The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 99: sense of proportion
Chapter 99: Proportion
Thinking that his son would become the Duke of Zhenguo in the future, Bai Qiyun was overjoyed and couldn’t hold back his excitement. His mind was full of his son becoming the Duke of Zhenguo! Needless to say, the honor of the title of Duke of Zhenguo was great. The Duke’s Mansion had accumulated a lot of wealth through years of war, and it would all belong to their family in the future. This was a great thing.
Bai Qiyun was so happy about this that he couldn’t sleep all night.
Who knew that as soon as he set out from Shuoyang, people along the way heard that the second master of the Duke’s Mansion actually had a bastard outside. As soon as this bastard was brought back to the Duke’s Mansion, he was beaten up by the eldest daughter Bai Qingyan on the long street because he regarded the common people as untouchables. Everyone said that it was a pity that the title of the Duke’s Mansion would fall on this boy.
When Bai Qiyun heard about this, he was so angry that he fell ill on the way. He was very angry. The servants of the Duke’s Mansion who returned to Shuoyang to report the death of the Second Master of the Duke’s Mansion had never mentioned it.
Bai Qiyun was about to go back home, but was stopped by the steward Wu beside him. Steward Wu said that since they had set out, they should at least go and burn incense for the Duke, maybe things would turn around, but if they didn’t go, there would be no chance of a turn around.
Bai Qiyun agreed reluctantly, and Manager Wu sent someone to the Duke’s Mansion to inquire about the situation of the illegitimate son.
This afternoon, when Bai Qiyun and Manager Wu arrived at the capital city, the Grand Princess and her granddaughters were forcing Prince Xin to death in front of the Wude Gate.
When Bai Qiyun heard the news, he shuddered, fearing that the Bai family would anger the emperor and bring down a catastrophe that would implicate them, so he ordered his two half cousins to leave immediately.
Unexpectedly, just as the person he sent to tell his cousin had left, the person sent by Manager Wu to Dadu to inquire about the news came back and said that the illegitimate son of the second master of the Duke’s Mansion had packed up his things and was ready to escape at any time.
Manager Wu thought for a moment and gave Bai Qiyun another idea.
Manager Wu said that the Bai family would definitely not have a good ending in the future for forcing the emperor’s legitimate son to die, but for now the Duke’s Mansion has the support of the people and should be safe for the time being. Now that the illegitimate son has sensed the danger in advance and escaped, their Shuoyang Bai family naturally cannot be stupid enough to let their adopted son jump into the fire pit of the Duke’s Mansion.
However, once this illegitimate son left, the Duke’s Mansion would have no male heirs. If the clan was no longer willing to adopt a son to the Duke’s Mansion, the female members would most likely return to their hometown in Shuoyang to rely on the clan.
Whether the Duke’s Mansion is going to return to his hometown in the future or ask the clan to adopt his son, in short, it is the Duke’s Mansion that is asking the clan. They can take this opportunity to buy land for the clan, rebuild the ancestral hall, ancestral temple, ancestral tomb, school, and invite great scholars to give lectures as an excuse to ask for money.
Mrs. Dong, the mistress of the Duke’s Mansion, was a smart person. If she had known that she would have to rely on the protection of her clan in the future, she would have dared not refuse to give it.
Before Bai Qiyun came to the Duke’s Mansion, Steward Wu specifically told him to speak in a high-profile manner, after all, the women of the Duke’s Mansion might rely on the clan in the future. The clan must first give the orphans and widows of the Duke’s Mansion a warning while they are still in the capital, and then when they return to Shuoyang, they can ask Dong for benefits on behalf of the clan members.
Bai Qiyun felt that what Manager Wu said made sense, and since he was angry, he couldn’t help but speak in an arrogant manner.
Bai Qingyan, who was standing in the corridor, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then gently turned his head to Chuntao and said, “Go to the front and call the third and fourth girls over! Don’t let the second girl know…”
Chun Tao nodded and was about to leave, but Bai Qingyan stopped her again and whispered in her ear: “Go and ask your cousin to go to the Xiao Mansion quickly to meet Xiao Rongyan. Tell Xiao Rongyan that I want to use his title as the richest businessman to do a business and will not harm him in the slightest. If he can help me, Bai Qingyan will be very grateful.”
“Okay!” Chuntao responded and hurried towards the mourning hall in front.
The reason why she asked Chen Qingsheng to find Xiao Rongyan was simply because it was Chen Qingsheng who had sent the letter to Xiao Rongyan. Bai Qingyan hoped that Xiao Rongyan would lend her his name in consideration of the fact that he had delivered the letter to her.
Tong Ma is such a smart person. When Bai Qingyan said not to invite the second young lady over, she knew that Bai Qingyan had some plan. She was afraid that it might damage her reputation, so she frowned with some worry: “If the eldest young lady has any instructions, just let this old servant do it! You and the third and fourth young ladies are still girls in the boudoir, so it’s better not to get involved in some things…”
“I’ve already done something like forcing Prince Xin to death, so why should I worry about my reputation?” She smiled at Nanny Tong and whispered, “Don’t worry, Nanny. I know my limits.”
In the hall, Bai Qiyun slammed the table and stood up angrily, “The Grand Princess is in the backyard of the Zhenguo Mansion. You…you don’t let the servants take me there, how can I see the Grand Princess?!”
Mrs. Dong put the teacup heavily on the table, looked at Bai Qiyun with a pair of sharp eyes, and sneered: “So you know this is the Duke Zhenguo Mansion! You also know that I am the mistress of the Duke Zhenguo Mansion! Today I’m going to make this clear. If you, the Bai family of Shuoyang, come to pay your respects and pay your respects, you are welcome to our Duke Zhenguo Mansion. If you come to ask for money, you can wait until the big event of our Bai family is over, and then we can talk about this matter! If you can’t wait, you can go out and return to Shuoyang now, or you can let the people judge in front of the Duke Zhenguo Mansion! Let the people of the world see what kind of unkind and unjust mean thoughts the Shuoyang clan has in mind when the big event of our Bai family is happening.”
“You!” Bai Qiyun’s face turned red with anger. He stood up and pointed at Dong.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall was tense.
Nanny Qin, who was standing next to Dong, raised her chin slightly, smiled and said kindly: “Sir, I advise you to take your finger back. Our prince’s wife is a first-rank imperial concubine. If you are disrespectful to her, you will be imprisoned! Besides, our Duke’s Mansion is a family of military commanders for generations, and the servants are bloody. Seeing you pointing at the mistress like this, I’m afraid you won’t be able to keep your finger if you get impulsive.”
Bai Qiyun was frightened by Nanny Qin’s words. The index finger that was originally pointed at Dong slightly bent, and then he threw his sleeves behind his back, looked down at Dong, and said arrogantly: “Dong, you have to think it over. The illegitimate son of the second master of the Duke’s Mansion has packed his bags and is ready to run away! There is no one to inherit the title of the Duke’s Mansion, and you women have to go back to your ancestral home in Shuoyang to seek the protection of the clan! You are now shirking your responsibility for the clan’s affairs, which is cutting off your own retreat!”
When Bai Jintong and Bai Jinzhi heard Chuntao’s message, they secretly found an excuse to slip out of the mourning hall. Before they had time to talk to Bai Qingyan, they heard Bai Qiyun’s domineering voice coming from inside.
Bai Jinzhi instantly became furious and was about to rush in, but after taking two steps he stopped, tried his best to control his anger, gritted his teeth, and turned around.
Seeing that her eldest and third sisters were looking at her, she knew that she had almost lost her temper and got into trouble again. Her ears turned red and she walked back to ask, “Eldest sister, what do you need me and third sister to do?!”