The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 563: Not suitable for expedition
Chapter 563: Not Suitable for Expedition
“Go and call the military doctor quickly! The eldest girl is injured! Hurry!” Lupin ordered a White family guard beside him.
The guard rode away in response.
Bai Qingyan then raised her hand and touched her burning ear. She had no idea when the blood had soaked half of her shoulder.
However, Bai Qingyan didn’t take this minor injury to heart.
Dong Changmao has already taken 3,000 light cavalry to chase Ayu, but Dong Changmao naturally cannot catch up with him. He will send the 3,000 light cavalry to Dong Changlan, and then return to Dengzhou City… claiming that the 3,000 light cavalry were all wiped out by the Nanrong, and report to the court for help.
After autumn, winter is coming. The climate on the grasslands is complex and it is not suitable for expeditions…
Therefore, this winter the emperor could only appease the Dengzhou Army and hope that the Dengzhou Army could defend the Dengzhou City.
Not to mention that the emperor had no ambition, even if the emperor had the intention to destroy the Rong and Di people, he would probably have to wait until the beginning of next spring.
During this period, both Ayu and Changlan were able to spend a peaceful winter.
After the Nanrong army was repelled, Dong Qingyue sent people to rush to the camp to pass on the message, asking the people to pack up and return to the city early the next morning. The city was in chaos after the war.
In addition to the Dong Mansion which was requisitioned by the Ghost-faced General, the mansions of other officials and the alleys where wealthy families lived were turned upside down.
After a brief rest, the Dengzhou army began to clean up the Dengzhou city, collect the bodies of their comrades who died in the battle, and clear the bodies of the Rongdi people out of the city so as not to scare the people returning to the city.
The Dengzhou troops each received orders. Some generals led their troops to search everywhere for the Rongdi who had escaped the net and were hiding in the Dengzhou city. Some generals led their troops to clean up Dengzhou. Some generals led their troops to repair the houses and streets destroyed by the Rongdi army. They divided the work and cooperated with each other and acted quickly.
Bai Qingyan returned to Dong’s house, and the military doctor rushed to clean and bandage Bai Qingyan’s wound. The arrow was extremely dangerous and almost grazed Bai Qingyan’s neck. Bai Qingyan almost ended up like Princess Mingcheng.
Dong Qingyue came to see the wound and couldn’t help feeling scared. Bai Qingyan has always been cautious…that’s why Dong Qingyue let Bai Qingyan lead 20,000 people to attack the north gate alone.
He guessed that it was because Ayu was in Dengzhou City, so Bai Qingyan could not help but make reckless moves when attacking the city.
While Dong Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Bai Qingyan was fine, he could also guess that if Old Lady Dong saw the injury on Bai Qingyan’s ear, she would probably twist his ear off.
Before dawn the next day, the Dengzhou army had already checked and cleared Dengzhou City and opened the city gates to welcome the people back into the city.
The first to enter the city was the Dong family’s convoy, followed by the horse-drawn carriages of officials from Dengzhou City, and then the common people driving ox carts and pulling carts.
The Dengzhou city had just been washed with water by the Dengzhou army. Although the smell of blood was not so strong, it could still be smelled a little. However, the streets were neat and the doors and windows destroyed by the Rongdi army had been repaired.
Xiao Rongyan also returned to Dengzhou City with the Dengzhou Army, but he never went to bother Dong’s Mansion again. He bought an inn and stayed there temporarily. It was said that he would set off back to Wei State soon.
Bai Qingyan and Dong Qingyue stood in front of the Dong residence to welcome Old Lady Dong. From afar, they saw a carriage with the Dong family emblem engraved on it coming in from the other end of the long street. Dong Qingyue turned his head and his eyes fell on the fine cotton cloth wrapped around Bai Qingyan’s ears: “When your grandmother scolds your uncle later, you must say something good for him!”
Bai Qingyan smiled and said, “I got hurt because of my recklessness. How could my grandmother blame my uncle? You are worrying too much.”
Seeing that the Dong family guards had already dismounted, the carriage of Old Lady Dong was followed by the carriages of Cui, Little Cui, Dong Tingyun and Dong Tingzhi. The carriages of the three concubines of the Dong residence had already gone around to the side door of the Dong residence.
Seeing Old Lady Dong being helped down from the carriage by Nanny Wang, Bai Qingyan stepped forward and saluted, “Grandmother.”
The sky was not yet fully light, and the steps of the Dong family, which had been washed countless times by water, were still wet. The lantern with the word Dong written on it hung high on the eaves swayed back and forth in the wind, and the light and shadow were unstable. Old Lady Dong was too old to see the injury on Bai Qingyan’s ear clearly. She smiled and responded, her eyes fell on the red lacquer gate of the Dong Mansion: “Although we made the people leave their homes with us this time, at least we brought them back unharmed.”
Chun Tao got off the carriage with red eyes. Her eyes became red when she saw Bai Qingyan. She hurried forward, but she didn’t dare to go past Old Lady Dong. She could only bow from behind: “Young lady…”
Cui had just walked to Old Lady Dong’s side when she heard Bai Qingyan calling her aunt. She then saw the fine cotton cloth wrapped around Bai Qingyan’s ears: “Ah! What’s wrong with Abao’s ears?”
Chun Tao’s eyes fell on the fine cotton cloth on Bai Qingyan’s ear. She was so anxious that her face turned pale. She didn’t care about etiquette and hurried forward to see: “Miss…are you hurt?!”
When Old Lady Dong heard this, her face turned pale. She hurried up the stairs holding up her skirt, grabbed Bai Qingyan’s arm and went to look at the injury on Bai Qingyan’s ear.
“Grandma, it’s okay! It was just a scratch. My uncle was worried and asked the military doctor to bandage it. If you ask me… there’s no need to bandage it.” Bai Qingyan smiled and touched the fine cotton cloth on his ear. “If you don’t believe me, when you have cleaned up and rested, I’ll ask Chuntao to remove the fine cotton cloth and show it to you!”
“This child…” Old Lady Dong said to Bai Qingyan in a stern tone, but she was relieved in her heart, “Is it really okay?”
Bai Qingyan smiled and nodded: “My uncle was very worried just now, and told me…if grandma scolds uncle, he asked me to help say good things about him!”
Old Lady Dong grabbed Bai Qingyan’s hand and glared at Dong Qingyue. As she walked in, she lowered her voice and scolded Dong Qingyue: “What did you promise me when you brought Abao to seize the city? No harm! Is this what you promised?”
“Mother…” Dong Qingyue supported the other side of Old Lady Dong and whispered, “All the servants in the mansion are here. Please at least save some face for your son.”
“Grandma, this is really not my uncle’s fault. I was too anxious to capture the ghost-faced general alive, so I was a little reckless. It’s good that I got injured this time. It can teach Abao a lesson. If he goes to the battlefield again in the future, he must not be impatient or careless. Abao thinks this minor injury is worth it in exchange for caution and safety in the future.”
Bai Qingyan’s words made sense. Old Lady Dong squeezed Bai Qingyan’s hand and said, “Do you think your grandmother doesn’t know… Are you speaking for your uncle?”
“It’s Abao’s own fault, not my uncle’s.” Bai Qingyan held the hand of Old Lady Dong and slowly walked towards the Chuihua Gate.
“Look, your niece…she’s still standing by you even though she’s injured, and you, as her uncle, are asking your niece to plead for you. Aren’t you ashamed?” It was obvious that Old Lady Dong had calmed down.
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