Ninety-one Qiu's have invited

  From noon till the next morning

  Compared to the hustle and bustle of the Bai and Liu families yesterday, Bai Xinyan was obviously much calmer, although she was also worried about Liu Xuehan, but she knew in her heart that worrying was useless.

  As for King Fengde's feelings towards Xueran, it is not necessary to say how deep his love was, but at least it can be confirmed that he loved her.

  If he didn't love her, he wouldn't have risked everything to be with her that one time. If he didn't love her, he wouldn't have been jealous for no reason. Such obvious emotions, the people involved may not have noticed, but as an outsider, she could feel it deeply.

  It's not that she didn't have a good heart and refused to help the Bai Liu families find someone, but after knowing who had hijacked the wedding sedan, she simply hadn't thought of going to look for Xue Luan's whereabouts.

  Following the moral character of Wang Nade, he dared to do such a thing and would not leave any clues for others. He is not a fool who would let others easily find him. So no matter how hard they try, it's all in vain.

  When the sky was not bright, Yanmo had gone to attend the early dynasty. As soon as the sky lit up, she opened her eyes drowsily and was about to shake her head to wake herself up when she suddenly felt that there was something unusual in the room - an extra breath.

  This definitely isn't Blood Shadow's doing. Even if Blood Shadow wanted to guard her while she slept, she would do it from outside the door and absolutely wouldn't come near to disturb her.

  She sat up with a start and threw open the bed curtains.

  "Xue Lian?!" Can't help but be surprised! "How did you end up here?"

  At this moment, Bai Xinzhen directly ignored someone's intrusion into her room and stared at the woman sitting on the embroidered stool at the edge of the bed in surprise and anger. The two families of Bai Liu must have gone crazy, right? How did she end up running to the Wangfu without going back?

  "Xin Ran, will you take me in?" Liu Xue Lan suddenly raised her head and said, as if afraid that Bai Xin Ran would refuse. She immediately continued, "I'll give you silver, even if I don't have any now, I'll earn it to give to you."

  She raised her head, and only then did she notice that her two red and swollen eyes were like they had been soaked in water, almost becoming goldfish eyes. The pleading tone was hoarse, as if she had a cold, and it made her immediately throw off the covers, crawl to the edge of the bed, and grasp her trembling hands on her knees.

  "Why are you staying here with us? Don't you have a home to return to? Don't you know that Lord Willow and the others have been searching for you day and night?"

  Liu Xuelan suddenly lowered her head and didn't say a word.

  As she drew closer, Bai Xin noticed something was off about her. The clothes on her body were clearly men's clothing, and wearing them made her look like a joke, with those marks all over her ears and neck. As someone who had been around the block, she knew exactly what they were. Moreover, there was a strong smell emanating from her, one that only appeared after a certain activity between men and women.

  In an instant, Bai Xincheng seemed to understand something and suddenly widened his eyes: "Xue Lian, has Fongde Wang done anything to you?"

  Although she had suspected in her heart that something might happen between those two people, when the fact was in front of her eyes, it still shocked her.

  Nowadays society doesn't have such an open-minded concept. If an unmarried woman loses her virginity before marriage, it's really shameful!

  At first, her family had waited until the day of their wedding before giving in to that impulse.

  But what's with King Fongde... Emma, what's going on?

  Liu Xue Lan bit her lip, not saying a word, but those big drops of tears kept falling onto the back of her hand.

  Seeing this, Bai Xincheng didn't dare ask more questions and quickly found a silk handkerchief to wipe away her tears.

  "Xue Lan, don't cry, okay? I won't ask anymore, just calm down first, and don't do anything stupid. In this day and age, a woman's chastity is more important than her life. If something like this happened to her, she might really worry that she'll do something extreme. This girl seems strong, but actually lacks a sense of security even more than I do. If she loses her head for a moment, it'll be troublesome."

  "Xīn rǎn, nǐ ràng wǒ zài zhè lǐ zhù xià hǎo bù hǎo?" Yì dǒu zhe shuāng jiān, Liǔ Xuě Lán zài cì wèn chū kǒu, shèn zhì bǐ fāng cái dōu le jǐ fēn kǔ qiú de wèi dào.

  Translation:

  "Will you let me stay here, okay?" Liu Xue Lan asked again, her shoulders trembling, with an even more pleading tone than before.

  "I don't have any opinion, but what about your father?" Bai Xintie was somewhat embarrassed. Something like this has happened, shouldn't we tell Master Liu about it?

  Upon hearing this, Liu Xue Lan suddenly became agitated and grasped her hand tightly: "Xin Ran, don't tell Father about it, please don't let anyone know, okay? I can't go back now!"

  "......?!" Bai Xin furrowed his brow, his eyes filled with worry.

  "My affair with him can't be known by anyone, especially my dad, will you keep it a secret for me?"

  "But your dad is now looking for you everywhere..."

  "Xin Ran, don't let my dad know what happened between me and him. If he finds out, he'll definitely go look for him to argue. That person is completely unreasonable, and over the years, he's been secretly gathering power. If my dad gets into a conflict with him, he'll definitely be at a disadvantage."

  For the first time, Bai Xincheng heard her call Master Liu 'dad' in front of her. Unfortunately, Master Liu was not there. If Master Liu had heard it, he would have been either heartbroken or moved to tears.

  Looking at her like that, Bai Xintie also didn't want her to be too excited, so he nodded: "Okay okay, don't get excited for now, I won't tell Lord Liu."

  Those people were all high-ranking officials in the imperial court. She didn't fully understand the connections between them and couldn't predict some things, so this matter could only be resolved when her husband returned home to think of a solution.

  When she heard her nod in agreement, Liu Xuelan's tense body relaxed slightly, and she wiped away her tears, continuing to say: "Xinran, I don't want to trouble you either, but now I have nowhere else to turn. That man, you know him, he definitely won't let me go. If he finds out where I am, he'll definitely come after me again. Can you please keep my secret safe? In the capital city, except for here, there's no other place that's safe."

  “……？！” Bai Xin furrowed her brow, entangling herself on her behalf. Seeing that her emotions didn't seem as extreme as she had imagined, she fell silent for a moment before deciding to ask: "Xue Shan, be honest with me, you actually like him too, don't you?"

  If she didn't like it and encountered such a thing, with this girl's temperament, she would have chopped the other party into seven or eight pieces long ago.

  Liu Xue Lan quieted down again, releasing Bai Xin Yan's hand. She clutched the fabric on her knees tightly, as if she wanted to tear a hole in that robe that didn't belong to her.

  Bai Xin's eyes were calm as she looked at her, waiting for a long time before hearing her hoarse voice say: "What's the point of liking him? What's the point of not liking him? He has always looked down on my birth. I also know that I am not worthy of him, so when I decided to let go, I had already given up on him... Moreover, he will get married soon, and since he doesn't belong to me, I shouldn't hold onto any hope."

  "Do you hate him?"

  Liu Xue Lan was stunned, and then weakly shook her head. "If I say I hate him, I can only hate myself. Today's events are the price I pay for provoking him. For someone like him, I understand better than anyone that power and status are more important to him than anything else. Knowing he values those things, how can I hate? All of this is my own doing, I had it coming!"

  Bai Xin's eyes narrowed slightly as she asked cautiously, "If... I mean if he wanted to marry you as his official wife, would you be with him?"

  Liu Xue Lan almost instinctively shook her head: "The silver begged can be used, but the feelings begged I don't need, he won't care about others' thoughts. I admit I like him, even after what he did to me, I still like him, but I know I can't control him. Not to mention that he has already engaged with someone else, even if he didn't and was willing to marry me as his official wife, I wouldn't easily marry him. Life is long, it's impossible for him to have only one woman, even if I were the official wife."

  Bai Xin nodded slightly. Alright, she admitted it - she had underestimated this woman.

  "What about Bai Yuhao? Do you like him?"

  Liu Xue Lan remained silent for a long time, before speaking in a low and choked voice: "Yu Hao is a good man, he's someone who can be trusted with one's life, but I've let him down now, I'm too ashamed to face him..."

  Bai Xin let out a sigh. After taking the clothes from the clothes rack and putting them on, she walked over to take Liu Xue Lan's hand, "I'll get Blood Shadow to prepare some hot water for you to wash up with, you just don't think about anything else for now, have a good sleep, okay? Remember, no matter what you're thinking in your heart, don't do anything stupid, got it?"

  Upon hearing this, Liu Xue Lan stopped in her tracks and lifted her head to reveal a stiff smile. "Xin Ran, thank you. You can rest assured that although I, Liu Xue Lan, may be of lowly birth, I have one redeeming quality - my skin is thick. As long as you don't mock me for losing my chastity, I won't overthink it. Anyway, this life of mine is already like this; I wouldn't die for that kind of person. If the capital city doesn't have a place for me to settle, I can still go somewhere else to live in peace. The world is vast, and I don't necessarily need to stay here."

  She used to be so small, begging on the streets for a living, eating and sleeping every day, how miserable it was, she has been through such days, now she can already make a living by herself, can't she still live on?

  Looking at the strong light revealed in her eyes, Bai Xincheng was surprised by her bravery and also admired her.

  She finally knew why she was willing to make friends with her, because they had the same quality on their bodies, that is, bone gas!

  They were once abandoned by people, but in such circumstances, they never gave up on themselves and lived proudly, even if they didn't live as they wished, but they lived strongly, without bowing their heads to fate.

  She believes that as long as there is a thought in her heart, as long as this thought is persisted, the future will definitely have a turning point.

  ……

  In the main courtyard, a side room was temporarily arranged for Liu Xuelan to stay in. Bai Xintie let Blood Shadow go serve her with bathing and changing clothes.

  After a long time, Blood Shadow finally returned to report the situation.

  "Has Miss Liu gone to sleep?"

  "Her Highness, Miss Liu has already fallen asleep."

  "Has she eaten the food I sent over?"

  "Tell the queen, no. Miss Liu said she's lost her appetite."

  Sitting at the table, Bai Xin nodded slightly.

  She didn't ask, and Blood Shadow also fell silent, standing quietly by her side.

  But today's Blood Shadow was somewhat different. Just as Bai Xin was worried about how to deal with this matter, Blood Shadow suddenly asked a sentence behind her:

  "Your Highness, I'd like to ask you something."

  At the sound, Bai Xincheng raised an eyebrow and curiously turned his head: "What's going on?"

  "Your Highness, when a man and woman have intercourse, will they both be covered in bruises?"

  Pfft——

  Bai Xin spat out a mouthful of water, and immediately stared at her with a black line: "Who said that?" This girl is deadly when she speaks!

  Xue Ying hung her head, unable to see her face clearly, but only heard that her voice was still as calm and gentle as usual. "I've made a fool of the princess, I just casually asked."

  White heart stained with corner of mouth fiercely sucked in. “……？！”

  She actually understood what Blood Shadow meant in her heart. This girl must have accidentally seen those things while serving Xue Lian to take a bath.

  But how can she explain it?

  It seems like every couple is different, right?

  Some men want to leave those marks, it's because they are intentional, in order to prove their own bravery. Some men have that kind of hobby under the circumstances of being unable to help themselves, as a declaration of their dominance. There are many, many situations like this, all of which vary from person to person.

  Should she tell her about this physiological knowledge?

  However, from Blood Shadow's questioning, she indirectly learned one thing - that Xue Lian had been tortured terribly.

  It was almost noon when Yan Moyu returned from the palace.

  Bai Xinzhen told Liu Xuelan that she was going to live in her own mansion, and originally wanted to hear his opinion, but instead, a certain gentleman turned around and asked her:

  "How would you like to dispose of it?"

  As soon as she heard this, Bai Xintian immediately glared at him: "I'm asking for your opinion, what else do I need to ask you for? Don't pretend to be stupid with me, I know you're biased towards your brother in your heart. He's gone too far, if you still help him, I won't agree!"

  Upon hearing this, Yan Mo was both amused and annoyed. Wasn't this woman being too much? She actually quarreled with him over someone else's matter. When did he ever say he would help that person?

  He is just a bystander and doesn't have so much free time to mind other people's business.

  Looking at her still fuming and threatening herself, he directly grabbed her to his front, tapped her forehead, and scolded in a low voice: "You are so trusting of your husband?"

  Bai Xin rubbed her forehead, which didn't hurt that much, and pouted. "Anyway, I've already promised Xue Lian to let her stay and keep her secret, so I couldn't go back on my word, could I? And she really does need to calm down. Now I'm just worried about Lord Liu, he must be anxious and unwilling to give up searching for his daughter. What can we do to reassure him without revealing Xue Lian's whereabouts?"

  Looking at her with a mixture of amusement and annoyance, Yan Mo asked: "You're usually so clever, why are you being so silly now?"

  At this, Bai Xincheng glared at him: "You're the stupid one!"

  She paused for a moment, then deliberately bared her teeth and said fiercely: "Hurry up and think of a way!"

  Watching her like this, Yan Mo wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

  He moistened his lips, and finally decided to bring it up with her. "You go ask Miss Liu if she can read and write. If she can, let her write a letter herself, and I'll have someone help deliver it to the Liu estate."

  Upon hearing this, Bai Xing patted his forehead: "Right! How could I have forgotten?" We can't meet in person, but we can write letters to let each other know we're safe!

  Xue Lan doesn't want to see anyone now, and although Lord Liu is a good father, the two of them together will definitely quarrel. If Lord Liu knew that his daughter had suffered such great harm and injustice, wouldn't he jump up and kill someone?

  Xue Lan didn't want to see him, presumably for this reason.

  That Mr. Liu is hot-tempered and may blurt out hurtful words at any moment. As the saying goes, "concern leads to chaos", the more she cares, the more she hurts people, and she doesn't dare guarantee what the consequences will be.

  They are all cannon fodder, but what if they end up doing good deeds together and instead become innocent casualties, who would want that?

  Bai Xin was about to leave after making up her mind, but suddenly thought of another issue. She frowned and asked with some disdain: "Isn't the security work in our main courtyard a bit poor? I don't know if there will be a second person like Xue Lian who can fly into our courtyard at will in the future?"

  The corner of his mouth twitched slightly. It wasn't someone who was supposed to be guarding the main courtyard, but rather Miss Liu must have used some trick to get in.

  But this has given him a wake-up call, it seems that some things in the main courtyard need to be strengthened and adjusted.

  ……

  In a certain exquisite courtyard, someone woke up with an iron face and scolded the servants.

  He didn't expect that woman would actually dare to run away like this!

  Not only did she run away, but she also ran silently. He had arranged for many people to guard this side, but they were all escaped by her!

  "A bunch of idiots! Such a big person leaves, and none of you noticed. What's the use of having eyes?! Believe it or not, I'll dig them all out for you!"

  A dozen or so seasoned subordinates knelt on the ground in unison, their hearts filled with unspeakable frustration.

  They dare to swear that they have never relaxed for a moment. As for how people leave, they also want to find an explanation!

  It's impossible to escape from under their noses in such a small place, unless you dig a hole to leave!

  There is a hole in the corner of the wall, but that hole can't even let a dog pass through, how could a big living person possibly get through there?!

  "What are you still doing here? Hurry up and go find someone! That woman can't possibly return to the Liu family now, so just go look for her elsewhere. Remember, even if you have to dig three feet underground, I want you to find her!" The man's face was dark and cold, his voice menacing and ominous.

  It's precisely because he was afraid she would run away that he took her body ahead of time, but unexpectedly she still hid, this woman, if he caught up with her, he would strangle her to death!

  His subordinates obeyed and quickly left.

  The man kicked open the door with a dark face and walked in.

  The messy wedding dress was still on the ground, and the room seemed to be filled with the lingering atmosphere of love. If it weren't for the obvious bloodstain on the bed that had already dried, he would have almost doubted whether yesterday's events were just a spring dream.

  Sitting on the edge of the bed, he stretched out his hand, and with his slender fingertips, gently stroked the fallen red petals that resembled flower petals, unable to move his gaze away for a long time...

  I thought that after yesterday, I would feel more at ease in my heart, but why does his heart still feel empty?

  ……

  Admiralty

  An anonymous letter was delivered to Liu Boyu's hands, and as he looked at the crooked and twisted words that were full of mistakes, Liu Boyu almost vomited blood and fainted.

  This damned thing is really too much!

  Why regret now? Why didn't you regret earlier? Must you wait until the wedding day to regret?

  Now she's nowhere to be found, and yet she writes a letter to tell him that she wants to roam the world!

  This damn thing, is it trying to suffocate him?!

  What did he do wrong to her? What did he owe her? In what way was he not good enough for her?

  She said she would leave and he was never in her eyes as a father from the start?

  "Master, master, what's wrong?" The steward who delivered the letter looked at his suddenly changed complexion and hastily came forward to ask anxiously.

  Liu Boyu raised his hand and waved it at him, and as he turned around, he couldn't help but tilt his head back and sniff his nose.

  It's just like raising a white-eyed wolf!

  All these years, it's because I've been too indulgent towards her that she has developed such a willful and reckless personality.

  Among so many daughters, she is the one he loves and spoils the most. He remembered that when he first met her, he didn't like her, but gradually he saw his own shadow in her - bold, strong, and even a bit unruly, qualities that none of his other children possessed. Although her words and actions were quite annoying, he inexplicably liked this flawed girl...

  She never called him "Dad", only because he had abandoned her mother, causing her mother to pass away early, and she was left wandering the streets begging for a living...

  She resented him and hated him, he had nothing to say, but over the years, he has been making up for his past mistakes with a sincere heart.

  Is this what they call retribution?

  Heaven also let him taste being abandoned once...

  University Mansion

  He Lan found out that her grandson was being played on his wedding day, so she rushed back from another courtyard, scolding her son and daughter-in-law while pointing at their noses.

  "I told you so, I said that woman was a disaster, but you didn't believe me. Now look what's happened, are you ashamed? Have you been made fools of? With something like this happening, do you want to lose all the face of the Bai family? How can I go see the ancestors of the Bai family now?"

  "I painstakingly advised you to call off this marriage, but what about you? You not only refused to listen to an old man's objections, but also sent me to be locked up in that kind of place. Are you still human? How could our Bai family produce such unfilial children like you?"

  He Lan sat on the high platform, with a nose full of snot and tears, pounding her chest and stomping her feet as she shouted and scolded. The sight of her so grief-stricken and furious made Bai Han and Zhang Shi, who were kneeling on the ground, not dare to utter a word.

  They were helpless about this unexpected event. Now that Miss Liu's whereabouts are still unknown, they have no chance to investigate the cause even if they want to.

  The Liu family was also clearly unaware of this matter. Liu Boyu was more anxious than anyone else, and on the same day, he sent nearly a thousand people to search everywhere, but in the end, there was no news.

  What happened was that their son was the most hurt and sad. From last night to now, he hasn't eaten a single bite of food, and he hasn't closed his eyes for a whole night.

  They didn't expect things to turn out like this either, watching a perfectly good marriage end up in such a mess!

  "What kind of sin did my White family commit, to have such a thing happen? And you ungrateful descendants..."

  I don't know where He Lan got the courage from, she scolded for more than half a day, and it wasn't until Bai Yu Hao appeared that he was able to persuade her to stop.

  A sleepless night, coupled with running around, made this young and handsome boy haggard. The fatigue on his face, combined with the pain revealed in his eyes, made him look like he had aged several years overnight.

  "Grandma, please don't make a fuss anymore. I'm begging you as your grandson. I promise to never see her again." Bai Yu knelt in front of He Lan, his words filled with pain and persuasion.

  He always knew that in Ling's heart, there was still that man, even though she deliberately avoided talking about him and didn't see his face, but he could still see the emotions hidden in her heart.

  Although he knew she hadn't thoroughly let go of that man, he still told himself to take a gamble, believing that as long as he treated her well, she would slowly forget about that man.

  But he still couldn't hold her hand...

  He had already received her letter and if he wanted to blame her, he indeed had reason to. But what was the use of blaming her, she had still left...

  Now he won't blame anything, he knows it's because he didn't do well enough that he couldn't enter her heart.

  He vowed that he would train himself well, make himself strong, and give himself enough courage and ability...

  If someday in the future they meet again, he hopes he can protect her instead of being protected by her.

  When she heard her grandson's words, He Lan stopped scolding and looked at her haggard grandson in front of her, and she was a little uncertain again.

  "Hao'er, did you really agree to cut off all ties with that woman? You're not just humoring Grandma, are you?"

  Bai Yuhao hung his head, nodded, and his originally clear voice was now hoarse: "Grandma, grandson keeps his promises. Please forgive Father and Mother, it's all because of grandson's ignorance that led to today's situation. From now on, grandson will definitely listen well and never be reckless again."

  A faint smile finally appeared on He Lan's cloudy and misty old face. She quickly raised her hand to let her precious grandson get up: "It's still my grandson who understands things, unlike some people who only know how to make their grandmother sad and distressed." Holding Bai Yuhao's hand, she felt comforted, "Hao'er is so understanding and reasonable, Grandmother will definitely pay more attention in the future and choose a suitable marriage for him. From now on, our White family will not mention that demon woman again. Whoever mentions her even half a sentence, I will definitely serve them with family law. Our Hao'er is so excellent and understanding, if he becomes a top scholar in the future, there will be countless women who will..."

  Lowering his head, in a place where no one could see, Bai Yuhao's mouth twitched with a hint of bitterness.

  ……

  The bustling capital city has finally regained some calm after going through one rumor after another.

  Due to Liu Xuelan temporarily using Cheng Wang Fu as a hiding place, Bai Xinzhi's original plan to enter the palace was delayed.

  At this time, she suddenly received a summons from the palace, saying that Queen Xian wanted to see her daughter-in-law and had sent someone to pick her up and bring her into the palace for a reunion.

  Upon receiving this summons, Bai Xincheng's eyebrows furrowed immediately.

  "Blood Shadow, did Master Wang say when he would return when he went out this morning?"

  "His Highness told me that he will return before noon to have lunch with you," Huai Ying replied, her face expressionless.

  "High noon?" Bai Xinzhen fell silent for a moment. There was still half an hour left, and if he entered the palace at this time, he should be able to see him inside.

  She got up and walked towards the dresser, beckoning Blood Shadow over with a wave of her hand: "Come, help me get dressed, we'll head to the palace right away."

  They say that when a weasel greets a chicken for the New Year, it's not with good intentions. Qiu Shuiyan suddenly invited her over, and without even a pretext, she's probably up to no good, right?

  But she can't not go, this 'mother-in-law' personally summoned her, if she doesn't go, tomorrow rumors will fly again.

  Fortunately, Xue Ying had a token from the palace that allowed her to enter and exit freely. With her by his side, he didn't have much to worry about.

  She was just curious, why did the emperor let Qiu Shuiyan abort the child herself, but Qiu Shuiyan still hadn't taken action until now?

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