The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 533: Imitation of the Heart of the Empress of Xiliang
Chapter 533: Imitation of the Xiliang Empress’s Heart
Seeing her brother’s appearance, it seemed that he might be attracted by the maid, so Aunt Luo asked again: “Can you be sure… that the personal maid of the Zhenguo Princess is interested in you?”
“Of course! I, your brother, have seen countless women! It’s as if that little girl’s eyes are fixed on your brother!” Luo Fugui exaggerated, looking very proud, “She must be attracted to me!”
Although Aunt Luo was a little bit unconvinced, she thought it wouldn’t hurt to try. Who knows, maybe the little maid really liked their brother?
“Let me try!” Aunt Luo looked up at her brother, “Don’t cause me any trouble these days. The Princess Zhenguo has just arrived today… I think the master doesn’t have time to see you, so go back first… and wait for my news!”
“Okay! Brother knows it, in our family… you love me the most! If this succeeds, brother will definitely repay your sister well!” Luo Fugui said, patting his chest.
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That night, Dong Qingyue went to see Old Madam Dong in person, intending to ask Old Madam Dong and Bai Qingyan to go to Shuoyang to accompany Mrs. Dong.
After a moment of hesitation, Old Lady Dong said, “I can’t leave. If I leave… when the Rongdi invade, what will the people think of you as the governor of Dengzhou? I have been in Dengzhou all my life… and I still have some prestige. When you evacuate the people, although I can’t help much… I can still call on the people to follow me before the Rongdi arrive. Otherwise, if you ask the people to leave their homes without any evidence, the older generation… I’m afraid they won’t agree!”
The young people in Dengzhou are fine. Perhaps when they see the women of the Dong family starting to evacuate, they will follow suit. But those old people… who can’t walk, will definitely be hoping for a lucky evacuation and not want to move.
“After all, this is the place where I’ve lived all my life. I’m afraid I won’t be able to come back even after I die!” Old Lady Dong sighed.
Old people always believe in returning to one’s roots. Who knows when this war will end? Dong Qingyue cannot reveal his plan to the people.
The candlelight flickered in the room, making the wrinkles on Old Lady Dong’s face more obvious. She turned to look at her second son and said with a smile, “At least… I can help you keep things under control while I am still here. I am getting older every year, and I can help you less and less! I don’t want to see my son and grandson fighting on the front line, so I, an old man, would rather hide in Shuoyang.”
“Mom…” Dong Qingyue hated hearing his mother talk about life and death the most.
“Alright, alright! I won’t say any more! I know you don’t want to hear this… Your sister doesn’t want to hear this either, and neither does your brother! Then I’ll just live well…” Old Lady Dong smiled with a kind and gentle look on her face, “Once I see that Abao has someone to rely on for the rest of his life, I’ll be able to rest in peace.”
After all, what Old Lady Dong was most worried about was Bai Qingyan.
Dong Qingyue raised his hand and grasped the hand of Old Lady Dong: “Mother, Abao inherited the character of the King of Zhenguo, and her strategy is even better than hers. Her ambition is not in the harem… But mother can watch the day when Abao achieves success as a woman. Perhaps… when that day comes, there will be more women like mother… like Abao, whose talents and wisdom are far superior to those of men, and they will have a broader world! Mother, think about it… what a scene that will be!”
When the news of the Queen of Xiliang ascending the throne came, Old Lady Dong was deeply moved and said frankly that the Queen of Xiliang’s ascension to the throne would allow the talented women of Xiliang to come to the court and contribute to the country. If there were no internal strife in Xiliang, the country would become even more powerful.
“You mean…” Old Lady Dong’s heart skipped a beat. She looked outside the nanmu screen with a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix. Seeing that it was bright and no one was around, she lowered her voice and asked, “You mean…A Bao wants to emulate the Queen of Xiliang?”
“Let’s not talk about whether Abao wants to emulate the Queen of Xiliang, but Abao has the heart to pacify the world! He also has the wisdom to save the people. My son… is willing to lend a helping hand to Abao. If Abao is really aiming for this unprecedented feat, my son does not want to stay out of it. If he can succeed… it can be said that his life in this world is not in vain.”
Dong Qingyue grew up with his mother and knew how wise his mother was. Whenever his father could not make up his mind, he would ask his mother for her opinion.
Under his mother’s teachings, he never looked down on any woman, and never believed that women should be confined to the back house to take care of their husbands and children. There are many women like his mother, sister, and Abao in this world, but most of them are bound by secular ethics and are trapped in the back house all their lives.
Just like his mother, although she is capable, she cannot approach people like men. Dong Qingyue feels more regretful and distressed.
Old Lady Dong gritted her teeth and held her son’s hand tightly: “You only need to know this in your heart, but never say it out loud. Abao trusts you as his uncle, and I’m telling you this, but you must keep this matter to yourself at all times, so as not to bring disaster to Abao!”
“A son understands what his mother said!” Dong Qingyue responded, “A Bao came to Dengzhou this time just to meet me. He said everything he needed to say. He planned to pick up his mother and then go back to Shuoyang. Now that his mother won’t leave… I’m afraid A Bao won’t be able to stay for a few more days.”
Old Lady Dong nodded: “Shuoyang still has things waiting for her, so she can’t stay here for long!”
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Bai Qingyan was sitting on the couch by the window reading ancient military books, while Chuntao was twisting Bai Qingyan’s hair.
On the high table, the colorful light coming through the glass lamp reflects the beauty who looks like she is carved from white jade. The picture is very beautiful.
Seeing this, Qiu Huan, who had just finished fumigating the bed with incense, put down the incense in her hand, and hurriedly stepped forward to stretch out her hand to twist Bai Qingyan’s hair instead of Chun Tao: “Sister Chun Tao, let me do it!”
Seeing Chuntao’s brows tighten, Qiuhuan was afraid that Chuntao would say something to refuse, so she quickly grabbed the handkerchief with both hands and twisted it tightly…
“hiss……”
Bai Qingyan’s hair was pulled and he took a deep breath.
Qiu Huan knelt down in panic when she saw this: “Princess, please spare me! I just wanted to comb the princess’ hair because Sister Chuntao had worked hard to help her take a bath. I didn’t expect that Sister Chuntao might be worried about what happened outside the master’s study today…”
Without waiting for Qiuhuan to finish speaking, Bai Qingyan placed the ancient book in his hand heavily on the small table, lowered his eyes and looked at Qiuhuan who was kneeling on the ground pretending to be frightened. He was very disgusted with this little girl’s tricks.
“Chun Tao, go and invite Nanny Wang over!” Bai Qingyan said.
Qiu Huan was startled, looked up at Bai Qingyan who had a calm and indifferent expression, and kowtowed hurriedly: “Princess, spare my life!”
Chuntao has been with Bai Qingyan for a long time, and has experienced the two treacherous people Chunyan and Chunxing, so how could she not see what Qiuhuan was up to?
Chuntao responded and glanced at Qiuhuan who was kneeling on the ground, then walked around the screen to call Nanny Wang in Old Lady Dong’s room.
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