The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 603: heroine
Chapter 603: Female Hero
In this way, the water in the capital city can be said to have truly boiled.
Bai Qingyan placed the book on the black lacquered table beside him and pinched his brows tiredly.
At the hour of Mao, the sky was just beginning to show a glimmer of light. The bright moon was still hanging high in the sky, and the stars were sparsely dotted in the sky. With Chuntao’s cry of “Young lady”, all the lights in the upper rooms of Chunhui Garden came on.
The maids who were standing bent over in the corridor came in one after another, holding copper basins, towels, hot water and spittoons.
The maid pulled open the curtain and hooked it on both sides with gilded bronze hooks.
Chuntao tested the temperature of the steaming water and ordered her maid to add some cold water. Then she quickly walked through the curtains and gently hung the curtains on both sides of the bed. When she saw Bai Qingyan stand up, she hurriedly knelt down to put on Bai Qingyan’s shoes.
“Early this morning, a letter came from the Fu Mansion saying that Old Madam Fu passed away.” Chuntao whispered.
Bai Qingyan knew about this last night.
Bai Qingyan stood up and took the mouthwash brought by the maid: “Has grandma known about this?”
“The Second Madam has just gone to Changshouyuan to wait on the Grand Princess, so she should be able to tell you.” Chuntao took the handkerchief handed over by the maid, and saw Bai Qingyan covering her lips and spitting out mouthwash, so she hurriedly handed the handkerchief over, “The Second Madam said that someone got the news last night, and the noble families in the capital sent people out to find out who wanted to go to pay their respects, and some of them found out about our house.”
Bai Qingyan felt that Second Madam Liu was probably unsure at the moment, so she went to the Grand Princess to seek advice.
Bai Qingyan dipped his hands into the copper basin, bent down to clean his face, and asked, “Did the Second Madam tell the housekeeper about the deal?”
Chun Tao took the handkerchief from the square tray held by the maid who came forward with small steps and hunched back, and handed it to Bai Qingyan, shaking her head: “It seems that there is not yet.”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “I’m going to have dinner with my grandmother.”
Chuntao agreed and combed the hair of Bai Qingyan who was sitting in front of the dressing table.
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Second Madam Liu was also in Qinghui Courtyard at this time, waiting for the eldest princess to wash up. Seeing Nanny Jiang combing the eldest princess’ hair, Liu took the ginseng tea brought by the maid and handed it to the eldest princess: “Sister-in-law is not here, and this matter has not happened to me. I originally wanted to go to pay my respects, but everyone said that Fu Ruoxi had stabbed the prince, and the Fu family could not escape the disaster this time. In addition… when our Bai family held the funeral, the Fu family did not come to pay their respects. I always felt unhappy, so I came to trouble you, mother.”
Second Madam Liu has always been a person who dares to love and hate. The Fu family did not come at the beginning, so this time… she did not want to go to the Fu family’s funeral! But… when she thought that there would probably be few people going to the Fu family to pay their respects, Second Madam thought back to her own family, and she could not help but feel sorry for them.
The eldest princess with silver hair sat in front of the yellow rosewood bronze mirror in the carved building. She lowered her eyes and drank a sip of ginseng tea. She looked up through the bronze mirror at Liu who was standing behind her with a frown, and smiled, “Mother knows that you are kind-hearted! I feel angry when I think of the fact that the Fu family didn’t send anyone to our family’s funeral, but when I think of the lonely scene of our family’s funeral, I feel the same way.”
Liu nodded: “That’s exactly what mother said.”
The eldest princess smiled even more and said to Nanny Jiang: “Look…other people are weighing the pros and cons at this time, but my daughter-in-law is only concerned about her own feelings.”
Liu was not a cunning person. After hearing what the eldest princess said, she thought that going there would be disadvantageous to the Bai family. She clenched the silk handkerchief in her hand and asked hurriedly, “Mother, will it be disadvantageous to our Bai family if we go there now?”
“That’s not the case. Don’t worry! Now Abao has been accepted as the prince’s disciple in the eyes of outsiders. You can send someone to ask Abao later whether going or not will have any impact on Abao!” said the eldest princess.
Liu heaved a sigh of relief, and nodded without putting on airs: “Okay, then I’ll go ask Abao later.”
As soon as Liu finished speaking, she heard the maid outside report that the eldest girl was coming.
Nanny Jiang also combed the hair for the eldest princess, put down the jade comb with a smile, and said, “Just when I mentioned the eldest sister, she came.”
“Abao came here so early, I’m afraid he hasn’t had his meal yet. Please have someone serve him food!” The eldest princess said as she stood up, holding onto Nanny Jiang’s arm.
“Hey! My daughter-in-law will ask someone to serve the meal right away.” Liu stepped back from above with a smile.
When Liu came out of the upper room after drawing the curtain, Bai Qingyan had just stepped onto the steps and bowed to Liu: “Second Aunt.”
“Your grandmother has already woken up!” Liu ordered Qingshu, who was standing in the corridor, to serve the meal. She went into the upper room with Bai Qingyan and then spoke, “Abao, you said that the Fu family sent someone to announce the death. Should we go or not?”
Bai Qingyan paused, turned his head and looked at Liu, saying: “A Bao thinks that Second Aunt should not mind that the Fu family was just like the families near the capital city… and did not come to pay their respects earlier. The Bai family has always been upright, at least in the eyes of the people… The Bai family would rather the world betray us than we betray the world!”
Earlier, when the Bai family had not yet moved back to Shuoyang, Bai Qingyan intended to push the Bai family’s reputation to the peak, and he had said this, so… no matter whether it is based on emotion, reason, or… the pros and cons, the Bai family should go.
Liu nodded: “Okay, I’ll go there myself later.”
“I will go with my second aunt.”
As Bai Qing spoke, he and Liu walked around the screen and came in, bowing to the Grand Princess.
The Grand Princess looked at Bai Qingyan, who had slept all night and looked much more energetic than yesterday, and asked, “You have been protecting the Crown Prince all the way back. You must be exhausted these days. Why don’t you get a little more sleep?”
“I was thinking of paying my respects to my grandmother and then going to the Fu family to pay my respects to Old Madam Fu. Old Madam Fu… is a heroine, and my granddaughter truly admires her.” Bai Qingyan said.
When the eldest princess heard Bai Qingyan’s words, her lips slightly opened and she was absent-minded for a moment.
Yesterday, after meeting Bai Qingyan, Old Madam Fu went to the Prince’s Mansion. Later, news came that Old Madam Fu had died in prison. How could the Grand Princess not guess that maybe Old Madam Fu had reached some deal with the Prince and risked her life to protect the safety of the entire Fu family.
Now that Bai Qingyan said this today, the Grand Princess was even more certain.
For the sake of the Fu family, Old Lady Fu sacrificed her life…
As for herself, she had to watch helplessly as her own children and grandchildren died in southern Xinjiang.
The eldest princess’ eyes suddenly turned red, and she looked a little listless. She looked at Bai Qingyan, wondering if her granddaughter was still blaming her.
But when she saw Bai Qingyan’s clear and bright eyes, she knew she was overthinking.
Perhaps she felt guilty, so she kept thinking about it. The eldest princess put the hot tea aside and nodded: “As long as it does not affect the prince’s opinion of you, you and your second aunt can go after breakfast.”
Soon Bai Jinse and Miss Lu also came to Changshouyuan to pay their respects. Within a cup of tea, breakfast was placed on the round table outside.
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