The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 698: Nacho
Chapter 698: Na Qiao
“My dear young lady, it was the clan leader who personally brought people here. I guess they were urged to come here by the Bai clan members because they heard that my dear young lady had summoned the governor and Lord Zhou to our house!”
Just now, when Butler Hao received the report from the doorman and went out to check, he saw the sedan bearers… were sweating profusely in this weather, standing aside and wiping their faces with a sweat towel, which showed how anxious they were running. Even so… there were still people grumbling that the clan leader was delaying the time by changing his clothes.
“I’ll accept the gift and send it directly to Bai Qingping, so that he can use it to train soldiers and suppress bandits. It can be regarded as… the Bai clan’s contribution to training soldiers and suppressing bandits.” Bai Qingyan put the teacup aside, raised his hand to gently cover his heart, supported Chuntao’s hand and stood up, “Let them go back and say that I am seriously injured… It is really not appropriate for me to meet guests.”
“Yes!” Butler Hao responded and left the main hall, going outside to deliver the message in person.
Bai Qihe, the patriarch of the Bai clan, was waiting outside anxiously.
Early this morning, the clan members came to the clan leader’s door and blocked the door, demanding that the clan leader take them to deliver a birthday gift to Princess Zhenguo. Bai Qihe was reluctant to come at first, saying that Princess Zhenguo was seriously injured, and for the sake of Princess Zhenguo’s health, he just sent someone to deliver the gift to Bai’s house to express his gratitude.
Unexpectedly, the clan members gathered at the clan leader’s house, all vying to present gifts to the Bai Mansion on behalf of the Bai clan. No one was willing to give in, and a group of people started arguing at Bai Qihe’s place.
They all thought that Bai Qingyan had saved the prince’s life this time, and his status in the prince’s eyes would be even more special. If Bai Qingyan was willing to promote the younger generations in his own clan, their Bai family could continue to be glorious in the future.
Or rather… they were counting on Bai Qingyan to promote their own offspring so that their family could become as glorious as the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion once was.
Later, a servant from an unknown family came in to report that… Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion had sent people to invite the prefect and Magistrate Zhou to Bai’s Mansion. The clan members then swarmed over, and Bai Qihe was unable to stop them, so he had to follow them… to prevent these clan members from colliding with Princess Zhenguo.
It was probably because Bai Qihe, the second son of the former clan leader, never participated in clan affairs, and later became completely obsessed with restoring ancient books and paintings. He did not make any major achievements in the clan, nor did he establish his authority in the clan. Therefore, although Bai Qihe was the clan leader, most people in the clan were not afraid of him.
Soon, Butler Hao came out of the Bai Mansion, bowed to Bai Qihe and said, “Please forgive me, clan leader. Our eldest daughter is seriously injured and cannot meet guests. She has ordered… to send the gifts from the clan members directly to the military camp for training and suppressing bandits. I would like to thank you all on behalf of our eldest daughter.”
When a clan member heard this, he hurried forward and shouted, “The Princess Zhenguo was about to meet the governor and Lord Zhou, but why is she so badly injured that she can’t meet her family members? Could it be that because we are commoners and have no great use, the Princess Zhenguo is showing off in front of her family members?!”
The man was old and looked to be in his fifties. He was leaning on a cane and was filled with resentment as he spoke, with his heart beating violently.
When Butler Hao heard this, he sneered and didn’t even want to pay attention to him. He just bowed to Bai Qihe and turned to go in.
But the elder refused to give in, relying on his age and seniority, saying, “No matter what, most of the people here are elders in the clan. We heard that the Princess Zhenguo had met with Governor Shen and Lord Zhou, so we old men dragged our half-buried bodies to the gate of the Bai Mansion. Isn’t it to send a birthday gift to the Princess Zhenguo and congratulate her on her birthday? But we received the gift but couldn’t meet the person. How can this be justified in the world?”
“That’s right… I’ve already met the governor and Lord Zhou, but I really don’t even have the energy to see my clansmen? Who would believe me if I told anyone else this?”
Housekeeper Hao looked coldly at the two elders who were yelling at the door of the Bai Mansion, and said with a smile: “Then this elder should just think that our eldest daughter doesn’t want to see you! Just as this elder said… You are all commoners, but you are only qualified to come to our door because you are of the same clan as our eldest daughter. But our eldest daughter is a princess. Do you think she has to condescend to see you just because she is not feeling well? What a joke…”
After saying that, Butler Hao turned around and walked towards the gate of Bai Mansion, deliberately saying in a loud voice: “Pass the order down, if anyone dares to make a noise in front of the gate of Bai Mansion and disturb our eldest girl from recovering from her injuries, we will directly ask County Magistrate Zhou to arrest them. Whether the Zhenguo Princess can recover from her injuries in peace depends entirely on how County Magistrate Zhou handles it!”
“Even though the Princess Zhenguo is now high and mighty, does that mean she is not of the same clan as us?” The old man wanted to say something else but was stopped by his own son.
In the past, Princess Zhenguo dealt with the younger brother of the previous clan leader and the family of Bai Qiyun, the brother of the current clan leader, in the Bai family ancestral hall. Those scenes are still vivid in my mind. Now, they are the ones who come to beg Princess Zhenguo for help, instead of Princess Zhenguo begging them. How can they be so arrogant?
Furthermore, the news that the clan had forced the eldest princess of the dynasty to spit blood in the capital city had already spread throughout the State of Jin, and many people were saying that the people of the Bai clan were ungrateful.
Now that the Princess Zhenguo is recuperating from her injuries, if they make a scene outside the Bai residence, even if they are caught by Lord Zhou, no one will sympathize with their clan. Instead, they will simply say that the clan members are pushing their luck.
When the old man saw his son’s expression, he probably thought of what happened outside the Bai family’s ancestral hall. He shrank his neck with a timid expression, turned around and walked away with his cane: “Let’s go find the old patriarch!”
The other members of the Bai clan looked at each other. Some followed the old man and left, while others looked at the clan leader, Bai Qihe.
“Clan leader, what should we do now?” A clan member simply spoke to Bai Qihe frankly, “We thought we would be able to see the Princess Zhenguo today. We spent all our money to give her a huge gift, hoping that she would help the children in our clan. We can’t just wait until the Princess Zhenguo’s generation passes and there are no more people from our Bai clan in the court!”
Bai Qihe turned around and looked at these anxious tribesmen. Just as he was about to speak, he heard someone say…
“Now the Princess Zhenguo has been seriously injured in order to save the Crown Prince. You see, the Crown Prince is sending cartloads of treasures to the Bai Mansion. If we can ask the Princess Zhenguo to say a good word for our clan members at this time, it will definitely be more useful than at any other time! Besides, the Princess Zhenguo is a girl, so it is not convenient for her to be in the court. If someone from our clan is in the court, it will also be good for the Princess Zhenguo!”
“That’s right. The reason why a clan is a clan is because we are of the same clan and surname and should support each other. Our clan prospers together and we should all contribute to the glory of the clan!”
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