The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 91: shake the country
Chapter 91 Shaking the Nation
The emperor didn’t say anything. The eldest princess closed her eyes, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, and she choked up and said, “I married into the Bai family, but I couldn’t treat them wholeheartedly. I was always testing my husband and son, and I was on guard everywhere. Your Majesty, do you know how guilty I feel? Now let’s…let the Bai family stay away from the capital, and leave some blood for the Bai family. After all, they also have the blood of our Lin family flowing in their bodies! There are only daughters left, even if…my aunt asks your majesty to leave some blood for my aunt, okay?!”
The eldest princess had tears in her eyes as she pleaded respectfully to the emperor, hoping that the emperor would still have a little mercy and see the Bai family’s attitude of concession and not kill them all.
The emperor rubbed his fingers and spoke after a long while: “Aunt, I don’t want to kill all the Bai family, but this Miss Bai…”
Looking back over the past few days, what this Miss Bai has done can be said to be very sharp! It was this Miss Bai who pushed the reputation of the Bai family to its peak. He is the emperor… How could he not see through this?
But this Miss Bai is the one who looks most like Bai Suqiu…
Thinking of Bai Suqiu, the emperor’s eyes became moist.
The things you longed for but could not get when you were young, the more you think about them and feel regret as you get older.
The fear of the Bai family has been around for a long time…Now that tens of thousands of soldiers have been sacrificed to get to this point, the emperor will be unwilling and uneasy if he doesn’t get rid of the outstanding girls in the Bai family.
When the Grand Princess saw that the Emperor had murderous intentions towards Bai Qingyan, her hands began to tremble.
She glanced at the emperor and said in a tearful voice, “For the sake of the royal family’s safety, if your majesty says that you need to kill my granddaughter, I will say no! But does your majesty know why I value this eldest granddaughter so much?”
The emperor looked at the eldest princess.
“Because my granddaughter is the closest to Suqiu!” The eldest princess burst into tears when she mentioned her daughter. “She has a strong personality and would rather break than bend! She is exactly like another Suqiu! The year Suqiu passed away… I almost followed her! Now I put all my love on this granddaughter, I hope… I hope Your Majesty will spare this child’s life for Suqiu’s sake!”
The eldest princess’ words undoubtedly touched the softest part of the emperor’s heart.
Perhaps the emperor’s heart gradually became colder since he sat on this cold throne, but the only place where Bai Suqiu was hidden was…soft and warm.
The emperor clenched his teeth, stared at the bloody bamboo slips with his eyes downcast, and said with determination after a while: “Help the eldest princess to rest in the side hall, let Xie Yuchang lead the imperial guards to arrest Liu Huanzhang’s family and put them in prison, and then tie up the rebellious son of Prince Xin and bring him to me!”
After thinking for a while, the emperor added: “Enter and exit through Wude Gate!”
The queen, who was like an ant on fire outside the hall, was so frightened that her face turned stiff when she heard the emperor’s angry roar.
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Outside Wude Gate.
The commander of the Imperial Guards, Xie Yuchang, rode out on a quick horse and led the Imperial Guards straight to Liu Huanzhang’s mansion with great momentum.
Soon, Prince Xin, who had been kicked hard in the chest by the emperor yesterday, was tied up tightly with hemp ropes by the guards and taken in through Wude Gate.
When Prince Xin saw the Bai family and the common people at the gate of Wude Gate, his eyes looked straight at Bai Qingyan like a venomous snake…
It was this Miss Bai who asked the father to kill him!
After these series of events, the people were talking about it and were excited, saying that at least the emperor was wise.
Soon, another young eunuch walked out of the Wude Gate quickly. He held a whisk in his hand and stood in front of Miss Bai. He said in a shrill voice, “Your Majesty, please tell Miss Bai…”
Bai Jinzhi grabbed Bai Qingyan’s hand, her heart beating very fast: “Elder sister…”
She looked at Bai Jinzhi, whose eyes were red, and gently patted Bai Jinzhi’s hand, her eyes firm and bright: “With grandma here, and you and the people waiting here, nothing will happen!”
Bai Jinzhi felt relieved after hearing her say this, and slowly let go of Bai Qingyan’s hand.
Her legs were already numb when she stood up. She calmly adjusted her mourning clothes, turned around and bowed to the people who had followed the Bai family to Wude Gate, then turned back to look at the eunuch who had come to deliver the imperial decree.
“Please lead the way, eunuch…”
Bai Qingyan followed the eunuch who was leading the way along the palace road with red walls and green tiles. His eyes were deep and unfathomable, and his back was extremely straight. He didn’t look like he had just been hit by a stick.
Bai Qingyan drooped her eyelids. In her previous life, she had some understanding of the emperor through Prince Liang and Du Zhiwei.
The emperor was incapable of governing the country, and was suspicious and jealous. Since he was not valued by the previous emperor, he had lived a very hard life. After he ascended to the throne, he loved luxury and pomp, and wanted to be a wise ruler with more reputation than the previous emperor.
Such an emperor should be more afraid of the historian’s pen than anyone else.
Otherwise, why did the Imperial Guards go through Wude Gate? Why did they kidnap Prince Xin without any mercy and bring him in through Wude Gate?
Since the emperor summoned her to the palace through Wude Gate, it already showed that he would not kill her.
For a while, the emperor treated her with nothing more than… intimidation or bribery.
Before Bai Qingyan could think much, he had already arrived at the door of the hall.
When she entered the hall, she saw Prince Xin, with a pale face, kneeling tremblingly on one side. She kowtowed to the emperor respectfully and stared quietly at the shiny bluestone floor in front of her.
The emperor stared at Bai Qingyan, who was lying on the ground in silence. He held a roll of military records in his hand and knocked on the table in front of him from time to time. His voice was so cold that it made people’s backs cold. “Miss Bai, what do you want by gathering people in front of Wude Gate?”
She slowly stood up, knelt in the hall, looked up at the emperor on the high throne, and asked back: “This is also what I want to ask your majesty. What does your majesty want by letting Prince Xin, a fool, supervise the army?”
The Bai family has protected the people for hundreds of years, and the people’s support is her reliance, so she is not afraid of the imperial power from the bottom of her heart.
The emperor of the Great Jin Kingdom was the one who was best at judging the situation.
Now that she is standing at the forefront of the general trend, the emperor… knows it in his heart.
The emperor tried his best to be patient, the veins on his forehead throbbing, he felt that this Miss Bai was not only bold and scheming, but also sharp!
She was sure that he, the emperor, could not kill her, so she dared to be so arrogant in front of him.
The emperor was furious and laughed coldly, “To force me to kill Prince Xin and stir up public anger, Miss Bai is trying to shake the country and force me to submit?! How… If I don’t kill Prince Xin, will the Bai family rebel?”
“The blood-stained bamboo slips of the march record are still in front of your majesty’s desk. Have you read them?” She glanced at the slips and looked up at the emperor with gloomy eyes. She felt very disappointed for the Bai family. “Your servant has no power or influence, no weapons, and wears mourning clothes without a sword or halberd. I am kneeling in front of the Wude Gate to seek justice for my grandfather, father, uncle, and brothers. How can I talk about rebellion?”
The bald author will catch more bugs tomorrow, good night my little ancestors…
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