When Prime Minister Bai learned of the incident at the Yuefeng Tavern involving the two, and that Bai Wanwan’s innocence was already lost, his entire face turned icy cold.
Simultaneously, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, Susu was unharmed!
Otherwise, if the Crown Prince were to be enraged, who knows how many people might die.
After glancing at the pale and haggard Bai Wanwan, Prime Minister Bai sighed lightly and said, "Wanwan, things have come to this; the only way is for you to go to the Prince Mansion. Only then will there be a way out. Susu, accompany Wanwan back to her room, don’t let her do anything foolish. I will immediately enter the Imperial Palace to have an audience with the Emperor."
Hearing this, Bai Susu quickly nodded earnestly, "I will take good care of Wanwan sister."
As for Bai Wanwan, her face was expressionless, but her eyes moved slightly after Prime Minister Bai’s words fell.
"Hmm." At this moment, Prime Minister Bai nodded slightly and then immediately had the butler prepare a carriage, heading towards the Imperial Palace.
Meanwhile, Bai Susu instructed two strong servant women to help the feeble Bai Wanwan back to her room.
Yet in her heart, she was certain Bai Wanwan would never commit suicide; she wasn’t the type to be so fragile.
As soon as she entered her own room, Bai Wanwan exclaimed excitedly, "Hot water! Quickly get me hot water! I’m so dirty, so dirty!" As she spoke, she seemed to have reached a point of emotional collapse.
Bai Susu couldn’t tell if she was truly collapsing or faking it.
But given Bai Wanwan’s aversion and fear of Feng Changge, the feeling of having swallowed a fly must be genuine.
Thus Bai Susu quickly put on a flustered expression and comforted her, "Wanwan sister, this wasn’t your fault, calm down."
"Quickly, prepare hot water!" Bai Susu then instructed again.
Once the hot water was brought in, Bai Wanwan plunged into it with her clothes still on.
Seeing this, Bai Susu hurriedly said, "Someone, attend to the second young lady’s bath carefully. If something happens to Wanwan sister, I’ll hold you accountable." Google seaʀᴄh novel(ꜰ)ire.net
But Bai Wanwan screamed, "Don’t touch me, get out! I can wash myself!"
Then, sobbing, she vigorously scrubbed her skin in the water.
Yet her jet-black eyes were fixated on the water’s surface.
Her mind began to slowly calm down and started functioning again.
Then kept telling herself: Bai Wanwan, you’ve merely lost your innocence, you haven’t lost yet.
She recalled how in her past life, after the news of her loss of innocence at the hands of Feng Changge disguised as a bandit spread, the old man didn’t care about her fate and let the servants of the Prince Mansion carry her away in a small sedan chair.
But it’s different this time.
The same loss of innocence, yet this time it was due to getting innocently involved in royal power struggles, almost implicating Bai Susu as well.
So the old man was willing to stand up for her, not letting this matter slide easily.
As long as she could become Feng Changge’s side concubine.
A side concubine was not the same as a concubine; a side concubine would be recorded in the Royal Family’s jade records, whereas a concubine could be beaten to death with no one caring.
Moreover, unlike with Feng Wuchen, she understood Feng Changge quite well.
She was also thoroughly familiar with the women in his rear house.
If she truly could enter the Prince Mansion as a side concubine, her days... perhaps wouldn’t be as hard as in her previous life.
As for Feng Wuchen...
Thinking of Feng Wuchen’s indifferent expression at the time, Bai Wanwan couldn’t help but grip the towel tightly, deep hatred in her eyes.
Did you really think, Bai Wanwan, that I cannot do without you?