"Young Master Bai has been arrested by the yamen. I would be grateful if you could go to the yamen to inquire about the situation."
Shocked, Shen Yu hurriedly invited Chen Mo and He Yuan into the hall to sit down. Upon seeing this, Wang Baoyu stood up and listened from outside the door.
Shen Yu asked, "You two are about to give birth, why would Aunt Bai let you go out?"
Mentioning Aunt Bai, Mo Mo said with surprise, "Strange, this morning Ye Jing returned to the Bai family to pack his belongings. Aunt Bai was discussing something with him in the room, but we couldn't hear what Bai Ye Jing was saying. We only heard Aunt Bai sobbing and groaning, as if they were arguing. A little while later, Aunt Bai ran out, and she didn't return until Ye Jing was arrested by the yamen officials. So, He Yuan and I came to ask Eldest Sister. Eldest Sister grew up in the Gu family and must be able to speak to Master Gu. Please ask Eldest Sister to ask Master Gu what crime Ye Jing has committed?"
At this moment, Mo Chen was extremely anxious, her eyes filled with tears, and she even called out Bai Yejing's name. Could it be that she had fallen in love with Bai Yejing?
Indeed, Chen Mo held a lowly position in the Bai family, merely a concubine. When she first returned to Yixiang Garden, she suffered no shortage of bullying from Aunt Bai. Although He Yuan spoke up for her, she couldn't suppress Aunt Bai's anger. Fortunately, Bai Yejing intervened, and Aunt Bai finally relented. Thus, Chen Mo felt grateful to Bai Yejing, and, in the bloom of youth, she wanted to marry him.
Shen Yu suddenly felt worried. Bai Yehua had murdered her father, and the Bai family was the enemy of the Mu family. Her mother would never agree to Shen Yu marrying Bai Yejing.
Before she could react, Mo Chen pulled her along, saying, "Big sister, let's go find Master Gu!"
As the two stepped out of the room, they saw that Wang Baoyu was still there, his eyes filled with tears as he looked at Heyuan. Heyuan was also in tears. It was clear that both of them were in love but could not have each other.
Isn't this the perfect opportunity for the two of them to express their feelings?
Shen Yu pushed away the silent hand and whispered, "You're six months pregnant, so don't come with me. I'll tell the shopkeeper to let you rest here for a while before returning to the Bai family. If Aunt Bai doesn't see you, won't she go crazy?" With that, Shen Yu hurriedly left.
Shen Yu burst into the back hall of the yamen, stopping Master Gu who was about to hear the case, and asked directly, "What crime did Bai Yejing commit? Why was he arrested?"
Even though he was extremely anxious, Master Gu still put his index finger to his lips and shushed them, then said softly, "Don't speak loudly. The plaintiff and the defendant are kneeling in front. You'll know the reason after your father finishes hearing this case."
Shen Yu peeked through the crack in the door and saw that only Bai Yejing and Aunt Bai were in the main hall. Were these two going to court?
Confused, she turned to look, only to find that Master Gu had already left. She had no choice but to hide behind the screen and secretly watch Master Gu preside over the trial.
*Bang!* Master Gu slammed his gavel and said sternly, "Aunt Bai, why are you suing Bai Yejing?"
Although Aunt Bai had been poisoned and rendered mute, after a year of recuperation, she was able to speak again, albeit in a hoarse and low voice, which was not clear.
“My lord, Bai Yejing is not a descendant of the Bai family. I must expel him from the Bai family.”
This is a long story:
After Mr. Bai and Mrs. Bai got married, Mr. Bai wanted to marry Fen Tao, the illegitimate daughter of a high-ranking official. However, Mrs. Bai firmly disagreed, even refusing to let her become a concubine. So, Mr. Bai kept the pregnant Fen Tao outside the marriage.
Heartbroken and disillusioned, Pink Peach fell ill from depression and miscarried before giving birth. She then adopted Bai Yejing, who came from the Peony Pavilion.
Originally, Aunt Bai had no children, and to prevent herself from revealing Bai Yejing's identity in her old age.
Now, in order to preserve the Bai family bloodline, Aunt Bai wants Bai Yejing to marry either Chenmo or Heyuan, or one of them. Isn't that a bit unreasonable? But Bai Yejing refused to yield, which led to Aunt Bai suing him.
Aunt Bai found the old doctor who had examined Pink Peach years ago, and also found a red jade pendant in the mass grave, which was a pair with the jade pendant on Bai Yejing's waist.
With both witnesses and physical evidence, it is clear that Bai Yejing is not of the Bai family bloodline.
In the end, Master Gu ordered Bai Yejing to leave the Bai family and compensate Aunt Bai with two thousand strings of cash, as a way of repaying her kindness in raising him.
Bai Yejing left the yamen with a sigh of relief, only to see Chen Yu standing at the door. He quickly took out his hairpin and handed it to Chen Yu.
Shen Yu looked at it and realized that it was the hairpin she had given to the old man. How could it be in Bai Yejing's hands?
Before she could even ask, Aunt Bai rushed out, grabbed Bai Yejing, and yelled, "Give me back my silver, two thousand strings of cash, give it to me..."
Bai Yejing was in a difficult situation. Since he came to the capital, he had saved up only one hundred strings of cash by living frugally. A few days ago, he gave all the money to the old man in order to get back Chen Yu's hairpin. Now that he had just taken office, he really couldn't come up with a single tael of silver.
Aunt Bai didn't believe it. Although she was illiterate, she knew Bai Yejing's salary like the back of her hand. She reached into Bai Yejing's sleeve and groped around, saying, "You've been in the capital for a year. You must have earned at least a hundred strings of cash. Quickly take it out and return it to me."
At this moment, passersby stopped to watch and discussed among themselves, "What's going on?"
“County Commandant Bai is an adopted child of the Bai family, and Aunt Bai wants to expel him from the Bai family.”
"Not a member of the Bai family? No wonder County Magistrate Bai is such a nice person."
"..."
"What nonsense are you spouting? What about my Bai family? Didn't we raise Bai Yejing to adulthood? He should give me money, that's what the government has decided."
After Aunt Bai finished speaking, she began to rummage through Bai Yejing's robe.
Bai Yejing blushed and felt embarrassed, and he didn't want to argue with his aunt.
Seeing this, Shen Yu quietly retreated. After all, Bai Yejing was unmarried and harbored feelings for her; if she were to help him, he might misunderstand. Moreover, there were many onlookers. Unable to help, she decided to remain silent.
Bai Yejing's identity has been verified; he is not of the Bai family bloodline. The Mu family will definitely agree to Silently marrying Bai Yejing.
She rushed back to the clinic and instructed everyone to carry Momo to the entrance of the county government office in a palanquin.
At this moment, Aunt Bai sat on the ground and wailed, pointing at Bai Yejing and cursing, "You ungrateful wretch! The Bai family has been kind to you, and you can't even help your older brother take care of the orphans and widows..."
Bai Yejing lowered his head and remained silent. His heart belonged only to Chen Yu, so how could he tolerate any other woman?
Silence approached Bai Yejing, who stuffed the silver note into his hand without uttering a word.
"Absolutely not, the night view cannot be captured..."
Just as Bai Yejing was about to decline, his aunt suddenly stepped forward and snatched the silver note. Upon closer inspection, she saw that it contained two thousand strings of cash, and then dragged Mochen away.
Reluctant to part, she repeatedly turned back to look at the white night scene.
Bai Yejing gave a bitter smile, his cold and stern face as silent as ice, his heart filled with utter despair.
He had already guessed why Chen Mo, who was six months pregnant, would come here to join in the fun. It must be Chen Yu's doing, trying to match him with Chen Mo. In that case, it seemed that Chen Yu had no romantic feelings for him.
He brushed past Shen Yu, and before he could even squeeze out of the crowd, a shrill, effeminate voice rang out: "Bai Yejing is hereby ordered to immediately enter the palace to see the Emperor."
Shen Yu felt worried. Could it be that someone had accused Bai Yejing of deceiving the emperor?
So she sent people to wait at the palace gate, but Bai Yejing did not appear even as night fell. She had no choice but to ask Princess Xinyue to enter the palace to inquire about the situation, but Xinyue returned empty-handed, as the emperor refused to see anyone.
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