The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 922: unusual
Chapter 922 Unusual
This time, Bai Qingyan made a trip to Anxi and Shuofang as a matter of course. The Anxi Palace and the Shuofang Palace did not dare to neglect them, so Bai Qingyan naturally had to return the favor… He helped the King of Anxi and the King of Shuofang to invite their families over so that the family could be reunited.
Bai Qingyan went in person to invite them, and he brought with him the famous Doctor Hong. Even if the people from the Anxi Palace and the Shuofang Palace wanted to refuse, they couldn’t find a reason, so they had to follow him to the capital city.
Bai Jinxiu also thought of the families of the Anxi Palace and the Shuofang Palace, and asked in a low voice: “Eldest sister, we should let the families of the Anxi Palace and the Shuofang Palace show their faces in front of people later to intimidate these princes!”
“Alright…” Bai Qingyan looked at Nanny Jiang who was already rushing towards them. “Let’s escort Grandmother back to the Bai Mansion first, and let Du Sanbao send the people from the two palaces to the two princes safely. As for these princes, they will disappear this time… Let them stay awake and be more cautious.”
“Okay!” Bai Jinxiu responded, slowed down her horse, and sent someone to pass the message to Du Sanbao.
Du Sanbao was at the end of the team at this moment, responsible for escorting the families of the Anxi Prince’s Palace and the Shuofang Prince’s Palace.
When they were almost at the gate of the capital city, Prime Minister Lu saw Bai Qingyan dismounting from afar. He looked at Bai Jinse and Nanny Jiang who had led the Bai family’s loyal servants to meet them, hesitated for a moment… and led all the officials to follow closely behind the Bai family’s loyal servants to catch up.
Bai Qingyan looked at Bai Jinse and Nanny Jiang who were running towards her and stopped…
“Eldest sister! Second sister…” Bai Jinse’s eyes fell on the coffin, tears falling down. She took two steps forward, knelt down in front of the eldest princess’ coffin, and kowtowed heavily, “Bai Jinse, the seventh daughter of the Bai family, welcomes grandma home!”
“Big sister, second sister.” Nanny Jiang’s tense emotions completely collapsed the moment she saw Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinxiu. She looked at the coffin of the Grand Princess, knelt down and cried, “Grand Princess… this old slave is here to greet you!”
Originally, when Nanny Jiang received the news of the Grand Princess’s death, she wanted to go with her. But when she thought that the Grand Princess had not come back yet, and that… that group of villains had slandered the eldest lady and forced the Grand Princess to death, she had to live to tell those villains on behalf of the Grand Princess that it was not true!
Seeing the loyal servants of the Bai family kneeling on the ground and crying, the officials following behind the servants of the Bai family didn’t know whether they should greet Bai Qingyan first, or kneel down and cry like Bai Jinse to welcome the Grand Princess.
All the officials looked at each other, and seeing that Prime Minister Lu had already knelt down, they hurriedly followed him.
“Before you left the capital, Grand Princess, you told me that if you couldn’t come back this time, I would tell you to be a good emperor who loves the country and the people. I… didn’t pass on your words, so I dare not die!”
Nanny Jiang’s voice was choked with sobs, she couldn’t stop crying: “Now that the eldest lady is back… Grand Princess, please walk a little slower. After I tell my eldest sister what you have said, I will follow you immediately!”
Bai Qingyan stepped forward to help Bai Jinse up, and then helped Nanny Jiang up…
“Big sister… I know that Big Sister and Second Sister have tried their best to save the Grand Princess. I know it all! Big Sister and Second Sister risked their lives to save the Grand Princess. The Grand Princess will definitely be very happy! For so many years… The Grand Princess has felt guilty towards the Bai family and Big Sister, because she is the legitimate princess of the Lin family and has not been the purest grandmother of the Bai family’s sons! The Grand Princess passed away because she was ashamed to face the Bai family. I hope Big Sister can understand and don’t be too sad!”
Nanny Jiang said this to the people present…
She wanted to let these people know that the eldest sister would never harm the eldest princess, and that the eldest princess had always felt guilty towards the eldest sister and would never commit suicide just to drive a nail into the eldest sister’s heart.
“The Grand Princess once told me that if she really passed away this time, all funeral ceremonies should be kept simple. She only wanted to be buried with the King of Zhen as soon as possible. I hope you can fulfill the Grand Princess’s last wish!”
Bai Qingyan shook Nanny Jiang’s hand vigorously. She never questioned Nanny Jiang’s loyalty to her grandmother…
In the previous life, Nanny Jiang committed suicide after my grandmother passed away.
But in this life, Bai Qingyan doesn’t want Nanny Jiang to make the same mistake again.
She whispered to Madam Jiang, “Before Grandmother passed away, she was most concerned about Madam Jiang. Grandmother wanted Madam Jiang to take care of Xiao Ba for her!”
Nanny Jiang was startled: “Eighth sister…”
She nodded: “Among the sisters, Grandma and Xiao Ba spend the least time together. I hope Grandma Jiang can take good care of Xiao Ba for Grandma!”
Bai Jinxiu glanced at Bai Qingyan, knowing that Bai Qingyan was afraid that Nanny Jiang would follow her grandmother, so she said this to Nanny Jiang. She then agreed, “Yes, Nanny Jiang, Xiao Ba… still needs your help to take care of him.”
When Prime Minister Lu saw that Nanny Jiang and Bai Qingyan had almost finished talking, he stood up and led all the officials forward, kneeling down again to salute Bai Qingyan: “Your Majesty!”
“Prime Minister Lu… please stand up quickly, no need to be so polite!” Bai Qingyan helped Prime Minister Lu up and said sincerely, “Thank you for your hard work during my absence!”
“It is my duty as a minister, and this is what I should do…” After Lu Xiang finished speaking, he continued, “According to your majesty’s instructions, the coffin of the Grand Princess will be sent to the Bai Mansion. The Ministry of Rites has been ordered to prepare it. We will respectfully welcome the Grand Princess back to the capital.”
Upon seeing this, the five princes prepared to step forward and pay their respects to Bai Qingyan, but unexpectedly… Bai Qingyan didn’t even look at them and left them there.
The five princes were horrified, knowing that this was not a good sign.
The Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty personally carried the coffin, and all the officials and common people of the Great Zhou Dynasty knelt on the ground to welcome her, and all the way… they protected the Grand Princess to the Bai Mansion.
Bai Qingyan did not refuse to give the eldest princess the greatest dignity and honor after her death, but she knew that compared to holding a funeral in the palace, her grandmother might want to hold it in the Bai family…
When her grandmother was alive, she was devoted to the State of Jin. At least after her death… she hoped to be just their grandmother as her grandmother wished.
Funeral ceremony is simple…
Even if we keep it simple, we should at least wait for mother and others to come from Shuoyang!
At least, we have to wait until Ajue comes and sees grandma off for the last time.
Escort the Grand Princess back to the Bai Mansion. There are still a lot of government affairs waiting for Bai Qingyan…
Uncle Dong Qingping assigned his two sons to help in the Bai Mansion. They gathered in Bai Qingyan’s study with Lu Xiang, Lu Jinxian, Lu Jin, and Shen Jingzhong, talking about the mountains of government affairs that had piled up during this period.
Bai Jinxiu was just outside the study. She was worried that Bai Qingyan had not yet had his meal and had already started handling government affairs. She ordered someone to prepare hot tea and snacks for Bai Qingyan, with a frown on her face, looking very uneasy.
After grandma left, the eldest sister was a little too calm…which seemed unusual.
The third update! He will ascend the throne soon… It’s only June 20th, will other Bai family members come back?