The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 592: The stakes are high
Chapter 592 A matter of great importance
Seeing Bai Qingyan clenching her hands tightly and looking down in deep thought, Lupin knelt on one knee with his fists clasped, and said to Bai Qingyan, “Miss, I want to take some people to Nanrong to help you!”
“Last time you appeared in Nanrong disguised as a merchant. This time you go to help him, what is your identity?” Bai Qing’s tone clearly showed disapproval.
It took about six days for the military reports from the border to be delivered day and night by galloping horses, which means that Dayan and Beirong attacked Nanrong six days ago.
Bai Qingyan couldn’t think of a solution by staying in the mansion, so he had to find an excuse to meet the prince and find out the specific military situation.
“You go down first and don’t act rashly. Wait until I come back from the palace before we discuss anything!” Bai Qingyan ordered Lupin.
“I’ll send the eldest girl to the palace!” Lupin insisted.
“Go and prepare the horse!”
“Yes!” Lupin responded and hurried out, almost bumping into Chuntao who was coming in after seeing off Doctor Hong.
Chun Tao saw Lupin leaving in a hurry and came in through the curtain: “Why is Guard Lu in such a hurry?”
“Chun Tao, help me change my clothes. I’m going out for a while.” Bai Qingyan said.
After changing his clothes, Bai Qingyan walked out and said to Chuntao, “Go and tell Grandmother, Second Aunt, and Jinxiu that I’m going to the palace. Tell them to eat without waiting for me.”
Chuntao trotted after Bai Qingyan, answering and claiming yes, until she sent Bai Qingyan out the door and watched Bai Qingyan jump onto the horse. Then Chuntao turned around and went back to report the matter to the Grand Princess and Second Madam Liu.
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The Imperial Palace.
The prince was lying on the soft couch in the emperor’s bedroom, having his pulse examined by Imperial Physician Huang.
Quan Yu knelt beside the prince, placed an ice towel on his forehead, and whispered to Huang, “Your Highness has been worried about His Majesty all the way. He has had trouble eating and sleeping. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the capital this morning, he developed a high fever and forced himself to enter the palace.”
Doctor Huang took his pulse-checking hand back and said, “Your Highness was too frightened and worried, and he heaved a sigh of relief, so he developed a fever! It’s okay! I’ll prescribe some heat-clearing medicine for Your Highness, and Your Highness will be well soon after taking it!”
Doctor Huang said to the prince as he packed up his medicine box, “Your Majesty was in danger this time, but fortunately my senior brother Doctor Hong is in the capital, and Miss Lu helped with acupuncture, so you finally got through the danger.”
The prince nodded and said, “Thank you for your hard work, Doctor Huang!”
“It is my humble duty. How dare I ask for your thanks!” Doctor Huang stood up hurriedly and saluted the prince.
Gao Demao stood aside and listened for a long time, then interrupted and said to the prince: “Your Highness is ill, you should go back home and rest more, otherwise, if you fall down before His Majesty wakes up, His Majesty will be worried!”
“I… am worried about my father!” The prince straightened his sleeves and looked at the bed behind the bright yellow curtains with a worried look.
“Your Highness’s filial piety is truly touching. When His Majesty wakes up and knows that the Crown Prince is so filial, he will certainly be pleased and grateful. But right now, Your Highness’s top priority is to return to the Crown Prince’s Mansion to have a good rest and take over the government affairs from Prince Liang… and handle the government affairs for His Majesty!” Gao Demao lowered his voice and pointed at the Crown Prince.
Gao Demao is the emperor’s confidant, so he naturally knows that the emperor has no intention of changing the crown prince now. In this case, why doesn’t Gao Demao sell the prince out? If the prince ascends the throne in the future… he will definitely remember his advice this time, so that he can live more comfortably in his later years.
The prince’s eyes lit up and he looked towards Gao Demao, but Gao Demao still had that submissive look on his face, leaning slightly.
Yes, he only thought about entering the palace and being filial in front of his father, but forgot that taking control of government affairs was the most important thing.
The prince woke up with a start, stood up, and bowed to Gao Demao with great respect: “Eunuch Gao is right. I’ll leave my father in the care of Eunuch Gao. Once my father wakes up, please send someone to tell me immediately.”
“Don’t worry, Your Highness. When His Majesty wakes up, the first person he will want to see will definitely be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!” Gao Demao said with a smile.
After the prince kowtowed to the emperor, he came out of the emperor’s bedroom and ordered Quan Yu to send someone to Prince Liang’s mansion to ask Prince Liang to send all government affairs to the prince’s mansion for handover.
Quan Yu took the order and immediately sent someone to Prince Liang’s mansion.
As soon as the prince’s carriage came out of Wude Gate, he ran into Bai Qingyan who was riding a horse.
Quan Yu, who was sitting outside the carriage, turned around and reported to the prince in the carriage: “Your Highness, it’s the Princess Zhenguo!”
“Stop the car!” said the prince in the carriage.
Quan Yu got off the carriage, opened the door, and saluted with a smile towards Bai Qingyan, who had stopped her horse: “Greetings, Princess Zhenguo!”
“Is Princess Zhenguo going to enter the palace?” The prince, who was sitting in the carriage, leaned out and asked with a smile.
Bai Qingyan dismounted and bowed to the Crown Prince, saying solemnly: “I have something important to tell you. Please see His Royal Highness! It’s a matter of great importance!”
The prince saw Bai Qingyan’s solemn expression, and his heart skipped a beat. He nodded and said, “Let’s talk about it when we get back to the prince’s mansion.”
On the way here, Bai Qingyan had already thought it through. Since the Queen didn’t want peace, she would muddy the waters in the capital. She wanted to tell the Prince that the Queen’s fetus was in the wrong month!
After all, Prince Xin was able to return to Dadu safely because the Queen was pregnant with another legitimate son, and the so-called legitimate son in the Queen’s belly… was even called the reincarnation of a divine deer by the Heavenly Master, and the most nervous one was the Crown Prince.
If Mr. Fang, the counselor beside the Crown Prince, knew that the baby in the Queen’s belly might not be His Majesty’s son, he would certainly not let the Queen rest in peace.
Bai Qingyan was anxious to tell the prince about such an important matter, and then asked about the military situation at the same time.
The prince was very nervous all the way until Bai Qingyan followed him into the study of the prince’s mansion and heard the prince ask Quan Yu to call Fang Lao over. Then Bai Qingyan said, “Your Highness, this is about the royal family’s reputation. It’s better for Your Highness to hear it first.”
The prince nodded, sat down behind the desk, and said to Quanyu, “Quanyu, you stay outside and don’t let anyone in!”
“Yes!” Quan Yu took small steps and led a group of eunuchs and maids out of the study. Because they took into consideration that Bai Qingyan was an unmarried girl, they did not close the door.
“Your Highness, Your Highness once said… that he saw the Queen’s personal maid escorting General Fu out of the palace. Is this true?” Bai Qingyan sat down aside, his eyes burning.
Bai Qingyan’s purpose was to reveal the fact that the child in the queen’s belly was not the emperor’s son without involving Lu Ninghua and the Bai family.
The prince nodded: “That’s right! The book that records the time of entry and exit of the palace is still here with me.”
“Later, His Majesty fell off his horse and fell unconscious. Fu Ruoxi of Anping Camp went crazy and assassinated the Crown Prince in public, totally ignoring the fact that the Fu family members were still in the capital. Didn’t the Crown Prince have any doubts?” Bai Qingyan’s eyes were burning. “Your Highness, think about it, from the Queen’s pregnancy… to the recall of Prince Liang, to the poisoning of the divine deer, and the Heavenly Master’s diagnosis that the child in the Queen’s belly was the reincarnation of the divine deer, this series of events, is there no one behind it?”
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