The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 921: the dead are great
Chapter 921 The Dead Are Greatest
He, the King of Hedong, understood this point, and all men in the world understood it. Otherwise, why did most men do their best to suppress women, but there were very few families like the Bai family that could give women the same opportunities as men?
Which man in the world is willing to find more opponents for himself?
King Hedong actually hoped that Bai Qingyan could make drastic reforms and greatly improve the status of women. If that were the case…if the students started to make trouble, Bai Qingyan would definitely be in big trouble.
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On June 17th of the first year of Yuanhe, the coffin of the empress of Great Zhou returned, and Prime Minister Lu led all the officials out of the city to welcome them.
Xiao Rongyan, a wealthy businessman who came to the capital city with Murong Yan, the ninth prince of Dayan, also appeared at the gate of the capital city.
The people were stopped by the soldiers on both sides of the city gate, which was an unprecedented scene.
Yang Wuce, who was originally standing among the group of generals, took a casual look and saw that Xiao Rongyan was stopped by the soldiers among the people.
Perhaps it was because Xiao Rongyan’s aura and handsome and strong features were too eye-catching. Not only Yang Wuce… but all the officials who had met Xiao Rongyan noticed it.
Others may not know, but Yang Wuce knows it. Xiao Rongyan is engaged to Bai Qingyan. On New Year’s Eve… he even sneaked into the military camp to have a private meeting with Bai Qingyan, and was caught by him and Zhao Sheng. Yang Wuce only realized later that he and Zhao Sheng went at the wrong time and might have ruined the good fortune of Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rongyan.
No matter what, Yang Wuce could see that Bai Qingyan cared very much about Xiao Rongyan, otherwise why would he personally apply medicine to Xiao Rongyan.
Yang Wuce’s eyes turned, maybe Xiao Rongyan will be Bai Qingyan’s imperial husband in the future! Even if he is a lowly businessman, he can become a concubine with his face… Bah! He can be a noble husband…
Your husband?
Yang Wuce felt it was strange, but he didn’t know what appropriate title to use to address Xiao Rongyan.
He didn’t care about that, and walked over in two steps, smiling and greeting Xiao Rongyan: “Mr. Xiao!”
Xiao Rongyan, who was protected by Yue Shi and his men and not squeezed at all, was stunned for a moment. He thought that this general was Yang Wuce, the general who surrendered to Bai Qingyan from Liang State, and returned the greeting with a smile: “General Yang!”
Yang Wuce patted the soldiers who were stopping the people, signaling them to let Xiao Rongyan come over…
“No need to trouble you, General. I’m doing the same here.” Xiao Rongyan smiled with a gentle and calm aura.
As soon as Xiao Rongyan finished speaking, a guard squeezed up to Xiao Rongyan, covered his lips and whispered a few words in Xiao Rongyan’s ear. Xiao Rongyan’s expression did not change, he smiled and bowed to Yang Wuce: “General Yang, Xiao has something else to do and has to leave first. Goodbye…”
“Mr. Xiao, aren’t you waiting for His Majesty?” Yang Wuce was surprised. What could be more important than showing up in front of Bai Qingyan?
“I will go and apologize to Your Majesty another day.” After Xiao Rongyan said this, he left among the people under the escort of the guards.
Yang Wuce raised his hand to scratch his head, then turned around and returned to the group of generals, waiting for Bai Qingyan with everyone else.
The sun rises in the east, and in the gradually growing morning light, a team with flags held high can be seen slowly approaching from the golden light like a long dragon.
Hearing the shouts of the people standing on the high place, Lu Xiang and others hurried forward a few steps. From a distance, they saw Bai Qingyan, who was riding a snow-white horse, walking in the front, wearing mourning clothes and a mourning cloth on his head.
Behind her was the coffin of the eldest princess. The golden nanmu coffin was trimmed with brass and decorated with gold-painted phoenixes, which was extremely solemn and luxurious.
Nanny Jiang, who was also wearing mourning clothes and a mourning cloth on her head, walked forward with a group of loyal servants of the Bai family.
Nanny Jiang had a special status. She was the personal nanny of Bai Qingyan’s grandmother, the Grand Princess, and she had watched Bai Qingyan grow up. So when Nanny Jiang came, Prime Minister Lu ordered someone to bring the loyal servant of the Bai family brought by Nanny Jiang to the front.
It is true that they came to welcome the Empress of Great Zhou, but now that the Empress of Great Zhou can return with her coffin, they should understand her intention and regard the dead as the greatest.
Prime Minister Lu looked at Nanny Jiang who was following behind Bai Jinse and sighed deeply before looking away. He… still owed the Grand Princess a favor.
If it weren’t for Madam Jiang asking the Grand Princess for help, and the Grand Princess’s kindness in helping him, Prime Minister Lu’s eldest son, Lu Jinxian, would not have been born safely. His wife once gave the hairpin to the Grand Princess in front of him, saying that if the Grand Princess needed anything in the future, the Lu family would definitely repay her.
Later, the Grand Princess accepted his wife’s hairpin and asked Prime Minister Lu if he was willing to repay her. Prime Minister Lu said yes… From then on, Prime Minister Lu’s official career went smoothly. Prime Minister Lu knew… that the Grand Princess’s help was indispensable.
And over the years, the eldest princess never came to him for help with the hairpin, not even when the Bai family was in the most difficult time.
Now that the Grand Princess is gone, Prime Minister Lu can only keep this favor in his heart and return it to His Majesty in the future.
Bai Jinxiu followed Bai Qingyan. After listening to the report from the secret guards she left in the capital, she stepped forward and said, “Sister, the clan princes have come out to welcome you. You have been away for a while… These people saw that you have not dealt with the old relatives of the Jin Dynasty, and thought… they could rely on grandma. They sent gifts to Madam Jiang every now and then to get close to her. They sent mountains of treasures to the Bai Mansion, saying that they were paying respects to the Grand Princess. But the Grand Princess did not come back, so she asked Madam Jiang to accept the gifts on her behalf. Madam Jiang accepted all the gifts and put them in the warehouse without missing a single one.”
Bai Qingyan responded, his eyes calm and peaceful.
Bai Jinxiu glanced into the distance and continued, “Who knew that grandma would suddenly pass away, and the five princes were panicked. When they got the news, they wanted to leave, but they couldn’t find a reason. Last night, they gathered in a small house with three entrances in the west of the city, probably to discuss how to force the eldest sister.”
Bai Qingyan suppressed his temper at the beginning and did not take the opportunity to deal with those royal relatives of the Jin Dynasty. It was not because Bai Qingyan took into consideration that they and his grandmother all had the surname Lin, and that pitiful relationship.
It was not for the stability of the court as Lu Xiang and others thought.
The reason why she kept her troops inactive was entirely because of these five princes. She was afraid that if she acted rashly, these princes would see what was happening and… hide in their fiefdoms and not come out.
Although it is easy to capture a city, the people will still be hurt. She just wants to exchange the peace of the Great Zhou for the lowest price.
Just as Bai Qingyan expected, she did not touch those old dynasty royal relatives who were trembling with fear… and were ready to exchange their family wealth for their lives. When these princes learned that Bai Qingyan was going to Luohong City to rescue the Grand Princess, they gave up the idea of claiming illness and made arrangements one by one to come to the capital.
Unexpectedly, not long after they arrived, they received news that the Grand Princess had passed away. If they wanted to leave again… it would be difficult.
The old vassal king is not here, so the soldiers will surround their fiefdom and catch them off guard. This is what Bai Qingyan wants.
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