The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 575: Won
Chapter 575 Winning
If she was not valued by the prince, she would be punished at most. But if she was valued by the prince, who in the Dong family would dare to punish her in the name of the prince? That’s why Dong Tingzhi dared to be so bold.
Just as what Old Lady Dong said, she was not so confident that she was stunningly beautiful. If we talk about beauty… her cousin from the Bai family, Princess Bai Qingyan, was the one who could be said to be stunningly beautiful. She also did not think that the prince was so stupid that he could not even see that she was deliberately showing off. What she wanted was nothing more than to send a signal to the prince that the Dong family had a daughter… who was willing to serve him.
But as soon as she came out of the octagonal pavilion, she was tied up by Nanny Wang and her men and brought straight to Old Lady Dong. It seemed that… Old Lady Dong would not give her the opportunity to serve the prince.
She struggled and screamed, wanting to argue, wanting to tell Old Lady Dong that sending her to the prince was a good thing for the Dong family.
But Old Lady Dong had no intention of letting anyone take the rag out of her mouth. She stared at Dong Tingzhi who was kneeling on the ground with sharp eyes: “Once upon a time, your grandfather said… The Bai family in Dadu treated concubines very well. They were not allowed to see their biological mothers after they were born, and were raised by their stepmothers! I was a woman with a soft heart and could not bear it. I never thought that your aunt would raise you to be such a person.”
When Dong Tingzhi heard that her aunt was involved, her eyes widened and she kowtowed to Old Lady Dong and begged for mercy.
Dong Tingzhi knew that her aunt had used some tricks to get into the Dong Mansion. She was forcibly given to her father by the third uncle of the Dong family, so she and her aunt were not favored in the Dong Mansion, and her aunt had a very difficult life. She racked her brains many times… just to make her aunt’s life better.
“You have done many wrong things since you were little, but your grandmother was lenient with you because you were young. Now… I don’t want to waste my breath on you anymore. From now on… you and your aunt will go to the ancestral temple to practice meditation, and the other will go to Qingnu to live out the rest of your life.” Old Lady Dong didn’t want to look at Dong Tingzhi anymore. She closed her eyes and waved her hands wrapped around the Buddhist beads, “Madame Wang, take her away! Have someone prepare a car… and take her to the ancestral temple immediately. There must be no delay.”
Dong Tingzhi shook her head and cried to her grandmother for mercy, but her mouth was blocked tightly by the rag, so she could only whimper, tears streaming down her face, and she was terrified.
Nanny Wang said yes and was about to tell the maid beside her to have someone harness the carriage when she saw a maid hurriedly come in through the curtain. She stood on the screen and bowed hurriedly and said, “Old Madam, the eunuch beside the Crown Prince said that the Crown Prince has something to reward Miss Tingzhi from our house. Please go out and accept the reward.”
Old Lady Dong’s hand holding the Buddhist beads suddenly tightened, and she looked outside the screen with a sharp gaze.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has spoken, could it be that Old Lady Dong dares to go against the Crown Prince’s wishes and send her to the ancestral temple? !
Dong Tingzhi was forced to kneel on the ground, feeling ecstatic. It’s done! It’s done!
She turned her tearful eyes to look at Old Lady Dong, who was sitting high up on the couch. Her fear was replaced by a high-spirited look of success.
Dong Tingzhi struggled hard and shook off the rough servant who was holding her down. She straightened her back and looked at Old Madam Dong. If her mouth had not been blocked by a rag, she would have laughed out loud three times.
This time, she won! As long as she could become the prince’s favorite concubine, even this old lady Dong would have to bow down before her!
Not to mention that if the prince inherits the throne in the future, then she and her high and mighty grandmother will be in a different position, and when this grandmother sees her, she will have to bend her back and lower her noble head to listen to her teachings.
Dong Tingzhi turned her head and glared at Nanny Wang, yelling and signaling Nanny Wang to let her go quickly.
“Old Madam?” Nanny Wang was also a little flustered. She raised her eyes and looked at the old madam Dong whose face was ashen.
“Meet the Princess!”
Before Old Lady Dong could say anything, the sound of Quan Yu and Bai Qingyan greeting each other was heard outside.
Old Lady Dong’s expression changed and she turned to look out the window.
Bai Qingyan nodded to Quan Yu, his eyes fell on the jade pendant in Quan Yu’s hand, and said with a smile: “Is this a gift from the Crown Prince to my cousin?”
“That’s right!” Quan Yu’s face was full of smiles.
“Grandmother and cousin will definitely have to change their clothes and come to receive the prince’s reward. But the prince is in Dong’s mansion, and it is inevitable that others will not be able to serve him well. It is not good to let Eunuch Quanyu wait here and delay serving the prince. If Eunuch Quanyu trusts me, why don’t I pass it on to my cousin?” Bai Qingyan said with a smile.
Quan Yu thought for a moment and quickly handed the jade pendant to Bai Qingyan: “Then I’ll have to trouble Princess Zhenguo.”
Anyway, the prince did not say that Miss Dong Tingzhi must receive it personally. Princess Zhenguo was just being kind and worried that others might not serve the prince well enough, and since she had already asked…how could Quan Yu refuse?
Bai Qingyan took the jade pendant, lowered his eyes and stroked it, then he walked Quan Yu out of the yard and asked casually, “Your Highness, is this a reward to my cousin because the residence is well decorated?”
Quan Yu glanced at the maid who was not following closely, and then lowered his voice to Bai Qingyan: “Ms. Dong Tingzhi played the piano today in a place close to His Highness’s residence to commemorate her brother. His Highness the Crown Prince appreciated Miss Dong Tingzhi’s deep affection for her brother, so he rewarded her.”
Bai Qingyan nodded, and after seeing Quan Yu out of the courtyard, he said, “Goodbye, eunuch…”
Quan Yu bowed solemnly to Bai Qingyan and left with his men.
Bai Qingyan held the jade pendant in his hand, gazing at the bluestone road with bronze crane lamps on both sides, the gentle breeze, the bright moon, and the swaying shadows of the trees.
She tilted her head and ordered, “Go ask uncle to come to grandma’s place!”
Bai Qingyan stepped into the upper room of Old Lady Dong, took a look at Dong Tingzhi, who was trapped tightly, with a rag stuffed in her mouth, and held down by a servant, then walked through the bead curtain, around the screen and went to the inner room.
Dong Tingzhi’s throat was churning. For some reason, Bai Qingyan’s expressionless look made her feel cold in her heart.
“Grandma.” Bai Qingyan bowed to Old Lady Dong.
Old Lady Dong looked tired and stretched out her hand to Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan held Old Lady Dong’s hand and sat down next to her.
“Even you are alarmed…” Old Lady Dong sighed slightly. She originally wanted to deal with this matter quietly so as not to let Bai Qingyan worry about it anymore.
Ever since the incident in the Bai family began, her granddaughter has been walking on thin ice and has been extremely worried and exhausted. Old Lady Dong really doesn’t want to trouble Bai Qingyan with such a trivial matter.
“I originally wanted to give Tingzhi a chance to live and send her to the family temple for meditation. If the prince asked… I would say that it was to pray for an old immortal like me. But now the prince has sent a jade pendant. If I force Tingzhi to leave again, causing the prince’s dissatisfaction is not a big deal. I’m afraid the prince will become wary of the Dong family.” Old Madam Dong gritted her gums and clenched the Buddhist beads in her hand tightly.
Dong Tingzhi outside the screen shuddered. He wanted to leave her a chance to live? But what about now?
Could it be that if the prince personally asked for the person, would Old Lady Dong still dare to take her life?
First update! I updated three times yesterday, but the last update was not sent out in the pre-save box!