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

June is a fat girl, and no one is on guard against what she says. If there are any spies or suspicious people in the city, let June question other people.

If there is anyone suspicious, just blurt it out.

June nodded quickly, her round face beaming with a smile: "Mom, I understand."

When Qiyue heard this, she jumped up impatiently, pulled Bailu's sleeve and asked obediently: "Then mother, what about me?"

"Sisters all have their own tasks, what is mine?"

Bai Lu rubbed Qiyue's head, kissed her, and said gently to her, "Your mission is to take your brothers and sisters with you to prepare some supplies for the people of Pingzhou and donate them in the name of mother!"

"it is good!"

July nodded.

After hearing this, she understood that her mother wanted to donate money.

"So how much money should we prepare?"

"Two thousand taels of silver will be enough."

"Also, there's no need to spend this money on purchasing rice. Let's prepare twenty separate carts of rice."

"Okay, mother!"

"If you guys don't have any business or accounts to settle, you can help your seventh sister with some work."

Bai Lu touched the children's heads, and the children nodded quickly, and then they went out to do their own things.

This matter was passed down like this...Bai Lu also stood up to find Ximen Liuyun.

She didn't know why Duke Liang insulted Xiao Liuyun so much. She had to go and comfort Xiao Liuyun and ask about this matter.

Not long after Bai Lu left, the prince appeared beside the garden and saw several little girls dressed in colorful silks. He smiled and waved to them.

"Do you miss your uncle, the prince?"

"Uncle Crown Prince brought you some goodies, including cakes, clothes, and jewelry. They are all very popular in Qingzhou."

Seeing the prince, their eyes lit up and they rushed to the prince and saluted him: "Uncle Prince, thank you so much, you are so kind!"

Their enthusiasm remained undiminished, but they did not say much to the prince.

After collecting the gifts brought by the prince with a smile, Yi Yue said politely, "We will give a return gift to the prince uncle later."

"After we complete our mother's mission, we can continue chatting and returning the favor when we have time!"

"Uncle, we're leaving first."

The prince didn't care when he saw how distant she was, and turned to look at Er Yue.

Er Yue whispered, "Uncle Crown Prince, my mother asked me to go to the street and keep an eye on those shopkeepers and servants. If they start trouble or steal our things, I can stop them in time!"

"talk to you later."

The prince's face froze, "March..."

March laughed and said, "My sister April and I still have to check the accounts."

"Uncle Prince, we'll be leaving first."

A few villains also left.

The prince looked at May, June, and July.

Wu Yue quickly said, "Uncle Crown Prince, I have something to do too. I also need to pay a visit to the head of the Shangguan family."

"She's going to the soup kitchen in June!"

"In July, we will use some of the Bai family's money to buy supplies, and take us brothers and sisters with us to deliver them to the people of Pingzhou."

"I'm so sorry, Uncle Prince."

Seeing them leave one by one, the prince's face gradually darkened.

Are they deliberately avoiding me?

Thinking of Wu Yue saying that she was going to meet the head of the Shangguan family, the prince's face darkened. Could it be that cousin Bai Lu was going to have something going on with the head of the Shangguan family?

No, how can the head of the Shangguan family compare to me?

Moreover, he is the biological uncle of several children. If he and Bai Lu get together, he will definitely not treat the children unfairly.

These children will be little princesses in the future.

They were the closest people in the world, so why couldn't Cousin Bailu understand who was the best for her? Why would she mess around with some other man?!

The prince held his own hand, but at this time, he felt a little discouraged.

He regretted that he had not realized before that his cousin Bai Lu was such a powerful, heroic and suitable person to be a partner.

Only such a strong person is worthy of being one's queen.

Even if cousin Bai Lu was divorced, he didn't think it mattered. It was just a small flaw on a perfect piece of jade.

He doesn't care about any of this, he only cares about his cousin Bai Lu.

He admired the good qualities of his cousin Bai Lu. She was so powerful, had great martial arts skills, was compassionate, and had a broad mind.

But when he, Bai Lu and Pei Huizhou were caught up in the storm before, he still didn't understand how charming Bai Lu was, and that marrying Bai Lu was just a show.

Now he understood, but it was too late.

And...even if I understood it at that time, would Bai Lu agree to marry me?

She won't.

The prince is a very clear-headed person and he understands everything.

The prince stood there for about two hours and then left.

Just act like nothing happened.

Perhaps, the most sensible thing to do is to pretend that nothing has happened, so that we can continue to be family in the future, otherwise we will have to distance ourselves from each other.

As the crown prince, he will inherit the imperial power in the future...If he alienates the Bai family and loses the support of his mother's family, what will he do if the imperial court becomes turbulent in the future?

It is the people who suffer.

The current situation in Qingzhou and Pingzhou is not enough to teach the prince a lesson?

The people of Qingzhou almost died of the plague, and the people of Pingzhou were even more displaced. Countless people were killed by the Turks, who burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of atrocities!

For the sake of the people of the world, he must also secure his throne!

He cannot allow the world to suffer any harm just for his own selfish desires.

In such a position, how could the prince do anything wrong?

They can only be family.

The prince's eyes suddenly became clear, and he turned around to do his own thing.

He also wanted to find Duke Liang and have a good talk with him about his son's affairs.

After all, he is a general fighting on the front line. He cannot be distracted by family matters, which can easily cause problems.

......

At this time, Bai Lu was talking to Ximen Liuyun.

"What happened? Talk to White Snake about it."

Bai Lu's eyes were gentle and full of tenderness.

As soon as I arrived, Ximen Liuyun woke up.

He was talking to the young prince, who clenched his fists and cursed non-stop, "Your father is such a piece of shit! If my father were like this, I would definitely run away from home!"

"Okay."

Bai Lu shook her head and came in to tell the young prince to stop talking nonsense.

This kind of thing is actually difficult to talk about. After all, it is their own family matter. Ximen Liuyun will also be unhappy if these people say something about his father.

Therefore, the most appropriate way is to simply not get involved, just ask what happened, listen to Ximen Liuyun vent, and then comfort him.

Also, did Ximen Liuyun’s stepmother say something nonsense?

In a while, Ximen Liuyun's stepmother will give birth to a child, and she will definitely want her child to have a better future.

So it is perfectly normal to talk nonsense about whispering in the ear of Duke Liang.

As soon as she came in, she saw the young prince pulling her sleeve and complaining to her: "Lady Bai, please come here quickly. I want to have a good talk with you. Duke Liang is really a piece of shit. He is really not a good person!"

"Now that he has his own new son, he doesn't want us Liuyun anymore."

"New son?"

Bai Lu was stunned, then heard Ximen Liuyun say sullenly, "My aunt gave birth to a child... a legitimate son, named Yaozu."

Bai Lu was stunned, then quickly touched his head and said with a smile: "Even if you give birth to a child, it will be the second son. The title should still be yours."

Ximen Liuyun lowered his head and tears rolled down his cheeks.

He whispered, "I might as well not give up this title and give it to Yaozu..."

"Father said that I have been staying here all this time, coveting your family's wealth, and even forgetting my own family. I didn't even care about my mother giving birth to my younger brother..."

"She said that the news of my brother's birth was written in a letter, which she had sent all the way from Kyoto to Qingzhou. She spent two hundred taels of silver to expedite it, and she wanted me to bring a letter back with me!"

"They also took into consideration that I had no one to rely on in Qingzhou, and that the situation was chaotic, so they wouldn't let me go back... but I couldn't even bear to reply to a single letter!"

"My father said that my mother cried so hard because of this. She was extremely sad... My mother even fell ill during the confinement period. She said that she had raised me for nothing all these years and didn't even care about her own aunt, her stepmother who had raised her for so long, and her own brother!"

Ximen Liuyun felt particularly aggrieved. He spoke to Bai Lu with tears in his eyes.

"White Lady, you are really wronging me!"

"I have news about my brother, why didn't I receive it?!"

Bai Lu laughed in anger, her face darkening, "Forget about your stepmother, I haven't even received any news from the Duke of Liang's Mansion!"

"There's been a lot of fighting in Qingzhou, and the city gates are closed...it's normal for news to be delayed, what's the big deal!" "Could it be that...Duke Liang scolded you for this?!"

Bai Lu was speechless. She really didn't understand. Could it be that if she had a stepmother, she would also have a stepfather?

Then Ximen Liuyun whispered, "More than that."

"...There's another thing. My stepmother gave birth prematurely, and the baby wasn't full-term. They said it was because she was wearing musk and other things!" "Musk isn't available in Kyoto. It's usually only found in places like Liangzhou and Qingzhou!"

The more Bai Lu listened, the more shocked she became. She probably guessed something.

Then Ximen Liuyun said, "When I returned to Kyoto with the young prince, I brought them some gifts... One of the gifts was given to my mother, and it actually contained musk. I didn't know... and my mother didn't know either!"

"Because I always wear that jewelry, the baby is not born prematurely..."

"But I had no idea, I had no idea... I would actually cause such a disaster, wuwu..."

The young prince was furious when he heard this and couldn't help cursing, "Back then, Lady Bai asked me to take good care of you, and I told you not to bring things with you. Don't bring things with you without any reason. What if you get into trouble later?!"

"You're so good! You even brought things for your stepmother! You also brought things for your father and everyone in the mansion!"

"Oh, I'm telling you... what can you do? Later, this will become something others can blame you for!"

"If you didn't bring anything, it would be fine. No matter how others try to frame you... they'll have to come up with a reason. But if you brought something for them, you'll be in trouble!"

"Besides, you have no way of defending yourself now! Because that was indeed a camphorwood box smoked with musk. If you say you didn't mean it, then who would believe you except us, our family?!"

When Ximen Liuyun heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and his crying was very pitiful.

"I didn't think of that at the time... I just thought you were telling me it was a waste of money."

"My brain is not as smart as yours, how can I think clearly?"

"You've been reminding me secretly, how would I know?"

Hearing this, the young prince was so angry that he sat there regretting it.

If they had known that Bai Lu’s reminder would come true, they should have spoken to Ximen Liuyun more decisively.

But the situation at that time was different from today. At that time, his stepmother had not really revealed her evil face and was still a kind mother.

It was just the praise of Ximen Liuyun that made Bai Lu slightly aware of some clues.

At that time, Bai Lu had no evidence, so she could only give Ximen Liuyun and the little prince a few words of advice, and told the little prince to take better care of Ximen Liuyun.

At that time, the young prince also had some ideas in his mind, so he just hinted at Ximen Liuyun.

But unfortunately, Ximen Liuyun didn’t understand if I wasn’t straightforward at that time.

If they are too straightforward, it seems like they are interfering in other people's family affairs and trying to alienate other people's feelings.

After all, at that time, Bai Lu and the young prince were really afraid that they would misunderstand the wife of Duke Liang and get a reputation as an evil stepmother, making it difficult for this kind aunt.

But now, this is what happened.

Bai Lu's eyes dimmed, and she touched the little prince's head, then touched Ximen Liuyun's head, and talked to them in a gentle voice.

"Alright, alright, you're all my children who grew up under my watch. How can I bear to see you cry so sadly?!"

"Although this matter cannot be resolved and is now beyond dispute, there will definitely be great turmoil in the Duke of Liang's Mansion. Don't worry! Liuyun, you can still keep your position as the Crown Prince."

She persuaded him, "If your stepmother is a good person, then your stepson will naturally be a good person too. It would be fine to give the throne to him, but she is not!"

"If they were allowed to ascend the throne in the future, becoming the Madam and Duke of Liang, then... Liuyun, your life in Kyoto would be miserable!"

"I'm afraid the term 'die young' could even be applied to you."

Ximen Liuyun shuddered suddenly.

He was no longer a child and immediately understood what Bai Lu meant.

Bai Lu smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

"As for the future, you can just wait for good news at our house. Don't go back to the Duke of Liang's Mansion. You have food to eat and a place for yourself at home."

"The girls and boys in the family all treat you as their own brother."

Ximen Liuyun nodded and whispered, "I will definitely read more books and military strategies, and I will definitely become smarter! By then, I will be able to handle things on my own and won't always worry you..."

Bai Lu was amused and rubbed the child's head: "Isn't it normal for a mother to worry about her child?"

"You don't have to feel guilty!"

"Silly boy, you are my son! How can I watch you get killed?"