Chapter 756
Yu Ligao stroked his beard and said, "This is the difference between civil officials and military generals. What we heard was that Lord Bai sent people to urge him, so Prince Bai came back reluctantly.
I heard that he had a quarrel with Lord Bai when he came back, and not long after that, we heard the bad news.
Now everyone is privately saying that Prince Bai is really unfilial and unfit to take over the position of Marquis Wu'an."
Xu Zhiwen and Huang Jin were still saying this. Who knows, early tomorrow morning, there might be a memorial impeaching Prince Bai in the emperor's study.
"These civil servants always have more roundabout ideas than others," Xiao Liwei said with a pout, "They have been in Shangjing for so long, don't they know that the old Marquis Wu'an has been ill for so long?
If this happened in an ordinary family, there would probably be trees growing on the graves.
Now it’s a bit far-fetched to blame it on Prince Bai.”
Yu Ligao, "Just speak properly, don't lump everyone together.
Normally, you don't seem to have much of a relationship with Prince Bai, so why are you speaking up for him now?"
Xiao Liwei, "We are discussing the matter objectively. Prince Bai is out doing work for His Majesty all year round and has not been in the capital for a long time. If he is really unfilial, then don't we have the second son and the eldest daughter in the mansion? If they don't serve him well, then that is even more unfilial."
Cao Xiangqian patted his shoulder and said, "This is a private matter of the Wu'an Marquis' Mansion. As outsiders, we don't know the inside story, so let's not speculate here privately."
"Alas," Yu Ligao looked ahead with lifeless eyes, "We old guys have lived together for decades. Although we don't like each other at ordinary times, but when it comes to this moment, I feel a little uncomfortable.
I plan to go to Wu'an Marquis's Mansion to pay tribute after I leave the palace."
Cao Xiangqian, "...Let's go together!"
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Bai Jinglie was kneeling in the mourning hall. He had not slept the whole night and looked extremely haggard.
"Bai Jinglie, you rebellious son, what did you say to the old marquis that made him leave so early?" Kuang Yunqiao looked at Bai Jinglie with a sad face, "If you think the marquis is taking up the position, just say it directly. There is no need to push him to this extent."
Kuang Yunqiao still wants to put the blame on Bai Jinglie at this time. Bai Jinglie doesn't care, but the people around him won't let it go.
"Madam, please be careful with your words. The day before yesterday, when our prince returned home, the Marquis was still full of energy." Many people saw the scene of scolding the prince at that time. "Then the prince went to the palace to report on his work, and it was the next day when he received the bad news from the mansion.
There was a gap of nearly ten hours between them. Who did the Marquis meet at this moment? Why didn't Madam blame him?"
"Who do you think you are? Do you have the right to speak here?" Kuang Yunqiao glared at him fiercely. "As expected, people are like their masters."
"Bai Jinglie, you are an unfilial and ungrateful person. How dare you kneel here? Aren't you afraid that your father will crawl out of the coffin..."
Amid the insults in the mourning hall, Kuang Yunqiao, who had previously maintained the appearance of a marquis's wife, now had lost all trace of her image and looked like a shrew scolding in the street.
"You evil woman," suddenly, an old voice came from outside the door. Bai Jinglie's eyes turned, and he no longer kneeled there with a meaningless look on his face. He stood up and went to greet her.
"Grandma, why are you here?"
Bai Jinglie looked at the people serving behind her, "Didn't I tell you to serve the old lady well?"
When Old Madam Bai heard the bad news yesterday, she fainted immediately. Bai Jinglie asked the imperial physician in the palace for help. The old lady could not bear any more blows and needed to rest.
"I'm fine. Don't worry, I, an old lady, will have to look after the house for you." Old Madam Bai turned to look at Kuang Yunqiao, "Kuang, why were you yelling in the mourning hall just now?
You have forgotten your identity. As the wife of a marquis, you should not kneel there. Who gave you the courage to disturb my son's peace?"
Bai Jingyang and Bai Jingli, who had been kneeling on the side without saying anything, did not dare to stand by and watch the fun. They quickly helped Kuang Yunqiao, "Mom, you have been kneeling for so long, how about we help you to the side to rest for a while?"
Madam Bai looked at them and said, "Since you are here too, let's have a good chat. Who was the last one to leave the Marquis's courtyard yesterday?"
Bai Jingyang and Bai Jingli looked evasive, glanced at each other, and turned away.
"Jingyang, what were you arguing about with your father yesterday?" Old Madam Bai knocked on the ground with her cane. "Now you three, mother and son, tell me everything."
Kuang Yunqiao, "Yesterday, Yang'er and the others came to the master's yard, but they didn't say anything. Instead, the master was angry and said that Bai Jinglie was unfilial..."
"Shut up, did I ask you a question?" Seeing that she was still trying to throw dirty water on Bai Jinglie at this moment, "Do you really think there was no one else in the courtyard at that time?"
There was a flash of uneasiness in Bai Jingyang's eyes, but Kuang Yunqiao gestured to him slightly. He clenched his fists, lowered his head, and said nothing.
"Go and bring me all the people who were serving in the courtyard at that time." Although Old Madam Bai fainted yesterday, the first thing she did after she woke up was to ask her subordinates to find these people.
A flash of panic crossed Kuang Yunqiao's face, but she quickly calmed down. She thought that those people had already been bribed and coerced by her, so they would not betray her.
She shook her head slightly towards her two children, but looked at Bai Jinglie with hatred in her eyes.
Now that the Marquis has passed away, it is a foregone conclusion that the Crown Prince will take the throne.
But it is not impossible to do so. She has already asked people to spread the word that Bai Yugang was angered to death by Bai Jinglie.
Just based on this one thing, it would not be so easy for Bai Jinglie to easily take the position of Marquis Wu'an.
The news should have spread throughout Shangjing by now. Let’s see how Bai Jinglie will survive this disaster.
The servants around Bai Yugang were standing on the mourning hall. When they saw Old Madam Bai, they all knelt on the ground.
"Now that the whole family is here, can you tell me why there was a quarrel in the Marquis's yard yesterday?
What were you arguing about? If you tell the truth, I will forgive you."
The leader, Steward Yu, kowtowed to the old lady and said, "Yesterday, the Second Master and the Young Lady came to the courtyard to pay respects to the Marquis and sent us out. We really don't know why they were arguing."
"I don't know."
"I don't know."
These people seemed to have made an appointment and said in unison that they didn't know.
Old Madam Bai closed her eyes in disappointment. "It seems that you won't cry until you see the coffin. You have received so much benefit from others, but you don't even care about your old master."
Wang Yugang trusted these people in the past, but in the end, no one stood up to say a fair word for him.
"Go and bring in Mrs. Meng." Old Madam Bai felt her head swelling and she didn't want to continue confronting these people.
Upon hearing about this person, not only Manager Yu's face changed drastically, but even Kuang Yunqiao and her two sons became nervous.
(End of this chapter)
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