The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 724: dumbfounding
Chapter 724: Laughing or Crying
“General Fu, please sit up. Is there something urgent that brings you here at this hour?”
Bai Qingyan’s steady and clear voice came from the inner room. It was not as weak as Fu Ruoxi had imagined, which made Fu Ruoxi feel relieved.
Fu Ruoxi stood up and was asked by Bai Jinxiu to sit on the round stool. She said to Bai Qingyan behind the screen, “Fu Ruoxi came here today to tell Princess Zhenguo two things. Three days ago, the eunuch Quan Yu beside the crown prince came to inform me and asked me to prepare… After the crown princess gave birth, the crown prince wanted to take advantage of His Majesty’s happiness to mention that I should lead the patrol camp.”
“This is the prince’s favor to you, you should be grateful…” Bai Qing said with a smile.
“I have expressed my loyalty to that eunuch Quanyu, and I also expressed my gratitude to that eunuch Quanyu for the prince’s broad-mindedness and for not holding grudges. Fu Ruoxi will do her best to be loyal to the prince throughout her life.” Fu Ruoxi said.
Fu Ruoxi is a very insightful person. Ever since Bai Qingyan saved him… he has sworn allegiance to Bai Qingyan. People of the Bai family… value friendship and promises more than people of the royal family!
Otherwise, Old Lady Fu would not have come to see Princess Zhenguo.
But now that Bai Qingyan is openly loyal to the prince, Fu Ruoxi naturally has to follow suit.
In Fu Ruoxi’s eyes, the prince was just a prince who liked to hear flattery and was a little arrogant. He was not difficult to deal with.
“I came back from the Prince’s Mansion today. The Crown Princess has already started the movement. I think General Fu’s good luck is about to come…” Bai Qingyan said.
Fu Ruoxi, however, looked calm and unperturbed, and asked Bai Qingyan, “I wonder if the Zhenguo Princess has made any plans for the patrol camp, and if she wants to place someone there?”
A new official has three things to do when he takes office. If Fu Ruoxi takes over the patrol camp, she will naturally make some moves in the patrol camp. This is a good opportunity to place her own people. Fu Ruoxi is now considered a disciple of Princess Zhenguo, so naturally she will ask Bai Qingyan if there is anyone he wants to place in the camp.
Furthermore, Fu Ruoxi followed Bai Qingyan late in life, and he did this to show his loyalty to Bai Qingyan, so that Bai Qingyan would feel at ease to place people around him.
They are all smart people, so how could Bai Qingyan not understand Fu Ruoxi’s meaning? She said, “General Fu, please take care of this matter. You must… control the patrol camp in your hands. The Bai family has always been a person who is not trusted and a person who is not trusted. General Fu is willing to join hands with my Bai family, so I naturally believe in General Fu.”
Fu Ruoxi was slightly stunned, with emotions surging in his heart. The Bai family and the Bai family army in his memory… were like this!
“Fu Ruoxi, I will definitely not let Princess Zhenguo down.” Fu Ruoxi said solemnly.
“So what about the second thing?” Bai Qingyan asked.
Fu Ruoxi said in a serious tone, lowering her voice, “Today, I accompanied my wife out, and on the way I saw the son of Wang Jianghai, the general of Nandu, who was executed for treason. The criminals who forced the palace to rebel in Nandu have all been executed, and Wang Jianghai’s son was on the list, so I let my wife go first… I followed him all the way, and saw Wang Jianghai’s son enter the corner gate of Liang Wang’s mansion in a veiled manner, and it seemed that there was someone waiting inside to meet him.”
Bai Qingyan thought about the secret guard who came to report that someone had sneaked into Prince Liang’s mansion… but he lost track of this person.
It turned out to be Wang Qiulu.
The emperor ordered that Prince Liang be imprisoned in Prince Liang’s Mansion. Almost all the slaves in Prince Liang’s Mansion were killed or sold. Now Prince Liang’s food and clothing are not even as good as the maids in Bai Mansion. Bai Jinxiu heard that… Prince Liang is now in a state of neither full nor starving, and there is no one to serve him. As for whether the rumors are true or false, it is hard to judge. After all, there are fewer servants in Prince Liang’s Mansion… It is even more difficult to sneak in.
“Eldest sister…” Bai Jinxiu looked inside the screen. If she remembered correctly, her eldest sister asked Li Mingrui, the son of the left prime minister Li Mao, to save Wang Qiulu, the son of Wang Jianghai. How could Wang Qiulu be involved with King Liang?
Under the swaying colored glass lamp on the mahogany high table, Bai Qingyan was silent for a moment, then responded, “Okay, I know about this matter. General Fu, you don’t have to investigate this matter any further, lest the Crown Prince finds out and becomes suspicious of you. I will send someone to take over and investigate this matter in detail.”
“Yes!” Fu Ruoxi said yes without asking why.
“Is Madam Fu okay?” Bai Qingyan thought of Fu Ruoxi’s wife.
“Thank you Princess Zhenguo for your concern. I am doing fine, but I am worried about your health. Today I learned that Princess Zhenguo vomited blood in the Crown Prince’s Mansion after arriving in the capital. I wanted to visit Princess Zhenguo, but I was worried about disturbing her rest. I am planning to visit her tomorrow. I wonder if it is convenient for Princess Zhenguo to come here?”
Fu Ruoxi did not tell the truth. Today, Madam Fu Luo heard that Princess Zhenguo had vomited blood, so she opened the warehouse and took out the only few hundred-year-old ginsengs left in her home to send over to see if they could be used by Princess Zhenguo. However, she was held down by Fu Ruoxi.
Fu Ruoxi said that the Princess Zhenguo had vomited blood, and right now either the doctor was watching over her or resting. Luo chose this critical moment to come over, which would only cause trouble. Luo gave up the idea of coming over because she thought it made sense. But who would have thought that after only half a cup of tea… she inexplicably asked Fu Ruoxi in a low voice whether she was reluctant to part with the century-old ginseng at home, which made Fu Ruoxi laugh and cry.
Mrs. Luo has always been a sentimental person. Before her mother-in-law left, she told her that she believed in Princess Zhenguo, and Princess Zhenguo saved the entire Fu family. In Mrs. Luo’s heart, Bai Qingyan is her benefactor, and she would repay even a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude, not to mention the grace of saving her life.
When Fu Ruoxi mentioned his wife, a very faint smile appeared between his brows, and it seemed as if there was a warm current lingering in his heart, making him feel warm.
“I appreciate Madam Fu’s kindness. Officials in the capital city like to act according to the wind. Tomorrow, there will be a lot of carriages and horses at the Zhenguo Princess’s Mansion. Don’t let Madam Fu join in the fun. I appreciate your kindness, but… the farther the Zhenguo Princess’s Mansion is from the Fu Mansion, the more at ease the prince will be…” Bai Qingyan said with a smile, and then pointed at Fu Ruoxi, “If you can let the prince know without leaving a trace… that you hate me for breaking one of your arms, the prince will definitely value you more.”
The art of checks and balances is what the current monarch likes to study the most, and the prince naturally follows suit.
If the wife of the commander of the patrol camp had too close a relationship with her, the prince would certainly be wary of both of them. Even if the prince was not on guard… Old Man Fang would instigate the prince to be on guard.
“Fu Ruoxi understands!” Fu Ruoxi responded, “Princess Zhenguo, please take good care of yourself. I will definitely take control of the Patrol Camp as soon as possible.”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “When I return to Shuoyang in the future, if General Fu has any problems in the capital, he can find my second sister Jinxiu, of course…Jinxiu’s orders are my orders, so please follow my orders, General Fu.”
Fu Ruoxi hurriedly bowed to Bai Jinxiu, and Bai Jinxiu stood up to return the greeting.
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