The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 818: admiration
Chapter 818: A New Look
When she looked up again, she saw King Xi Huai still blocking the stairs and called out, “King Xi Huai?”
“Oh…” King Xihuai came back to his senses, and hurriedly made way for Bai Qingyan. He smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Bai Qingyan, “Princess Zhenguo, please!”
She was not polite to King Xihuai and nodded slightly to him, looking at Xiao Rongyan who was standing in front of the guest room door and bowing to her. She only heard him instruct Yue Shi to prepare tea and snacks, and then he walked towards her, which seemed respectful and polite to outsiders.
“Princess Zhenguo, please…” King Xihuai stepped forward and invited Bai Qingyan again.
She stepped into the bright second-floor room.
“Princess Zhenguo, please take a seat…” Xiao Rongyan said with a smile.
Instead, King Xihuai glanced at Xiao Rongyan, then looked at Princess Zhenguo: “Rongyan and Princess Zhenguo are engaged, there is no need to be so polite, after all, I am not an outsider.”
Bai Qingyan walked around the round table made of huanghuali wood and sat down on the main seat in the main hall in front of the nanmu landscape painting screen. He said to King Xihuai, “I heard from Yue Shi that King Xihuai wanted to see me. It just so happens that… I also have something to ask King Xihuai, so I came here without notifying him in advance. I hope King Xihuai will forgive me.”
“No, no… Rong Yan has been the one who arranged everything along the way. The Princess Zhenguo and Rong Yan are engaged, and we are close friends. I am too proud… to treat the Princess Zhenguo as my own sister-in-law.” King Xihuai tried his best to get closer to Bai Qingyan so that he could ask Bai Qingyan for help.
She smiled at King Xi Huai and asked without hesitation, “If that’s the case, King Xi Huai, please tell me frankly, how did you get the specific information about the Ghost-faced Prince? Why are you so sure that the Ghost-faced Prince of Rongdi will arrive in Hancheng, the capital of Daliang, in late March or early April? Does Wei… have any spies in Rongdi, or have they arranged spies around the Ghost-faced Prince?”
King Xihuai did not expect that Princess Zhenguo would ask such sharp questions right away, but since he had a request to make from Princess Zhenguo, he naturally treated her with sincerity and could not hide anything from her. Wei State did have spies around this Ghost-faced Prince, and they knew some of his secrets, but all these… were the bargaining chips that King Xihuai used to find this Ghost-faced Prince and ask Rongdi to help Wei State.
He glanced at Xiao Rongyan and saw that Xiao Rongyan was taking the tea brought by the servant and handing it to Bai Qingyan. Then he said to Bai Qingyan solemnly: “This king treats the Princess Zhenguo as his own, so I won’t beat around the bush. Wei State does have spies around Rongdi and the Ghost-faced Prince of Rongdi. It’s not a deliberate arrangement. It can be said to be a coincidence… It was the King of Rongdi who accidentally arranged people to serve the Ghost-faced Prince! This time when Dayan attacked Wei, my royal brother died tragically… The Queen Mother had no choice but to support the young emperor to ascend the throne. Now Wei is facing internal and external troubles, and has sent envoys to Dayan several times to seek peace… But Dayan refused to accept it, and asked the Princess Zhenguo to help speak in front of the Crown Prince of Jin. The people of Wei are grateful for your help!”
Bai Qingyan adjusted his sitting posture slightly, with one hand on the armrest of the chair: “I heard that this time, King Xihuai went through a long journey to Hancheng just to ask the Ghost-faced Prince to help the Wei Kingdom, but… I think King Xihuai came all the way here, he wouldn’t just use a simple method like asking the Ghost-faced Prince for help? Maybe… this spy planted beside the Ghost-faced Prince has something on the Ghost-faced Prince?”
King Xihuai was shocked and treated Bai Qingyan more seriously. He had not expected that this princess who guarded the country was so powerful that he could know the whole picture just by seeing a corner.
He did not respond immediately, for he was afraid that Princess Zhenguo might ask him to tell her what evidence the spies had on the Ghost-faced Prince of Rongdi. What would he do then?
In the past, King Xihuai had a good brother. It was not his turn to worry about state affairs. He spent half his life eating, drinking and having fun… He never knew what caution was. But this time, facing Bai Qingyan, he was unusually cautious.
“Prince Xihuai and Princess Zhenguo have important matters to discuss in detail. Yan… please leave first.” Xiao Rongyan stood up and bowed lightly to Bai Qingyan and King Xihuai.
“Rong Yan, you stay!” King Xi Huai waved his hand, motioning Xiao Rong Yan to sit down, “You are my close friend and the fiancé of the Zhenguo Princess. There is nothing I say today… that you cannot hear.”
Xiao Rongyan looked at Bai Qingyan, and when he saw Bai Qingyan nodded, he nodded and sat down again, waving his hand to let the servants standing in the room leave.
After a little thought, King Xi Huaiwang bowed to Bai Qingyan. He did not dare to take it lightly because Bai Qingyan was a woman. He was very alert and said, “If Princess Zhenguo wants to know the handle of this Ghost-faced Prince, it is not impossible to tell her! But… this is the bargaining chip for Wei to ask the Ghost-faced Prince to send troops to help Wei! Of course, if Princess Zhenguo has the confidence to persuade the Crown Prince of Jin to help Wei, it would be harmless to tell Princess Zhenguo this secret. But if Princess Zhenguo is not sure at the moment, this secret… I cannot tell Princess Zhenguo for public, and for private…”
King Xihuai paused, then looked at Bai Qingyan and said, “Rong Yan knows that I am an idle person who is only good at eating, drinking and having fun, but… idle people also have their own moral principles! Since I want to make a deal with the Ghost-faced Prince, then out of morality… I cannot tell this secret to the Princess Zhenguo! I hope the Princess Zhenguo will forgive me!”
Although he had spent half his life eating, drinking and having fun, and had difficulty in prioritizing things under the protection of his royal brother, King Xihuai considered himself a playboy… but was unwilling to be a mean person. Since he wanted to make a deal, he had to respect the word integrity, and there was no reason for him to do two businesses with the same handle.
Bai Qingyan didn’t know much about King Xihuai. He had only heard that King Xihuai of Wei was an idle and lazy prince. This meeting with King Xihuai was unexpected, and he didn’t have time to send anyone to investigate King Xihuai in detail.
But… this King Xihuai is so devoted to morality that Bai Qingyan looks at him with new eyes.
Bai Qingyan felt relieved by what King Xihuai said just now. She thought that King Xihuai didn’t know the relationship between Ayu and the State of Jin, so naturally he didn’t know the relationship between Ayu and the Bai family. Otherwise, why would King Xihuai keep this secret from her, a general of the State of Jin?
King Xi Huai should use this incident to threaten the State of Jin, or threaten her.
Even though King Xi Huai was as good at playing dumb as King Liang, the State of Wei was already imminent, and King Xi Huai had no time to pretend to be ignorant of the situation. When they met… he should have drawn his sword in time and forced her to surrender.
She nodded to King Xi Huai: “King Xi Huai’s words make sense, but… although Bai Qingyan is not sure that he can persuade the Crown Prince of Jin to help Wei, but… he has a plan that can help Wei survive.”
Xiao Rongyan tightened his grip, remained calm, and looked in Bai Qingyan’s direction with a smile on his face.
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