“Apart from the eldest son’s grandson, that young master Yu’er, all the other male members of the Bai family are already set in their ways. The princess doesn’t have the time to raise a two-year-old child, nor the energy to change the personalities of two teenagers to become the head of the family. Therefore, only Bai Shijun is suitable.”
"The Princess Consort wants to bring glory to the Donglin Prince's Mansion. Not to mention bringing it to glory, she at least wants to preserve its existing prestige and prevent it from falling into ruin. The Princess Consort is getting old, and no one knows how many more years she has left. Therefore, it must be Bai Shijun. Anyone else would be at risk. The Princess Consort is doing this for the sake of the Donglin Prince's Mansion."
Bai Er still understands the intricacies of the situation.
The Donglin Prince's Mansion is different from other princely mansions. The Bai family of Donglin is the first non-royal prince in the Great Zhou Dynasty. They have no royal blood. When the Donglin Prince handed over the military tally, he also said that the descendants of the Bai family will live in Taizhou forever.
If the Bai family's sons are all capable, the princess doesn't need to worry so much.
But the Bai family's sons are utterly useless. After this incident, Bai Laosan was completely stunned and probably won't be able to recover for a while. Even if he does, he won't be able to fulfill the role of the King of Donglin.
Bai Laosi was a young master from a wealthy family, the youngest son. He never had to worry about anything growing up, and he was impulsive and couldn't shoulder such a heavy burden.
The second son of the second wife, Bai Shilin, was a spoiled brat who neither liked literature nor martial arts. He spent his days eating, drinking, and wasting his time. Perhaps he could be taught to behave well, but the princess was unwilling to spend that time.
The third wife only has two daughters, while the fourth wife, Bai Shiqi, is like a bookworm who doesn't like to communicate with people. He can stay in his room for days without going out, passing the time by reading and painting. Such a person is not qualified to be in charge.
Bai Shijun is different; he has two sides: one is what he shows, and the other is what he deliberately hides.
He embodies the ideal of a refined gentleman, modeled after his uncle and cousin, and is praised by all. He has a wide circle of friends and is very loyal to them. If he wanted you to like him, it would be very easy for him.
He was meticulous and quick to learn. He had done so much in secret, and he had investigated everything clearly. It seemed that the Bai family had no secrets from him.
However, he was somewhat obsessive and cruel.
But if the princess wants to protect him, she will definitely keep him in check in the coming years.
The princess is capable; otherwise, she wouldn't have risen from a village woman to a princess, and wouldn't have been able to make the illustrious King of Donglin listen to her for the rest of his life.
When the Prince of Donglin was young, he was not as kind as Bai Shijun. The princess probably thought that if she could teach the Prince of Donglin, she could definitely teach Bai Shijun as well.
She naturally did not want her descendants to be confined to a royal palace, only to see it slowly decline and eventually disappear completely in the flow of time.
Gu Xin clapped her hands: "That's what I think too. There's really no one in the Donglin Prince's Mansion who can watch over things. In terms of ability, only Bai Shijun is capable. But he really did kill someone, and it was his own closest relative. I'm not sure if the Emperor will turn a blind eye."
Zheng Wei said in a deep voice, "Since the law is there, I believe the Emperor will not turn a blind eye. A life for a life is a matter of course, regardless of whether the deceased's relatives forgive or not, or whether the deceased is related to the murderer. Otherwise, what is the use of the law!"
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