Bai Nianyin had never seen his pampered younger sister so submissive. Immediately, he stepped forward protectively and said, "Grandmother, how could you say that? The General's Mansion will always be Di'er's natal home. When a daughter returns to her natal home, why does she need to be announced? It's good that Di'er is back. Come, let big brother have a good look at you."
"Big brother..." Bai Di's voice choked with sobs when she saw her elder brother who had always protected her. Her long eyelashes fluttered, glistening with tears, which made Bai Nianyin feel even more heart - broken.
Bai Nianyin's eyes scanned Bai Di back and forth, and finally settled on the veil on her face. He asked in confusion, "Di'er, we're at home now, and it's so hot. Aren't you uncomfortable wearing this veil? Take it off quickly."
Hearing this, Bai Di gently placed her hand on the veil. Her fingers trembled slightly, and her eyes drooped as she said in a low voice, "It's okay. I'm not hot."
"Miss, now that the eldest young master is back, you might as well tell the truth! With the eldest young master here, he will surely seek justice for you!" Zisu, who was standing beside her, stamped her foot and shouted regardless of Bai Di's attempt to stop her.
Bai Nianyin frowned slightly, and his gaze on Bai Di became deeper. "What does Zisu mean? Di'er, have you suffered any grievances that you can't tell big brother?"
"No, nothing..." Bai Di shook her head repeatedly.
Zisu got even more anxious. She stepped forward and put her hand on Bai Di's veil, as if she was about to lift it. "Miss, let the eldest young master have a look! If you keep silent, the eldest young master will only worry more!"
Bai Di dodged her face in fright. "What's there to look at?"
"Oh, Miss!" Zisu grabbed Bai Di and refused to let go.
In the struggle between the mistress and the maid, the veil on Bai Di's face finally fell off.
In an instant, Bai Nianyin's eyes flashed.
Bai Di panicked and covered her face with her hands. She glared angrily at Zisu. "I said no! Who told you to lift it!"
Although her scolding was harsh, the end of her voice was trembling.
Zisu knelt down slowly with tears in her eyes. "Miss... Let the eldest young master have a look and ask him to seek justice for you!"
Bai Di lowered her head and remained motionless.
"Put your hands down," Bai Nianyin suddenly said coldly in the silence.
Bai Di turned her head away, only responding with a low sob.
"I told you to put your hands down!" Bai Nianyin suddenly shouted loudly.
Bai Di was so frightened that her whole body trembled, and her hands subconsciously dropped.
Everyone looked at Bai Di's face and were instantly stunned.
On Bai Di's cheeks, there were streaks of long and short scars. Some of the scars were extremely deep, while others were shallower. The wounds showed no sign of scabbing. There were white pus mixed in the dark red blood streaks.
These festering and suppurating scars criss - crossed on Bai Di's once fair face. They were so disgusting that they gave people a great shock.
Was this still the second young lady of the General's Mansion, Bai Di, who was once famous and stunning in Yongding?
Bai Nianyin took two steps back in fright, his face full of disbelief. "How... How did you become like this?"
He had heard about Bai Di being slapped, but it was the first time he had seen someone's face turn like this after being slapped!
Even though he had seen piles of corpses on the battlefield, he felt a little nauseous at this moment.
Mrs. He also exclaimed in shock. "Your face! Who did this?"
"Who else could it be!" Seeing that Bai Di kept her head down and refused to speak, Zisu stepped forward to answer for her again.
Mrs. Zhao had already rushed up with a heart - broken look on her face. She hugged her daughter and cried, "Di'er, my poor daughter. How could that bitch be so cruel!
You two are sisters who grew up together. She made you lose your innocence, then made you lose the chance to be the Third Prince's concubine. Now she even wants to ruin your face!
How could there be such a cruel bitch in this world! She is deliberately trying to destroy our General's Mansion!"
"Mother, do you mean... Zheng'er?" Bai Nianyin asked in disbelief.
Zisu quickly said, "Eldest young master! You don't know. As soon as the miss came back, the madam arranged for a royal doctor, and the maids served the miss carefully, applying medicine to her every day.
But somehow, the miss's wounds not only didn't get better, but also started to rot and suppurate.
I inquired from many sources and found out that the eunuch who slapped the miss was bribed by the third young miss. That's why he was so cruel to our miss.
Normally, after being slapped, at most, one's face would be swollen and bleed.
But look at our miss's face. It's obvious that he hid a face - rotting drug under his nails and scratched our miss one by one while slapping her!
Eldest young master, how could the third young miss be so cruel! Even if she was dissatisfied with the General's Mansion and the second young miss, what she has done is already more than enough to take revenge.
But now, it's obvious that she wants to wipe out the General's Mansion!"
Wipe out...
Bai Nianyin clenched his fists tightly, and his silver teeth were almost ground to pieces.
Bai Zheng, are you really determined to fight the General's Mansion to the death?
The rumors in Yongding City continued from April to May without any sign of subsiding.
If we were to say who was most affected by these rumors in Yongding City, it would be Bai Yinan, "the younger brother who was deliberately ruined by Bai Yizhang since childhood".
That day, his daughter Bai Zheng came back from the palace banquet without saying a word to him.
But early the next morning, it seemed that the whole of Yongding knew about the General's Mansion and him.
The elder brother he had admired since childhood had actually been framing him, and his niece had repeatedly attacked Bai Zheng right under his nose. These things made Bai Yinan extremely devastated.
What made him even more broken - hearted was his daughter's counter - attack.
Bai Yizhang was paralyzed, Bai Di's engagement with Feng Jingxuan was called off, and she married Chen Jianzhi instead. The General's Mansion was no longer the glorious mansion it used to be.
Brotherly strife was what he least wanted to see.
Bai Zheng knew her father's knot in his heart and that he blamed her for being cruel.
Thinking that she was about to get married and still at the Bai Mansion, she went to Bai Yinan every day to persuade him patiently. She even had several long talks with him at night, which gradually made Bai Yinan accept these facts.
After all, the General's Mansion's current situation was not entirely due to Bai Zheng's efforts. Some of it was even the result of the people in the General's Mansion bringing it upon themselves.
Thinking of this, Bai Yinan gradually let go of his knot. As a kind - hearted person, although he hated Bai Yizhang's actions, he still felt a little pity for him because of his current situation.
Therefore, Bai Yinan not only occasionally sent some good medicine and supplements to the General's Mansion, but also personally sent the wedding invitation for Bai Zheng's wedding to the General's Mansion.
Bai Zheng knew her father's character, so she just let him do as he pleased.