The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 75: help
Chapter 75 Assistance
Yes, in this life…the loyal servants of the Bai family are all here!
They had not yet dispersed across the world to escort their sisters to escape.
Her eyes were red. Her mother in her previous life got the news that Liu Huanzhang was going back to Dadu to accuse her grandfather of treason and collaborating with the enemy. It was her two foster brothers, Xiao Ruojiang and Xiao Ruohai, who protected Bai Jinzhi and left the Jin Kingdom for the Wei Kingdom.
Bai Jinzhi joined the Wei Dynasty and became its most valiant general. The brothers Xiao Ruojiang and Xiao Ruohai were also Bai Jinzhi’s most capable think tanks and generals.
“It is not convenient for me to see my two brothers at this hour. Please, Ma’am, take good care of them for me. You have traveled all night and are exhausted. Please have a good rest first. We will talk about everything tomorrow.” Bai Qingyan looked at Ma’am Tong’s bloodshot eyes and knew that Ma’am Tong might not have had a good rest on the way.
Nanny Tong nodded. She had not slept for a day and a night because of the journey. When she arrived at the Duke’s Mansion and saw that Bai Qingyan was safe and sound, she breathed a sigh of relief. But then she felt tired again. After all, she was too old to withstand the hardship.
After leaving the house, Madam Tong saw Yinshuang, a stranger in the yard, sitting on the porch eating pine nut candy. She frowned and thought it was very rude. She turned her head and asked Chuntao, “Is there anyone new in our yard?”
Chun Tao looked at Yin Shuang with some affection, and said hurriedly: “I forgot to tell Madam…Yin Shuang was allowed to enter Qinghui Courtyard by the eldest lady. This child is not very smart, but has a lot of strength. She has been working for Miss Shen Qingzhu. The eldest lady means that as long as she doesn’t make a big mistake, there is no need to restrict the child with rules.”
Tong Ma nodded, but she didn’t quite agree in her heart. There is no order without rules. Even if the eldest lady wanted to show off, she couldn’t sit in the courtyard and eat carelessly. If others saw it, they would think that there were no rules in Qinghui Courtyard.
Tong Mama didn’t show it on her face, she was thinking that she would have to talk to the eldest girl later, and wait for the eldest girl’s approval before she started to teach the child the rules. In Tong Mama’s opinion, it didn’t matter that Yin Shuang was not smart, and it didn’t matter that she learned the rules slowly, she just needed to teach her a few more times slowly, but she couldn’t indulge her out of pity, which would harm the girl.
“You go and serve the eldest lady!” Nanny Tong said to Chuntao.
Chun Tao nodded. When she entered the room, she saw Bai Qingyan taking out a fox fur cloak. She hurriedly put it on for Bai Qingyan and asked, “Where are you going, young lady?”
“Go visit grandma.”
When Bai Qingyan entered Changshouyuan, she saw the Grand Princess and Nanny Jiang standing under the lanterns on the eaves. She handed the hand warmer to Chuntao and walked over quickly: “Grandma, why are you standing outside?”
The eldest princess’ eyes were red as if she had been crying. When she saw Bai Qingyan coming over, she smiled. She took Bai Qingyan into her arms and pointed at the pine tree in the courtyard and said with a smile: “That pine tree was planted by your grandfather! That year, your grandfather and I moved into this Changshou Courtyard…”
The eldest princess said this, looking down at her granddaughter in her arms, smiling with tears in her eyes: “At that time, this place was called Rongshouyuan! But your grandfather said… he didn’t ask for glory and longevity, he just wanted us to live as long as pine and cypress, so he changed the name of the courtyard to Changshouyuan.”
Nanny Jiang who was standing aside couldn’t help but turn her face away, covering her mouth with her hands, tears streaming down her face.
The eldest princess’s nostrils flared, and she felt as if she had chewed a sour plum, with a lingering bitterness filling her heart.
“Grandma, let’s go back… It’s windy in the courtyard.” With moist eyes, she helped the eldest princess back to the upper room, put a hot towel for the eldest princess to wipe her face, and only then did the eldest princess recover.
“You came here in the wind so late at night. Is there something wrong?” The eldest princess handed the hot towel to Nanny Jiang, took Bai Qingyan’s hand and asked her to sit next to her, and asked Nanny Jiang to bring Bai Qingyan a bowl of hot ginger soup.
“Regarding my second uncle’s illegitimate son, the whole family is now saying that Bai Qingxuan will inherit the title of Duke of Zhenguo. Grandfather, father, uncle, and brother will be back in three days. I’m here to ask what your grandmother plans for this son.”
The eldest princess was in a mess. Thinking of the situation today where her daughters-in-law were unable to reach an agreement, she asked Bai Qingyan, “What do you think, Abao?”
She held the eldest princess’s hand and spoke slowly, “This boy… has a violent temper and no kindness or righteousness in his heart. Not only is he unworthy of being called a guardian of the country, but if he is placed in this position, I’m afraid that the Bai family’s century-old reputation will be ruined in an instant, and he may even bring disaster to our Bai family!”
The eldest princess nodded, but the Bai family had sacrificed their lives for several generations to obtain the title of Duke of Zhenguo, so were they going to give it up just like that? !
“That day, someone bribed the family of a soldier to come to the gate of our Duke’s Mansion to make trouble. This actually reminded our Duke’s Mansion that someone was secretly watching our Bai family and intended to frame the Bai family and put them to death! My granddaughter personally believes that the glory of the Bai family is in the hearts of the people. It is urgent to apply for the title of Duke of Zhenguo and protect the Bai family!”
“Please give up the title…” The eldest princess has thought about this.
She nodded, “Bai Qingxuan doesn’t have the ability to do his job. Instead of turning the Duke of Zhenguo into a nominal title, it is better to retreat bravely and move back to Shuoyang, so that His Majesty can see our Bai family’s humble attitude and retreat, so as to save the lives of our Bai family and preserve the Bai family’s century-old reputation.”
“As for Bai Qingxuan, if grandma has the energy… she can keep him by her side and educate him. If he can achieve something in the future and fight for a future with his own abilities, then the good reputation of our Bai family today will surely be a great help in his future career! Even if Bai Qingxuan is hopeless, our Bai family still has the baby in Aunt Five’s belly. If Aunt Five has a boy, it will be just a matter of time before the Bai family regains its glory!”
Bai Qingyan’s words made the Grand Princess suddenly enlightened. Yes…how could she forget about the baby in her fifth daughter-in-law’s belly!
If they retreat, the Bai family will have another way out! If they don’t retreat… the Bai family will fight to the death. Even if the bastard gets the title, he will not be able to continue the glory of the Bai family.
The eldest princess nodded, her red eyes looking at the soft-spoken Bai Qingyan, she raised her hand and touched her granddaughter’s black hair, she couldn’t help but sigh in her heart, her granddaughter is both literary and martial! She is cunning, strategic and ambitious, everything is extraordinary, if the eldest granddaughter is a man, then the Bai family will not have to worry about having no successor?
Bai Qingyan came out of the Grand Princess’s courtyard and wanted to go accompany Dong. When she arrived at the gate of Dong’s courtyard, she did not ask Nanny Qin to pass the message. As soon as she opened the curtain and entered the room, she heard her mother’s suppressed crying.
Through the twelve jade and nanmu screens, Bai Qingyan vaguely saw her mother sitting in front of the bronze mirror, clutching in one hand the hairpin that her father had made for her birthday, and in her arms holding the clothes that had been made for her younger brother Bai Qingyu this year, and she couldn’t help crying.
Her mother’s crying made her heart feel like it was stung. How heartbroken this mother, who was so strong at heart, must have been when she lost her husband and son overnight.
She did not disturb her mother, but just stood behind the screen for half a cup of tea and then came out of the room.
Lu Yuanpeng: I strongly request that the male lead be replaced. I am willing to serve as a servant to the Bai family’s sister.
Xiao Rongyan: Yuan Peng…
Lv Yuanpeng: I am here! Brother Xiao, do you have anything to tell me? Your business is my business! (patting his chest)
Xiao Rongyan: (smiling) My uncle has just made a poison, Yuan Peng, how about you try it?