After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

Chu Wenbai was very surprised when he heard the housekeeper telling him to go to his father's yard. His father had not been in charge of affairs for a long time and looked like he didn't care about worldly affairs at all and was ready to leave at any time. Suddenly sending the housekeeper to ask him to go to the yard really... frightened him.

As the only son and legitimate son of the old marquis, Chu Wenbai suffered some hardships in his early years.

The old marquis had fought in many wars and only returned home in his middle age. His wife's health had already deteriorated due to the bullying of his cousin and uncle.

Even though he gave at least 80% of the royal reward to his cousins ​​because he was worried about his wife and children, he still couldn't avoid the situation where people were greedy and would swallow an elephant.

The old marquis always felt sorry for his wife and son. His wife once said that she didn't want her son to join the army, and he agreed without hesitation.

Later, the old marquis regretted this matter every time he thought of it. Chu Wenbai was sensitive and weak in character because he had been arranged to live with his cousin's family and lived under someone else's roof.

Since then, this weak character has become more and more obvious. Every time the old marquis wanted to say something to his son, he saw Chu Wenbai's legs trembling so badly that he had no choice but to send him away.

Later, the old marquis thought that his son was too weak to be of great use, so he decided to marry him to a daughter of a military general. However, he didn't expect that his son had already fallen in love with the eldest daughter of the Yun family, who came from a scholarly family.

The old marquis always felt guilty towards his son. Although he failed to marry his son to a woman with a strong character as he wished, he could only place all his hopes on Chu Jiang, his only grandson.

Having seen his son being trained in various ways by his old father, practicing martial arts every day without being allowed to slack off at all, Chu Wenbai originally did not dare to talk to the old father, and later on he was even more in awe of him.

Chu Wenbai knocked on the door with trembling legs, "Father."

"Come in." A deep and powerful voice came from the study.

Before Chu Wenbai even entered, his awe for his old father had already reached its peak.

Chu Xunyang stood in front of the desk, picking up a pen to practice calligraphy. Ever since his son had no children for a long time, he started to eat vegetarian food. He always felt that it was because he had killed too many people when he was young, which not only implicated his wife but also harmed his son.

Although he seemed to dislike his son, he was not actually like that. After all, he was his only child, and even if he did not live up to his expectations, he had to accept his fate.

Chu Xunyang put down his pen, put the copybook aside, walked to the chessboard, and then signaled Chu Wenbai to sit opposite him with his eyes, "Come on, play a game."

Chu Wenbai didn't dare to disobey his father's words. He took whatever his father said as his own. He quickly sat down and picked up the black piece at hand.

"Qi Bai wrote a letter home today."

Chu Wenbai stammered "oh" and dared not say anything else.

"I heard before that Yun's cousin Qi Bai is not in good health."

Chu Wenbai didn't quite understand why his father mentioned his eldest brother-in-law's legitimate daughter, so he could only answer honestly, "That's Qingyin. Qingyin has been in poor health since she was a child. Her family has been staying in Changzhou for many years. It's damp and cold, and it rains all year round. Qingyin's health has also been affected."

For this matter, his wife collected some precious medicinal materials from the capital and sent them over. Although his brother-in-law was a straightforward person, he would always send money back and insist on making the account clear.

But next time my wife comes across precious medicinal herbs, she will still buy them.

For this reason, Chu Wenbai heard a lot about his niece Yun Qingyin.

"Didn't you say before that you wanted to bring the child to Beijing to see him?" Chu Xunyang said calmly.

Chu Wenbai looked puzzled, "Father, when should I?"

"Tell your wife to write a letter and ask her to bring the child to Beijing. Also, I remember your wife's younger sister also has two daughters. You can bring them over to play with her as well."

Chu Xunyang was calm and composed throughout the whole process, "It's settled, get it done as soon as possible."

Chu Wenbai didn’t understand how he could play chess, and the matter was settled, “???”

"Why haven't you improved your chess skills yet? Go back."

Chu Wenbai, who was suddenly called and suddenly disliked, was kicked out of the study by his old father in a daze, and was confused all the way.

Qingfeng Garden.

Qingfeng Garden is the main courtyard, where Chu Jiang's mother, Yun, lives. Although Chu Wenbai has three concubines, they were all maids sent away from Yun for the sake of having offspring.

The indenture contract was in her hands and could not cause any trouble.

Later, only Yun gave birth to a daughter. Considering that the maids were young and childless, they could not stay in the backyard for the rest of their lives.

For those who wanted to leave, Yun gave each of them three thousand taels, and also provided them with a jewelry store and a manor, to ensure that they would not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

Those who don't want to leave can stay. If they want to remarry in the future, the Yun family will never stop them and will even add to their dowry.

Two of them left, and the remaining one took the initiative to return to her side to be a personal maid. She has become a self-combed girl and plans to remain single for the rest of her life.

Therefore, the population of the huge Loyalty and Bravery Marquis Mansion is very simple, with only four real masters.

Chu Wenbai was not greedy for women, and because he took the initiative to propose marriage, he truly loved Yun.

I couldn't figure it out, but I didn't dare to ask my father the reason, so I could only tell my wife everything without leaving out any words, and at the same time asked her why my father did this?

"Father asked you to come back and inform me to bring Qingyin and my two nieces to live with us. It must be because Jiang'er mentioned it in the letter. Father likes quietness. If Jiang'er hadn't mentioned it, how could he have mentioned my nieces from my mother's family?"

Yun is a smart person. Although she is not extremely smart, she is still quite intelligent.

"Qingyin is not in good health. Changzhou is cold and gloomy. It would be good to bring her to Beijing to see a doctor, but this is not the point. I guess father wants to save Jianger from disaster."

"There was news earlier that the Ninth Princess had escaped from the palace. Although the news was quickly blocked, I think the news is most likely true. The Ninth Princess has not appeared in public for several days."

Yun put down her purse and embroidery cloth, asked her maid to bring paper and pen, and wrote a letter.

"The only thing that could make father so wary is the marriage granted by the royal family. There have been rumors that the Ninth Princess has a deep affection for Bai. If His Majesty really sets his eyes on her, it will definitely not be a good thing."

Regardless of the issue of the son-in-law not participating in politics, Qi Bai's identity is a time bomb and must not be discovered.

Marrying a princess without consummating the marriage is a humiliation, so before granting the marriage, pick up a few unmarried nieces...

There is no need for the Marquis' Mansion to deliberately spread the news, as other people would think too much about it.

To take a step back, if it really came to the last resort, she could at least speak frankly to her niece.

But the princess would never do that.

After all, they are not related, and the Yun family cannot entrust the lives of hundreds of people to someone they are not familiar with.

"My father asked me to take my third sister's two daughters over so that the outside world would not suspect that we were looking for someone for nothing, but had not decided on a candidate."

"That way, even if we spread the word in the future that there is no engagement, it won't ruin anyone's reputation."

But if we only invite Qingyin, our intention would be too obvious. If Qingyin finds someone she likes in the future, it would be difficult for her to tell him.

What’s more important is that in the eyes of others, Qingyin is a woman who has been broken off from engagement, and her reputation will also be affected.