The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 485: please see
Chapter 485 See you
When Fang’s brother heard his sister crying out of breath, he had to persuade her kindly: “Alright, alright! If you can’t save face… why don’t you go to the training ground to find Qing Ping? After all, you are Qing Ping’s biological mother, and the child will always be on your side! Let Qing Ping speak well of you in front of Bai Qihe!”
Having said that, Fang’s brother asked the driver to turn around and head towards the parade ground.
After entering the Bai Mansion, Bai Jinzhi was furious: “What a thing! She thinks she is so important even though I gave her some face! She can’t even beg for help, and she’s sitting in the carriage… Is she waiting for me to come over and pay my respects to her?!”
“Over the years, my grandfather used to praise the Bai clan leader. Fang saw this a lot and thought that the current leader could still be on an equal footing with the Bai family. He can’t figure it out… He is also a fool and not worth your anger!”
As soon as Bai Qingyan finished speaking, the doorman hurriedly caught up with Bai Qingyan and saluted: “Miss, there is a Mr. Xiao outside the door who wants to see you. This is a visiting card…”
The doorman handed over the business card. Bai Jinzhi took it first without waiting for Lupin to reach out his hand. He glanced at Bai Qingyan with a smile, and the slight unhappiness in his heart because of Fang’s visitor disappeared without a trace: “Oh! It’s Mr. Xiao! Mr. Xiao’s visit… It must be something important! Come in!”
Bai Jinzhi looked back at her eldest sister’s ears, which were sparkling red, and pursed her lips to prevent herself from laughing out loud.
“Sister, I just walked around the martial arts arena and it’s all dusty. I’ll go change my clothes. Sister and Mr. Xiao can talk slowly…” After Bai Jinzhi finished speaking, he ran away.
She didn’t want to disturb her elder sister and Mr. Xiao’s conversation here.
Bai Qingyan stood at the door of the main hall and saw Xiao Rongyan, wearing a straight robe and a jade belt around his waist, step into the Bai Mansion, followed by Yue Shi and Wang Jiuzhou. All the guards were left outside the mansion.
Lupin, who was standing behind Bai Qingyan, also had a smile in his eyes and asked someone to tell Dong.
In any case, when in the capital city, Xiao Rongyan helped the Bai family out of trouble and saved the fourth wife who was about to crash into her coffin. The Bai family regarded Xiao Rongyan as a benefactor and would naturally not despise his identity as a businessman.
Bai Qingyan, with a tall and slender figure, stood on the high steps of the main hall, with his hands behind his back. His posture was upright and heroic, and his demeanor was dignified and imposing, except for his ears… which were crystal red under the sunlight.
There was a gentle and elegant smile on Xiao Rongyan’s face, which was that of a scholar, and his behavior was calm and restrained.
“Miss…” Xiao Rongyan stood at the foot of the high steps and bowed calmly.
Wang Jiuzhou and Yue Shi, who were following behind Xiao Rongyan, also hurriedly saluted Bai Qingyan. The two looked at each other, and the words of greeting were stammering on their lips without even being able to utter them. Their master called the Princess Zhenguo “Big Miss”, so… should they also follow suit and call her “Big Miss”?
Before Wang Jiuzhou and Yue Shi could exchange glances, Bai Qingyan had already returned the greeting: “Mr. Xiao, please come in…”
Lupin stepped aside to make room for the door and greeted Xiao Rongyan: “Mr. Xiao!”
Xiao Rongyan nodded to Lupin and stepped into the main hall of the Bai Mansion.
After they sat down, the maid served tea to Xiao Rongyan and then left the main hall in a proper manner.
“Mr. Xiao, is there something you need that brings you here today?” Bai Qingyan withdrew his gaze from outside the door and looked at Xiao Rongyan seriously. If his ears hadn’t turned red, perhaps this dignified and serious demeanor would have been more intimidating.
There were only Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rongyan in the main hall. Lupin, Yue Shi and Wang Jiuzhou were guarding outside the open carved partitions of the main hall.
Xiao Rongyan put his elbow on the small table and said in a low voice: “I came here this time because there is something I need to tell the young lady in advance.”
Bai Qingyan looked at Xiao Rongyan and nodded: “Mr. Xiao, please speak.”
“Yan got the news that the Queen of Xiliang has agreed to station troops on the border of Dayan at the same time as Wei, intending to seize the fertile land in the south of Dayan and divide it. To be safe, Yan sent people to Wei to lobby Xiliang at the same time as Dayan sent envoys to Jin to offer treasures, and persuaded the emperor of Jin to dispatch troops to the border of Xiliang as a deterrent. The emperor of Jin seemed to intend to let General Liu Hong lead the army that had just returned victorious from the northern border of Jin to the southern border.”
The reason why Xiao Rongyan came to tell Bai Qingyan about this was because he knew that Bai Qingyan had made some arrangements in southern Xinjiang, so he came to tell Bai Qingyan and give her time to make corresponding adjustments and arrangements.
If there is any country that does not want to see Xiliang become strong again, besides Dayan, it is Jin…
In the battle in southern Xinjiang at the beginning of the year, Bai Qingyan killed the elite troops of Xiliang, and then the Yunjing Rebellion broke out in Xiliang, which seriously damaged Xiliang’s vitality. If it joins forces with Wei to attack Yan this time and obtains a large tract of fertile land in southern Yan, I am afraid that the national strength will gradually recover.
Jin paid such a huge price to prevent its neighbor Xiliang from competing with Jin. Naturally, it had to suppress Xiliang, otherwise there would be a powerful enemy nearby… Even if the emperor had no intention of expanding his territory, he would still be worried from time to time, like a thorn in his throat.
It was precisely because Dayan grasped the emperor and the crown prince’s thoughts that it sent envoys to Jin, offering treasures and asking Jin to deploy troops on the border of Xiliang to intimidate Xiliang so that Xiliang would not dare to act rashly.
Originally, Xiao Rongyan didn’t have to come and tell Bai Qingyan, but he did, and Bai Qingyan appreciated the favor: “Thank you, Mr. Xiao, for coming to tell me this.”
Xiao Rongyan stared at Bai Qingyan with a smile: “Young lady, make preparations early!”
As soon as Xiao Rongyan finished speaking, Nanny Qin came in with Dong, and Xiao Rongyan quickly stood up and saluted.
Chuntao, who learned that Bai Qingyan had returned from the training ground, also rushed over from Boyun Courtyard. Seeing Dong and Nanny Qin entering, she quietly stepped into the door holding up her skirt, walked around from behind the ebony pillar to behind Bai Qingyan, and stood properly.
“Mr. Xiao is the benefactor of our Bai family, so there is no need to be polite.” Mrs. Dong did not hide her admiration for Xiao Rongyan. After sitting down, she saw that Xiao Rongyan was still standing and said, “Mr. Xiao, please take a seat. I wonder if Mr. Xiao has anything to do for you?”
Xiao Rongyan glanced at Bai Qingyan, bowed to Dong and said, “Recently, banditry has been rampant, and I have a batch of white tea that needs to be shipped out of Shuoyang urgently. I came to ask Miss Bai if it is appropriate to leave the city at this time.”
Bai Qingyan took charge of the task of suppressing the bandits, and the prince also ordered local officials to fully cooperate. It was only natural for Xiao Rongyan to come to Bai Qingyan to ask questions at this time.
Dong nodded and asked Bai Qingyan with a smile: “Are you done talking?”
“We’ve finished the discussion!” Bai Qingyan nodded.
Dong nodded and then chatted with Xiao Rongyan, talking about Xiao Rongyan’s business in Shuoyang. She heard that Xiao Rongyan bought several tea mountains and intended to sell Shuoyang white tea to various countries.
Moreover, Shuoyang white tea has become popular among the nobles in Daliang. It is said that Xiao Rongyan even gave the white tea a very elegant name, called Wuyun Tea.
Xiao Rongyan was very frank with Dong, saying that he wanted to transport Wuyun Tea to Wei and Xiliang to develop a unique business.
Needless to say, as for the State of Wei, Xiao Rongyan already had an extraordinary relationship with those princes. Any business that Xiao Rongyan wanted to do would share the profits with those princes and nobles, so he could naturally monopolize the business.
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