Chapter 892 - 889: The Seventh Son of the Bai Family
Prime Minister Lu nodded.
"Prime Minister Lu underestimated the family loyalty between my Bai siblings..."
Just like our grandmother underestimated Bai Qingyan. Today’s Bai Qingyan is no longer the Bai Qingyan of yesterday; she understands what it means to conceal illness in the mountain forests and camouflage filth in the rivers and marshes.
She also acknowledges that an emperor, who can unify the world, must be able to tolerate both the greatest good and the greatest evil of the world. But this doesn’t mean that a monarch cannot uphold a bottom line, cannot cherish familial bonds.
Prime Minister Lu glanced at Bai Jinse behind Bai Qingyan and saw that Bai Jinse showed no sign of joy or anger when Bai Qingyan said she would select a suitable successor from among her siblings.
"Prime Minister Lu also underestimated my health." Bai Qingyan smiled softly, "I won’t hide it from Uncle and the three officials; my health...has almost recovered thanks to Doctor Hong’s assistance in deceiving the Imperial Physician sent to Daliang for my treatment."
Upon hearing Bai Qingyan say this, Prime Minister Lu finally felt relieved: "Then find an opportunity to let the Imperial Physician take your pulse, to dispel the concerns of the people."
"And one more thing..." Bai Qingyan looked at Prime Minister Lu, "Instruct the Ministry of Revenue to transfer all the documents of King Liang’s businesses registered in the Zhou territory to the School of Affairs, and order them to be closely monitored. Check whether there are any hidden shops or residences, primarily focusing on brothels and taverns."
Neither Prime Minister Lu nor the others questioned why. After all, merchants becoming spies for their home country is not uncommon. The more famous the merchant, the more they need to be guarded against. This is only to be expected; there’s nothing surprising about it.
Even Emperor of Jin investigated this wealthy merchant from Wei Kingdom, King Liang, not to mention Bai Qingyan, who is already known for her meticulous thinking.
Bai Qingyan conversed with Prime Minister Lu, Dong Qingping, Lu Jin, and Lu Jinxian until the third watch of the night. Bai Jinse ordered people to escort the four officials out of the mansion and spoke about King Liang on the way back to Qinghui Courtyard with Bai Qingyan.