Gu Xin and Zheng Qiu were also quite curious about this.
In particular, when Gu Xin asked Madam Bai in the afternoon if she could recognize the two of them, Madam Bai was a little angry. She said that they had been married for twenty years, how could they not recognize each other?
None of the three had ever been married, so they couldn't be sure what Madam Bai said.
Did she not recognize her, or did she recognize her but deny it?
The man in white continued gossiping, "I heard that the women Third Master Bai finds outside are all the opposite of Third Madam Bai, while Second Master Bai's women are mostly the opposite of Second Madam Bai. You see, Second Madam Bai and Third Madam Bai are complete contrasts in both appearance and personality. Second Madam Bai is dignified, with bright features that instantly make people like her, while Third Madam Bai is a gentle, delicate beauty with a touch of aloofness. Coincidentally, Third Master Bai finds women like Second Madam Bai, and Second Master Bai finds women like Third Madam Bai. I've inquired and can confirm that when they share the same identity, it's clear who is who."
Gu Xin and Zheng Qiu had no doubt about what Bai Yi said. He was someone who investigated things secretly, and he wouldn't usually speak out if he wasn't sure.
Gu Xin thought for a moment and said, "The second wife has two sons, and the third wife has two daughters. Their appearance, well, they all look like their father."
The man in white exclaimed, "These kids are really good at growing up."
"Third Miss." At this moment, Constable Gao knocked on the door from outside.
Gu Xin let him in.
"Have some water!" Seeing that Officer Gao's forehead was still covered in sweat, Gu Xin quickly poured him a glass of water.
Officer Gao drank two cups of water before he felt better.
Then he sat down directly next to the woman in white and said, "Third Miss, Xiao Qiu, Lao Bai, let me tell you, I've discovered a big secret!"
The three looked at Officer Gao. They had sensed that the boy was holding back, and now they saw how much he was pent up.
Seeing that the three of them were interested, Officer Gao continued, "I suspect that the second son of the Bai family is infertile!"
Gu Xin and the other two: "!"
Officer Gao said mysteriously, "It's true. When we searched the second wife's house just now, we found a secret compartment with some prescriptions hidden inside. My goodness, they were hidden so well that even Madam Bai didn't know about them. She was quite surprised. You know what? Those prescriptions are all for treating infertility. And they were still being prescribed up until ten years ago."
White-robed: "How did you know? Do you have that problem?"
"Get lost!" Officer Gao slapped the woman in white with his broadsword, saying, "I've seen that prescription before. I can recite the ingredients and the main herbs by heart. That prescription is the source of my literacy, so I remember it very clearly. Third Miss, listen to this..."
Officer Gao read out a long list of medicine names.
Gu Xin frowned more and more as she listened. When Constable Gao finished reading, she couldn't help but ask, "So, Bai Lao Er is infertile, whose two sons are they? They look so much like him, are they Bai Lao San's? Does Bai Er Madam know about this?"
The four people at the table looked at each other, bewildered. This matter, well, it was just...
Zheng Qiu pursed her lips and said, "I suspect that Madam Bai the Second knew. Also, the eldest son of the second wife is four years older than the eldest daughter of the third wife, and the second and third sons of the Bai family got married only a year apart."
Gu Xin tapped her finger on the table: "Interesting. I'm starting to suspect that the Bai Lao San who's pretending to be Bai Lao Er is actually Bai Lao Er, and the Bai Lao Er who's pretending to be Bai Lao San is actually Bai Lao San."
The others were a little confused and looked at Gu Xin with puzzled expressions.
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