The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 656: Discretionary promotion
Chapter 656: Promotion
In the Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion, beside the yellow glazed lamp in the upper room of Qinghui Courtyard, Bai Jinxiu was carefully holding Bai Qingyan and crying… She had none of the dignity of a mistress as she usually had in the Qin Mansion, and she was crying like a child.
Bai Jinxiu was making winter clothes for Wang Ge’er at the Qin Mansion when she suddenly heard the news that Bai Qingyan was shot in the chest. She was so shocked that she almost fainted. Her legs were so weak that she couldn’t stand up. She gritted her teeth and asked her maid Cuibi to harness the carriage and return to the Bai Mansion.
It wasn’t until she met her elder sister and heard her say… this was a setup that Bai Jinxiu felt relieved, but she still couldn’t help crying.
Since the incident at the Bai family last year, Bai Qingyan has been the backbone and guide for the sisters. Bai Jinxiu can’t imagine what they would do without her eldest sister, and what the future of the Bai family would be like…
They have lost too many loved ones within the past year, and now they really cannot bear to lose any more.
Bai Qingyan gently stroked Bai Jinxiu’s back and soothed her softly, “It’s alright… it’s alright! You’re already a mother, and you’re still crying! I hope my brother will laugh at you.”
As soon as Bai Qingyan finished speaking, Lupin came to report, saying that Bai Qingyan had asked the Bai family guards to contact several squads of imperial guards, and they all swore… to be loyal to the prince until death.
She nodded. During the Wude Gate Rebellion, Bai Qingyan asked the Bai family guards to observe and select a few imperial guards who valued comradeship, using the excuse of the crown prince’s selection of people to recruit people for himself.
The main reason why the imperial guards were recruited in the name of the crown prince was that… those people were not members of the Bai family’s army and could not be fully trusted. Bai Qingyan was worried that if the name of the Princess Zhenguo was really exposed, the emperor and the crown prince would inevitably suspect him.
And now… everyone knows that Bai Qingyan has become the prince’s disciple. It is convenient for her to act this way and she can get news from the imperial guards at any time.
“The Bai family guard who went to persuade those teams of the Imperial Guard today is called Song Chengguang. I think he will be the one to contact those teams of the Imperial Guard in the future!” Lupin took out a list from his arms and handed it to Bai Qingyan, “Here is the list!”
Bai Jinxiu took the list, opened it and handed it to Bai Qingyan for him to look at.
There are thirteen people in total, and their current positions are written after their names.
Bai Qingyan glanced at the list and signaled Chuntao to hand the list to Lupin.
Under the flickering candlelight, Bai Qingyan’s dark eyes were as calm as water, and he said, “Uncle Ping, there are two things for you to do! First… copy down the names of the first seven people on the list. Uncle Ping, take the list of seven people to the Fan Mansion and find Lord Fan Yuhuai, and tell Lord Fan Yuhuai… before I passed out, I recommended him as the commander of the Imperial Guards in front of the Crown Prince. These people are the people I arranged in the Imperial Guards to prevent the Wude Gate Rebellion from happening again. Let him promote them at his discretion! But this matter must be kept secret from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very afraid of Your Majesty. If he knew that I interfered in the Imperial Guards, he would certainly be trembling in front of Your Majesty. But as the Crown Prince’s disciple, I have to make plans for the Crown Prince.”
Although these words were clearly risky for Fan Yuhuai, Lupin always obeyed Bai Qingyan’s orders and nodded in response.
“There is one more thing. Send someone to deliver a letter to General Shen Kunyang. Tell him to properly arrange the 18,000 soldiers that the crown prince sent to southern Xinjiang. It would be best if they could be used by him.”
Lupin clasped his hands in agreement and left with the list.
“Eldest sister, Fan Yuhuai may not be the prince’s man. I have been keeping an eye on Fan Yuhuai for a long time. His relationship with the prince is quite ambiguous. He seems to be loyal to the prince, but he doesn’t seem to be…” Bai Jinxiu was a little worried. “If I hand over the seven people on this list directly to Fan Yuhuai, will it be…”
“Fan Yuhuai has experienced life and death with the prince. Even if he is not the prince’s man, he is now half of the prince’s man. The prince is the future emperor, and Fan Yuhuai will weigh his thoughts. Moreover, today… if the news that I risked my life to protect the prince gets out, no one will doubt my loyalty to the prince. Lupin handed the list to Fan Yuhuai without reservation, so Fan Yuhuai will also think… that promoting these people is harmless, and it can be considered as repaying the favor I gave him for recommending him!”
Bai Qingyan gently stroked the brocade quilt with lotus pattern on his knees, looked at the flickering candlelight reflected on the window frame, and said with a smile: “It all depends on where Fan Yuhuai wants to put these people! If he puts these people in relatively important positions in the imperial guards, it means that Fan Yuhuai intends to follow the prince and be his man. If Fan Yuhuai intends to guard against these people… then it means that Fan Yuhuai may not have the intention to be loyal to the prince, and protecting the prince is just his duty. I can think of ways to arrange the other six people later.”
Bai Jinxiu nodded: “There are two parts, one bright and one dark. One part is broken, and the other part is still there.”
“These people are not soldiers of the Bai family army, so you must be careful when using them… Don’t get involved in this matter, I will send someone to take charge.” Bai Qingyan ordered Bai Jinxiu.
Bai Jinxiu nodded.
Now, everyone in the Bai family, from the eldest princess to Bai Qingyan’s personal maid Chuntao, knows that Bai Qingyan set up this trap in order to return to Shuoyang safely, and they all feel relieved.
But they maintained a unified statement to the outside world, saying that Bai Qingyan was still unconscious.
Bai Jinxiu asked someone to tell Qin Lang, who was still waiting in the front yard of the Bai Mansion, that Bai Jinxiu would stay in the Bai Mansion to take care of her elder sister tonight, and asked Qin Lang to go back and take good care of Wang Ge’er.
Qin Lang nodded and said to Cui Bi, “Go tell Madam that if the Princess Zhenguo needs any medicine, just send someone back to the palace to get it!”
Cui Bi saluted Qin Lang: “Yes!”
As soon as Qin Lang stepped out of the gate of Bai Mansion, he saw Dong Qingping and Mrs. Song coming to the door. Qin Lang hurriedly saluted Dong Qingping and Mrs. Song: “Master Dong, Mrs. Dong!”
Dong Qingping nodded, his face gloomy as he stepped into the main gate of the Bai residence. Mrs. Song nodded slightly to Qin Lang and hurriedly followed Dong Qingping.
Lupin immediately invited Dong Qingping and Song in.
Qin Lang looked back at the figures of Dong Qingping and Song, and then at the brightly lit Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion. He just hoped that Bai Qingyan could survive this disaster. After all, there were many people who cared about her… and about her.
In the imperial palace, the window frames of the emperor’s bedroom were rustling in the wind. The shadows of the lights flickered on the shiny floor and on the emperor’s gloomy and sunken face.
Concubine Qiu cried and pleaded with the Emperor, saying how much she missed the Emperor these days and how she wanted to come and visit him, but she was always stopped by the Grand Princess. Now that something has happened to Prince Liang… Because she came from Prince Liang’s Mansion, the servants in the palace all gave her a cold shoulder.
The emperor’s face was gloomy. He turned his head and stared at Concubine Qiu. He saw her kneeling under the bright yellow curtain held up by golden hooks. But he thought of the queen and started coughing, covering his chest.
Concubine Qiu quickly stood up holding up her skirt, picked up the spittoon, and brought it to the emperor. She didn’t despise it and wiped the corners of the emperor’s lips with her silk handkerchief. Her white and slender hands, as crystal clear as jade tubes, gently stroked the emperor’s heart: “Your Majesty, you are feeling better now.”
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