The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

Jian Yue had no choice but to step forward, pull the rope out of Bai Xiaowan's hand, help Cheng Guyuan up, remove her blindfold, and scold Bai Xiaowan: "With your temper, how can you not cause trouble for everyone?"

Bai Xiaowan stared wide-eyed at Cheng Guyuan, and after Jian Yue finished speaking, she stammered, "Child? Child? I made her child disappear? What should I do? I, I, killed an unborn child..."

Jian Yue paused, glancing sideways at Cheng Guyuan's flat stomach, which immediately made Cheng Guyuan blush. She got up and kicked Bai Haitang, who was lying on the ground and being pressed down, and screams of pain filled the air.

"Ouch~ My wife, get off me, get off me! I'm already like this, don't you feel any pity for me at all~"

Cheng Guyuan ignored Bai Haitang, smiled at Bai Xiaowan, and said, "Don't believe that. I didn't, I didn't. He was just talking nonsense. Really, I'm not lying to you. We're not married yet, so how could we have a child?"

"Really?"

Faced with Bai Xiaowan's tearful questioning, Cheng Guyuan could only jump up and down twice to show her, which finally made Bai Xiaowan breathe a sigh of relief and hold back the tears that were about to fall from her eyes.

"I was so scared! I thought I had really gotten rid of it."

Jian Yue frowned and scolded, "Can't you change your reckless nature? We were walking perfectly fine, and you've ruined everything. If something really happened, how many of you could afford to pay for it?"

Bai Xiaowan bit her lip, her face full of grievance. After a long while, she mumbled, "I didn't mean to, it's just..."

"What do you mean? You need to find another excuse? This is just how you are. You hurt others and you still feel wronged? What are you crying about? What's there to cry about? If you're brave enough to admit your mistakes, you have to take the corresponding responsibility. Do you think having a reason is enough?"

What if she really has a child? What if the child is lost? Are you going to try to shirk responsibility?

Bai Xiaowan sobbed and bit her lip as she argued, "I didn't mean to. I just wanted to talk to someone. Nobody is happy about Jiuwan's death. Why not wake up and have some fun?"

I didn't say I was shirking responsibility; I just said I didn't do it intentionally. If I'm talking about responsibility, aren't you more responsible? The deaths of 90,000 are all your fault. If you hadn't brought back those enemies, how could Riliang Mountain have become like this?"

Bai Xiaowan's rebuke made Jian Yue stiffen. Bai Jianan immediately stood up, removed the belt from his eyes, and said coldly to Bai Xiaowan, "Such treason and disrespect for the leader, and you still think you're right?"

As he spoke, he slapped Bai Xiaowan with his palm. Jian Yue suddenly looked up and thrust out her curved knife, managing to deflect Bai Jianan's palm strike. Bai Haitang got up from the ground and busied herself trying to smooth things over.

"Hey, what are you doing? We're all surnamed Bai, maybe even family. Don't fight like this and hurt our harmony."

Jian Yue coldly looked at Bai Jianan and asked, "Who gave you permission to make a move?"

Bai Jianan remained silent, but his gaze toward Bai Xiaowan was consistently unfriendly.

Bai Xiaowan shrank back, but still forced herself to say, "What? Am I wrong? What leader? What does everything on Liangshan Mountain have to do with her? She just used money to bring us together. Everything here, wasn't it all built by ourselves?"

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, all you've given us is a single gold ingot. I, Leng, have used that one ingot to amass a fortune of many more. And what is she doing? Living the life of a pampered young lady in the capital."

You came back with so much cholera, inviting trouble and causing the deaths of 90,000 people. What right do you have to criticize me?

After shouting, Bai Xiaowan turned and ran away, whether out of anger or fear that Bai Jianan couldn't help but continue to attack. Bai Jianan watched her leave coldly, then looked at Jian Yue and asked, "Why?"

Jian Yue put down her curved sword and said, "For no reason. She is one of my people from Liangshan. You have no right to lay a hand on her."

As Jian Yue spoke, she turned and left. Bai Jianan followed silently behind her. Jia Banwen, who had caught up after hearing the commotion, walked up to Haihai Tang with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's going on?"

Bai Haitang smiled and said, "It's alright, it's alright. It's best for us outsiders not to interfere. Sigh! They say a fight is a sign of affection, and scolding is a sign of love. These two are always getting together and going apart; I really don't know when this will end."

Jia Banwen rubbed his chin and said, "Isn't it said that good things come to those who wait? Let it wait! Only when the two of you have gone through a thorough process of adjustment can you find the indelible marks between you. That way, it will be even more profound."

Upon hearing this, Bai Haitang glanced at him and said, "You explained it so clearly, I admire you."

Cheng Guyuan stepped forward, grabbed his ear, and yelled, "You get cocky when you get a little help, what nonsense are you spouting? If you hadn't talked nonsense, how could this have happened? We're new here, and you've already offended everyone. You even made the young lady sad and upset, you bastard."

Bai Haitang cried out pitifully, "My lady, my lady, please calm down! It's over, it's going to be over!"

Jia Banwen said, "Miss, there's no need to be angry. This incident was just a trigger. Even if Ye Hui hadn't done what happened today, it wouldn't have had anything to do with you. The only ones involved are those few people."

Cheng Guyuan frowned and said unhappily, "Can't you speak in a way that people can understand? When people are arguing, everyone says they should try to mediate. What are you doing? Watching the drama unfold? Tch! They're all bastards. Not a single man is any good."

After saying that, he turned and left. Bai Haitang immediately followed and said, "Wife, you can't condemn everyone just because of one example. Look at your husband, isn't he a good person? I'm completely devoted to you and have no false feelings for you."

"Bullshit! We're not even married yet, don't call me that so affectionately. Don't think that just because I've lost my home I have to rely on you for a living. If you're really worse than an animal, I'd rather die than marry you."

"My wife, don't worry. My love for you is as deep as the sea. I fell in love with you at first sight. How could I possibly do anything to betray you? You can rest assured about that! Oh, my wife, wait for me, wait for me."

Watching the two of them jokingly go up the mountain, Jia Banwen's eyes changed, and he sighed, "What's coming will come. I really don't know if you can hold on."

Bai Jianan followed Jian Yue up the mountain to her room. Jian Yue sat down at the table and said coldly, "What are you doing here? Get out."

Bai Jianan said, "If I leave, wouldn't I be leaving you all alone to be sad? I've said it before, I'll never see you sad again. I'm here for you. If you want to do anything, just tell me."

Jian Yue sneered: "What do I need to do? Even if I do nothing, the people around me will leave me. See, hasn't this proven everything?"

Bai Jianan said, "How could that be? Your family has been by your side from beginning to end, and has never left."

He wanted to say that he would never leave her, but when he opened his mouth, he talked about her family instead. Seeing the pain in Jian Yue's eyes, his heart ached unbearably.

"Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang, something bad has happened! Sister Xiao Wan has packed her bags and gone down the mountain for some reason."

"what?"

Jian Yue suddenly stood up and said, "This is nothing, it shouldn't be enough for her to come down the mountain. Did she say anything?"

The man said, "She didn't say anything, she was in a hurry, she wouldn't answer any questions, and she even injured Aunt Zhao who was trying to stop her."

Jian Yue's expression changed. She turned around, flipped through the bed, and her face turned pale. She turned and chased after him outside, with Bai Jianan following closely behind.

"Bai Xiaowan, you really did right by me."

Down the mountain, Bai Xiaowan stood behind Qiu Lingyu, not daring to look at Jian Yue. Qiu Lingyu smiled and said, "My sister, look, I got this thing so easily. You still lost."

Jian Yue ignored Qiu Lingyu and stared directly at Bai Xiaowan: "Why?"

Qiu Lingyu laughed: "What else could it be? To live! Those disgusting and terrifying Gu worms, do you think everyone is as unafraid as you are? People have to think about themselves. Isn't it good to live? Why should we suffer with you?"

Jian Yue continued to look at Bai Xiaowan: "Is it true? Is what she said your idea?"

Bai Xiaowan finally had to raise her head under Jian Yue's unwavering gaze, but she still dared not meet Jian Yue's eyes. After a long while, she forced herself to say, "Yes, that's how it is. I'm scared. Such a disgusting thing, just like that, made Jiuwan die. Jiuwan was more powerful than me, and he died so tragically. How could I not be scared?"

You are our leader, but you not only fail to protect us, you also bring us disaster. I really don't dare to have a leader like you. Shangguan Jianyue, I know I have wronged you by doing this, but I want to live. Ask anyone on the mountain if they don't want to live.

So don't blame me, I had no other choice. I couldn't let everyone on the mountain die with you.

Jian Yue tilted her head, then suddenly laughed, her eyes filled with even deeper sarcasm: "So, you stole my things and gave them to this woman in front of you? And then what? You think you can just drive her out of Riliang Mountain? Don't forget, this is my territory. I'm the one who brought you from being a wanderer to where you have food and clothing now. Your lives are mine. Even if I take your lives now, you shouldn't have any complaints."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaowan suddenly retorted angrily, "Is this how you view those of us who have risked our lives for you?"

Jian Yue laughed: "Then how am I supposed to see it? Do you still have the right to talk to me about risking your life? You've sold everything I have to this person in front of you, what right do you have left?"

Bai Xiaowan was speechless, her face flushed red as she couldn't utter a word. Qiu Lingyu, however, laughed and said, "I think her choice was not wrong. Everyone has selfish desires, including you. Otherwise, why would you say that their lives are yours?"

If you have no ulterior motives, why gather these people together? Isn't it just to create a fallback plan for yourself? It's just a pity that your selfish motives are crystal clear to everyone.

Bai Jianan pulled Jian Yue into his arms from behind, and the trembling body in his arms made him tighten his grip.

"Don't be afraid, you are not alone."