coobybook Chapter 1084 For One Man
Chapter 1084 For One Man
Soon, news that Bai Yuhan had delivered several cartloads of grain to the prefectural government office reached Wan Qianshan's ears. He said, "How could the Bai family be willing to donate grain?"
He glanced at the sky, and realized that he was secretly donating grain at night.
He knew the Bai family well. Last time, because Bai Yuhan donated grain to the people of Yuzhou for disaster relief, the Bai family caused a huge uproar at the yamen, demanding that the prefect arrest the people who received the grain from the Bai family and return it. However, at that time, the natural disaster was severe, and the Bai family's grain was quickly arranged by Prefect Zhang to be cooked into porridge for everyone to eat.
Wan Qianshan smiled slightly and muttered to himself, "The actions of the eldest daughter of the Bai family have truly impressed me! Has she lost her mind? How could she empty her own warehouse? Could it be that she did this for Brother Ruan? She likes Brother Ruan, and all of this is just because of a man."
The servant hadn't quite heard what his young master said, and added, "Miss Bai is indeed quite strange, but it must be said that she is a kind girl. It would be good if the young master really married her."
Wan Qianshan tapped his servant on the head with a folding fan in his hand, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could this young master marry her?"
The servant muttered, "If the young master wasn't interested in Miss Bai, why would he send someone to keep an eye on her? He's never been interested in any girl before. If I weren't serving him every day, I would have thought he really liked men."
"What are you muttering, you bastard?"
"I didn't say anything..." the servant quickly shut his mouth.
Wan Qianshan said in a deep voice, "Prepare the carriage to go to the prefectural government office."
The servant hurriedly called out, "Quickly prepare the carriage, the young master is leaving the manor."
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At the prefectural government office, Jiang Fenghua was also surprised to see Bai Yuhan's actions. She came to donate grain in the middle of the night because she wanted to become the head of the Imperial Merchants Bureau.
If the Bai family knew she had stolen grain again, they would be furious. Bai Yuhan has now completely offended the Bai family.
It wasn't easy for Bai Yuhan to move more grain from the Bai family warehouse. This time, she couldn't rely on the Bai family for help, so she had to go out and find people outside. But people outside weren't safe either, so she could only take her trusted confidants to "donate grain."
Bai Yuhan wasn't the pampered young lady who lived a life of luxury. Without even blinking, she drugged the warehouse guard, rolled up her sleeves, and got to work.
She was so exhausted that her whole body went limp after loading all the grain onto the truck.
Bai Yuhan walked to Jiang Fenghua's side, took her arm, and said softly, "Our Bai family has also donated grain, Your Majesty must protect Yuhan."
Jiang Fenghua saw through her thoughts, "Did you encounter some difficulties at the Bai family?"
Bai Yuhan nodded, her eyes red as if she was about to cry. "Yes! The Bai family wants to use me to curry favor with the Wan family. Now only the Empress can protect me. My father and several uncles all want to marry me off to anyone. None of them have considered my happiness. Now I want to donate all the surplus grain left by the Bai family. If that's not enough, I can donate silver. Can I become a female official in the Imperial Merchants Bureau? That way, they won't dare to marry me off to anyone."
Jiang Fenghua asked in confusion, "If I marry into the Wan family, who will I marry?"
Seeing that the Empress showed no sympathy or pity for her, Bai Yuhan said, "I didn't ask. I ran away in a panic. The Bai family wants to form a marriage alliance with the Wan family to do business. The Wan family wants the Bai family's formula, and they want to sell me and the formula to the Wan family."
"Would you be willing to marry Wan Qianshan?" Jiang Fenghua thought Wan Qianshan was a good person, and perhaps marrying him would be a good match for Bai Yuhan.
Bai Yuhan had previously expressed her feelings for Jiang Jinyan, but Jiang Jinyan would never take a concubine, nor would he actually marry Bai Yuhan. It would be better for her to find a good man to marry now.
Bai Yuhan said, "Even if I were to marry a pig, I would never marry Wan Qianshan."
"Do you really hate him that much? I think he's quite handsome and will be the heir to the Bai family in the future. It would be a wonderful thing if you really married him." Jiang Fenghua tried to persuade her to agree. She knew she could never marry Jiang Jinyan; he didn't like her.
She considered Bai Yuhan a friend and didn't want her to be troubled by love for the rest of her life. She hoped Bai Yuhan would find a good man, get married, and live a good life.
Jiang Fenghua continued, "If you're worried about the feud between your two families, don't worry. After all, the Wan family was in the wrong first and killed your aunt. Your Bai family then went and beat the Wan family to death, which can be considered as avenging your aunt. Wan Qianshan is also a polite and affectionate person."
Bai Yuhan suddenly said, "Is Your Highness worried that I'll pester Lord Jiang?"
Jiang Fenghua was stunned for a moment, and felt a little guilty. "I was actually thinking of you, Yuhan. Jiang Jinyan is really a blockhead. Girls who like him are quite tired. He has a rather cold personality."
Bai Yuhan sighed, "He's only cold when he doesn't like someone! He doesn't really like his wife either! If he were with a woman he truly liked, would he still be like this?"
For a moment, Jiang Fenghua was also stumped. She had never seen Jiang Jinyan be particularly enthusiastic towards any woman. Even Zhang Yumo was treated with "respect and love." The word "respect and love" was indeed a bit inappropriate to use for his wife, but that was how she felt.
For the past few months, the two of them ate at the same table and slept in the same room like a married couple, but they seemed to rarely talk. The man had nothing to say to his wife, and the wife was always cautious and careful around her husband.
To say they treated each other with respect wouldn't even be accurate; "indifference and disregard" would be a more fitting description.
Is Sang Yupianpian the person Jiang Jinyan truly loves?
She sighed. What a tragic fate!
Jiang Fenghua didn't say anything more. She was afraid that she had overstepped her bounds again, and that getting too involved in other people's affairs would not be good.
Let the Bai and Wan families resolve their own affairs!
Soon, the Bai family learned that the granary had been emptied and went to the government office to report it.
Men and women crowded outside the prefectural government office, demanding to see Prefect Zhang, and the noise was constant.
At this moment, Gongsun Ling rushed over, glanced at Bai Yuhan, and reported in a deep voice, "The people who have come are from the Bai family, and they are demanding that the government return the Bai family's grain."
Bai Yuhan jumped up from her seat in surprise. "How did they find out so quickly? I was fully prepared, just waiting for the grain to be transported out of Yuzhou and sent to the Northwest. Even if the Bai family wanted to make trouble, there was nothing I could do."
Jiang Fenghua said, "If you steal grain without discussing it with your parents, they will definitely make a fuss. We should return this batch of grain to the Bai family and let them take it back."
"No need, I'll go tell them," Bai Yuhan said, turning to walk out.
Jiang Fenghua stopped her, "Your father and uncles are in a bad mood right now. Going out now will only make them angrier."
"Why don't you bring your parents in? I'll talk to them." Jiang Fenghua added, "Both Bai Laoda and Bai Madam have met me. With my identity, the Bai family won't cause any more trouble. Otherwise, if this matter becomes a big scandal by dawn, it will affect my ability to gather military supplies."
“But Your Highness’s identity shouldn’t be revealed,” Bai Yuhan said. “Your Highness doesn’t need to worry about me…”