The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 838: jittery
Chapter 838: Panic
Bai Jinxiu changed the subject: “But at this time… I’m afraid Fan Yuhuai’s men have already replaced the guards at the city gates. Whether you want the Crown Princess and the little grandson to leave the city, or the people sent by His Highness to inform my elder sister and General Liu to leave the capital, they must first let Xie Yuchang get the support of his old subordinates and quietly replace the guards at the city gates.”
The flustered prince nodded, thinking only of Bai Qingyan who was loyal to him, and shouted: “Quan Yu, go get the tiger talisman! Send the secret guards of the prince’s mansion to deliver it to the princess immediately!”
“Your Highness!” Ren Shijie stepped forward hurriedly, “Send the tiger talisman to the Princess Zhenguo now. What if she gets robbed when she leaves the city? Madam Qin said… Whether it’s to send the Crown Princess and the little grandson out of the city, or to notify the Princess Zhenguo, Captain Xie Yu will be needed to lead the imperial guards to change guards. It’s better to give the tiger talisman to Captain Xie Yu!”
The prince nodded upon hearing this and ordered: “Send someone to deliver the tiger talisman to Xie Yuchang!”
After Bai Jinxiu discussed with Ren Shijie and the prince, they decided that the prince’s safety would be the responsibility of Mr. Ren, the prince’s strategist, and the guards of the prince’s mansion. She thought that the more people knew the prince’s location, the more dangerous he would be. So she entrusted the matter of how to settle the prince to Mr. Ren, the strategist whom the prince trusted very much, and instructed that the prince must not be allowed to enter the palace until she was sure how many people Xie Yuchang could recruit.
After a busy night, Bai Jinxiu returned to Qin’s Mansion before dawn.
Cuiyu had been waiting for Bai Jinxiu at the gate of the courtyard. When she saw Bai Jinxiu coming back, she hurried forward and said to her, “Madam, last night we went to talk to the two girls in the mansion and asked them to take the second master back to his maternal grandparents’ home to visit his relatives early tomorrow morning, but… not only did they not want to, they also spoke ill of you, saying… you are planning to take over the entire Qin family while their brother is away and bully them. They shouted that they would report to the police…”
Cui Yu had spoken very tactfully. She did not tell Bai Jinxiu all the dirty words that the two ungrateful girls from the Qin family had said, for fear of polluting Bai Jinxiu’s ears.
Bai Jinxiu untied the cloak straps, responded and said, “Since they don’t want to leave, let them stay!”
“Yes!” Cui Yu responded, and went into the brightly lit upper room with Bai Jinxiu.
Dark clouds were rolling over the capital city, with no sign of clearing up at all. The wind was howling fiercely, and the whole city was filled with panic.
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Shen Baizhong took the unconscious Liu and Wang’er in Bitui’s arms out of the capital city and rode all the way to the Royal Qing’an.
Cui Bi, holding Wang Ge’er, knocked on the back door of the Royal Qing’an Temple late at night and saw the seventh girl Bai Jinse, who was the first to stand up after hearing the news.
Although Bai Jinse is young, she is very opinionated. When she heard the servants report that Cuibi came to ask for a meeting with Wang Ge’er, she got up while getting dressed and ordered her servants not to disturb her grandmother and went to meet her.
Cui Bi told Bai Jinse what happened in the capital and said, “Seventh Miss, Mr. Shen is still waiting outside. Please tell the Grand Princess and we can go!”
Bai Jinse sat in silence for a while, then called out, “Wei Zhong!”
Upon hearing the news, Wei Zhong opened the curtain and came in from outside: “Seventh Miss.”
“You acknowledge my eldest sister as your master. Now… I need you to do something for my eldest sister. Are you willing?” Bai Jinse acted like the seventh lady of the Bai family, looking at the old eunuch with a broken finger in front of her, and spoke in a serious voice.
Wei Zhong was startled, and did not dare to look up at Bai Jinse. He only asked, “Seventh Miss, do you need me to hide this from the Grand Princess?”
This means you agree.
“I want you to set off immediately and as quickly as possible deliver the news that King Liang, the Left Prime Minister Li Mao, and the Commander of the Imperial Guards Fan Yuhuai are colluding in rebellion… and intending to frame the Crown Prince for regicide to my eldest sister who is currently fighting in Liang State. And along the way… spread the news! The more people who know, the better!” Bai Jinse said solemnly.
Wei Zhong was shocked. He didn’t expect that the seventh girl of the Bai family was so smart and meticulous at such a young age. She was paving the way for the Princess Zhenguo to lead her troops back to the capital city with legitimate reasons.
“Wei Zhong obeys the order! Set off immediately!” Wei Zhong saluted and stepped out. He did not dare to delay and set off immediately.
Bai Jinse looked at Cuibi who was anxiously waiting for her and said, “Cuibi, take Wangge’er to find my second brother-in-law! Don’t worry about me! I’ll send someone back to inform Shuoyang… Please take good care of my second aunt and Wangge’er!”
Cui Bi was shocked: “Seventh Miss doesn’t want to go with us?!”
Bai Jinse shook her head: “I still have things to do, don’t worry… I’m with grandma, she will protect me! I have to protect grandma too!”
Wang Ge’er in Cuibi’s arms moved. Cuibi was about to cry. She wanted to persuade him again but was afraid that she would be discovered and hunted down. She didn’t care if she died, but the young master Wang Ge’er was the Second Miss’s life, and the Second Madam was also the Second Miss’s life. She didn’t dare to hesitate and could only bow to Bai Jinse and tearfully reminded Bai Jinse: “Seventh Miss, please take care of yourself!”
Bai Jinse nodded: “Okay, Sister Cuibi, don’t cry! You must take good care of Second Aunt and Brother Wang!”
“Don’t worry, Seventh Miss! Cuibi will protect the Second Madam and the Young Master even if she dies!” Cuibi knelt down while holding Wangger and kowtowed to Bai Jinse. She stood up and ran out quickly, not daring to delay any longer.
Bai Jinse watched Cuibi’s figure disappear into the darkness, then turned and went to her grandmother’s small courtyard.
Nanny Jiang woke up the eldest princess and said that the seventh girl had important matters to attend to.
The eldest princess was wearing a sandalwood-colored outer gown embroidered with silver cloud patterns, with her silver hair loose. She was leaning against the head of the bed and ordered someone to call Bai Jinse in.
Nanny Jiang then placed a ginger-colored hidden bag embroidered with acacia flowers behind the eldest princess’ back, then she took small steps to lift the drapery and hung it on the gilded copper hook, and invited Bai Jinse to come in.
“Grandmother…” Bai Jinse’s black hair was also loose, and she walked quickly to the bedside of the eldest princess, knelt on the nanmu longevity footstool with gold and silver flowers, and said, “Grandmother, news has come from the capital city that King Liang, together with Li Mao and the commander of the imperial guards Fan Yuhuai, want to frame the prince for regicide and usurpation of the throne! Second sister has sent people to send Second Aunt and Wang Ge’er out of the city, but Second sister is still in the capital city, Grandmother…what should we do? Will Second Sister be in danger?!”
The eldest princess was awakened by a start and stood up in shock: “Where are your second aunt and Wang Ge’er now?”
“My second sister knocked out my second aunt and asked Cuibi to take my second aunt and Wang’er to Baiwo City to find my second brother-in-law! Cuibi just came to tell me that the man has left…” Bai Jinse held the old green brocade quilt tightly on the eldest princess’ body and looked up at the eldest princess, “Grandmother, let’s go back to Shuoyang!”
“Don’t be afraid, Xiaoqi!” The eldest princess forced herself to remain calm, lowered her eyes and looked at her granddaughter who was half the size of a flower bud. She raised her hand and touched the top of Bai Jinse’s head, and asked Nanny Jiang, “Where is Wei Zhong?”
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