The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 704: Knowledge of current affairs
Chapter 704: Knowing the Current Affairs
Cai Ziyuan clasped his fists and said to Bai Qing: “If the Princess Zhenguo wants Cai Ziyuan to study at the Bai clan school, Cai Ziyuan is willing to do so.”
“Mr. Cai, what I am asking… is whether Mr. Cai is willing to be loyal to the Bai family!” Bai Qing spoke solemnly, sat up straight and looked at Cai Ziyuan.
“Ah…Princess Zhenguo!” Bai Qingping was so shocked that he almost called Bai Qingyan “Sister” in front of outsiders. He clenched his fists and said in disapproval, “Mr. Ziyuan is very knowledgeable, it’s just right for him to teach the students of the clan!”
Firstly, Mr. Cai Ziyuan had only been in Shuoyang for too short a time. Secondly… this Cai Ziyuan came from the residence of the Left Prime Minister Li Mao, so who knew if he could truly be loyal.
Not only Bai Qingping was shocked, even Cai Ziyuan himself opened his eyes wide: “Zhen…Zhen Guo Princess, Ziyuan…but she came from the Zuo Xiangfu!”
“I believe in my own judgment of people.” Bai Qingyan stroked the hand warmer in his hand, expressionless, “I believe that Mr. Cai is a talented and proud person. Since Mr. Cai was abandoned by the Left Prime Minister’s Mansion… and asked Mr. Cai to come to Shuoyang to apologize to the Bai Mansion, the Left Prime Minister has abandoned Mr. Cai! With Mr. Cai’s pride, it is impossible for him to be loyal to the Left Prime Minister’s Mansion again. Although my Bai family is powerless now, there is one thing that the Left Prime Minister’s Mansion can never compare to! The Bai family… will never abandon any comrade who has been through thick and thin together!”
The Bai family…will never abandon any of their comrades who have shared the same hardships and life and death with them!
This sentence suddenly made Cai Ziyuan’s eyes red.
He knew this sentence, and this was the reason why the Bai family army was brave and fearless of death and always victorious!
He recalled that once, under the red lights on the long street of the capital, he saw Bai Qingyan beating up the Bai family’s bastard in front of the restaurant…
At that time, Bai Qingyan said that the Bai family rules were the Bai family army’s military rules.
As a counselor, what is the biggest wish in this life? It is to meet someone who recognizes you and a master who will never abandon you no matter what happens.
When he was assigned by the Left Prime Minister to come to Shuoyang to apologize to Bai Qingyan, he thought he was doomed to die. He had also thought at the beginning… If the Princess Zhenguo was magnanimous and could spare his life, he would return to his hometown and become a teacher for the rest of his life.
But unexpectedly, the Princess Zhenguo invited me…
Cai Ziyuan gritted his teeth, lifted the hem of his robe, knelt down in front of Bai Qingyan, and kowtowed three times: “Cai Ziyuan greets the master. From now on, I will be loyal to the Princess Zhenguo and will never have second thoughts. If I break this oath, my entire family will end up without descendants, and I will not be able to reincarnate after death, and I will never be able to be reborn!”
“Qingping, help Mr. Cai up.” Bai Qingyan stroked the hand warmer and turned his head to instruct Chuntao, “Call housekeeper Hao in.”
Bai Qingping frowned and helped Mr. Cai up, wanting to tell Bai Qingyan about his worries.
Soon, Butler Hao came in and bowed to Bai Qingyan.
“Mr. Cai will be taken care of by Butler Hao. He will be a member of the Bai family from now on.” Bai Qingyan’s eyes fell on the bleached clothes on Cai Ziyuan, and said, “Mr. Cai came in a hurry and didn’t bring many clothes and daily necessities. I’ll trouble Butler Hao to prepare everything for Mr. Cai.”
“Don’t worry, young lady. I will make sure Mr. Cai is well taken care of.” Butler Hao smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Cai Ziyuan, “Mr. Cai, please…”
Cai Ziyuan stood up, bowed to Bai Qingyan and said, “Ziyuan has a request. I hope that when the Princess Zhenguo has no other instructions, I can continue to teach the people in the military camp and teach them to read. This can be regarded as doing my best for the people.”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “If Mr. Cai is free, that would be great.”
“Thank you, Princess Zhenguo!” Cai Ziyuan bowed again before following Butler Hao out of the main hall in an orderly manner.
Bai Qingping saw Cai Ziyuan leave and hurriedly said, “Sister, Mr. Cai is from the Left Prime Minister’s Mansion in Dadu. Sister, you rashly use him, aren’t you afraid of backlash?”
“I’m not being rash…” Bai Qing said in a very calm voice, and turned to look at Bai Qingping, “Anyone with some ability is proud in his bones. The Left Prime Minister Li Mao asked Mr. Cai to come to Shuoyang to apologize, which means he has given up on Mr. Cai and abandoned his life and death! For counselors like them, the most expected thing in this life is to meet a wise master, to be trusted by the master, and never let him down. It was the Left Prime Minister who let Mr. Cai down, and Mr. Cai will never be loyal to him again!”
“Qing Ping, in this world, there are counselors who value ancient etiquette. Once they choose a master, even if the master betrays them, they will not betray the master! We should not force such counselors, but there are also counselors who will not be loyal to one person, such as this Mr. Cai… He has a proud character, knows the times, and knows how to choose the right tree to live in.”
Bai Qingping thought carefully about Bai Qingyan’s words, and recalled the first few days when Cai Ziyuan entered the military camp. At first, he had no faith at all and seemed to be waiting to die.
After figuring it out, Bai Qingping stood up and bowed to Bai Qingyan: “Qingping accepts your instruction.”
Bai Qingping stood up and saw Bai Qingyan’s pale and thin face. He couldn’t help but remind her, “Sister, you should take a good rest. If there is anything, you can let Qingping handle it.”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “Don’t worry! Nanny Tong will send Qingping out for me…”
Nanny Tong responded and asked Bai Qingping to leave.
After watching Bai Qingping leave, Bai Qingyan just stood up with Chuntao’s hand, and saw Lupin hurried over: “Miss, there is an urgent letter from the second lady of the capital.”
Seeing this, Chuntao helped Bai Qingyan sit down again, and Lupin respectfully handed him the letter.
Bai Qingyan opened the letter and read through it quickly.
Bai Jinxiu mainly talked about two things in the letter…
Plague in Huayang City.
The prince ordered the construction of a nine-story platform.
Bai Qingyan held the letter tightly and clenched his teeth.
Because first the emperor fell off his horse and then there was a plague in Huayang City, the prince decided to build a Nine-Layered Terrace to pray for blessings. When the Nine-Layered Terrace is completed… the emperor will bathe and fast and live in the Nine-Layered Terrace to pray for the State of Jin.
When Huayang City was hit by a plague, the prince did not send people to provide disaster relief first. Instead, he used the plague as an excuse, saying that it was a natural calamity sent by heaven, and wanted to build a nine-story platform to suit the emperor’s wishes.
She felt a chill in her heart as she read every word in Bai Jinxiu’s letter. Now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can only guess the Emperor’s thoughts and do things. How can he be like an emperor who serves the country and the people?
If the prince ascends the throne… I’m afraid he won’t be able to do better than the current emperor.
The Lin royal family is rotten to the core.
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Dong cooked the soup herself. After waiting in Boyun Courtyard for a long time but seeing Bai Qingyan not coming back, she sent Nanny Qin to the front yard. After asking, she found out that Bai Qingyan had gone to the ancestral hall.
Mrs. Dong frowned, “This child is injured… He doesn’t take good care of himself. He is busy with this and that, and now he is running to the ancestral hall!”
“Madam, don’t you know what kind of personality our eldest sister has? She knows that the Bai family cannot do without her now, and she will never joke about her body! Yesterday was the eldest sister’s birthday… This old servant guessed that the eldest sister might be thinking about the King and the Duke of Zhenguo, as well as Brother Yu.”
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