The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 524: try my best
Chapter 524 Try your best
Bai Jinxiu said in the letter that the day after she spread Li Mao’s letter, Li Mao entered the palace before the palace gate was opened. Considering Li Mao’s cunning personality, he must have gone to see the emperor first and acknowledged the letter.
Later, the Liang Wang Mansion was in turmoil, and the Censor Pei Lao reported the matter to the left Prime Minister Li Mao. After a careful comparison between the old imperial tutor Tan and Lord Shoushan, they discovered that the letter was a forgery, and the letter was kept by Lu Jin, the Minister of the Dali Temple. Although the left Prime Minister Li Mao was cleared of all charges, he is still recuperating in the mansion. However, his son Li Mingrui seems to rarely go to the Liang Wang Mansion.
It seems that Li Mao’s family must have had a rift with Prince Liang, and the emperor also became suspicious of Li Mao.
The royal Lin family really never lets Bai Qingyan down, but no one knows what Prince Liang did to Li Mao after he got the letter that made the Li family feel resentful towards Prince Liang.
Perhaps Li Mao would think of stepping down and paving the way for his son Li Mingrui as soon as possible. However, no matter who from the Li family is in the court, as long as the Bai family holds the correspondence between Li Mao and the second prince, it would be a crime of genocide. The Li family should not dare to offend the Bai family again.
Bai Jinxiu also mentioned the day of August 15th in the letter.
August 15th should have been a day for family reunion. The Grand Princess was in the Royal Qing Temple, meditating and praying for the country. I don’t know what Bai Qingyan’s plan was, whether to send someone to deliver a holiday gift or send Bai Jinzhi back to the capital to pay her respects to the Grand Princess, or to send someone back to the capital in advance to deliver a message so that Bai Jinxiu could make preparations.
“Young lady!” Nanny Tong said after she bowed to Bai Qingyan, “The carriages and horses are ready, we can set off.”
Chun Tao’s eyes were sore and she was about to speak, but she stopped herself. Finally, she stepped forward and said, “Miss, please let me follow you! Otherwise, no one will serve you along the way!”
“Isn’t Qingzhu here?” Bai Qingyan looked at Chuntao, who looked worried, with a smile in his eyes. “You and Nanny Tong, one is weak and the other is old. If I take you along… it’s been a tiring journey. If you get sick, it will slow down the team’s progress!”
“If you want to talk about weak health, it’s the eldest lady… How can we live without someone to serve us?” Chuntao knelt in front of Bai Qingyan, “Young lady, please at least take me with you! I’ve even packed my small bag! Chuntao will be fine on this journey and will definitely not get sick and drag down the team. Please allow me, young lady!”
“Yes, elder sister! Just take Chuntao with you! Otherwise… maybe your aunt will ask you to take Nanny Qin with you later!” Bai Jinzhi also spoke for Chuntao.
Bai Qingyan looked at Chuntao who was kneeling on the ground with an anxious look on her face, and nodded after a while.
“Thank you, Miss! Thank you, Miss! I’ll go get my small bag right away!” Chuntao wiped her tears with her sleeves, hurriedly stood up and bowed, then went back to the upper room to get her small bag.
Bai Qingyan burned the letter written by Bai Jinxiu, and then said to Bai Jinzhi: “Since my elder sister is not here, you should stay at home and take good care of your younger sister and aunts!”
Bai Jinzhi nodded: “Don’t worry, elder sister, you will also go early and come back early!”
Without an older sister, Bai Jinzhi felt like she had no backbone.
Apart from Chuntao who was brought along temporarily, Bai Qingyan only brought more than 30 guards, Shen Qingzhu who had just recovered, and Lupin, so Dong couldn’t help but feel uneasy.
Bai Qingyan didn’t ask her aunt and sisters to see her off. She just took Dong’s arm and walked towards the main gate, saying, “With Uncle Ping and Qingzhu… and Chuntao here, why should mother worry? Mother… August 15th is the day for the family to reunite. Grandmother is still in the Royal Qingan. Who should be sent to pay respects to grandmother on August 15th? Mother has to make arrangements early and send a message to Second Aunt in the capital so that Second Aunt can prepare early.”
“I have discussed this matter with your third aunt. Little Eight is too young, and the journey will be bumpy, so your fifth aunt naturally can’t go! Your fourth aunt is in poor health, so let your third aunt take Little Four, Little Five, and Little Six back to the capital city! Go visit your grandmother. Having the children around will make your grandmother happy. You can also send holiday gifts to the mother’s families of all the ladies.” Mrs. Dong whispered to her daughter.
The third wife, Mrs. Li, has always been good at socializing. When she returns to the capital, she is very good at dealing with people.
“Xiao Si’s mother can consider staying in Shuoyang. When I’m not around…if Bai Qingping and Shen Yan can’t make a decision on the military training, someone else needs to make the decision.” Bai Qingyan said.
When Bai Jinzhi, who was following Bai Qingyan, heard this, he felt that the burden on his shoulders became heavier.
“That’s right!” Dong nodded and stepped out of the door with Bai Qingyan.
Hearing the voice, Bai Qingping turned around and looked inside the Bai Mansion. He bowed to Dong and Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi and said, “Madam, Princess, and County Master!”
Outside, Bai Qingping always called her Princess Bai Qingyan and never crossed the line.
“I’m away for the time being, so I’ll leave the training to you. If you have any questions, you can come and discuss it with the Fourth Young Lady.” Bai Qingyan looked at Bai Qingping and gave instructions, “Let Shen Yancong keep watch over Cai Ziyuan, who was sent to teach the new recruits how to read, and the Li family guards who joined the new recruit camp together…Don’t let anything go wrong! If they make any unusual moves, they won’t have to stay.”
“Yes!” Bai Qingping responded respectfully, “Qingping will escort the princess out of the city.”
Bai Qingyan nodded, turned around and bowed to Mrs. Dong: “Mother, your daughter is leaving.”
“Okay!” Mrs. Dong’s throat rolled. Even though she knew her daughter was only going to her mother’s house, she still couldn’t help but worry about her journey. “Be careful on the road, and remember to send someone back to deliver a message when you arrive!”
Bai Qingyan nodded, his eyes fell on Bai Jinzhi: “I’ll leave the house to you!”
“Don’t worry, elder sister!” Bai Jinzhi clasped his fists towards Bai Qingyan, “Little Four, try your best!”
Bai Qingyan raised his hand and touched Bai Jinzhi’s head, then turned around and got on the carriage. Shen Qingzhu also bowed deeply to Dong and Bai Jinzhi, walked quickly down the steps, jumped on the horse, and followed Lupin to lead the team at the front.
“Madam, rest assured. I will take good care of the young lady!” Chuntao bowed to Dong and said solemnly.
Dong nodded: “I know you are a good person, go ahead!”
Chuntao then grabbed the hem of her dress and hurriedly got into the carriage.
Bai Qingping bowed deeply to Dong and Bai Jinzhi, then got on the carriage and escorted Bai Qingyan out of the city.
On the way, Bai Qingping rode his horse beside the carriage and spoke in a low voice to Bai Qingyan who was lifting the curtain of the carriage with one hand.
“In the past, the descendants of the Bai family were useless, but that was because they followed suit. They only thought about eating, drinking and having fun, and lying down in the clan waiting to be supported by the clan. Now, some of the clan members’ children have been gradually recruited. My father has learned from the management method of our new recruit camp. Those who do well are rewarded, and those who do not are punished. Now the clan members are striving to do things well, hoping to show their face in front of my sister and have a good future. They are really putting in a lot of effort!” When Bai Qingping talked about the current situation of the clan, a smile finally appeared between his brows.
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