The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 565: proud
Chapter 565: Arrogant
She said softly, “Sister Rong, it’s not that Chang Lan doesn’t trust you. It’s because he believes that you can understand him like this… that he felt relieved to fake his death and leave. It’s just that time was tight… Chang Lan didn’t have time to explain these things to you in detail. By the time he wanted to explain them in detail, his uncle had already arranged for him to pretend to die in battle.”
Xiao Cui wiped her tears with Bai Qingyan’s handkerchief. Even though she understood Dong Changlan in her heart, she still said angrily, “He didn’t tell me, and I have something… and I won’t tell him either!”
Xiao Cui gently stroked her abdomen with her hand, then stood up and bowed to Bai Qingyan gratefully: “Thank you, cousin, for telling me this, otherwise I would have been thinking about it and couldn’t sleep at night!”
In Cui’s house, Dong Qingyue also told Cui about Dong Changlan’s fake death.
“Next, we have to hold a funeral for Changlan. Originally, I wanted to hide it from you and tell you after the funeral… but I was afraid that you would be sad and fall ill, which would make Changlan worry and unable to concentrate on his work! So starting tomorrow, you should pretend to be sick and don’t meet guests, otherwise it will be exposed!” Dong Qingyue picked up a handkerchief to wipe Cui’s tears.
Cui snatched the handkerchief from Dong Qingyue’s hand and said, “As a father, how could you bear to let your son fake his death! And even arrange his funeral…”
“If we don’t do this, the fate of the Bai family will be the end of our Dong family!” Dong Qingyue rarely spoke to Cui with such patience. He held Cui’s shoulder and whispered, “We in the Dong family must leave a way out for ourselves. Changlan is the eldest son and grandson. I can only feel at ease if he does these things, because Changlan… is our way out!”
Dong Qingyue can talk to Cui, but not all of it.
If he told Cui that they were preparing to overthrow the Lin imperial power in the future, Cui would probably faint from fear.
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On September 18th, Fu Ruoxi from Anping camp received an imperial edict and went to Dengzhou for assistance, only to find out that… Dong Qingyue and Bai Qingyan had already recaptured Dengzhou City on September 17th, so Fu Ruoxi ordered the Anping army to station outside the city and entered the city on his own.
As soon as Fu Ruoxi arrived, she saw two white lanterns with the word “甸” (Dedication) written on them hanging high at the gate of Dong’s mansion, and a memorial banner was erected, indicating that a funeral was being held.
It is said that Dong Changlan, the eldest son of the Dong family, died in the battle with the Southern Rong, but the funeral was not held in time until Princess Bai Qingyan helped to recapture Dengzhou City, and Dong Qingyue had time to hold a funeral for his son.
It was rumored that after hearing the news of Dong Changlan’s death, Old Lady Dong and Dong Changlan’s mother, Cui, both fell ill and were unable to get up.
Dong Changlan’s wife, Xiao Cui, fainted upon hearing the news of Dong Changlan’s death. The doctor diagnosed that she was pregnant. The baby in Xiao Cui’s belly was Dong Changlan’s only bloodline, so she is now recuperating in the back house and has not come to the mourning hall in front.
The sudden death of one’s husband is something that no one can bear, let alone a pregnant woman. Naturally, the Dong family put the child in Xiao Cui’s belly first and did not allow Xiao Cui to come to the mourning hall.
On the contrary, Dong Changlan’s half brother, despite his injuries, knelt before his eldest brother’s spirit body and kowtowed to the guests who came to pay their respects.
Fu Ruoxi felt guilty when she saw the miserable state of the Dong family. She burned incense for Dong Changlan and came out of the mourning hall. She clasped her fists to Dong Qingyue and said, “I’m sorry, Master Dong. When Dengzhou came to ask for help, we couldn’t send troops without your order…”
Dong Qingyue waved his hands and said nothing… He didn’t say he understood, nor did he blame her, which made Fu Ruoxi feel even worse.
Fu Ruoxi stood aside awkwardly. Seeing Bai Qingyan, who was dressed in plain clothes, coming with her maids, she hurried forward and bowed: “Greetings, Princess Zhenguo!”
Bai Qingyan nodded towards Fu Ruoxi: “General Fu!”
“This time, fortunately, the Princess Zhenguo helped Lord Dong to retake Dengzhou.” Fu Ruoxi held the sword at her side, “I dared not to send troops to help Dengzhou without the order from above, and I feel guilty.”
Fu Ruoxi said this to Bai Qingyan, and also to Dong Qingyue.
Before Bai Qingyan could answer, Fu Ruoxi continued, “I heard that His Majesty has ordered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to escort the food and supplies to Dengzhou.”
Bai Qingyan then turned around and looked at Fu Ruoxi seriously: “I have fought with General Fu in the past, and I think General Fu knows that when a general is away from home, he may or may not obey the orders of the emperor. Is it true that General Fu dared not act rashly without orders from his superiors when Dengzhou asked for help, or is it because of other reasons that he did not send troops? The Dong family has no intention of pursuing the matter further…”
Fu Ruoxi tightened her grip on the hilt of the sword: “Princess Zhenguo has misunderstood!”
“Whether it’s a misunderstanding or not, where is my cousin lying…” Bai Qingyan looked towards the direction of the mourning hall, “General Fu’s Anping army is still outside the city. Since there is no war in Dengzhou, please ask General Fu to lead the Anping army back to the camp as soon as possible, so as not to be too late and blame His Majesty!”
Fu Ruoxi placed the Anping army outside the city and only brought a deputy general into Dengzhou City, just to bear the wrath of the Dong family. The Bai family and the Dong family have always had a close relationship, so it is understandable that Bai Qingyan’s words were unkind.
Fu Ruoxi bowed to Bai Qingyan and said, “Whether Princess Zhenguo and Lord Dong believe it or not, I swear to heaven that I really did not dare to send troops without orders from above. The death of Master Dong… I am extremely sad and guilty. If the Dong family needs me in the future, I will do my best! Lord Dong… Princess Zhenguo, please accept my condolences! Goodbye!”
After saying that, Fu Ruoxi left Dong’s residence with her deputy general, jumped on her horse, and galloped out of the city.
As soon as Fu Ruoxi left, a letter arrived from the capital city…
Bai Qingyan followed Dong Qingyue to the study room to open the letter and take a look. Bai Jinxiu said in the letter that the wedding of Princess Liu Ruofu of Nandu and Prince Liang was moved forward to October 15th. After much inquiries, Bai Jinxiu found out that Liu Ruofu seemed to be pregnant, so the wedding was suddenly moved to October, which was very hasty.
Bai Qingyan recalled meeting Xiao Rongyan before. He talked about how Princess Liu Ruofu of Nandu was defiled. Xiao Rongyan hoped that the Jin court would become more chaotic, so he instigated the secret guards of the Prince’s Mansion to take advantage of Liu Ruofu in the name of King Liang.
The child in Liu Ruofu’s belly is not Prince Liang’s son. Prince Liang must be well aware of this.
However, based on Bai Qingyan’s understanding of King Liang, since what he values is not Liu Ruofu, but the military power in the hands of King Nandu Xian, he will definitely recognize the child in Liu Ruofu’s belly.
But what about Liu Ruofu? Liu Ruofu has always been proud and arrogant… Could she really marry the King of Liang who is known for his incompetence?
After reading the letter and burning it, Bai Qingyan said to Dong Qingyue, “Nandu County Princess Liu Ruofu is pregnant. The wedding of Prince Liang and Liu Ruofu will be moved forward to the fifteenth of next month.”
“Prince Liang…” Dong Qingyue half-closed his eyes, rubbing the armrest of the chair with his fingers. “This Prince Liang, ever since he falsely accused your grandfather of treason, I felt that he was not as incompetent as the rumors said! If that were true, this man could be so patient… He must be very cunning!”
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