usatvline Chapter 228 Leisurely days
Chapter 228 Leisurely days
Bai Linan said quickly, "Your Majesty, although that rebellious girl doesn't care about the Bai family, I am her father after all. She is not too defensive against me. If necessary, I can get information for Your Majesty."
"Are you gathering information for me, or are you gathering information from me for Prince Yan's Mansion?" Chu Tianling sneered.
"I am loyal to Your Majesty, how could I do such a rebellious thing..."
"Okay, you go first!"
Chu Tianling waved his hands impatiently. He did not doubt Bai Linnan's words too much. After all, if Bai Linnan wanted to seek refuge in Prince Yan's Mansion, he could just stay in Yunzhou and would not risk his life to come back and inquire about news for Prince Yan's Mansion.
"Yes! I'll take my leave!" Bai Linnan breathed a sigh of relief and retreated with his head down.
"Your Majesty, is there no other way?" Princess Zhaoyang supported Zhang Miaoke and walked out of the back hall.
Chu Tianling's face was grim. "That idiot Mu Linfeng was arrested directly. What can I do?"
Thinking of this, he wanted to curse. Bai Chuxiao was pregnant and had difficulty moving, which was a great opportunity to capture her, or even assassinate her. However, that idiot didn't understand anything and was caught right away. And those two stupid women wasted such a good opportunity in vain. They were all a bunch of trash!
Princess Zhaoyang lowered her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, you are not going to save Zhang Yu..."
Chu Tianling said impatiently, "I have done everything I can. Now I don't know whether Zhang Yu is in Yongzhou or somewhere else. It has been so long, so don't even think about exchanging hostages. They won't buy that!"
"Since His Majesty is unwilling, I will go and ask Tianze myself..." Princess Zhaoyang said gritting her teeth.
Although Chu Tianze and Chu Tianling are not on good terms now, she is still Chu Tianze's aunt after all.
"It's up to you!" Chu Tianling said coldly, then turned away. She really thought she was the eldest princess. If she could use her status or family ties to show off, it would be useful. Why would he bother sending people?
Looking at Chu Tianling's receding back, Zhang Miaoke disapproved and said, "Mother, do you really want to ask Prince Yan's Mansion for help? It's useless!"
Princess Zhaoyang said in a deep voice, "What can we do? If your father dies, leaving only the young Tuo'er, do you think we can still have a good life in the future? You also know the methods of those women in the harem. Without the support of your mother's family, what will happen to the child in your belly..."
"Everything depends on mother."
Zhang Miaoke said woodenly that she had regretted every day since she became the queen. Life in the harem was far from comfortable as before. When she was still the Princess of Qi, she could still lose her temper with Chu Tianling. Now, she had to live her life completely depending on Chu Tianling's mood. It was good enough that Chu Tianling didn't lose his temper with her...
Chu Tianze didn't know why he didn't allow anyone to take Zhang Yu away, but left him in Yunzhou. As for Bai Chuyun, Bai Chuwan and Mu Linfeng, at the instruction of Bai Chuxiao, they were all taken back to Yongzhou and locked up in the dungeon of Prince Yan's Mansion.
Inside Prince Yan's mansion, Bai Chuxiao was sitting leisurely in the yard, listening to Cui Hao and Xia Fan reporting on the interrogation of several people.
"Princess, Miss Bai San was very straightforward in her confession. She just followed Chu Tianling's instructions to keep Miss Bai Er close to you. As for other things, others will do it. Miss Bai Er, however, has been playing coy and being very stubborn. What the prince meant was that if Miss Bai Er didn't confess, she would be killed. What do you think?"
"Release Bai Chuyun first and lock her up. As for Bai Chuwan and Mu Linfeng, continue to interrogate them. These two have always been close to Chu Tianling, so they must know a lot. If they don't want to talk, it means they haven't been tortured enough..."
"Yes!"
"Well, the expansion of the Qinglong Camp must continue. You two should keep an eye on those things outside the city. They are not needed now, but after they are measured, they will definitely be allocated to the Qinglong Camp!"
Even though that thing is still rubbish, its lethality is incomparable to current weapons. Now it's just a civil war in Daxia, and she doesn't want to use it cruelly on the Daxia army. But if there are really people who are looking for death, she doesn't mind using it as an experiment.
"As you command," they both said excitedly.
After the two of them went down, Lan Xin came up with a bowl of medicine, "Princess, Madam Xu didn't let you worry about these things."
After the princess returned pregnant, Madam Xu stopped going to the clinic outside the city and stayed in the mansion all day, either taking Bai Chuxiao's pulse, or taking the servants to make clothes for the child, or personally watching over the medicine and meals.
Bai Chuxiao waved her hand, "It's just a few words, it doesn't count as worrying, I have enough free time! You girls, don't tell your mother about it."
After she came back, all the official duties in various places were handed over to her second uncle and second brother to handle. The affairs of the military camp were also watched by her grandfather, and Cui Hao and others handled them. She would take walks in the mansion every day, appreciate the flowers and listen to music, and then wait for her grandmother and aunt to come and chat. She was so idle.
"Princess, Madam Shen, Madam Song, and two young ladies are outside seeking to see you," Butler Mo walked in and reported.
Bai Chuxiao pondered and said, "Bring it in."
She was not interested in listening to the two ladies' polite words, but Shen Xuanxuan and Song Le'er had put in a lot of effort in the past few days, so she had to give them some face.
Soon the four of them walked into the yard. Bai Chuxiao did not plan to meet the guests elsewhere, so Lanxiang and the others brought a few chairs and placed them in the yard.
"Greetings, Princess!" They all bowed respectfully.
"There's no need to go through all that formality. Ladies, just sit wherever you want," Bai Chuxiao said lazily, pointing to a chair nearby.
"Yes," Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Song did not hesitate and sat down in the yard.
"Princess, is the little one doing well these past two days?" Song Le'er and Shen Xuanxuan stood directly next to Bai Chuxiao and asked with a smile.
The two of them already had a good relationship with Bai Chuxiao, so naturally they didn't care about those false formalities. Although Chu Tianze didn't like the nickname "Little Baozi", Bai Chuxiao still spread it out. Who made him stay away?
Madam Song hurriedly asked, "Le'er, how do you talk to the princess? How can you call her a little dumpling..."
Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "It's okay, I told them to call me that..."
Madam Song and Madam Shen were surprised, and Madam Song quickly praised, "The name the princess gave to the young prince is very unique!"
Bai Chuxiao chuckled and didn't care about her compliment. Chu Tianze didn't like it, but she felt a little bit of evil taste and wanted to decide the name of Little Baozi while he was away.
Of course, Chu Tianze was not the only one who disliked this name. Except for a few maids around her who gladly accepted this lovely name, everyone in the Murong family strongly opposed it and even lectured her, causing her ears to get calluses from the nagging.