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

Cheng Guyuan rolled her eyes at her and said, "It's all your fault. You said such shameless and shocking things that you frightened me. I won't touch you."

Bai Xiaowan stopped laughing, shook her head, and was then attracted by what was in her hand. She asked curiously, "What are you doing? You remember embroidering something like this before."

Cheng Guyuan smiled and said, "These are embroidered bibs for Sister Yue's child. We'll start making them now. There will be bibs, tiger-head shoes, and clothes, etc. When Sister Yue gives birth, she won't have to worry about anything."

Bai Xiaowan couldn't help but click her tongue: "Wow, you've prepared this early enough. This baby is probably not even as big as a fingernail yet, right?"

Cheng Guyuan ignored her and said, "It will definitely grow, so prepare early so you won't be nervous when the time comes."

Bai Xiaowan nodded seriously, then turned to Jian Yue and asked, "Speaking of which, are you really not going to marry him? If your belly gets any bigger, you really won't be able to wear your wedding dress."

Cheng Guyuan also looked up, her face full of worry, and said, "Yes, Sister Yue, this will also make people gossip about us."

Bai Xiaowan immediately scoffed, "What are you afraid of, Sister Yue?"

Jian Yue smiled and said, "Of course not."

Bai Xiaowan said, "But in the end, there's nothing between you two, so why do you have to do this? You already have a child, what's the difference? Are you afraid of marriage?"

Jian Yue paused, and after a long while, she said, "That might be part of the reason! But what bothers me more is that he actually shamefully spread rumors about me and him in the village. Can you imagine how humiliating that is for me? How can I not stand up for myself?"

Bai Xiaowan rolled her eyes and said, "So pretentious! You did it and you can't even say anything? Besides, he didn't abandon you after starting something; he even went to apologize in person and insisted on marrying you. And that Chu Tianyi guy, he protected you the moment he saw you. I think that's enough!"

Jian Yue raised an eyebrow and laughed, "Hey Bai Xiaowan, what kind of medicine did he give you? Why are you speaking up for him like this? Are you on my side or his? You're a traitor!"

Bai Xiaowan said, "What do you mean by betraying your own people? This is the truth. If you ask me, your pretentiousness is just a result of being spoiled. If a man treated me this well, I would be happy to chase after him even if he wanted to marry me."

Yueyue, there are so few good men these days. I think your brother is pretty good, but unfortunately he's Rong Ye's type. I thought Mr. Jia was quite nice, but who would have thought he'd be a short-lived hero. I thought that deputy head of the Qilin Pavilion was pretty good, but who would have thought he'd be such a greedy and wicked person.

So what I'm saying is, if you find a good man, grab him while you can. Even though no one can take this good man away from you, you don't want something like what happened with Heli Hong to happen again, right?

Bai Xiaowan's words were too direct, but they hit the nail on the head. Although Jian Yue did not give a clear response, she understood what she was saying and her heart tightened.

Bai Xiaowan was right. Heli Hong's matter had always been a thorn in her side. Watching the veil that was clearly hers being placed on another woman's head, watching her fiancé forget that he had married another woman.

Sometimes, you only realize how important something is when you lose it. It's not that she doesn't value Bai Jianan; otherwise, she wouldn't have kept pushing him away when she discovered that danger lurked all around her.

Now that the crisis has passed, and Bai Jianan is determined to follow her to the death, how could she not be moved? Otherwise, that absurd night wouldn't have happened. However, that thorn in her side remains, like a fishbone stuck in her throat.

Now that Bai Xiaowan had enlightened her, Jian Yue seemed to have a sudden realization and hesitated before saying, "What you said makes some sense. Let me think about it."

Bai Xiaowan smiled slightly, glanced at the door, and thought to herself, "This is all I can do to help you. The rest is up to you."

Outside the door, Bai Jianan chuckled as he hid behind it. If he weren't so prone to drinking, he really could have jumped up.

After keeping a low profile for so long, it's finally going to blossom and bear fruit. This is a joyous occasion. Thinking this, he turned around and went to find Bai Haitang to prepare for an unprecedentedly grand wedding.

Three more days passed, and Bai Xiaowan's matter was finally resolved. Jian Yue didn't know exactly how the matter was handled, but she learned some things from Bai Xiaowan's words.

The entire family, except for Bai Xiaowan's father, was treated terribly. The father even knelt down in front of Bai Xiaowan and begged for forgiveness. In the end, Bai Xiaowan let the whole family go, but that was all; they didn't keep a single penny of their money.

The man who was following Bai Xiaowan was ruthlessly crippled by her, and from then on, he was destined to be without women. This was a major event in Yuanzhou Prefecture.

However, in the end, the matter was dropped. After all, no matter how powerful the local bully is, he can't be as powerful as the Qilin Pavilion, can he?

After hearing that Bai Jianan had actually gotten involved, Jian Yue understood why Bi Xiaowan had been praising Bai Jianan so much. She was speechless and felt wronged. It turned out that the character "Bai" could indeed not be written in two different ways.

However, she did not blame anyone. Although Bai Xiaowan was helping Bai Jianan, what she said was true. Bai Xiaowan never acted on emotion. If she spoke, it was always for Jian Yue's good. Jian Yue appreciated this sentiment.

The three women had been wandering around Yuanzhou Prefecture for half a month. Since Jian Yue was six months pregnant, Bai Jianan and Bai Haitang followed her around as laborers. They had originally planned to go to other places, but because Jian Yue's health was somewhat unstable, they discussed it and decided to return to the village.

Jian Yue and her group rushed back to the village and happened to run into Shangguan Hanque, who was bringing Hua Xiangrong back. When the group met, Jian Yue was immediately excited, but when she got close to Hua Xiangrong and met those wolf-like eyes, she realized that she still hadn't regained her memory.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't disappointed, but it was also a consolation that they finally found me.

"It's good that you're back. We can take care of the rest later. Cousin, hurry up and take your sister back. Grandpa and Uncle will be very happy."

Shangguan Hanque nodded, about to say something, when he saw Hua Xiangrong nervously clutching his sleeve, so he could only give up and said, "We'll talk about it later, let's go back first."

Jian Yue nodded, and then saw Shangguan Hanque leading Hua Xiangrong toward their courtyard. Jian Yue sighed, "I hope Sister Hua is alright."

Bai Jianan stepped forward to support her and said, "She'll be fine. The fact that she was able to come back with Shangguan Hanque means that she still remembers him."

Bai Xiaowan chimed in, "Yeah, don't think too much about it, Lie. Look, she didn't even glance at me the whole time, and I wasn't sad, was I? As long as she's alright, she'll get better eventually. Okay, let's go back. We'll hunt a wild rabbit for a treat tonight, perfect..."

"Be careful."

Shangguan Hanque warned, catching Bai Xiaowan off guard. She felt a sharp pain in her cheek and fell heavily to the ground. Everyone was shocked, and then they saw Hua Xiangrong standing to the side, her fingernails still stained with blood, coldly saying, "Hunting is not allowed."

Bai Xiaowan immediately yelled angrily, "What's wrong with you? What do you mean you can't hunt? Is eating meat illegal? Have you lost your memory or are you out of your mind? My dear Rong Ye, I make a living with my looks."

Hua Xiangrong did nothing else but continue, "Hunting is not allowed."

Shangguan Hanque stepped forward and hugged Hua Xiangrong tightly, saying, "Don't be afraid, they're not hunting, they're just joking."

Bai Xiaowan couldn't help but stand up and angrily asked, "What on earth is going on?"

Shangguan Hanque said, "It's a long story. The reason she's alright is because of the wolf pack's rescue. So, after losing her memory, she's been with those wolves and they all followed her to Riliang Mountain. The rabbits in the mountain are the wolves' prey, so you're not allowed to steal them."

Hunting is prohibited.

Hua Xiangrong kept repeating this sentence, and Jian Yue said, "Sister Hua really knows how to communicate with animals. Could it be that the baby rescued her with the wolf pack?"

As soon as Jian Yue finished speaking, Hua Xiangrong's gaze fell on her face. Seeing this, Jian Yue smiled and said, "Sister, is your baby really with you? Lu Zhe really didn't hurt him?"

"Do not."

Hua Xiangrong pursed her lips and said, "My darling is dead."

Jian Yue was taken aback: "How did he die?"

"insect."

Jian Yue immediately understood and said, "Did it risk its life to protect you and escape?"

Hua Xiangrong remained silent, but her eyes told Jian Yue that this was indeed the case. Shangguan Hanque said, "Let's go back and talk about it. It's very cold here, and her health isn't very good."

Jian Yue nodded and looked at Bai Xiaowan, saying, "Go and treat your wound first. It's so cold, don't catch a cold."

Bai Xiaowan angrily pointed at Hua Xiangrong for a long time before finally squeezing out a sentence: "Fine, you're Master Rong, you're the boss, and you're a patient, so I won't argue with you. We'll settle this score when you're better."

She stormed off, and Jian Yue shook her head helplessly, following behind Shangguan Han Que, saying, "She's probably heartbroken. Back in the mountains, she was closest to Sister Hua. Now that Sister Hua doesn't recognize her, she's upset but has to pretend nothing's wrong."

Bai Haitang laughed and said, "This is what happens when you're so concerned about saving face that you suffer for it."

Hua Xiangrong turned to Jian Yue and asked, "Do you know about the baby?"

Jian Yue nodded: "Not only does she know, but she is also human. She is a gray wolf, very well-behaved, never attacks people randomly, and has a very good relationship with you, treating you as family. I remember the first time I met you, besides a bird, there was only this one by your side."

At that time, I didn't intentionally pass by that forest. After all, there were too many wild animals, and it wasn't safe. Who knew I would encounter it? It desperately drove me in one direction, and then I saw you lying in a pool of blood.

"You probably don't know why I saved you back then without asking for anything in return! It's because I was not only threatened by a wolf, but I was also forced to accept a lot of his rewards. Just imagine receiving a bloody prey every day back then—although I was finally not going to starve, it was still terrifying."