The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 549: Nuyan Zhe Festival
Chapter 549: Slavery
Xiao Rongyan calculated the time when the Ghost-faced General appeared in Nanrong, and also found out that his sword and bow skills were extraordinary. After Ye Baiqingyan came to inquire and left, Xiao Rongyan could already vaguely guess something.
Xiao Rongyan spoke frankly, and Bai Qingyan did not hide anything either, with a smile in his eyes: “Maybe! I have sent people to Nanrong to investigate.”
“Yan, congratulations to Miss Bai first.” Xiao Rongyan said sincerely.
Each of the Bai family’s descendants is an outstanding military talent. This was not apparent when they were stationed together in the State of Jin. Now, one of them is supporting the State of Jin, and the other has gone to southern Xinjiang… This shows the Bai family’s ability to fight and conquer.
Xiao Rongyan couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, if a family like this was born in Dayan… how great it would be.
“Now that the Southern Rong and the Northern Rong are in opposition, Yan is helping the Northern Rong, and it is inevitable that he will confront the Ghost-faced General. Especially if Princess Mingcheng is really gone this time, I am afraid Xie Xun will be irreconcilable with the Ghost-faced General and swear to take his life.” Xiao Rongyan paused and bowed to Bai Qingyan, “So, Yan has a request, Miss Bai… please mediate so that Princess Mingcheng can stay in Dengzhou to recuperate and save Princess Mingcheng’s life.”
Xiao Rongyan spoke very sincerely. Princess Mingcheng decided to marry for the sake of the State of Yan. Xiao Rongyan wanted to protect Princess Mingcheng no matter what.
But this was in Dengzhou, and Xiao Rongyan had not yet deployed his people here in advance, so it was inevitable that he was unable to do what he wanted.
But Bai Qingyan was at his maternal grandparents’ house, so it was much more convenient for him to move around than for him.
Bai Qingyan stood opposite Xiao Rongyan, looking at Xiao Rongyan who was begging sincerely and said: “Although Princess Mingcheng is from Dayan, I admire her courage to marry and her loyalty to her motherland! But if Princess Mingcheng is left to receive treatment, once she cannot be kept, the emperor will definitely blame my uncle in the future! I am not afraid of taking the blame… but I cannot let my uncle take the blame, do you understand this…?”
Xiao Rongyan stood up and looked at Bai Qingyan, whose face was clear and bright, and understood that what Bai Qingyan said was true.
“But it is not impossible to keep Princess Mingcheng here. Whether this will be accomplished or not depends on Dayan… I don’t need to mediate for Dayan in front of my uncle.” Bai Qing said calmly, “Princess Mingcheng has not yet married the King of Beirong. She is still a princess of your Dayan. Dayan has held its legitimate son hostage in Jin. The two countries have good relations. As long as you are willing to put aside your attitude and ask to let Princess Mingcheng stay to heal her wounds, and give the Emperor of Jin some benefits, the benefits must be so great that my uncle cannot refuse on behalf of the emperor!”
Xiao Rongyan frowned and thought carefully.
“If Yan can do this, then it will be easy for my uncle. Great Yan has given my uncle a benefit that he cannot refuse… My uncle has to submit a memorial to ask for permission. Even if the emperor does not allow it, it will take nearly a month to submit a memorial. I just don’t know if Yan is willing to sacrifice flesh for Princess Mingcheng, the princess who will be married to the emperor.”
It’s not that Xiao Rongyan didn’t want to cede the city to the State of Jin, and beg Princess Mingcheng to stay and recuperate. After all, if the city was lost… he could fight it back, but if the person was gone, then she was really gone.
But Xiao Rongyan was not Bai Qingyan, and he did not fully understand Dong Qingyue. He was afraid that even if Yan State took the initiative to cede the city and ask Princess Mingcheng to stay in Dengzhou for treatment, it would backfire and Dong Qingyue would suspect that Yan State had ulterior motives and intended to spy on Dengzhou’s defenses instead of keeping anyone there.
After all, ceding a city for the safety of a princess who was to be married off to a foreign country was unprecedented. If Xiao Rongyan was Dong Qingyue, he would have had some doubts.
But if Bai Qingyan is willing to come forward, then things can definitely be done.
Xiao Rongyan bowed to Bai Qingyan again and said, “Thank you for your help, Miss Bai. Whether Princess Mingcheng can survive this time or not, I will remember your kindness. I will ask General Yan Pei to cede the city and ask Lord Dong to keep Princess Mingcheng in Dengzhou for treatment. I will never make it difficult for Lord Dong.”
“Mr. Xiao, you are too polite!” Bai Qingyan nodded. “I admire the magnanimity of the Yan State for ceding the city for the princess’ marriage.”
Xiao Rongyan stood up, looked at Bai Qingyan and said, “In this world, a loyal and brave heart should not be betrayed.”
A loyal and brave heart should not be betrayed…
Bai Qingyan recited these words softly, with a faint smile between his brows.
Yes, the loyalty and bravery of this world should not be betrayed. Unfortunately, the royal family of the Great Jin Dynasty did not understand this truth, and they betrayed the loyalty of the Bai family and chilled the hearts of many loyal officials in the court.
Therefore, the Jin court is now full of servile and fawning people.
The superpower that once stood on equal footing is also beginning to decline.
And in Dayan, where the king and his subjects are of one mind, women are willing to be loyal and righteous… The country of Shecheng will surely gather the hearts of the whole country and return to the glorious heyday of Queen Ji’s rule.
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On that day, in addition to presenting precious treasures to Dong Qingyue, General Pei of Dayan also proposed to Dong Qingyue that Dayan was willing to cede four large and small cities in the area of Huyi to the State of Jin in order to allow Princess Mingcheng to stay in Dengzhou to recuperate.
Dong Qingyue really didn’t expect Yan State to take this approach, and he didn’t dare to refuse it outright. After thinking about it, he called his staff and Dong Changlan and Bai Qingyan to the study to discuss the matter.
Dayan was so generous that it ceded the relatively prosperous cities in the Huyi area in order to allow Princess Mingcheng to stay in Dengzhou to recuperate. However, this made Dong Qingyue suspect that Dayan was trying to lure Jin with great benefits and wanted to stay in Dengzhou to spy on Dengzhou’s defenses.
“If we allow the people of Dayan and Beirong to leave the city, if anything happens to Princess Mingcheng, we in Jin will not be able to explain it!”
“However, Yan State gave up four cities. If you rashly refuse, I am afraid the emperor will be dissatisfied. Even if the emperor cannot directly reprimand the general for not accepting the cities for Jin State, he will reprimand you for destroying the diplomatic relations between Jin and Yan State!”
The two counselors frowned.
Dong Changlan was also very annoyed. Great Yan suddenly threw a hot potato to them. It was not right to accept it… nor was it right to not accept it: “The most difficult thing is how to strike a balance, not letting Yan and Beirong spy on our Dengzhou troops and defenses, and at the same time taking the city for the emperor.”
“Didn’t they say that Princess Mingcheng couldn’t hold on any longer?” one of the counselors said, “Then we should just delay it until Princess Mingcheng can’t hold on any longer, and then the matter will be over.”
Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes to look at the clear tea in the sweet porcelain teacup, gently closed the lid, put the cup aside and said, “Uncle, this matter… is not difficult to solve. Dayan has given such a generous gift, uncle, just ask the emperor for instructions! Write a memorial, explain the interests involved, and tell the emperor that uncle dare not make the decision on his behalf whether to accept the city. He is also afraid that Dayan will use the city to exchange the safety of a princess who is married to a foreign country, in order to spy on the deployment of troops on the border of our Jin State! So… uncle can only temporarily ask the people of Beirong and Dayan to stay in Dengzhou temporarily, keep the people of the two countries under guard first, and then send someone to send the memorial back to Dadu as fast as possible, asking the emperor for instructions.”
Second update! I posted it without fixing any bugs. After I finish updating, the bald author will go to bed…