The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 588: blessed
Chapter 588: Blessed
Bai Qingyan and the Grand Princess rode in the same carriage back to the Bai Mansion.
On the slightly shaking carriage, the Grand Princess saw that Bai Qingyan had lost weight again. After a detailed examination to make sure that Bai Qingyan had no injuries, she told Bai Qingyan that Bai Jinxiu had given birth to a son prematurely.
The eldest princess’s eyes were filled with joy, and she loved the child from the bottom of her heart. She talked nonstop, “The child’s nickname is Wang Ge’er. Although he was born prematurely, Jinxiu took good care of him, and he was fair, tender and cute when he was born. He didn’t drink much milk in the first few days, which was so worrying, but after the confinement period, the little thing’s appetite gradually improved. Now he has several wet nurses to take care of him, and his little face is round from eating so much. You can tell at a glance that he is blessed.”
Nanny Jiang knelt beside her and poured a cup of hot tea for her, handing it to the eldest princess: “You have said so much, drink some tea quickly! I haven’t been home for a long time, and I have a lot to say. Please give me a chance to ask questions!”
The eldest princess took the teacup and smiled, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes deepening: “Okay, okay! I won’t say anything… let Abao speak.”
Bai Qingyan smiled and took the teacup from Nanny Jiang, holding it in her hand, she looked up at the Grand Princess and asked, “Grandmother, do you know why Jinxiu gave birth prematurely? Jinxiu didn’t elaborate in the letter, and then something happened to Your Majesty, and Jinxiu’s letters stopped.”
Hearing this, the eldest princess remembered that her granddaughter’s life was hanging by a thread. If it weren’t for the maid who had a lot of strength, two lives would have been lost. Her smile faded a little, and murderous intent and anger surged in her eyes. She forced herself to suppress the surging emotions, and instead held Bai Qingyan’s hand, gently patted the back of her hand, and whispered: “Jinxiu is waiting for you in the Zhenguo Princess Mansion. She told grandma that she came to tell you about this matter.”
The Grand Princess knew that Bai Qingyan would definitely ask about this matter after she returned, but she didn’t expect that Bai Qingyan would ask as soon as she returned.
Bai Qingyan tightened her palms slightly and nodded. Seeing the dense silver hair on the eldest princess’s temples, she suddenly remembered what her grandmother had said to her… As the eldest princess of the Lin family, her grandmother could not bear to see the Lin imperial power destroyed in the hands of her descendants. She gently held the eldest princess’s hand and nodded.
The eldest princess was stunned. Since the incident with Ji Tingyu, the grandmother and granddaughter had become estranged. Bai Qingyan kowtowed in the mourning hall and broke off ties with her. The eldest princess thought that her granddaughter could not be brought back even with nine oxen. She never expected that Bai Qingyan actually held her hand.
The eldest princess’ eyes were filled with tears. She smiled and gently stroked Bai Qingyan’s hand. Holding back her tears, she smiled and said, “This time, we have escorted the prince back to the capital. This is a great achievement. If you stay in the capital for a few more days, the prince will definitely not say anything.”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “Thank you for your hard work these days, grandma.”
The eldest princess held Bai Qingyan’s hand, smiled and shook her head.
Nanny Jiang wiped her tears with her sleeve, smiled and pushed the snacks in Bai Qingyan’s direction, and handed the fine silver chopsticks with exquisite carvings to Bai Qingyan with both hands: “Big sister, you must be hungry after the journey back. This old servant has prepared some snacks for you. Eat some snacks and drink some hot tea before you get home.”
“Thank you, Madam!” Bai Qingyan took the silver chopsticks, tasted a small bite of the pea steamed cake, and said with a smile, “It’s Madam’s craftsmanship.”
“After hearing the news that you were coming back, Nanny Jiang specially borrowed pastries from the imperial kitchen to make for you, and got up before dawn to prepare them!” The eldest princess’ voice was particularly brisk, probably because her granddaughter was showing goodwill to her, and she held Bai Qingyan’s other hand tightly without letting go.
Chuntao followed the carriage and walked along the long street back to the Princess Zhenguo. Suddenly, she saw the group of playboys who usually played with Lu Yuanpeng. She was quite puzzled. Didn’t all the playboys in the capital city join the army?
Chuntao watched the group of playboys entering Yanque Tower together, but she did not see Lu Yuanpeng who always went to Bai’s house. Before Chuntao could take a closer look at who else had entered Yanque Tower, suddenly, armored soldiers on fast horses galloped past Chuntao and headed towards the government office, shouting for the people to disperse!
Bai Qingyan heard the voice from inside the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked outside. Chuntao raised her head and looked at her young lady as she walked: “Does the eldest lady have any instructions?”
“Who is riding a horse on the long street?” Bai Qingyan asked.
“Miss, it’s a soldier in armor, and it looks like he’s heading towards the government office,” Chuntao replied.
Bai Qingyan nodded, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, guessing that perhaps a military report had been sent back to Dadu.
But the battle report was not sent directly to the palace, but to the government office…it should have been sent to the Ministry of War, so it was not an urgent military intelligence.
Coming from the east gate of Dadu City, could it be a military report from the Rongdi direction?
“Tell Lupin to go to the Ministry of War to find out what the military report is.” Bai Qingyan said.
“Yes!” Chuntao responded and came out of the convoy, trotting forward to give orders to Lupin.
Bai Qingyan spread the curtain and took his hand back, then heard the Grand Princess say, “It must not be any important military information that was sent to the Ministry of War. You should take a good rest!”
“I’m afraid it’s the military intelligence from the Rongdi side. Now half of the troops in Anping camp have been brought back. I’m afraid the Rongdi are planning to cause trouble. It’s better to know what’s going on as soon as possible so that we can prepare early.” Bai Qingyan said.
The eldest princess looked at her granddaughter who had a strong character like the backbone of the country. She lowered her eyes and gently stroked the back of Bai Qingyan’s hand: “You are really… just like your grandfather, you always care about Jin State. You are a good child of my Bai family.”
Bai Qingyan said nothing, and walked in silence all the way with the Grand Princess to the Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion.
In front of the Princess Zhenguo’s mansion, Second Madam Liu, Bai Jinxiu, Bai Jinse, Lu Ninghua, and Doctor Hong were all standing outside the door to welcome the Grand Princess and Bai Qingyan.
Originally, after Wangge’er’s full moon, Second Madam Liu should have returned to Shuoyang with Third Madam Li, who came to attend Wangge’er’s full moon banquet. However, Dong asked Third Madam Li to bring a message saying that Bai Jinxiu was born prematurely, and Liu would not feel at ease if she returned to Shuoyang. There was no elder in the Qin family to take care of her, and Jinxiu was the first child. So Liu was asked to stay in the capital to take care of Jinxiu and Wangge’er, and also to take care of the seventh girl, Bai Jinse.
Liu was so grateful to Dong that she stayed in the capital without any pretense, thinking that she would set off back to Shuoyang without any delay after Wang’er turned half a year old.
Seeing the Grand Princess’ carriage from afar, and seeing Chuntao following beside the carriage, Liu was filled with joy, holding up her skirt and hurried down the steps: “You’re back! You’re back!”
The dazzling sunlight of the early morning passed over the city walls, spreading gold all over the clean streets of the metropolis.
Bai Jinse also hurried down the high steps, with a smile in her eyes, and looked back at Bai Jinxiu: “Second sister! The eldest sister is back!”
Bai Jinxiu smiled and nodded. After becoming a mother, Bai Jinxiu’s words and actions became softer. Perhaps because of the pain of premature birth, she was much thinner than before, but her complexion was still okay.
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