The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 611: Not shying away from personal affairs
Chapter 611: No Emotions
Bai Qingyan sneered at Xiao Rongyan: “Mr. Xiao is not unaware of what I said, but… Mr. Xiao is not from Jin, so he doesn’t care about the life and death of Jin… He only cares about his own interests!”
The prince placed his hands on both sides of the seat and gently stroked the armrests. Bai Qingyan’s words…the prince could hear them.
Yes, Xiao Rongyan is a businessman and a Wei citizen. He must not be blinded by the small profits in front of him.
Only when Xiao Rongyan marries into the Bai family and becomes a Jin person, and Xiao Rongyan’s future depends on him, will he listen to Xiao Rongyan.
At that time, as long as Xiao Rongyan knew that he could gain more by staying in Jin State than in his motherland Wei State, Xiao Rongyan would be able to serve him wholeheartedly.
At this moment…the prince should really think twice about what Xiao Rongyan said and asked for.
“Well, I am not going to agree to this either. You don’t have to argue so fiercely here.” The prince smiled and said, “Rong Yan, I really can’t help you this time. Not to mention that the envoys have been sent out, even if the envoys have not been sent out yet, I have to consider the long-term interests of Jin. You are my friend, and I will help you if I can, but as the prince, I should put Jin first, do you understand?”
When the prince said this, Xiao Rongyan knew he couldn’t say any more, so he could only smile and stand up to salute the prince: “Your Highness is the crown prince of a country, and you have to consider tens of thousands of people in Jin. This is Yan’s own business… It’s nothing more than paying some money, and it can’t be compared with the major events of Jin. Now that Your Highness is magnanimous and didn’t have people drive Yan out, it has already given Yan a lot of face, and Yan knows it very well!”
“Rong Yan, what you said is outrageous. I regard you as a friend…” The prince smiled and looked at Bai Qingyan, “Princess Zhenguo will go to the Dali Temple Prison to see Fu Ruoxi in a while. If Rong Yan has nothing to do… why not accompany him?”
Xiao Rongyan smiled and saluted to the Crown Prince and Bai Qingyan: “Then, please wait for a moment, Your Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Zhenguo. I will ask the guards to go back and pass a message to inform the people below not to send the grain to Rongdi. I will also tell the managers below to sell this batch of grain as soon as possible.”
“I can help Mr. Xiao with the food issue. Now that the Shuoyang people are fighting bandits, many people have come to seek refuge. It’s a time when they need food. It can be considered as… Bai Qingyan will help the prince’s friend solve a troublesome matter!” Bai Qingyan looked at the prince and smiled, “The friendship between the prince and Mr. Xiao is complete!”
Now that Ji Tingyu has robbed the new soldiers recruited by the court, Bai Qingyan is in need of food. Whether Xiao Rongyan really has this batch of “food” or not, she wants Xiao Rongyan to send it to her.
Bai Qingyan’s words made the prince very happy. He felt that Bai Qingyan had indeed been conquered by him and was completely loyal to him.
The prince was eager for the two of them to have more opportunities to interact with each other, and hurriedly said, “That’s great, Rong Yan…you must thank the Princess Zhenguo!”
“Yan may say something offensive, but the amount of grain this time is huge. Yan is afraid that the Zhenguo Princess will not store it properly and it will get moldy. It would be better for Yan to send half of it first.”
Bai Qingyan smiled at Xiao Rongyan lightly, without any trace of the sharp tone in his previous words: “Mr. Xiao, don’t worry. No matter what, Mr. Xiao is the benefactor of our Bai family. To the best of our ability… we are willing to help Mr. Xiao solve his problems. And I dare to promise to do so, so I can store it properly.”
“That’s right, Yan… Thank you, Princess Zhenguo.” Xiao Rongyan bowed to Bai Qingyan again, “Then, I will go and tell the guards to deliver the letter and have the people below deliver the food and fodder directly to Shuoyang!”
“Thank you, Mr. Xiao!” Bai Qingyan nodded to thank Xiao Rongyan.
After watching Xiao Rongyan leave the main hall, the prince moved his body and leaned towards Bai Qingyan, lowering his voice and said to her, “You! Don’t you know that Rongyan is in love with you? Why do you force Rongyan? If you talk to me nicely, can I not listen carefully?”
Just now, Bai Qingyan expressed his loyalty to the prince. At this moment, the prince spoke to Bai Qingyan in a very intimate tone, as if he was considering Bai Qingyan completely.
Seeing Bai Qingyan was about to speak, the prince raised his hand first to signal Bai Qingyan to listen to him: “While Rong Yan is not back yet… tell me what you think of Rong Yan? Now that you girls are the only ones left in the Bai family, have you ever thought about… inviting a son-in-law to marry into the family?”
Bai Qingyan hurriedly stood up and saluted: “Your Highness…”
The prince interrupted Bai Qingyan and motioned Bai Qingyan to sit down. “I am your cousin, so I will naturally make plans for you. I know you are not an ordinary woman, and you are embarrassed to talk about marriage. I really think that Xiao Rongyan is extraordinary in appearance and temperament. Apart from his identity as a businessman, there is nothing wrong with him, and he likes you. I told him before that you had little chance of having children, and he said… he was asking for a wife, not a child. I really think Xiao Rongyan is a good match.”
“Your Highness, I know that you care about me very much, but I don’t want to think about these things now. I just hope… my sisters can grow up safely.” Bai Qingyan said with a smile.
The prince had already spoken to Bai Qingyan, so it was enough for Bai Qingyan to have an idea in mind. It was not a good idea to push Bai Qingyan too hard for the time being, so he didn’t say anything more.
Seeing Xiao Rongyan coming in, the prince sat up straight and smiled at Xiao Rongyan: “Have you given the order?”
Xiao Rongyan smiled and bowed to the Crown Prince, then said to Bai Qing: “Everything has been properly handled. Xiao Rongyan will send Princess Zhenguo to the Dali Temple Prison as an apology for the verbal offense against Princess Zhenguo just now.”
Bai Qingyan stood up and returned the greeting to Xiao Rongyan: “Mr. Xiao is the benefactor of the Bai family. Bai Qingyan is for the country… I have to offend you with my words. I hope Mr. Xiao will forgive me!”
“The Princess Zhenguo plans for the country without avoiding personal feelings. Yan admires her very much! Moreover, the Princess Zhenguo has already solved the food problem for Yan. Yan is very grateful.” Xiao Rongyan bowed to Bai Qingyan.
Seeing that the two people were apologizing to each other in a friendly manner, the prince felt greatly relieved and his smile deepened.
Looking at Xiao Rongyan and Bai Qingyan who were saying goodbye to him, the prince didn’t want Quanyu to disturb their time together, so he said to Quanyu: “Quanyu, go and tell Lord Lu, the Minister of the Dali Temple, that I asked the Princess Zhenguo to try Fu Ruoxi!”
Quan Yu, who was standing next to the prince, quickly responded and said yes. After bowing to Bai Qingyan, he went to pass on the order.
Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rongyan came out of the Prince’s Mansion. Neither of them had ever ridden a horse. After Xiao Rongyan ordered his followers to leave the horse behind and leave first, Bai Qingyan took the reins from the Bai family guards and told them to go back first.
The two walked side by side on the road outside the high walls of the Prince’s Mansion where no one dared to pass. Bai Qingyan apologized to Xiao Rongyan: “I’m sorry.”
“Why should I say sorry? You are for Jin… I am for Yan. You have never blamed me, so how can I blame you?”
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