Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Zhou Wuwei did not expose Xiao Mo's ill intentions in public, but continued speaking along with what he said.

"If Miss Bai doesn't mind, Mr. Zhou can take Miss Bai as a concubine."

Bai Wanqing, who had been crying with her head down just now, was so surprised that she forgot to cry when she heard Zhou Wuwei say this.

What was Zhou Wuwei talking about? Taking her as a concubine? With her background, marrying him as his principal wife would be marrying down. How dare she ask to take her as a concubine?

"This this?"

As smart as Bai Wanqing was, she was so frightened by Zhou Wuwei that she couldn't say anything.

After taking two deep breaths, Bai Wanqing said hesitantly, "I cannot decide my own marriage. Please ask the Emperor and Empress to invite my parents to the palace."

Bai Wanqing was buying time for herself. She wanted to think of a way to become Zhou Wuwei's legal wife. Being a concubine was too shameful. If she really became a concubine, she would not be able to hold her head up in the capital in the future.

Ye Jintang glanced at Bai Wanqing. She was not very old, so naturally she could not make the decision.

"That's right, Jiang Hengsu, go and invite Bai Hanyi and Madam Bai here."

"Yes."

Jiang Heng left in a hurry. Ye Jintang asked Bai Wanqing to get up first and asked someone to bring a bowl of calming tea.

"Madam Zhang, please call Zhiyun over. I have a few questions to ask her."

"Yes."

Bai Wanqing, who had just picked up the calming tea, felt suddenly upset when she heard Ye Jintang say this.

In this matter, she took advantage of Liang Zhiyun and didn't know what Ye Jintang wanted to say to her.

According to her plan, after she had dealt with tonight's incident, she would go talk to Liang Zhiyun again.

Liang Zhiyun looks like a simple-minded person, so it's not difficult to fool her.

The reason why she took the trouble to make friends with Liang Zhiyun was that she thought she still had some value and she might be able to use her in the future.

But if Ye Jintang made today's matter clear, even if Liang Zhiyun was a fool, she would be able to figure it out.

Sure enough, Liang Zhiyun came over after a while. When she saw her, she was obviously stunned.

Ye Jintang briefly told Liang Zhiyun what happened tonight and asked her some questions about Bai Wanqing.

Ye Jintang asked very cleverly. He first asked how the two knew each other and how they got to know each other.

Finally, he asked what time Bai Wanqing went to Tingyuxuan tonight and what time she left.

Liang Zhiyun answered one by one, and the timing matched Bai Wanqing's.

"Zhiyun, you should go back first. Don't be afraid. Miss Bai was harmed by the villain this time because she brought too few people with her when she left Tingyuxuan."

"I will arrange a few more maids and servants to go to Tingyuxuan later. It will be safer for you to bring a few more people with you when you go in and out of Tingyuxuan."

"Thank you, Queen."

When Liang Zhiyun bowed and turned to leave, she glanced at Bai Wanqing silently. She didn't expect that the first person she made friends with after entering the palace would betray her so quickly.

She had originally planned to get more information from Bai Wanqing, but now it seems she can only look for someone else.

This palace is more terrifying than she imagined.

Mrs. Bai knew that Bai Wanqing was going to the palace today, so she had actually sent people to watch at the palace gate, hoping that any news would be received first.

Unfortunately, the people she sent were of no use. Before they could find out the news from the palace, the Yulin Guards had already arrived at the Bai family and took the two away.

"Sir, the emperor urgently summoned us to the palace in the middle of the night. I don't know what happened."

Bai Hanyi was very tactful and stuffed a small gold ingot into the hand of the Yulin Guard, but the guard refused to accept it.

"Don't be nervous, Lord Bai. I can only say it's a good thing."

It is of course a good thing that Xiao Mo wants to arrange a marriage for Bai Wanqing.

Bai Hanyi and Madam Bai exchanged glances, thinking that it seemed that today's matter would be settled. Xiao Moxuan and the others entered the palace to reward Bai Wanqing, but they didn't know what position he would give her.

The two were filled with joy; they didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

The group hurried into the palace, and when they saw the gate of Wutong Palace, Bai Hanyi felt a little confused as to why Xiao Mo summoned them here.

After all, this matter is not very glorious, and it should not be brought to Ye Jintang's attention. Even if she needs to know about it, that should be tomorrow's business.

Although he had doubts in his heart, since he had already arrived at Wutong Palace, Bai Hanyi could only talk about any ideas later.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress."

As soon as Bai Hanyi and Mrs. Bai entered the room, they saw Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo sitting on the main seats. They did not dare to hesitate and stepped forward to greet them.

"Please stand up, both of you. I have invited you here today to discuss Miss Bai's marriage with you."

Bai Hanyi was overjoyed when he heard Xiao Mo say this, but he still pretended to be surprised.

"I have not arranged a marriage for my daughter. I don't know why the emperor brought this up."

Xiao Mo glanced at Zhou Wuwei, who was standing next to him with a stern face, with a smiling face.

"Today's incident was an accident. Miss Bai was poisoned by a villain and became a married woman with General Zhou."

"I think General Zhou is a young hero, and it would be a good thing for Miss Bai to marry him, so I called you two here. If you agree, I will issue an imperial decree to grant the marriage tomorrow."

When Bai Hanyi heard the three words "Zhou Wuwei", he felt as if struck by lightning.

Shouldn't Xiao Mo be the one who is actually married to Bai Wanqing? How come Zhou Wuwei suddenly became the one?

What went wrong?

Ye Jintang, who was standing by, felt very amused when he saw the surprised expressions of Bai Hanyi and Mrs. Bai.

They wanted to plot against Xiao Mo, but ended up losing both the wife and the army. Not only did Xiao Mo fail in his plot, but he also plotted against his own carefully nurtured little daughter. This was really a big loss.

You have to know that in a big family like the Bai family, the legitimate daughters are married off to help their brothers from their natal family.

Bai Hanyi only has Bai Wanqing, his old daughter, and they treat her like the apple of their eye. In their eyes, Bai Wanqing is worthy of being a princess.

Now if they were to ask her to marry Zhou Wuwei, a young general with no background at all, they would probably be unwilling to do so.

"If you two don't want to do this, I won't force you. Miss Bai's accident happened in the palace, and I feel very guilty. When Miss Bai gets married, I will definitely give her a generous dowry."

Ye Jintang was merciful by not having Bai Wanqing beaten to death with sticks.

If they want to disgust her, then don't blame her for being cruel.

For a woman as noble as Bai Wanqing, becoming Zhou Wuwei's concubine was a punishment no different from taking her life.

After she gets married, she has another big trick waiting for her.

There is no way she can live a good life.

Bai Wanqing had a hard life and went back to the Bai family to cry from time to time. The Bai family members didn't have an easy life either.

It’s unknown how long the Bai family can last if this cycle continues.

At the end, Ye Jintang kindly reminded, "Don't worry, I will not let anyone spread anything that happened in the palace today."

Bai Hanyi gritted his teeth in his heart. There is no wall that is impenetrable in this world. Everyone who should know it will know it tonight, before tomorrow.

It will be almost impossible for Bai Wanqing to marry into a good family in the future.

If she didn't marry Zhou Wuwei, Bai Wanqing would have to be sent to a nunnery or marry far away in another city.