The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 547: Elegant and polite
Chapter 547: Elegant and Polite
“Is it inconvenient to live with your grandmother? If you find it inconvenient, I will ask your aunt to arrange for someone to clean up a yard for you.”
Dong Qingyue heard from Lupin that Bai Qingyan had the habit of doing morning exercises. During the time he came to Dengzhou, Bai Qingyan lived in the courtyard of Old Lady Dong. He was afraid that getting up too early to practice would disturb Old Lady Dong’s rest, so Bai Qingyan had not worked hard for several days.
“No… Living with my grandmother, I can be a filial son to my mother. Abao is very happy.” Bai Qingyan sat down beside Dong Qingyue and looked at the small tuft of silver hair on Dong Qingyue’s temples. “Uncle, Changlan is useful now. Uncle doesn’t have to do everything himself. He should also take a good rest.”
Dong Qingyue shook his head: “Changlan is still a little young, he needs to be kept by my side for a few more years of experience! Let’s not talk about this… Today is a rare day of leisure, but uncle has something to ask you, what do you think of Mr. Xiao?”
Bai Qingyan looked at Dong Qingyue, and the hand hidden in his sleeve quietly tightened: “How do you see it?”
“As Changlan said, it was too coincidental that Mr. Xiao appeared in the chaos when the Southern Rong ambushed the wedding party of Dayan. If he wanted to rescue the princess of Yan and gain profits from the Northern Rong and Dayan, wouldn’t it be too far-fetched considering the guards he brought with him?” Dong Qingyue thought carefully about what Xiao Rongyan said to Dong Changlan.
Until now, Xiao Rongyan openly… said that he was recuperating in Dong’s house, but in fact he was confined in that small courtyard and could not go out at all. However, Xiao Rongyan probably knew that his appearance was abrupt, so he stayed in the courtyard and recuperated seriously, and did not deliberately try to make friends with Dong Qingyue.
Moreover, Dong Qingyue heard from his subordinates that Xiao Rongyan was very tactful when living in the Dong Mansion. He was never overbearing to the servants and was very elegant and polite.
“If uncle wants to find out the truth, the best way… is to meet this Mr. Xiao in person.” Bai Qingyan did not blindly protect Xiao Rongyan.
“After all, he is the benefactor of the Bai family, so it is not good to lock him up in the mansion for too long…” Dong Qingyue thought for a moment and said, “Let’s hold a banquet for Mr. Xiao at noon today.”
Bai Qingyan came out of Dong Qingyue’s study and didn’t see Chuntao at the gate. He was anxious and asked, “Where’s Chuntao?”
“Madame Wang sent Qiuhuan to invite Miss Chuntao. Xia Yu and Dongmei accompanied Miss Chuntao back to the old lady’s courtyard.” The maid from the Dong residence who was left at the door said after paying her respects.
Hearing that someone was accompanying him, Bai Qingyan felt a little relieved. When he looked up, he saw Chuntao hurried back.
“Did you go to the old lady?” Bai Qingyan asked.
Chun Tao held Bai Qingyan’s arm and shook her head, saying, “It was Qiu Huan… She borrowed Nanny Wang’s name to call me aside to apologize to me, and wanted to go back to serve the young lady, but I refused!”
Chuntao did not tell Bai Qingyan that Qiuhuan’s knees were too worthless. He called her to a secluded place and made her kneel down to beg for mercy, which made Chuntao not know what to do. She tried to pull Qiuhuan up for a long time but failed. Chuntao was afraid that Bai Qingyan would ask her to serve him, so she hurried back.
“Didn’t you say that two maids would accompany you? Where are they?” Bai Qingyan asked again with a frown.
“She was sent away by Qiu Huan. As soon as the two maids left, Qiu Huan knelt down in front of me. I was so scared.” Chun Tao’s ears turned red. “If I hadn’t thought that Qiu Huan was Nanny Wang’s niece, I would never have gone. She knelt down so suddenly that I didn’t know where to put my hands.”
Bai Qingyan smiled faintly: “I will tell Nanny Wang later that we should send Qiu Huan somewhere else while we are at the Dong family…”
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At noon, Dong Qingyue held a banquet in Fengya Hall and met Xiao Rongyan.
Xiao Rongyan remained neither humble nor arrogant, and explained the itinerary in detail to Dong Qingyue.
Xiao Rongyan had already prepared the speech in his mind, and he told it slowly and calmly, making it clear that he had no intention of being involved in it, and that he could only bite the bullet and save the princess of Dayan. Xiao Rongyan also asked about the princess’s situation.
Upon learning that the Great Yan army stationed in Rongdi and the Northern Rong imperial court had sent people to pick him up, Xiao Rongyan told Dong Qingyue one thing: “This time when Yan went to Northern Rong, I heard that some of the Great Yan army stationed in Northern Rong seemed to have caught typhoid fever, and many people were infected! Is it okay to send the Great Yan princess to be married there?”
“Typhoid fever?” Dong Qingyue was quite surprised.
“This is just hearsay. Yan has never been to the Yan army’s base, so it is difficult to tell whether the news is true or false.” Xiao Rongyan said this very sincerely.
“After all, she is the princess of Dayan. Jin has no reason to force the princess of Yan to stay in Dengzhou. If this princess really fails… and dies in Jin, then Jin, Dayan and Beirong will become enemies.” Dong Qingyue pursed his lips and said, “However, we can send a doctor to accompany her. As for whether Dayan and Beirong need the doctor, it’s up to them!”
Dong Qingyue felt that it was actually of little significance. Almost all the doctors said that the Princess of Dayan might not survive and was just hanging on to her life… they just wanted to hand her over to Dayan and Beirong alive.
Xiao Rongyan tightened his hands on his knees, and said with a calm smile: “Master Dong is kind-hearted. I believe Dayan and Beirong will definitely accept your kindness.”
Now that Xie Xun is sick with typhoid fever, the person who comes to pick up Princess Mingcheng is definitely not Xie Xun. If Princess Mingcheng is really dying… I don’t know if she can see Xie Xun for the last time.
Dong Qingyue learned the whole story of the incident from the guards who were interrogated separately by Xiao Rongyan, and from Xiao Rongyan himself. Although it was a little confusing, it was harmless and the general idea was the same. Dong Qingyue thought it should be true.
If everyone really said the same thing, Dong Qingyue would have to wonder whether the words had been prepared in advance.
So, that afternoon Dong Qingyue released all of Xiao Rongyan’s guards.
Yue Shi, whose injuries had already been treated, rushed to Dong’s house and stayed by Xiao Rongyan’s side.
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Just after noon on August 22, the elder sister and brother-in-law of the King of Beirong, the Northern Rong Emperor, brought the Northern Rong army and General Pei, who was stationed in Rongdi by Dayan, to Dengzhou City.
Dong Changlan was ordered to welcome them outside the city, and asked the Rongdi army and the Dayan army to stay outside the city. He only allowed Dayan and Beirong to bring twenty people each into the city to welcome Princess Mingcheng.
Princess Mingcheng is related to the stability of the alliance between Rongdi and Dayan. Neither Dayan nor Rongdi wants Princess Mingcheng to get into trouble.
When Xiao Rongyan heard that the elder sister of the King of Beirong and General Pei had come to Dengzhou City to pick up Princess Mingcheng, he pursed his lips, called Yue Shi aside, and whispered, “Try to send someone to tell General Pei that Princess Mingcheng must stay in Dengzhou City to save her life! If she moves… her life may be in danger.”
Yue Shi clasped his fists and said, “Master, rest assured, Yue Shi will definitely get it done!”
“Be careful here. We are in Dong’s residence. Don’t let anything slip and get caught!” Xiao Rongyan warned.
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