As Bai Yan and her maid were about to leave, a servant who had been waiting at the door stepped forward and asked softly, "Miss, if you wish to return to the Bai residence, your sedan chair is ready."

Bai Yan's lips curled up slightly; this person was indeed considerate.

She nodded to the servant and then went to the gate of the mansion with the maid.

The maid was told by the servants of this house early this morning that the second young lady was here. When she came, she was only concerned with the affairs of the current mistress, and only now did she have time to look at the gate plaque of this mansion—it was empty, with nothing there.

But this is right in the heart of the capital! How can someone live in such a mansion without a plaque?

A small two-courtyard house is something many outsiders could never earn in a lifetime.

This mansion was not only large in area and the buildings were beautifully constructed, but the servants serving it were also different from those of ordinary people.

Even the few sedan chair bearers at the gate, with their solemn faces and extraordinary spirit, were different from the servants in ordinary households.

The maid glanced at it curiously, then helped Bai Yan to the sedan chair.

The woman who had led them out in the sedan chair earlier also followed them.

"Let's lift the sedan chair," the woman ordered.

"Second Miss..." The maid seemed to snap out of her daze, "I wonder which family this lady serving you belongs to?"

"Returning to the Bai family now is all family business; would it be good to bother my sister?"

The maid spoke tactfully, subtly reminding Bai Yan that Bai Ruifeng had returned to the Bai family today to cause trouble, and it was inconvenient for outsiders to know.

They believe in keeping family scandals private, and if they bring outsiders back, the Bai family will definitely blame them.

The woman on the other side of the sedan chair smiled and bowed to Bai Yan: "Miss, this servant is Caizhu. Our two families are proper relatives. If we're talking about seniority, you might even have to call my master Ninth Uncle."

“Since it’s my eldest aunt’s business, it’s our own business. How can we just watch her suffer?”

A legitimate relative? A relative of the Bai family... unlikely. Bai's father wasn't from the capital; he came to the capital to become an official after passing the imperial examination.

However, the mother of Bai Yan and Bai Ruifeng came from a noble family in the capital. By tracing their lineage back, their great-great-grandfather was an emperor.

However, her descendants were disappointing, and by her mother's generation, things had gradually declined.

“A relative…” Bai Yan glanced at Cai Zhu and quickly realized who the person was.

...

The sedan chair quickly arrived at the Bai family's residence.

Bai Yan got out of the sedan chair at the entrance and was helped by Cai Zhu to the inner courtyard. Before they even passed through the arched gate leading into the inner courtyard, they could hear a constant commotion ahead.

"Now that our eldest daughter has married into the Marquis's family, has her status risen along with her? Does she really think she's so great just because she's the Marquis's wife, that she can come back to her parents' home and throw a tantrum?"

It was the voice of her stepmother, Qian.

"I only want to ask you, where is Ayan?"

Bai Ruifeng's voice was somewhat hoarse: "If I don't see Xiaoyan today, I won't return to the Marquis's mansion! If anything happens to Xiaoyan, I'll hang myself in the Bai family and make sure your whole family suffers!"

"You, you, you..." Madam Qian slapped her thigh: "This is outrageous!"

Qian's daughter came over to support her and pointed at Bai Ruifeng, saying, "Bai Ruifeng, I think you've been bullied at the Marquis's mansion and are now running home to cause trouble, aren't you?"

"Although you married a marquis, everyone knows that Marquis Gu is still obsessed with his deceased wife. He only married you to take care of his two children. What do you have to be so arrogant about?"

As Bai Ruifeng listened to Bai Ruier's words, painful memories from the past involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

She spent her entire life working for others, never truly controlling her own destiny until her death. Now, given another chance, she still cannot see her loved ones. What meaning is there in this world?

Did God give her a second chance to suffer?

They won't let her live a good life, they all deceive and cheat her, so let's all die together!

Bai Ruifeng's eyes were turning somewhat crazed when a voice suddenly rang out from behind her.

"Sister."

Bai Ruifeng heard the sound behind her and turned around to look back.

She saw her younger sister looking at her from behind, her face still the same obedient one she remembered.

The madness in Bai Ruifeng's eyes gradually faded, but tears quickly streamed down her face. She rushed forward and embraced Bai Yan...

"Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan!"

"You scared me to death, I almost thought I was never going to see you again!" Bai Ruifeng burst into tears like a child.

Qian Shi, standing to the side, didn't pay attention to Bai Ruifeng; she was only looking at Bai Yan with suspicion. Why had this girl come back? Logically, she shouldn't be able to come back anymore...

As for Bai Ruier, she flicked her handkerchief in disgust: "Look at her, she's really gone mad. I just saw her a few days ago, what's she howling about?"

Bai Yan's eyes seemed to be deep in thought, but she only gently patted Bai Ruifeng's back to soothe her turbulent emotions.

After Bai Ruifeng finished crying, she looked at her younger sister and asked, choking back tears, "Where did you go yesterday? Why did you only come back so early this morning?"

After saying that, he glanced at Qian Shi with suspicion.

Bai Ruifeng was very tense, especially with Qian Shi and Bai Ruier present. Bai Yan then pointed to the maid Caizhu beside her and said, "I visited Ninth Uncle's house yesterday. This is Ninth Uncle's maid."

She said it naturally.

"This servant, Caizhu, greets the young lady."

"Ninth Uncle?" Bai Ruifeng's eyes widened slightly; she didn't remember having such a relative.

Caizhu smiled slightly and said, "Miss, your birth mother is the granddaughter of the former Princess of the Kang Prince's Mansion, while my master has to call the Princess of the Kang Prince's Mansion 'Auntie.' So, in terms of seniority, that's indeed the case."

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