The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 729: detail
Chapter 729: Detailed Report
Even if we ignore the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Li Mingrui, the Left Prime Minister Li Mao is an important official in the court… He has many disciples, and even if one move is made, the whole body will be affected.
Whether Bai Qingyan broke the legs of Li Mao’s youngest son or sent the heads of Li Mao’s subordinates to the gate of Li’s mansion, it was just to intimidate Li Mao. Li Mao knew very well that he could do it once or twice but not three or four times, so he did not take any other action.
But Li Mao’s eldest son, Li Mingrui, was a person who really didn’t like having someone hold a handle on him, and he also thought… he could be as cruel as Du Zhiwei, and could play with people’s hearts at will, so he set up such a trap.
He probably thought that it was Bai Qingyan who ordered him to rescue Wang Qiulu, and he sent someone to tell her that Wang Qiulu had close contacts with the Prince Liang’s Mansion. When Wang Qiulu was sent to the prince, at least she could keep the Li family out of the matter.
If someone finds out in the future that the Bai family has letters from Li Mao and the Second Prince but does not hand them over to the Crown Prince, and guesses that Bai Qingyan wants to use these letters to threaten the Left Prime Minister Li Mao and the Li family, she can also say that she collected these letters for the Crown Prince. With today’s events as a foundation, the Crown Prince will definitely believe in the Bai family.
Bai Qingyan turned his head and looked at Bai Jinxiu and said, “The Crown Princess is giving birth tonight. I’m sure the doctors are waiting in the Crown Prince’s residence. You can go out through the corner gate… and go to the Crown Prince’s residence in person. Tell him that I’m not feeling well and ask His Royal Highness to assign a doctor to the Bai residence. It would be best if you could ask one of the eunuchs around the Crown Prince to come to our residence in person to serve as a witness.”
Bai Qingyan laughed softly: “Afterwards… you will take people to the Prince’s Mansion to petition, and remember to show your loyalty to your elder sister!”
Bai Jinxiu stood up and saluted, saying solemnly: “Don’t worry, elder sister, I will definitely take care of this matter. I will go to the Prince’s Mansion now!”
Bai Jinxiu could handle the matter, but she felt sorry for her elder sister. She rushed to the capital city day and night, and now there are so many things waiting for her elder sister…
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The lights in Anyang Hall were bright, and the white gauze curtains hanging from the crossbeams of the hall were swaying slightly. In the three-foot-tall gilded Boshan incense burner in the center of the hall, the burning ambergris turned into wisps of light smoke, and the faint fragrance was wafting. The elderly emperor had just taken the elixir, his long hair was loose, and he was leaning on the soft couch in a snow-white middle garment, looking like he was about to ascend to heaven.
However, the flames from the thirty-six copper lotus lamps were too bright, reflecting on the emperor’s wrinkled forehead, with a few brown age spots faintly visible.
Upon hearing that the emperor’s grandson was born, the emperor’s face was darkened again as he remembered the unborn baby that the empress had taken away before he could show any joy.
The emperor was silent for a moment, then looked at the prince who was kneeling in the center of the hall with a look of joy on his face, and slowly spoke: “I will name this grandson… Ji. I hope that when he grows up, he will put the country first and be able to shoulder the family business left by our ancestors!”
It is a great honor for a prince to be given a name as soon as he is born, not to mention the meaning of the emperor’s words… It seems that he intends his grandson to be the crown prince in the future, which greatly consolidates the prince’s position.
The prince kowtowed to His Majesty: “Thank you, Father, for the name!”
Before the prince could continue to share his joy of having a legitimate son with the emperor, the emperor asked, “How is the progress of the Nine-Story Tower? I heard that… the national treasury is getting tighter and tighter now, with the war in Daliang and the epidemic in the two cities. If it continues like this, the court officials will probably ask to stop the construction of the Nine-Story Tower. Doesn’t the prince have any solution?”
The prince felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. The joy of having a son was replaced by anxiety, and he was like a young boy who was afraid of his father’s power.
He hurriedly said, “Father, the doctor Hong in the Princess Zhenguo’s mansion has developed a prescription for treating the epidemic. I…I have sent people to deliver it to Huayang and Qinhuai. The epidemic will be under control soon! Father, don’t worry…I…I…”
The prince was panicking and didn’t know what to say. Then, an idea suddenly occurred to him. He looked up and said, “I plan to send some untouchables infected with the disease to Daliang secretly, so that the people of Daliang will also be infected with the disease. By then, Daliang will be unable to cure the disease. We will then send envoys to Daliang and tell Daliang… if they want the prescription to cure the disease, they must negotiate peace and beg for mercy! Cede the city!”
Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion?!
Why is the Bai family everywhere?
The emperor was impatient.
But now, the emperor can no longer care about the Bai family. His mind is full of his Nine-story Platform… The imperial teacher said that after the Nine-story Platform is built, he will climb to the top and refine the elixir himself, then he can achieve immortality and even ascend to heaven.
The emperor stood up with his elbows propped up against his hidden sac. He looked at the crown prince who was kneeling in the middle of the hall and looking up at him through the gauze curtain and nodded expressionlessly: “Remember, no matter what, building the nine-story platform is the most important thing!”
“Your son has remembered this! Please rest assured, father!” The prince kowtowed heavily to the emperor.
After exiting Anyang Palace, the prince sat in the carriage. The lamps hanging on the four corners swung back and forth, illuminating the interior of the carriage. He pulled out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his forehead…
Sending those infected with the disease to Daliang was something he said casually in a hurry, but his father seemed to agree with it.
In this case, we might as well go back and discuss it with Mr. Fang. Who knows, we might be able to make Daliang surrender because of this epidemic.
The prince tightly grasped the handkerchief and suddenly chuckled. No one expected that the prince would have such quick wit.
It was because he was too nervous today that the prince forgot to ask the emperor to let Fu Ruoxi take the position of commander of the patrol battalion.
The prince sighed and stuffed the handkerchief back into his sleeve, thinking that he still had some memorials to submit to the emperor for instructions tomorrow, so… let’s talk about this tomorrow!
The prince thought of his newborn son, and the name “Ji” given to the child by his father, as well as his earnest instructions. He felt happy again, and felt that his son was his lucky star. With his father’s words… his position as crown prince would be more stable.
The carriage rocked all the way back to the Prince’s Mansion, almost rocking the Prince to sleep, and finally the carriage arrived at the Prince’s door.
“Your Highness…”
The prince came to his senses when he heard Mr. Fang’s voice outside the carriage.
“Your Highness…it’s Master Fang who is waiting for Your Highness at the door!” Quan Yu stretched out his hand to help the prince walk down from the carriage. His voice was normal, and he lowered his eyes to hide his annoyance.
“Well! Get off the carriage first…” The prince responded softly, holding Quan Yu’s hand and getting off the carriage.
Seeing that Mr. Fang was only wearing a single shirt and bowing to him, the prince thought that he had been waiting at the door for too long and his hands were a little blue from the cold. He frowned and asked hurriedly, “Why is Mr. Fang still waiting here at this hour? Why don’t you wear something warmer…”
“Your Highness, I have something extremely important to tell you!” Old Fang said solemnly.
“Mr. Fang, I am really tired today! I want to go back and see my children again. If it is not a military or political matter… let’s talk about it tomorrow!”
The third update: The Crown Prince, who cannot rest in peace, is also very tired…