Chapter 983 Bai family’s birthday gift!

Hearing Bai Yuanyuan singing the same tune, Shen Yutong knew that Bai Yuanyuan was mocking her. The matter of going to Yuan's family to arrange a marriage for her before...

Shen Yutong was naturally extremely angry at this moment, but she had heard many nasty words during her years in the opera world, so she was able to remain calm.

Although she felt aggrieved and angry, Shen Yutong thought about it for a moment and decided to take Jing Cheng away to avoid Bai Yuanyuan's attack!

Shen Yutong knew that Bai Yuanyuan was more powerful and favored than herself. What was more important was that her husband was now on a western expedition, and all affairs in the mansion were entirely decided by the first wife, An Miaoyi. Bai Yuanyuan and An Miaoyi had a good relationship!
Even Bai Yuanyuan's provocation today might have been instigated by An Miaoyi. Shen Yutong knew very well that An Miaoyi always acted calm and didn't seem to care at all, but her previous actions had touched An Miaoyi's red line!

When her husband was still in the mansion, An Miaoyi was still cautious and didn't want to make things too embarrassing. But now her husband is on the expedition to the west, and Murong Qingwu, the only person willing to speak for her, is also not in the mansion. It can be said that An Miaoyi has no scruples at all!
Although An Miaoyi seems to be kind and gentle on the surface, Shen Yutong knows very well what kind of vixen she is...

An Miaoyi might just want to intensify the conflict between herself and Bai Yuanyuan, and then get rid of herself and put the blame on Bai Yuanyuan, thus killing two birds with one stone and making an example to the other women in the mansion!
Therefore, confronting this stupid and brainless bitch Bai Yuanyuan head-on at this moment will obviously not end well!

Keeping a low profile is the right way to go. Be patient and everything will be fine. Take a step back and the sky will be clear!
You're so arrogant and domineering just after giving birth to a son. Let's see how long An Miaoyi can tolerate you!
Things may not change for us, so we'll have to wait and see what happens in the future!
Thinking of this, Shen Yutong's anger eased a lot, and the pace of leaving with her son also quickened.

In the pavilion on the other side, seeing Shen Yutong leaving, Bai Yuanyuan knew that Shen Yutong understood her insinuation, and a wanton smile appeared on her charming face. However, Bai Yuanyuan still felt unsatisfied, and immediately called out in the direction of Shen Yutong:
"Hey! Sister Shen, you're here too, come and sit with Jingcheng!"

Seeing that she had retreated three steps, Bai Yuanyuan was still biting at her, Shen Yutong was a little annoyed, but the situation was stronger than the person, so she had to endure it and said:
"Thank you for your kindness, Sister Bai. I have some things to do in the yard and need to go back as soon as possible!"

After saying this, Shen Yutong didn't wait for Bai Yuanyuan's reply, and walked towards her own yard with Jing Cheng and other maids...

Seeing this, Bai Yuanyuan's pride was beyond words, and the anger in her heart was finally released. Coincidentally, at this moment Jingheng, who was originally sleeping soundly, woke up and cried for milk. Bai Yuanyuan reluctantly handed the child to the wet nurse next to her.

Bai Yuanyuan was in a good mood and wanted to continue walking around the back garden to enjoy the beautiful scenery, but unexpectedly a little maid came over to report:
"Mrs. Bai, please go back to the courtyard. Your parents have sent you something!"

Hearing this, Bai Yuanyuan's eyes seemed to light up, and she immediately brought everyone back to the courtyard, only to see that Aunt Xu from the Bai Mansion had been waiting in the room for a long time.

"Your servant greets the Madam!" As soon as she saw Bai Yuanyuan, Madam Xu bowed.

Seeing her family, Bai Yuanyuan was in a good mood. She nodded and asked with great concern:
"How is my father? Is my eldest brother's leg better? Did my second brother send any letters back from Anqing?"

Aunt Xu smiled and replied:
"Thank you Madam for your concern. The master is in good health as before, eating and sleeping well. The doctors at the medical school checked his legs and prescribed some medicine for internal and external use!"

“Although it’s still a little painful because of the rain and cloudy weather, it’s much better than before. Before coming here, the master specifically told me to tell you, Madam, not to worry too much…”

Hearing this, Bai Yuanyuan nodded slightly, her expression was very complicated. When fighting in Hebei and Henan before, her elder brother Bai Changrong led his troops to cover the safety of the large army and although he made great military achievements, he unfortunately became disabled due to injuries.

Although Ye Mingsheng appreciated his contributions and transferred him from the front-line troops to replace Xun Ke and promoted him to reserve general, responsible for the training of the Fengwu Army's reserve soldiers, although his rank was promoted, the physical injuries still tortured Bai Changrong from time to time.

Bai Changrong is also a tough guy. In order not to make his family worry, he never said anything and just quietly found a doctor to treat himself.

However, this kind of thing cannot be hidden no matter how hard you try. After Bai Yuanyuan learned about this, she asked Ye Mingsheng to send a doctor from the medical school to treat Bai Changrong.

As for Ye Mingsheng, firstly, Bai Changrong was his adopted brother-in-law, and secondly, Bai Changrong was disabled due to work-related reasons. So he would not refuse Bai Yuanyuan's request, and he asked an expert in this field from the medical school to have a consultation with Bai Changrong.

Although the consultation cannot help Bai Changrong completely get rid of the pain, it is good to be able to relieve some of the pain!

After talking about the situation of Bai Wanhao and Bai Changrong, the old man of the Bai family, Aunt Xu organized her words and continued:

“As for the Second Master, he just sent a letter home a few days ago saying that he had arrived safely in Anqing and everything was fine in Anqing…

"I have met with Anqing Governor Wei Qing. He is a generous man and did not give him any pressure. The local officials also cooperated with him. He will do a great job in Anqing this time and benefit the people of Anqing!"

Feeling the ambition in the words of her second brother Bai Changjiu, Bai Yuanyuan was also pleased to preach:

"My second brother is very talented. He just didn't have the right opportunity before. Plus, my husband wanted to temper his character, so he stayed in Youyan!"

"Now that he has gone to Anqing, he can really enjoy the vast sea and sky, and fully display his talents!"

After that, Bai Yuanyuan asked Aunt Xu about her two sisters-in-law and nephews. When Aunt Xu had asked almost everything, she got down to business. She took out a rectangular wooden box and handed it to Bai Yuanyuan, saying:
"Madam, this is what the master asked me to give you. It's a birthday gift for the old lady of the Ye family!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuanyuan opened the wooden box and saw a ginseng of perfect quality in the box. Although Bai Yuanyuan was born in a family of officials and was knowledgeable, she was still surprised to see such a perfect ginseng.

After carefully observing the ginseng, Bai Yuanyuan said hesitantly:
"Is this a hundred-year-old ginseng?"

Aunt Xu shook her head and said with some regret:

“I heard from those ginseng pickers that this ginseng should be less than a hundred years old, maybe around seventy years old. However, it is very rare to have such perfect quality. This was originally kept by the master for herself, but now it is Madam Ye’s sixtieth birthday, and the master had to reluctantly give it up…” Bai Yuanyuan was very moved when she heard this, knowing that her father Bai Wanhao had really spent a lot of money this time and brought out all the treasures from the bottom of the box just to save face for her!
After handing this very precious ginseng to Bai Yuanyuan, Aunt Xu took out a stack of banknotes and handed them over, saying:

"Madam, the master knows that you spend a lot of money in the mansion, so this time he gave you five thousand taels of silver, asking you not to be stingy with the money you should spend, but also asking you not to be too ostentatious, and to think twice before doing anything, be careful that she will target you!"

Although Aunt Xu did not mention the name directly, Bai Yuanyuan also understood who Aunt Xu was talking about, and immediately nodded and said:
"Madame Xu, go back and tell Daddy that I know what to do! Everything is fine in the mansion, please don't worry about me!"

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Dagu County, in the mansion
Ye Mingsheng and Pei Zhixiu were chatting and laughing together. Although Dagu County was always safe, with the defeat of the Cumans, the crisis in Dagu County was completely resolved. The cloud that had been weighing on people's hearts was completely dissipated, and everyone's mood improved completely.

Gently stroking Pei Zhixiu's already pregnant belly, Ye Mingsheng also whispered to Pei Zhixiu and said some intimate words between husband and wife.

Thinking of his impulsive test of Jingxuan a few days ago, Ye Mingsheng could not help but speak with relief:
"Jingxuan is a really gifted student. When I was his age, I was still just wasting my time!"

Pei Zhixiu was naturally very happy to hear Ye Mingsheng's praise, but she seemed to have thought of something and teased Ye Mingsheng:

"I heard from my mother that you, my husband, have angered the master so much that he has passed away!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng also smiled and nodded with emotion:

“I was really ignorant when I was a kid!”

Listening to Ye Mingsheng's sigh, Pei Zhixiu also said with a smile:

"Perhaps it is because of this lack of knowledge and skills that you, my husband, can be so unconventional and achieve such a great cause that will go down in history!"

Ye Mingsheng laughed when he heard this, kissed Pei Zhixiu's face lovingly and said:

“Ji-soo, you are the one who can talk…”

After he finished speaking, Ye Mingsheng continued:
"I remember that the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty had not yet deteriorated to this point. My mother originally planned to let me study for the imperial examination, but seeing that I really had no talent for studying, in order to find a good family for me, she used her connections to send me to Shangguan Hongyuan as a personal guard!"

"My mother even sold her two shops in the city and 200 acres of paddy fields to scrape together a few hundred taels of silver to barely send me there!"

"In fact, it's better to say that they are Shangguan Hongyuan's personal guards, who have been working hard for the Shangguan family all their lives, and have been their slaves. But to be honest, I was able to become the commander of the Imperial Guards so quickly, and my background as Shangguan Hongyuan's personal guards really played a big role!"

"If I didn't have this background, I would have been quite good to be the head of the imperial guards."

Thinking back on the past, Ye Mingsheng felt very emotional. He didn't really want to dominate the world at first. He just didn't want to be a knife in the hands of others. He just wanted to control his own destiny. He never thought that he would get to where he is today step by step.

Looking at Ye Mingsheng who was sighing, Pei Zhixiu leaned in Ye Mingsheng's arms and said softly:
“Since ancient times, heroes have always been judged by their origins. I guess Emperor Hanzu was just a gangster in the past, and Emperor Zhaolie was just a straw sandal seller. Sir, you have done well enough. In the future, there will be a strong and colorful record of you in history books...”

After that, Pei Zhixiu continued to preach:

"I would have thought that the Prime Minister Shangguan, who was born into a wealthy and powerful family and enjoyed unlimited glory, would never have thought that he and his Shangguan family would be defeated by his former personal guards!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng laughed and said:

"Of course! If our Prime Minister Shangguan had thought of this, I would have been torn into pieces long ago!"

Just when Ye Mingsheng and Pei Zhixiu were chatting about the past, Ye Cheng appeared at the door of the room. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling that his interest was disturbed.
When Pei Zhixiu saw Ye Cheng appear, she understood that there must be another important matter, so she started to tidy up Ye Mingsheng's clothes. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng sighed helplessly, then hugged Pei Zhixiu, and finally turned around and walked out of the room.

After walking out of the room for more than ten steps, Ye Cheng reported to Ye Mingsheng in a low voice:

"Sir, General Guo has sent us the battle report from the front line!"

Ye Mingsheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and then asked without hesitation:
"Did you catch Estolan?"

Through the words of some captives, Ye Mingsheng knew that the Golden Horde Khan, Estdogan, had always wanted to capture him alive, trying to use the tactic of holding the commander-in-chief hostage to control the Fengwu Army. As the saying goes, it is rude not to reciprocate, and Ye Mingsheng also wanted to capture the Golden Horde Khan alive!
Ye Cheng whispered:

"Esdoan was shot and escaped under the desperate cover of his subordinates, but General Guo still won a great victory at Gray Wolf Ridge, annihilating more than 10,000 enemies, capturing more than 1,000 enemy soldiers, and seizing countless supplies!"

Ye Mingsheng said nothing and nodded slightly when he heard that. In his opinion, although Guo Zhiping won this time, the victory of this battle had already been determined when the Fengwu Army started to hunt him down. Therefore, although Guo Zhiping’s results were good, they did not make Ye Mingsheng feel excited...

(End of this chapter)