Qian Youxue stopped and asked Yunhe curiously, "Wu Xie said before that the Bai family has some connections with the palace. Do you know exactly who they are connected with?"
Yunhe was well aware of all this and truthfully told the young lady, "This relationship is quite powerful. The current head of the Bai family is Empress Wang's cousin. I heard from the young master that most of the pills Empress Wang uses are provided by the Bai family."
"You said the Bai family is the Empress's people!" Qian Youxue exclaimed in astonishment, her mouth agape.
Goodness!
This isn't about going against the Empress; I've heard that Xuanmingye's mother and the Empress were always at odds. If I'm not mistaken, the Bai family's losses this time are extraordinary; otherwise, the Bai family head wouldn't have been summoned to the palace for a reprimand.
Or perhaps the Bai family's medicinal herbs contained several things the Empress urgently needed, so they deliberately took drastic measures.
Seeing the young lady's appearance, Yunhe wanted to say more, but then she noticed a familiar figure around the corner. So she deliberately said loudly, "Miss, there's a restaurant called Fuxiang Restaurant up ahead. I've heard their food is quite good. Would you like to try it?"
"Alright! I'm actually quite hungry." Qian Youxue hadn't noticed anything amiss; she was genuinely hungry.
It was lunchtime, and Fuxianglou was bustling with customers. As Qian Youxue approached the door and smelled the aroma of food, her stomach began to rumble.
However, just as she was about to step inside, she was stopped at the gate by someone.
"Miss, the food here isn't cheap. Can you afford it?" Xiaomian deliberately spoke loudly, quickly attracting the attention of many young masters.
To prevent the master and servant from escaping, Qian Yingxue stood behind them, looking on with amusement.
To deal with Qian Youxue, Qian Yingxue not only brought Xiao Mian, but also several old women. However, these women looked unfamiliar and did not seem to be from the Qian family.
Qian Youxue frowned in disgust. It seemed that the other party had been watching her for a long time and had finally found an opportunity, but they probably wouldn't give in easily.
As expected, while Qian Youxue was distracted, Qian Yingxue gave Xiaomian a wink, and Xiaomian quickly pulled off the silk scarf from Qian Youxue's face, revealing that frightening face.
"Ah... what an ugly woman!"
"This looks like that ugly monster from the Sen family!"
"What a terrible thing to do! That ugly woman is going to marry the Crown Prince and become his princess!"
"It would be a disgrace for a woman like that to be the Crown Princess."
"Exactly, exactly, so ugly, they might as well be dead."
Unpleasant comments kept coming. Yunhe angrily clenched her fists, but Qian Youxue stood there calmly. She wanted to see what this fool was up to.
This time, Qian Yingxue changed her tactics. She flung her silk handkerchief and burst into tears, crying, "Sister, if your face can't be healed, even if you marry the Crown Prince, you'll only bring shame to him. This will also bring trouble to the Qian family. I beg you, please think it over."
shit!
That's an imperial edict, not a piece of scrap paper that you can just tear up whatever's written on it.
Qian Youxue cursed Liu Shi and her son a thousand times in her heart. Liu Shi was such a smart woman, she didn't know what bad luck she had in her life to give birth to such a stupid daughter.
Waaah...
After Qian Yingxue finished speaking, she burst into tears again. Several young ladies from prestigious families had appeared around her at some point. One of them, a woman in a pink dress who was quite ordinary-looking, stepped forward to wipe away Qian Yingxue's tears and comforted her, saying, "It's really hard on you, Yingxue. If only this young lady from the Qian family were as sensible as you. She really has no self-awareness at all."
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