides, Gao Sheng, the guard beside the King of Liang… Gao Sheng was guarding Liu Huanzhang in Dadu City, but was captured by my brother. Gao Sheng killed Liu Huanzhang to prevent him from turning against us! I’m sure you still remember that my brother took Liu Huanzhang’s body and Gao Sheng to beat the drum to report the incident!”
“Gao Sheng is a master of martial arts. Even my brother and the elite soldiers of the Bai Mansion lost many soldiers and generals before they captured Gao Sheng. How could such a person be willing to serve the King of Liang if he was a fool?”
Dong Tingzhen said nothing, but a thin layer of sweat formed on her palms.
“In the hall, my foster brother presented a handwritten letter from the King of Liang. The words were decisive and murderous, saying…if Liu Huanzhang did not obey or threatened to expose all the facts of his cooperation with the King of Liang, the King of Liang would have to kill the entire Liu family and Liu Huanzhang! From the time the servant of the King of Liang’s mansion reported the letter, to the time the King of Liang wrote the letter, to the time the letter was sent out of the King of Liang’s mansion, it took only half an incense stick of time! In the hall, facing the questioning of my grandmother, the Grand Princess, the King of Liang could not explain clearly…was the letter written by someone else or by him personally!”
“Qin Dezhao conspired to tamper with the food supplies in southern Xinjiang, causing the army to be trapped without food. Although there is no actual evidence in the letter written by the King of Liang, the words vaguely show that the King of Liang was involved in this matter!”
Bai Qingyan looked at Dong Tingzhen’s gradually pale face and whispered, “Loyalty between people is the most precious thing, especially the friendship between girls. It shouldn’t become a victim of conspiracy! And the entire Dong family… shouldn’t become a victim of Liang Wang’s fight for the throne! Getting married is a matter of one person, but it is also a matter of the whole family, especially when it comes to the fight for the throne. If one person succeeds… one person becomes king, the followers may not have a good ending. If one person fails… all of them are prisoners. How many of the followers can have a peaceful and good end?”
Dong Tingzhen lowered her eyes and didn’t look up. She swallowed back the words… If that’s the case, why did Bai Qingyan follow the prince?
“I understand your concerns, but Prince Liang may not have the intention to seize the throne!” Dong Tingzhen looked up at Bai Qingyan, “Besides…cousin, once you’ve made up your mind, it’s hard to turn back! I’ve already given my personal safety lock to Prince Liang. Prince Liang came to the palace to ask His Majesty for a marriage!”
As she spoke, Dong Tingzhen started to shed tears.
Bai Qingyan clenched his fists. How could Dong Tingzhen be so foolish as to give her personal belongings to a stranger? !
Bai Qingyan closed his eyes, calmed down a bit and said, “If you can figure it out, I’ll take care of the rest!”
Dong Tingzhen shook her head: “Cousin, I know you are doing this for my own good! You have always been generous and upright. Tingzhen knows that you are here to persuade me because you are afraid that I will not trust the right person, not because King Liang once loved you! But… I chose King Liang myself. In this world, girls don’t have much power to choose. This time, I am the one who decides my own marriage. I am very happy!”
Bai Qingyan pursed his lips tightly.
“I have envied my cousin since I was a child!” Dong Tingzhen’s eyes were very sincere. “My cousin was born in the Bai family and was taught by the Grand Princess and the King of Zhenguo. She can do whatever she wants. She can practice martial arts, ride horses, compete with men, and train her own guards…”
Second update. I’m already fourth in monthly votes… and will soon be third. I’ll update a lot next month, my dear ancestors!