Chapter 400 Sister
Chapter 400 Sister
The last time Bai Qingyan went back to Shuoyang, she had already stayed in the Poyun Courtyard for one night, and she didn't feel any dissatisfaction.
Chuntao placed Bai Qingyan's familiar blue and white tea set with twining lotus on the round table, and when she turned around, she saw her girl reading a book on the ginger-yellow Shuangfu Ruyi pillow. She raised the bamboo curtain and went out to order to sweep the yard The maid's voice was softer.
Nanny Tong stepped into the cloud courtyard, opened the curtain in a hurry and entered the upper room, and saluted Bai Qing: "Miss, someone is here..."
Nanny Tong was talking about Bai Qingping.
She put down the book in her hand: "I'll meet you in the past."
"The old slave waits for the girl to change her clothes." Nanny Tong turned around to get the clothes.
"No, that's all..." she said.
Sitting in the main hall, Bai Qingping was quite uneasy. He didn't know what Bai Qingyan's arrangement was for calling him over alone, but he knew it might be because he settled for a dumb woman out of guilt, and Bai Qingyan saw him and The people of the Bai clan are still kind compared to each other.
But he... didn't do anything worthy of praise and admiration, he just did what an ordinary person should do.
Knowing this, Bai Qingping felt even more anxious, and understood how disappointed Bai Qingyan was with the Bai clan.
From the corner of the eye, I saw Bai Qingyan in a neat attire stepping over the threshold. After a little bit of astonishment, Bai Qingping hurriedly stood up and saluted Bai Qingyan: "I have seen the Princess."
Today's Bai Qingyan is different from what he has seen before. The last time Bai Qingyan drove back with all the princesses, dressed in a grand manner, and went in and out like those high-ranking daughters in the metropolis, supported by maidservants, but it was probably because of Bai Qingyan's going in and out. Because of the battlefield, the heroic and aggressive spirit on his body made people fearful, and he thought it was Bai Qingyan.
But at this moment, when Bai Qingyan was wearing the most neat and ordinary clothes, Bai Qingping finally understood what killing spirit was. He clearly had peaceful eyes, but his sense of power made people feel fearful.
"Don't be too polite, sit down..."
Seeing Bai Qingyan walk straight to the main seat and sit down, Bai Qingping grabbed the hem of his clothes tightly and sat down cautiously.
"About the matter of training troops and suppressing bandits, the crown prince and the current emperor already know about it, and they will also ask the local parents and officials to assist the Bai family to complete it. What do you think about the matter of recruiting people?"
Holding a black square plate with black lacquer and gold, the maid served the tea lightly with small steps, and hurriedly backed away.
"Don't dare to lie to the princess. Regarding the training and recruiting, everyone in the Bai clan thought that the princess would preside over it after he came back, so they have been waiting for orders." Bai Qingping was a little nervous when he replied.
"I'm not asking people from the Bai clan, but your thoughts..."
Bai Qingping raised his head, facing Bai Qingyan's deep and calm eyes: "The princess means that this matter is left to me? But I am still young, will I not be able to do it well..."
"Most of the ten-year-old sons of the Bai family have already gone to the battlefield, are you still young?" Bai Qing said in a calm manner.
Although Bai Qingyan was not superior when he spoke to him, probably the Bai clan had done too many wrong things, Bai Qingping just felt unable to lift his head in front of Bai Qingyan: "Bai Qingping is ashamed."
"You don't need to be so anxious to admit your mistake. I didn't say you were wrong. If it's an ordinary family... You are indeed young at this age, but we are not the descendants of ordinary people, we are the descendants of the Bai family." Bai Qingyan looked at her with lowered eyebrows. The clan brother sitting there said softly, "No one is born to know everything, but we can slowly explore while doing it, and we don't have to think that we can't do it right from the beginning. This is not like the style of our Bai family. The family members... are never discouraged! Even if they did something wrong and did not do well, just find out the reason and correct it.”
Bai Qingping looked at Zhengping and Bai Qingyan who taught him patiently, his eyes were red.
Ever since he could remember, both his grandparents and his mother have been telling him... He is still young, and children don't have to interfere with adults' affairs. No one has ever heard him say such a thing.
"Would you like to give it a try?" Bai Qing said in a gentle voice.
Bai Qingping gritted his teeth, stood up and bowed solemnly to Bai Qingyan: "Please... sister teach me how to do it!"
Suddenly hearing the word "Sister", Bai Qingyan moved her fingers slightly, inevitably thinking of Ayu.
She looked at the handsome young man in front of her, her pupils trembled back to her senses, and then she spoke in a softer voice: "We have a lot of family land, you can work hard on the tenants first, for example, there are some young and strong people in the family. If you want to be exempted from the rent, and how much money the Bai clan can give, there will definitely be people who are willing to try it, everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as you start...it will be much smoother later on."
Bai Qingping listened earnestly, nodded, thinking that besides the tenants, there are many ways to do it in other places.
"Sister entrusted this matter to me, I will do my best, if there is something wrong, please correct me!" Bai Qingping said.
"You are in charge of recruiting people. In terms of military training, Bai Jinzhi and Lu Ping will bring the White House guards to do it. If the money left in the family for corruption is not enough, you can tell me and I will find a way." Bai Qingyan said.
"I understand!" Bai Qingping said.
After sending Bai Qingping away, she sat where she was and did not stand up for a long time.
As the sky gradually darkened, the lamp-lighting maidservants filed in in small steps, walked behind the four black sandalwood pillars hung with curtains on both sides of the main hall, and lightly lit up the several ten-seats on both sides that were as tall as a person. Bronze lamp with six golden branch lotuses.
The hall was gradually illuminated, and Chun Tao also stepped into the main hall and whispered in Bai Qingyan's ear: "Miss, Mother Qin is here to call the girl to have dinner with Madam."
Only then did Bai Qingyan come back to her senses, she stood up slowly while holding Chuntao's hand.
Stepping out of the main hall, the hexagonal ruyi lamps in the verandah have been lit up. The warm lights reflect the bluestone floor and red lacquered pillars under the corridor. The bamboo curtains of the concubine Xiang have also been put down, hiding the courtyard in the weeping willows and tall locust trees. The blazing flying insects are isolated outside the corridor.
She walked along the veranda to her mother's courtyard, hearing the sound of the wind blowing copper bells, as if she couldn't stop missing Ayu.
Ayu still owes her the most beautiful pigeon blood stone in the world.
In fact, she always held a glimmer of hope in her heart, hoping that Ayu was not dead, that he was just trapped there...or was saved by some kind-hearted person just like Ajue and Ayun.
She knew that her mother also missed Ayu, but they were afraid of each other's sadness, so they kept silent about it.
Mrs. Dong asked Nanny Qin to prepare simple meals that Bai Qingyan liked, and they discussed with Bai Qingyan about the banquet on the sixth day of May.
"Just now, the patriarch's wife, Fang Shi, sent someone to say that most of the Bai family has just returned to Shuoyang, and there may be some unclear relationships. If she can be used, she will definitely help." Dong Shi said to Bai Qingyan's plate Put a slice of honey-steamed cloud leg in the bowl, drooped his eyes and drank the shredded chicken porridge in the bowl, and said, "This Fang family... I'm afraid it's not a fuel-efficient lamp, she just wants to use Dadu Bai's family to show her appearance."
The third update!
All kinds of tumbling to ask for a monthly pass...