She loses if she divorces, the reborn mistress only divorces her husband

Chen didn't achieve her goal, but was scolded instead. She hated it in her heart and looked even more aggrieved, "Mother-in-law, don't you believe in Xuan'er and me? We..."

"Shut up." Old Madam Bai interrupted her, "You go down first, and don't mention this matter again."

She had actually been there for a while, and after hearing the story Li Jingwan made up, she had to come forward.

Although Chen's mother and daughter were wrong to spread rumors about Bai Yiyi, they cannot be accused of murdering Bai Yiyi, otherwise, it would be a disgrace to the Bai family.

She made the final decision, "Yiyi returned home safely, and there was no other incident. No one is allowed to mention it again. As for Miss Xiaowan's speculation just now, it was just a joke. Don't take it seriously."

Li Jingwan originally wanted to protect Bai Yiyi's reputation. Now that Old Madam Bai has come forward, she has to give the other party some face.

"Old Madam Bai, please understand. I am just like Madam Bai. I am just speaking my own speculations, not the facts."

At the same time, she stated that if Chen dared to slander Bai Yiyi again, she would not dare to mention it again.

Bai Lixuan had never suffered such a big loss before, let alone in front of so many people, she was immediately unhappy.

"Grandma, you can't be so partial. It's obviously..."

Before she finished her words, the housekeeper of the Bai Mansion suddenly came over with a servant, "Madam, the master wants you and the eldest lady to go now."

He looked at Li Jingwan again, and said respectfully, "Please ask Miss Xiaowan to go as well."

Li Jingwan nodded.

The identity she now claims to the public is Xiaowan, who works for Chu Tingyu. The fact that the housekeeper called out this name means that Bai Hong already knows Chu Tingyu's identity.

Chen was puzzled and dissatisfied, "Why ask her to do that?!"

"Stop talking!" Old Lady Bai slammed her cane on the ground and scolded, "Why are you, a woman, asking questions?"

Chen immediately shut up and lowered her head in hatred.

Bai Yiyi was also confused and looked at Li Jingwan.

Li Jingwan blinked at her, indicating that she didn't need to worry.

The three of them went to Bai Hong's yard, and all the servants inside were called out, and the housekeeper stood guard at the gate of the yard.

Old Madam Bai immediately realized that Xiaowan beside her had a noble background. She had some questions in her mind but did not speak them out.

Entering the flower hall, Li Jingwan saw Chu Tingyu sitting on the upper seat, with two guards behind him, and Xiang Mingfang sitting on his left.

Bai Hong stood on the other side with a very respectful look.

"Dad." Bai Yiyi spoke first, and after recognizing Chu Tingyu, she said, "Mr. Chu."

Bai Hong was shocked. How could Bai Yiyi know Chu Tingyu?

He hurriedly said, "Yiyi, please don't be rude. Come and meet His Royal Highness Prince Jing."

"Ah?" Bai Yiyi was stunned.

This person turned out to be Prince Jing!

Madam Bai was the first to react. She touched her and knelt down to salute, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness Prince Jing."

Bai Yiyi then knelt down.

"Old Madam, please stand up." Chu Tingyu stood up and made a gesture of helping her. "Today is the old madam's birthday. I hope you can forgive me for coming to your house in such a presumptuous way."

Madam Bai said respectfully, "It is a great honor for the Bai family that His Royal Highness Prince Jing has come to visit us. It brings honor to the Bai Mansion."

"Your Highness, I am sorry for the poor hospitality." Bai Hong's voice was still very excited.

He must go to the temple tomorrow to burn incense and thank all the gods for letting him have such good luck to meet Chu Tingyu.

Although Chu Tingyu was wearing casual clothes and did not look for him, he remembered Chu Tingyu.

Three years ago, the war in the northwest was tense and there was a blizzard. The imperial team transporting food and fodder failed to arrive on time. The northwest army was facing the risk of running out of food. Lu Fa and Gao Yuanjia found the Tacheng Chamber of Commerce and wanted to borrow some food from them to tide over the difficulties.

At that time, as a representative of the Chamber of Commerce, he went to the Northwest Camp with several other people to express his willingness to donate food.

When Lu Fa received them, Chu Tingyu also came forward to express his gratitude.

Although they had met for a short time, he remembered Chu Tingyu's appearance.

Not only is he handsome, but he also has a strong aura. Even though he is young, these old businessmen are awed by him.

So when he came out of the yard just now, he recognized Chu Tingyu in the crowd at a glance, and hurriedly welcomed him into the yard. Then, according to Chu Tingyu's instructions, he invited Bai Yiyi and the other two over.

Chu Tingyu asked Madam Bai to sit down, and then said, "I came to visit you today mainly for two things."

Bai Hong looked loyal, "Your Majesty, please tell me. No matter what it is, I am willing to sacrifice my life and I will definitely complete it."

Old Madam Bai stared at him and signaled him to be more calm.

"Does the Bai family run a pharmacy called Shengyitang in the capital of Xirong?" Chu Tingyu asked.

"Yes." Bai Hong was very familiar with his own business, but he didn't know why Chu Tingyu suddenly brought it up, so he answered carefully.

"It's mainly about shipping some medicines from Shengchao for sale, and the scale is not very large. The people in the medicine shop are all old people who have been working there for a long time and have clean backgrounds."

"But is he from the Bai family?"

Bai Hong paused for a moment, "Your Highness, the Holy Medical Hall was my late wife's dowry, and the people in the shop were sent by the Tian family. Your Highness, is there something wrong with the medicine shop..."

He was a little anxious, but he hoped there would be no problems, so he added, "Your Majesty, the people who run the shop are all from the Tian family. I am just in charge of the accounts, and I don't know anything else."

Bai Yiyi couldn't help but said, "Dad, Mom runs the medicine shop herself, there will be absolutely no problem."

Bai Hong looked a little embarrassed. He glared at her and suppressed his dissatisfaction, "I didn't ask you to speak."

Chu Tingyu said, "The medicine shop is fine. This king wants to do business with you and needs to borrow your medicine shop to do something."

"Your Highness, please take it." Bai Hong breathed a sigh of relief. "If you don't mind, please accept it."

I can't wait to hand over the shop deed now.

"I don't run a medicine shop, so what use is there for this shop?" Chu Tingyu smiled, "You can send a reliable person to assist me. After the task is completed, I will reward you handsomely."

Bai Hong knelt down excitedly, "It is my blessing that the prince has taken a liking to me. I am willing and do not need any reward."

Madam Bai reminded, "Bai Hong, the person you choose must be reliable and quiet. Check their background thoroughly and don't let any trouble happen at this time..."

"Don't worry, mother. I understand." Bai Hong nodded hurriedly and said to Chu Tingyu, "Your Majesty, I will carefully select people I can trust."

Chu Tingyu reminded, "Don't let anyone else know about this."

Bai Hong wanted to point his finger at the heavens and swear, "I understand, I guarantee with my life that I will not leak the secret."

Without Chu Tingyu telling him, he knew the importance of this matter. After all, the matter that made Prince Jing come to him in person to discuss it was of great importance.

If this matter is handled well, the Bai family will not only move to a higher level, but will ascend to heaven.

Moreover, Chu Tingyu is the only prince, and people privately discuss that he will become the emperor.

If this is true, then he is a follower of the dragon!

The more Bai Hong thought about it, the more excited he became. He tried his best to suppress his excitement and asked, "My Lord, do you have any other instructions?"

Chu Tingyu did not say anything, but introduced Li Jingwan first, "Miss Xiaowan works for me. She met the eldest lady of the Bai family a few days ago, so I came to visit her today."

The Li family is well-known in the northwest. Bai Yiyi already knows Li Jingwan's true identity, but she promised not to tell it, and she did not mention a word after returning to the Bai Mansion.

Li Jingwan said as she had just said in the inner courtyard, "I returned to Tacheng a few days ago, traveling with Miss Bai. It was already late when we entered the city, and I had important matters to attend to, so I was unable to visit you."

"Miss Xiaowan, you are working for the prince, your work is the most important." Bai Hong said quickly, "It is a great honor for me to travel with you."

Li Jingwan smiled and said, "Master Bai, the second thing the prince wanted to talk about just now is related to Miss Bai."

"Miss Xiaowan, please speak."

"That day, Miss Bai encountered the Xirong cavalry and hid in the woods to escape. She happened to meet me, so we returned to the city together."

"Miss Bai was eager to return home and had no time to wash up, and I was also busy with other things and could not go with her. Some gossip has been circulating in the past two days."

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Bai wanted to stop it, but Chu Tingyu was there, so she didn't dare to say anything. She secretly cursed Chen and her daughter for being stupid and saying that they could cause trouble with their words.

Bai Yiyi pursed her lips and her nose began to feel sore again.

Li Jingwan actually came here specifically for her matter.

"When I went to the inner courtyard just now, Madam Chen and Miss Bai Er took the initiative to mention in public that Miss Bai had a bad reputation after encountering the Western Rong cavalry that day. They didn't care about Miss Bai's reputation as an unmarried woman at all. I really felt sorry for Miss Bai."

"So I hope Mr. Bai can handle this matter well, put an end to the rumors, and not let Miss Bai suffer any injustice."

These words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing the excitement burning in Bai Hong's heart.

A woman's reputation is not only important to her, but also the face of her family.

Now that the people around Chu Tingyu say this, doesn't it mean that he doesn't manage his family well and has poor moral character?

"This...this...they...they..." He was so scared that his face turned pale and he couldn't speak clearly for a moment. He swallowed and calmed down a little.

"They are all talking nonsense! Yiyi is the eldest daughter of the Bai family. She has been careful with her words and deeds since she was a child. She has always been polite and courteous. She returned to the city with Miss Xiaowan a few days ago. How could her reputation be damaged?"

"Your Majesty, Miss Xiaowan, rest assured that I will handle this matter well and no one will dare to bring it up again."

Li Jingwan didn't intend to let this matter go easily, otherwise Bai Yiyi would suffer in the future.

"Master Bai, I just said in the inner courtyard that I can testify that Miss Bai and I returned to the city together, but Madam Bai and Second Miss Bai have never believed it. Instead, they made the rumor sound very serious. I even suspect that they colluded with the Xirong cavalry to deliberately harm Miss Bai."

This time even Old Madam Bai's expression changed. She could no longer sit still and stood up and knelt down, "Your Majesty, please understand. The Bai family would never dare to do such a treasonous thing."

"It was the Chen mother and daughter who deliberately framed Yiyi in order to win favor. I am incompetent in managing my family. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

"Please punish me, Your Majesty." Bai Hong said tremblingly. At this moment, he hated Chen mother and daughter to death.

"Grandma." Bai Yiyi knelt beside her, "Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with grandma and father. Miss Xiaowan has cleared up the misunderstanding for me just now. Please forgive grandma and father."

Hearing Bai Yiyi taking the initiative to plead for them, Bai Hong felt deeply relieved, but also a little guilty.

Since Tian passed away, he didn't care about her much. He also punished her several times because of Chen and Bai Lixuan's complaints. Last time, he even sent her to the farm.

Unexpectedly, she still sided with Bai Fu in her heart.

"Everyone, get up." Chu Tingyu finally spoke, "Since it's a rumor, it can't be spread anymore."

"Yes, yes, yes." Bai Hong nodded continuously.

Chu Tingyu picked up the teacup, opened the lid but did not drink, "Bai Hong, there is a rule in this dynasty that you cannot take a concubine as your wife, do you know that?"

Bai Hong, who had just stood up, felt his knees go weak when he heard these words, and he knelt down with a thump.

The Sheng Dynasty did have this regulation, but in reality, if a concubine was taken as a wife, the government would basically not care as long as nothing happened, let alone a merchant family.

But now that Chu Tingyu said it, it meant that he was not following the rules and violating the law.

"Your Highness, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong..." He lost his usual calmness in the business world, and his voice was filled with tears, "I was confused for a moment, I will definitely change..."

Old Madam Bai sighed deeply in her heart. When Bai Hong wanted to promote Chen from concubine to mistress, she clearly expressed her disagreement.

Little did she know that Bai Hong secretly made Chen his wife when she left Tacheng for another place.

This situation is all his own fault.

Chu Tingyu put the cup back on the table and said softly, which frightened Bai Hong. "It's the old lady's birthday, so I won't bother you any more."

He stood up and emphasized once more before leaving, "Taking a concubine as a wife is against the law..."

Before he could finish his words, Chen suddenly rushed in, pointed at Chu Tingyu and shouted, "What does this have to do with you? Do you think you are the king of the world and you are meddling in my affairs?"

The hall fell silent.

Li Jingwan forced a smile at the corner of her mouth. Chu Tingyu being pointed at on the nose and scolded was really...unforgettable.

No one else dared to think so. Old Madam Bai was so frightened that the cane in her hand fell to the ground.

The sound was like a horn, and Bai Hong, who was almost frightened, jumped up from the ground suddenly, and then slapped Chen hard.

"Bitch! You are so rebellious! You are so bold!"

Chen was knocked to the ground by this palm strike, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth. Her face was full of disbelief. Bai Hong actually hit her!

Bai Hong said fiercely, "This is... This is my honored guest. How can you speak nonsense? Apologize now!"

"Master, you hit me for an outsider who alienated our relationship?!" Chen was no longer as docile as before in front of him, and shouted loudly, "I won't live anymore, I can't live anymore!"

At this moment, Bai Lixuan rushed in again, "Mom, what's wrong with you?!"

Behind her followed the housekeeper of the Bai Mansion, "Second Miss, you can't go in."

Just now Bai Lixuan led him away and suddenly ran into the yard again. It turned out that she wanted to let Chen in.

Bai Hong roared, "Get out!"

Chen threw a tantrum on the ground, "Bai Hong, if you don't give me justice today, I will die in front of you!"

Bai Lixuan looked up and saw Chu Tingyu was stunned for a moment, with surprise flashing in her eyes, but when she saw Li Jingwan beside him, her face suddenly turned gloomy.

"You are the one who provoked me. You just hit me and now you are instigating my father to beat my mother. You bitch..."

Before she could finish, Bai Hong rushed up and slapped her, "Shut up!"

He said angrily, "Ms. Chen, I will divorce you today!"