Chapter 523: The Concubine Comes to Provoke
The maid whispered, "A mother and son came this morning. The woman said she was Master Bai's concubine and wanted her son to inherit the family business."
Su Nuan immediately became interested, "Give me a set of your clothes quickly, let's go and take a look."
The maid nodded and said, "Please wait a moment, young lady." She quickly finished the buns and drank the sweet soup in one gulp before running away with the food box.
Su Nuan called out in her heart: "Space Spirit."
The space spirit transmitted a voice, "What's wrong?"
Su Nuan smiled and said, "Let's go to the front yard and watch the fun."
The space spirit replied quietly, "We have arrived at the battlefield. The battle situation is currently stable. There is nothing to see."
"But once all the elders are here, there might be some excitement. After all, both heirs are vying for the position of Patriarch of the Bai Family."
Su Nuan envied the space spirit's invisibility function. She didn't even need to change clothes to watch the fun, she could just go and watch.
She could only wait, and fortunately the maid came back soon with the clothes.
Su Nuan changed her clothes and followed the maid to the mourning hall in the front yard.
The coffin was sealed, and in front of it stood a mother and child dressed in plain white clothes.
The woman didn't look stunning, but her plain white dress exuded a pitiful charm that made people feel pity for her.
Standing next to her was a young man of about eighteen or nineteen, whose face looked exactly like that of the head of the Bai family.
Just based on this face, no one dares to say that he is not the son of the Bai family master.
Su Nuan touched her chin and said in her heart: "Ouyang Chen's biggest rival has appeared. After all, no one can prove that Ouyang Chen is the child of the Bai family. They don't look alike. Ouyang Chen is more handsome."
The space spirit nodded, "Yes, then there is a high possibility that the elders will choose the illegitimate child as the head of the family."
Su Nuan looked at Qin who was sitting upright in the mourning hall. There was anger in her eyes, but she restrained herself well and did not roar directly.
The concubine took out a letter from her bosom, crying, "This is the handwritten letter left by the master."
Qin raised her hand, and the maid beside her came forward to take the letter and take it back.
Su Nuan felt that this was too coincidental. The head of the Bai family would not think that he would die so soon, so this handwritten letter should not be a will.
Qin read the letter expressionlessly. She calmly tore it up, crumpled it up again, and finally threw it accurately into the brazier.
The concubine was not angry, not even surprised. She just lowered her brows and said, "We have nowhere else to go now. If Madam does not want to take us in, please give us some money to get rid of us."
Qin's eyes fell on the young man and she raised her hand to beckon him, "Come here."
The young man glanced at his mother before walking towards Qin and kneeling in front of her.
"Baiyun has met mother."
Qin asked, "How much silver do you want?"
Bai Yun looked up at Qin Shi and said, "If mother gives me enough, I promise to go far, but I hope you can give me a guide."
To apply for a travel permit, one needs a household registration, so Bai Yun asked for the Shangbai family tree.
Qin shook her head. "It's easy to get a pass, but it's impossible for you to leave the Bai family. I can't let my son have another competitor."
Bai Yun pondered for a moment and nodded, "That's fine."
Qin turned to the maid next to her and said, "Bring me ten thousand taels of silver."
The old woman was a little unhappy and frowned and said, "Madam, this kind of swindler should be kicked out..."
"Now that the head of the family is gone, even a blood test wouldn't reveal any kinship. What are you afraid of?"
Qin snorted coldly, "Hmph."
She wanted to resolve the issue quickly, and anything that could be solved with money was not a problem.
The old woman didn't dare to say anything more and immediately said stiffly, "Yes."
At this time, an old man with white hair and beard came trotting over and said, "He can't leave. He is also the son of the family head and has the right to compete for the position of family head."
Qin narrowed her eyes and asked, "What does the Great Elder want?"
The Great Elder stroked his beard, glanced at Qin, and said arrogantly, "Let them compete. Whoever wins will become the head of the family."
Qin pursed her lips, her face full of reluctance.
Seeing her like this, the elder said even more arrogantly: "Otherwise, we will not accept it. As long as Bai Chen can win, we will all recognize him as the head of the family. Otherwise..."
Qin sneered, "What else? Can you still kill us mother and son?"
The elder replied with a half-smile: "Otherwise, choose from the side branches."
Before Qin could answer, Bai Chen, who had changed his surname, rushed out and said, "I agree. Let's compete."
"Son..." Qin stood up in panic, her eyes full of worry.
Bai Chen whispered to comfort her: "Mom, I have learned a lot over there, and Dad has also taught me a lot of skills over the years, don't worry."
Qin then nodded reluctantly, "Okay."
The Great Elder said, "Go and inform the other elders to come and watch the battle."
"Yes!" someone answered.
Su Nuan was puzzled when she saw this. "Space Spirit, what do you think they are up to?"
"Why do I feel for a moment that this elder is not here to cause trouble, but to assist the Qin family."
The space spirit asked back, "Do you want to know what's written on the paper?"
Su Nuan asked in confusion: "What did he write about? Isn't it just about the identity of the mistress?"
The space spirit chuckled and said, "No, there's nothing written on it. It's just a blank piece of paper."
Su Nuan was dumbfounded. "White paper? How is that possible?"
No wonder I couldn’t see the words on the paper just now. It turns out that the paper is too thick, so I have to roll it up to throw it farther.
This is a really great way to prevent snooping and destroy the body. Who came up with this idea?
The space spirit said, "Ouyang Chen grew up in the Ouyang family, which is a marquisate. He should be well educated. I think this is Qin paving the way for her son."
Su Nuan nodded in agreement. "That's right. When the concubine shows up with her son, everyone will focus on the concubine. Now that the concubine's son is provoking Bai Chen, as long as Bai Chen wins, they will naturally accept Bai Chen as the head of the family."
The Space Spirit also added, "That's right, no one even doubts Bai Chen's identity anymore."
Su Nuan was a little less excited about their competition. As expected, analyzing everything would make one lose the joy.
When she turned to leave, a group of Bai family thugs armed with swords surrounded the mourning hall, and the elders also took their positions one by one.
It gives people the illusion that they will be hacked to death if they lose, making the atmosphere very tense.
The Great Elder said confidently, "Alright, now we can compete. The first match counts."
The Bai family is in business, and if you can't do math, you're not qualified to be in charge of the accounts.
The elder thought for a moment and said, "I'm responsible for selling the eggs. According to the regulations, I'll get a penny reward for every whole egg I sell."
"If an egg is damaged while being sold, not only will you not receive the penny, but you will also have to pay four pennies in compensation."
"I sold 2,500 eggs this month and received a reward of 210 coins. So, how many eggs were broken during the sales process?"
Su Nuan thought for a moment, this question was interesting, if she couldn't think straight she would get the answer wrong.
Bai Chen calculated with his eyes closed.
The concubine's face was already filled with excitement as she answered, "Ten."
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