Chapter 893 The Eldest Daughter of the Bai Family
Bai Yuhan entered the room and sat in front of the dressing mirror, lost in thought. The maid brought in some snacks and called her several times, but she seemed not to hear.
She kept thinking about what Xiao Yu had said to her.
The maidservant leaned close to Bai Yuhan's ear and raised her voice: "Miss, the Madam invites you to have dinner."
Bai Yuhan was startled by the sudden sound. "Why are you shouting so loudly? You startled me."
The maid was stunned. Was her voice loud? No, it wasn't. Why did the young lady seem so preoccupied? Had she done something wrong?
The maidservant smiled sweetly and said, "Miss, Madam requests your presence."
Seeing her beaming with joy and smiling so happily, Bai Yuhan asked, "Why are you so happy?"
"Now no one in our Bai family is unhappy, shouldn't Miss be happy too?"
"What should I be happy about?"
"Shouldn't we be happy to move to Shengjing? It's so bustling and prosperous here. Madam said that our Bai family's cosmetics will sell even better in the future, and we'll become richer and richer, with lots and lots of money." The maid's face was full of smiles.
Bai Yuhan rolled her eyes. The Bai family's rouge and face powder had always sold well, and they were quite famous in various states and counties of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Bai family was not short of money, and the fact that they were getting richer and richer made her so happy.
Disaster is imminent.
She suddenly remembered what Xiao Yu had told her: the Empress had asked her to find the hiding place of the man in black. She couldn't understand how the Empress knew that the Bai family was related to the man in black. Who exactly was the man in black?
So it turns out that the Bai family's deal with the men in black did not escape the eyes of the Emperor and Empress. Father thought that no one else knew, but it turns out that the Empress had known all along.
The Bai family will be implicated by Qin Yunyan sooner or later. Only now does she realize that the woman's real name is Qin Yunyan.
How can we save the Bai family?
Seeing that she kept muttering something, the maid tentatively asked, "Miss..."
Bai Yuhan asked, "Is my mother waiting for me to eat?"
The maid nodded. "Madam sent me to invite Miss over. I've said it several times already, didn't you hear me?"
Bai Yuhan was too lazy to listen to the maid's nagging and went directly to Madam Bai's courtyard. She saw that Madam Bai was dressed very elegantly, wearing gold and silver, and was very luxurious. She had changed into a bright dress, and was completely different from how she looked in her hometown.
Bai Yuhan exclaimed, "Mom, why are you dressed like this? Where did you get all these things? Who did your makeup...?"
Madam Bai glanced at her daughter sideways, "You've been in Shengjing for so long, and you haven't accompanied your mother shopping once. There are so many beautiful clothes and jewelry in Shengjing, and the styles are so novel. It was Zhiyan who accompanied your mother to buy them. She's an adopted daughter, yet she's more considerate to her mother than you, her biological daughter. You never see her all the time."
"Han'er, look how much prettier your mother looks! Look at my makeup, Zhiyan says it's called 'scheming makeup'." Madam Bai was in a good mood after wearing her new clothes, and added, "These clothes and jewelry were bought with money your father gave me."
Bai Yuhan glanced at her mother a few times, then replied somewhat perfunctorily, "She's just so-so! She's alright, I guess!"
Madam Bai was immediately displeased by her daughter's attitude. "What do you mean 'it's alright'? Zhiyan said that this color suits my skin tone very well. Your father's little vixens dress up so flamboyantly, but they're just average-looking. They've bewitched your father. When I dress up, I still have my charm."
Bai Yuhan felt annoyed just hearing Qin Yunyan's name. She said, "Mother, don't listen to her nonsense. She's just a smooth talker who can fool everyone. She's got Father and Mother completely under her thumb. Be wary of her..."
Madam Bai's hard-won confidence was instantly dashed by her daughter, and her face immediately fell: "What bad intentions could she possibly have? Your father said she's here to help the Bai family. If the Bai family wants to establish itself in the capital, it must rely on imperial power. Your father has his own plans..."
"Mother, don't you think about why she came to help our family? She has no relation to us, so why did she come to us? She's beautiful and wants to marry the Emperor. She can seduce the Emperor herself, so why drag our Bai family into it?" Bai Yuhan was also angry.
Madam Bai was stunned. She hadn't thought about why, she only knew that she got along quite well with Bai Zhiyan. The key was that Bai Zhiyan had a sweet tongue and could even help her come up with ideas to keep the master in her room. She had been quite satisfied with her time in Shengjing these past few days.
"Mother, she's up to no good. Haven't you ever suspected her identity?" Bai Yuhan's mind became clearer after Xiao Yu's reminder.
Madam Bai smiled nonchalantly and said, "I asked your father, and she is not his illegitimate daughter. Your father could not have given birth to such a beautiful daughter."
Bai Yuhan just wanted to roll her eyes. No wonder her mother couldn't compete with the concubines in the Bai family's inner quarters. If it weren't for her help, her mother, Gu, would probably have been divorced long ago.
She knew she wasn't her father's illegitimate daughter, but her approach to the Bai family was for ulterior motives.
Bai Yuhan is currently so pleased with her mother that she won't listen to anything she's said. What if she turns around and tells Qin Yunyan what she's saying...?
Her mother was capable of doing something like that.
Just then, the butler hurried over and saw Bai Yuhan there. "Greetings, Madam and Second Miss."
Bai Yuhan was originally the eldest daughter, but after Bai Zhiyan arrived, she became the second daughter.
Bai Yuhan's attitude was also unfriendly. "What is it?"
"Master instructed me to deliver the invitation from General Shang's residence to the First Madam. General Shang and Minister Shen's family are holding a wedding, and our Bai family has also received an invitation. Master asked Madam to prepare herself so that she can attend the wedding banquet with him," the steward explained.
When Madam Bai heard that she would be attending the banquet with her husband, her mood improved again. Everything had gone smoothly since they arrived in the capital. Bai He not only visited her room every day but also bought her gifts. Now, she was being asked to accompany her to such an important wedding banquet.
Madam Bai said, "Go and inform the master that I will make preparations immediately."
Bai Yuhan listened from the side, and found it strange no matter how she listened. The Bai family had just moved to Shengjing and was just a merchant family. Why would General Shang's Mansion and Minister Shen's Mansion invite the Bai family to the wedding banquet? This was giving the Bai family too much credit!
Bai Yuhan started to whine to her mother, "Mom, please take your daughter with you!"
Madam Bai said, "Han'er should stay at home and not go anywhere. When you entered the palace as Consort Han, it was known throughout the city. When people hold wedding banquets, there are many people and gossip. I'm afraid they will bring up that matter again."
Bai Yuhan didn't think too much about it, assuming her mother was right. When she was identified as Consort Han, the Shang and Shen families were having a wedding, and it would definitely be full of dignitaries and nobles, so it was better for her not to show up.
To Bai Yuhan's surprise, her mother, who claimed to be doing it for her own good and not wanting her to show her face in public, brought Qin Yunyan along to the wedding banquet.
When Bai Yuhan found out, she was so angry that her chest felt like it was about to explode.
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