The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 576: charter
Chapter 576 Articles of Association
Bai Qingyan gently stroked Old Lady Dong’s arm and said, “Grandmother, I have asked someone to ask my uncle to come. This matter… is not without room for reversal. It all depends on how my uncle wants to deal with it.”
Dong Qingyue rushed over after hearing the news, and as soon as he entered the room, his sharp eyes fell on Dong Tingzhi. Dong Tingzhi hurriedly lowered her head, so scared that she dared not breathe, let alone beg for mercy.
“Take him out first!” Dong Qingyue said to Nanny Wang.
Nanny Wang nodded in agreement and had Dong Tingzhi escorted out.
Dong Qingyue walked in around the screen and greeted Old Lady Dong first. After he sat down, he said, “I’ve heard about the incident. It’s easy to deal with. Send Dong Tingzhi away overnight… Tell the prince that she died suddenly at night. The prince won’t want a dead person!”
After all, she was his own flesh and blood. How could Dong Qingyue be so cruel as to take Dong Tingzhi’s life? He sent her away as if he had never had this daughter.
“Uncle, if you act this way, I’m afraid the prince will be suspicious. Why would you rather Tingzhi die than let her enter the prince’s mansion? Once the prince is wary of you, I’m afraid he will trip you up in the court. Especially now that the emperor is obsessed with alchemy and the state affairs are in the hands of the prince, uncle should be extremely cautious in dealing with the prince.”
Dong Qingyue closed his eyes and said, “You have to bear the consequences of your own sins. If Dong Tingzhi wants to enter the Crown Prince’s Mansion, then let her go! From now on, she is no longer the daughter of our Dong family!”
“But will the prince think so? Will the emperor think so? As long as Dong Tingzhi comes from our Dong Mansion and is your daughter, Dong Qingyue, she has an inseparable relationship with the Dong family. Others will only think that you, the governor of Dengzhou, and the Dengzhou Army are behind her!” Old Lady Dong slammed the Buddhist beads in her hand heavily on the table. “The hateful thing is that this girl understands this truth, and she understands it too well… That’s why she wants to step on you and the Dengzhou Army to gain a future for herself! With Dong Tingzhi’s character, if she enters the prince’s mansion… she will become a big trouble for the Dong family.”
Old Lady Dong spoke in a hurry, and even started to cough: “Changlan risked his life to save the Dong family, and he must not let it be ruined by Dong Tingzhi who only cares about personal gain!”
“Mother…it’s my fault that I didn’t teach Tingzhi well. Please don’t worry!”
Dong Qingyue hurriedly stood up and picked up the teacup and handed it to Old Madam Dong, but the cup was pushed away by Old Madam Dong who was breathing rapidly. Dong Qingyue had no choice but to hand the tea to Bai Qingyan, signaling his niece to persuade Old Madam Dong.
“Grandma, have some tea first!” Bai Qingyan gently stroked Old Lady Dong’s back and handed the tea to her.
“Don’t even think about asking Abao to stand up for you!” Old Lady Dong glared at her son and took the teacup. “I’ll leave you this. Dong Tingzhi is short-sighted and only thinks about her own fame and gain. She is narrow-minded… She definitely doesn’t have the heart to love and honor the family. If she wants to enter the Prince’s Mansion, the Dong family can only be her stepping stones. Think carefully about your son, a son who is willing to sacrifice his life for the Dong family!”
Dong Qingyue clenched his fists tightly at his side, and after a while, he seemed to have made up his mind and loosened them: “Does mother have a plan in mind?”
Old Lady Dong placed the teacup on the square table. Under the bright light, her pupils were dark and deep, yet bright and blazing. “Early tomorrow morning, send Aunt Liu and Dong Tingzhi out of the Dong residence. Tell them that there have been rumors that Dong Tingzhi is not your biological daughter. I, an old woman, have secretly checked and found that it is true. Chang Lan just passed away… My granddaughter-in-law is pregnant, and I don’t want to kill her, so I drove the mother and daughter out of the Dong family!”
Old Lady Dong’s meaning was very clear. She wanted to drive the mother and son out and let them fend for themselves. If the prince still wanted to bring this woman into the Eastern Palace, then this woman… would have nothing to do with Dong Qingyue at all!
Even if Dong Tingzhi deliberately framed him in the future, it could be said that he was holding a grudge, thus preventing Dong Tingzhi from harboring hatred and framing others.
“It’s okay. You have never liked Concubine Liu. You only brought Tingzhi back home after you got drunk and had sex with her. Since then, everyone in the mansion knows that you are just keeping Concubine Liu and have never set foot in her courtyard! Even if the prince investigates… it’s understandable!” Old Lady Dong said calmly.
Back then, Aunt Liu was forced upon Dong Qingyue by Old Master Dong’s third brother after he got him drunk. And since then… Dong Qingyue never got drunk again. He felt that he had enough, and would not drink again no matter who persuaded him to drink, for fear of causing trouble after drinking.
But this matter is a great shame and humiliation for men.
But the safety of the Dong family is much more important than Dong Qingyue’s face. Dong Qingyue nodded happily: “It can be regarded as… leaving her a way out. How to go on in the future is her own business.”
Bai Qingyan stroked the iron sandbag on his wrist, fearing that the prince would have thoughts that he shouldn’t have if he knew that the Dong family had two concubines, so he said, “Grandma, I’m afraid you should let Ting Yun get sick as well. After all…sisters who have lived together for many years are suddenly no longer your biological sisters, and with the eldest brother gone, they naturally can’t bear it.”
“Since we’ve discovered that Madam Liu has concealed such a big thing, we should make a big show of it!” Old Madam Dong was always decisive and said loudly, “Madam Wang, go and tie up Madam Liu in a grand manner! Order everyone in the Dong family to keep their mouths shut. Anyone who dares to leak the slightest bit of information will be beaten to death with sticks!”
After saying that, Old Lady Dong turned around and looked at Bai Qingyan. Deep down, she probably didn’t want her granddaughter to see this dirty thing, so she said, “You won’t be able to sleep well if you stay with your grandmother tonight. I’ll have someone send you to Tingyun’s place, and you can stay there for the night.”
Bai Qingyan said that since she was surnamed Bai, she should not get involved in the Dong family’s scandal, and she bowed her head in agreement.
There was indeed a big event at the Dong family that night. When Dong Tingzhi knew that she had to ask Aunt Liu for help, she realized that she might even implicate Aunt Liu. Her face turned pale, and she lost her previous high spirits. She hunched over and sobbed.
Bai Qingyan arrived at Dong Tingyun’s yard and saw that Dong Tingyun, who came out to greet her, had wet hair yet. She just smiled and invited Bai Qingyan into the main room.
“All the bedding has been replaced with new ones, don’t worry, cousin! You can rest here tonight, I’ll go to the side room…” Dong Tingyun said with a smile.
“Excuse me, your hair is not dry yet, go and wring it.” Seeing Dong Tingyun’s pale lips, Bai Qingyan reached out and touched Dong Tingyun’s hand. Dong Tingyun was so scared that she stepped back quickly, and then awkwardly bowed to Bai Qingyan to apologize.
Dong Tingyun’s hands were icy cold.
Bai Qingyan turned around and told Chuntao and the others to go out, and asked Dong Tingyun: “What’s going on?”
Dong Tingyun bit her lip. She really didn’t expect that her grandmother would arrange for her cousin to come here. Just before she received the news, Dong Tingyun was soaking in ice water in order to make herself sick.
She bowed to Bai Qingyan and said, “I was just soaking in ice water. I want to call in sick tomorrow…”
Bai Qingyan suddenly realized: “Are you afraid that the prince has developed feelings for the daughter of the Dong family?”
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