Chapter 161: The Only One Missing Was Baili Tianchang

Her heart was already pounding with anxiety and trepidation.

Daring not to delay for even a single second, she hurried out the door with panicked and unsteady steps, nearly stumbling to the ground.

The Ninth Prince had phrased the matter with such gravity, his subtext clearly implying that she was unworthy of being the lawful wife, and that her words and deeds befitted nothing more than a concubine.

To Qian Yueshuang, this was undoubtedly a heavy blow.

She had no choice but to obediently follow the Ninth Prince's insinuation and invite all the daughters of the estate out!

Plagued by heavy thoughts, Qian Yueshuang instructed the maidservants one by one to summon the daughters born to the various concubines and lead them into the grand hall.

"Ninth Prince, these are this general's daughters."

Baili Gang swept a glance over the daughters present and let out a silent breath of relief.

Good, very good.

Fortunately, all these daughters happened to be in the estate today, and now not a single one was missing as they stood together in the grand hall.

"What are you all standing around foolishly for? Quickly step forward one by one and greet the Ninth Prince!"

Baili Guishan reminded his younger sisters.

Thus, following the order in which they stood, Baili Gang's daughters stepped forward one after another to greet Nalan Dijiu.

"This humble daughter, Baili Tao, greets the Ninth Prince."

"This humble daughter, Baili Li, greets the Ninth Prince."

"This humble daughter, Baili Gui, greets the Ninth Prince."

The young women greeted Nalan Dijiu one by one. When Baili Gui stated her name, Nalan Dijiu, who had maintained a blank expression the entire time, finally spoke.

"Baili Gui, is it?"

Such a brief sentence alone was enough to stir ripples in the hearts of many.

"This humble daughter is indeed Baili Gui."

Before being summoned over, Baili Gui had already found out what had transpired in the grand hall.

She had always been a little follower of Baili Jin simply because she was born to a concubine. Consequently, she had been forced to act submissively everywhere and deliberately ingratiate herself with Baili Jin.

She only hoped to marry a good husband someday so that she could finally hold her head high and never have to endure Baili Jin's bullying again.

To be honest, when she first heard that the Ninth Prince had taken a fancy to Baili Jin, her heart had been filled with extreme terror.

She was truly afraid that Baili Jin would forever tower above her from then on, trampling her beneath her feet.

When she heard that the person favored by the Ninth Prince was not Baili Jin, but rather another daughter of the General's Manor, her heart finally settled down a little.

Yet at the same time, another wish spontaneously arose within her.

That was—if only the person favored by the Ninth Prince turned out to be her!

Originally, this was merely a delusion on Baili Gui's part, but never in her wildest dreams had she expected that at this very moment, the Ninth Prince would actually open his noble mouth to ask her, "Baili Gui, is it?"

Good heavens, could it be that the Ninth Prince had actually come for her today?!

After Baili Gui gave her reply, her heart was already seized by wild euphoria. She was so excited that her breathing almost stopped!

"Ninth Prince, Baili Gui was born to a lowly concubine, which is completely unworthy of your exalted status. Furthermore, the day Baili Jin fell into the sewage pond, Baili Gui fell in right along with me. She was even more disheveled and wretched than I was!"

Seeing that Baili Gui had actually won Nalan Dijiu's attention, Baili Jin instantly lost her composure in a surge of hot-headed panic...