In the main hall, Bai accepted the ruby headpiece from Ningyuan Houye as a gift, and then bowed to each of the elders one by one. When it was the turn of the younger generation, Bai looked at Gu Yanyu, who was as thin as a kitten and was held by his wet nurse, and smiled slightly as she presented the gift.
After the elders and the younger generations had exchanged greetings, Lord Hou led everyone to the ancestral hall to enter Bai's name in the family tree. Bai knelt outside the ancestral hall, feeling full of irony.
Three days after the wedding, the main hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Sitting in a mahogany armchair, Bai smiled at Ningyuan Hou, as if waiting for his response.
"Bai, you've gone too far." Gu Yan, unable to contain himself, spoke first. Ning Yuanhou frowned with sharp eyes.
Pulling out a silk handkerchief to cover her mouth and laughing, Bai repeated, "Exchanging things for silver is natural even in heaven. If you want silver, what can you offer as payment?"
Gu Yankai said disdainfully with a red face: "Bai, don't think that you can do whatever you want in the Marquis' Mansion just because you have some money."
With a serious expression, Bai asked Ningyuan Hou, "My Lord, do you also think that one million taels of silver can buy the position of the Marquis's wife?"
Seeing Gu Yan taking a few steps and raising his hand to hit Bai's face, Ning Yuanhou shouted, "Stop!" Then he asked Bai, "What do you want? Just tell me."
Bai looked up at Gu Yankai's still-standing hand and replied, "All I want is a legitimate place to live in this mansion. If I offer silver for nothing, wouldn't that mean I can buy the position of the Marquis's heir's legal wife with just silver?" "If my daughter-in-law willingly offers her dowry to help the mansion out of its crisis for the sake of her future child, and the mansion, in gratitude for her sincerity, simply transfers part of the ancestral property to her child's name, that would be a beautiful story, wouldn't it?"
Gu Yankai silently put down his hand which had been raised for a long time. Ning Yuanhou looked at Bai deeply, waved his hand and said, "You go down first." Bai bowed and left.
At night, Bai was taking a hot bath in the inner room when Gu Yankai kicked the door open with a bang. Bai's heart sank, and she put on her coat and got out of the tub.
Chang'er stood in front of Bai with his arms open to protect her. Gu Yankai pushed Chang'er to the side with one hand, and Chang'er was pushed to the ground with great force.
Chang'er, who had fallen, immediately stood up to stop Gu Yan from leaving. Bai stood still and said calmly, "Chang'er, it's okay. You can leave now."
Gu Yankai approached Bai with a glint of anger in his eyes. Before he could make a move, Bai asked, "It hasn't been forty-nine days since the late Madam passed away, has it? Don't you need to stay by her side?"
Gu Yankai, who was about to grab Bai's shoulder, withdrew his hand upon hearing this, snorted heavily, and slammed the door and left.
Chang'er, who was guarding the door, saw Gu Yankai leave and immediately came in to look Bai up and down. Bai waved to Chang'er and said, "Bring another bucket of hot water."
Chang'er, who was helping Bai take another bath, had a tense face and frowned, wanting to speak but hesitated. Finally, she asked, "Miss, why is the son-in-law like this? He's so rude as soon as he comes. Our Bai family saved the Marquis' Mansion."
Chang'er pinched her shoulders, and Bai sighed comfortably, "Save? They don't think so. I'm afraid they only want us to repay their kindness. Once we get past this hurdle, they'll just think I'm an eyesore and want to get rid of me as soon as possible."
"What? These ungrateful bastards, how can they make money so easily? The master suffered so much to earn that one or two taels of silver. They are just trying to take advantage of others, what a bunch of ungrateful people!" Chang'er said indignantly.
Pointing at Chang'er's forehead with her finger, Bai smiled and said, "Oh, that's right, what a joke."
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