There was another thing Bai Ruozhu didn't mention. She felt that Chu Hai wanted to repay a bit of debt on behalf of his mother. Even if the Empress Dowager had passed away, this intention to show filial piety was something he should uphold.
"What should I do then?" Yingtong looked distressed, "Even if I don't go back, if my father arranges another marriage for me over there, it will be bad for my reputation if I refuse to marry. Doesn't your Danliang Country place great importance on reputation?"
"Reputation doesn't matter much; I'm just worried about a rift developing between you and your father." Bai Ruozhu thought that if the king of the Western Regions planned another marriage for Yingtong and she persistently disobeyed, it would surely embarrass the king of the Western Regions.
Moreover, Yingtong's situation was also rather awkward. Her birth mother was previously a person from the Holy Hall and has now become a deposed queen.
