The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 692: call the shots
Chapter 692: Make the Decision
She secretly prepared some interesting storybooks for her elder sister, and let her read them occasionally to help her change her mind.
This way, the eldest sister will be more likely to come to her senses, and it will be easier for Mr. Xiao to marry into the Bai family.
Bai Jinzhi had already reported to his elder sister and sent the gift. He stood up and bowed to Bai Qingyan: “Elder sister, the gift has been sent. I have to go back to copy the book. My mother is angry because I left the book without saying goodbye. I have to go back and pretend to appease my mother…”
Bai Qingyan was so embarrassed that he could only nod: “Go ahead…”
“Eldest sister, please have a good rest! If you need anything, please let Sister Chuntao call me!” Bai Jinzhi bowed with a smile, then left Boyun Courtyard and went back to copy books to pretend to appease her mother.
As soon as Bai Jinzhi left, Chuntao brought in a cup of hot tea for Bai Qingyan: “Young lady, you must be tired on the journey. Just now, before Madam Tong went to see Yinshuang, she told me to warm up the bed and make sure to watch over you so that you can rest. Do you want to take a nap?”
“Put away the box that Xiao Si brought here.” Bai Qingyan picked up the teacup and took a sip. “Go ask Zeng Shanru and Manager Liu if they have arrived. I think they may have come but were blocked outside by Nanny Tong. If they have arrived… ask someone to invite them over.”
As Bai Qingyan said, Zeng Shanru and Manager Liu hurried back to see Bai Qingyan as soon as they heard that the eldest girl had returned.
But Nanny Tong felt sorry for Bai Qingyan’s injury and the bumpy journey, so she stopped the two of them as usual.
Just now, before Nanny Tong took the snacks to see Yinshuang, she also reminded Chuntao and the others that after the lady left, they must let the eldest girl get some sleep.
“Miss, please sleep for a while. I will send someone to invite you back. I estimate it will take a while.” Chuntao coaxed Bai Qingyan like she was coaxing a child.
“No, just lie here for a while. Go call someone!” Bai Qingyan raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.
Chuntao responded and walked out.
Perhaps because he was back home, Bai Qingyan felt a lot more relaxed. He supported his head with one hand, leaned his back against the sac, and then… fell asleep.
When Chuntao sent someone to call Manager Liu and Zeng Shanru, and when they opened the curtain to report, they saw that their eldest daughter was already fast asleep leaning against Yinnang. Chuntao walked quietly to Bai Qingyan’s side, covered her with a fine velvet blanket, and quietly left.
Seeing the bright sunshine today, Chuntao ordered people to lower the bamboo curtains hanging under the veranda to block out the sunlight, and then she bowed to Manager Liu and Zeng Shanru standing in the yard: “The eldest lady has fallen asleep leaning against the hidden bag. Manager Liu and Manager Zeng, please wait for her in the side room with some tea so that the eldest lady can rest. The eldest lady has been injured recently, and she is really tired from the long journey back.”
Manager Liu and Zeng Shanru knew that Bai Qingyan was injured while rescuing the emperor. When they heard that their eldest daughter was tired and fell asleep, they nodded repeatedly. Manager Liu said hurriedly, “There’s no need to disturb the eldest daughter. Shanru and I will just drink tea in the side room!”
“Thank you both managers for your understanding.” Chuntao bowed.
Knowing that the eldest girl had fallen asleep, no one in Boyun Courtyard dared to speak loudly and walked on tiptoe for fear of disturbing the eldest girl.
Even when Dong personally prepared the medicine and sent it over, she did not ask anyone to wake Bai Qingyan up when she heard that Bai Qingyan had fallen asleep. She only ordered people to warm the medicine in a small stove and put something in Bai Qingyan’s stomach when he woke up before using it.
Bai Qingyan slept soundly and was not awakened until the hour of Xu because of hunger.
Chun Tao was sitting on an embroidery cushion under a tall lamp, holding an embroidery frame in her hand. When she heard the rustling sound of Bai Qingyan waking up, she quickly put the embroidery frame into the winnowing basket and stood up: “The young lady is awake!”
Bai Qingyan opened his eyes drowsily and looked out the window. He saw that it was already dark outside, but the lanterns under the corridor of Boyun Courtyard were not lit yet, probably because they were worried that it would disturb Bai Qingyan’s rest.
Even in the upper room, only the glass lamp on the high table was lit.
Bai Qingyan propped herself up and saw Chuntao lighting the lamp on the small black lacquered square table in front of her with a tinderbox. She said, “It’s so dark… Aren’t you afraid of hurting your eyes while doing the embroidery?”
“It’s okay. I’m sitting under the high table. It’s bright here. But the young lady is hungry… Madam has asked the kitchen to heat up the food, waiting for the young lady to wake up and serve the meal!” Chuntao lit the lamp and put on the glass lampshade. The room suddenly became bright.
“What time is it?” Bai Qingyan asked Chuntao.
“My dear young lady, it’s already the hour of night!” Chun Tao stood on tiptoe, lit the lamp on the high table to the right of Bai Qingyan and said with a smile, “Butler Liu and Butler Zeng saw that my dear young lady was sleeping soundly, so they went to the front yard and waited in the mansion. After my dear young lady has finished her meal, I will send someone to call the two butlers.”
When Nanny Tong saw that the lights in the upper room were on, she hurriedly ordered people to spread the word. The maids in Qinghui Courtyard all became busy. The maids lit the lanterns under the corridor, and Nanny Tong came in to help Chuntao light the lamps with a tinder.
Bai Qingyan asked about the little girl Yinshuang. Nanny Tong said that although the little girl had lost an eye, she was content with having enough to eat, so there was no need for Nanny Tong to bother to comfort her.
Not long after Bai Qingyan had finished his meal, Manager Liu and Zeng Shanru came to Boyun Courtyard.
Chuntao invited the two of them in. Because Bai Qingyan had not changed his clothes during his illness, Manager Liu and Zeng Shanru sat behind the screen and talked to Bai Qingyan through the mica screen.
“Don’t worry, young lady. Everything is going smoothly in the mountains. Mr. Xiao’s people are easy to deal with.” Zeng Shanru felt that the matter was confidential, so her voice was inevitably a little soft. “But the other day, Mr. Xiao’s people said that they hope that after this batch of weapons is produced, they can be given the first batch and take them away. They will not take the next batch. I dare not make a decision on my own, and said that I will discuss it with Manager Liu first, but I have not received a reply until now.”
Bai Qingyan held a sweet white porcelain teacup with gold and bamboo paintings in his hand. He lowered his eyes and occasionally used the cup lid to press down the tea stems suspended in the clear tea soup, but did not speak.
Zeng Shanru didn’t know if she had said something wrong. She turned her head to look at the mature and steady Manager Liu. Seeing that Manager Liu had no strange expression and was drinking tea calmly, she calmed down and waited for Bai Qingyan’s instructions.
Daliang and Wei want to attack Yan, and Yan needs weapons right now.
Bai Qingyan said after a moment: “Give them…”
“Yes!” Zeng Shanru responded and then said, “There is one more thing. It is not a big deal… so I accepted it without authorization. Mr. Xiao’s people gave us a mold for making arrowheads and asked us to make arrowheads according to the mold they gave us. I saw that the mold was made very delicately… It has barbs and hidden channels inside, which can cause people to bleed profusely after being shot by an arrow. If you want to pull out the arrow, the skin and flesh will be torn apart, which can greatly increase the lethality of the arrowhead! I agreed!”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “This matter has been handed over to you. If you think it is okay, you can decide on this matter.”
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