Chapter 349 - 349 346 Ancestral Secret _1

Chapter 349: Chapter 346: Ancestral Secret _1 Chapter 349: Chapter 346: Ancestral Secret _1 “My grandmother is still the Eldest Princess! My Eldest Young Lady is still the Princess of Zhen, yet you dared to bully us to such an extent! You’ve caused my grandmother to cough up blood and faint! Today, I, Bai Jinzhi, declare right here: if anything happens to my grandmother, I will risk my own life to ensure that you heartless, greedy, and shameless wretches… will not walk out of Dadu City alive!”

After Bai Jinzhi finished speaking, she loudly said, “Steward Hao! From today onward, if any clan members dare to come to our door or cause trouble outside, show no mercy! Have the Government Office arrest them all for gathering to cause a disturbance!”

“Yes!” Steward Hao responded respectfully.

Bai Jinzhi held a long whip in her hand, pointed at the clan members, and turned to enter the door.

Steward Hao glared coldly at the stunned clan members and ordered, “If you don’t leave now, I’ll have people call the guards from the Government Office to arrest you!”

The townspeople looked at the furious clan members of the Bai Clan in Shuoyang and felt apprehensive, whispering among themselves.

“This Shuoyang Clan is too arrogant, actually making the Eldest Princess cough up blood!”

“Yesterday, they said the Princess of Zhen did not help the clan descendants and even wanted to leave the clan. I thought the Princess of Zhen would return to Shuoyang, yet she still acts high and mighty. In the future, won’t she need help from the clan’s brothers? Who would have thought… it turns out the Princess of Zhen was restraining the local officials who were harming people’s lives! No wonder the Princess of Zhen didn’t help!”

“Sigh! The Bai family is too kind, even causing the Eldest Princess to cough up blood. They didn’t have these heartless people arrested but let them go!”

“Exactly, the last time the fourth young lady of the Bai family was beaten, it was because she whipped those who had accepted bribes to cause trouble. That’s why she was punished!”

“The Bai Clan is so arrogant, and this is in the capital. They made the Eldest Princess cough up blood. In the future… who knows how they will bully the Bai family in the capital, filled with orphans and widowed mothers. If the clan leader is like this, it would be better to leave the clan!”

“What do you know!” An elder of the clan nervously explained, “The Eldest Princess didn’t even…”

The clan leader grabbed the elder’s hand and stopped him from speaking further.

Even if he spoke, no one would believe it. The dignified daughter of the previous emperor, the Eldest Princess, would fake coughing up blood to deal with the clan. Others would only think the clan members were making up lies to evade responsibility.

The clan leader shook his head. With the Eldest Princess involved, the clan’s arrogant and brazen reputation would spread quickly. It seemed the children in prison could not be rescued now.

Thinking of Bai Qingyan’s oath in Shuoyang, if the clan children were not expelled, Bai Qingyan would leave the clan…

Just as the Eldest Princess said, without the protection of the Princess of Zhen, the clan would bully the Bai family’s helpless women and children in the capital. The news of causing the Eldest Princess to cough up blood would spread among officials. The officials would follow the trend. The Bai Clan was doomed!

But if the children were really expelled from the clan, the clan leader’s grandson, Bai Qingjie, was among them. How could the clan leader bear it?!

“Clan leader, what should we do now?” an elder asked.

The clan leader gritted his teeth and looked at the guardian soldiers and Steward Hao guarding the door of the Princess of Zhen’s residence. He said, “Let’s return to Shuoyang first and discuss our next steps.”

·

Soon, Mrs. Dong and Second Lady Mrs. Liu, Third Lady Mrs. Li, and Fourth Lady Mrs. Wang rushed to Changshou Courtyard upon hearing the news. Although Fifth Lady Mrs. Qi was in confinement and did not come personally, she sent Nanny Zhai to visit.

Fifth Miss Bai Jinzhao, Sixth Miss Bai Jinhua, and Seventh Miss Bai Jinse hurried over as well. Miss Lu, upon hearing the news, came with her medical kit urgently.

Bai Qingyan watched from the side, thinking that grandmother didn’t hide anything from Miss Lu. After explaining the situation to Miss Lu, she said with a look of realization, “If foster mother trusts me, I can perform acupuncture for her. Although it might cause some palpitations, it can hide her condition from the Imperial Physicians. Once they leave, I can perform acupuncture again to alleviate the symptoms…”

Seeing the Eldest Princess nod, Miss Lu washed her hands, opened her medical kit, and took out gold needles, which she sterilized with fire.

Bai Qingyan carefully observed Miss Lu, who was focused on performing acupuncture for the Eldest Princess, and asked, “The set of gold needles you’re using, are they ancestral?”

Miss Lu, surprised to hear Bai Qingyan address her as aunt, smiled after a moment of surprise, “They can be considered ancestral. My maternal grandfather gave them to my mother before she got married, and later my mother gave them to me. However, my maternal family does have a set that’s been passed down for several generations.”

Bai Qingyan nodded and refrained from asking further, moving aside to watch Mrs. Wang, who was turning her Buddha beads and reciting sutras to pray for the grandmother’s safety. She raised her hand and touched the letter kept near her heart.

The Imperial Medical Bureau, upon hearing that the Bai Clan in Shuoyang had caused the Eldest Princess to cough up blood, sent Doctor Huang along with three national physicians.

Miss Lu stayed by the side, discussing the Eldest Princess’s daily habits and recent diet in detail with the national physicians. Doctor Huang admired Miss Lu deeply, feeling that her medical skills were on par with their own.

Doctor Huang couldn’t help but think of the rumor that she was the reincarnation of Bai Suqiu. Seeing her discussing prescriptions with the national physicians, her elegant and pure demeanor was indeed similar to his senior brother Doctor Hong’s beloved disciple, Bai Suqiu. No wonder the Eldest Princess believed her to be the reincarnation of Bai Suqiu.

It made sense. Now that the Eldest Princess’s children were gone, she needed someone to rely on.

Doctor Huang prescribed the medicine, explained the decoction method and dosage to Miss Lu, and Mrs. Dong escorted the national physicians out of Changshou Courtyard, instructing Nanny Qin to personally see them out.

Miss Lu re-administered acupuncture to the Eldest Princess, settled her down, and then turned to salute the several ladies, saying, “I will take care of foster mother here. Ladies, you should return and rest. This place is not suitable for too many people.”

The Eldest Princess, leaning on a circular pillow and turning her Buddha beads, said, “Everyone, go back.”

“Mother, I will stay to take care of grandmother and learn medical skills from aunt,” Bai Jinse said, saluting Mrs. Dong.

Mrs. Dong nodded, “Very well… then it’s burdensome for you!”

“Taking care of grandmother is my duty. How dare I call it burdensome?” Bai Jinse quickly replied.

After saluting the Eldest Princess, everyone left Changshou Courtyard. Mrs. Dong frowned, looking worried, and said to Bai Qingyan, “Aren’t your iron sandbags too heavy?”

“They’re fine. Kid has control and won’t hurt himself. Mother, don’t worry.” Bai Qingyan escorted Mrs. Dong to the entrance, saluted, and watched her leave before telling Chun Tao, “Let’s go… check on fourth aunt.”

A rough maid sweeping at the entrance of Lishui Garden saw Bai Qingyan approaching and quickly went inside to inform Nanny Guan.