After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

"Sister, I, I didn't." Bai Yaoyao looked at Xiao Huaijin with tears in her eyes, then looked at the other people around her, and shook her head pitifully, "I really didn't."

This was what she meant, but she couldn't say it so openly.

"No wonder. Miss Bai hadn't said anything just now, but she came up and said something that was not true, which made people misunderstand."

"Yes, I almost believed her lies and thought that Fourth Miss Bai was really kidnapped by thieves and lost her innocence."

"My children are not worthy of being on the stage. I use this trick to harm people's reputation."

The contemptuous and sarcastic looks around her were like knives stabbing Bai Yaoyao's body. Her eyes were blurred with tears and she looked at Xiao Huaijin for help, her body shaky.

Xiao Huaijin met her pitiful eyes and felt sorry for her. "She didn't mean it. Fourth Miss Bai, as a sister, you should be more generous."

"What do you mean by unintentional words?"

Zhao Qianqian pulled up the loose hair on her temples and tucked it behind her ears. She chuckled, "Master Xiao, if the Third Prince hadn't cleared things up for her, Fourth Miss Bai would have been misunderstood and lost her innocence today. A woman's reputation is so important, but in your eyes, you treat it so lightly, as if it's not worth mentioning?"

Bai Youyou didn't expect Zhao Qianqian to help her, and was surprised for a moment.

Didn't she like Xiao Huaijin? Why was she speaking for her now?

"No," Xiao Huaijin knew he had said something wrong and quickly explained, "That's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?"

Bai Youyou dropped the golden beads with a click, pinched the handkerchief to cover her mouth, and was about to cry, "She slandered me as a thief who lost my virginity. My innocence was destroyed, and she still wants me to be magnanimous and forgive me? Master Xiao, do you know how many women have been forced to give up their hair and live a life of seclusion because of losing their reputation? Some even died to show their determination!"

This is serious.

Bai Youyou's words instantly aroused public outrage, and the ladies around looked at Xiao Huaijin with unfriendly eyes.

Although people are not as conservative as in the previous dynasty, they have to cover their faces with veils when going out. If a man outside sees their face or touches their body, they have to die to prove their innocence.

But at any time, reputation is extremely important to women!

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. Since Xiao Huaijin has the Prime Minister's office behind him, many people present dared to be angry but not to speak out.

The Third Prince played with the jade ring on his thumb, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Mr. Xiao, as a man, you don't know that it's not easy for women in this world, so you'd better not be so generous to others."

Xiao Huaijin opened his mouth but didn't say a word for a long time. His face suddenly turned red and he felt ashamed.

He clasped his fists and bowed to Bai Youyou, "It was Xiao who made a mistake. I hope Miss Bai Si will forgive me."

"Fourth sister, it's all my fault. Please don't make things difficult for Master Xiao. I shouldn't... I shouldn't..."

Bai Yaoyao was dressed in white, her almond-shaped eyes were red on her pale face, her brows and eyelashes were covered with tears, she looked weak and frail, and her body was staggering.

Bai Youyou knew that she was about to faint.

As expected, before Bai Yaoyao could finish her words, she pretended to be out of breath and fainted.

"Miss!"

Bai Yaoyao's personal maid, Bitao, came forward and tried to support her, but was pushed away by Bai Youyou.

"Oh, why did the fourth sister faint?"

She screamed, then immediately raised her hand and pinched her philtrum hard.

Bai Yaoyao could endure it. There were blood marks on her philtrum from being pinched. She just moved her eyelids but refused to open her eyes.

"How did this happen?"

Seeing this, Zhao Qianqian, who was standing by, immediately stepped forward to help.

I don’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but an embroidered shoe with a plum blossom embroidered on the upper stepped on Bai Yaoyao’s finger.

Her fingers were connected to her heart and she was being hung on tiptoes and squeezed hard. The muscles on Bai Yaoyao's cheeks trembled and she finally couldn't pretend anymore. Her eyelids moved and she opened her eyes.

"Oh, Fifth Sister, you finally woke up? You need to see a doctor. You faint all the time. Do you have a medical condition?"

Bai Youyou admired her. She was so patient. No wonder she became the heroine. In the end, she took away the original owner's marriage and became the queen.

With such a mindset, nothing can be impossible.

"I just fainted because I was so angry. I'm not sick. I'm really not sick..."

Who among the wealthy and powerful families would be willing to marry a sickly person as their mistress? If this matter were to spread, the family that would marry her would not be a good one.

Bai Yaoyao was angry and anxious, but she couldn't lose her composure and argue loudly with her. She could only shed tears, look pale, and shake her head vigorously.

"Why would you faint so easily if you're not sick? You should see a doctor and not hide your illness from him."

Bai Youyou would not let her off so easily. Fortunately, she arrived early and did not come after the slap, otherwise her reputation for arrogance and domineering would be completely confirmed.

It had been snowing heavily for several days in a row. The water drops falling from the corridor outside the house condensed into icicles. After standing outside for a long time, people would rub their hands from time to time.

Today is a snow-viewing banquet hosted by Xunyang County, and the guests are all young men and women from various families.

Bai Luochuan, who rushed over after hearing the news, relaxed his tense jaw when he saw that Bai Yaoyao was fine.

Bai Youyou looked at the person who came and recognized from her memory that it was her own second brother. Her eyes suddenly became as bright as stars.

As the book said, the second son of the Duke of Zhenguo was a man of elegant appearance and a divine figure.

He was dressed in a dark blue Hangzhou silk robe and a white fox fur cloak. He had handsome features and an elegant demeanor, like the bright moon in the sky.

He ranks third on the list of handsome men, and his reputation is well-deserved.

The third one is like this. Bai Youyou now wants to see what the seventeenth uncle who ranks first on the list looks like.

"Bai Youyou, what did you do again?!"

But as soon as he opened his mouth, Bai Youyou's eyes, which were bewildered by beauty, suddenly became clear.

He is a handsome man, but unfortunately he is blind.

Perhaps it was the feelings left by the original owner that made Bai Youyou's nose sour and her eyes moist.

"What do you mean, what did I do again? Shouldn't you ask me first before you convict me?"

"Brother, this has nothing to do with me. It was Yaoyao who said something wrong and made me angry. If you want to blame someone, blame me."

Before Bai Luochuan opened his mouth to question her, Bai Yaoyao tugged at his sleeve, looked up at him, tears welling in her eyes, "It's all my fault. I wanted to explain for my sister without knowing the situation clearly, and my sister was wronged. Second brother, don't blame my sister."

"How could it be your fault?"

Bai Luochuan reached out and wiped away the tears on her cheeks, with a look of pity on his face, "You have always been sensible. Every time she made a mistake, you took the blame for her. I know her character very well. You don't need to take the blame on yourself."

Bai Youyou looked at the warm scene in front of her and laughed out of anger.

This is the second brother who was born from the same mother as the original owner. He is always critical of the original owner, but dotes on his half-sister.

She sneered, "There are so many people here, and you just make a conclusion without knowing right from wrong. You are a scholar, but if you pass the imperial examination and become an official in the future, I don't know how many unjust cases will happen in this world."

Bai Luochuan's eyes were filled with anger. "You are usually willful and domineering, and you don't understand the situation. Could it be that I have wronged you?!"

Just as he was about to scold Bai Youyou, Bai Zhenzhen, who had been standing outside the crowd as a spectator, came over and succinctly recounted what had just happened.

Then he said, "Second cousin, the fifth cousin slandered the fourth cousin in public and said that she was kidnapped by thieves. It is better to bring her back to the mansion and let grandma deal with it."

After listening to this, Bai Luochuan frowned slightly.