“Miss, I have seen all the grievances and hardships you have suffered in this family over the years. Rather than continue to be bullied by them, why not agree to marry them? At least you can go far away and have the Xian family to protect you. Even if the eldest young lady really comes back one day, she won’t be bothered by you and won’t cause you any trouble.”

"I..." Bai Xiaoruo still couldn't let down her guard. If she really went to the Xuan family and became some kind of young mistress, would she really be able to gain happiness and freedom?

That's marriage! To marry a complete stranger you've never even met and have absolutely no emotional connection with, it's far too casual to just rush into it.

"Miss, please don't hesitate. After you were locked in your room tonight, I went to the study on the second floor to bring tea to the master. I overheard the master and mistress discussing something outside the door. They said that if you still refuse to marry into the Xian family, they'll just tie you up and carry you there. If you still don't comply, they'll kill you and send you to the Xian family. Miss, please agree, so you won't suffer any more humiliation. The master and mistress are only thinking about how to rescue the eldest young lady; they don't really care about your life or death. Tomorrow is the day the eldest young lady goes to trial. Because you refused to marry into the Xian family, the eldest young lady has been sentenced to death, and they certainly won't let you off the hook." Aunt Zhang truly felt sorry for Bai Xiaoruo from the bottom of her heart; this was all she could do to help her at this moment.

The Bai family was heavily guarded, with guards everywhere, just in case Bai Xiaoruo escaped.

Now, the only way out is to marry into the Xian family so that she can truly escape the Bai family's constraints.

Bai Xiaoruo thought about it carefully for a long time and struggled with it countless times in her heart.

Finally, he nodded helplessly.

"Aunt Zhang, I understand."