Ms. Dong gritted her teeth and gently patted Bai Qingyan's hand holding her. She flapped her nose and closed her eyes. Her tears immediately seemed to break.
On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month in the Xuanjia year, there was a heavy snowfall. Dong, the second wife, Liu, the third wife, the fourth wife, Wang, and the fifth wife of the Zhenguo Palace learned one after another that all the men in the Zhenguo Palace had lost their lives.
In southern Xinjiang, I was filled with grief.
While the entire metropolitan city is filled with festive joy, the town government palace is shrouded in gloom. The unknowing concubines and maids in the palace, the mother-in-law are keenly aware of the unusual, and stick to their duties and dare not make any noise.
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In the upper room of Princess Changshou Courtyard, the crown prince's wife, Dong, was relatively stable. She held the concubine Bai Jinse's hand tightly to reassure her that she should not be afraid.
The second lady was sobbing and wiping away tears, while the third lady was sitting there as if she had lost her soul.
The fourth lady had a weak character. If the twin concubines, the fifth and sixth girls, were not standing beside her and holding her hands tightly, she would have collapsed long ago.
Only the fifth lady, like the Crown Prince's wife Dong, was holding on, sitting there with her back straight, her eyes red and her hands protecting her stomach, she clenched her teeth and said nothing.
Bai Qingyan, Bai Jinxiu, Bai Jintong, Bai Jinzhi, Bai Jinzhao, Bai Jinhua and Bai Jinse were all sitting next to their mothers.
The eldest princess fiddled with the Buddhist beads in her hand, closed her eyes, and the tears that could not be hidden from the corners of her eyes eventually fell down her face.
"The fifth daughter-in-law has a big belly, and the fourth daughter-in-law has a soft personality and is not useful. The Zhenguo Palace, which has been glorious for hundreds of years, has now come to this point. The origin... still depends on the eldest daughter-in-law, and the second daughter-in-law."
My son and my third daughter-in-law are holding on!" The eldest princess showed her fatigue, "Get ready for what you need to prepare! Don't wait... don't wait for the news to come back and we will be caught off guard."
"Yes, my daughter-in-law knows!" Mrs. Dong nodded with tears in her eyes.
"My lord, the eldest, the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, and...seventeen children! The coffins brought back must have been improvised!" The eldest princess kept her eyes closed, but tears continued to come out.
, "The coffin for the Duke of Guo has been prepared a long time ago! Today is the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. I'm afraid all the coffin shops are closed. My eldest daughter-in-law..."
Before the eldest princess could finish speaking, Bai Qingyan had already spoken: "Then when the news comes back, we will borrow it, borrow it from the world..."
The eldest princess opened her eyes slightly, and the candlelight hurt her sore eyes.
"Grandma, only by putting heroes to death and letting the world see what my Bai family has done for this country and all the people can we make those who harmed our Bai family feel guilty, and let the merits of our Bai family be remembered today.
Treat my widow of the Bai family favorably and protect my widow of the Bai family from harm."
Bai Qingyan knew in her heart that on the premise of not rebelling, any grandmother who was beneficial to the Bai family would agree.
The eldest princess looked at Bai Qingyan and nodded: "Just do as Abao said."
"After the big event is over, if any of the concubines in the family want to find another career, return the deeds and promise them five hundred taels, and let them go! You can settle down in your own room, so don't bother your sister-in-law." The eldest princess
With that little bit of compassion, he hesitated for a long time and then said, "If you are not willing to stay in this house, you can leave on your own at that time! Don't be afraid...even if you leave the Duke's Mansion, as long as I am here for a day
, the Duke’s Mansion will always be your home.”
The words of the eldest princess touched the hearts of the second lady Liu, the third lady Li and the fourth lady Wang. The three covered their mouths and started crying again, for their husbands and their sons, even though they had cried many times.
, but thinking about my husband and son still makes my liver and gallbladder split.
"Mother, I promised Da Lang that he would guard the Jin Dynasty for the people, and I would guard the Bai family for him. We would share the honor and disgrace, and trust each other in life and death. I will live up to it in this life." Mrs. Dong mentioned the indescribable tenderness in her husband's voice.
Even if I die, my oath still remains. I will live up to the Bai family in this life. I will be the wife of the Bai family in life, and I will be the soul of the Bai family in death."
The eldest princess nodded and closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face, and she was choked with sobs.
Bai Qingyan held Dong's hand, which was colder than hers, and gently rubbed it in an attempt to warm Dong. In her last life... her mother, Dong, really did what she said.
In fact, her mother and aunts are lucky to have a sensible mother-in-law like her grandmother.
In this life, she never wants to see her mother and aunts commit suicide to seek justice for the Bai family.
Perhaps she was too narrow-minded and could not let go of the death of her grandfather, father, uncle, and brothers in her past and present lives.
After being reborn...she lived only for revenge and debt collection! So she really hoped that her mother and aunts could get out of the haze of losing their husbands and children, and even get married again.
All the quagmire of hatred in the Bai family...she is enough.
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The day from the 29th of the twelfth lunar month to New Year's Eve is extremely long.
It's like a death row prisoner who already knows he will die, but doesn't know when the knife hanging above his head will fall.
Bai Qingyan sat on the rockery pavilion and was lost in thought. She didn't come back to her senses until Lu Ping came to report to her about Wu Zhe's death.
"According to the eldest girl's instructions, in addition to sending the land deed of two hundred acres of good paddy fields to Wu Zhe's parents, my subordinates also went to the accounting office to pay five hundred taels of silver and gave them to Wu Zhe's parents and wife, telling Wu Zhe's parents that Wu Zhe was ordered to travel.
When it comes to bandits, all expenses for Wu Zhe's funeral will be paid for by the Duke's government. Wu Zhe's daughter-in-law will give birth to a baby in February, so it can be considered as a baby, so the eldest girl doesn't have to be too sad!" Lu Ping said.
Bai Qingyan nodded, his expression slightly tired: "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Ping..."
Lu Ping knew why Wu Zhe died, and naturally also knew about the battlefield in southern Xinjiang. His eyes turned red.
Seeing Bai Qingyan's appearance, Lu Ping, a rough man, didn't know how to appease her. He only said: "Eldest girl, Qin Shangzhi said that the eldest girl's vision is unusual. He can see ten steps away, and the eldest girl has already seen nine.
Step 19. He also said that if the eldest girl is a boy, the glory of the Bai family can continue for at least three generations. Lu Ping believes this! Although the Duke of Guo and the others... have gone, eldest girl, you have to hold on. "
Bai Qingyan never expected that he would be praised by Qin Shangzhi. This man was arrogant and relied on his talent. In his previous life, he had never heard of Qin Shangzhi praising several people.
"I know, don't worry, Uncle Ping, I can hold on!"
She has been a human being in two lives and has experienced it twice. If she can't hold on, it will be a waste of God's good intentions in letting her come back.
When Lu Ping saw Chuntao and Chen Qingsheng coming from the rockery, he bowed his head and bowed to Bai Qing before retreating.
Chen Qingsheng and Lu Ping met at the rockery steps, smiled and saluted, and hurried to the pavilion.
"Big girl!" Chen Qingsheng saluted.
"Today is New Year's Eve, and I was supposed to reunite your family, but I have an important matter here that I need someone I trust to handle, so I can only work hard on you!" She held the stove tightly, her eyebrows lowered, and her voice was hoarse.