The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 672: chivalrous
Chapter 672 Chivalrous Spirit
How could the prince not know about this? All the memorials submitted to him were suppressed by the prince.
Bai Jinzhi had already noticed the prince’s evasive look, but pretended not to understand his expression and said indignantly, “The soldiers are guarding the border for the country. If they can’t even fill their stomachs, how can they fight?! I got angry when I heard that. I thought that my cousin the prince would never tolerate anyone making a fuss about the soldiers’ rations, so I came to ask my cousin the prince for this job. While I’m in Dadu, I’ll investigate this matter for my cousin the prince!”
Bai Jinzhi raised his hand and patted his chest: “Don’t worry, my cousin the Crown Prince, I will investigate this matter thoroughly! And let my elder sister see that not only my elder sister can serve my cousin the Crown Prince, but I can too! This way… my elder sister will worry less and can recover well!”
When the prince heard this, he looked up and asked Bai Jinzhi, “Are you saying that Princess Zhenguo also knows about this?”
“Yes! I told my elder sister when I got back. She said that the matter should be investigated in detail and then informed my cousin the prince. But I didn’t want my elder sister to be tired, so I came to my cousin the prince first and recommended myself. I asked my cousin the prince to hand the matter over to me! I also want my elder sister to see what I am capable of!” Bai Jinzhi looked at the prince with pure and clear eyes, as innocent as a pool of clear water, clean to the bottom.
“Princess Gaoyi, I know about this!” The prince had no choice but to tell Bai Jinzhi the truth. After all, Bai Jinzhi was one of his own. “Also, the Zhenguo Princess has recommended you to the Anping Camp. You should prepare to go to the Anping Camp next month… and help me take control of the Anping Camp!”
“Then…what about the military rations? Are you not going to investigate it? What if I go to Anping camp and eat military rations full of sand? My cousin, I think this matter needs to be investigated thoroughly!” Bai Jinzhi said righteously.
The prince was quite patient with Bai Jinzhi and said with a smile: “Don’t worry about the military rations… I will never let you eat military rations with sand in them!”
If Bai Jinzhi went to the Anping camp, the Anping army would be the soldiers under the prince. How could the prince let his soldiers eat food with sand in it?
If Bai Jinzhi was just suspicious just now, he would be certain now that the prince must have known about the sand and gravel mixed in the military rations for a long time, but he had not dealt with it.
She guessed that either… the prince benefited from this incident, or he was protecting someone.
Bai Jinzhi clenched his fists and argued, “But my cousin, I think we still need to investigate this matter. Think about it! The soldiers guarding the border… are guarding the land of Jin for your Majesty and my cousin! If they don’t have good food, what if the enemy invades…”
“Alright, alright!” The prince raised his hand to interrupt Bai Jinzhi’s words, “I know what you mean. I know the situation well. You don’t have to worry anymore. I will definitely handle it! I will ensure that the soldiers guarding the border will not eat such food again. Are you relieved?”
Seeing that the prince had no intention of dealing with the matter, Bai Jinzhi had to stand up and say goodbye.
As soon as Bai Jinzhi left, the prince had someone call Fang Lao over and talk about the military rations…
“This is a difficult matter to handle! The Crown Princess is pregnant now. If the matter is really reported to the Emperor… the Emperor will punish the Crown Princess’s brother, and what if the baby in the Crown Princess’s belly is hurt? But Bai Jinzhi is a hot-tempered person. Believe it or not… as soon as she leaves my place, she will go to investigate this matter!” The Crown Prince was confident that he knew Bai Jinzhi well enough. After all, she was a person who could see through people at a glance.
Old Fang frowned and said, “It all depends on whether the Crown Prince trusts Princess Gaoyi. If he does, then… just speak frankly to Princess Gaoyi. If Princess Gaoyi is really loyal to the Crown Prince, she will definitely consider the Crown Prince and the baby in the Crown Princess’ belly and keep the peace! If Princess Gaoyi still wants to make a big deal out of it, please punish the Crown Princess’ brother severely! Then…”
Elder Fang raised his slightly cloudy eyes and looked at the Crown Prince, and shook his head gently: “Your Highness, you should think carefully about whether this person, who is loyal to Your Highness on the surface but does not obey Your Highness’ orders… and does not care about Your Highness’s difficulties, can be placed in the camp to help Your Highness control the Anping Camp!”
The prince nodded upon hearing this. It was indeed so…
If Bai Jinzhi does not obey his orders, no matter how loyal he is, he cannot be sent to the Anping camp, otherwise in the future… What if Bai Jinzhi’s thoughts are contrary to his orders and Bai Jinzhi does not obey the transfer order?
The prince turned to look at Quan Yu who had been standing beside him, and said, “Quan Yu, send someone to bring Princess Gao Yi back.”
“Yes!” Quan Yu responded and went out, ordering the guards to bring Princess Gaoyi back.
Quan Yu stood at the door and glanced quietly into the study, and saw that Mr. Fang was discussing the candidate for the Minister of Rites with the Crown Prince. What Mr. Fang meant was that… the position of the Minister of Rites should be filled by his own people.
The prince was worried that if he let his own people go up, the emperor would be unhappy if he found out.
But Elder Fang advised, “Your Highness, now His Majesty has handed over all the government affairs to Your Highness. It is out of trust in Your Highness and also to let Your Highness do it freely! Your Highness, don’t forget… His Majesty is not without other princes besides Your Highness the Crown Prince, but those princes are not yet adults, so there is no need to worry about them at present. But what if Your Majesty can really wait until those princes come of age? Your Highness, think about it… If another prince has the same thoughts as Prince Xin and Prince Liang, would Your Highness still want to experience the Wude Gate Rebellion again?”
When the prince thought of the Wude Gate Rebellion, his scalp tightened and he shook his head subconsciously.
“Besides, the position of the Queen is vacant now. Your Majesty has let Concubine Yu take charge of the harem, but he has not allowed Concubine Yu to make any further progress. Instead, he has promoted Concubine Qiu to Concubine Qiu. To be honest, it is offensive and presumptuous… Your Majesty’s favor for Concubine Yu is far less than that for Concubine Qiu. Moreover… Concubine Qiu is young and fresh. She has been favored since she entered the harem. Who knows whether she will give birth to a prince for Your Majesty in the future, or whether she will bewitch Your Majesty…”
The prince’s grip tightened.
“Therefore, it is extremely important to place our people in the Ministry of Rites! After a few years… we can use the word “ritual” to petition His Majesty to confer the title of Empress on Concubine Yu, and also stop Concubine Qiu from climbing to a higher position!” Old Fang whispered.
The prince was still looking down in thought, but Quan Yu had already walked towards the front yard.
Quan Yu only felt that Bai Jinzhi had a simple and impulsive personality, and also had a kind of chivalrous spirit that was not afraid of anything. If he knew that this matter was related to the Crown Princess’s brother, he would probably ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to severely punish the Crown Princess’s brother and seek justice for the soldiers guarding the border.
By then, if the fetus in the Crown Princess’s belly is disturbed, I’m afraid the Crown Prince will blame Princess Gaoyi.
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