Chapter 256 Drawing a Clear Line
"Li'er, I know you and Yue'er had a conflict, but it's common for children to have conflicts. It will be fine after it's over. How can you just say you don't recognize your family?"
Bai Li really admired her shamelessness. They selectively forgot what they did in Qianxi and how they treated their own family members, but she did not forget.
"Auntie, we are not children anymore. Some things have already happened, and I can't pretend they didn't happen."
"You used to come up to my family because you saw how prosperous they were. When you were exiled to my house, you were forced into exile because you had no other choice. If you could, you would have run away long ago. How could you possibly be exiled with us?"
Bai Li's words made several people's expressions change.
Bai Yue bit her lips tightly, shocked by Bai Li's straightforwardness, while looking at her own father with a gloating look.
"Bai Li! I am your uncle after all. How can a younger generation treat their uncle like this?!"
"Hey, how come I didn't know? When did I get a younger brother?"
Bai Zongren had been there for quite a while. At the beginning, everything was fine. Mu's mother and daughter couldn't do anything to their daughter.
Hearing Bai Zongshen using his status to pressure his daughter, he couldn't stand it anymore and pushed the door open.
"Big, big brother?"
Bai Zongshen's snobbish eyes rolled around, and he couldn't help but feel secretly happy when the real person finally arrived.
But before he could be happy, Bai Zongren said again: "I am not your elder brother. We are not brothers. Otherwise, you would not sneak back to the capital and ignore us."
Bai Zongshen's expression changed several times, and finally he wanted to shamelessly rely on it.
Bai Liming, Bai Zongshen and his family are all selfish and snobbish people who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.
But they have never committed murder or arson, and they don't have the courage to do so.
The one who had the most conflicts with Bai Li was Bai Yue. Every time she saw her, she was either sarcastic or showing off.
The most outrageous thing was the last time when they went to the palace for a banquet. Bai Yue followed Shangguan Ying in slandering and scolding Bai Li, and they ended up getting into trouble.
Bai Li silently calculated in his mind that he had not yet discovered that this family had done anything unforgivable, so he did not intend to do anything to them.
As for the incident in the palace, Bai Yue should be thankful that she did not participate in Shangguan Ying and Lin Wan'er's scheme to frame her.
When Bai Yue met Bai Li's gaze, she felt inexplicably guilty.
Bai Li didn't see it. After thinking about it, she interrupted what Bai Zongshen wanted to say.
"You guys go back, take care of yourselves and don't bother us anymore."
"Did you hear that? My daughter didn't blame you for coming uninvited. She's already giving you face. Why don't you leave now!"
Although Bai Zongren argued with his daughter, he still doted on her in his heart.
Bai Li enjoyed his father's favor, and could not hide the boastful expression on his face.
Bai Yue was so angry that she was smoking. Why did Bai Li have something so easily that she could never get it even if she worked hard all her life, such as this deep fatherly love?
Her father had disliked her since she was a child, and would only smile at her when she got benefits from Bai Li.
In Qianxi, he wanted to use her like a beast of burden, with endless work to do and never enough to eat. That was why she took the risk and schemed to rely on Shangguan Yu...
No matter how they begged and raged, Bai Li ordered them to be driven out.
Gao Dani was good at chasing people away. She rolled up her sleeves and carried Bai Yuemu out like a chicken.
Luo Yang and He Daniu were like two mountains, oppressing Bai Zongshen and his son, making them dare not make trouble and leave the Princess's Mansion in disgrace.
"Phew! Even the air feels much fresher without these flies."
"Just avoid them when you see them next time. There's no need to get angry with them."
Bai Zongren smiled as he looked at his daughter whom he hadn't seen for many days. He frowned slightly with a distressed look, but his eyes were full of doting.
At the gate of the Princess's Mansion, Bai Yue was thrown to the ground and staggered.
It was only because Mu pulled her that she didn't fall on her butt.
"It seems that I can't enter the Bai Mansion. I have to use money to smooth things over and find an official position, otherwise I will be too embarrassed to see anyone!"
When Bai Yue heard her father asking for money again, she could no longer hold back and started cursing.
"Money, money, money! All you do all day is ask for money!"
"You know my monthly allowance is only ten taels, and I have to support you guys, where would I get the money?"
Bai Zongshen looked at his mad daughter with an impatient look on his face, "Didn't your husband return to Beijing?
He can easily offer you a hundred or eighty taels of silver. You are just too stupid to be civilized!"
"My man..."
Bai Yue wanted to say that her man had never even touched her, and was annoyed by the sight of her, just like seeing a fly.
How could I possibly give her money?!
But this was right in front of the Princess's Mansion, and she didn't want anyone in the Mansion to hear how miserable she was.
"Let's talk about it when we get back!"
After saying that, she left angrily. Bai Zongshen touched his nose and left. His daughter had a bad temper, but there was nothing he could do. The whole family still had to rely on her for food and drink.
Just bear with it for now!
Three days later, Bai Zongren and his family moved back to their previous residence, the General's Mansion.
Originally, the emperor gave the Bai family a larger and more luxurious mansion, but the family was nostalgic. They had lived in the general's mansion for several generations and felt that it was more comfortable to live in the old house, so the emperor agreed.
Bai Li was reluctant to leave his parents when they moved away, so he moved back home with them.
So the only ones left in the princess's mansion were the original cleaning lady, the original cook, and Uncle Gao who was the gatekeeper.
Li Mingyue's plan to hire servants for her daughter fell through. Bai Li's reason was that it would be a waste of money and food to buy so many servants.
Li Mingyue didn't force it. It would be easier to teach her slowly with her daughter by her side, so there was no need to rush.
The family finally settled down in the capital, and everyone cherishes these hard-earned days.
Zhou Yu, who had been "missing" for a long time, returned to the palace and went to see his mother first. When Zhou Yu heard the news, he immediately rushed to the Cining Palace to see his naughty sister.
"Meet the Emperor, Brother and Sister-in-law."
"You naughty monkey, do you still remember to go home?"
Zhou Yu was dressed in a princess's casual attire, covered in pearls and jade, and looked extremely noble.
If Bai Dalang saw him, he would definitely not dare to recognize him.
Zhou Yu took the Queen to meet the Queen Mother before sitting down to talk to his sister.
"Royal brother, I just went out to play for a while, shouldn't I be back safely?"
"It's a good thing you met Bai Li, otherwise I think you would have suffered a lot!"
Zhou Yu put down his imperial airs in front of his family and even changed the way he addressed them.
"How do you know?!"
Zhou Yu couldn't help but exclaimed, she thought she had hidden it so well, who knew...
"We knew this before we went to the Qianxi military camp to meet Bai Li. Your cousin Nangong Min is watching your every move. Otherwise, your brother would have turned the Great Zhou upside down looking for you!"
"Mother, you already knew that I was hiding in the Bai family?"
The Queen Mother nodded and looked at her daughter with a loving face.
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