The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 934: shocking
Chapter 934 Shocking
When Xie Yuchang heard this, he thought… what Yang Wuce said was indeed true. His Majesty really has a special relationship with Mr. Xiao Rongyan.
The gate of Bai Mansion was wide open, and Xie Yuchang came out from inside. His armor was covered with a layer of misty drizzle. He looked at Xiao Rongyan, who was standing beside the carriage with an umbrella and had an extraordinary demeanor. He solemnly bowed to Xiao Rongyan and said, “Mr. Xiao, His Majesty invites you in.”
Xiao Rongyan nodded in thanks, lifted the hem of his plain robe and walked towards the steps of Bai’s mansion.
Yue Shi wanted to go in, but was stopped by the imperial guards.
Xie Yuchang glanced at Yue Shi and said to Xiao Rongyan, “I’m sorry, Mr. Xiao, but you are not allowed to bring a sword when you meet His Majesty. Please ask your guards to remove their swords and hand them over to our imperial guards for safekeeping.”
Xiao Rongyan, who was holding an umbrella, turned around and looked at Yue Shi and said, “You wait outside.”
“Yes!” Yue Shi responded and retreated back to the carriage.
Xiao Rongyan put away his umbrella. His well-defined facial features, illuminated by the white thick silk lantern, looked even more angular and hard. His restrained yet imposing sense of intimidation was ready to burst out.
Xie Yuchang remembered that Mr. Xiao was famous for his gentleness and elegance. Although he was a businessman, he was very talented, and his demeanor was neither humble nor arrogant, but calm and peaceful. Therefore, royal nobles from various countries looked at Mr. Xiao differently.
Who would have thought that after not seeing him for a year, Mr. Xiao has changed so much? Could it be because he has become His Majesty’s fiancé?
Xiao Rongyan stepped into the main gate and saw Bai Qingyan and Bai Qingjue through the gauze curtain under the corridor. He opened his umbrella, carried his gown and walked slowly towards Bai Qingyan.
Seeing Xiao Rongyan approaching, Chuntao stepped forward to open the gauze curtain for Xiao Rongyan and took the umbrella from Xiao Rongyan’s hand.
Xiao Rongyan nodded slightly to Chuntao, and saluted to Bai Qingyan first: “Miss Bai, Seventh Young Master!”
Bai Qingyan nodded slightly.
Bai Qingjue bowed solemnly to Xiao Rongyan: “Mr. Xiao.”
Xiao Rongyan burned incense for the eldest princess, and then said to Bai Qing: “Today, I was supposed to meet the eldest lady outside the capital, but something happened, so I came to visit late at night. I hope the eldest lady and the seventh young master will forgive me.”
“Mr. Xiao is very thoughtful.” Bai Qingjue stood with his hands behind his back and nodded slightly to Xiao Rongyan, “Mr. Xiao came to visit me so late at night, I’m afraid it’s not just to burn incense for my grandmother!”
“Miss Bai, may I have a word with you…” Xiao Rongyan looked at Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan nodded, holding Chuntao’s hand and walked out.
Just as Xiao Rongyan was about to catch up, Bai Qingjue called him back.
Xiao Rongyan paused, turned around and looked at Bai Qingjue: “Seventh Young Master, do you have any other instructions?”
Bai Qingjue bowed solemnly towards Xiao Rongyan: “I couldn’t tell you my benefactor’s real name before. Today, I meet Mr. Xiao as a member of the Bai family. Bai Qingjue would like to thank Mr. Xiao for saving my mother and me! If Mr. Xiao has any instructions… Bai Qingjue will do his best to the best of his ability! But Bai Qingjue hopes that Mr. Xiao can understand that the favor is owed by Bai Qingjue, not the Bai family! Maybe Bai Qingjue is just a mean person, so please don’t use Mr. Xiao to demand a favor from my elder sister, otherwise I, Bai Qingjue, will be the first to disagree, and I’m afraid I will be ashamed of my benefactor.”
Xiao Rongyan looked into Bai Qingjue’s calm and deep eyes, and said with a smile: “I am not here to ask for anything today. Xiao Rongyan will never use a favor to ask Miss Bai to repay you, not today and certainly not in the future. Please rest assured about this… Mr. Seventh.”
The wind blows up the gauze curtains, and the rain makes a rustling sound.
Bai Qingjue listened to Xiao Rongyan’s mellow and deep voice, and for some reason he believed Xiao Rongyan’s words from the bottom of his heart.
He bowed to Xiao Rongyan again: “Thank you, Mr. Xiao.”
Xiao Rongyan smiled elegantly and returned the greeting to Bai Qingjue before stepping out of the main hall and following Bai Qingyan.
Seeing that Xiao Rongyan did not follow him out, Bai Qingyan turned back and waited for a while before he saw Xiao Rongyan coming out of the main hall… He guessed that Ajue must have kept Xiao Rongyan to tell her something, and was afraid that Xiao Rongyan would use his kindness to ask for a reward.
Seeing that Bai Qingyan was waiting for him, Xiao Rongyan involuntarily quickened his pace and walked in front of Bai Qingyan, then raised his eyes and looked towards Chuntao.
“Let’s talk in the back!” Bai Qingyan said.
Xiao Rongyan nodded.
The three of them came to the viewing loft not far from the main hall.
Chuntao served hot tea to the two of them. Seeing Xiao Rongyan sitting opposite Bai Qingyan and drinking tea seriously with the teacup in his hand, she took the black lacquered and gold-painted square tray and went out to stand guard.
The attic was brightly lit and the windows were open, but Chuntao couldn’t help looking upstairs as she stood downstairs, fearing that Xiao Rongyan would do something to insult their eldest daughter.
Xiao Rongyan put down the teacup and looked up at Bai Qingyan, who was wearing mourning clothes and blowing air slowly into the teacup. The light from the glass lamp on the high table fell on Bai Qingyan’s face, leaving two fan-shaped shadows under her eyes.
But… the blue color in Bai Qingyan’s eyes was far more than just a little bit. Xiao Rongyan put down the teacup and walked in front of Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan looked up at Xiao Rongyan who was leaning over and looking at her seriously: “What’s wrong?”
Xiao Rongyan supported the armrest of the chair with one hand and held Bai Qingyan’s cheek with the other. He rubbed Bai Qingyan’s eyes lightly with his thumb a few times, rubbing off the pearl powder that Bai Qingyan had applied under his eyes. The deep dark blue color looked shocking on Bai Qingyan’s overly fair cheeks.
Xiao Rongyan’s pupils tightened. He had been unable to sleep after losing a loved one. He had experienced this before…
But even at that time, he was not as serious as Bai Qingyan. She looked so haggard as if she had not slept well in several years.
He didn’t ask, but he knew why…
Bai Qingyan’s grandmother was the Grand Princess of the Jin Dynasty, and she… was the Empress of the Great Zhou who was about to ascend the throne after overthrowing the Jin Dynasty. She led her troops to attack Luohong City in order to rescue her grandmother, but her grandmother died with the demise of the Jin Dynasty. Bai Qingyan was afraid that she would blame herself for the death of the Grand Princess of the Jin Dynasty.
No matter what words of comfort someone say, they are useless. His mother, Queen Ji, had experienced the same thing before. Only time can heal the pain.
Xiao Rongyan tightened his grip on Bai Qingyan’s face, looking at her with a look of heartache, and whispered to Bai Qingyan: “If your mother saw you like this, she would be heartbroken!”
How could Bai Qingyan not know this? She gently grasped Xiao Rongyan’s wrist, moved his hand away, and whispered, “It’s not easy to be an emperor, and it’s even harder to be a good emperor. I have never learned how to be a monarch since I was young. I can’t govern a country with just passion, so it’s only natural that I have to work harder!”
Xiao Rongyan knelt on one knee in front of Bai Qingyan, holding her hands tightly, and whispered: “Do you know the great general of my Yan State… Tang Yi?”
Bai Qingyan nodded.
“General Tang Yi… is my mother’s best friend, but he has another identity. He is my grandfather’s bloodline, the legitimate bloodline of the Yan royal family.”
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