The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 571: Destiny is Germany
Chapter 571: Destiny
Qin Shangzhi tapped his finger on the table with great force: “Because this is the order and the rules! The legitimate heir is the legitimate heir! The king is the king, and as a human being… one should be loyal to the king and love the country, and put the country before the family. Do you think this is right, young lady?”
“To be loyal to a tyrant is foolish loyalty. Mr. Qin is very wise and should be able to see that the King of Liang used a child to make the elixir in order to please the emperor. The emperor knew about this and protected the King of Liang. I guess… our prince even wanted to snatch the elixir from the King of Liang to please the emperor! Not to mention that the noble families in the capital are following suit. Considering Mr. Qin’s intelligence… think carefully, will the emperor do something even more incredible in order to achieve immortality? And will the prince dare to do anything to please the emperor?”
“That’s why I want to stay with the prince, and I want to help the prince to be a wise ruler! Yes! Now the prince is controlled by Old Fang, but I’m here… at least I can stop him. If I leave, Ren Shijie will follow Old Fang’s lead, and the prince will be ruined! A country’s crown prince… is the cornerstone of a country! Once the cornerstone is destroyed, the country and the family will no longer exist!” Qin Shangzhi’s chest heaved violently when he said this.
Bai Qingyan pursed her lips and looked at Qin Shangzhi, whose face was red and neck was thick because of anger. After he calmed down a little, she said, “If a king loses his virtue, he will lose his power. It has always been like this. This Jin State… this world has never been a family name. Many heroes compete for power. Whoever sits on the throne of the Nine Cauldrons is the orthodox. Mr. Qin read history and found that destiny lies in virtue, not power. Don’t you understand this principle…?”
Qin Shangzhi pursed his lips.
Bai Qingyan did not wait for him to answer, and said calmly: “What is the virtue of a king? It means… governing the country and keeping the people safe, and caring about the world! Let the people have a roof over their heads, be able to settle down, avoid hunger and cold, and let the people live in peace… and feel at ease! Whether it’s the emperor or the prince, who can do this?”
Qin Shangzhi clenched his fists tightly, stood up and bowed to Bai Qingyan: “I don’t agree with what the eldest lady said. The king is immoral, and I think we should correct and persuade him, not replace the king and let the people suffer from chaos.”
Qin Shangzhi was not convinced by Bai Qingyan, but wanted to persuade Bai Qingyan: “Miss, think about it, if King Zhenguo were still alive, would he rebel or correct the situation? The Bai family has been loyal for generations, how can Miss Bai ruin the Bai family’s century-old reputation because of personal grudges?”
“Whether it’s the Bai family or the Bai family army, the original intention of their establishment is to quell internal and external wars for the people! For… to protect the people and keep them safe!” Bai Qingyan sat firmly opposite Qin Shangzhi, raised his deep eyes and looked at him, his eyes calm and tenacious, “The Bai family has been loyal to the people for generations… not the king! If the king can keep the people safe, the Bai family will submit to the king. If the king forces and bullies the people, the Bai family will sacrifice their lives to protect the people, even if it means death!”
Ming Mingqing’s voice was not loud, but calm like the gurgling of water, but it stirred up huge waves in Qin Shangzhi’s heart.
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Fenping Night Market is also very lively. The whole street is filled with yellow lanterns, and people are coming and going, making it prosperous and bustling.
Although the night market here is not as prosperous as that of the big capital at night, with laughter and joy in brothels and bright lights in restaurants, but under the high-hanging lanterns, everywhere is filled with the atmosphere of common people’s fireworks.
Children wearing masks surrounded a vendor who was making candy figurines. The fat girl who led them acted like an adult and yelled at the old man to put more honey in it and not to fool them.
The man, who had just finished doing hard labor, with a coarse cloth scarf around his neck, bought some snacks from a thatched shed with half a piece of blue cloth hanging on it. He came out and ran straight to the stall opposite, where there was a flag with the word “wine” on it. The lights on the stall were bright, and there were jars of wine of all sizes on display. The owner draped the coarse cloth scarf over his shoulder, took the wine pot handed to him by the man, and greeted him.
There was also a man leading a little kid holding a string of candied haws, and a woman selling wontons by taking out a few copper coins from her waist. The woman was wearing a half-worn blue apron around her waist. She rubbed her floury hands on the apron, took the copper coins and asked the diners to sit down.
The old man who was making tea was busy beside a stove that was half a person’s height. His son was smiling as he wiped the paint off a small square table and invited the guest to sit down.
Seeing Xiao Rongyan standing outside the tea shed, the son of the old tea-making man hurried out of the thatched shed, bowed and invited Xiao Rongyan to sit inside: “You are a foreigner, right? Then you must try our sweet plum tea. My father’s craftsmanship is passed down from our Wang family’s ancestors and is very famous in Fenping!”
Xiao Rongyan glanced at the tea stall and nodded.
The son of the old man who made tea turned around and said, “Dad, a guest is here! Two bowls of sweet plum tea!”
Xiao Rongyan sat down, and Yue Shi followed Xiao Rongyan into the cramped tea stall with his head lowered, and sat down next to Xiao Rongyan.
Unexpectedly, just as the hot tea was brought up, someone called Mr. Xiao.
Xiao Rongyan stood up with a smile and bowed to Ren Shijie: “Mr. Ren…”
Ren Shijie smiled and lowered his head as he walked into the tea shed: “Mr. Xiao also knows about this Wangji Sweet Plum Tea?”
Xiao Rongyan, Ren Shijie and Yue Shi were all tall, and they all stood with their backs bent in the tea shed, which made the scene extremely funny.
“Please sit down first!” Xiao Rongyan smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Ren Shijie, then said to the old man who was making tea, “Another bowl of tea!”
They met by chance and Ren Shijie and Xiao Rongyan had a very pleasant chat. After drinking tea, Ren Shijie personally took Xiao Rongyan for a walk around the Fenping Night Market. There was someone following them not far behind. Yue Shi had already noticed it, but their master did not allow them to make it known.
“Mr. Qin is indeed a man of unparalleled talent, but he is too proud and arrogant… and he is suppressed by Mr. Fang, so even if he has great talent, he cannot display it.” Ren Shijie said with a smile as he walked forward with Xiao Rongyan. He caught a glimpse of the people who had been watching him catching up with him, and smiled and pointed to the wonton stall to Xiao Rongyan, “This wonton stall is the most famous in Fenping Night Market! If Mr. Xiao hasn’t had dinner, you can try it.”
Xiao Rongyan smiled and waved his hand, and the two walked along the lake. Ren Shijie bought fish food from a vendor and handed it to Xiao Rongyan. The two stood on the wooden bridge of Minghu Lake under the bright lights. The view here was too wide and it was not suitable for hiding people. Even those who were monitoring Ren Shijie could only hide in the dark green grass and could not get close.
This… is the famous Minghu Lake Bridge in Fenping.
The bridge in the lake is brightly lit at night… fat carps of various colors are swimming around in the lake. Because the wife of the prefect of Fenping likes carp, the prefect has issued an order not to catch and kill carp. If caught, there will be a severe punishment. This place has become a scene of Fenping.
Xiao Rongyan frowned slightly, and sprinkled a handful of fish food in his hand. He lowered his eyes to look at the carp in the lake fighting for the bait, and handed the fish food box to Yue Shi. He took the handkerchief handed to him by Yue Shi, wiped his hands with his eyes lowered, and listened to Shijie’s whispers.
Third update! Keep rolling around and asking for monthly tickets…