The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 714: Fear of variables
Chapter 714: Unexpected Changes
Aunt Tong clapped her hands in joy and said loudly, “Aren’t they all healed? I heard from Yin Shuang that… those infected people who took the medicine earlier are helping to take care of the patients!”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “That is indeed a great thing!”
“I just heard from Xiao Yinshuang that now those refugees call our Doctor Hong a living Bodhisattva, and say they want to erect an immortality tablet for our Doctor Hong!” Nanny Tong smiled so hard that the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes deepened.
As soon as Tong Mama finished speaking, Chuntao hurriedly came in with a letter. Without even bothering to greet her, she handed the letter to Bai Qingyan and said, “Miss, this is a letter from the second lady! The guard said… the person who delivered the letter fell off his horse, and he fainted after saying he was giving it to the eldest lady.”
Bai Qingyan’s heart skipped a beat, but he calmed himself and opened the letter.
【The national treasury was in a tight spot due to the construction of the Nine-Story Tower, so the Crown Prince secretly ordered to kill those who were infected with the disease in Huayang City and Qin, and to slaughter all the livestock, chickens and dogs in the city, and burn their bodies.】
Bai Qingyan clenched his teeth, anger suddenly rose in his chest, and his fingers almost pierced through the paper.
Because the national treasury was tight due to the construction of the Nine-Layered Terrace, the infected people in Huayang City and Qinhuai were strangled? !
What a good prince! What a good son of the emperor!
The people of the two cities suffered from the disaster, and the national treasury needed to spend a large amount of money. In order to keep the Nine-Story Terrace, the prince actually wanted to massacre the entire city.
The Nine-story Platform that the Emperor wanted was actually more important to the Prince than the lives of the people.
Bai Qingyan closed his eyes to calm down, and quickly calculated in his mind…
The news was received from Bai Jinxiu and sent to Shuoyang. The prince’s order should have been on the way to Huayang City and Qinhuai City.
“Chun Tao, go to Doctor Hong’s courtyard immediately and ask him to write down the prescription for curing the epidemic! I want three copies! Take one and wait for me outside the Bai Mansion. Hurry!”
“Yes!” Chuntao took the order and ran out of the upper room without delay, running towards Doctor Hong’s yard.
Bai Qingyan said to Madam Tong again, “Madam Tong, send someone to call Butler Hao and ask him to bring ten loyal and reliable people! It must be done quickly!”
“Yes!” Nanny Tong turned and went out.
Bai Qingyan was the only one left in the huge upper room. She lit the letter written by Bai Jinxiu with a calm look in her eyes, and called the maid guarding the door in to help her change her clothes.
Seeing that the letter paper was almost burned, Bai Qingyan threw it into the pen washer and raised his hand to untie the iron sandbag wrapped around his wrist.
When Nanny Tong turned around, she saw a little girl kneeling beside the couch, helping Bai Qingyan put on deerskin boots. Bai Qingyan had already changed into thick clothes, and his fox fur coat was placed next to her.
“Mammy…” Bai Qingyan said to Mammy Tong while adjusting his sleeves, “Mammy, help me do one more thing. Spread the news that the crown prince strangled Huayang City and Qin Huaiqi! The more people know, the better!”
In this way, Bai Qingyan could drag his “dying body” to the capital city to persuade the prince.
Before Nanny Tong could ask Bai Qingyan where she was going to change her clothes, she was sent out again.
Butler Hao moved quickly. When Bai Qingyan, who had painted his face and lips slightly white and put on a cloak, stepped out of the upper door of Boyun Courtyard, Butler Hao had already brought ten strong guards from the Bai family to the gate of Boyun Courtyard.
Seeing that Bai Qingyan looked even weaker in disguise and dressed for going out, Butler Hao stepped forward and saluted: “Miss, where are you going?”
Bai Qingyan handed the map to Butler Hao: “Butler Hao, send someone to deliver this to Xiao Si!”
“Yes!” Butler Hao took the map and frowned at Bai Qingyan, “But young lady, what are you doing…”
“Due to the shortage of the national treasury for the construction of the Nine-Layered Terrace, the epidemic in Huayang City and Qinhuai City has become more and more serious. The national treasury is unable to support it. The prince has ordered to massacre the plague victims in Huayang City and Qinhuai City, but there are so many people suffering from the epidemic that this is no different from massacring the city! Doctor Hong has developed a prescription to treat the epidemic and has cured the patients in the treatment center! The ten of you will be divided into two teams… Run all the way to Huayang City and Qinhuai City without stopping. You must deliver the prescription as quickly as possible to stop the prince from ordering to kill the plague victims!”
Bai Qingyan stared at the ten people and said word by word: “If the messenger sent by the Crown Prince refuses to obey, you can say that it was me, Bai Qingyan, who asked you to deliver the prescription. My people have already rushed to the capital city and will deliver the news that Doctor Hong has cured the infected to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If they don’t believe it, they can send someone back to the capital city to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! They can also say that it was Princess Bai Qingyan who stopped them from killing the infected. All the blame will be borne by me, Bai Qingyan!”
Butler Hao opened his eyes wide. Their eldest daughter… was going to the capital city!
“yes!”
Ten guards should claim yes.
“The ten of you should hurry up and get the prescription from Doctor Hong. Don’t delay! The lives of the people in Huayang City and Qinhuai City all depend on your speed!”
The ten guards of the Bai family did not dare to delay and took action immediately after paying their respects.
“Miss! Instead of going to the capital, let me, your old servant, go there for you! Your frail body is not suitable for long-distance travel!” Butler Hao was worried that if the prince saw that their daughter was almost recovered, all her efforts to return to Shuoyang injured would be in vain.
“Don’t worry, Steward Hao. I know what’s going on!” Bai Qingyan patted his abdomen. “I brought the medicine that Doctor Hong gave me…”
In order to prevent someone else from taking Bai Qingyan’s pulse, Doctor Hong made some pills that would disrupt Bai Qingyan’s pulse and asked Bai Qingyan to carry them with him.
Having said that, Bai Qingyan walked down the stairs.
Butler Hao couldn’t bear it, so he followed Bai Qingyan and advised him as he walked out: “But that medicine…it’s harmful to your health!”
“The treasury is tight, and the crown prince is following the emperor’s wish to build the Nine-Layered Terrace. The war in Daliang also requires money and food. If I don’t go… I’m worried that others won’t be able to persuade the crown prince, and I’m also worried that the crown prince will deduct money from the soldiers who are fighting in Daliang.”
Bai Qingyan knew the prince’s character. Since the Nine-story Tower was built to please the emperor, then… he would definitely not stop the construction of the Nine-story Tower to save money.
Bai Qingyan’s brows were deep, and his feet did not stop walking: “Besides, this time the massacre of the people in the two cities was a secret order from the prince. If they can save the people of Huayang City and Qinhuai City in time, I have to think of a good excuse to the prince and give the prince’s people a chance to diagnose my pulse. Only then can the prince be truly relieved!”
Bai Qingyan turned his head to look at Butler Hao: “So this time… I have to go by myself.”
Butler Hao understood that Bai Qingyan was always cautious in doing things.
“I understand. I will make arrangements for the young lady and calculate the time… Our people will rush to the two cities, and the prince’s people will go back to ask the prince. The young lady will still have time to rush back to the capital by carriage.” Butler Hao said.
“Prepare the horses! The carriage is too slow… there might be unexpected changes.” Bai Qingyan said calmly, “I’ll leave the house to Butler Hao. I didn’t have time to say goodbye to my mother, and I’m afraid she won’t allow it. Please tell Butler Hao to speak up for me in front of my mother!”
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