A concubine? You're more like a joke. I'd rather send you to your death.

"Luo'er, tell me what I should do. Do you expect me to kill Qianqian?"

Bai Hao seemed to have no strength left.

“I will kill her myself. Those who hurt me must pay the price. If my mother died at Zhang Yuyao’s hands, I will kill her without hesitation. Don’t act as if I am so vicious. Without my suffering, what right does Father have to say such things today?”

After Bai Luoluo finished speaking, she strode out without the slightest hesitation.

Sometimes, tolerance only emboldens others. Bai Hao wasn't unaware of Bai Qianqian's nasty words today; he simply pretended not to hear them.

Watching the departing figure, Bai Hao clutched his head in anguish.

What should he do? They are all his own flesh and blood; he can't bear to give up either of them.

Why can't we be more understanding of him?

What he didn't know was that his wife and daughter had long since died, and the Bai Luoluo of today was not his beloved daughter.

Bai Luoluo returned to her residence and entered the space in the blink of an eye.

When she came back today, she secretly took a few strands of Bai Hao's hair. Just now, she deliberately pulled a few strands from Bai Qianqian. She wanted to see if the vicious green tea was Bai Hao's child.

Bai Luoluo started getting a paternity test.

After returning to the palace, the Emperor began to send people to investigate the matter of Consort Yun from that year.

He was torn between wanting to know the truth and fearing that Consort Yun had not betrayed him.

At that moment, he looked several years older.

The Empress was in her own palace, her face looking slightly pale.

The Emperor has already sent people to investigate Consort Yun's past affairs. If the truth is found, she will surely die.

It was truly unexpected that her son was the chosen one.

All of today's troubles are due to that bitch Bai Luoluo; how dare she do such a thing.

"Someone, inform the assassins that whoever kills Bai Luoluo will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold."

The shadow guard knelt on the ground.

"Yes."

"Bai Luoluo, even if I am crippled, you will still die."

The Empress's tone was full of hatred. She had been plotting for so long, but she never expected to be deceived by such a fool.

..........

The next morning, Zhang Yuyao began shouting and screaming in the mansion, wanting to see Bai Hao.

Bai Hao had a headache from the noise, so he had no choice but to see her.

"General, it's all my fault. Please save Qianqian. She's still young and shouldn't waste her life with the Third Prince."

Zhang Yuyao knelt on the ground, crying, her whole body trembling slightly. At this moment, she was truly afraid.

All their hopes were pinned on Bai Qianqian, who thought that becoming the Third Prince's concubine would bring her good days.

In fact, after all these years, she still understands Bai Hao's personality very well. He is indeed loyal and affectionate, but he is also indecisive.

He was kind to her because of Zhang Yuxue, but later it was out of a sense of indebtedness.

He was angry and furious when she tried to seduce him, but he didn't actually do anything to her.

After all, she was a young girl back then, and perhaps for a moment Bai Hao also had a slight liking for her.

Even though he hasn't touched her for so many years, he actually feels guilty, otherwise he wouldn't have entrusted the entire General's Mansion to her management.

All these years I kept Bai Luoluo around to curry favor with her, but now I deeply regret it. I should have executed her sooner.

Looking at Zhang Yuyao, who was sobbing uncontrollably, Bai Hao's expression was tinged with helplessness.

Did he want his daughter to be imprisoned for life? In the current situation, he had no way to speak to the emperor.

“What kind of behavior is this, crying and sobbing? This matter is still unresolved.”

Bai Hao's tone was stern.

"I was bewitched back then, but that night the general was also drunk and mistook me for his sister. Over the years, the general has never stepped into my room, and I have no complaints. It's just that I only have one daughter, Qianqian. Could the general please speak to the emperor about canceling the arranged marriage?"

Zhang Yuyao looked at Bai Hao pitifully with tears in her eyes.

In fact, Zhang Yuyao is also very beautiful, but this statement makes it sound as if she is someone who compromises and makes concessions.

Bai Hao frowned, as if he had never seen Zhang Yuyao cry like this before.

He was drunk that year and mistook her for someone else; she was innocent.

It was his fault that he had been living a life of widowhood all these years. Everything in the General's Mansion could be given to her as compensation, but Luo'er should not have suffered this harm. The matter of poisoning is now beyond proof, but he also knows that it was Zhang Yuya who did it.

Perhaps she hated herself, which is why she targeted Luo'er.

"I was wrong to you back then, but you shouldn't have hurt Luo'er. She is the only bloodline left by your elder sister. Now, Qian'er's matter is not so simple. I will deal with the Emperor, but there is one thing you must answer truthfully."

"I have some grievances and have done some wrong things. I have been thinking a lot these past few days. I was bewitched. Thank you for your understanding, General. Please ask me. I know and will answer truthfully."

Seeing that there was still a chance, Zhang Yuyao didn't care about anything else. As long as she admitted her mistake and acted pitiful, she was certain that Bai Hao wouldn't kill her directly because of the poisoning.

"Is Xue'er's death related to you?"

At this moment, Bai Hao stared intently at her, not missing a single expression on her face.

She was a delicate woman, and the cold aura emanating from Bai Hao made her heart pound.

Why ask this question today? Does he know something?

At this moment, Zhang Yuyao was terrified, but she pretended to be calm on the surface.

"My elder sister suffered a difficult childbirth and severe bleeding. The imperial physician came to confirm the diagnosis. I don't understand what the general means by this."

Zhang Yuyao looked innocent and confused, as if she didn't understand Bai Hao's meaning.

Seeing her like this, Bai Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems she didn't do anything bad to Xue'er, which is good.

Once Luo'er kills Zhang Yuyao, Qianqian will probably hate her. The two sisters should support each other.

"There may be something wrong with Xue'er's cause of death. I only suspect whether it was really a massive hemorrhage."

Bai Hao spoke calmly, probing once more.

These words made Zhang Yuyao tremble. She suppressed her fear, her fingers digging deep into her flesh, telling herself that she must not panic.

“My elder sister had always been in good health, but childbirth was a brush with death for her. Even the imperial physicians couldn’t cure her. I watched helplessly as she grew thinner and thinner. I wanted to pray and chant scriptures every day, but I never expected that she still couldn’t make it and passed away a few days later.”

Zhang Yuyao's eyes reddened slightly, and at this moment she shed tears of fear.

In Bai Hao's eyes, this was because she missed Xue'er and was a genuine expression of her feelings. He had seen the close relationship between the sisters back then and the scene of them chanting sutras and praying to Buddha every day.

"Alright, I just feel that Xue'er shouldn't have died like this. I know you were kind back then."

Bai Hao's tone softened a bit. Regardless of what Xue'er had asked him to take care of her younger sister before she died, he shouldn't doubt it.

The imperial physician diagnosed that the incident was likely caused by Luo'er overthinking things.

There's been a big misunderstanding; the child is too stubborn.

It seems I need to find an opportunity to explain things properly to Luo'er, lest she get too agitated and do something rash.