The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 842: cruel
Chapter 842: Cruel
Bai Qihe looked at the clan elders whispering in his peripheral vision, feeling unsure about Dong’s “impoliteness” and having the intention to back off. He added fuel to the fire at the right time: “Madam, please speak frankly. We will never shirk our responsibilities as long as we can!”
When the people of the Bai clan heard the clan leader express his opinion, they all nodded in agreement.
Dong nodded: “Although we have Shuoyang soldiers, they are no match for the regular army, so… the King of Liang in the capital city is rebelling, we can’t take care of it, we can only seek to protect ourselves!”
“The world is in chaos, and we can only take care of the people of Shuoyang to the best of our ability! Princess Zhenguo and Princess Gaoyi are now fighting in Daliang with a large army! If the King of Liang seizes the throne, he will inevitably come to Shuoyang to control our Bai family and threaten Princess Zhenguo and Princess Gaoyi!”
Seeing that the clan members seemed to have their own plans, Dong sneered in her heart, guessing that these people were thinking… to hand over the orphans and widows of the Bai family when King Liang’s army arrived at the city.
She then spoke, “To be honest with you, King Liang hates the Bai family very much because of the rebellion against the Second Prince. He is not as cowardly and incompetent as he usually appears to be. He is a ruthless person! He once said… that he would kill all the members of the Bai family to relieve his hatred. If you have other thoughts, think about how stubborn you are first.”
Dong’s words startled the Bai clan members so much that they immediately stood up and bowed to Dong: “The Bai clan prospers together and suffers together, how dare we have other thoughts!”
Apart from anything else, the Princess Zhenguo and the Commandery Lady Gaoyi command a large number of troops. If they come back and find out that they handed over the orphans and widows of the Bai family and begged for forgiveness from King Liang, I’m afraid all nine generations of their clan would be killed!
They had all seen how cruel and ruthless the Princess Zhenguo was.
“That’s good! So that you can know that if we can’t work together now, once King Liang enters the city, no one will survive!” Dong’s words were threatening.
As soon as Mrs. Dong finished speaking, Mrs. Qi, the fifth wife, said, “In the beginning, the family property of our Bai family in Dadu City… was forced by the clan, so we sold all of it to the clan to raise money. Fortunately… we still have some dowry. Before you all came, the eldest sister-in-law had already discussed with us that we would only keep the amount of our dowry for raising children, and the rest would be donated. Whatever the clan can do… you all should do your best!”
“Of course…” Dong said slowly, “If Shuoyang is really in trouble this time, and everyone has contributed, the Princess will definitely repay you when she returns. As for how she will repay you… that depends on who contributed the most.”
When several clan elders heard what Dong said, their fingers moved slightly.
A smart person stood up first and said, “Madam, don’t worry. We are all members of the Bai clan. If Shuoyang is in trouble, we will definitely not stand idly by. Even if it means losing everything, we will definitely help Shuoyang overcome this difficulty!”
Seeing that some people were already acting nice, the elders stood up and said, fearing that they would be left behind, “You ladies are all daughters-in-law of the Bai family. How can you touch their dowries?! We should leave this matter to our Bai clan. If we are really unable to do it, it will not be too late to use your ladies’ dowries at that time.”
Bai Qihe, who had been silent the whole time, saw this and then he bowed to the ladies: “What the clan elders said makes sense! Madam, please leave this opportunity to contribute to the clan, so that everyone in the clan can show their talents!”
Dong hesitated for a moment and nodded: “Okay! Then let’s follow the wishes of the clan leader and the elders.”
The fifth girl, Bai Jinzhao, who had not yet had time to change out of her armor, stepped forward, bowed, and said, “Aunt, my second sister is in the capital now, we must find a way to rescue her!”
When the fourth wife, Wang, saw her daughter speaking out, she was afraid that it would cause trouble for Mrs. Dong, so she hurriedly said, “Xiaowu, step back! Just listen to your aunt’s instructions!”
Bai Jinzhao, who had grown into a grown-up girl, knelt on one knee and saluted to Mrs. Dong and Mrs. Wang, the fourth wife: “Aunt, mother, my second sister is in great danger in the capital city. I am willing to lead the troops to meet my second sister outside the city!”
Seeing this, Bai Qingping quickly spoke up: “Fifth Miss, don’t worry. Qingping thinks that we can’t lead the troops to the capital city now. First of all… if this is a trap set by King Liang, then the Bai family leading the troops there would be treason! But if King Liang really rebels… the first thing he would be most afraid of is the princess who has a large army and is invincible!”
“So even if the King of Liang is lucky enough to capture the Second Miss, then at least before the Princess Zhenguo comes back… the Second Miss will not be in danger! The King of Liang will definitely use the Second Miss to threaten the Princess Zhenguo! Or… he will come to Shuoyang to capture the Bai family and the Bai clan, and hold the Bai clan in his hands to threaten the Princess Zhenguo.” Bai Qingping spoke steadily. He had been thinking about this matter after receiving the news just now, considering the feasibility of sending the Shuoyang army to the capital to rescue Bai Jinxiu. “The Fifth Miss has no actual combat experience. If she leads the troops and is accidentally defeated by the imperial guards in the capital, wouldn’t that give the King of Liang an extra bargaining chip for him to threaten the Princess Zhenguo?”
Bai Jinhua, the twin brother of Bai Jinzhao, looked up at Bai Qingping and said, “We, the Bai family, would rather die on the battlefield than be used as bargaining chips for others! Just like my uncle… he shot my five brothers with arrows to kill them, just to prevent the Bai family from becoming bargaining chips for the Jin army to threaten! Just to prevent the Xiliang army from insulting the Bai family and disrupting the morale of our army!”
This is why Bai Jinzhao is so anxious to go to the capital city to rescue Bai Jinxiu. Every descendant of the Bai family who has gone to the battlefield knows that if they are captured alive one day, they must put the overall situation first.
Bai Qingping clasped his fists towards Bai Jinzhao and said, “I hope Fifth and Sixth Miss will forgive me if my words offend you!”
“I’ve heard father say…” Bai Qingping looked at Bai Qihe, “The Second Miss also went to the battlefield with the King of Zhenguo. She is sharp-minded and talented. I don’t think she will be caught by King Liang so easily! And… since the Second Miss was able to send the Second Madam and the child out of the city, it means that the Second Miss was able to leave at that time, but she was unwilling to leave for some reason! So Qingping thinks that what we can do now… and what we should do is to protect Shuoyang and prevent the entire Bai family of Shuoyang from becoming a burden to the Princess Zhenguo.”
“Fifth sister, Bai Qingping is right!” Bai Jinhua walked to Bai Jinzhao and helped him up. “I know you are worried about the second sister, but we have to do our own jobs. The eldest sister has her mission, and the second sister has hers… Our responsibility is to protect Shuoyang City, my aunt and the Bai family!”
Bai Jinzhao gritted his teeth and nodded: “Jinzhao… follow my aunt’s instructions!”
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On March 27th of the eighteenth year of Xuanjia, the Grand Princess, who had been practicing meditation and praying for the country, returned to Dadu. Officials and their families all sought the Grand Princess’s protection. King Liang led a large army to surround the Princess Zhenguo’s mansion and asked the Grand Princess to help him defend the king.
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