A complex of past events

  An elegant farewell, but the people at the door were as if frozen in place, standing still and uniform.

  In other words, after Tang Jinxiu and Ruan Yiqing got engaged, Ruan Yiqing actually fell in love with Tang Chuxue. Then the younger sister used true love as a reason to ask her older sister to give up.

  Everyone present quietly came up with several versions based on An Yan's words, but undoubtedly, many of the versions were unfavorable to Tang Chu Xue.

  Meanwhile, the news had quickly spread into the mansion. Cui Shi heard the words and smashed the cup in her hand in anger. Tang Chu Xue was dressed in a blue soft satin, with a beautiful figure, she frowned slightly when she heard the news from outside the mansion. She could be certain that Tang Jin Xiang had really changed. She would invite her to attend the ceremony, firstly to humiliate her and secondly to make her completely give up and not have any other thoughts. However, the result was far from what she had expected.

  "Xue Er, I said it from the beginning, we can't keep Tang Jin Xiu here. Keeping her would only bring trouble. Look at what's happening now, isn't she a source of worry?"

  "At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Snow's eyes flickered slightly, but she said calmly: 'Don't move Tang Jinxiu for the time being.'"

  Choi's face suddenly turned pale, but she didn't dare to utter a word of rebuttal. This daughter, she always felt a little uneasy in her heart.

  "Alright, let's not talk about those annoying things anymore. Mother will go outside to take a look at the guests' situation, you should tidy up your makeup properly, Yuqing is coming soon too."

  Choi got up and walked away while talking, and as soon as his words fell, his figure had already disappeared.

  Inside the house, Tang Chu Xue's eyes flashed with a hint of loss. She had prepared a good show for Tang Jin Xiu, but who would have thought that he wouldn't fall for it? With a slightly disheartened wave of her hand, the maid beside her immediately understood and went to carry out her instructions. Meanwhile, she sat calmly in her chair, her eyes growing deeper. Slowly, she closed her eyes, and many scenes flashed through her mind. There was little Tang Jin Xiu sitting on Tang Shan's back, happily playing around, with Bai Shi watching gently from the side. But little her could only hide in the corner, secretly watching. So much, so happy... She suddenly opened her eyes, her heart racing wildly, and took a few deep breaths before calming down the anger and fear in her chest.

  ——

  "Did she really say that?"

  A low cry of surprise came from a room in the Tang Mansion.

  "Yes, after Miss's words were finished, all the ladies and girls standing outside the mansion were shocked and couldn't speak."

  The person reporting spoke with a tone that was also hard to hide a hint of pampering.

  "It's fortunate that I didn't disappoint myself after all."

  The room fell into a long silence after the words were spoken. It wasn't until much later that another faint, helpless sigh was heard.

  At this time, another head An Yan had returned to the inn. As soon as she returned to the inn, she threw herself on the bed, with a big smile at the corner of her mouth.

  She had originally just wanted to go and take a look at the situation, but seeing that overly grand scene, those overly dazzling celebrations, she suddenly couldn't help herself and decided to stir up some trouble for Tang Chusnow and Ruan Yujing.

  She also knew that these words would only bring them a little trouble, and nothing else. But suddenly, she felt a bit relieved. Tang Chuyue definitely didn't think that he wouldn't even enter the Tang Mansion's gate, but instead was given this treatment in front of the mansion's gate. It's really interesting, I wonder what reaction that elegant and refined woman, who seemed like a celestial being from the moon palace, would have?

  In the afternoon, Bai Ping returned to the inn with a beaming smile on his face.

  "Brocade, I strolled around Qingcheng today as you suggested and gave some thought to Zhu Yeqing. Guess what I found out?"

  Seeing Bai Ping's bright and cheerful smile, An Yan felt that all the troubles in his heart had vanished into thin air.

  "What did you find?"

  An's face wore a faint smile, her elegant eyes shining brightly as she looked at Bai Ping. Bai Ping was suddenly inspired, and immediately became cheerful and started talking freely.

  "I've tasted several families' Zhuyeqing liquor and also inquired about some news at tea houses and small wine shops, finding that although the quality of Zhuyeqing liquor in Qingcheng is excellent, our improved version is not far off from it."

  An Yan noticed that when Bai Ping spoke, there was a fleeting glint in his eyes. It flashed by quickly, and she almost couldn't catch it.

  "Who is the most beautiful among the green bamboo leaves of Qingcheng?"

  It's also great to have a natural and peaceful life, although she can still let the quality of Zhuyeqing take another big step forward. However, if the quality is improved too much, it will easily lead to suspicion. At that time, it will be easy for the White family to bring trouble. But one step at a time, within everyone's acceptable range, there shouldn't be any major problems.

  Her words fell, but she didn't see Bai Ping respond. She immediately turned her head to look at him and saw a deep sadness on his face.

  "Huh?"

  An Yan was puzzled, Bai Ping reacted and smiled slightly: "It's the wine house of Second Uncle Gong."

  Second Uncle! How could she have forgotten that her grandfather and his three brothers moved to Qingcheng together to start a business. At first, because of the secret recipe for bamboo leaf green tea, the three brothers were united and diligent, and they did well. However, later on, it was because the secret recipe for bamboo leaf green tea was stolen that the relationship between the three brothers broke down, and in the end, the three brothers went their separate ways, never to see each other again until death.

  The eldest brother, Bai Xian, also the grandfather of Tang Jinxiu, settled in Baisui County's Green Bamboo Village. The second brother, Bai Yuan, insisted on staying in Qingcheng and continued to struggle, now he can be considered as having achieved some success. The third brother, Bai Li, went far away to a foreign land, his whereabouts are unknown.

  I'm not very clear about those past events. In my memory, I only vaguely heard my mother White mention them. It seems that my uncle White Xian had always been resentful of this matter, and even at the end of his life, he couldn't let it go. The old man's last wish was for the White family branch to reunite. If possible, he hoped that one day the branch could return to the family. Because of this, this matter also became my uncle White Qi's heartache, constantly sighing and worrying, but unable to do anything about it.

  Her eyes were calm and her mind was thinking, but the Bai family's past had a rather complicated flavor. However, these troubles are still premature now. What she needs to do now is to help her uncle's family get back on their feet as soon as possible and be able to walk out of this difficult period. At that time, she can think about those complicated things in the Bai family's past again.

  "Maybe one day we can open a wine shop with Second Uncle and Third Uncle."

  He said with a tone that seemed like he was joking, his eyebrows and eyes slightly curved, but the smile on his face made people feel at ease and want to believe him.

  For a moment, Bai Ping felt as if his heart was shaken by an enormous force, his spirit trembling, and his eyes staring at the woman's bright eyebrows in shock. It seemed impossible to reach, but when spoken from the woman's mouth, it was filled with hopeful power.

  But is that really possible? Not to mention whether our family has the money, just talking about what happened to Grandpa and my uncles back then isn't something that can be easily resolved.