Chapter 058 Chapter 58
Chapter 58
Marshal Bai is still as sharp as ever. He looked at the people on the street avoiding them without showing any rude expression.
——Of course, it may also be because the impact was too great and the expression on his face became numb.
Who could have thought that his adorable seven-year-old grandson would become a bully in Beijing!
Seeing their grandson taking them to Pinglefang freely, taking whatever they wanted, and the guards behind them paying skillfully, not only Marshal Bai but also the two uncles showed a panicked look on their faces.
By the time they reached the restaurant, Marshal Bai had already gotten used to his grandson's behavior and even felt oddly relieved.
There are also playboys at the border, and I have seen quite a few playboys from some aristocratic families.
"At least he paid the money." Marshal Bai comforted himself in his heart.
Old Madam Bai was much calmer than her useless husband and son, but it might also be because she was also the daughter of a general, so this fuss was not as big as when she was at the border before.
"Grandma, this braised duck is delicious! And these white jade balls and jade balls!"
When they arrived at the dinner table, Marshal Bai was seated at the top by his grandson, and he watched his grandson pointing and gesturing at the menu without any hesitation.
Princess Funing did not come out today. Even though the existence of 'Fairy Clouds' has reduced many constraints on women in the entire capital, she is, after all, a princess of a country, a royal branch and jade leaf. If she appeared in the restaurant openly, the empress dowager would dare to summon her into the palace tomorrow, and it would be difficult for her to come out then.
There is also a Queen Liu in the palace who is eyeing her covetously.
"Okay, that's all the dishes. Bring one up, and send another to Prince Chungnyeong's mansion."
However, just because Princess Funing couldn't come out didn't mean that the young prince couldn't send the dish back, so an identical dish was served at the Zhongning Palace's banquet at noon today.
The servants of Prince Chungnyeong's palace also had a great feast today.
Marshal Bai smiled as he watched his grandson arrange everything like a little adult, while he happily enjoyed the family happiness.
He also didn't say that these banquets at the border were not worth the price.
He is not a spoilsport elder.
After all the dishes were served, he did not hesitate to praise his grandson for his ability in choosing dishes.
"These white jade meatballs are so tender, worthy of being the dish chosen by our Yuanbao."
"This carp is really big. It must be because of our Yuanbao Hotel that we received such a big carp today."
“This—hiss!”
Marshal Bai wanted to praise her more but was twisted by Madam Bai before he stopped. However, he still had a smile on his face and it was obvious that he was extremely happy.
Old Madam Bai glared at her husband. Didn’t she see that Yuanbao was being praised so much that he was almost floating on the sky?
I can’t even eat properly!
"If you have anything to say to praise me, wait until after dinner!" Old Lady Bai threatened in a low voice, and only then did Marshal Bai calm down.
Seeing my parents like this, my two uncles lowered their heads and counted the rice grains quietly. It was obvious that this was not the first time this had happened.
The two uncles have already mastered the skills of avoiding disasters.
Marshal Bai stopped talking awkwardly. Wasn't he trying to cover up the image of his beloved grandson as a bully in the capital?
Just at this moment, there was a noisy sound coming from outside the door, mixed with some female voices.
"Uncle Zhao, what's going on outside?"
The young prince asked curiously.
Marshal Bai and Madam Bai also frowned.
Zhao Yong immediately took the order and went out, but when he came back he looked a little strange.
"Reporting to His Majesty, several young ladies from official families came to the restaurant for dinner, and they had a conflict with several young ladies from official families who were also dining nearby."
Zhao Yong paused and added, "I also saw the figures of three princes. The third prince, the fourth prince, and the fifth prince were all there."
What Zhao Yong didn't say was that he seemed to have seen the figure of the Fourth Princess.
Marshal Bai felt strange when he heard what Zhao Yong said. Don't people in the capital attach great importance to women's chastity? He knew about this matter at the border, so how come the official's daughter came out? What happened in the past few years?
And the three princes are also here...
Is there anything urgent?
Marshal Bai subconsciously looked at Yuanbao, who was most familiar with the situation in the capital, but when he saw Yuanbao's confused look, he immediately gave up.
"I'll ask my old friend about the situation later," Marshal Bai thought.
Just then they had finished their meal, and Marshal Bai paid the bill with a painful heart and went straight downstairs.
Who would have thought that it was almost quarter of an hour and the people below had not yet dispersed.
Marshal Bai had just arrived in the capital and didn't want to get involved in these matters. Just as he was about to leave, he heard a loud shout.
"If you continue to insult Princess Funing, aren't you afraid that King Chungnyeong will come and teach you a lesson?"
Several young ladies who were obviously noble ladies stood on one side, and on the other side were the scholars.
Marshal Bai and the others watched as their bodies trembled when they heard the words "King Chungnyeong".
Marshal Bai couldn't help but look at Madam Bai.
——Wait a minute, what kind of reputation does their precious grandson have in the capital? It looks like he can almost stop a baby from crying at night.
Although these scholars looked quite scared, they still stepped forward and spoke loudly when they saw so many people around them.
"So what if King Chungnyeong is here? Princess Funing did not abide by the moral principles of a woman last year. She actually started to practice craftsmanship and even specialized in it. This goes against the words of the saints. As a princess, she behaved so servilely - ah!"
As Marshal Bai listened to the scholar's words, he rolled up his sleeves angrily, revealing his strong biceps, as if he wanted to use these muscles to shut the scholar up.
But faster than him was a white shadow. After the scholar burst into tears, Marshal Bai realized that the white object was a porcelain plate.
At this time, the few people who were originally arguing suddenly became quiet, obviously frightened by the scene before them. In the hall, the people who were originally watching the excitement also turned their eyes to where the porcelain plate came from.
Behind an old couple, the young prince, wearing a luxurious dragon robe, was standing there with a dark face.
An unfortunate passerby who was having a meal next to him was looking tremblingly at the porcelain plate that had just been on the table.
"Hiss! It's Prince Chungnyeong!"
Someone shouted from somewhere, and everyone present subconsciously wanted to salute, but what was faster than them was the clear voice of a child.
"No need to be polite. I just came to the restaurant to have a meal today. I didn't expect to run into something like this."
The young prince waved to the guards behind him, who stepped forward at the right time and put the silver coin in his hand into the hand of the unfortunate passerby.
Apparently the little prince has paid for this person's meal today.
The young prince didn't even look at the man who was so happy. His cat-like eyes were fixed on the scholar who was knocked to the ground by him with a porcelain plate.
Now the scholar was lying on the ground trembling. Even though his face was burning with pain from being hit, he dared not say a word. However, the two scholars next to him stepped forward and spoke frankly.
"Greetings to Prince Chungnyeong. I wonder what my companion said wrongly to make the prince so angry. This is not what a gentleman does."
The two scholars spoke indignantly, looking like they were not afraid of power.
Now everyone present understood that these three scholars wanted to use Prince Zhongning to gain fame.
But it was obvious that these three outsiders had no idea what kind of existence Prince Zhongning and Princess Funing lived in the capital.
The Third Prince, the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince, who had just been arguing with the three scholars, turned their heads away in unison, unable to bear to watch the tragic scene that followed.
The fifth prince waved his hand and asked several maids to keep the fourth princess and several other young ladies of the Guan family away.
The young prince was so angry that he laughed.
"Isn't it that I bought a dyeing house for my sister and let her play with it? Is this not a woman's virtue?"
"Your Highness, this is just a waste of time. Besides, women should be chaste and quiet. They just need to learn needlework and take care of household chores. Ah!"
One of the scholars spoke earnestly, and the fourth princess, who had just turned her head away, could not help but turn back and go up to deal with the people. Even Old Madam Bai could not help but raise her eyebrows. The two uncles had already warmed up, but the one who was faster than them was the little prince.
However, another porcelain plate flew out of the little prince's hand again.
The same blow hit his face, and the scholar immediately fell to the ground wailing.
"I was so busy beating him that I forgot about you."
The young prince clapped his hands, looked at the only scholar left, and gave a frightening smile.
"Don't worry, I won't complain to the Emperor's uncle. After all, he doesn't have the time to deal with you guys. So..."
The young prince smiled and said, "Uncle Zhao, find a few uncles to keep an eye on these three for me. Those who can read and write, write down what they say and post it outside their residence the next day."
"Hiss——!" Everyone present took a deep breath.
This is too cruel. Even the saint himself cannot fulfill all the words of the saint. This means that these three scholars must be killed!
The only scholar standing finally realized that they had offended some powerful person, and wanted to step forward to ask the young prince to retract his words, but the guards' knives were not vegetarian.
And they even heard the old couple and King Chungnyeong say that he was too soft-hearted and that such a beast should be beaten.
The young prince said, "Beat them up so they can gain a good reputation? I won't give them wealth and glory. Not everyone can take my beating."
As the young prince spoke, he raised his head and looked at the noble ladies who had just quarreled with a few scholars.
"You are right, right? Third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, oh yeah, there is also fourth sister and Miss Lu."
Just as they were planning to disappear quietly to avoid being noticed by their father, the princes and princesses who sneaked out said: …
Finished!
*
Marshal Bai looked in a trance as he watched his precious grandson being domineering towards the princes and princesses. Those princes and princesses even looked at him with some resentment and did not dare to even breathe in front of his grandson.
And no one in the restaurant made any comment on the bullying attitude of their grandson just now. Marshal Bai even heard someone praising his grandson, saying that his temper had improved a lot recently.
"If it were in the past, these scholars would have been dragged by the young prince to do hard labor."
Marshal Bai did not feel happy when he heard these words of amazement. On the contrary, he was now in a state of panic.
Marshal Bai had never been afraid of fighting with real swords and guns on the battlefield, but this sinister plot made him feel cold all over.
Only after getting on the carriage did Marshal Bai tell Madam Bai his guess.
Old Madam Bai had naturally noticed this before, but at that time she was thinking that she could change Yuanbao's personality as much as possible during her time in the capital.
She just thought it was a problem with Yuanbao's character, but who would have thought it was not Yuanbao's problem, but someone deliberately made Yuanbao's character like this.
She didn't believe that Lin Mama and Yuan Fu had not tried to change Yuanbao's temperament, but Yuanbao still maintained his current domineering appearance, which must be related to the fact that someone spoiled him.
So who is spoiling him?
The answer is obvious.
Marshal Bai and Madam Bai returned to the palace with sad faces. Even though the young prince was happy to take them to a farm in the suburbs the next day, Marshal Bai and Madam Bai could only force a smile.
Fortunately, children become sleepy after eating, and the little prince did not notice this problem and was directly carried to sleep by the old woman.
But although the young prince could sleep, Marshal Bai and Madam Bai could not. They called Uncle Bai to their yard and began to discuss these issues.
Uncle Bai also had some guesses, but they did not expect the situation to be so serious.
"…Your Majesty, I'm afraid you're going to kill us all."
Marshal Bai was silent for a long time, and finally said this sentence again.
He had said this before, but that time was at the border. The next day, the two daughters-in-law of the Bai family had conflicts with their husbands.
At that time, the extermination only referred to the Bai family.
But now the target of annihilation is the Bai family and the two children Yuanbao and Funing.
"Why is His Majesty like this? Isn't our Bai family's loyalty obvious enough?" The eldest uncle of the Bai family said dejectedly.
He only knew how to fight, and he could defeat the enemy without leaving any trace on the battlefield. But in the officialdom, if it weren't for the protection of his father, Marshal Bai, he would have been eaten up to the point of leaving nothing behind.
"…The Bai family's loyalty is useless. Their achievements are so great that they threaten their master. These four words are enough to send our entire Bai family to their doom."
Marshal Bai said this with a sigh, sadness in his eyes.
The emperor's intentions were already quite obvious, but what else could they do?
Should I lament that Emperor Yuanxing was a waste who could not even match the contributions of his ministers, or should I lament that I tried my best when fighting the Huns?
Old Madam Bai sighed and was about to speak when she heard someone report.
Princess Funing is here.
Looking at Princess Funing, who was gradually acquiring the charm of a young girl, the Bai family members seemed to see Bai Yue as a child.
Marshal Bai's eyes became much gentler.
"Grandfather, you guys can't find out what's going on in the court, right?"
After sitting down, Princess Funing said something shocking to her grandfather.
Marshal Bai nodded subconsciously. He could chat with his old friends and relatives in the capital, but as long as they talked about things in the court, Marshal Bai could only hear them laughing.
"Uncle Huang is deliberately hiding this from you because he discovered the entrance to a secret realm, and across from that secret realm entrance is a large group of uncivilized barbarians."
Princess Funing continued, "His Majesty may have concealed this from you because he didn't want you to benefit from it. So, Grandfather, we have to think carefully about our retreat."
"I know, Funing, this matter has nothing to do with you. You'd better not get too close to us. Wait for a few days until the Guanjun Marquis Mansion is renovated, and then you can follow us..."
Marshal Bai didn't want to involve Princess Funing in these matters, but Princess Funing suddenly knelt down and said.
"Grandfather, please save Yuanbao's life."
*
"Yuanfu, get up first. What happened?" Old Lady Bai immediately helped Princess Funing up and said.
"The guards have told me what happened in the restaurant just now. Grandfather, you should have figured it out. His Majesty wants Yuan Bao's life."
Princess Funing said with tears in her eyes: "My granddaughter only discovered this last year. I originally thought that Your Majesty was just too doting on Yuan Bao, but after reading the history books, I realized that this was not doting at all, this was clearly flattery!"
"Yuanbao is seven years old and still has not started to learn. Your Majesty wants to find a good tutor for Yuanbao, but Yuanbao is already seven years old. Yuanbao has offended many people in the study room with your Majesty's indulgence!"
Princess Funing wiped her tears and said, "I'm afraid grandpa doesn't know that Yuanbao once beat the crown prince and all the princes except the third prince!"
"Although my granddaughter also thinks that those princes deserved it for slandering their mother and provoking Yuanbao, His Majesty did not punish Yuanbao..."
"This is definitely not right! What father would not be angry when seeing his own child being beaten, and would even help to protect the culprit."
This thought flashed through the Bai family’s minds.
But what shocked them even more was Yuanbao's ability to get into trouble.
Those were the crown prince and the prince, and they were both beaten by Yuanbao.
The second uncle of the Bai family widened his eyes in surprise, and his mind couldn't help but recall the heroic act of his younger sister when she was a child, beating up all the sons of generals at the border.
They are indeed mother and son.
Princess Funing didn't know what her second uncle was thinking, but she told him everything about how His Majesty had been overly doting on Yuanbao during this period and how he was obviously leading Yuanbao to do bad things.
Princess Funing knew that she had little influence and could not say anything even if she knew something. The matter could only be brought up by her grandfather, who was the general.
Of course, she also knew about the situation of her grandfather in history books. He was in a very dangerous situation now, and she didn't want anything to happen to her grandfather.
But compared with the adults in the officialdom, her ideas were probably quite naive, so he could only tell his grandfather all the information he had.
Princess Funing knew that the only people she could rely on now were her grandfather and his family. At least now they were all poor people being persecuted by His Majesty.
"...A few days ago, I even wanted to give Fu Ning a palace maid. I have seen those palace maids. They are all trial marriage maids!"
As Fu Ning spoke, tears began to flow. God knew how scared she was when she saw those palace maids, and how much she hated her former uncle the emperor.
However, the emperor's uncle's reasons were plausible, and she would never be able to find any fault with him on the surface.
Marshal Bai gritted his teeth and clenched his fists as he listened, but then he loosened his fists weakly.
Now they are in a difficult situation and can hardly save themselves, how can they save Yuanbao?
They didn't even have many people in the court, and they had never even heard of the so-called secret realm.
Marshal Bai felt sad as he looked at his granddaughter crying bitterly.
If there is no other choice, they can only let the personal soldiers take Yuanbao and Yuanfu and escape. They will die sooner or later in the imperial city!
A trace of sadness flashed across Marshal Bai's eyes.
When did his Bai family fall to this state?
After he told her all the arrangements, Princess Funing was silent for a while before speaking.
"Grandfather, this isn't the only way. There is another way that may even save our entire family, but it requires the cooperation of a reliable person."
Princess Funing spoke seriously to Marshal Bai.
When Marshal Bai heard Princess Funing say this, some light appeared in his eyes.
Old Madam Bai understood that the fewer people who knew about what was going to happen next, the better, so she immediately took her two sons out of the room.
Only after seeing her grandmother and uncle had gone far away did Princess Funing take off a small purse from her waist.
Marshal Bai was curious and thought that Princess Funing was going to take out some token, tiger talisman or something else.
Princess Funing put her hand into her purse and searched around.
——pulled out a fan that was longer than the purse itself.
“——???”
*
Half a month later.
All the officials noticed that Marshal Bai, who had originally had a sad face, now looked radiant, as if he had taken an elixir.
Several officials looked at Marshal Bai with sympathy. He must have gone crazy knowing that his death was approaching.
Marshal Bai, however, did not take the views of these mortals seriously. He was smug and cocky in his heart, looking down on everyone with a look that said, "You mortals don't understand."
Hehehe, it turns out that his daughter is a fairy who came down from heaven to earth to experience tribulations. Now she is injured from the tribulations, so she can’t come down to earth. This is why the two children want to build a temple.
When Marshal Bai learned the news half a month ago, he felt so relieved that he almost cried. Fortunately, he had half a month to adjust his mentality, so he did not act coyly everywhere and let Emperor Yuanxing notice something unusual.
If Yue'er came back to earth as a fairy daughter, he didn't believe that Emperor Yuanxing would dare to do anything to their Bai family. Even Yue'er's two children could be saved.
Marshal Bai had actually thought about rebelling before, but Military Supervisor Zhang was there, Yuanbao and Yuanfu were also in the capital, and the families of his old brothers were also in the capital.
If Yue'er hadn't died early, she would probably have been used to restrain him.
These families are the lifeblood of his brothers. Can he let his brothers disregard the lives of their families and rebel against him? Will the brothers agree?
It was quite clear since their family had been staying at the border for so long and no one came to say this.
Marshal Bai also knew that this was wishful thinking, so he arranged for his grandsons to run to the capital to be killed.
But now it's okay. He immediately helped Yue'er find believers. His network of contacts is much wider than those of the kids.
The more Marshal Bai thought about it, the happier he felt. Fortunately, he did not show it. When Emperor Yuanxing came to court, he still had a dead look on his face, and the two uncles of the Bai family had the same expression.
Emperor Yuanxing secretly complained: "I will chop off the three of you in a while."
Just as the eunuch announced the start of the grand court meeting, an anxious voice was heard.
"Report! Urgently check the border for 800 miles. The Huns have broken through the pass and captured three cities in a row!"
The haggard-looking officers and soldiers shouted with all their strength: "Ningyun Pass has been massacred!"
"puff--!"
Marshal Bai, who had just been happy, vomited blood on the spot.
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