The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 597: Zhong’s
Chapter 597 Zhong Family
“Okay!” Yin Shuang nodded happily.
Cui Bi stood aside and talked to Bai Qing a lot about the palace banquet that day.
That day, Bai Jinxiu was rescued and was giving birth. Qin Lang ordered someone to fetch Doctor Hong. When Doctor Hong arrived, Qin Lang grabbed Doctor Hong and said to him very seriously that if only two could save one, he begged Doctor Hong to save Bai Jinxiu first.
Bai Qingyan felt relieved after hearing this. It was good that Qin Lang valued Jinxiu so much. It was worth it that the Bai family had paved the way for Qin Lang to leave the house.
Not long after, Nanny Jiang came to Qinghui Courtyard and asked Bai Qingyan to go to Changshou Courtyard for dinner, saying that Wang Ge’er had woken up and was now in Changshou Courtyard, and it was very lively.
Bai Qingyan had not seen his little nephew since he came back, so he ordered Chuntao to go to the small storehouse in Shuoyang, where he had never moved back, to find the jade pendant that his grandfather had given him on his tenth birthday, put it in a brocade box, and then went to Changshouyuan.
As soon as Bai Qingyan stepped into the gate of Qinghui Courtyard, he heard laughter coming from the upper room. It seemed that Wangge’er had peed on Bai Jinse’s hand, and Bai Jinse was so anxious that she hurriedly called for the wet nurse, which amused the Grand Princess and Liu, and Bai Jinxiu also laughed softly.
From the half-open window of the upper room, bright warm lights were cast on the bluestone floor of the corridor, making Changshou Courtyard warm and sunny, but not as warm as the laughter filling the courtyard.
Bai Qingyan stood outside the yard, listening to the laughter, the wind… and the rustling of leaves, with warmth between his brows.
In October, the sound of insects had long since disappeared. The Bai Mansion had already removed the gauze and Xiangfei curtains from the corridors, halls, and pavilions, and the curtains at the entrances of each courtyard were also replaced with embroidered cloth curtains in seasonal colors.
Although the eldest princess seldom returned to live in the longevity palace, Second Madam Liu still took great care of it. She replaced the door with a sky-blue curtain embroidered with magpies and falling branches, which was extremely elegant.
The sky seemed to be splashed with a basin of ink and had become dark. The moon was bright and the stars were twinkling. Clouds covered the moon, but in a moment, the bright light was everywhere again.
The maid guarding the door saw Nanny Jiang holding the lantern and bringing Bai Qingyan into the yard. She bowed hurriedly and lifted the curtain to invite Bai Qingyan in.
Bai Qingyan was just about to enter the house when the Qin mansion’s wet nurse happened to come out holding Wang Ge’er, preparing to take Wang Ge’er to the warm room to change his diaper ring and clothes. Seeing the maid lifting the door curtain high, she hurriedly stepped aside and bowed.
Wangger, in the wet nurse’s arms, was crying and having a tantrum because of his wet urine. Bai Qingyan glanced at Wangger… He was really fair and cute, just as his grandmother had said.
She stepped aside and said with a smile, “Take Wang Ge’er to change his clothes first!”
Wang’er’s wet nurse thanked him and looked up. She was stunned to see Bai Qingyan looking at Wang’er in her arms with eyes full of pity.
“Elder sister!” Bai Jinse, who was about to change clothes after being peed on by Wang Ge’er, saw Bai Qingyan and hurriedly bowed.
Wangge’er’s wet nurse had long heard that Princess Zhenguo was stunningly beautiful. When the Fourth Prince of Daliang had seen Princess Zhenguo, he thought she was Liu Ruofu, the most beautiful woman in Dajin, and swore to himself that he would never take a concubine or marry. However, he got the wrong person, and Liu Ruofu, Princess of Nandu, became a laughing stock in the whole Jin country.
When Wang’er’s wet nurse was gossiping with others before, she was still guessing what kind of beauty this Princess Zhenguo should have. But when she saw her today, she really knew what stunning beauty meant.
The lanterns in the corridor reflected the smooth skin of the woman in front of him. There was a warm and gentle smile between her eyebrows. She did not look like the legendary killer who was decisive and cruel on the battlefield. The warm light around her was extremely beautiful.
The wet nurse was stunned for a moment, but came back to her senses because of Wang Ge’er’s crying. She hurriedly bowed her head and bent down respectfully, and carried Wang Ge’er to the warm room.
“My elder sister is here!” Bai Jinxiu walked through the curtains and came out from behind the screen. She smiled and said to Bai Jinse, “Go and change your clothes quickly.”
“Okay! I’ll be there right away!” Bai Jinse bowed with a smile and went out to change clothes.
Seeing Bai Jinse leave, Bai Jinxiu lowered her voice and said to Bai Qing, “When my elder sister went to the Crown Prince’s Mansion just now, the people sent to monitor Prince Xin’s Mansion came to report that Prince Xin’s personal attendant went to the Queen’s mother’s house, the Zhong family, and acted very sneakily.”
There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. Prince Xin, who has been hiding in Prince Xin’s mansion ever since he returned to the capital city, suddenly sent someone to contact his uncle’s family in a sneaky way. There must be something fishy going on.
What a coincidence, the prince is now investigating the queen, so let them fight.
Fortunately, the emperor was still clear-headed this time. Before he fell into a coma, he invited back the old imperial tutor Tan and his grandmother. The two of them discussed it… They were afraid that the queen would take advantage of Prince Xin’s return to the capital and be pregnant with the dragon fetus, and that the prince was not in the capital, and take the opportunity to create chaos. So they promoted Prince Xin’s uncle Zhong Shaozhong in name only and demoted him in reality, removed him from his position as deputy commander of the imperial guards, and seized his military power.
However, Zhong Shaozhong’s prestige among the imperial guards cannot be underestimated.
“Have someone keep an eye on Prince Xin’s uncle Zhong Shaozhong. If Zhong Shaozhong behaves abnormally in the past few days, just report to us at any time. Pay special attention to whether Zhong Shaozhong has any contact with his former subordinates in the Imperial Guards.” Bai Qingyan said as he and Bai Jinxiu walked around the screen and entered the room. They bowed to everyone and sat down.
Nanny Jiang personally brought up some red dates and longan tea and placed it on the small table next to Bai Qingyan. She then stood beside the Grand Princess, smiling as she watched Wang Ge’er, who had been brought back with his clothes and diapers changed.
“I remember when Xiaoba was just born, he peed on Abao’s hand! And today, Wangge peed on Xiaoqi’s hand without any hesitation.” The eldest princess said happily.
After all, this is the first child of the Grand Princess’s great-grandson. The Grand Princess loves him very much and wants to give this little one all the best things.
Bai Qingyan took Wangger from the wet nurse’s hands. Perhaps because of his experience in holding Xiaoba Bai Wanqing, Bai Qingyan was no longer as flustered as before when holding Wangger.
The room was filled with more and more laughter because of Wang Ge’er. Bai Jinse came back after changing her clothes and wanted to take Wang Ge’er from Bai Qingyan. But before she took him, Wang Ge’er started to hum and cry. Bai Jinse gently tapped the little one’s nose and said, “You little thing, you liked Seventh Aunt to hold you the most when the eldest sister was not here! Now that you have the eldest aunt, you don’t need Seventh Aunt anymore!”
“Xiao Qi is not talking nonsense. Before Abao came back, Wang Ge’er’s favorite… wasn’t Xiao Qi?” Second Madam Liu covered her lips with a handkerchief and laughed.
Bai Qingyan asked Chuntao to take the jade pendant and put it in Wangger’s arms to play with it for a while. Then Wangger fell asleep in Bai Qingyan’s arms. His little face was chubby, with saliva at the corners of his mouth. He was white, tender and cute.
In his ears were the cheerful laughter of the Grand Princess, Lady Liu, Bai Jinxiu and Bai Jinzhi. Bai Qingyan looked at the little one sleeping in his arms and thought of Xiao Ba.
Bai Qingyan gently touched Wangger’s little hand with his fingers curled up. It seemed like it was made of water, so soft and soothing.
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