The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
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Chapter 464 No Time
The emperor nodded. As all the family of Imperial Tutor Tan were scholars, they were a perfect match. The Imperial Tutor’s granddaughter and the Emperor’s son were a perfect match.
“Tell King Liang what I mean…” The emperor was still concerned about his son and wanted to make the elixir for him, so he asked him to ask his son’s opinion first. The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Gao Demao, “Persuade King Liang with your words. The Dong family has always valued its reputation. If King Liang forces Dong Qingping to marry, I’m afraid Dong Qingping will not tolerate his daughter who has ruined the family reputation! Please help me to see King Liang’s reaction! When you come back… tell me without missing a single expression!”
Gao Demao was shocked, knowing that the emperor was beginning to suspect Prince Liang, and quickly agreed.
Watching Gao Demao leave, the emperor slowly leaned back on the dragon throne and raised his hand to touch the dragon head on the armrest of the dragon throne.
The emperor had never completely dispelled his suspicions about his son, Prince Liang. He had falsely accused Bai Weiting… He said that in order to save Prince Xin, Qin Dezhao had no evidence to prove the matter of grain and grass. So the emperor imprisoned him in his palace. Seeing that Prince Liang was relatively obedient during that period, and the crown prince pleaded for him to be in charge of disaster relief in Yan and Wo, the emperor thought that he was his son after all, so he agreed!
Later, the disaster relief work in Yanwo was not done well, and Prince Liang brought back an alchemist to the emperor, saying that he had messed up the Yanwo matter in order to find this alchemist. The emperor was moved by Prince Liang’s filial piety.
The emperor can indulge the prince of Liang in his thoughts and actions of seizing the throne, but… he must not indulge the prince of Liang in close contact with the ministers who hold heavy military power.
The emperor is still haunted by the rebellion of the second prince and must not let this happen again.
The emperor narrowed his eyes. If Prince Liang was truly only interested in the girl from the Dong family, he should… not want to see the girl die.
But if he values the military power in Dong Qingyue’s hands and intends to use any means necessary, then… don’t blame him for being ruthless as a father.
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When Bai Qingyan came out of Dong’s house, it was already dark.
When Bai Jinzhi saw Bai Qingyan coming out, he hurriedly went to greet her: “Eldest sister! The prince has already entered the palace, don’t worry! That old man Fang told the prince that if the King of Liang wants to marry Sister Tingzhen, he must not let it go! Then…what will happen to Sister Tingzhen?”
“Don’t worry, Ting Zhen will be fine!” Bai Qingyan rubbed Bai Jinzhi’s head and walked with her towards the Bai Mansion where a plaque with the words “Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion” was hung.
Dong Tingzhen’s heart was completely on King Liang, even though she had some doubts about him because of Bai Qingyan’s words, but after her uncle Dong Qingping said that, Dong Tingzhen just cried and refused to give in, still holding a glimmer of hope in her heart.
In Dong Tingzhen’s heart, the combined weight of the Dong family members is not as important as King Liang. It can be seen that… King Liang is very good at manipulating people’s hearts.
But Bai Qingyan did not blame Dong Tingzhen. She had also been tricked by King Liang in her previous life.
She thought King Liang was incompetent and cowardly, but was willing to go in and fight for the supreme throne for her, so as to clear the grievances for the Bai family… and her grandfather.
The bright moonlight cast a cold hue on Bai Qingyan who was walking with his horse.
Coming out of Kang’an Lane, a sparsely populated area where nobles lived, Bai Qingyan saw Xiao Rongyan standing in the dimly lit street, wearing a moon-white gown, a jade belt around his waist, and walking in an elegant manner.
He had a tall and slender figure, a dignified and elegant demeanor, like a crane standing out among chickens, and was very eye-catching on the street.
Bai Jinzhi glanced at Bai Qingyan with a snicker, stepped forward to take the reins from Bai Qingyan, and was the first to greet him: “Ah! Mr. Xiao! What a coincidence!”
Xiao Rongyan looked at Bai Qingyan with a smile in his broad and deep eyes, and bowed deeply in the direction of Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi.
Bai Qingyan returned the greeting lightly, and when she stood up, she saw Xiao Rongyan walking towards her, followed only by Yue Shi and two guards.
“I haven’t had time to congratulate Miss Bai Da for being crowned a princess, and Miss Bai Si for being crowned a county lady!” Xiao Rongyan smiled faintly, “I knew that Miss Bai Da and Miss Bai Si would be returning to Shuoyang tomorrow, so I was preparing to take Yue Shi to the Princess Zhenguo’s residence to deliver a gift, but I didn’t expect… to run into Miss Bai Da and Miss Bai Si here by chance.”
Bai Qingyan quietly tightened her hands behind her back until Yue Shi, who was holding the gift box, congratulated her. Bai Jinzhi hurriedly winked at Yue Shi, motioning him to come to her side.
Yue Shi suddenly realized and hurriedly walked around with the gift box, standing behind Bai Jinzhi so as not to interfere with Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rongyan’s conversation.
“Yan, please send Miss Bai Da and Miss Bai Si back home.” Xiao Rongyan made a gesture of invitation to Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan nodded: “Thank you, Mr. Xiao!”
Bai Qingyan walked side by side with Xiao Rongyan. Seeing the busy traffic in front of the Yanque Tower, Bai Qingyan remembered that there was a poetry contest in Yanque Tower today. He brought up this topic and asked, “I heard that there was a poetry contest in Yanque Tower today. All the sons of noble families in the capital city went to participate. Mr. Xiao is so talented, why didn’t he go?”
“I only join this kind of poetry gathering to make a name for myself! I had the help of Miss Bai before… Yan’s reputation is even more famous than before, so there’s no point in joining in the fun.” Xiao Rongyan turned his head to look at Bai Qingyan, “Besides, Yan has to go give gifts to Miss Bai and Miss Bai Si, so he really doesn’t have time.”
Before the poetry competition began, the girls from noble families held round fans in their hands and leaned on the railings of the private rooms facing the street, covering half of their faces with the fans. They said they wanted to see the night view of the red lights on the long street, but who, having lived in the capital for a long time, has not seen the red lights on the long street?
The girls all looked downstairs eagerly, wanting to see if Chen Zhaolu, Lu Yuanqing and Dong Changyuan had arrived.
After all, if there hadn’t been this imperial examination cheating case this year, these three… would have been the top three in the imperial examination!
“Hey! Isn’t that… Mr. Xiao Rongyan?!” A noble lady saw Xiao Rongyan with sharp eyes, “The one next to Mr. Xiao is… the Princess Zhenguo?!”
When the third daughter of the Zhen family heard that Bai Qingyan was there, her eyes lit up. She ran out holding up the hem of her skirt and looked downstairs. Sure enough, she saw the heroic Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rongyan walking side by side. They were a handsome man and a beautiful woman, quite pleasing to the eyes.
“It’s time to call her princess!” Another noble lady turned her head and covered her face with a round fan, looking back downstairs, “Mr. Xiao is such a person, it’s a pity that he is a businessman! The Princess Zhenguo is also… She has been crowned as a princess, so she should be more careful about her words and deeds. The two of them are traveling together before they are even engaged, it’s simply…”
“That’s nothing! The Princess Zhenguo fought with men and lived in the same military camp! I don’t know how many men she’s been close to. Is she still afraid of ruining her reputation by doing something as trivial as traveling with men?” Another noblewoman said sourly, “It’s only because Mr. Xiao is a businessman. If he were an ordinary white-clothed man…even if he married into the family, I’m afraid he wouldn’t dare to choose someone like the Princess Zhenguo!”
First update! I will continue to beg for monthly tickets… Whether there will be more updates during the Spring Festival depends on the monthly tickets of the little ancestors!