Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress

Chapter 140: Chapter 139: Dressed Beast_1

Hearing Miss Bai’s words insulting King Liang, Tongji could no longer endure it. Enduring the pain in his chest, he shouted, “You are just an infertile old woman. Our prince is deeply in love with you… It’s a blessing you’ve earned over several lifetimes! In this entire Dadu City… except for our prince, who else would go to such lengths just to marry you! Our prince is so deeply in love with you?! And you are so ungrateful!”

She sneered. Tongji’s admission confirmed her suspicions.

Her voice was cold and indifferent, yet extremely chilling, “That day in front of the Bai Mansion, wasn’t I clear enough? Even if King Liang is a prince, I, Bai Qingyan, despise his petty behavior. I’d rather marry a pig or a dog than him! Instead of reflecting on his actions, King Liang has aggravated his behavior, becoming more despicable. Does he have any sense of shame left? He’s simply a beast in clothes!”

Hearing Bai Qingyan insult King Liang, Tongji became furious, his eyes almost popping out. He screamed hoarsely, “How dare you call our prince a beast in clothes?! I think you are worse than a pig or a dog, ungrateful and cold-hearted! You are not worthy of our prince at all!”

“I’ll beat this foul-mouthed…”

Bai Jinzhi was about to step forward and scold him but was held back firmly by Bai Jinxiu. Bai Jinxiu’s clear and steady voice rang out, “Since you think my eldest sister doesn’t deserve King Liang, and my eldest sister despises your King Liang! Why do you bother running this errand for King Liang, engaging in such despicable acts to ruin someone’s reputation? You do this… and it is unjust! As a servant of King Liang, instead of advising your master to act honorably, you assist him in his vile ways. This is disloyalty! As a disloyal and unjust person… what right do you have to insult my eldest sister?!”

“Eldest Princess… Miss Bai!” Chun Yan cried out, “His Highness’s love for Miss Bai is sincere! I beg the Eldest Princess and Miss Bai to understand! I did this only for Miss Bai’s future! Miss Bai has difficulties in bearing children. In this Dadu City, which noble family would want such a main wife? Only His Highness… Whether the Duke’s Mansion is glorious or all the men have died and the glory is no more, His Highness has never changed his deep affection for Miss Bai! Miss Bai, think about it. In this Dadu City, except for His Highness, who would go to such lengths for you?!”

Such deep affection, such relentless effort, just to marry one’s beloved. As Chun Yan said… even if the Duke’s Mansion’s glory is no more, King Liang’s love has never changed for Miss Bai. This… could be considered true love, right?!

Some soft-hearted commoners were moved.

“What a King Liang! What relentless effort! I never knew there were people who consider despicable deeds as deep affection!” Dong Qingyue’s expression was filled with anger.

“So, according to you, as long as someone is willing to use unscrupulous methods for my eldest sister, my eldest sister should be grateful for his deep affection, regardless of what he does, even ruining my eldest sister’s reputation and forcing a marriage under my grandfather’s name? Should my eldest sister be grateful and submissive? Whose logic is this?!” Bai Jintong’s anger filled his chest, his tone rising.

“A matchmaker could have arranged this honorably, but King Liang chose to engage in these despicable acts repeatedly. And he dares to speak of marrying my daughter as a legitimate wife! This is ludicrous!” Mrs. Dong could no longer suppress her anger and shouted, “Did my Bai family ever block your King Liang’s matchmakers?! Ruining someone’s reputation is tantamount to ending one’s life. Such infatuation… my daughter cannot bear it!”

Bai Jinzhi remembered Bai Qingyan’s instructions in the carriage, shook off Bai Jinxiu’s hand, and snatched the unopened letters from Chun Yan’s hand, “I want to see how King Liang expresses his feelings to my eldest sister. Let us open and look!”

Saying that, Bai Jinzhi had already torn open one of the letters and read aloud, “Duke of Zhen, received your kind letter, Jin Kingdom’s southern border military arrangements…”

“This is not a love letter to my eldest sister!” Bai Jinzhi instantly recalled her elder sister’s words on the carriage. She widened her eyes and looked up at the Eldest Princess and Bai Qingyan, “King Liang… is framing Grandfather for treason by having these letters placed in Grandfather’s study through Chun Yan!”

Bai Qingyan’s eyes were dark and cold. Her chilling gaze fixed on Chun Yan, who was crying uncontrollably, her teeth clenched tightly, “Continue reading!”

“Jin Kingdom’s southern border military arrangements are known by our king. He has appointed General Wang Yuanzhe to discuss the grand plan with Xiliang’s General Yun Poxing… After viewing Duke of Zhen’s handwritten letter, we will return it intact. Please rest assured, Duke of Zhen, we will absolutely not leave any future troubles for the Duke of Zhen.”

Bai Jinzhi finished reading and indeed found another letter in the envelope. However… it was not the Duke’s handwritten letter.

“Grandmother! There is another letter attached… but it is not Grandfather’s handwriting at all!” Bai Jinzhi said.

The Eldest Princess’s hands trembled, “Bring… bring the letter over!”

Bai Jinzhi took three steps in two and handed the letter to the Eldest Princess.

“This… this is the handwriting of the Ancestral Emperor?!” The Eldest Princess, being a legitimate princess of the Imperial Family, had naturally seen the rare handwriting of the Ancestral Emperor preserved in the palace.

After the Eldest Princess examined the so-called handwritten letter from the Duke of Zhen, Bai Qingyan also took it. As expected, the letter was indeed in the handwriting of the Ancestral Emperor.

King Liang did not disappoint her at all!

The letter expressly detailed how her grandfather, the Duke of Zhen, had informed the Prince of Nanyan about military arrangements and claimed that this time, taking seventeen sons to the battlefield was to firmly control military power within the Bai family, aiming to make the Bai family the uncrowned king of Jin Kingdom.

Every word and sentence hit the exact points of the Emperor’s suspicions of the Bai family. No wonder… in her previous life, the Emperor ordered the swift and severe disposal of the Bai family.

Her heart surged with blood. She knelt before the Eldest Princess, “Grandmother, the night before my second sister’s wedding earlier this year, King Liang asked Chun Yan to borrow the military books annotated by Grandfather as an excuse to invite me. I gave King Liang the military books personally annotated by the Ancestral Emperor, hoping that King Liang would understand our Bai family did not wish to associate with him! Just now, King Liang’s servant admitted it. I wonder… if King Liang mistook it for Grandfather’s handwriting and forged it to frame my Bai family!”

Tears brimmed in her eyes, “They all say King Liang is weak and incompetent. But with such actions… how is he incompetent?! King Liang was not seeking a forced marriage. He wanted to overthrow my entire Bai family! What grudge or enmity does my Bai family have with King Liang for him to be so ruthless and cruel to this extent! All the men of my Bai family died for the country, yet he still wants to frame the devoted souls of the Bai family with treason! He even wants the lives of the Bai family’s widows! Fortunately, Yingshuang discovered Chun Yan’s secret meeting with King Liang’s servant today. Otherwise… the consequences would be unimaginable!”

This matter was too grave!

The Eldest Princess’s blood turned cold!

If Nanny Tong had not discovered Chun Yan’s secret meeting with King Liang’s servant today and captured them both, once these letters entered the Duke’s Mansion, the Duke’s Mansion would have no way to clear their name!

The streets were filled with astonished commoners. How treacherous King Liang was!