Chapter 164 Enemies Meet
"Well, let's go back to the yard."
After choosing clothes, putting on makeup, and having a simple meal, it was already noon.
Her mother always used feeling unwell as an excuse to not attend the palace dinners.
It was just right, so she didn't have to see what Yun Yuyan did to her.
The mother is eager to protect her son, and if she does anything out of line, it will be detrimental to her actions.
"Girl, the dress you are wearing today will definitely outshine all the other girls."
The dresses she wore for the palace banquet had been custom-made long ago.
The warm yellow skirt is embroidered with light pink crabapple flowers. As the skirt sways, it looks like hundreds of flowers blooming, passionate and unrestrained.
Bai Qinghuan has a fair complexion, which, against the warm yellow background, makes her look even more beautiful than ever.
Coupled with the simple white mutton-fat jade tassel hairpin on her head, she looks as quiet as a virgin and as agile as a rabbit.
Biyun, Ziyan, Zhenzhu and the others were all stunned.
"I am not the protagonist today. There is no such thing as outshining all the other girls."
But her face was indeed a little eye-catching, so she went to the mirror again and put on some makeup to cover up some of the charm on her face.
As long as you don't laugh, it's pretty decent.
Zi Yan watched from the side and felt that she had learned a lot.
Makeup can also change a person's appearance.
With just a few simple moves, the girl became a lot more low-key.
Pearl thought to herself that she dared to say that the girl was the prettiest at the dinner.
The prince will definitely be fascinated by her.
So looking forward to it!
Bai Qinghuan went to her own small pharmacy again, picked up some things, and then got on the carriage to the palace.
After she sat down, Bai Changhao also left the mansion, followed by Bai Moxuan and Bai Moyang. He let the two children get on the carriage, and he got on the sedan chair himself.
Lu Wanning couldn't leave, Qingyou got married, and Bai Qinghuan was the only female family member left.
To be honest, Bai Changhao's mood was not very good.
Besides, there is the matter of Aunt Zheng forcing someone to death. If someone brings it up at the dinner party, he will be very uncomfortable.
"Qing Huan, you are now the county lord, can you ask the emperor for mercy?"
He looked at Bai Qinghuan expectantly. The emperor treated her specially. Maybe he would make her a concubine tonight.
The death of a pariah is no big deal.
Bai Qinghuan saw through his thoughts at a glance and sneered.
Why did he think she would beg for mercy?
"Father, the matter has become a hot topic. The emperor is furious. It is useless to plead for mercy."
Bai Changhao knew it in his heart, and he didn't want to give up even if there was a glimmer of hope.
"So what do you think should be done about this matter?"
When he asked this question, he himself was a little surprised. What ideas could Bai Qinghuan, a woman, have?
Bai Qinghuan glanced at the vermilion gate of the Bai Mansion:
"For now, father can only sacrifice his relatives for the sake of justice."
"Can..."
He looked at Bai Qinghuan hesitantly, and saw ill intention in her eyes.
His anger almost ripped his head off, and he growled angrily:
"Bai Qinghuan, we are a family. If something happens in the Bai Mansion, you won't be able to marry into a good family."
"If we prosper together, we prosper together, and if we suffer together, you will not be able to get any good results."
Bai Qinghuan's eyes were full of sincerity, and she looked like an obedient daughter who always put her father first.
"Father, I am doing this for the sake of the Bai family. If I hand over Aunt Zheng, your reputation will not be affected. If you sacrifice your relatives for the sake of justice, the people will only say that you are a man of justice. If you do the opposite, you know the consequences."
Bai Changhao pursed his lips and said nothing. At the very least, he would be reprimanded by the emperor, at the worst...
He didn't want to think further.
"Does father really want to fight against all the rumors in the capital for a concubine?"
Bai Changhao was quickly weighing the pros and cons in his mind. He didn't want to hand over Aunt Zheng until the last moment.
Although he has been annoyed with Zheng Jiao recently, she has been with him for more than ten years after all. If he gives her away, what will happen to Qingyou?
A concubine whose biological mother is convicted will never become a concubine, let alone a principal wife.
If that time really comes, what is the point of him supporting the third prince?
Unless he has another daughter this old.
If he had known this, he should not have indulged Zheng Jiao and given birth to more daughters.
Unfortunately not.
Besides, Zheng Jiao knew some things about herself that she absolutely could not hand over to others.
Bai Qinghuan is of the right age and is extremely beautiful, even more beautiful than Qingyou. Unfortunately, she broke off the engagement with the Third Prince and is not on the same page with him.
He said to his two sons in the carriage, "When you enter the palace, be careful what you say and do, and stay close to your sister. Otherwise, if you get into trouble, I won't be able to protect you."
"Yes, father."
"Let's go."
On New Year's Eve, all the royal relatives and officials, as long as they were of high rank, were preparing for a night banquet in the palace.
It was called a night banquet and it started at nightfall, but officials and their families had to start queuing up in the afternoon to enter the palace.
Bai Qinghuan's carriage reached a point far from the palace gate, and it was time for her to get off.
Because there were carriages all ahead and the palace road was too narrow to pass through.
Like her, many people chose to walk to the palace gate.
A group of female relatives dressed in gorgeous clothes moved slowly along the palace path with lotus steps.
The pearls and jade on their hair swayed slightly with their steps, making tiny sounds, and under the interweaving of the shadows of the palace walls and the sunlight, a picturesque landscape was formed.
Bai Qinghuan walked slowly with his two younger brothers, while Bai Changhao went to wait outside the emperor's bedroom.
But she had only taken a few steps when she met Yun Yuyan who had just got off the carriage.
She looked her up and down. She was really an indestructible cockroach. She fell off the carriage but still came to the dinner party full of energy.
This means not missing any opportunity.
As the saying goes, enemies become more jealous of each other when they meet. Yun Yuyan's fingers were tightly clenched on the handkerchief, and there were bloody marks on her palms.
Thinking that Chi Ming might like Bai Qinghuan, she wanted to pounce on her and bite her to death, but she couldn't.
Feeling her malicious gaze, Bai Moxuan took two quick steps, stood in front of Bai Qinghuan, and looked at Yun Yuyan with hostility.
It was all because of this woman that my sister was punished by the Queen Mother to kneel down.
He wants to protect his sister with his actual actions.
Although he is still young, he can sense which people's eyes are kind and which are malicious.
Bai Qinghuan felt so soft-hearted, Xiaoxuan really warmed her heart.
But how could he, a child, be caught in the middle of such a scene?
He reached out and pulled him over, making him stand next to him.
"Xiaoxuan, sister is fine."
"Don't be nervous. Remember, a man should never show his emotions at any time."
“Only by not letting others know your true thoughts can you be invincible.”
She looked at the person walking by and said earnestly:
"People are good at disguising themselves. They may look at you with kindness and speak to you in a gentle manner, but they may not have good intentions in their hearts. This is what is meant by sweet words but a sharp knife in the heart."
Then he glanced at Yun Yuyan and said, "As for those with malicious intent, they must have malicious intent."
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