The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 960: each according to his ability
Chapter 960: Each one depends on his ability
Xiao Rongyan’s foundation in Xiliang was not solid, which was related to the fact that he had not focused on Xiliang before… and had never spent time operating in Xiliang.
Previously, the top priority of Dayan was to stabilize Jin, recover Southern Yan, and then destroy Wei, so Xiao Rongyan spent most of his energy on these things.
Speaking of which… Xiao Rongyan’s foundation in Xiliang is not as good as that of the young businessman named Cui Fengnian. After the Jin man named Cui Fengnian went to Xiliang, he somehow caught the eye of the Xiliang Empress. It is heard that the empress often calls Cui Fengnian by his courtesy name… Gongxing, which shows that their relationship is extraordinary.
“In Xiliang, I think… there is a person you can send someone to contact, maybe you can recruit him for your own use!” Xiao Rongyan raised his eyes and looked at Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan looked at Xiao Rongyan with an attentive look.
“There is a merchant in Jin State, named Cui Fengnian… with the courtesy name Gongxing. I don’t know how he caught the eye of the Xiliang Empress. I heard that the empress often summoned this merchant from Jin State to the palace to listen to him talk about the scenery of Jin State, and called Cui Fengnian by his courtesy name, which shows that their relationship is extraordinary.” Xiao Rongyan’s mellow voice slowly said, “Now that Jin State has been transformed into the Great Zhou, and he is not in the Great Zhou, if you can send someone to contact him, give him a reassurance, let him return to the Great Zhou smoothly, and promise him a huge profit, who knows, you can recruit him for your own use, of course… Dayan will also strive for this person. Who can get him, Abao… it depends on our own ability.”
Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes and remained silent…
Cui Fengnian is Bai Jintong.
But Bai Qingyan did not tell Xiao Rongyan about this. The situation in Xiliang is unclear now, and the fewer people who know about Jintong’s situation, the better, so as not to ruin Jintong’s plans.
Xiao Rongyan’s words did give Bai Qingyan some useful information. The Queen of Xiliang…liked to summon Jintong to the palace to talk about the customs of Jin State, and called him by his courtesy name…
Xiao Rongyan had just changed his clothes for a moment when Bai Qingjue came to ask for a meeting.
Xiao Rongyan had no choice but to kiss Bai Qingyan’s forehead reluctantly, bid her farewell, and told her to have a good rest.
She nodded, and reluctantly grasped Xiao Rongyan’s hand, thinking of the marriage proposal from the Great Yan envoy today for the new emperor Murong Li who ascended the throne of Yan State, and said, “I cannot agree to Yan State’s proposal. If my sisters are allowed to marry far away, it will definitely make my aunts sad. The death of the Bai family’s sons in the southern border during the Xuanjia period has already made my aunts devastated… The original intention of my taking this position was to protect them, so… I will never let them be sad again.”
Before coming here, Xiao Rongyan had expected this result. After all, Bai Qingyan was protective of her younger sister, and she loved her younger sister so much, so how could she let her sister marry far away alone?
The State of Yan is now a powerful country. When seeking marriage in the future, the Yan court will definitely not want the family members of the officials of the Great Zhou to be their queen. What they want is… Bai Qingyan’s sister, preferably… her biological sister, the seventh daughter of the Bai family.
“I know…” Xiao Rongyan nodded, “Before coming here, I could have anticipated this result.”
For the State of Yan, this is exactly the result Xiao Rongyan wanted.
The entire Yan court was eagerly waiting, hoping that the sister of the Empress of the Great Zhou could marry into the Yan Kingdom as the queen, in order to consolidate Murong Li’s position, and in order to… fight against the Ninth Prince Murong Yan, who controlled the government and suppressed Murong Li.
If he fails to marry the biological sister of the Empress of Great Zhou this time, and spreads the word after returning… saying that it was Murong Yan, the Ninth Prince of Great Yan, who ruined the marriage proposal, then… the court officials and even the subjects of Yan will know that the young emperor Murong Li has been oppressed by the Regent Ninth Prince Murong Yan since he was young, and Murong Yan also does not want Murong Li to become powerful.
Only in this way, when Murong Li deals with him in the future, others will believe it without a doubt, and believe that Murong Li is really against Murong Yan and really does not approve of Murong Yan’s various national policies.
Personally, Abao is his wife…
How will Abao’s sister be addressed if she marries his nephew? Should little A Li call Abao “elder sister”?
Bai Qingjue had already followed Wei Zhong into the hall. Xiao Rongyan then stood up and bowed politely to Bai Qingyan, then turned around and bowed to Bai Qingjue.
Bai Qingjue bowed in return: “Mr. Xiao.”
“The Seventh Young Master has arrived. Rong Yan will not disturb him any longer and will take his leave first…” Xiao Rong Yan bowed again.
“Please come in, Mr. Xiao!” Wei Zhong made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Rongyan and took Xiao Rongyan out of the hall.
Before stepping out of the hall, Xiao Rongyan couldn’t help but look back at Bai Qingyan. Seeing that Bai Qingyan’s eyebrows were smiling and his deep eyes were full of warmth, he lifted the hem of his gown and stepped out of the hall.
Bai Qingjue tightened his hands behind his back slightly. He noticed that although the clothes Mr. Xiao was wearing were largely similar to the ones he wore when he entered the palace, there were many differences.
Although Bai Qingjue didn’t know much about matters between men and women, he was not a fool. He heard that at the palace banquet today, Xiliang Yan Wang Li Zhijie had said that Xiao Rongyan and his eldest sister were already engaged, and his eldest sister had not denied it, so he knew…his eldest sister and this Mr. Xiao were probably already engaged.
Afterwards, this Mr. Xiao was summoned into the palace by the eldest sister, and has been there until now… and has changed his clothes.
Bai Qingjue stared at Xiao Rongyan’s back with a cold look in his eyes. This Mr. Xiao was eloquent and seemed to be someone who could coax people.
If…she spilled the tea and changed her clothes, it would be fine, but if she dared to make a move on his elder sister before they got married, even if she was his benefactor…Bai Qingjue could not let it go easily.
“Ajue…”
Hearing Bai Qingyan calling him, Bai Qingjue came back to his senses and turned around to greet Bai Qingyan: “Elder sister…”
Bai Qingyan raised his hand to signal Bai Qingjue to sit down opposite him, and asked, “Have you arranged for the soldiers of the princes?”
Bai Qingjue lifted the hem of his gown and sat down opposite Bai Qingyan, nodding his head: “Everything has been arranged. We are under the command of General Cheng Yuanzhi. General Cheng Yuanzhi, General Wei Zhaonian, and General Shen Liangyu have all returned. They originally wanted to come to see my elder sister, but the palace gates were heavily guarded. When they heard that my elder sister was asleep, they did not come to disturb her.”
Living in the palace is naturally not as convenient as living in the Bai Mansion outside the palace.
When Bai Qingyan heard these names, it was as if he had heard the names of his relatives. His brows were filled with a warm smile, and his eyes were sore. “I’m waiting for them. Ah Jue, go and invite a few generals over. I’ll prepare wine and wait for them in the General Pavilion.”
Bai Qingjue also smiled, and he stood up and bowed: “I’ll go right away!”
“Wei Zhong…” Bai Qingyan called out to the outside of the hall.
Wei Zhong immediately stepped into the hall and walked forward in small steps: “Your Majesty…”
“Prepare a banquet at the General Pavilion and ask someone to invite Jinxiu and Ayun, as well as Jinzhao, Jinhua, and Jinse to come together.”