In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

Chapter 1006 The Number One Beauty in the World, Bai May

That day, Bai Sanyue prepared a whole cart full of tonics and went excitedly to her eldest sister Bai Yiyue's residence.

When she arrived, her mother, Bailu, was also there.

Bai Yiyue looked radiant as she leaned against a soft couch, gently stroking her increasingly prominent pregnant belly, her eyes filled with tenderness.

"Mother, eldest sister!"

Bai Sanyue walked in cheerfully, "I had someone find some newly arrived bird's nests from the south, which are very nourishing, to help you and your future nephew improve your health."

Bai Lu laughed and continued, "You silly child, you've almost emptied the Prince's mansion yourself, and you're still thinking about your sister."

"Sit down quickly."

Bai Yiyue took her sister's hand and made her sit beside her, saying softly, "Now that you are a princess, you should act more steadily and not always be so impulsive."

"Okay, big sister."

Bai Sanyue responded verbally, but her eyes were fixed curiously on Bai Yiyue's belly. "Big sister, how are you feeling? Is your little nephew behaving well inside?"

"Yes, he's very well-behaved."

A happy smile spread across Bai Yiyue's face.

Bai Lu observed her eldest daughter's expression and suddenly said, "I think this baby born in January will most likely be a sweet little girl."

"Really? Mother?"

Bai Sanyue's eyes lit up. "That's wonderful! In our Bai family, it should be the women who lead the way!"

She made everyone in the room laugh.

After returning from her sister's residence, Bai Sanyue felt a strange mix of emotions that were hard to explain.

That evening, the young prince saw her staring blankly at the account book and couldn't help but go over to her.

"What's wrong, my head steward? Is there any account in the ledger that's not balanced today, making you look so worried?"

He wrapped his arms around her from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder.

Bai Sanyue put down her pen, turned around to look at him, and hesitated before speaking, "Young Prince, I have a question for you."

"Huh? You say."

“Look, my eldest sister is calm and composed; she will inherit our mother’s title in the future.”

"My second sister is a newly appointed third-ranked scholar in the imperial examinations. She works in the Hanlin Academy compiling history and is a renowned talented woman."

She counted on her fingers, her voice gradually lowering, "As for me, I have no ambition to achieve anything great, nor do I like composing poems. I only know how to deal with copper coins."

"Do you think... I'm too mercenary, too low-class?"

The young prince was stunned for a moment, then pinched her cheek, both amused and exasperated.

"Bai Sanyue, have you lost your mind?"

"Do you know... what I said when I asked Emperor Jingming for your hand in marriage?"

"What did you say?"

Bai Sanyue asked curiously.

"I said, I want to marry the girl who makes the most money in the world and make her my queen, so she can help me manage my household!"

"Let me tell you, in my eyes, you're more charming than anyone else when you're busy doing calculations on the abacus!"

He said earnestly, "The way you've stirred up the whole capital is much more interesting than those women who are always lamenting the passing of spring and autumn!"

"What I admire most about you is your shrewdness!"

Hearing his twisted logic, Bai Sanyue felt a sweet warmth in her heart, but she still snorted, "Glib tongue."

The young prince looked at her, then suddenly frowned: "But seriously, what's wrong with you lately?"

"You're always spacing out and asking such silly questions. You're so sentimental. This is so unlike you."

He muttered to himself, then suddenly seemed to remember something, his eyes lit up, and without saying a word, he pulled her up and walked out.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Bai Sanyue stumbled as he pulled her.

"Summon the imperial physician!"

"I need the imperial physician to give you a good check-up, to see if the abacus beads in your brain have rusted!"

As a result, the imperial physician was hurriedly summoned to the prince's residence. After examining the prince through observation, listening, questioning, and palpation, he stroked his beard and, with a joyful expression, bowed to the young prince to offer his congratulations.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"Your Highness is not ill, she is pregnant!"

She's over a month pregnant!

With a loud bang, the young prince and Bai Sanyue both froze on the spot.

"A...a pregnancy pulse?"

The young prince stammered as he repeated it, then suddenly looked at Bai Sanyue's flat stomach, his eyes wide like saucers, "I..."

"I'm going to be a father?!"

The next second, he burst into a wild, joyful laugh.

He scooped Bai Sanyue up in his arms and spun her around several times.

"Hahaha! Excellent! I have an heir!"

Bai Sanyue was so dizzy from being spun around that her mind was still a complete mess.

She...she has a child too?

She subconsciously reached out and touched her lower abdomen, a wonderful feeling she had never experienced before welling up inside her.

The entire Prince's residence was overjoyed, and the news quickly spread to the palace and the Marquis of Anguo's residence.

Upon hearing the news, Bai Lu was both happy and helpless. She immediately sent someone to deliver the same tonics and nanny as Bai Yiyue.

Of the Bai sisters, Bai Siyue, who was closest to her, rushed over immediately.

As soon as she entered, she saw Bai Sanyue surrounded by a group of maids and servants, who wouldn't even let her walk, her face full of despair.

"Three sisters!"

Bai Siyue ran over with a smile, waving the crowd away, "Congratulations!"

"April, you've finally arrived!"

Seeing her savior, Bai Sanyue grabbed her and complained, "Please tell them I'm not that delicate! I'm just pregnant, but they're treating me like a porcelain doll, they won't even let me touch the account books!"

Bai Siyue chuckled as she looked at her sullen face.

"Alright, my Princess Consort, you can rest assured and take care of your pregnancy."

She patted Bai Sanyue on the shoulder, a resolute glint in her eyes, "From today onwards, all your shops, farmland, and estates will be handed over to me."

"I'll manage it for you, and the profits will still be yours. Consider it a bonus I'm giving you in advance."

"what?"

Bai Sanyue was stunned. "How can that be? So much business, and you can't handle it all by yourself..."

"Don't worry, I'm also a daughter of the Bai family. My accounting skills are no worse than yours."

Bai Siyue smiled confidently, "Just settle down and give me a healthy, chubby little nephew."

These mundane matters, leave them to me, your younger sister, to worry about.

Looking into April's eyes, Bai Sanyue felt a surge of warmth in her heart and nodded: "Okay, then thank you for your hard work."

From that day on, Bai Siyue took over Bai Sanyue's business and managed everything in an orderly manner.

However, when Bai Sanyue saw Bai Siyue again while taking a walk in the garden two months later, she was shocked.

"April, you... how did you get so thin?"

The Bai Siyue in front of me has lost some of her baby fat, and her face has become much thinner with a clear outline. She looks a size smaller.

Bai Siyue waved her hand dismissively, handing her a brand-new ledger. Her face showed a hint of fatigue, but even more so, pride.

"Don't worry, the accounts are in perfect order, and the profit has even increased by 10% compared to the last quarter."

She yawned and said lazily, "It's just... your business is too big, it's a bit too much for people."

Looking at her younger sister's thin face, Bai Sanyue felt both heartache and guilt.

She held Bai Siyue's hand, examining her closely, her brows furrowed tightly.

"It's all my fault. If you hadn't been helping me, you wouldn't be so exhausted."

"No, I'll handle these businesses myself. You should get some rest."

"Come on, my princess sister."

Bai Siyue withdrew her hand and nonchalantly popped a grape into her mouth. "Now if I let you see the ledgers, can you sit still?"

"You should just focus on your pregnancy."

"I know what I'm doing. I've just taken over recently, so I've been a bit busy."

Bai Sanyue sighed, changed the subject, and tentatively asked, "Siyue, I feel so bad for all the trouble you've done for me."

"Have you... thought about your own life? Like, getting married?"

"marry?"

Bai Siyue rolled her eyes as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, her tone full of annoyance.

"Who will you marry? Will you marry an abacus?"

"I'm so busy right now, I'm constantly on the go. Every day when I open my eyes, hundreds of people are waiting for me to eat. When I close my eyes, my mind is full of accounts. How can I have the time to think about men?"

She paused, then added, "Besides, there's not one I like."

"They're either incredibly stupid or so sour-tongued; the money in the shop is much more practical."

"We'll talk about this later, don't bother me!"

Seeing her sister like this, Bai Sanyue didn't know what else to say.

A few days later, Bai Lu also called Bai Siyue to her side.

Looking at her daughter's noticeably thinner face, she spoke gently.

"You helped out in March in April, and your mother saw it all."

However, your own marriage shouldn't be delayed either.

"You're not young anymore, do you have a suitable young man?"

Bai Siyue's attitude softened considerably when facing her mother.

"Mother, I really don't have that thought right now."

"Firstly, I haven't met the person who would make me willingly put down the ledger; secondly, seeing that my sisters have all found good partners, I'm happy for them too."

"But I still prefer the free and easy life I have now."

She clung to Bai Lu's arm, her voice tinged with a hint of coquetry, "Please don't worry about me, okay?"

Bai Lu looked at her for a long time before smiling and nodding.

"Alright."

"My daughter, Bailu, can do whatever she wants."

"With the Marquis of Anguo's mansion as your backer and your sisters as your support, even if you never get married, you can live a more carefree and comfortable life than anyone else."

While the mother and daughter were having a heart-to-heart talk, a maid suddenly rushed in from outside in a panic.

"My lord! Something terrible has happened! Fifth Miss..."

"The Fifth Miss was stopped in the street by a group of commoners!"

"what?"

Bai Lu and Bai Siyue stood up at the same time.

"Fifth Sister has been stopped? Is she in trouble?"

Bai Siyue asked hurriedly.

"No...not..."

The maid, breathless, said, "You...you should go and see!"

The two dared not delay and immediately led their men to the destination.

Before even reaching the street corner, a cacophony of voices could be heard from ahead, completely blocking the street.

After finally squeezing to the front, the sight before them stunned everyone.

In the middle of the street, Bai Wuyue's carriage was surrounded by layers of people.

Countless flowers, fruits, sachets, and even various jade pendants and jewelry were thrown at the carriage like raindrops.

In the crowd, whether they were rich young men or poor scholars, they all craned their necks, just to catch a glimpse of the people inside the car.

The wind blew open a corner of the carriage curtain, revealing Bai Wuyue's stunning profile.

She simply sat there quietly, her brows furrowed with a hint of helplessness, yet she was breathtakingly beautiful, as if all the brilliance in the world had converged upon her.

Bai Siyue then suddenly realized.

It turns out that Bai Wuyue is now a sixteen-year-old girl, and has already blossomed into a stunning beauty.

Unlike her sisters, who either managed the family business or served as officials in the court, she rarely went out and always wore a veil when she did.

But gold will always shine.

It is unknown when, but the title of the most beautiful woman in the world spread like wildfire throughout the capital and even the entire Great Wu.

Today, for some reason, she wasn't wearing a veil, and her appearance instantly caused a sensation on the entire street.

"My God, is that Miss Bai Wu? She's even more beautiful than a fairy in a painting!"

"If I could see him one last time, I would die without regrets!"

"Fifth Miss! Look at me! This is my family heirloom jade pendant! I'm giving it to you!"

The Bai family's guards tried their best to maintain order, but they couldn't stop this wave of fervor.

Bai Siyue's lips twitched involuntarily as she watched this exaggerated scene.

She finally understood why her fifth sister always liked to stay in the mansion reading and painting.

This isn't going out; this is a disaster.

She sighed and instructed the guard captain beside her, "Send more men. No matter what, get the Fifth Miss back to the manor safely first!"

Looking at her younger sister surrounded by a frenzied crowd in the distance, Bai Siyue suddenly felt that dealing with ledgers every day might not be such a bad thing after all.

At least, Yinzi won't pounce on her like these men in front of her.

After a great deal of effort, the Bai family guards finally managed to fight their way through and escort Bai Wuyue's carriage back to the Marquis of Anguo's residence.

Once the mansion gates were closed, all the noise from the outside world was shut out.

As soon as Bai Wuyue returned to her courtyard, she buried herself in the soft couch, covered her head with the brocade quilt, and remained silent.

Bai Siyue and Bai Liuyue, who rushed over upon hearing the news, followed her in. Seeing her ostrich-like behavior, they were both annoyed and amused.

"Okay, stop pretending to be dead."

Bai Siyue tugged at her blanket, "So what if we were surrounded by people? Is it really that big of a deal?"

A muffled voice came from under the covers: "I just... wanted to buy a Huzhou brush."

Bai Liuyue sat down beside her, took out a packet of freshly baked osmanthus cakes from her bosom, and handed it to her through the gap in the quilt: "Fifth Sister, don't be sad."

"Eat something, something sweet, it'll cheer you up."

The blanket stirred, seemingly drawn by the aroma of food, but ultimately did not come out.