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Chapter 54: There Had to Be A Suitable One
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Madam Bai Meng could feel everyone’s gazes on her. She felt that she had lost all her face in this life.
However, the servant covered her mouth and she could not say a word. She could only struggle desperately in Bai Xianyu’s direction.
“Send Auntie and Bai Yu’er to Grandmother’s courtyard,” Bai Xianyu said.
Bai Yu’er, who was by the side, was covered by a piece of clothing. There were faint traces of blood. It seemed that he had not shown any mercy at all.
Wasn’t Xie Xingyun quite indulgent towards her Cousin?
Now, he did not even show any mercy to the fairer sex.
Bai Xianyu thought and glanced at Madam Bai Meng.
Madam Bai Meng had still wanted her to stand up for Bai Yu’er. If she agreed, it would be equivalent to recognizing their family as from the General’s Manor.
She glanced at the people around her. “Have all of you understood clearly what 1 said today?”
Everyone lowered their heads and did not quite understand. They heard their Young Miss say, “The Bai Family has long been split up. Uncle and Aunt’s family had come to the General’s Manor to stay at my grandmother’s place temporarily. This General’s Manor was established by my father and I’ll not let outsiders meddle in it.”
“Yes, Miss.”
The maids and servants said in unison.
It was fine if she had used the things in the residence to supplement Bai Yu’er’s family in the past. It had been a long time ago, so she could just treat it as her father’s show of filial piety toward her grandmother. However, her brothers had painstakingly worked hard to support the current Kingdom-Stabilizing General’s Manor, if her grandmother or Bai Yu’er’s family still had designs on it, then don’t blame her for turning hostile.
Bai Xianyu wanted to spread word on what she had just said. They were using the prestige of the General’s Manor to cause trouble outside. If she did not draw a clear line now, it would only make outsiders tacitly admit that Bai Yu’er’s family was from the Manor and allowed them to be made a laughing stock for no reason.
Lushan Academy.
The rankings of the examination had been revealed, and many students who had obtained a ranking had already obtained an official post. Because Fourth Brother had “failed to get on the rankings”, he had applied for a few days of “heartbreak leave” from the teacher…
Logically speaking, Bai Xianyu should have persuaded Fourth Brother to be better prepared for the examination, but she had also hoped that Fourth Brother would not be able to get in.
Nothing major had happened during the period that Eldest Brother went to battle till his successful return. The Bai Family’s power would only reach its peak when Bai Jinyan succeeded in the imperial examinations the following year.
Eldest Brother had outstanding military achievements, Second Brother was as wealthy as a country, Third Brother had a high status, and Fourth Brother was the youngest top scorer after Xie Xingyun.
Even if General’s Manor wanted to have peace and quiet, they could not.
Third Brother had also mentioned something yesterday. He said that Emperor Wu Xuan had called him over alone after court, with the intent to bestow her a marriage. If he had not used the excuse that she was still young to block it, she would probably have to wait to be married now.
She frowned. In front of her was the teacher who was teaching. It was as she had imagined. Now that the Emperor had this thought, even if he could block it for a while, he would not be able to block it for long. It was fine if he gave her in marriage to an aristocrat, but she was afraid that he would give her to a Prince.
No matter who it was, the General’s Manor would become the target of public criticism. The prince who was bestowed with a marriage would also be the most likely candidate to be the crown prince in everyone’s eyes.
The last crown prince appointed by Emperor Wu Xuan would be the Fifth Prince.
However, it was difficult to guess the Emperor’s intent. If he had deliberately used the General’s Manor as a target for the sake of the Fifth Prince and bestowed her to another prince to divert the conflict, and then dispose of them together in the end…
Bai Xianyu sighed softly. It seemed that she had to find time to attend the Lantern Festival and the banquet set up by the ladies. There had to be a suitable one.
She turned her head to look at the young man sitting inside the Academy and pondered. At this moment, a dull sound suddenly came from the seat beside her.
It was as if someone had sat down..