Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 605 - 602: Life and Death Uncertain_1

Kid woke up early every day and had already had breakfast. Bai Jinse wanted to ask Miss Lu about some confusing points from the medical book she read yesterday, so she left with Nied Huan.

The Eldest Princess was not the kind of mother-in-law who liked to discipline her daughters-in-law. Over the years, she never asked any daughter-in-law to serve in front of her during breakfast, so she let Mrs. Liu sit down for breakfast together.

During the meal, Mrs. Liu somehow started talking about Bai Qingyan’s uncle, Dong Qingping, the Vice Minister of Honglu Temple.

"In early September, the illegitimate daughter of the Dong family just got engaged to the eldest son of the Fu family’s main branch. They exchanged the eight characters of birth. I heard from Mrs. Huang that their birth dates matched perfectly. Now that such a big scandal has happened in the Fu family, I wonder if the Dong family will break off this marriage..."

Bai Qingyan had not heard about this yet. If the two families exchanged the eight characters in early September, at that time, due to Bai Qingyan staying with the Crown Prince, she lost contact with Bai Jinxiu. Why didn’t Jinxiu inform her of this yesterday when she returned?

Thinking about the fact that she had just returned yesterday and had no free time, Bai Qingyan assumed it was because Jinxiu cared about her and did not mention some things.

However, Fu Ruoxi’s brother only had one legitimate son. Regardless, he was the main branch’s legitimate eldest grandson. There were precedents in Dadu City of a legitimate second son marrying an illegitimate daughter, but never of a legitimate eldest son marrying an illegitimate daughter, not even after the main wife died.

Seeing Bai Qingyan raise her head with a surprised look in her eyes, Mrs. Liu quickly said, "Kid, you probably didn’t know about this, right? This is not a commendable matter. It’s about the reputation of the girls in the Dong family. Jinxiu probably didn’t mention it to you yesterday."

The Eldest Princess nodded and dabbed her mouth with a napkin, saying to Bai Qingyan, "Your uncle’s illegitimate daughter, Dong Tingfang, fell into the water and was saved by the legitimate son of the Fu family’s main branch. Later... presumably for the young girl’s reputation, the two families got engaged and exchanged the eight characters."

The Eldest Princess’s words were brief, and Bai Qingyan understood what she meant.

Seeing the Eldest Princess bringing up the topic, Mrs. Liu, who had heard some secret news from other madams, couldn’t hold back anymore. She leaned closer to Bai Qingyan and lowered her voice, saying, "Although that’s what they say, I’ve heard from other madams that after returning home, this Dong family girl put a white silk ribbon around her neck immediately. She claimed it was her honor to die for the sake of other Dong family’s girls’ reputations after being held by Fu family’s legitimate son. Later, Mrs. Dong had no choice but to ask Mrs. Shen from the Ministry of War to go to Fu’s house to propose marriage."

The Eldest Princess cleared her throat, but Mrs. Liu was in high spirits.

"Some people also said that the legitimate son of the Fu family’s main branch was already planning to marry his cousin from his mother’s side. But after this incident, there was no way to avoid this close marriage-for-marriage situation! Some say the Dong family’s illegitimate daughter’s scheming was too deep. She deliberately got close to the legitimate son’s cousin and planned the falling into water incident, forcing the legitimate mother to surrender her dignity and propose marriage to the Fu family. However, some say... this illegitimate daughter of the Dong family is virtuous!"

"Nanny Jiang..." Nanny Jiang came forward with a bowl of porridge and smiled. "Madam, if you don’t eat it soon, it will get cold."

Mrs. Liu came back to her senses, carefully glanced at the frowning Eldest Princess, pressed her lips with a napkin, and said awkwardly, "In short... the good words are few, and the bad words are many! Kid, you are not married yet... be more cautious. If you meet that illegitimate girl today, just keep it superficial to avoid being implicated."

"I remember, Aunt. Thank you for the advice," Bai Qingyan nodded to Mrs. Liu.

Mrs. Liu did not dare respond, lowered her eyes to drink porridge, and silently lamented how she always could not control her mouth.

After breakfast, Mrs. Liu changed into plain clothes and made minor adjustments. By mid-morning, she left with Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinse for the Fu Mansion.

•

In front of the Fu Mansion, white silk lanterns inscribed with the word ’condolence’ were hung up. The red gates were open, and white mourning fabrics were hanging from the high eaves, long corridors, and entrance, swaying in the wind.

All the servants in the mansion were already wearing white mourning clothes.

The servants waiting outside the red gates to greet guests seemed aware that no guests would come today. Their expressions were lazy and indifferent.

The masters of the Fu family were kneeling on both sides of Madam Fu’s coffin, either silently weeping or wailing loudly. Some cried for Madam Fu, others... for their uncertain future.

Fu Ruoxi’s sister-in-law clenched the fabric over her heart, crying and cursing at Fu Ruoxi’s wife, Mrs. Luo.

It was said that a husband and wife are one. Because of Fu Ruoxi’s deeds, the whole family suffered. Mrs. Luo silently bore the blame, covering her young son’s ears, who was still crying over losing his grandmother, with her red-rimmed eyes. She smiled at her son, trying to comfort him, but tears continued to fall.

From a distance, a servant at the Fu family’s gate saw a green carriage approaching slowly. Recognizing it as the Bai family’s carriage, he quickly sent someone in to report to the master that someone from the Bai family had arrived.

The cursing and crying in the mourning hall abruptly stopped. Mrs. Luo straightened her back and looked towards the entrance. The servant said that someone from the Bai family had come. She wondered if the Princess of Zhen had come.

Last night, before Madam Fu’s body was delivered back, her personal maid had returned to inform Mrs. Luo to trust the Princess of Zhen.

Besides that, she said nothing more.

Later, when they delivered Madam Fu’s body back, the maid who had served Madam Fu for years was shocked and knelt before Mrs. Luo, claiming that she, being raised by Madam Fu without parents, would follow her in death... fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

Had it not been for the quick reflexes of Mrs. Luo’s maid, Madam Fu’s personal maid might also have become a corpse by now.

Moments later, Mrs. Luo saw the Bai family’s second lady, Mrs. Liu, dressed in plain clothes, followed by the Princess of Zhen, Bai Qingyan, and the Bai family’s seventh girl, Bai Jinse, entering together.

Mrs. Luo’s tears immediately flowed like a broken string, with mixed feelings in her heart.

Back then, when the Bai family faced disaster, her mother-in-law Madam Fu initially wanted to offer condolences. It was her and her sister-in-law who worked together to stop Madam Fu. None of the noble families in Dadu City had gone to offer condolences. They feared that Emperor would know and bring disaster to Fu Ruoxi, who was far away in Anping Camp.

But now, given that Fu Ruoxi had drawn his sword against the Crown Prince, the crime could not be escaped. The Fu family ended up in a situation where no one dared to offer condolences. Even Madam Fu’s family nephews did not dare to come, but the Bai family did.

Mrs. Luo felt sad and guilty.

"It’s the Princess of Zhen..." Fu Ruoxi’s elder brother straightened his spine, lowered his eyes, and knelt there, saying softly, "Everyone, kneel properly."

Hearing the title Princess of Zhen made the other members of the Fu family feel like facing a great enemy...

Fu Ruoxi’s sister-in-law, who had been furiously scolding Mrs. Luo moments ago, now choked up with her throat trembling, kneeling silently without daring to cry out loud.