"Let’s wait and see if the Crown Prince can indeed properly handle the issue of military provisions as he promised. If he fails to keep his word, it will not be too late to escalate the matter."
Bai Qingyan’s meaning was clear. The goal now was to maintain stability. As long as the soldiers at the border no longer had to eat grain mixed with sand and stones, letting the matter settle would also be acceptable.
However, if the Crown Prince couldn’t properly handle it and secretly allowed the Crown Princess Consort’s brother to continue such unscrupulous acts, Bai Qingyan could not stay uninvolved, even if it meant stirring up trouble.
The Bai family had been a military family for generations, always valuing the comrades who fought alongside them and risked their lives.
A nation, no matter how internally corrupt, must never mistreat the soldiers guarding the borders. This was a national bottom line.
Bai Qingyan looked at Doctor Hong, who was drinking tea, and said, "Doctor Hong, have all your medicinal herbs and books been packed? We will set off for Shuoyang on the twenty-fifth."
Doctor Hong was moving, and though he didn’t have many things, he had a lot of medical books and herbs.
In theory, those herbs could be bought anywhere, but Doctor Hong liked to pick and dry them himself. Even before approaching Doctor Hong’s little courtyard, the smell of herbs could be sensed from afar.
"Don’t worry, Eldest Young Lady. As long as you don’t scare this old man occasionally, I will definitely be ready to set off with you on the twenty-fifth!" Doctor Hong said.
Bai Jinse raised her hand to cover her mouth, laughing. Today, when they heard the Eldest Young Lady spat blood, it indeed gave everyone a fright. Doctor Hong was upset with the Eldest Young Lady for sure...
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The Crown Princess Consort’s close nanny hurriedly returned to the manor and confessed to the Crown Princess Consort that she had acted on her own by reprimanding Bai Qingyan to the point of making her cough up blood.
The Crown Princess Consort was so shocked that she almost dropped the jade ruyi in her hand. Her throat tightened as she hurriedly asked, "How is the Princess of Zhen now?"
"In response to the Crown Princess Consort, when this old servant left, the courtyard of the Princess of Zhen was in chaos. This old servant didn’t dare to stay long... and returned!" The nanny hurriedly kowtowed to the Crown Princess Consort. "This old servant did not expect it to be so serious. I just felt that the Princess of Zhen’s hand reached too far, even managing the military provisions at the Northern Frontier!"
"The Princess of Zhen is the one whom His Highness values the most! How could you..." The Crown Princess Consort placed her hand on her abdomen, extremely worried.
"Precisely because of this, this old servant wanted to help the Crown Princess Consort knock some sense into the Princess of Zhen. Crown Princess Consort, think about it... The Princess of Zhen, after all, is a woman, with such stunning beauty and deeply trusted by His Highness. If, I mean if, the Princess of Zhen, under the guise of official duties, spends a long time with His Highness, and something happens, entering the Crown Prince’s residence... Crown Princess Consort, you’d have no place to stand!" The nanny kowtowed to the Crown Princess Consort, her voice choked with sobs, showing her sincerity.
"Impossible!" The Crown Princess Consort’s face turned pale. "That... that Princess of Zhen cannot bear children. His Highness would never let her into the Crown Prince’s residence!"
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