Seventy-three years old and still eating such things, can you stomach it?

  As soon as Xia Gao's words fell, everyone in the scene was shocked and stared at Yan Mo with wide eyes.

  Moving into the Crown Prince's residence means something, and everyone is not a fool. Moreover, it was the Emperor himself who gave the order, so there's no room for joking around.

  Seeing everyone's gaze, especially after seeing Wang Fengde's entire face turned black, Bai Xintong almost pulled Yan Moyu to make a direct escape.

  Is this emperor, who is dissatisfied with the chaos, intentionally coming to add to their troubles?

  It's actually letting them stay at the Crown Prince's residence at this time!

  Haven't you seen Crown Prince and King Feng De secretly fighting, causing a stir in the whole city? And they even dragged her family's Mo Yu into it!

  Yan Mo also turned cold, and his words to Xia Gao were stiff: "I appreciate the emperor's kindness. I have been wrongly accused of a crime I did not commit, and I beg the emperor to clear my name and restore my innocence. As for other matters, I will take care of them myself, no need for the emperor to worry."

  Xia Gao heard his obviously discordant and unpleasant tone, and also realized that he had spoken somewhat inappropriately.

  Seeing the shocked reactions of the crowd, he cleared his throat and suddenly spoke loudly to Detian Yu: "The prince spread rumors without investigation, and even moved your household to an empty place. Now you two cannot rest, so what's wrong with borrowing the prince's mansion for a few days?"

  As soon as he said this, everyone's expression slightly relaxed. Especially King Fengde, who secretly let out a sigh of relief.

  The Crown Prince's affairs have not been settled yet, and another prince has jumped out to compete with him, but he is not prepared at all.

  When the crown prince was brought to the Cheng Wang Fu, he became even more excited when he saw Xia Gao. Although Xia Gao said that he had been tied up, seeing the empress accompanying him, everyone could guess what was going on.

  "The son humbly welcomes the emperor back to the capital." Xia Yunhao knelt down in front of Xia Gao, asking with a mixture of surprise and joy, "Your Majesty, now that you've returned to the capital, why didn't you return to the palace? I have many things to report to you."

  Xia Yunhao finished speaking, and his eyes suddenly flickered to the people beside Xia Gao. He saw Yan Moyu and Bai Xinduan were also there, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. When he saw Xia Lixun sitting in a wheelchair, smiling at him with a pleased expression, Xia Yunhao's charming eyes showed a hint of surprise.

  Fortunately, he reacted quickly and collected himself from his brief loss of composure, looking at Xia Gao with a serious expression.

  Empress Chu walked up surrounded by palace maids, accompanied by a group of palace people who paid their respects to Xia Gaohang.

  "I, your concubine, respectfully welcome Your Majesty back to the capital. Upon hearing that Your Majesty has returned, I did not see you return to the palace, so I came out with the Crown Prince to greet the imperial carriage. Please do not blame me for my presumptuous actions, as it is only because I have not seen you for many days and thus miss you especially."

  This was the first time Bai Xincheng saw the legendary Empress Chu, who was also her mother-in-law's arch-nemesis back in the day. In terms of temperament, Empress Chu exuded elegance and nobility, with a dignified and virtuous demeanor that befitted a national mother figure. However, when it came to looks, Bai Xincheng still preferred the beauty of her mother-in-law who was now deceased. Although Empress Chu's appearance wasn't bad either - she could be described as having a proper and gentle face, with a warm and generous aura - based on a woman's first intuition, Bai Xincheng always felt that Empress Chu seemed somewhat artificial.

  But that's also easy to understand, as the mother of a country, she has to maintain some demeanor when abroad, and wouldn't think like ordinary people do, speaking however they want or behaving however they please.

  Perhaps it was because of Crown Prince Xia's influence, but in any case, she had a decent impression of Empress Chu, yet couldn't bring herself to like her.

  After Xia Gaowei's majestic sweep of the crowd, he finally allowed everyone to stand upright.

  After Empress Chu finished her courtesy, she originally wanted to say something else, but was preempted by Xia Gao's cold face and spoke first, questioning Crown Prince Xia Yunhao severely.

  "You, the Crown Prince, I let you act on my behalf in governing the country, but instead you secretly created so many troubles. Do you know your crime?"

  "Your Majesty..." Xia Yunhao's expression changed, and he quickly knelt down on the ground, his face filled with confusion as he asked, "Your Majesty, I have been acting as regent for you these days, diligently attending to government affairs every day. What do you mean by 'crime'?"

  "You scoundrel, I've already returned to the capital and you're still trying to deceive me. Hurry up and confess the truth! Why did you throw Prince Gong into the heavenly prison? What reason do you have for framing Prince Cheng, even going so far as to move his residence to a vacant one? Look at all the good things you've done! Now that I'm standing in front of you, you still dare to try to deceive me! Do you think you can deceive me and I won't be able to do anything about it? Believe it or not, I'll have someone drag you out and execute you!"

  "Father?" A hint of shock flashed across Xia Yunhao's eyes.

  But Empress Chu, who was standing beside him, changed color as soon as Xia Gao's words fell, and stood in front of Xia Yunhao, looking at Xia Gao in a panic: "Your Majesty, what crime did the Crown Prince commit to make you want to behead him as soon as you returned? He is your own son!"

  Looking at the Chu Empress who stepped out to speak for the Crown Prince, Xia Gao's expression turned stern and his intimidating gaze swept towards Dequan: "Dequan, quickly send the Empress back to the palace!"

  "No!" Empress Chu saw that Xia Gao was not joking, and she immediately became anxious. Blocking her son's path, she said to Xia Gao with a hint of resentment, "Your Majesty, what crime has the Crown Prince committed to make you so furious? If you don't give me an explanation today, then I'll die together with my son!"

  The current situation is like a mother hen protecting her chicks, with everyone around staring at each other in silence, just quietly watching, as if the family of three in the middle were performing a play.

  Xia Lixuan raised the corner of his lips, chewing on a cold smile, his proud eyes filled with disdain.

  Yan Mo Yu and Bai Xin's couple stood far away, after all, the Crown Prince's matter had nothing to do with them. Now it was a struggle between King Feng and the Crown Prince, which had nothing to do with the couple at all.

  The queen is now coming in and taking sides, blindly shielding her own son. This play, whoever stands out will be cut down.

  Xia Gao's face turned extremely ugly. Originally, he wanted to interrogate the crown prince properly and give a statement to the other two to comfort the grievances of King Fengde and King Cheng. As a result, Empress Chu suddenly came to protect her son in public, making Xia Gao's gaze at Empress Chu sharp and full of disgust.

  "Guards, take the empress away! While I interrogate the crown prince, if anyone dares to recklessly disturb me, I'll have them dragged out and beheaded!" His own son he can't even discipline properly, and now he can't even control his women. Do they think they can deceive him as if he were a fool?"

  The palace maids brought by Empress Chu were shocked and frightened when Xia Gao spoke such harsh words, and they immediately stepped forward to take Empress Chu aside. Meanwhile, Empress Chu's eyes welled up with tears as she looked at Xia Gao, her complex emotions swirling in her eyes, biting her red lips, making everyone feel sorry for her.

  This is an emperor, an emperor who was heartless to her to the extreme.

  Since she married him as the crown prince's consort, he had never looked at her properly, let alone with sincerity. The reason she sat in the position of empress was simply because she was chosen by the previous emperor as the crown prince's consort, his legitimate wife.

  A couple in their twenties, in his eyes, are nothing at all. He can even casually say that he wants to take her life, and he can also humiliate her in front of the ministers without regard for her status as empress...

  "Crown Prince, I ask you, did you order someone to throw Feng De Wang into the heavenly prison?"

  "Your Majesty, it is true that I had Prince Gongde thrown into the heavenly prison. Not long ago, I heard news that he was secretly mining silver outside, causing a large amount of white silver to go missing from our country of Shu Xia. Moreover, the news also said that he was privately setting up an armory to cast weapons and smuggling them out of the country. I felt that this matter was too big, so I had someone bring him to the prison for questioning. Who would have thought that a great fire suddenly broke out in the heavenly prison... leading to..." As he spoke, Xia Yunhao raised his head with a pained expression and regret, but when he saw Xia Lixun standing beside Emperor Xia Gao, he suddenly widened his eyes as if shocked, exclaiming, "Second brother... you... aren't you..."

  Looking at him, Xia Yuhao was even more furious than before. Xia Lihuan coldly smiled and said: "Imperial brother, is it that you're not feeling resigned because I didn't die?"

  "You..." Xia Yunhao's face was filled with hurt, and his overly delicate face looked even more pitiful. "Second brother, how could you say such a thing? You don't know that since the great fire, imperial brother has been grieving for you all along, and couldn't sleep at night... You don't know how much imperial brother hates himself, wondering why he was so foolish to send you to the heavenly prison back then. Imperial brother is really to blame, believing in false rumors and misunderstanding you..."

  A sentence "listen to rumors" made Xia Yunhao unknowingly shift the blame.

  Looking at the prince's sincere and heartfelt attitude of confession, all around fell silent. Everyone lowered their heads, not knowing what to think, as for how many people believed the prince's words, only they themselves knew in their hearts.

  Xia Gao didn't know what to think, his face was stern and majestic, making it impossible for anyone to guess what he was thinking. After a moment of silence, he furrowed his sword-like eyebrows and looked at Xia Yunhao on the ground: "You already knew that you misunderstood Prince Fengde, so why did you still want to frame Prince Cheng? And even had someone move his mansion to an empty one?"

  Xia Yunhao was taken aback, his eyes cast towards Yan Moyu's direction, also with a hint of apology. After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and bowed his head in front of Xia Gao: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I didn't intentionally try to frame the Crown Prince. It's just that the events of these days have been too coincidental, causing me to misjudge. Because the Crown Prince suddenly disappeared without a trace, I sent people to investigate everywhere but couldn't find any news of him. Helpless, I ordered people to move out of the Crown Prince's residence, only wanting to force the Crown Prince to appear. I really didn't have any other intentions, please Your Majesty understand."

  Watching the prince who was self-directing and self-acting, and singing a solo that sounded better than any actor, Bai Xinzhi's back teeth were all ground sore.

  I've seen despicable people before, but I've never seen anyone as despicable as this!

  You just made a mistake and it can make her husband's reputation ruined, up until now, just thinking of admitting the mistake is already unbearable?

  Believe it or not, she can go up and stab him, then say "wrong person" and apologize?

  His chest heaved slightly, his intimidating gaze swept over the crowd that didn't dare to make a sound. After a long time, he coldly ordered Xia Yunhao: "You scoundrel, don't you hurry up and return the things from the Wang's mansion?"

  "Your Majesty." Yan Mo suddenly spoke out, walked over, bowed to Xia Gaoqun with his hands clasped together, and looked at the top of Xia Yunhao's head. His eyes were cold and stern, "I have always loved cleanliness, so please, Your Highness, dispose of anything that others have touched. There is no need for you to trouble yourself by sending it back."

  "Where's Wang?" Xia Gao looked around in shock, his heart aching at the emptiness.

  How can we live in this house after it has been messed up by the prince?

  His eyes flashed with anger, and he scolded Xia Yunhao: "The current state of the Cheng Wang Fu is all because of you, Prince. Now, I order you to restore it to its original appearance, and everything must be new. All expenses will be deducted from your monthly allowance!"

  Yan Mo Yu and Bai Xin Ran exchanged a glance, seemingly accepting Xia Gao's decision.

  Bai Xin let out a sigh in her heart. Fortunately, before they left, they had moved some important things from the main house to the secret mansion in the other courtyard, otherwise the loss would have been severe by now. She couldn't help but admire her husband's meticulous thinking and thorough planning. If he had been slightly careless, the consequences wouldn't have been so simple.

  Just as everyone thought the matter of the crown prince was over, suddenly, Xia Gao raised his head, his intimidating gaze swept across the crowd, and he said in a stern and solemn tone: "I have been away for several days, leaving the crown prince to take charge, but he has listened to slanderous words, framed others, and even implicated innocent people. During his tenure as regent, the Heavenly Prison and the Ministry of Punishment were both damaged. I will thoroughly investigate this matter, but the crown prince's incompetence is undeniable. The crown prince's words and actions have all deviated from the dignity of the Crown Prince of Shu Xia Kingdom, and his virtues are lacking. From today on, I hereby strip Xia Yunhao of his position as Crown Prince and demote him to Duke Fude."

  A holy order, like a fire, instantly set the peaceful Wangfu in a boil.

  Although many people had guessed that Tianlao and Xingbu would definitely be punished for the fire, they did not expect the emperor's punishment to be so severe, and he directly issued an edict without consulting with other ministers.

  This is a matter concerning the future of the country, now that the crown prince has been deposed, who does the emperor want to establish as the new heir?

  King of Virtue

  Heir to the throne?

  These two people seem unsuitable...

  Feng De Wang was born to a mother of low status, and if he were to be made the crown prince, it would be difficult for him to win over the hearts of the people. Especially in the imperial harem, there were several consorts with higher ranks than his mother, and although their sons were still young, their mothers' statuses were much higher than that of Feng De Wang's mother.

  Appointing Wang as crown prince? That's even more impossible now.

  How can the mountains and rivers of Shu Xia State fall into the hands of an outsider?

  At this moment, the ministers are not only feeling sorry for the crown prince but also constantly guessing the emperor's mind. At least they should have a psychological preparation for themselves to follow who in the future.

  Yan Mo Yu and Bai Xin Ran were both shocked after hearing the emperor's decree. Especially Bai Xin Ran, she had always thought that Xia Gao was just humoring her, after all, the crown prince was born to the empress and was the eldest son of the emperor, so demoting him from his position as crown prince would definitely not be supported by many officials. But unexpectedly, the emperor made such a decisive decision, even catching everyone off guard.

  Xia Lixun, who had been sitting in his wooden wheelchair all along, was smiling complacently at the corner of his mouth. Even with many officials present, he did not hide his smugness.

  He won this time!

  Who cares about Fu De Wang, as long as he is no longer the crown prince. In the future, if you want to fight with him, it's simply looking for death!

  All these years, the crown prince has been under the emperor's nose and didn't dare to build his own power, he had no choice but to obey the emperor's every word in order to gain his favor. Now that he has fallen from power, not only did he lose his position as crown prince, many of the officials who supported him will also shift their allegiance, so what can he use to fight against me?

  Xia Yunhao came back to his senses from shock and disbelief, looking at Xia Gao with an aura of invincibility. He turned his gaze to the nearby Empress Chu, only to find that she couldn't accept the fact that her son had been deposed and suddenly fainted.

  "Mother!" Xia Yunhao hastily got up from the ground and rushed over.

  ……

  The play ended like this. In the end, because of the empty Wang Fu, there was not even a stool left, and Xia Gao had no choice but to lead everyone away.

  All those who were detained in the palace by the Crown Prince have been sent back.

  I chose two separate courtyards and temporarily settled them inside.

  He and Bai Xinzhi temporarily moved to another courtyard. Although the emperor ordered the crown prince not to, let alone the current Fude King, who had to compensate for everything in the Wangfu with his own money, so many family heirlooms could not be produced overnight.

  Another courtyard

  Bai Xinzhen finally slept soundly, and when she opened her eyes and stretched, she found that there was no one beside her. She rubbed her still sleepy eyes, got dressed, and went out to look for him.

  "Blood Shadow, where is Master Wang?"

  Outside the door, Blood Shadow Wooden Stake was standing at the entrance. Seeing Bai Xintong come out, he shook his eyes and replied: "Regarding Wangfei's words, Old Lady has arrived, and Wangye is talking to her in the hall."

  Upon hearing this, Bai Xin furrowed his brow and hastily rushed towards the front hall with a trail of blood.

  In the hall, Qiu Shi changed his usual serious expression and had a kind face.

  Behind him stood several beautiful women, each looking at the handsome man with a mixture of shyness and admiration.

  "My child, you don't know how worried I've been these days. You didn't even send someone to let me know when you came back that day. It wasn't until the Crown Prince sent someone to look for you that I knew you had returned. Seeing the Crown Prince's men coming to our estate to arrest you, my heart was filled with anxiety and fear, it was unbearable. I've been constantly worried that something big would happen to you outside."

  Qiu poured out her emotions over the past few days, occasionally wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes.

  "I say you're all being unreasonable, how can you leave your mother behind in the mansion and not care about her, while you yourselves run around everywhere? If something happens, what will you let your mother face the ancestors of the Yan family?"

  A cold glint flashed across his eyes, but it was only for an instant, so fleeting that no one could catch it. Seeing the anxious and tearful expression of Madam Qiu, he gently consoled her: "Mother, this happened suddenly, so I didn't have time to inform you, making you worry is not right, please don't mind. Fortunately, everything has passed, although we can't enter the residence of the Duke of Cheng for the time being, the Emperor has ordered the Crown Prince to compensate for all the losses of the Duke of Cheng's household. So, you don't have to worry, just stay in another courtyard for a few days, and when the residence of the Duke of Cheng is rebuilt, we will move back."

  Qiu's son rarely heard his gentle voice, and Qiu seemed a bit surprised. "Actually, it doesn't matter where you live, as long as your mother sees that you're safe and sound, she'll be at ease."

  "Mother doesn't mind the humble and narrow courtyard of the other house, it's because mother is magnanimous. But as the Crown Prince, how can I let mother suffer and toil outside? In the past, it was my fault for not understanding things and being unfilial to mother, please don't take it to heart."

  Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qiu felt not only delighted but also somewhat surprised that her cold and unpredictable son could say such a thing.

  Looking at the several beautiful concubines of the Prince's mansion behind her, she fell silent and ultimately did not speak up.

  Now that her son has just returned and his attitude towards himself has obviously improved, she still wants to wait and see if her son is really changing before saying anything. What if her son is still unwilling to accept these few women? Wouldn't it make the mother and son unhappy again?

  Since her son knew he was too indifferent in the past and had a heart to repent, she didn't rush. Wait until later to slowly put these women into his room.

  "By the way, where's Yan'er? Why haven't I seen her?" Having shown concern for his son, Qiu Shi now began to worry about his daughter-in-law.

  Her eyelashes trembled slightly, covering up the faint chill in her eyes. She suddenly hooked up the corner of her cold, hard lips and smiled lightly: "Mother, Yan'er has been particularly busy these past few days, and at this moment she's probably still not awake. If Mother wants to see her, I'll have someone go call her over right away."

  "Never mind, she must have been tired from being outside for a few days, let her rest more." Mentioning Bai Xincheng, Qiu Shi's face was filled with remorse. "I used to be stubborn and had some prejudices against her. Now I've thoroughly reflected on my actions and feel that what I did in the past wasn't good enough. She's a pitiful child who has never had parents by her side since she was young, yet I still demanded so much from her... From now on, I will treat her like one of my own, be good to her, and take care of her."

  "Mother has a good heart." Yan Mo stood up, bowed to Qiu Shi and said, "Ran'er hasn't received much guidance since childhood, her temper is a bit rough. In the past, she often offended Mother, please forgive her for her mistakes. I'm here to apologize on her behalf. From now on, I will strictly discipline her and make sure she shows more filial piety towards you."

  Upon hearing this, a hint of joy appeared in Mrs. Qiu's eyes. Zi Yang was right; as long as she temporarily put aside her dignity to show kindness to that woman, it would be easy for her to get close to them. Indeed, after showing kindness, her son had already undergone such a great change.

  It seems that I still need to work harder in the future and strive to win their hearts as soon as possible.

  "Don't say that, son. We're mother and son, you don't have to be so distant. The more you are like this, the more unhappy I am in my heart. As a mother-in-law, being tolerant and loving towards my daughter-in-law is what I should do. In the past, I was wrong too many times, but now I've come to realize it and truly want to treat her well. Thinking about us mother and son, we rarely have such happy moments together. From now on, I hope every day can be like this, our family living in harmony."

  Yan Mo nodded in agreement, but in a place where Qiu Shi couldn't see, a flash of disgust quickly flickered across the bottom of his eyes.

  Qiu left after almost half an hour, and for the first time, she left with a smile on her face. However, the few women who followed behind her looked even more disheartened and lost - simply because the man they adored didn't look at them from head to toe...

  After she left, Bai Xinzhi finally appeared and walked into the hall, rubbing his arms as he went.

  "Emma, this woman is really disgusting, almost made me vomit. Look, look, I don't know how many goosebumps I got."

  What is 'treating her daughter-in-law as her own' and 'tolerating, loving and caring for her daughter-in-law is what she should do'? Does Qiu Shuiyan not feel disgusted when saying these words herself?

  This woman had suddenly shown her kindness before they went to Luyun Mountain, either by giving her something or sending her something, and now she was even more obvious in her behavior, as if afraid that others would not know that she was a kind mother and good grandmother.

  What does she want to do after all?

  It is said that those who are overly friendly have ulterior motives, either deceitful or thieving. This old lady's over-the-top friendliness can be described as a complete transformation, but it's unknown what kind of scheme she's plotting behind the scenes.

  Watching her rub her arms, Yan Mo had a good laugh. As she approached, he took her hands and brought them to his chest, even rubbing her arms for her.

  "But have you had enough sleep?"

  Bai Xin nodded slightly. "When did you get up? You didn't even call me."

  "Seeing you sleep so soundly, I didn't have the heart to wake you up." His eyes were filled with adoration as he caressed her arm with his thick palm, gradually shifting direction to her waist.

  A faint, ticklish laugh escaped her lips. Seeing the dark fire gradually rising in his eyes, she quickly grasped his unruly hand and glared at him with a hint of rebuke, shifting the topic at the same time.

  "I didn't expect you to be such a good actor, and you actually fooled that woman. You didn't even see the look on her face when she walked out, I bet she's over the moon with joy."

  Mentioning Qiu's name, Yan Mo's eyes slightly sank. "I've always known she had ambitions, I just didn't know how big they were."

  Bai Xinzhi nodded, "It's nothing, just be more vigilant in the future and don't be careless. Look at how she's acting now, she must be plotting something. In short, this person is our key surveillance target, can't be too careless."

  I quite agree with her words: "The husband has already made arrangements, you don't need to worry. Since she wants to put on a show, we'll just play along."

  At night, after dinner, Yan Moyu suddenly took Bai Xincheng to another place. It wasn't until they arrived that she realized it was the home of Sheng Yi Feng Yifeng. However, when they got there, they didn't see Feng Yifeng himself, but instead were greeted by an 8 or 9-year-old medicine boy who told them that Feng Yifeng was not at home and handed Yan Moyu a letter.

  After reading the letter, Yan Mo's expression became somewhat solemn, also carrying a strong sense of disappointment.

  The two returned to the other courtyard before Bai Xincheng asked, "Has something happened to Sheng Yi?"

  In the place where Sheng Yi lived, he didn't say a word more than necessary. After reading the letter, he took her back with him. But she still saw the unease that flowed out between his eyebrows.

  Yan Mo walked over to the table and sat down, remaining silent for a long time before saying, "The Holy Doctor has returned to the country."

  Bai Xin Dye looked puzzled: "He's not a person from Shu Xia country?"

  "No. He is from Western Cloud Country."

  "Oh?" White Heart sat down opposite him, sniffing out some clues, and curiously asked, "Then how did he run to this place to open a medical clinic, and even call himself the 'Sacred Doctor'? I heard from Blood Shadow that he has been in Shu Xia country for nearly ten years, is it true?"

  "Hmm." Yan Mo nodded, seeing her curious expression, and didn't hide it from her, telling her the truth about Sheng Yi, "He is the second prince of Xiyun Country, who fled here ten years ago after being framed by someone."

  "What's he going back to China for now? Isn't that just sending himself to his death?"

  His mother's life is hanging by a thread, this time he goes back should be to see his mother for the last time.

  Upon hearing this, Bai Xincheng let out a sigh.

  The background of this holy doctor is very complicated, but she doesn't care much about it. Now she only knows that the matter of asking for the holy doctor's help may have to be postponed, at least until after he finishes mourning, and it's not even known if he will return to Shuxia Kingdom. With this delay, there is no telling when there will be a clue about her mother-in-law and King Beiyuan.

  It seems that now we can only place our hopes on that old woman...

  If all else fails, I can only look for medical books myself and see if I can find some useful information.

  ……

  University Mansion

  Bai Hanqing had another dispute with Tai Furen He Lan over the marriage of their children. Thinking back to how He Lan's arbitrary decision led to his daughter marrying the second son of the He family, this time when He Lan wanted to intervene in the marriage of his son Bai Yu Hao, Bai Hanqing refused to let her interfere again.

  "Mother, Hao'er is not young anymore, he insists on marrying Miss Liu himself, just let him make his own decision and don't interfere with him, can you do that?" Although Miss Liu is not a biological daughter, she is still considered as one of Liu Boyu's own daughters, which Liu Boyu has already hinted to him in private. The most important thing is that Hao'er himself insists on marrying Miss Liu, he also agreed after being persuaded repeatedly. Now his mother heard that Miss Liu is just an adopted daughter of the Liu family and wants him to go to the Liu family to cancel the engagement, how can he do that when this marriage has already been settled?

  That was not the first time Liu Boyu had hinted to him that he would never let Miss Liu suffer in terms of dowry, and he had also inquired about it. Although Miss Liu's identity was not honorable, she was favored by Liu Boyu and could be said to be the most favored among his many children.

  This marriage seems a bit mismatched at first glance, but in reality it's not as bad as one might imagine.

  And he also agreed with Qinglian, but now his mother insisted on coming out to stop him, how could he not be angry?

  He Lan was also on the high horse, being a grandson like that, yet now he had to marry a woman of such low status, thinking about it made her feel unworthy for her grandson.

  "I don't care what you say, I won't agree to this marriage! Marriage is a big deal that should be decided by parents, how can he choose for himself? This is about taking a wife, not a concubine. The future mistress of the Bai family will be the wife of our young master, how can we choose such a woman as his wife? If word gets out, won't it bring shame to our Bai family? Moreover, I've heard that Miss Liu is not virtuous at all, she's been in constant contact with that Feng De Wang since she was young and has an unclear relationship with him. How can such a woman enter the gates of our Bai family? You're so rashly agreeing to this marriage, how will I face our ancestors after I die?"

  Upon hearing this, Bai Han shut his mouth and stopped talking, sitting in the chair and nursing a sullen mood.

  But he didn't respond, it doesn't mean He Lan will give up.

  "In short, I will not let that woman enter our household! Can't you see that she is not only promiscuous but also two years older than Hao'er? With so many women in the world, can't we find a better one for him?"

  Bai Han Lian stood up with a dark face: "Mother, this marriage has been decided, you don't need to ask about it anymore. In short, if Hao'er is willing, we have no opinion. If you disagree, you can talk to Hao'er yourself."

  He Lan glared with his old eyes, also full of anger: "Our White family now has only one descendant, Hao Er. You actually treated his marriage so hastily. Are you still worthy of being his father? That woman hasn't even entered the door yet and she's already infatuated Hao Er to the point of madness. I think she's a seductress, definitely gave him some kind of love potion. And you people still let her marry into the White family, aren't you afraid she'll bring disaster to our White family? Not to mention Hao Er taking her as his wife, even if he took her as a concubine, I wouldn't agree!"

  "Mother, how can you be so unreasonable?" Bai Han's face turned iron-blue. Fortunately, his mother only said this to herself, if it reached Liu Boyu's ears, the two families would have a falling out.

  He Bai Han has come to his current position, but in the imperial court he has never lost face to anyone. Now his mother not only doesn't think for him, but instead offends people everywhere. If this continues, his official career will probably be ruined by her!

  "How dare you!" Mrs. He Lan burst out in anger as soon as she heard her son's rebuke, "You unfilial son, I endured hardships to raise you up, now that you have a position and your wings are hard, you don't even put me, your mother, in your eyes?"

  Bai Han was so angry that he didn't know what to say for a moment, and finally turned around with an iron face and walked away.

  He Lan was also enraged and almost lost her balance, but the two maids on either side quickly supported her back to her room.

  "Madam, calm down first, don't get yourself sick." The maid in the room comforted He Lan's wife while helping her calm down.

  He Lan was still seething with anger and even after returning to her room, she continued to vent her frustrations.

  "That woman must be a reincarnated fox spirit, she's got my grandson wrapped around her finger. Now even my son is under her spell and speaking up for her. She hasn't even entered our household yet and already has the White family in an uproar. You tell me, how can I tolerate such a woman? No way, I won't let Hao'er continue to associate with that woman from now on. Whatever you say, I will not agree to this marriage. Another day, I'll personally go see that woman and make her stay away from my son Hao'er!"

  ……

  Because the Wang Mansion is under renovation, Bai Xinzhu followed Yan Mo and moved to another courtyard, and in a flash, several days had passed.

  Since returning to Beijing, Yan Mo has become busy again. Moreover, the crown prince was deposed, and he had been leaving early and returning late for several days in a row.

  Bai Xinyan had already started getting Blood Shadow to help collect various medical books, and every day, she would spend her time reading. However, after reading so many books, she also felt bored at times.

  That day, she and Blood Shadow dressed in men's clothing and sneaked onto the street.

  In a certain wine house

  Bai Xin had ordered a few small dishes, but Xue Ying refused to sit at the same table as her. Having no choice, she could only eat by herself while watching people come and go from the building.

  She hadn't eaten a few mouthfuls yet, when suddenly she saw a sedan chair stop on the opposite side of the street. The sedan chair itself was nothing special, and she hadn't paid attention to it at first. But when she saw an old woman get out of the sedan chair, she suddenly put down her chopsticks and furrowed her brow.

  It was just because an old woman walked into her tavern with the support of two maids, full of anger.

  Bai Xinzhi had already made preparations for battle, but after waiting for half a day, the old lady of the Bai family still hadn't come to find her, and she suddenly felt a bit puzzled.

  Isn't that old woman here to cause trouble for her?

  What's with the fierce look?

  She's really curious now, who else can make that old lady angry?

  "Blood Shadow, go take a look, which room is Madame Bai in?"

  Xue Ying retreated at the sound of his voice and returned soon after, telling Bai Xindye which room He Lan was in.

  Bai Xinze didn't hesitate and went straight to look for him.

  Outside the elegant room, He Lan's voice came clearly, with a sharp and severe tone that sounded like an old witch was catching evil spirits inside.

  "You wicked woman, you'd better leave my grandson at once. Don't blame me for not warning you. If you dare to appear again and bewitch my grandson, I will definitely not spare you!"

  Pfft!

  Bai Xin smiled and said curiously, "I wonder which demoness can enchant the grandson of our old family?"

  She lifted her foot and swaggered in.

  This nearly made her eyes pop out of their sockets.

  But the demoness was cold with a doll-like face, and suddenly saw Bai Xintong walk in, and she was stunned.

  He Lan's arrogant and proud face turned pale as soon as he saw Bai Xinzhen, just like seeing a fierce ghost arriving.

  "What are you doing here? You're not welcome!" was the first to speak up by He Lan.

  Bai Xinzhen ignored her and walked over to Liu Xuelan, sitting down beside her with a teasing expression: "I didn't expect to run into you here, what a coincidence. Are you out for dinner? Why did you choose this place? Can you stomach eating in front of such an old thing? Or do you want to come sit on my side?"

  Liu Xue Lan's originally cold face suddenly broke into a smile. She almost forgot that the Crown Princess in front of her was actually the granddaughter of the old lady opposite. But this grandmother-granddaughter relationship...

  "Did Queen Sohye often talk back to this old thing before?"

  Bai Xin shook her head: "I usually don't eat in front of this kind of old thing, otherwise I won't have an appetite for at least three days."

  Liu Xue Lan suddenly glared at Bai Xin Ran with a scolding gaze: "You're really something, why didn't you say so earlier? You've had me sitting here for so long! I'm doomed, I'll probably lose my appetite for at least half a month!"

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