Chapter 892 The Bai Family

Bai Yuhan was taken back to the Bai family, where she met Xiao Yu, who was dressed casually and looked dashing.

Bai He was entertaining him in the hall. He didn't know what they were talking about, but they seemed to be getting along very well.

Bai Yuhan had met Xiao Yu at the Jiang family home. He had a good relationship with the Jiang family, so why was he here?

Qin Yunyan spotted Bai Yuhan immediately and took her hand, asking, "Where have you been, little sister?"

Bai Yuhan pulled her finger away, pouted her red lips, and wanted to leave without talking to her.

Qin Yunyan adopted the posture of an elder lecturing a junior, and said in a deep voice: "You went to the Jiang family on your own. Did you want to tell them? Don't forget that your mother and your brother are both from the Bai family. The Bai family is very powerful. You should think about who will inherit the family property in the future!"

Bai Yuhan said coldly, "No matter who it falls into, it will not fall into your hands. You are just an outsider of unknown origin."

The Bai family members are not to be trifled with, and it's not her place to lecture them, as an outsider.

Qin Yunyan suddenly grabbed her wrist tightly, "It wasn't my idea to come to your Bai family, it was your Bai family that begged me to come, because your Bai family raised such a brainless good-for-nothing as you—Consort Han."

Bai Yuhan was startled. "You...how did you know?"

Qin Yunyan sneered, "The Lord Xiao inside knows your identity. Do you want to go and say hello to him?"

Bai Yuhan is now completely under her control. She always thought the Bai family were just ordinary merchants. She needs to find her father to find out what's going on.

She shook off Qin Yunyan's hand, "You're probably not qualified to seduce the Emperor. Do you think you can compare to the Empress?"

Qin Yunyan is very beautiful, and she and Jiang Fenghua each have their own merits and unique characteristics. If it weren't for the Jiang family deliberately harming her, she would already have a place in the palace.

She suddenly glanced at Xiao Yu's profile in the main room. Whether he was qualified or not was up to her to decide.

She glared at Bai Yuhan and left.

Bai Yuhan was furious. This outsider had come to the Bai family to act arrogantly and domineeringly. It infuriated her.

She had been thinking a lot these past few days. If the Bai family remained just merchants, they could live a peaceful life. But if the Bai family had other identities, they might be destroyed.

Thinking of the Bai family, such a large family, it's possible that they'll end up with nothing, let alone fight over the family fortune. Do the Bai clan members know what Father is doing?

She was determined to find out when the Bai family, who had been merchants in the Great Zhou Kingdom for generations, became so mysterious.

How could Father allow the Bai family to fall into such a dangerous situation?

Bai He had just seen Xiao Yu off and returned to the study door when Bai Yuhan appeared, "Father."

Bai He looked worried. "Why is Han'er here?"

"What brings Minister Xiao to see Father?"

Bai He said, "Summer is here, and the palace needs to purchase a batch of incense. Minister Xiao came to the Bai family to discuss cooperation. It's a business matter, so don't interfere if you don't understand it."

“I’ve been involved in business with you since I was little, and I can help you with business as well.” Bai Yuhan hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage and said, “Why did you choose a woman of unknown origin to be our Bai family’s daughter? What is her purpose in getting close to our Bai family? She even dared to seduce the Emperor…”

Upon hearing this, Bai He's expression changed instantly. He pulled his daughter into the room, his eyes filled with coldness. "Shut up."

Bai Yuhan had never seen her father look so unfamiliar. "Father..."

"Say nothing more, I have my own plans." Bai He continued, "Back then, you entered the harem by some twist of fate, why didn't you win over the Emperor's heart?"

"Father, what are you saying?" Bai Yuhan was dumbfounded. She thought her father loved her, but she never expected that he would also push his daughter into the palace for power.

"Which woman in the world doesn't want to marry into the palace and become the emperor's woman? Do you know..." Bai He suddenly lowered her voice, "Only by becoming the emperor's woman can we gain power and elevate our Bai family to a higher level. Among scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, we merchants are the lowest and most despised."

Bai Yuhan added, "I only know that women who enter the palace are like caged birds, like canaries, and they will never be happy."

She knew she couldn't persuade her father. When the Bai family learned that she was going to the palace to become a concubine, they were willing to do things like build temples, which showed how much they wanted their daughter to become a concubine.

She said, "If Father continues to cooperate with that woman, it will harm the Bai family. Father, do you know the Emperor and Empress's methods? They are not so easily fooled. Father, you should not associate with her anymore."

Bai He fell into deep thought, then said in a deep voice, "It's too late."

"What do you mean it's too late?" Bai Yuhan didn't understand.

Bai He's eyes darted away as he made up a reason, "If she can enter the palace and become a concubine, the Bai family will also prosper by relying on her. We can be considered to be helping each other. Her beauty is rare in this world. You saw it yourself at the polo field that day; the Emperor was interested in her."

"But……"

"Han'er didn't like life in the palace, and now someone has gone for you. Aren't you happy? No buts. You just be the second young lady of the Bai family now, and Zhiyan will do everything else for you. It's the best of both worlds." Bai He directly dismissed her, "I still have business to attend to. Don't bother your father."

Bai Yuhan was locked outside. She thought of the man in black she had met with her father. Who was her father working for? She hadn't heard clearly that day, only that her father was extremely respectful to the man in black, bowing and scraping. This was hardly the behavior of the head of the Bai family; he was clearly a servant.

Her father suddenly moved to Shengjing City and spent money to buy the Bai Mansion again. She clearly remembered that her father had said he didn't like living in Shengjing. What's wrong with him now?

Now, something strange was amiss at the Bai family's residence. She suddenly thought of her fifth uncle and aunt, who had always lived in Shengjing. They had a lot of dealings with people in officialdom, so perhaps they knew something.

She knew that finding her fifth uncle and aunt would be useless, as they both listened to her father. The only way to save the Bai family now was to find Jiang Fenghua.

Bai Yuhan dared not act rashly, because someone was watching her. If she left the manor, she would be captured by Bai Zhiyan's people, and her father would no longer care about her.

"Miss Bai." A gentle male voice suddenly rang out.

Bai Yuhan looked in the direction of the sound and froze: "Lord Xiao... didn't you leave?"

Xiao Yu smiled slightly, "Someone asked me to pass on a message to the young lady."

Xiao Yu knew that the Bai family mansion was purchased temporarily, and there were many blind spots that allowed him to enter. He had also investigated the Bai family and found that they were indeed just businessmen. The Bai family was quite large and powerful, and the old master Bai was still living in the Bai family ancestral home.

What he can confirm now is that the Bai family is indeed from the Great Zhou Dynasty, not from the Northern Xiao Kingdom.