Chapter 207 Bai Qinghuan's condolences
"Girl, not yet."
"When the mourning banners are hung, we will go to pay our respects."
"Yes, I will go out and get the news now."
Biyun went out quickly, but there was no sign of the funeral banner at the gate of Bai's house.
"That's not right. Could it be that I heard it wrong before? The old lady is not dead?"
It was not until night fell that the servant of the Bai Mansion hung a white banner at the door and hurried back to report.
Bai Qinghuan was ready to go to sleep: "I'll go early tomorrow morning."
It was late at night and it was New Year's Day, so other families would probably know the news early tomorrow morning.
It will be more lively tomorrow when there are more people.
Early in the morning on the fourth day of the New Year, Bai Qinghuan took off the purple jade hairpin on her head, replaced it with a plain silver hairpin and white clothes, and went to the Bai Mansion with Bai Moxuan.
There were few people at the gate of Bai Mansion.
The fact that Bai Changhao was publicly scolded by the Regent on the street the day before had spread like a gust of wind quickly to all officials' residences, and even the royal relatives knew about it.
Some people thought that Bai Changhao's career might come to an end, so they simply decided not to come.
Most of those who came to pay their respects were in a wait-and-see state, wondering what if Bai Changhao was not dismissed from office?
Besides, Bai Qinghuan is the princess of the county. Even if their bones are broken, their tendons are still connected. They are father and daughter, so they are always a family.
There's no harm in coming to pay your respects, so I just came.
At this moment, Bai Qinghuan pulled Bai Moxuan into the Bai Mansion. Seeing the dilapidated mansion and the bare walls, she couldn't help but praise her uncle in her heart.
Bai Moxuan's eyes widened even more. Is this the Bai Mansion where he had lived for five years?
It can be seen that everything in this house is my mother’s dowry.
When they arrived in front of the coffin, the brother and sister knelt down and burned paper for the old lady.
Although she didn't want to kneel, in this feudal society, as a granddaughter, her blood relationship could not be eliminated.
You still have to kneel.
She raised her head and glanced at the coffin, which was made of an ordinary wooden board. Was it because they had no money that they didn't hang the mourning banner yesterday?
When everyone saw the behavior of the brother and sister, they all nodded.
Even though they followed their divorced mother, they still kowtowed to their grandmother, burned paper and offered incense, and were very polite, which can be considered as filial piety.
But when Bai Changhao saw the brother and sister, he was immediately furious and shouted, "How dare you come here! It's all your fault. You pissed off your grandmother to death!"
Bai Qinghuan would not let him arbitrarily accuse her, and hurriedly said, "Father, why do you say that? When we were in the mansion, my mother and I always respected and loved my grandmother. How could we make her angry?"
"Besides, mother has already divorced you. We got the news early in the morning and rushed here. Grandma was fine before the New Year. How could she suddenly ..."
As she spoke, she blinked her eyes, squeezed out two tears, and her face was full of disbelief.
Bai Changhao asked, "The old lady had a stroke. If it wasn't you who was mad at her, who was she?"
"If Lu Wan Ning hadn't insisted on getting a divorce, how could Mother have died?"
Bai Qinghuan was surprised and quickly explained: "Grandmother had a stroke because she fell down while fighting over silver with Aunt Zheng. How can you blame it on your daughter? It's really unfair for me!"
It is said that family disgrace should not be made public, but today she will tell him everything to see who will be embarrassed.
"And what happened to my grandmother? Wasn't it because of yesterday? I've heard about it, and I'm sure all the lords and ladies have heard about it, too. If my father wants to put the blame on us, we can't do anything about it."
She lowered her head, her eyes red, and was obviously crying because of anger.
Bai Moxuan followed suit, tears streaming down his little face.
"Father, don't blame my sister. If you want to blame someone, blame me."
To retreat in order to advance, this is what his sister taught him.
Others also started to mutter, everyone knew about the adultery caught in the Bai Mansion.
And the old lady had a stroke because she was fighting with a concubine for money?
This is simply unbelievable.
But on second thought, both the old lady and the concubine came from the countryside, and the smell of mud on their bodies could not be removed.
It's no wonder that he did something so disgraceful.
The old lady must have been mad at her aunt for having an affair.
Prime Minister Bai is too confused about right and wrong. What does this have to do with these two children?
The ladies couldn't help but think that if this happened to them, they would also divorce if the man favored his concubine over his wife and yelled at his legitimate son or daughter.
What a pity for Lu Wanning.
Back then I thought it was a beautiful story, but I didn't expect the internal strength to be so vile.
In the future, I must warn my daughter not to marry a student from a poor family.
Although we cannot generalize to the whole group, it is a fact that some people need dowry subsidies.
Lu Wanning is a lesson for us.
Bai Changhao was looked at with condemning eyes by others and shouted, "All of you get out of here!"
Bai Qinghuan heard this and said in a nasal voice: "Since father doesn't welcome it, then my daughter will take Mo Xuan away."
"I hope grandma rests in peace. We'll come back on the day of the funeral."
Bai Moyang was kneeling there in mourning, and when he heard it, he pointed at the two men's noses and cursed.
"It's all your fault. You took away everything in the mansion. Now we have nothing left."
"This is my home, get out of here and don't come here again."
"If you dare to step into the mansion, I will kill you."
He looked vicious and ferocious, like a devil crawling out of hell.
He rushed forward and was about to hit Bai Moxuan, but Zhenzhu behind Bai Qinghuan quickly grabbed his arm, preventing him from moving.
"Prime Minister, don't you care?"
Bai Changhao just scolded: "Mo Yang, step back."
Bai Moyang stiffened his neck and said, "I won't. They killed my grandmother and my mother."
Bai Qinghuan didn't want to argue with a child, but still said, "How did your mother die? If you want to ask your father, how can you say that I killed her?"
Bai Moyang didn't dare to question Bai Changhao.
Without his grandmother and mother, his father looked at him today as if he wanted to eat him.
He looked at his father in fear, then knelt in the corner and didn't move.
Bai Qinghuan sneered, it is true that evil will be punished by evil.
Everyone saw that a bastard's son dared to point at the legitimate daughter and son and curse them, which showed that this was how they were in their daily lives.
Prime Minister Bai has really gone to the extreme by favoring his concubine and ignoring his wife.
Bai Changhao looked at Bai Moxuan, who looked somewhat similar to him, and then looked at Bai Moyang, who looked nothing like him. For a moment, his expression was complicated.
He was certain in his heart that Lu Wanning had loved him deeply over the years, and that Bai Qinghuan and Bai Moxuan must be his own flesh and blood.
But he had doubts about Bai Moyang.
There was no trace of himself on his face, but he looked exactly like that bitch Zheng Jiao.
If he was not his own child, Bai Moxuan would be his only son.
Besides, Qinghuan is the princess of a county and is very much loved by the emperor. Maybe for Qinghuan's sake, he can keep his official position.
Thinking of this, he came up with a plan and quickly adjusted his mood, putting on an extremely sad expression on his face.
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