The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 897: own people
Chapter 897 Our Own People
“Yes!” The messenger soldier left the tent and went to deliver the message.
Not long after, a young eunuch with red lips, white teeth and a handsome face walked in. Behind the young eunuch was a man wrapped tightly in a black cloak. One could only judge from his steps and figure that he was a middle-aged man.
Bai Qingyan looked at the eunuch who seemed a little arrogant, with a slight smile on his face, sitting very steadily. She thought that the emperor had sent the old eunuch Gao Demao who was beside him.
“Princess Zhenguo, I am here on the orders of His Majesty to deliver an invitation to Princess Zhenguo. The Grand Princess will host a banquet in Luohong City tonight to entertain Princess Zhenguo…” The little eunuch stepped forward and placed the letter on Bai Qingyan’s desk, then stepped back with a smile, as if he was not afraid at all, and looked directly at Bai Qingyan and said, “Your Majesty really did not expect that Princess Zhenguo, who has always been loyal to His Majesty the Crown Prince, would actually betray His Majesty and His Majesty the Crown Prince! Your Majesty is very disappointed now, but… considering that Princess Zhenguo once saved His Majesty and made great contributions, if Princess Zhenguo is willing to surrender and admit her mistakes now, Your Majesty will be magnanimous and will certainly give Princess Zhenguo a break for the sake of the Crown Prince and the Grand Princess.”
“What has the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty eaten to be so arrogant…” Lin Kangle was not afraid at all, and said in a cold and hard voice, “He is already like a trapped beast, and he still dares to speak to our Majesty so arrogantly.”
“Although the Princess Zhenguo proclaimed herself emperor in the capital, it is not legitimate after all. How many people in the world can accept it?” The eunuch smiled and looked at Bai Qingyan, “Your Majesty also said that after Your Majesty ascends the Nine-Layered Stage, he will abdicate… and give the throne to the Crown Prince. If the Princess Zhenguo cares about the Grand Princess and still has a little loyalty to the Crown Prince, it is better for her to surrender.”
As soon as the young eunuch finished speaking, the man took off his cloak and hood. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be Shen Tianzhi, who was sent by Bai Qingyan to be the prefect of Yanwo.
Shen Tianzhi stood behind the eunuch and saluted towards Bai Qingyan: “I am here on the orders of the Grand Princess to invite the Princess Zhenguo…”
“Lord Shen is an old acquaintance of mine. Why did you come here on orders… and be so mysterious? If I didn’t know, I would have thought it was the emperor who came himself.” Bai Qingyan’s black and white eyes contained a very faint smile.
“Now Shen is leading the troops to resist the enemy, but his three sons are serving under the Princess Zhenguo. If Shen comes to the enemy camp openly… and is seen by the soldiers, it may shake the morale of the army. That’s why I am a little mysterious. I hope the Princess Zhenguo will forgive me.” Shen Tianzhi bowed to Bai Qingyan.
Lin Kangle stared at Shen Tianzhi with eyes like cowbells and sneered: “Lord Shen is afraid of disrupting the morale of the army. If I chop off Lord Shen’s head and hang it on the flagpole… wouldn’t it be just the right thing to disrupt your morale?”
“If the general does so, it would be great!” Shen Tianzhi was not angry at all, and said to Lin Kangle with a smile, “This way, it can be regarded as proving my innocence. I did not betray your majesty because my three sons were all loyal to the Princess Zhenguo. This can be regarded as my worthy of the trust of your majesty and the prince.”
Bai Qingyan looked at Shen Tianzhi with clear eyes. She understood… Shen Tianzhi was sent by the emperor specially. Because Shen Tianzhi’s three sons were all under Bai Qingyan’s command, the emperor became suspicious of Shen Tianzhi.
After reading her grandmother’s letter, she placed it on the table in front of her with one hand, tapping her fingers from time to time, and said with a smile, “Grandmother has already sent a handwritten letter, why did you send Lord Shen here?”
In the letter… Grandmother said that if Bai Qingyan was willing to surrender, she and the Crown Prince would be willing to persuade the Emperor to allow Bai Qingyan to become the Regent to assist the Crown Prince, and allow Bai Qingyan to enter the city for detailed discussions.
“The Grand Princess and His Majesty are worried that Princess Zhenguo will still be hesitant after reading the letter. After all, the two armies are fighting. They want to invite Princess Zhenguo to the city for a gathering. They are afraid that Princess Zhenguo will worry too much. And I happen to be the governor of Shuoyang, so I am also an acquaintance of Princess Zhenguo. I can come and persuade Princess Zhenguo!”
Bai Qingyan paused her tapping on the letter, looked up at Shen Tianzhi, and saw Shen Tianzhi nodding slightly to her.
There is something behind Shen Tianzhi’s words.
The Grand Princess and His Majesty were afraid that Princess Zhenguo would still have doubts after reading the letter…
Want to invite the Princess Zhenguo to the city for a gathering? Who wants to invite?
Shen Tianzhi was telling her that the gathering in the city… was a setup.
“I understand. Sir Shen, please go back and tell grandmother that I will be there tonight.” Bai Qingyan said.
Bai Jinxiu tightened her palms and looked up at Bai Qingyan. Even Bai Jinxiu knew that this was clearly a trap, so why did her elder sister agree to it?
“In that case, I feel relieved!” Shen Tianzhi bowed to Bai Qingyan, put on his hood, and left with the eunuch sent by King Liang.
“Your Majesty! You can’t go!” Lin Kangle said.
Bai Jinxiu also nodded: “Eldest sister, this is clearly a trap!”
Bai Qingyan lowered her eyes and looked at her grandmother’s handwritten letter. She was sure that this was indeed her grandmother’s handwritten letter. Her grandmother… should also know that Shen Tianzhi was hers.
That’s why my grandmother managed to get the emperor to order Shen Tian to come.
The grandmother would do this at this time, she must have received the news that she was going to become emperor, and wanted to make a last effort for the Jin Dynasty royal family, but she couldn’t give up the relationship between grandfather and grandson, so she asked Shen Tianzhi to meet Bai Qingyan, no matter whether Shen Tianzhi had someone following him… as long as the two met, there would be a chance to communicate and pass on the message, so that she would know that tonight was a trap.
If Bai Qingyan chooses to consider the relationship between his descendants and surrenders, and becomes a vassal of the Lin imperial power from then on, he can go into the city to have a detailed discussion with the Grand Princess. The Grand Princess will definitely ensure that Bai Qingyan becomes a powerful official.
If Bai Qingyan really wants the throne, her grandmother, the Grand Princess, will definitely be used by the Emperor of Jin to threaten Bai Qingyan. She hopes that at that time… Bai Qingyan will not show mercy.
If one wants to become the empress of the Great Zhou, one must learn to weigh interests and sacrifice family affection. Now her grandmother is standing opposite her, and she is an enemy, not a relative.
The struggle for imperial power… has no room for family affection. Imperial power has always been bloody, and the throne… is built from the skeletons of countless soldiers. The red carpet leading to imperial power and the throne has been stained red with the blood of countless enemies, relatives and friends.
This… is the truth that the Grand Princess wants Bai Qingyan to understand.
Living to the age of the Grand Princess, she is no longer afraid of life or death.
She only hoped that her death could contribute a little to the Jin State that her father had entrusted her to protect… or to her granddaughter’s path to imperial power.
“I have to give my grandmother an explanation. I have to go!” Bai Qingyan looked at Bai Jinxiu and Lin Kangle who was trying to persuade her again, and said, “You don’t have to worry too much. That Lord Shen… is one of our own! He came here just to tell me that tonight is a trap. I have already told him that he must go tonight. He will definitely be prepared.”
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