"Eldest sister..." Nanny Qin came up to meet her. Seeing that her eyes were red and she told her to take good care of her mother, tears welled up in her eyes. "Eldest sister, don't worry, the prince's wife wants to be strong. She also told the old slave this morning,
She is the mistress of the Duke's Mansion and the mother of the eldest sister, so she must hold on... If she can't hold on to the Bai family, how can she protect her daughter."
Hearing this, Bai Qingyan tightened her palms hard, feeling extremely sour in her heart.
She thought of her father.
Recalling the bloody battle that defeated the Shu Kingdom, she chased him for three days and beheaded the Shu general Pang Guoping, defeating the Shu Kingdom in one fell swoop.
After the victory, she was overjoyed, but her father said that she went after Pang Guoping without military orders and asked her to receive fifty lashes on her own!
She was not convinced, twisted her neck and argued with her father, asking: "I have meritorious service in taking down the head of the great general of Shu. Why did my father punish me?"
Dad's eyes were red, and he was so angry that he threw the riding crop in his hand, kicked the silver gun out of her hand, and yelled at her with his hair cracking: "Because I am your dad! No matter how resourceful and brave you are in the eyes of others,
, to me you are just the daughter I can’t let go of even if I lose my life!”
The love that parents have for their children means that they want to risk their lives and bravely protect their children at all times.
After that, she no longer has a father! She also has no younger brother...
Her father died in Fengcheng.
Her younger brother died in southern Xinjiang.
She nodded and said to Nanny Qin in a hoarse voice: "Nanny, don't tell me that I have been here."
Nanny Qin gathered the big cloak for Bai Qingyan, nodded, choked with sobs and said: "Eldest sister has been resting very well these days. Waiting for the Duke of Guo and the Crown Prince... to come back, eldest sister still has to be busy.
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She nodded, held Chuntao's hand, and slowly walked out of the yard against the biting cold wind.
Watching the white lantern hanging high under the eaves of the corridor being blown around and swaying wildly, she squeezed Chuntao's hand tightly.
The storm is rising, and things will change in the capital city after all.
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In the sixteenth year of Xuanjia, on the fifth day of the first lunar month, it snowed heavily.
At a quarter of the Yin hour, the guard at the south gate of Dadu City came out of the barracks with a lantern and ordered people to open the city gate.
Shouzheng turned around, and across the heavy snow, someone came from a bright light at the end of the long street. As he got closer, Shouzheng saw that there were more than three or two people, and he immediately put a knife on his waist on guard.
The steward of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion trotted forward, bowed respectfully to Shouzheng, and explained his purpose of coming: "Today the King of Letters is returning with his support, and our mistress and her family members are coming to the city gate to welcome him."
Seeing clearly that the person who came was indeed wearing mourning clothes and a mourning cloth on his head, he nodded and stepped aside.
He was also a soldier. Although he could not go to the battlefield, he still had the heart to serve the country and the people.
That day, there were some greedy and unjust people in front of the Duke's Mansion who took other people's money and went to the Duke's Mansion to cause trouble. The words of the eldest daughter of the Bai family aroused the man's blood to boiling. With tears in his eyes, he wished he could follow the country.
Together with the father-in-law, they died on the battlefield serving the country loyally.
Now that the Duke of Guo and the son of the Bai family are buried in horse leather, it is natural that the widow of the Bai family will come out of the city to greet them.
Mrs. Dong, the Crown Prince of Zhenguo, together with his second wife, Mrs. Liu, his third wife, Mrs. Li, his fourth wife, Mrs. Wang, and the bulging fifth wife, Mrs. Qi, together with the eldest girl Bai Qingyan, the second girl Bai Jinxiu, and the third girl Bai Jintong.
, and the fourth girl Bai Jinzhi who had just been forced to get up by the family the day before yesterday, together with the second girl Qin Lang of the Bai family, were guarded by the Bai family and followed by servants, standing outside the south gate of Dadu City, waiting for the return of the hero of the Bai family.
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The faint sobbing sounds of the servants could be heard in the crowd, but it seemed that they were not as strong as their masters.
The vast and heavy snow obscured people's vision. Except for the heavy goose-feather snow, everything Bai Qingyan could see was pitch black.
All the men of the Bai family are dead. The people in this beautiful metropolis who are afraid of the Bai family and hate the Bai family are probably too happy to sleep!
But there is a long road ahead, who knows what the future will bring?
Bai Qingyan's eyes suddenly showed a cold light.
The gnats are dormant, hibernating and hunting in spring.
No rush, no rush...
With red eyes, Mrs. Dong lowered her eyes, and turned around to gather Bai Qingyan's cloak. Her fingers could not restrain the trembling: "I asked you children to stay in the house with your grandmother to take care of your sister, but you just refused to listen..."
She gently held her mother's cold hand, her eyes reddened, and she squeezed it hard: "I and other juniors can already share the burden for my mother and aunts. We are no longer children."
In her previous life, she fell ill and left her mother to support the White House. In this life, she will not let her mother be alone and helpless.
The second wife, Mrs. Liu, held her daughter Bai Jinxiu in her arms, and her tears immediately broke down. If she didn't have a daughter, she would have wanted to die and follow her husband and son. But her daughter has lost her grandfather, father, brother, and brother.
How can I bear to let my daughter lose her mother again?
I don’t know whose house turned on the lights first in Dadu City. I heard someone at the back window say that the widow of the Duke of Guo’s Mansion had gone to the south gate to greet the coffin early in the morning. She hurriedly got up, put on her clothes, held up the lantern and went out. By chance, she met her neighbor.
It’s to go out in the snow with the lights on.
"Have you heard too? All the widows of the Bai family have gone to the south gate!"
"Yes! A heroic member of the Duke's family has returned today. We have been protected by the Duke's family for generations, so we should also go to welcome him!"
The two of them had just exchanged a few words when they heard the creak of the wooden door next door. The man who was going out with his elderly father saw his neighbor and asked, "Are you going to the south gate too?"
The south gate guard stood at attention on the city wall, and saw lanterns one after another popping up out of nowhere in the capital city. The warm and soft light was covered in the lanterns, and they came from all directions. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be lanterns.
The crowds of people holding umbrellas and lanterns were even more powerful than on New Year's Eve.
It’s snowing heavily in the middle of winter and it’s still dark.
The guard of the south gate was watching this scene, his heart was filled with emotions, and he shouted loudly: "Raise the wick of the city gate's headlight higher to guide the way for my loyal soul of the Jin Dynasty!"
When the female members of the Bai family heard this, their eyes could not help but turn red. They straightened their spines and waited for their return in the wind and snow.
The ministers in the court sought advantages and avoided disadvantages. After the news came back from southern Xinjiang, the emperor's attitude was subtle and it seemed that he did not intend to forgive the Bai family. After receiving the news, he did not dare to rush to the south gate like he did on New Year's Eve.
This time, only a few distinguished court officials were able to come. Dong Qingping and Dong Qingyue learned that Dong had taken the widow of the Bai family to the south gate. They got up, wiped their faces with a handkerchief and rode over.
There were tears in Dong's eyes, and she was deeply moved, but she couldn't help but advise: "Brother, Qingyue, you shouldn't come!"
Dong Qingping raised his hand and patted Mr. Dong's shoulder, and said with a smile: "It's okay."
To Bai Qingyan's surprise, Xiao Rongyan accompanied Lu Yuanpeng and other dandies to the south gate.
Lu Yuanpeng bowed respectfully to the ladies of the Bai family. Xiao Rongyan also nodded lightly and looked up at Bai Qingyan, who was returning the salute with a lowered eyebrow.
Bai Qingyan was dressed in filial piety clothes and a filial piety cloth on her head, and her stunning appearance was wrapped in a pure robe.