The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 661: Hard
Chapter 661 Hard Work
“Mr. Xiao, are you leaving too?” Bai Jinzhi looked at Xiao Rongyan and said without giving him a chance to answer, “I’ll see you off, Mr. Xiao.”
Xiao Rongyan, who was holding a teacup, said: “…”
Xiao Rongyan put down his teacup and decided to go to Bai Qingyan’s boudoir in person after nightfall. He stood up and bowed to Bai Jinzhi with a gentle smile: “Miss Bai, you are too polite. Please stop!”
Bai Jinzhi smiled as she watched Murong Li and Xiao Rongyan leave one after another. She then secretly breathed a sigh of relief and slumped down in her chair in a messy manner. She felt that her eldest sister, second sister, and third sister were all too amazing. How could they sit so straight for so long?
After completing the task, Bai Jinzhi rested for a while, then stood up and ran towards Qinghui Courtyard, and told Bai Qingyan what he had learned from Murong Li about the military rations.
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Lupin came to Yanque Tower, revealed his identity as the guard of the Princess Zhenguo, and asked the shopkeeper about the guest who had booked the No. 1 private room for the next day. The shopkeeper did not dare to hide it and said that it was a girl named Liu who had booked the room. When the girl’s maid came to make the reservation, she did not have enough money, so she gave the address and asked the shopkeeper to send a waiter to go back with them to get the money.
But when the shopkeeper heard that it was in Jiuchuan Hutong, he thought it was not a place where rich people lived and so he refused to agree. Who knew that the maid was out for less than a quarter of an hour and came back to make up the money.
“Do you know which one in Jiuchuan Hutong?”
“It’s the last house with a black door and rammed earth walls in Jiuchuan Hutong…” The owner of Yanque Tower recalled for a moment and said, “Oh… By the way, the girl also said that there are sweet osmanthus flowers planted in their yard. It smells so good. You can find it by following the scent!”
Coming out of the Swallow Tower, Lupin gazed at the long, busy streets of the metropolis, and suddenly doubts arose in his heart: Was it necessary to explain the location of a private room so clearly just to book one?
Since he had already noticed the trick, Lupin did not delay and first sent a guard back to deliver the letter to Bai Qingyan. Then he jumped on his horse and rode to the Prince’s Mansion as Bai Qingyan instructed.
The prince read the letter sent by Lupin, and listened to the news that Lupin had heard from the shopkeeper of Yanque Tower. Old Fang’s eyes turned and he looked at the prince: “Your Highness… could it be Liu Ruofu who has not been found in Jingzhao Yinfu yet?!”
The prince was startled and looked at Mr. Fang.
“The whole capital is under martial law now. Liu Ruofu certainly can’t leave. She sent a letter to the Princess Zhenguo at this time. Maybe… she wants to negotiate with the Princess Zhenguo to let her live, or she wants to die with the Princess Zhenguo! As for the maid that the shopkeeper mentioned… maybe she knew that Liu Ruofu would die, and she didn’t want to die with her, so she just reminded the shopkeeper on purpose, so that people would find out.”
The prince lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before saying, “Well, Elder Fang, send someone to notify the patrol camp and have them bring people with you and Guard Lu to go there. If Liu Ruofu is really there, we must capture her immediately without any mistakes.”
“Yes!” Lupin clasped his fists and said yes.
The prince looked at Lupin again and said, “Princess Zhenguo is too seriously injured. Don’t trouble Princess Zhenguo with these things in the future. Let Princess Zhenguo recover well! Go back and tell Princess Zhenguo that I will take care of everything… Let her recover with peace of mind. When she recovers, I… still hope that she can give me advice and help me get on the right track.”
Lupin pretended to be grateful and knelt down to kowtow: “Lupin, I will definitely convey His Royal Highness’s words. If the young lady knew that His Royal Highness took it so seriously, she would definitely take good care of her injuries and get better soon!”
Mr. Fang gently tightened his hands hidden in his sleeves, but on the surface, he tried to put on a look of satisfaction and nodded with a smile.
Jiuchuan Hutong, surnamed Liu… When this news was sent to Bai Qingyan, Bai Qingyan suspected that someone knew Liu Ruofu’s hiding place and deliberately revealed the news to her.
Bai Qingyan held the soup bowl filled with medicinal food in his hand and gently stroked the soup spoon…
This person either wants to use her hand to capture Liu Ruofu.
Or, it was to do her a favor.
Bai Qingyan prefers the second option.
Obviously Bai Jinxiu also figured out the key, but Bai Jinxiu began to suspect Xiao Rongyan: “Eldest sister… could it be Mr. Xiao?”
If it were in the past… Bai Qingyan would have doubted Xiao Rongyan, but now her relationship with Xiao Rongyan is different from before, Xiao Rongyan would tell her directly and would not use this method.
Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes and shook his head: “No matter who it is, since it is a favor, we accept it… naturally someone will jump out, there is no rush.”
“Eldest sister! I have found out everything!” Bai Jinzhi rushed in rashly, walked around the screen, sat down on the small embroidered cushion, and said, “Those playboys are not talking nonsense. The rice sent to the northern border must have been mixed with sand and gravel.”
Bai Qingyan remained silent upon hearing this. It would be fine if the food was mixed with sand and gravel, but he was worried that the food sent over would be moldy… and that would be fatal if it harmed the soldiers guarding the border.
“It’s not difficult to investigate this matter. I’ll send someone to ask and see… the source of the batch of rice sent to Northern Xinjiang. By counting the people who handled it, we can always find out where the problem lies.” Bai Jinxiu said.
Hearing this, Bai Qingyan turned to look at Bai Jinxiu who had been taking care of her all these days and said, “You have been taking care of me for a long time. Now Xiao Si is here, and Qin Lang will be here soon… You can go back to the Qin Mansion with Qin Lang! I hope my brother misses you too.”
Bai Jinxiu was worried: “Xiao Si is so reckless like a child, I’d better stay here!”
“Second sister, don’t stay at home. I’ll take care of my eldest sister! I hope others won’t talk about this.” Bai Jinzhi is straightforward. “When I came in just now, I heard Sister Cuibi say that the two girls in the Qin residence love to pick on Second Sister’s faults and gossip about them everywhere, like gossipers.”
“Xiao Si!” Bai Jinxiu frowned.
Bai Qingyan chuckled: “We should let Xiao Si stay at the Qin Mansion for a few days to teach those two Miss Qin a lesson.”
“It’s not a big deal for girls. They are old enough. They can find a suitable family to marry. Qin Lang has taken his younger brother to his side to take care of him. He doesn’t allow those two to have any contact with him… Children are easy to correct. They have become more polite these days! The two sisters can’t see their brother, and they don’t dare to make trouble with Qin Lang. They can only talk about my affairs… Others won’t really believe it.”
Bai Jinxiu was not angry at all, she was calm and handled these things with ease. At least Bai Jinxiu had a good reputation in the capital city. She had stayed with the Qin family even when they were in trouble, and she was also a lady of the first rank. Even if someone wanted to say something… who would have the courage to say it in front of Bai Jinxiu.
“Xiao Si, I heard that before my elder sister left Shuoyang, she assigned you a task. Have you completed it?” Bai Jinxiu asked.
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