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

They had to deal with their own official duties while also running around for various wedding arrangements.

Bai Lu also followed suit, running around for a long time. Sometimes she had to go to the palace to discuss the process with the Queen Mother, and sometimes she had to help her brothers with various chores.

But seeing the joy on her two brothers' faces about their upcoming marriages, she also felt sincerely happy.

That afternoon, Bai Lu had just returned from the palace when she saw Bai Chuyao's confidant waiting for her at the door.

"My Lord, the eldest son wants you to come over. He said he has something important to discuss."

Bai Lu's heart moved, and she immediately followed the person and walked quickly towards Bai Chuyao's study.

When she pushed open the door, she saw Bai Chuyao standing in front of the window with his back to her.

His figure looked a little stiff. There were two other people standing in the study, one of whom was Lan Cang, the spy he had sent out.

The other one was the dusty Xu Xian.

"Xu Xian? You're back."

Bai Lu walked in quickly.

When Xu Xian saw her, he immediately came forward with a complicated expression on his face.

"Bai Lu, I'm back."

Bai Chuyao heard the voice and slowly turned around.

His face was extremely ugly, and his eyes were filled with uncontrollable shock and disappointment...

"Big brother?"

Bai Lu's heart sank.

Bai Chuyao didn't say anything, but just raised his chin towards Lan Cang.

Lan Cang immediately stepped forward and knelt on one knee.

"My Lord, I was ordered to go to the Western Regions with Miss Xu Xian to investigate, and we have now found out."

The spy's voice was a little dry.

“Madam Zhao Bingyu…she is indeed in Dashi Country.”

Bai Lu's breathing stopped for a moment.

He paused, as if trying to form his words.

"She...she's living a good life now. She's married to a man from the Western Regions named Aslan. And...she has three sons and a daughter."

"..."

There was dead silence in the study.

Lan Cang raised his head, glanced at Bai Chuyao's expression, and continued.

"This time, we are all thanks to Miss Xu Xian. If it weren't for her, we probably wouldn't have been able to find out this information. Madam has a very high status in the local area, and her whereabouts are very secretive."

Bai Chuyao waved his hand, signaling him not to continue.

"You go down first."

"Yes."

He bowed and retreated, closing the door gently.

Only the Bai siblings and Xu Xian were left in the room.

Bai Chuyao walked to the table, put his hands on it, and his body trembled slightly as he tried hard to suppress his emotions.

He thought he had prepared for the worst, but when the truth was revealed, he still felt a piercing pain.

abandon......

They were truly completely abandoned by their own biological mother...

Bai Lu stood there, not moving for a long time.

Her face also turned pale.

Although she had known from the Queen Mother that her mother was not dead, and even knew that her mother did not like her, when she heard the news that her mother had remarried and had many children.

The last bit of inexplicable thought in my heart also completely turned to ashes.

It turns out that she doesn't dislike children.

She just doesn't want them...

Xu Xian stood in front of them, feeling somewhat at a loss.

She couldn't quite understand the complex emotions of human beings. She simply felt that Bai Lu and Bai Chuyao's current appearance made her feel uncomfortable.

"Don't do this."

Xu Xian spoke, trying hard to organize her words, trying to comfort the brother and sister.

"She has a new family over there, three sons and a daughter."

"She's very good to those children, devoted to them, and a very competent mother... The contrast with you is so obvious! So that's the conclusion."

Xu Xian looked at Bai Lu and his tone became more direct.

"She doesn't even consider you as her own children."

"In that case, you don't have to think about this mother anymore."

After Xu Xian finished speaking, she looked at them cautiously. She felt that what she said made sense. Since the other party didn't care, why should she be sad about it?

However, her words were of no comfort.

Bai Lu's eyelashes trembled slightly and drooped even lower.

After a long time, Bai Chuyao finally moved.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Bai Lu.

"It seems that my mother's grave can be moved."

Bai Lu didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

Bai Chuyao stood up without hesitation. He walked to the door and gave orders to his trusted confidant Lan Cang who was standing outside.

"Lancang."

"I'm here." Lan Cang immediately bowed and responded.

"Take the flying fish and the breeze, go outside the city, and push your mother's grave."

Bai Chuyao's tone was cold and emotionless.

Lan Cang was stunned for a moment, obviously extremely shocked by the order, but he did not ask a single question.

"Yes, eldest son."

He bowed and accepted the order, then quickly turned and left.

Bai Chuyao walked back into the hall. He looked at his sister who was still silent, walked over and patted her shoulder gently.

"From now on, the Bai family will be in my hands..."

Bai Lu raised her head and looked at her elder brother's resolute profile, and finally there was a glimmer of light in her eyes.

She knew that from this moment on, something would change drastically.

The next morning, a piece of news exploded in Kyoto like thunder.

Bai Chuyao, the eldest son of the Bai family and the current Minister of Personnel, renowned for his filial piety, had his mother, Zhao,'s tomb flattened. The tombstone was smashed to pieces, the grave was razed to the ground, and the scene was in utter disarray.

The whole of Kyoto was shocked.

People were talking about this matter everywhere, in teahouses, taverns, streets and alleys.

People couldn't understand why the "filial son" who had mourned for his mother's spirit for three years and always put his mother's wishes first... would do such a heinous thing!

"Have you heard? Minister Bai pushed his mother's grave!"

"How is that possible? Lord Bai is a well-known filial son!"

"It's absolutely true! The Zhao family's graves outside the city are now flattened! I heard even the tombstones were smashed!"

"This...is this crazy? There must be something fishy going on!"

All kinds of speculations have emerged.

Some say the Bai brothers and sisters discovered the shocking secret of Zhao's death, while others say this is the beginning of an internal struggle within the Bai family...

Rumors were spreading like wildfire.

But there was an eerie silence throughout the Bai Mansion.

After Bai Liezhao and Bai Qingze received the news, they rushed back to the mansion immediately.

They looked at their elder brother and sister with calm expressions, and already had the answer in their hearts.

They didn't ask why, but just stood silently beside the brother and sister.

At the morning court session, Censor Zhang from the Censorate immediately stood up, holding a tablet, and indignantly reported Bai Chuyao.

"Your Majesty! I wish to denounce Bai Chuyao, the Minister of Personnel, for his disobedience, unfilial behavior, and corrupt moral character!"

Censor Zhang's voice echoed in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"His mother, Zhao's body, was still warm, yet he was so mad that he ordered people to flatten her grave! Such behavior is outrageous to both humans and gods, and is intolerable to heaven! Your Majesty, please issue an order to severely punish this unfilial person, to uphold the law and appease the people!"

The court officials all turned their heads and looked at Bai Chuyao who was standing at the front of the queue.

His second brother Bai Liezhao and third brother Bai Qingze were also standing in the court, their faces as gloomy as water.

Bai Lu had to be called up by the emperor to attend court these past two days.

It would save her from having to worry too much, and the emperor was also afraid that she would be sad.

She stood at the front and the prince asked her to lean against the pillar so that she could sleep better.

Everyone thought that the emperor, who had always respected Zhao Bingyu, would be furious and issue an order to reprimand Bai Chuyao on the spot.

After all, when Zhao Bingyu "died of illness", the emperor went to express condolences in person, and their relationship was very good.

However, the emperor on the dragon throne fell into a strange silence.

He just looked quietly at Bai Chuyao who was standing upright below, with a complicated look in his eyes, and did not speak for a long time.

The atmosphere in the court became solemn and strange.

The emperor's silence silenced all the ministers who were preparing to follow suit and impeach.

They were all smart people and immediately realized that there might be something more complicated behind this matter.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Censor Zhang wanted to say something, but was stopped by the emperor with a look.

"Retreat."

The emperor uttered two words lightly, then stood up and left the dragon throne.

After the court session, the three brothers Bai Chuyao, Bai Liezhao, and Bai Qingze walked out of the palace gate side by side. The nosy Censor Zhang followed them and kept chattering, accusing the Bai family of being corrupt.

Bai Liezhao was a military commander with a hot temper, and he became furious when he heard this. He turned around abruptly and grabbed Zhang Yushi by the collar.

"Can you try saying something again?"

Bai Liezhao's eyes were fierce and veins on his arms were bulging.

He had been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and the murderous aura around him frightened the civil servant Zhang Yushi so much that his legs went weak.

"You...you dare to attack an official appointed by the imperial court?" Censor Zhang shouted in a timid tone.

"So what if I take action?"

Bai Qingze stood aside, slowly adjusting his official robe, a sneer on his lips.

"Master Zhang, please keep your mouth shut. There are some things you cannot discuss."

Bai Chuyao said nothing, just looked at him coldly.

In the end, Bai Liezhao couldn't help but punched Censor Zhang in the face.

Afterwards, the three brothers beat up this annoying guy severely, left him at the palace gate and walked away.

This matter soon reached the emperor's ears.

emperor:"......"

"Ahem, ahem, I suddenly feel unwell and can't take care of my three children..."

Now, the entire court understood.

The Bai family cannot be touched.

Bai Chuyao had the emperor's support behind the extermination of his mother's grave.

......

Bai family mansion.

Bai Yansong stormed in after hearing the news. His relationship with his children had long been fraught with conflict, and they rarely spoke to each other.

But now he is flattening his wife's grave...this kind of thing is simply too shocking.

His face was full of anger, and as soon as he entered the door, he pointed at Bai Chuyao's nose and cursed.

"You traitor! You traitor!"

Bai Yansong had no idea that Zhao Bingyu was still alive. In his heart, Bingyu was his white moonlight.

Now her son has even pushed her grave. This is simply unjust!

"You're really becoming more and more lawless! You've already disregarded your father, me, and now you're not even going to let go of your dead mother!"

He was so angry that he was shaking all over, and the finger he pointed at Bai Chuyao almost poked him in the face.

"Are you worthy of your mother? Have you forgotten how she died? You unfilial thing!"

"I know I've let you down, so even though you pointed your finger at me as your father and cursed me...I didn't hit you!"

"But, has she ever wronged you?!"

"..."

Bai Chuyao stood quietly and allowed Bai Yansong to insult him.

There was no expression on his face, neither defense nor anger, as if the furious man in front of him had nothing to do with him.

Bai Lu, Bai Liezhao and Bai Qingze stood aside, also watching coldly.

They looked at Bai Yansong without any emotion in their hearts.

Bai Yansong scolded the children for a long time, but when he saw that they were indifferent, he became even more angry.

"Bai Chuyao! I command you to repair your mother's grave immediately! Then, kneel down in the ancestral hall and apologize to the ancestors of the Bai family!"

He tried to use his father's identity to suppress his son.

Bai Chuyao finally reacted. He slowly raised his eyes and looked at Bai Yansong, his gaze as cold as ice.

"Father."

He spoke, his voice flat.

"You better mind your own business."

"Bai family, it's not your turn to make the decision now."

After saying that, he no longer looked at Bai Yansong and turned to speak to his brothers and sisters.

"let's go."

"???"

Bai Yansong looked at their resolute backs and was so angry that he almost fainted!

He couldn't understand why these children he raised had become so cold and heartless.

He couldn't understand why Bai Chuyao, who had always been filial to his mother, would do such a thing as digging up a grave...

He would never know the answer.

Because he had long been completely excluded from this family.

The Bai family's secrets no longer had anything to do with him.

Bai Chuyao led his brothers and sisters to the front yard. He stopped and turned around.

"I will take sole responsibility for this matter."

His eyes swept over Bai Lu, Bai Liezhao and Bai Qingze.

"You don't have to worry about anything and you don't have to say anything."

Bai Chuyao knew very well how big a stir the demolition of his mother's grave would cause.

He didn't want his brothers and sisters, especially Bai Lu, to be branded as unfilial.

They have suffered enough, and as the eldest brother, he must be at the forefront.

Bai Qingze looked at his elder brother and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Bai Chuyao with his eyes.

Bai Liezhao patted his elder brother's shoulder heavily, saying everything.

Bai Lu looked at Bai Chuyao and sighed. She knew her brother's intentions and also understood the heavy price behind this protection.

At this moment, Bai Yansong's angry roar came from behind again.

"Bai Chuyao! Stop right there!"

He's not done yet.

Bai Yansong chased him out, and he obviously didn't intend to give up.

If it were an ordinary matter, they would definitely not be so procrastinating, but this is their mother's grave.

"You must give me an explanation today! Otherwise, I will go to the ancestral hall and ask for family discipline!"

Bai Chuyao slowly turned around, and this time, the last trace of tolerance for his father in his eyes disappeared completely.

"Explain?"

He laughed sarcastically, "What do you want to be explained?"

Bai Chuyao took a step forward and stared at Bai Yansong.

He was taller than his father, and at the moment he was in a dominant position, completely suppressing the other party with his momentum.

"Are you going to explain why I disregarded your dignity as a father? Or are you going to explain why I didn't allow you to interfere in the affairs of the Bai family?"

"you......"

"I'll tell you why."

Bai Chuyao's voice was low, "Because you don't deserve it."

"You...are not fit to be a father!"

She is not worthy of being a mother.