The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 839: end of the day
Chapter 839 The end of the day and the end of the road
“He was still here just now!” Nanny Jiang said as she was about to go out. “I’ll go get Wei Zhong right away!”
“Madam, wait!” Bai Jinse called Madam Jiang and turned to the eldest princess and said, “Grandmother, Xiaoqi sent Wei Zhong to tell my eldest sister the news! My eldest sister is far away in Daliang, fighting for the State of Jin to destroy Liang, but something like this happened in the capital. My eldest sister must be prepared.”
The eldest princess lowered her eyes and looked at her young granddaughter. She could not hide her tired and old look even if she tried her best.
She didn’t know, was it because the Lin family’s imperial power had come to an end?
Ever since the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion was destroyed… the capital city has been in turmoil.
There is a world of difference between when a dynasty is about to end and when it is at its peak.
The Wude Gate Rebellion has already caused the people to speculate about the royal family. If there is another rebellion now, the people don’t know how to panic and speculate.
Even though the capital city remained prosperous, the eldest princess, who had experienced the glory of the Jin Dynasty and had come to the present, could already sense that the once glorious dynasty was on its last legs.
The eldest princess gently stroked Bai Jinse’s head and whispered, “There is chaos in the capital. Although we are outside the city, if your elder sister gets the news and leads the army to defend the king, there is no guarantee that King Liang will not use grandmother and you… and the Bai family in Shuoyang to threaten your elder sister. You pack your things, and grandmother will have someone send you back to Shuoyang overnight. When you go back, tell your mother that if the court sends someone to pick you up, you must not believe it easily! Fortunately, Shuoyang has Shuoyang soldiers who can hold out for a while!”
Bai Jinse grabbed the eldest princess’s hand tightly and said, “Grandma, let’s go together!”
The flickering candlelight illuminated the wrinkles in the corners of the eldest princess’ eyes, making her look even kinder. She gently stroked Bai Jinse’s head and said, “Grandma is old and can’t walk anymore! Your second sister is still in the capital city, and… the imperial city in the capital city is where grandma grew up when she was young! Grandma has to stay and guard it.”
Bai Jinse’s clean and tender facial features remained unchanged, but she couldn’t help but worry in her heart. Her elder sister was about to raise an army to rebel against the Lin royal power. If her grandmother knew about it, would she turn against her elder sister?
“Xiao Qi, stay with grandma! Let Nanny Jiang send someone back to Shuoyang to remind mother!” Bai Jinse made up her mind that with her grandmother by her side, she could do some persuasion.
“Silly child!” The eldest princess laughed softly and looked up at Nanny Jiang. “Send Miss Seven back to Shuoyang, and leave immediately!”
“Grandma!” Bai Jinse was shocked.
The eldest princess leaned over and hugged Bai Jinse in her arms, patting her back gently: “Don’t be afraid, and don’t worry about grandma. Grandma is the eldest princess of Jin State. She has her own responsibilities and obligations when she was born in the royal family. The more critical the royal family is… the more grandma can’t leave! But you are different, you are grandma’s granddaughter… Grandma must protect you! Go…”
Bai Jinse tightly grasped the thin satin quilt that the eldest princess covered her legs with, her eyes red and swollen.
She only hoped that her grandmother really thought so and would protect her granddaughter and not become enemies with her eldest sister.
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On March 25th of the eighteenth year of Xuanjia, Xie Yuchang, the former commander of the Jin imperial guards, led his troops to guard the imperial palace with the tiger talisman in hand. He took the initiative to arrest Prince Liang, Li Mao, Li Mingrui, the commander of the imperial guards Fan Yuhuai and others who intended to rebel, but he was unable to control the gates of the capital city.
Fan Yuhuai and King of Liang raised their arms and shouted loudly, saying that the prince had imprisoned the emperor and was holding the emperor hostage to control the entire Jin State. King of Liang Fan Yuhuai intended to serve the king.
The Left Prime Minister’s party, led by the Left Prime Minister Li Mao and the Minister of Revenue Chu Zhongxing, supported Fan Yuhuai, controlled the four gates of Dadu City and besieged Dadu City.
The loyal officials in the court, headed by Lu Xiang, brought their families into the palace in time and vowed to fight to the death against the rebellious Prince Liang and his party led by Fan Yuhuai and Zuo Xiang.
Prime Minister Lu was worried that Fan Yu, Prince Huailiang and his men would search for the prince’s whereabouts in the capital city or besiege the prince’s residence, so they announced to the outside world that the prince had entered the palace.
Li Mao’s spies also claimed that they did see the prince’s carriage entering the palace.
Qin Lang’s wife Bai Jinxiu took off her red dress and put on military uniform. She put on armor and worked hand in hand with Xie Yuchang to defend the imperial city. Fan Yuhuai failed to take it down despite repeated attacks.
When King Liang was getting anxious, the news that Princess Zhenguo had captured Jiangdu on March 19th was sent back to the capital. King Liang became even more worried and ordered Fan Yuhuai to capture Wude Gate as soon as possible.
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Just as the sun was setting on March 27th, Mr. Fang finally arrived in Shuoyang. He drew aside the curtains and looked out. The Shuoyang night market was brightly lit and looked like a sea of yellow from afar.
The streets were filled with the sounds of laughter and joy. Old Fang got off the carriage and looked at the people of Shuoyang passing by with smiles on their faces and greeting each other. For a moment, he was dazzled by the prosperity of Shuoyang.
It’s not like he had not been to Shuoyang before, but the population of Shuoyang at that time was far smaller, the people’s clothes were brighter than when he had been there before, and there were not so many smiles on people’s faces.
He walked and stopped here and there along the brightly lit streets. He felt that when he came to Shuoyang before, only the main street of Shuoyang was bustling, but now even the slightly more secluded streets were dotted with stalls and shops.
He had been walking for more than an hour, and he had not seen any dark alleys in Shuoyang City. Even the remote and sparsely populated alleys were hung with lanterns to illuminate the way for passers-by, making it seem like a city that never sleeps.
Old Fang sat in the most luxurious restaurant in Shuoyang City, looking sideways at the hustle and bustle coming and going downstairs. He couldn’t understand how a small city like Shuoyang could develop so fast in just a few years?
Who is this governor of Shuoyang? He is so powerful!
Two patrolling teams of Shuoyang troops approached from afar, and the people divided into two groups, making way for the passage…
Old Fang stood up and looked downstairs, and saw a tall and thin girl who was only fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing military armor and looking smart and agile, coming with a team of patrol soldiers.
The people were not as Mr. Fang had imagined. When they saw the soldiers… they stood on both sides like mice seeing a cat, with solemn and cautious expressions. Instead, many people greeted the little girl.
The old woman with silver hair who was running the tea stall was actually waiting on the roadside with tea in her hand. When she saw the little girl coming over, she hurriedly called out, “Fifth Miss, you have worked hard patrolling the city! Have some tea!”
“No, grandma. The Shuoyang Army has rules. You can’t eat or drink while patrolling the city!” The dashing girl smiled and waved to the old lady, holding the sword at her waist, and led the troops away.
Wherever he went, the people laughed and shouted…
“Fifth Miss, you have worked hard in patrolling the city!”
Old Fang looked at the patrol soldiers who had neat gaits and were well-trained, and they were not inferior to the imperial guards.
Suddenly, a guard came riding on horseback not far away and shouted loudly: “Fifth Miss, the eldest lady wants you to return to the mansion!”
The waiter who was pouring tea for Mr. Fang saw Mr. Fang stretching his neck to look downstairs and said with a smile: “The guest… is from out of town?”
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