In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

When Bai Lu heard this, she smiled and said to the prince, "Your Highness, this is true."

"The young master and I are close friends regardless of age difference, so I want him to go back to Lotus Town with me for a while."

"Now, Miss Murong wants to go back to Lianhua Town with me. If the prince of Liangguo also wants to go back, that's fine too."

The prince thought for a moment and said to Bai Lu, "The mother's family of the Duke of Liang is an old friend of our Bai family. It would be good for the two of us to get closer."

"Duke Liang hasn't been close to his son for a long time, so he locked his son at home and didn't let him go out. He wasn't targeting you."

"Later, I will talk to Duke Liang and ask him to release the child and go back to Liangzhou with you."

Bai Lu nodded, but couldn't help laughing in her heart.

If Lady Liang knew that she had been conferred the title of Baroness by the Emperor, she would probably not be willing to let the Prince of Liang come to live with her.

She was just talking and laughing with the prince when she heard a voice not far away: "The wife of the Duke of Liang is here!"

"..."

Hearing this, Bai Lu and the prince looked at each other, and they were both stunned.

The prince didn't think too much about it, and said to Bai Lu: "How about I step aside for a while, and let you two talk first, and then I will talk to you in detail after you finish speaking?"

Bai Lu shook her head and said to the prince with a smile: "Your Highness, you should wait in the room next to it."

"Let's go to another room to talk. You can just listen nearby."

"?"

Hearing this, the prince was completely stunned.

The prince looked at Bai Lu thoughtfully, then nodded, his face became much more serious, and said, "Then I'll just listen from the side."

"Let me listen carefully...what are you two talking about?"

The prince originally thought that the wife of Duke Liang came to see Bai Lu to talk about the Prince of Liang.

In fact, it was indeed about the Prince of Liang, but this statement... was completely different.

He sat down in the room next door, and before he could even take a sip of tea, he heard the exasperated voice of the wife of the Duke of Liang in the next room: "Lady Bai, I didn't expect you to be the newly appointed Lady of Anguo by His Majesty! If that's the case, how can you help me support the heir of the Duke of Liang with your identity?!"

"???"

"!!!"

When the prince heard this, he felt sick all over!

He stood up immediately and listened to what was said next door in shock!

He just felt... like he was stupid.

This Lady of the Duke of Liang...what kind of lewd words are she saying? How can she speak like that?!

This wife of the Duke of Liang... turns out to be this kind of person.

Why didn't I notice it at first?!

No wonder Bai Lu asked me to go over and listen, so this is what she meant.

The prince moved his ears and listened to the conversation in the next room.

After Lady Liang finished speaking, Bai Lu said to her with a smile, "Madam, please be patient. After all, I never thought that His Majesty would confer the title of Lady on me. The Lady Ceremony is tomorrow, but I only found out about it a few days ago."

"When I agreed with you, Madam, to take the prince of the Duke of Liang away and raise him in Liangzhou, I had not yet received the news that His Majesty had conferred me the title of Lady!"

"..."

After hearing this, Lady Liang felt a little relieved.

She nodded, took a sip of tea, and then tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart, and said: "That Ximen Liuyun really likes you. When he heard that I wanted to send you to Liangzhou, he clapped his hands happily and asked me to send him to Liangzhou! He wanted to follow you immediately."

"At that time, I was so happy that I could finally raise him to death. Now, I am so happy... If you are crowned as a baroness, then you will not be a lowly merchant. How can you help me raise this son then? Oh!"

As she spoke, Lady Liang sighed and looked very unhappy.

Hearing this, the prince became even more frightened.

Through a wall, he heard Bai Lu continue to say: "... Madam Liang Guogong does not need to worry about the identity of this lady."

"Although I was named Marquis of Anguo, I am still a merchant."

"This is not just a title, but a whole range of aspects! Teach etiquette! You are from a noble family, what did you learn in Kyoto? The six arts of a gentleman, ritual, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics, all of which were learned in the Imperial Academy."

"And what is there in Lianhua Town in Liangzhou? It's just a small town. The teaching resources here must be very poor... What you learn from a merchant like me are all vulgar things, so how can they compare with these noblemen in Kyoto?"

"Even if I, the Marquis of Anguo, were to raise Young Master Ximen Liuyun for a few years, what would that do? Your plan to raise Young Master Ximen Liuyun into oblivion will surely succeed."

"..."

Hearing this, Lady Liang nodded, thinking it made sense.

She was relieved.

She immediately smiled and said to Bai Lu: "Okay, since you say so, I feel relieved."

Then Bai Lu said, "Speaking of which... isn't the prince of Liang locked up in the room by the Duke of Liang and not allowed to come out? Next, how can we send the prince to my Lotus Town?"

Lady Liang Guogong said with a smile: "I will make my own arrangements when the time comes. You don't have to worry about this matter."

"I came here this time, first, to ask you how to raise the young master, and second... to ask you, if I raise him, how much money would it cost every year?"

Bai Lu said with some embarrassment: "Madam, since we are allies, there is no need to be so polite."

"I don't want much of the gold and silver that I use to support him. I only want one thousand taels of silver every month."

"You don't have to give me 12,000 taels a year. Just give me 10,000 taels."

"!!!"

Hearing this, Lady Liang's eyes widened in shock, "Ten thousand taels of silver!"

Her voice suddenly rose, "How come it takes so much money to support him?!"

"You know, although our Liangguo Mansion is a duke's mansion, we are not like you merchants, with so many lands and shops, we definitely don't have so much money."

"Ten thousand taels of silver, that's basically our expenses for the whole year."

Hearing this, Bai Lu said with a smile: "Lady Liang is from a noble family. If she wants to take out this ten thousand taels of silver, it may seem difficult on the surface, but if Lady Liang is willing to take out part of the dowry of Ximen Liuyun's mother, I think this ten thousand taels of silver will be enough!"

"???"

Lady Liang pointed at Bai Lu and said in astonishment: "People outside say that you are a heroine and that you are very righteous. They say that you are as beautiful as a flower, so His Majesty made you the Marquis of Anguo... I really didn't expect that you are such a shameless person. How could you use the dowry of Prince Ximen Liuyun's mother?"