Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 116 - 115: Courage_1

Chapter 116 -115: Courage_1

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“The matters concerning the Qin family will be resolved by my brother-in-law. If he can’t even handle an old, obstinate slave and declines such unreasonable requests, how can he protect my second sister? How can he maintain his position as the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage?” Bai Jintong said.

Bai Jinxiu felt uneasy remembering Bai Qingyan’s words before leaving. She had never considered that Qin Lang could still hold the position of Marquis of Loyalty and Courage.

Before Bai Jinxiu could collect her thoughts, she heard Qin Lang sigh: “Nanny Wu, back then, my mother indulged my two sisters, who harmed Jinxiu. They didn’t admit their fault and even used the Eldest Princess’s most cherished eldest granddaughter’s difficult childbearing to make a point. Now, with the Eldest Princess bereaved of her husband and all her children and grandchildren gone, she is heartbroken and sick. The Marquis of Loyalty and Courage’s mansion faces trouble. How can I have the face to plead with the Eldest Princess?”

Though Qin Lang spoke politely, his meaning was clear; he was unwilling to ask the Eldest Princess for help.

“Our Marquis Mansion is related by marriage to the Duke of Zhen! At least let the Eldest Princess hold on and speak well of the Marquis Mansion!” Nanny Wu’s face was wet with tears.

Bai Jinzhi couldn’t contain herself. She stood at the door and shouted, “You want my grandmother, dragging her sick body, to beg for the Marquis Mansion despite the pains of losing her husband, son, and grandchild? Where do you get the gall?”

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“Today, I have learned what shamelessness is!” Bai Jintong, dressed in mourning clothes, stood at the top of the steps, pulled Bai Jinzhi behind her, and slowly walked down. “Back then, the two Misses of the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage Mansion wanted to take my second sister’s life. The wife of the Marquis killed my second sister’s dowry maid on her own accord and used mourning as an excuse to suppress her complaints. The Bai family’s mourning hall is here for several days, and the Marquis hasn’t come to pay his respects. It’s unclear whether he is guilty and afraid of the Bai family’s spirits seeking vengeance or if he is inherently cold-hearted. Now that there is trouble, an old, obstinate slave dares to speak of marriage relations!”

Nanny Wu shivered, seeing Bai Jintong step down the high stairs of the Duke of Zhen’s mansion, she kneeled and backed away a step.

Bai Jinzhi, unable to hold back, stood at the top of the stairs and shouted, “The Court of Judicial Review surrounded the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage Mansion because of issues with the supplies sent to the southern front by the Marquis. Over twenty Bai family coffins are still here. My seventeenth brother’s abdomen was split open, filled with tree roots and dirt! The supplies arranged by the Marquis turned into buckwheat husks at Zhancheng, disappearing before reaching the front lines. Where do you get the nerve, the bottom to have my grandmother support her sick body to plead for the Marquis Mansion?”

Beside Qin Lang, his fists clenched tightly, guilt filling him. After all, the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage was his father.

Bai Qingyan, dressed in mourning clothes, approached the mourning hall and heard Nanny Wu’s words. Her eyes filled with killing intent.

She walked from behind the hall and coldly said: “The grand Eldest Princess of Jin Kingdom, is she a slave of the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage Mansion? Can you direct her as you wish? Even if she is ill, she must crawl up to plead for you first? The audacity of the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage Mansion!”

Seeing Miss Bai, Nanny Wu trembled, knelt, and knocked her head against the ground repeatedly: “This old slave doesn’t dare! This old slave absolutely doesn’t mean that!”

The people continuously coming to the Duke of Zhen’s mansion to pay respects heard the shameless words of the nanny from the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage Mansion, and someone spat at Nanny Wu’s face on the spot.

“This old dog is truly shameless!”

“To demand the Eldest Princess drag her sick body to plead for his family! The Bai family’s mourning hall is here, and until the Marquis was imprisoned, no incense was lit. Now they remember the Duke of Zhen’s mansion!”

“Exactly, all the military supplies were buckwheat husks, disappearing before reaching the southern front. The Bai family’s ten-year-old young general’s stomach was full of dirt and tree bark. And they dare to ask the Eldest Princess to plead with His Majesty. Truly shameless!”

“What face? The Marquis of Loyalty and Courage Mansion probably doesn’t know the word ‘face’ anymore!” a man said, hands clasped inside his sleeves. “Back then, the wife of the Marquis dared to touch the second Miss’s dowry. With such a mistress, the rotten Marquis Mansion is a den of snakes and rats. Nothing good will come of it!”

The man was pulled by his wife, hinting that Qin Lang was still present.

The man pulled back his neck and quickly left with his wife.

“Qin Lang, come with me, you and Second Sister. I have something to say to you…” Bai Qingyan said sternly.

Qin Lang nodded and looked back at the kneeling, crying Nanny Wu: “Go back and take good care of my brothers and sisters! The Eldest Princess is grieving. As her grandson-in-law, I already feel immense guilt for not sharing her burden. How can I let her waste energy on the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage’s affairs?”

Nanny Wu wanted to say something, but Qin Lang couldn’t let her further tarnish the Marquis Mansion’s reputation. He sternly said: “My siblings are only restricted from freely leaving the Marquis Mansion, not in mortal danger. The issue of military supplies will be judged by His Majesty. It concerns state affairs. We mustn’t interfere. Go back!”

After speaking, Qin Lang stepped up the steps of the Duke of Zhen’s mansion, not wanting to entangle with Nanny Wu further. He supported Bai Jinxiu and followed Bai Qingyan away.

“Young Master! Young Master, please save the Second Young Master and the two young misses! They are your close siblings! Young Master, you can’t be so heartless!” Nanny Wu cried out.

Bai Jintong looked at the guard still standing there and said: “Are you not taking this old nanny of the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage Mansion back? Or do you plan on making such a scene to disturb my grandmother and His Majesty?”

The guard, responsible for watching the Marquis Mansion, was startled. Ignoring the difference in gender, he apologized to Bai Jintong, then dragged the sobbing Nanny Wu back to the Marquis Mansion.

Gao Sheng, hidden in the crowd, watched Qin Lang and Bai Qingyan leave. He immediately thought of the list at the Court of Judicial Review’s prison and hurried back to King Liang’s mansion, a chill running down his spine.

Bai Qingyan led Bai Jinxiu and Qin Lang to a pavilion in the garden and had Nanny Tong hand Qin Lang a list written on brocade cloth.

Qin Lang glanced at it. Seeing that everyone on it was dead, he immediately understood: “Is this…the list of officials involved in the military supplies for the southern front last year?”

“Yes, all the officials involved in the military supplies for the southern front. Surprisingly, they all died of unexpected causes within two months,” Bai Qingyan said, tapping on the stone table.

Xiao Ruojiang bowed to Qin Lang and said: “Second Master, we obtained this list from the Marquis at the Court of Judicial Review’s prison half an hour ago.”

Qin Lang was struck with intense waves of emotion. This meant his father knew about the issue with the military supplies long ago, possibly even being the one responsible!

Qin Lang shot to his feet, restless: “Miss Bai, can you help me see my father?”

Xiao Ruojiang looked down: “For the safety of the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage, it is better if Second Master doesn’t see him.”