The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 708: utter wild words
Chapter 708: Outrageous Talk
Upon hearing the news, Bai Qingyan was annoyed, but he also thought of the great epidemic in Jiaozhou that year.
When the epidemic broke out in Jiaozhou, the emperor first sealed off the city of Jiaozhou. Seeing that the epidemic was out of control, the court officials who were supported by taxes from the people came up with an idea to kill all the infected people in Jiaozhou and completely eradicate the epidemic.
If my aunt Bai Suqiu had not been so reluctant as to ask to enter Jiaozhou on her own initiative, and my father had not personally led the Bai family army to escort my aunt into Jiaozhou City, the people of Jiaozhou would have been killed and burned to the ground long ago.
But later, the people of Jiaozhou were rescued, but my aunt never got out of Jiaozhou again.
Bai Qingyan closed his eyes, hoping that a doctor could develop a prescription to cure the disease as soon as possible.
“Today is the day for ancestor worship. Have mother and aunt come back?” Bai Qingyan asked again.
“Reply to the eldest girl, she has not come back yet.”
Bai Qingyan claimed to be ill and had been recuperating and had not seen any visitors. Since he was seriously injured, he naturally could not go to the ancestral worship ceremony.
The rituals for ancestor worship are complicated, and I’m sure my mother and aunt must be tired when they come back.
“Ask the kitchen to prepare the food, and we’ll have it when mother, aunt, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu come back.” Bai Qingyan closed the book in his hand, picked up the medicine bowl, frowned and drank it all.
Chun Tao took the medicine bowl with a smile and said to Bai Qing: “Don’t worry, Miss, the kitchen has prepared it.”
“Mr. Min Qianqiu is staying at our Bai Mansion. Today is the Little New Year… Let the kitchen prepare more Wei dishes for Mr. Min and his disciples.” Bai Qingyan’s eyes fell on Madam Tong, “Madam Tong, please go there in person and apologize to Mr. Min for me. Grandfather, father, uncle, and brothers have just passed away for a year. They are not in mourning yet, so we can’t have a banquet! I am not in good health and cannot entertain you personally, so I have to inconvenience Mr. Min.”
“Hey! I’ll go right away!” said Nanny Tong with a smile.
Now that grandfather, father, uncle, and younger brothers have all passed their twilight years, mother decided to have bright clothes made for everyone in the family to add some fresh color to the Bai Mansion. After all, a year has passed, and those who are still alive must still look forward.
Mother knew that Ayu was still alive, and Fourth Aunt knew that Ajue was still alive. All they wished for the rest of their lives was for their children to be healthy and to be able to see each other one day. Apart from that, they had no other wishes.
Bai Qingyan had just rinsed his mouth with honey water when the sisters Bai Jinzhao and Bai Jinhua, who had just returned from paying homage to their ancestors, entered Meixiang Pavilion. They quickly ran to the corridor and raised their hands to pat the snowflakes off their heads and bodies.
“Oh my Fifth and Sixth Miss!” Nanny Tong quickly put down her work and came out from the warm room, raising her hands to brush the snow off Bai Jinzhao and Bai Jinhua, “Why isn’t there a maid following them? And no one is holding an umbrella!”
“It’s okay, Ma’am! We went to Boyun Courtyard as soon as we came back. We heard that my eldest sister came to Meixiang Pavilion to appreciate the plum blossoms today. We thought you and the maid were walking too slowly, so we ran over here…” Bai Jinzhao smiled and brushed his bangs aside, pulling open the curtain and walked in.
Bai Jinhua also followed Bai Jinzhao into the room. The two of them glanced into the pavilion through the nanmu bird screen inlaid with emerald jade, called out “elder sister” loudly, and stood in front of the brazier to ward off the cold, fearing that they would pass on the cold to their elder sister if they got so close to her. This has been the habit of the sisters to see their elder sister in winter for many years. Even though Bai Qingyan’s cold has now recovered, they have not changed it.
Bai Qingyan smiled and turned to Chuntao and told her, “Go and bring some yogurt and snacks to Xiaowu and Xiaoliu. Let them eat first.”
Chuntao responded and went out, and saw Nanny Tong and her maid holding toiletries coming in.
Bai Jinzhao and Bai Jinhua washed their hands with hot water and warmed their bodies. Then they came in around the screen, one sitting on the couch and the other sitting on a small embroidered cushion brought by the maid. They smiled and talked to Bai Qing about today’s ancestor worship.
“Sister, you don’t know, today the eldest aunt, the third aunt, and the fifth aunt were so powerful…”
Bai Jinhua was about to talk to Bai Qing about today’s ancestor worship when Bai Jinzhao interrupted her: “Don’t talk about the bad things in the clan in front of my elder sister. My aunt and my aunt have solved them. If you talk about it now, won’t you just make my elder sister angry?”
Bai Jinzhao was worried that Bai Qingyan’s injury had not yet fully healed, and was afraid that Bai Qingyan would be angry.
“It’s okay, let Xiaoliu talk…” Bai Qingyan looked at Bai Jinhua with a smile.
Hearing Bai Qingyan’s words, Bai Jinhua couldn’t help but talk about what happened today…
Today’s ancestor worship ceremony happened just as Bai Qingyan expected. The clan members could no longer hold back and tried to take advantage of their seniority to get benefits from the Bai Mansion.
Everyone in the clan had already discussed it yesterday morning and sent one person… to hand a list directly to the mother and aunts. The list included all the descendants of each family in the clan. They asked Bai Qingyan to hand the list to the prince, and begged the prince to make use of these descendants of the Bai family to continue the glory of the Bai family.
Bai Qihe was the clan leader, so this matter should have been done by the clan leader. However, clan members bypassed the clan leader, privately prepared a list, and handed it directly to Dong, under the pretext that there was no one in the Bai family at the time, and even though Bai Jinzhi was good at fighting, she was a woman and could not continue the glory of the Bai family.
The clan members were smart this time. They spoke very subtly and kept a very humble attitude. The gist of it was that Bai Qingyan was seriously injured and might die at any time. While Bai Qingyan was still alive and had saved the prince’s life, as long as she was willing to promote someone from the clan, the prince would certainly use her. By then, the Bai family would have someone in the court and the Bai family’s century-old reputation would not be tarnished.
Mrs. Dong was so angry that she fell backwards. Fifth Madam Qi tore up the list directly. Third Madam Li scolded the clan members loudly. Bai Qingyan was seriously injured, even irrelevant outsiders were concerned about him and sent him supplements every now and then, hoping that Bai Qingyan could recover. The clan members, on the other hand, hoped to squeeze out the last bit of value from Bai Qingyan before he died.
As the clan leader, Bai Qihe’s face turned pale. He quickly apologized to the ladies of the Bai family and said that he would definitely discipline the clan members in the future.
At this point, several elders of the clan disagreed, saying that they were all from the same clan, and that the Bai family had been in Dadu for most of these years… The Bai clan had worked hard in Shuoyang for the Bai family. Now that there was no one in the Dadu court, Bai Qingyan, as a daughter of the Bai clan, should plan for the future of the Bai clan and recommend the younger generation of the Bai clan to serve as officials in the court.
The fifth wife, Madam Qi, sneered and said that the glory of the Bai family was gained by the men of the Bai family who sacrificed their lives. If the descendants of the clan really wanted to contribute to the Bai family and continue the reputation of the Bai family, they could take the imperial examinations, join the army, and fight for their lives like most of the men of the Bai family. She only wanted to reap the fruits of others’ labor and become an official in the court, but she wanted Bai Qingyan to become a villain who was seeking repayment for his kindness. The clan members could really say that.
The third wife, Madam Li, was not merciful and said, “If the glory of the Bai family needs to be achieved by our eldest daughter of the Bai family forcing the prince to do something for us, then it would be like throwing the face of the Bai ancestors into the cesspool!”
The clan members were horrified and accused Li of speaking outrageously.
The third update! I continue to ask for monthly tickets la la la la…