Bai Qingyan spoke somewhat profoundly. However, Bai Jinse understood. She stood up and bowed deeply to Bai Qingyan: "Jinse will remember Eldest Sister’s teachings."
Looking at her younger sister, Bai Qingyan wondered if her early wisdom was a blessing.
She smiled at Bai Jinse: "Remember, as long as the Lin family’s regime is stable, Grandmother will exhaust all her strength to protect the Bai family. Therefore, Grandmother must ensure that Miss Lu is useful to the Bai family. If you confide in Grandmother and are willing to share her worries, she will surely agree."
With Eldest Sister’s words, Bai Jinse felt much more confident. She bowed to Eldest Sister again and ran towards Grandmother’s Changshou Courtyard.
Bai Qingyan believed that Grandmother using this Miss Lu was because Lady Qiu in the palace was King Liang’s person, thus taking a risky move. Grandmother understood even better than Bai Qingyan that the Bai family currently faced many difficulties.
If there was a clear-headed and early-wise child of the Bai family by Miss Lu’s side to watch over her for Grandmother, Grandmother would surely feel more at ease.
As soon as Bai Qingyan returned to Qinghui Courtyard, Bai Jinxiu pulled her aside to ask about the clan matters.
"When you return, go out through the back corner door." She smiled and said to Bai Jinxiu, "It’s chaotic at the front!"
Bai Jinxiu stood up in shock.
"Sit down..." She pulled Bai Jinxiu to sit, "You are with child now; don’t get startled so easily."
"Eldest Sister, are you just going to let them cause trouble?"
"The trouble... I had Steward Hao lead them to cause trouble! The bigger the commotion, the better!" She did not hide it from Bai Jinxiu, "This way, the people will know that the Bai Clan in Shuoyang has been a scourge for years, and our Bai family in Dadu was unaware. It is also a head start for us to completely separate from the clan in the future."
Bai Jinxiu was silent for a moment: "The clan was originally close blood relatives, supposed to help each other in times of trouble. But over the years... the clan has been like leeches on our Bai family’s head. When our Bai family was in trouble, they did not help but instead took advantage! If we can separate from the Shuoyang Clan, it would be a good thing."
She nodded: "You don’t need to worry about this matter. Take good care of your pregnancy."
Bai Jinse stayed in the Changshou Courtyard for an hour before coming out. As expected, the Eldest Princess approved Bai Jinse staying in Dadu to study medicine from Miss Lu.
As Bai Jinse stepped out of the door of the Changshou Courtyard, her tightly held spine finally relaxed a bit. She clenched her fists, and her eyes were moist. She had finally done something for this family.
Bai Jinzhi heard that the elders of the clan were causing trouble at the gate of Princess of Zhen’s mansion, and she almost lost her temper. She took her whip and was about to go out but was persuaded to Qinghui Courtyard by her personal maid Lingcui.
When Bai Jinzhi entered the door, Bai Qingyan was discussing with Nanny Tong about the gifts to visit her mentor Mr. Guan the next day.
On April 12, Mr. Guan Yongchong’s birthday was approaching.
Bai Qingyan, in mourning, planned to visit a day earlier to avoid the birthday banquet.
Seeing Bai Jinzhi coming in angrily, Bai Qingyan put the rare bamboo slip she found for her mentor into a box and instructed Chun Tao: "Serve some chrysanthemum tea to disperse Fourth Sister’s anger."
After saluting, Bai Jinzhi sat on an embroidered stool: "The clan’s people are so shameless! They even dare to cause trouble in front of the Princess’s mansion!"
She smiled and said: "When the trouble gets big enough, in the future, when we apologize to our ancestors and remove the clan, no one will criticize us! Calm down and sit quietly!"
Bai Jinzhi blinked, a look of joy appearing in her eyes.
Chun Tao, who came in with chrysanthemum tea, saluted: "Eldest Young Lady, Fourth Young Lady, Yingshuang is back!"
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