Who exactly gave the Bai family the courage to spread such rumors?

Not just anyone can spread rumors about Jian Rui.

Is the daughter of a minor official of the seventh rank worthy of being his concubine?

As for Zhao Qinglin, who is also the daughter of a seventh-rank official, that's a different story; he approves of her as his wife. It has nothing to do with their social status.

As for those who paid extra, they're out of business.

Bai Ying spends all her time dreaming of marrying Prince Rui.

This is even more true now when entertaining former girlfriends.

Her arrogant expression made her girlfriends' teeth ache.

"Your Highness, when Magistrate Bai first arrived, he didn't seem to have many problems, except for his lechery."

However, none of his concubines were easy to deal with. As a result, he also began to become corrupt.

Second Aunt's younger brother was a gambling addict who always came to Second Aunt to ask her to cover his debts.

The second concubine didn't have much money. Later, her younger brother sold his own nephew, causing the eldest brother to split the family property.

After selling his nephew, he sold his own daughter and son.

Of the second aunt's family, only the two older children from her eldest brother's family remained; the rest of the children were sold.

The third aunt's family was even more formidable; relying on her brother-in-law being a county magistrate, they opened a tavern in Hongcheng.

Last month, due to unclean ingredients, diners suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, leading to the death of an elderly person.

As a result, the victim sued the pub, and the case ended without resolution.

They must have used money or other means to stop the situation from escalating further.

That restaurant is still there.

The land belonging to Fourth Aunt's family has serious problems; it was all purchased at less than half the market price.

The farmers who sold their land to her family are now homeless and begging in the city.

These words may sound like a trivial matter, but this matter is not something to be taken lightly.

Magistrate Bai's three men each have problems, and the problems are quite significant.

Prince Rui sneered.

"Go ahead and investigate thoroughly."

I want to see if a mere county magistrate can become someone's protector.

This is truly eye-opening.

Bai Ying, who was obsessed with climbing the social ladder, would often wander around the vicinity of Prince Rui's residence.

She was unaware that her family had already been targeted by Prince Rui.

Prince Rui is still using carrier pigeons to send messages to various places.

Therefore, when information is received in various places, there is not only a time delay, but also only a few words of information are obtained.

It's so frustrating to look at.

Since the Zhao family started using hawks to deliver letters, the communication between them has become incredibly fast.

At the same time, you don't have to worry about the eagle being eaten.

After all, eagles have very few natural enemies in the sky.

Homing pigeons are different; anything larger than them can be used as food.

They eat without hesitation, without even a moment's hesitation.

Zhao Changgeng, the father-in-law, still hasn't received any news that his daughter has given birth, even though she's almost a month old.

The Zhao couple paced back and forth at home all day, extremely anxious.

Wang Caixia, in particular, would go to the city gate almost every day to see her daughter.

Although it was a silly thing to do, she was really worried.

The due date has passed, and not only has she not returned, but there's not even a word from her. This is outrageous.

As a result, the couple's daily chatter about the project was now interspersed with their denunciation of it.

For example, this prince is really unreliable.

If they're not coming back, can't they at least give us some news?