The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 528: Shuoyang
Chapter 528 Shuoyang
“Grandma…” Bai Qingyan raised his hand and gently held her hand. “Grandma is in good health and will definitely see Changlan and Changyuan get married and have children. My aunt has a good temper, but she is too gentle. When it comes to raising children… it takes grandma to keep them in check.”
Hearing this, Old Lady Dong chuckled and patted Bai Qingyan’s hand, then gently held Bai Qingyan’s calloused hand in her palm, her eyes reddened: “Changlan and Changyuan, grandma is not worried, but grandma is worried about you…”
There was a hint of sob in the old lady’s voice.
Women have had a hard life since ancient times, especially my granddaughter, who has difficulty in having children. I don’t know what to do with her marriage in the future!
If I really don’t get married in this life, can I rely on those people from the Bai clan?
Haha… It’s not that Old Lady Dong looks down on the people of the Bai clan. Those people only bow down to her because they see that her granddaughter is so powerful now. If her granddaughter had not stood up when the Bai family was in trouble, who knows how badly these orphans and widows of the Bai family would have been bullied.
It’s better to rely on the Dong family than on the Bai clan!
“Abao, grandma also has selfish motives. Grandma… just wants to keep you by grandma’s side so that I can protect you and not let anyone bully you. Do you really… look down on Changyuan?” Old Lady Dong’s eyes were red.
Logically speaking, Old Lady Dong shouldn’t have said this to Bai Qingyan, her unmarried daughter. However, her granddaughter was not only strong-willed but also opinionated. If Bai Qingyan didn’t give in, even her daughter would be helpless.
“Grandma, Abao doesn’t look down on cousin Changyuan!” Bai Qingyan shook his head. “What I want is not the three acres of land in the backyard. Grandfather, father, uncle and brothers are all gone, but the Bai family has worked together for generations, and the ambition passed down from generation to generation must be inherited by someone.”
Ever since Bai Qingyan refused to marry Dong Changyuan and used the people’s sentiments to force the emperor to do justice to the Bai family, and then won a great victory in southern Xinjiang and brought the women of the Bai family back to Shuoyang safely, Old Lady Dong already knew in her heart… Bai Qingyan had great ambitions of her own and was probably not the kind of woman who could be trapped in the harem.
But this road is too difficult. The world is unfair to women. If she wants to make a career, it will definitely be more difficult than for men.
As an elder, one works hard all his life, just to pave the way for his descendants and to make their future paths more stable. But her granddaughter chose the most difficult path.
Old Lady Dong wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, “Forget it! Grandma, you just said it in vain.”
“Grandma, Abao wants to take you to Shuoyang this time, because this year’s Rongdi attack may be the most severe. Only if grandma goes to Shuoyang with Abao can we live a few days of peace.” Bai Qingyan persuaded Grandma Dong softly.
Old Lady Dong was startled, turned her head and looked at Bai Qingyan, her expression serious: “You and your uncle are thinking the same thing.”
In these years in the Dong family, although Old Madam Dong has gradually handed over the affairs of the inner house to Cui and only wants to enjoy her retirement, she is still the backbone of the Dong family. Major matters still require Old Madam Dong’s approval. Whenever my uncle Dong Qingyue has something he is unsure about or is upset about, he still likes to discuss it with Old Madam Dong.
When she was young, Old Lady Dong followed Old Master Dong around. Even Old Master Dong valued Old Lady Dong’s opinions very much, let alone her son Dong Qingyue.
“Dengzhou is not safe, grandma, you should come with me to Shuoyang, just to accompany mother, and come back when Dengzhou is stable.” Bai Qingyan saw that Old Lady Dong wanted to say something, so he said, “Grandma, you don’t have to refuse in a hurry. Fortunately, Abao will stay in Dengzhou for a while, and then discuss it with uncle.”
Old Madam Dong was worried that Bai Qingyan was tired from the journey and urged her to take a rest. However, Bai Qingyan waited for Old Madam Dong to take a nap before carefully leaving the inner room.
His mother was far away in Shuoyang and was unable to show filial piety to his grandmother. Now that Bai Qingyan had arrived in Dengzhou, he wanted to show filial piety to his grandmother on behalf of his mother.
Nanny Wang lifted the beaded curtain for Bai Qingyan, escorted her out, and whispered to her, “A while ago, your cousin was either in southern Xinjiang or northern Xinjiang, and the old lady was always worried about her, kneeling in front of the Buddhist shrine to pray for her all day. Now the girl is left with only your cousin, so you must take good care of yourself!”
The girl that Nanny Wang mentioned was Bai Qingyan’s mother, Dong.
Bai Qingyan nodded and thanked Nanny Wang again: “My mother is not with my grandmother, so it’s thanks to Nanny Wang that she can still chat with me.”
“What are you talking about, cousin? I have followed the old lady all my life. The old lady is the master… I am the servant. Isn’t it my duty to serve the old lady?” Nanny Wang smiled again when she said this. “Since cousin came, I see that the old lady has become more energetic and has a rosy complexion. She looks so good in recent years!”
Bai Qingyan smiled and asked Nanny Wang to stop: “Grandmother can’t be left alone, Nanny, go back and take care of her. The Nannies and maids you sent to my side must be smart and capable. If there is anything inappropriate, I will tell you again!”
“Okay!” Nanny Wang nodded, her eyes fell on her niece Qiuhuan who was wearing maid’s clothes, and she glared at her as if warning, “If they do anything inappropriate in their service, Miss, just let Miss Chuntao and the other maids scold and punish them. Don’t be soft-hearted and let them develop bad habits.”
Bai Qingyan’s status is different. She is a princess. The maids who can serve Bai Qingyan will definitely have a higher status in the future. Even if they get married in the future, the maids who have served the princess will have a better chance of marrying than ordinary maids in the mansion.
Nanny Wang knew that her niece was not an easy person to deal with. A maid’s life was to take care of a young lady’s body, which was tiring and dirty.
Originally, Nanny Wang had no intention of assigning this little girl to serve Bai Qingyan, but who would have thought that this little girl would use her name, take the channel of the nanny beside Madam Cui, and force her way to the side of the cousin.
Dong originally thought that if Bai Qingyan did not have Nanny Tong by his side, at least he had Shen Qingzhu. However, who would have thought that Bai Qingyan would leave Shen Qingzhu with Ji Tingyu, so Nanny Wang’s niece was brought to Bai Qingyan’s side to serve him closely together with Chuntao.
Fortunately, the old lady felt sorry for the cousin and ordered that she be settled in her own courtyard. Nanny Wang felt that with Nanny keeping an eye on her, her niece would not be able to cause any trouble.
“Don’t worry, Ma’am.” Bai Qingyan still smiled faintly.
“Serve your cousin well,” Nanny Wang said in a cold voice with a stern face.
The maids and servants in the Dong residence responded in unison.
Second update, continue to beg for monthly tickets…