After hearing what the brothel owner said, everyone no longer cared about the Second Prince's face. There was a great uproar, and they were all talking about how pitiful this girl was, how pitiful Miss Bai was, and so on. Occasionally, some vulgar guests were looking at Bai Baozhu's good looks, wondering when to ask the brothel owner to arrange for her to be received.
"Well, does Your Highness the Second Prince have anything else to say?"
Bai Baozhu didn't comment on the looks from those people, but just looked at the second prince arrogantly.
The second prince looked a little unhappy. Although he had imagined this situation when Bai Baozhu suggested asking the brothel owner to identify the girl, when it really happened, he still couldn't get rid of the depression in his heart.
It was clearly his men who were guarding the Yi'an Marquis's Mansion, watching Bai Baozhu's carriage arrive at Baili Courtyard and enter that room. How could she have become the lily of Baili Courtyard? The Second Prince's eyes seemed to be filled with poison and sharp as a knife as he looked at the brothel owner. The brothel owner shrank away from his gaze and looked at Bai Baozhu, as if seeking confirmation.
"Why, Your Highness, the Second Prince, are you so ungraceful? I don't mind you giving me a hard time, but you must remember to clear the name of Miss Bai."
Seeing that the Second Prince was so angry that he was speechless, Bai Baozhu stood there in a daze, and her arrogance suddenly became even more arrogant. The brothel owner felt relieved when she saw her arrogance, and felt fortunate that she had made the right choice.
"this……"
"Sister Baozhu, you are indeed the girl in this building!"
Just when the second prince couldn't help but blurt out something, an accident happened. A childish voice suddenly interrupted him, asking, "How could there be a child in this building?"
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to a young man in the corner of the second floor. That man was Xin Wei.
"younger brother……"
Seeing Xin Wei appear, Xin Wu was a little excited and wanted to go to him, but fortunately, Ye Xuwen, who was following behind her, grabbed her quickly.
"Don't worry, the young master seems fine, just listen to what he has to say."
Xin Wu looked back at him and could only suppress the anxiety in his heart.
"Who are you, kid? Why are you in a place like this? What did you just say?"
The second prince reacted very quickly. The moment he saw the child appear, the expression of "Lily" changed rapidly. He knew something was wrong and asked decisively, leaving no room for "Lily".
Xin Wei ran downstairs with his short legs through the crowd and came to "Lily" on the stage. With an innocent look, he pulled Bai Baozhu's sleeve and acted like a spoiled child.
"Sister Baozhu, you asked Wei'er to hide in the closet and said you would come find me soon. Why haven't you come to find me yet?"
"I……"
Bai Baozhu was about to speak when Xin Weiyou quickly turned to the second prince.
"Second cousin, don't you recognize me? I'm Xin Wei!"
The crowd that had just quieted down because of Xin Wei's appearance was now discussing again:
"Oh, that's the young master that the Xin family just found."
"I heard that he was raised in Prince Mu Yun's mansion. How could a child like him appear in a place like this?"
"Yes, he's only 8 years old. In a place like this..."
"Didn't you hear him just now say that it was this woman who asked him to hide in the closet? Wasn't it this woman who brought him here?"
"Being able to take the Xin family's young master away from Prince Mu Yun's mansion, this woman couldn't really be Prince Mu Yun's fiancée, could she?"
Listening to those discussions, Bai Baozhu shouted to shut up. Every gaze falling on her made her feel anxious, but how could the Second Prince give her a chance? When he heard that Xin Wei had revealed her identity, although he and Xin Wei were not very close at the beginning, he had to pretend to be in love with her now. He strode to Xin Wei and picked her up.
"Xiao Xinwei, are you really my poor cousin Xiao Xinwei? No, didn't you say you were in Sheng Mansion?"
The excited expressions on their faces are so heartbreaking that anyone who sees or hears them will cry. Anyone would think that these two people have a really good relationship.
Xin Wei naturally cooperated: "Second cousin, it's really me, although I've grown up a bit in recent years. Look carefully at this birthmark behind my ear."
"Xin Wei was born with a small ingot-shaped birthmark behind his ear. Because of this, my father kept praising my younger brother, saying that he was indeed born to be a descendant of the Xin family and was obviously a good material for doing business." Xin Wu, who was watching this scene upstairs, couldn't help but explain Xin Wei's birthmark to everyone.
The second prince hugged Xin Wei with one hand and looked behind Xin Wei's ear with the other hand. Sure enough, there was a small birthmark in the shape of a gold ingot.
"My poor cousin, I heard that you were found. I've wanted to see you for a long time, but Prince Sheng kept saying that your old injuries hadn't healed and wouldn't let me see you. Why didn't you take good care of your injuries and show up in... a place like this?"
"My cousin is worried about me, and I know it. Actually, I'm in good health now, but I need to go to Minglin Temple every three days to see the master for some conditioning. Yesterday was another three-day appointment. I was originally going to Minglin Temple, but the servant driving the carriage insisted that I go to the Golden Tower to see some treasure. I didn't want to go, so he dragged me there in a fierce manner. Then I met Sister Baozhu in the Golden Tower, and Sister Baozhu brought me here."
At this point, Xin Wei turned around and pointed at Bai Baozhu. Everyone followed his lead, their eyes naturally falling on her. She was no longer as composed as before, but rather had a strange look on her face. Considering Xin Wei's account, those who had originally believed she was the Lily girl from Bailiyuan naturally began to doubt her. After all, Xin Wei was just a child, so his words were always more believable.
"Oh, is that so? Then what did she mean by saying she was a girl from this building and that she asked you to hide in the closet?"
The second prince did not look at Bai Baozhu, but just looked at Xin Wu with pity and love. However, the words he asked were not as kind as his expression.
"Oh, it's like this. Just now you seemed to be looking for something outside, and Sister Baozhu said something like 'I'm afraid she'll be discovered here,' so she told me to hide in the closet and not come out. I was very obedient and hid in there waiting for her to find me. But I waited for a long time. The closet was so dark and stuffy, and Wei'er was scared. Then I heard you guys seemed to be saying that she wasn't Sister Baozhu, and then you left. Wei'er couldn't bear it anymore and came out. You won't blame me, will you?"
When Xin Wei was talking about how dark and stuffy the cabinet was, his expression showed that he was uncomfortable. At the end, when he said that he ran out, he had the expression of a good baby who was afraid of being punished. It melted people's hearts. Although they were all male guests, many of them also had children at home. When they thought about what would happen if their own children were locked in the cabinet, they couldn't help but dislike Bai Baozhu a little more.
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