"The old lady only has two sons, Bai Yuannian and your father. Bai Yuannian is a boorish man. He was just lucky to meet the late Emperor and succeeded in building up his empire. Your father's talent is not inferior to his. Don't be inferior to that motherless girl from his family."
The carriage passed through the bustling capital and went straight to the General's Manor.
Bai Yu'er stood in front of the Kingdom-Stabilizing General's Manor with her parents, brothers, and a few servants.
It was really imposing. She had never seen such an imposing manor. It was countless times more luxurious than their wealthy County Governor's Mansion.
This would be her home from now on!
At this moment, the door was open. The gatekeeper was a little puzzled when he saw them with their heads raised high, and chests stuck out.
Bai Yu'er put on the appearance of a young lady from a wealthy family.
Enjoying the attention of the people around her, she smiled, but it froze bit by bit.
In the front yard, the girl's hair was tied into a double-ringed bun. She was wearing a chest-high traditional skirt, and there was some snow on her snow-white mink fur cloak. She had a fairy-like appearance; her pair of almond-shaped eyes was especially exquisite. She was gentle and naive, and her lips were red.
It seemed like this was Bai Xianyu.
Bai Yu'er had heard about this cousin of hers. It was said that she was devastatingly beautiful.
However, if she were raised in the General's Manor, she would definitely be prettier than Bai Xianyu.
Bai Xianyu specially woke up early to wait for this family. In her previous life, her cousin was deeply loved by the Eldest Princess and almost became Xie Xingyun's concubine.
Even Bai Yu'er's incapable brother plotted and got a good job at the behest of the Eldest Princess.
"Little Sister, you're really thoughtful to pick us up so early!" Bai Yu'er smiled and wanted to pull Bai Xianyu's arm.
Green Pearl was coming out with an earthenware hot-water bottle. When she saw this, she stood in front of Bai Xianyu and said inexplicably, "Newcomer, who are you calling Little Sister? Miss is the first daughter of the General's Manor. How can servants like us address our Miss in this manner?"
The faces of Bai Yu'er and the others immediately turned ugly as if they had eaten flies.
Green Pearl was Bai Xianyu's first-grade maidservant. Other than the masters and two butlers, she had the greatest authority. Moreover, Bai Xianyu treated her as family. As such she had no lack of clothes or jewelry. She was more imposing than ordinary housekeeping ladies.
Only then did Bai Yu'er realize that the clothes she was wearing were only suitable for low-grade maidservants of the General's Manor. A sense of humiliation immediately filled her.
Bai Yuantai felt embarrassed and said angrily, "You're just a lowly maidservant, yet you dare to speak to Yu'er like this. Who said that only she's the first daughter of the General's Manor? From now on, Yu'er is also the first daughter of the second branch of the General's Manor! You snobbish thing, get lost now!"
Green Pearl was stunned by the scolding. She stood rooted to the ground, not knowing what to do.
Bai Xianyu pulled her behind her and narrowed her beautiful eyes. She sneered, "Where did this servant come from? How dare you speak to my people like this?"
"Servant? You brat, I'm your uncle, and these are your aunt, and paternal cousins! How dare you be so rude?" Bai Yuantai frowned. He looked like a scholar, but his words were extremely mean.
A cold glint flashed across Bai Xianyu's eyes. She slowly walked to the stone bench and sat down. She took a bite of the pastry to suppress her anger.
"I didn't know that I had an uncle. Servants, these people are spouting nonsense and trespassing into the General's Manor. Drag them away and give them 30 strokes of the board each."