20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 208

After the banquet at "Juxiang House" was over, Bai Yuqing also took a carriage back to her parents' house.

The heavy snow had just stopped, and the yard was quiet. The windows of each room were dark and silent.

The young aunt's shoulders sank, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then she walked slowly to her own room and knocked on the door twice.

After a while, the old woman who was responsible for taking care of Xiaoxue opened the door and said softly: "Young aunt is back! The young lady just fell asleep, and she has been clamoring to go out to find you just now!"

"Ah That's good."

Bai Yuqing showed a tired smile. The fatigue was real, and she was indeed tired tonight. The smile was also real, and she finally completed the important task of making peace.

The old woman smiled and asked, "Young aunt and grandma have just come back. Do you want to heat something up?"

"No, it's so late at night. Everyone in the room is asleep, so don't disturb everyone anymore."

"Hey, okay, young aunt, I'm going back first. You can rest early."

Bai Yuqing was unable to cope, so she just nodded and hurried into the house, closed the door and locked it.

The old woman walked through the house and returned to the servant's room to rest.

The yard became quiet again.

After about a cup of tea, the door to the backyard was suddenly slowly pushed open, and the howling cold wind covered up the creaking sound of the door panel.

Bai Guoping's eldest son, Mr. Ma, was the first to poke his head out and look into the front yard for a moment, then turned his head and waved behind him.

Immediately afterwards, the other concubines followed her and slipped out of the backyard one after another. They lifted their skirts, tiptoed, and stuck their heads out. They ran through the front yard like thieves and ran straight to the livestock shed behind the concierge.

After Trumpet Mouth left, the old man who was the concierge also served as the coachman. He always had a straight face and kept a serious smile. The old horse in the shed seemed a little lonely because of this.

The old porter took off the harness, took off the saddle, took off the horse's bit, and put some night food in the old horse's trough.

After finishing this task, he turned around again and heard a "Gah" sound, which almost scared the old man.

But behind him, he saw shadowy figures, six or seven women standing with long hair reaching their waists and three-inch golden lotuses. Their faces were makeup-free and reflected in the snow. They were as pale as paper and bloodless.

"Oh my-"

"Hush! Don't scream!" Ma, the leader, scolded softly.

The old concierge was startled, blinked, and felt that the voice sounded familiar, so he plucked up the courage and asked stammeringly: "Young, Young Mistress?"

"Nonsense, besides us, who else could be there?"

The old concierge looked up and down and said doubtfully: "No, young lady, you don't look like this during the day!"

Mr. Ma glared and said angrily: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will kick you out tomorrow!"

"Hey, don't, don't, don't!" The old concierge waved his hands and begged for mercy, "Young ladies, where did you say this? I, I didn't make any mistakes!"

Ma took a step forward and said aggressively: "Let me ask you, where did you take Bai Yuqing tonight?"

"This...this..." the old concierge said hesitantly, "My young aunt won't let me say it. How about you go ask her?"

"You bastard! Don't you know whose food you are eating from? I think you are so confused that you can't even tell who is the master and who is the guest, right?"

There was a concubine beside her who was pretending to be powerful and yelled: "Sister, what nonsense are you talking to him? He refuses to say anything. I will tell the old lady tomorrow to coax him away! The old lady is partial to her daughter, how can she be partial to him?"

"That's right, even if we are in trouble, is it still a big deal to drive him away?"

"Old Wu, you have to think carefully about whether you will offend her alone or all of us!"

The old concierge was sandwiched between the masters on both sides and stamped his feet anxiously: "Hey, young mistress, you, aren't you making things difficult for me!"

Ma said with relief: "Old Wu, you have to speak conscientiously. Why should I embarrass you? Just say it, we won't sell you."

Although the old concierge knew that Bai Yuqing could afford this family, he, like several concubines, still felt that his young aunt was an outsider. After thinking about it for a while, he relaxed and said "Juxiang" He told the whole story about Jiang Xiaodao's banquet at the "Lower".

When the concubine of the house heard this, she was so angry that her mouth and eyes were twisted, and her whole body was shaking.

"Look, can I still say that I'm wrong?" Ma immediately became angry, "I told you a long time ago that Bai Yuqing is a white-eyed wolf. It's not enough to give money to the enemy. This guy also wants to Inviting people to dinner is really embarrassing! I think back when Dad and Guoping were here, when did our Bai family suffer from this kind of anger!"

The rest of the people agreed.

"It's so irritating! What's the point of letting her continue to be the head of the family? Our Bai family will all have the surname Jiang from now on!"

"Hey, tell me, did she cooperate with that Jiang Xiaodao inside and outside, and use some excuse to make peace to move out all the property Guobing left us and transfer it to herself?" "I think that's right. Maybe she even got a kickback!"

"She also said that maybe the worker's compensation was secretly kept secret by herself!"

"Hey, tell me, why did our old man give birth to such an unfilial daughter?"

The more people talked, the more angry they became.

The old concierge saw something was wrong, and immediately said with a smile on his face: "Young lady, why don't you... you nag you, if nothing happens, I will go back first. This matter tonight... you just take it seriously You didn’t see me, okay?”

"Look at your cowardice, why are you afraid of her?" Ma glanced disdainfully, "Go away, get out of here!"

After the old concierge left, these geniuses began to discuss "countermeasures" again.

Naturally, Ma was the first to bear the brunt. He first listed Bai Yuqing's "crimes" in detail, and then started to talk about his own plan.

"Although our Bai family is short of manpower, after all, we still have money. If we have money, we have connections. We don't ask for revenge, but at least we won't be driven out of Fengtian like this. Is it possible that you are willing to leave your hometown?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"That's alright!" Ma continued, "I was making calculations earlier. Why do you guys think the Japanese people suddenly stopped helping us? If you ask me, it's definitely Bai Yuqing who can't do things and offended others. If it were me, I would immediately establish good relations with the Japanese people, and then use the money given to Jiang Xiaodao to unclog the people in the patrol station and patrol camp. After seven or eight years, our Bai family can still stand up."

Not to mention, there are really people who can't figure out how much they weigh and are willing to take the lead in praising them.

"Isn't that right! At first, the old man was suppressed by Zhou Yunfu, but didn't he survive it in the end? Why can't he do it now that she is here!"

"Hey! Needless to say, my ability is not enough! Without that diamond, I have to stop the porcelain work, and I will cause trouble!"

Ma felt happy in her heart and happy in her mouth. She took advantage of the situation and said, "Sisters, let me tell you the truth. No matter how much we quarrel on weekdays, it's just a matter of family behind closed doors. Now this is the key point. At the stall, we must all be open to the public!"

"Sister, seeing what you said, why are we following you here in the middle of the night?"

Ma nodded and said, "Good sisters! If everyone can trust me, we will work together to drive that Bai Yuqing out! Then, each of our houses will be in charge of their own money, and no one will have to look at her!"

Although everyone agreed with these words, after thinking about it, they felt that it was really difficult to implement it.

"Oh, I'm afraid this won't work. You've all seen that the old lady is very partial. At this juncture, she will definitely not agree to let Bai Yuqing move out."

Others said disdainfully: "It's okay if you don't move out, then just take out the keys and let us take charge!"

"It's a bit difficult. She is so greedy. How could she hand over the key by herself? The old lady probably has to protect her."

Everyone said something to each other, and they all started arguing.

"Okay! It's agreed, let's talk to the outside world unanimously!"

Ma snorted coldly, looked sideways in the direction of the west wing, gritted his teeth and said: "A person who knows the current affairs is a hero. If she is willing to be decent, we will give her some dignity, but if she dares to bite her nose, don't blame her. We’re not welcome anymore.”

As the saying goes, the most poisonous thing is a woman's heart.

The concubines saw a cold light flashing in her eyes, and felt their hearts tightening.

"Sister, are you trying to..."

"Ah? Well, then I don't dare. Besides, then... can the old lady bear it?"

"Coward! You give up at the critical moment! Are you afraid?" Ma scolded with disdain, "You are still the concubine of a big family, and you don't even look at it. Anyone with a little money and influence, Who is not fighting to the death? She, Bai Yuqing, is sitting on top of us and shitting. You are still here to be afraid of this and that. When she eats us, she won't even spit out a bone!"

Someone asked tremblingly: "Then...sister, what do you have in mind?"

Ma stood on tiptoes, stretched her neck, looked around, and then whispered: "It's not convenient to talk here. Let's go back to the backyard and discuss it later."

After saying that, everyone was about to leave, but Ma stopped again and warned: "I'm going to say something ugly first. Everyone who has seen what happened today has a share. If anyone dares to tell the truth, don't blame me for being rude!" "

The concubines were accustomed to relying on the courage and power of others. They were only greedy but had no independent opinions. Now that they were frightened by Mr. Ma, they were stunned on the spot and could only nod their heads.

Afterwards, Mrs. Ma led the others, stepping on the snow crunchingly, tiptoeing back to the backyard and closing the door.

The yard was still quiet, except for a few more rows of footprints on the snow, everything seemed the same as before.

However, it was these rows of footprints in the courtyard that, illuminated by the moonlight, were reflected on the glass window of the west wing, right in front of the young aunt of the Bai family.

Bai Yuqing stood at the window, with a cold face, staring silently at the night outside the window...

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