The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 475: safe trip home
Chapter 475 Return Home Safely
A few days ago, County Magistrate Zhou submitted a letter of apology, and he thought he would inevitably be demoted this time!
Who would have thought that the higher-ups only fined me half a year’s salary…
He guessed that it was because Bai Qingyan said good things in front of the prince that he was not demoted, so County Magistrate Zhou was in a very good mood recently.
Half a year’s salary was nothing to County Magistrate Zhou. What was important was that Princess Zhenguo was willing to speak for him and treated him as her own.
From afar, he saw guards on tall horses following a convoy slowly approaching. The prefect stood up and walked out of the oilcloth tent, straightened his clothes, and stood there waiting.
Bai Jinzhi, who was riding a horse, saw the governor and Lord Zhou from afar, raised her eyebrows, bent down and said to the carriage: “Eldest sister, the governor and Lord Zhou are here to greet you at the city gate again. They are really… always here!”
In the carriage, Bai Qingyan put down the ancient bamboo slips in his hand, glanced at Dong Tingzhen who had fallen asleep and had not yet woken up, raised his hand to slightly open the carriage curtain, and said to Bai Jinzhi: “Just stop by and say hello.”
“knew!”
“Call Uncle Ping over!” Bai Qingyan said.
Soon Bai Jinzhi called Lupin over, and Lupin rode beside the carriage and called out, “Miss…”
Bai Qingyan looked away from Dong Tingzhen who had not yet woken up, and opened the curtain to Lupin, “We’ll go back and settle things down later. Uncle Ping, please ask Ji Tingyu if he knows what happened to the bandits who kidnapped the child that we heard about on the way back.”
“Yes! Don’t worry, young lady, I will make sure to find out!” Lupin nodded.
Bai Qingyan knew exactly what was going on with the bandit problem in Shuoyang!
How could Ji Tingyu come down the mountain to rob a child?
On the way back this time, we first heard that the child was lost for unknown reasons. Today, just before we arrived in Shuoyang, we heard that… bandits rode down the mountain on horseback and openly snatched the child.
The parents whose children were kidnapped chased up the mountain and were killed by the bandits with their swords.
After thinking it over, Bai Qingyan decided to let Lupin go and ask for the proper solution.
Seeing the convoy approaching the gate of Shuoyang City, Lord Zhou hurriedly turned around, took a brocade box from the servant, and quickly followed the prefect in the direction of the carriage.
Seeing that Bai Jinzhi was still sitting on a tall horse, he raised his hand and saluted to Bai Jinzhi together with Lord Zhou.
The governor said, “I haven’t congratulated the princess yet!”
“This is the gift I prepared for Princess Zhenguo and Princess Gaoyi. Although it is not valuable, it represents my sincere heart. Please accept it, Princesses!” County Magistrate Zhou stepped forward with a smile and raised the brocade box in his hand.
“I appreciate Lord Zhou’s kindness, but you should take the gift back!” Bai Qingyan’s voice came from the carriage.
When the governor saw Bai Qingyan’s jade-like fingers lift up the carriage curtain, revealing half of her face, he hurriedly bowed and saluted: “Greetings, Princess Zhenguo.”
“When I passed through several counties on the way back to Shuoyang, I heard that bandits have been rampant recently and have kidnapped many children. Has such a thing ever happened in Shuoyang?” Bai Qingyan asked.
County Magistrate Zhou stepped forward and said hurriedly, “Princess Zhenguo, apart from the bandits in the mountains who often come down from the mountains to burn, kill and rob, no one has come to the government office to report the missing child!”
The governor glanced at Lord Zhou and slowly spoke to Bai Qingyan, “Although there has been no missing children in Shuoyang, there is news that… those missing children were kidnapped by mountain bandits! Those bandits are really becoming more rampant.”
Bai Qingyan nodded, his eyes falling on Magistrate Zhou: “Although it has not been reported, Lord Zhou, as a parent official, you still need to pay more attention and understand the people’s sentiments!”
“Princess, rest assured. I will go and understand the people’s sentiments soon! I will never let a family in Shuoyang lose a child!” County Magistrate Zhou promised.
“That’s great!” Bai Qingyan spread open the curtains and said, “Thank you both for coming to greet me. I’m tired from the journey, so I’ll go back to the Bai Mansion first. Please do as you please!”
The carriage wheels started turning, and Dong Tingzhen woke up. She rubbed her red and swollen eyes, sat up, and asked Bai Qingyan, “Cousin, have we arrived in Shuoyang?”
“Well, we’re in Shuoyang! We’ll be able to see our mother when we get home soon!” Bai Qingyan smiled at Dong Tingzhen, “I’ll ask Chuntao to boil some eggs for you to roll your eyes for later.”
Dong Tingzhen touched her hot and swollen eyelids, her nose boiling with guilt: “Cousin…”
“Okay, you promised me that you won’t cry when we get to Shuoyang, and don’t make my mother worry, okay?” Bai Qingyan took out a handkerchief from the small drawer of the carriage and handed it to Dong Tingzhen.
Dong Tingzhen tightly grasped the handkerchief and wiped away the tears that had not yet flowed, and solemnly said to Bai Qingyan: “Don’t worry, cousin, I will definitely not let my aunt worry!”
“Hmm…” Bai Qingyan nodded.
Mrs. Dong knew that Dong Tingzhen came to Shuoyang, but she didn’t know why. Bai Qingyan didn’t want to tell Mrs. Dong and make her worry in vain.
Dong was naturally overjoyed that her niece from her mother’s family was coming to accompany her. She ordered Nanny Qin to clean up an elegant little courtyard and arranged for a few maids to serve temporarily.
As soon as the third wife, Madam Li, heard the news that Bai Qingyan and his party were entering the city, she hurriedly called Madam Dong to go out to greet them.
When Bai Qingyan and his party’s carriage stopped in front of the Bai Mansion, Mrs. Dong, the third wife, Mrs. Li, the fourth wife, Mrs. Wang, and the fifth wife, Mrs. Qi, who was holding the eighth child, Bai Wanqing, all came to the door to greet them.
“Mother! Auntie… Fourth Auntie! Fifth Auntie!” Bai Jinzhi jumped off his horse, clasped his fists and knelt down to salute, “Bai Jinzhi, come home safely!”
Chun Tao had been standing at the steps of Bai’s house for a long time. When she saw Bai Qingyan’s carriage stop, she stepped forward to help Bai Qingyan get off the carriage. Seeing Dong Tingzhen getting off the carriage right after Bai Qingyan, Chun Tao happily bowed and called out, “Hello, cousin!”
Dong Tingzhen’s eyes were full of smiles. She nodded to Chuntao, turned her head and looked at the high steps of the Bai Mansion, bowed and saluted: “Aunt, Third Madam, Fourth Madam, Fifth Madam!”
“Mother… Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt, Fifth Aunt!” Bai Qingyan knelt down and saluted, “Bai Qingyan, come home safely!”
Dong Tingzhen hurried to support Bai Qingyan.
“I’m glad you’re back! I’m glad you’re back!” Mrs. Dong walked down the stairs, touched Bai Qingyan’s face, and took Dong Tingzhen’s hand, “Why are your eyes so red?”
“Mother, when I talked to Tingzhen about the military affairs on the way, Tingzhen cried…” Bai Qingyan said with a smile.
“That’s right! Cousin, this is really made of water!” Bai Jinzhi said.
“What’s wrong with your hand?” Dong grabbed Bai Jinzhi’s hand and looked at it.
“It’s okay, aunt!” Bai Jinzhi hurriedly pulled her hand back, but before she could do anything, Li had already grabbed Bai Jinzhi’s hand and tears suddenly fell.
“It’s okay, Mom! It’s just a minor injury!” Bai Jinzhi was used to her mother’s scolding, so she was a little uncomfortable seeing her mother crying like this.
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