The emperor and empress went to Jingzhou to see that Princess Jinyi was not in the capital. Various forces were ready to move. Gu Yankai, who was observing filial piety in the capital, was ordered by the prince to return to the border.
The night before his departure, Bai invited Gu Yankai to her courtyard. Gu Tingyu's servant came to call for help, but was stopped outside the courtyard by Bai's men. Only after the matter was settled did Bai let Gu Yankai leave.
I used the secret medicine for fertility early on, which guaranteed that I would be pregnant soon.
The next day, upon hearing that Gu Yankai was staying in the main room, Concubine Xia and Concubine Qin both broke a set of cups and plates. Bai made them pay for the damages and also punished them by copying the female code of conduct.
Two months later, the Bai family announced that she was pregnant. Regardless of what Aunt Xia and Aunt Qin thought, Gu Tingyu's sickly eyes were filled with cruelty.
By the time the emperor and empress returned to the capital, it was already a year later. By then, Bai was already seven months pregnant.
Yesterday, when Bai was about to go out, she nearly slipped on a frozen patch of ground. After finally finding the maid that Daqin had brought with her, Bai did not hold back. She summoned Concubine Xia and Concubine Qin, and beat the maid to death in front of them.
Of course, Bai was sitting in the house and didn't see him in person.
After hearing this, Gu Tingyu coughed violently for a long time before stopping. Then he clenched his fist and said softly, "How cruel."
From then on, Aunt Xia and Aunt Qin were confined to the yard and were not allowed to go out, and their servants were not allowed to go out either.
The fourth and fifth wives came to the mansion immediately after Bai became pregnant. They kept saying that Bai had no mother-in-law and her parents' home was far away, so they wanted to move back to the mansion to take care of Bai. However, they were driven out by Bai.
Chang'er, who had returned home, was now Chang Mama, and she was in charge of all the affairs surrounding Bai. Chang Mama's tongue was not for nothing, and she almost made the fourth room's wife faint.
On this day, Princess Pingning, who had married into the Duke's Mansion, came to visit Bai. A few months into her marriage, the increasingly beautiful Princess Pingning saw Bai's bulging belly and asked in surprise, "Auntie, your belly is so big now."
Mrs. Bai also felt that her belly was indeed a bit large. Her belly in her previous life was not this big. She also suspected that she was pregnant with twins, but the imperial physician confirmed it was not the case. Mrs. Bai smiled slightly and said, "Maybe she's wearing too much for winter."
Seeing that Princess Pingning looked good, he thought she was enjoying her life in the Duke's Mansion, so he asked, "How is life after marriage?"
Seeing Princess Pingning blushing, Bai took her hand and said, "Okay, I know you're shy, so I won't ask any more questions."
Princess Pingning's sister-in-law was the eldest daughter of the Grand Marshal of the Army. She had dismissed all the women in the eldest son's room and had kept a close eye on the eldest princess over the past few years. However, the child born to that sister-in-law was a sickly child, just like Gu Tingyu.
The newlywed Princess Pingning had left her husband a concubine, but she was of average appearance and disliked by her husband. Although the Duke's family had married two noble ladies, they were destined to have few children. Perhaps this is what they say: every gain has its price.
Mrs. Bai had never envisioned a lifelong relationship with her husband, but she also didn't think Princess Pingning was wrong. Everyone has their own ideas; as long as they're comfortable, they don't care what others do. After her new life, Mrs. Bai was more open-minded than in her previous life.
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