The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 607: down to business
Chapter 607 Business
The second wife of the Fu family, Mrs. Luo, was truly saddened by the passing of her mother-in-law.
But she didn’t know how to be as strong as her mother-in-law and support the family, and she was filled with sorrow.
At this moment, Mrs. Luo was still able to kneel in the mourning hall, and she was holding on only for the sake of her two children.
Bai Qingyan wondered how sad Old Lady Fu would feel if she were still alive and saw such a scene.
She was also glad that after the Bai family encountered trouble, the entire family was united and they were able to overcome the disaster together.
Song received instructions from her husband Dong Qingping that she must invite Bai Qingyan to the Dong Mansion today. As soon as she came out of the Fu House, Song invited the second wife Liu, Bai Qingyan, and the seventh girl Bai Jinse to go to the Dong Mansion for a visit.
Thinking that Bai Qingyan had not seen her uncle for a long time, Liu agreed and said with a smile that she was going to bother him.
Song pulled Bai Qingyan into a carriage and told her that Dong Qingping wanted her to go to his house and had something important to tell her. She also asked about Dong Changlan’s funeral, the battle of Dengzhou, and the health of old lady Dong. Finally, she asked about her biological daughter Dong Tingzhen in Shuoyang and whether she had caused any trouble for Bai Qingyan.
“Don’t worry, aunt. Tingzhen has always been sensible. And my mother is in a good mood every day with Tingzhen’s company. So I would like to ask my uncle and aunt again if Tingzhen can stay for a few more days.” Bai Qingyan said with a smile.
“Okay! Everything is fine! I feel relieved that Tingzhen is with your mother! As long as she doesn’t cause you any trouble…” Song gently stroked Bai Qingyan’s hand, which was as thin as a jade tube. When she felt the thick calluses on Bai Qingyan’s palm, she couldn’t help feeling distressed.
But Song knew that the Bai family now depended on Bai Qingyan, so she did not say such useless words of comfort to Bai Qingyan, asking him to take a rest. She just gently patted the back of Bai Qingyan’s hand.
“Aunt, regarding the matter of Ting Fang…is there any misunderstanding?” Bai Qingyan asked tentatively.
“It is said that the concubine of the Dong family is very scheming. Although Ting Fang did not grow up under my wing, she is indeed scheming, but she would never dare to do such a thing. The niece of the eldest lady of the Fu family has always been good friends with Ting Fang. She did not want to marry the eldest son of the Fu family, so this happened!” Song was unhappy when she mentioned this. “Now it’s our girl who has no shame! Ting Fang went to the chrysanthemum banquet a few days ago and was ridiculed. Even Ting Lan was treated coldly. Fortunately, Ting Lan was still young. She cried when she came back the first day, but forgot about it the next day…”
Dong Tingfang was not born from Song’s womb, but as a legal mother, Song was quite kind and never used any shady means to torture her concubine’s daughter.
What really made Song angry and distressed were her legitimate daughters Dong Tingzhen and Dong Tinglan… They would both be implicated in this matter, and people would definitely use this matter to talk about their future engagements. Song was so angry that she tore several handkerchiefs. But Dong Tingfang was trying to commit suicide, and she couldn’t punish her severely.
“Aunt, did Ting Fang never want to get married, or did she not want to get married until something happened to the Fu family?” Bai Qingyan asked.
Bai Qingyan wondered if Dong Tingfang and the eldest son of the Fu family were set up, or if Dong Tingfang just went with the flow…
We must figure out what Dong Tingfang is thinking before we can know how to handle this matter properly.
Now, everyone in the Dengzhou Dong family, from my grandmother to Changlan and Changmao, is planning for the future. Bai Qingyan is also willing to do his best… to help the Dong family solve their problems.
If Dong Tingfang really insists on marrying no one but the eldest son of the Fu family, Bai Qingyan is also willing to step forward to protect the Fu family in front of the prince and give the Fu family enough face. In the future, when Dong Tingfang marries, she will feel more confident, and her daughter will live a good life… her uncle will feel more at ease.
After Bai Qingyan said this, Song Shi understood what Bai Qingyan meant. She squeezed Bai Qingyan’s hand and shook her head, saying, “If Tingfang wants to marry him, she can’t say she doesn’t want to marry him from the beginning to the end! If the Dong family doesn’t want to be criticized, Tingfang can’t want to marry him!”
Bai Qingyan nodded. It turned out that his aunt understood everything in her heart, but she was just trying to save the Dong family’s face by any means possible, and she had to make herself believe that Dong Tingfang was set up.
Now that the Fu family is in trouble… Dong Tingfang probably doesn’t want to marry into the eldest branch of the Fu family anymore.
“My uncle and aunt have their own rules in mind, so I won’t say much.” Bai Qingyan smiled at Song.
Song nodded: “Your uncle means that since we have already made an engagement with the eldest branch of the Fu family, we cannot cancel the engagement when the Fu family is in trouble. This is the only way to save the reputation of the Dong family’s daughters, and your sister Tingzhen and sister Tinglan’s marriage in the future will not be affected. Of course… If the eldest branch of the Fu family is also implicated this time, as long as she is alive… the marriage will still be there. If she is gone, the marriage will be cancelled and no one can blame the Dong family. It all depends on the luck of the eldest branch of the Fu family!”
Song’s move was equivalent to telling Bai Qingyan the truth. Dong Qingping and Song had already prepared a response, and it was also a reminder to Bai Qingyan that there was no need to really go to the prince to plead for the Dong family.
Dong Tingfang had to walk the path she had chosen, just like Dong Tingzhen did in the past… If she really wanted to be with King Liang, the Dong family would just pretend that she was no longer a daughter. This would be the case for a legitimate daughter, let alone a concubine’s daughter.
Regarding the matter of Dengzhou, since his uncle Dong Qingyue and grandmother Dong Lao Taijun had never told his eldest uncle Dong Qingping in the letter that Chang Lan was not dead, Bai Qingyan did not mention it either.
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As soon as he arrived at Dong’s house, Dong Qingping asked someone to invite Bai Qingyan to the study, play chess with him, and ask about the affairs of Dengzhou.
Dong Qingping had a few more silver hairs on his temples because of his nephew Dong Changlan’s sudden death. After putting down the chess piece in his hand, he said, “I heard that Changlan was in trouble. Your grandmother wrote to me and told me not to go back. She said she was afraid that Changyuan would know and it would affect Changyuan’s exam next year.”
After the battle report of Dengzhou came, Dong Qingping detained Dong Changyuan at home and did not allow him to go out, forcing him to study hard… The servants were also told to keep their mouths shut, and no one was allowed to tell Dong Changyuan about what happened in Dengzhou, so Dong Changyuan is still kept in the dark.
“Uncle, Changlan’s wife, Rong Jie’er, is already pregnant. Uncle, you don’t have to be too sad.” Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes and made a move.
Dong Qingping’s eyes fell on the attendant outside the door and he asked him to replace the pot of hot tea.
After the people left, Dong Qingping lowered his voice and said to Bai Qingyan, “I heard from the Minister of Personnel that before the emperor fell off his horse and fainted, he had a secret conversation with him. He intended to use the fact that the left prime minister Li Mao had conspired with the second prince to abolish the positions of the left and right prime ministers, promote Lu Xiang to the position of the prince’s tutor, and imitate the Wei Kingdom to set up a cabinet to strengthen the centralization of power and imperial power. Later, Li Mao’s letter was confirmed to be a forgery, but… the emperor delayed letting Li Mao return to the court, and then… the emperor fell off his horse.”
Bai Qingyan raised his eyebrows. He didn’t expect that the emperor who was addicted to elixirs and women would still have the mind to do business.
The third update! Keep shouting for monthly tickets! The male lead will be released tomorrow! The first confrontation between the opposing sides…