Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress

Chapter 16: Chapter 16: Home Tutoring_1

Until she heard the maids outside calming down and repeatedly calling “Miss Bai,” did she finally relax and straighten her attire.

When the maid came in to report that Miss Bai had arrived, Mrs. Jiang, the Marquis’s wife, was already sitting upright. The hair of the two young ladies of the Marquis Mansion was disheveled, and they were both sobbing into their handkerchiefs.

“Invite Miss Bai in,” Mrs. Jiang, the Marquis’s wife, took the hand warmer and held it in her hands, a shadow crossing her eyes.

Since the founding of the Jin Kingdom, the Duke of Zhen Mansion had been rampant in Dadu City for too many years. Even a small fourth girl from the Bai Mansion dared to whip her daughter in their Marquis Mansion of Loyalty and Courage!

But times had changed. Half a month ago, Mrs. Jiang heard a secret from the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage. She knew that the century-old aristocratic family of the Duke of Zhen Mansion would soon perish along with the Duke of Zhen. In the future, the top aristocratic family in Dadu City would be their Marquis Mansion of Loyalty and Courage.

Even if Qin Lang married the Duke of Zhen Mansion’s daughter, when the Duke of Zhen Mansion perished, his daughter would become a burden. The position of the Princely Heir would eventually be her son’s.

Seeing Bai Qingyan enter and salute, Mrs. Jiang no longer feared the Bai family. She spoke with an air of authority, “Miss Bai understands etiquette. Since the Bai and Qin families are related by marriage, I can be considered your elder and will say a few words today. Even if there is any conflict among girls, it is unthinkable for a junior to whip someone in front of an elder. How did the fourth girl from the Bai family become so reckless? Such behavior is no different from that of a shrew!”

Thinking of the whip marks on her two daughters, Mrs. Jiang’s heart ached to the point she wished someone would slap Bai Jinzhi.

“Your daughter injured my second sister and pushed her into the lake. Her life and death are still unknown! Your Marquis Mansion of Loyalty and Courage truly teaches people how to take lives!” The fourth girl, Bai Jinzhi, was not intimidated by Mrs. Jiang’s authority.

The fourth girl from the Duke of Zhen Mansion in Dadu City, Bai Jinzhi, was known for her chivalrous spirit. She had whipped a noble boy who injured an old man while riding, and today she did not care about her reputation in seeking justice for Bai Jinxiu.

But while Bai Jinzhi did not care, Bai Qingyan did care.

If Mrs. Jiang pinned these words on Bai Jinzhi today, Bai Jinzhi’s reputation would be tarnished.

Before Mrs. Jiang could speak again, Bai Qingyan straightened up and looked at Mrs. Jiang with cold, clear eyes, questioning, “Since the Marquis’s wife understands etiquette so well and poses as an elder to point out the family education of the Duke of Zhen Mansion, how did the two young ladies of the Marquis Mansion turn out to be so vicious? A sister-in-law plotting to kill her own sister-in-law, how is this different from beasts?!”

“You!” Mrs. Jiang originally intended to vent her anger, but her words got stuck in her throat. She clutched the edge of the table, her expression becoming increasingly unfriendly as she suppressed her anger. “Our daughters were only playing with their sister-in-law. Such a serious accusation of plotting against their sister-in-law, Miss Bai, do not lay such serious charges so casually on the heads of our girls from the Marquis Mansion of Loyalty and Courage.” @@novelbin@@

Bai Jinzhi was about to explode, but Bai Qingyan held her back. Bai Qingyan’s eyes darkened, suppressing her urge to skin Mrs. Jiang alive. But the murderous intent in her eyes showed.

Mrs. Jiang felt a chill from Bai Qingyan’s stare and uncomfortably adjusted her collar.

Bai Qingyan curled her lips into a cold smile, slowly and methodically saying, “My second sister has a huge bloody hole in her head and her life hangs in the balance. The Marquis’s wife calls it a game between sisters-in-law! Now the two young ladies of the Marquis Mansion of Loyalty and Courage have suffered only minor injuries, yet the Marquis’s wife labels my fourth sister as lacking manners, lacking upbringing, and a shrew. It seems the Marquis’s wife thinks we are easy to bully because of our young age!? Should I call for my grandmother, the Eldest Princess?”

Mentioning the Eldest Princess of the Bai family’s old ancestor, Mrs. Jiang realized she had lost her composure. Even if all the men in the Bai family perished, the Duke of Zhen Mansion still had the Eldest Princess.

Mrs. Jiang suppressed her emotions, pressed her lips with a handkerchief, and grudgingly said to Bai Qingyan, “Miss Bai is indeed eloquent, but words can easily lead to trouble. Miss Bai is already nineteen, and no matchmaker has come to propose. If the reputation of loving arguments spreads, who would dare to marry Miss Bai? My words are for your own good!”

Reputation was something Bai Qingyan no longer cared about, but Bai Jinzhi’s face turned red with anger. “You…”

Bai Qingyan’s voice was cold, unhurried, and unbothered, “The Marquis’s wife, please keep such kindness for your two daughters and son! My second sister has been married to the Marquis Mansion of Loyalty and Courage for only three days. First, the two girls from the Marquis Mansion plotted against her life. Then, the Marquis’s wife interfered with her dowry. If this spreads…who would dare to marry a daughter from the Qin family or a son from the Qin family?!”

Mrs. Jiang broke into a cold sweat. She had two daughters before having a son, whom she cherished dearly.

To protect her two daughters, she followed Nanny Wu’s advice and sold Bai Jinxiu’s maids. But in her panic, she forgot that those maids were part of Bai Jinxiu’s dowry.

If this really caused trouble, it would be hard for her son to marry in the future.

“I forgot to inform the Marquis’s wife, your Nanny Wu confessed. She admitted that your second girl argued and fought with my second sister, injuring her. I have already had her tied up and sent to my second aunt. Nanny Jiang has also returned to the Duke of Zhen Mansion to report to my grandmother. The Marquis’s wife, do take care of yourself.”

After speaking, Bai Qingyan saluted Mrs. Jiang and walked out with Bai Jinzhi.

“Mother!” The eldest girl who caused the injury trembled, frightened and panicked, as she clung to Mrs. Jiang, the Marquis’s wife of Loyalty and Courage, “What should we do?”

“Mother!” The second girl was frightened to tears.

Although it was the second girl who quarreled with Bai Jinxiu, it was the eldest girl who hit her on the head, and the second girl who pushed her into the water.

Mrs. Jiang knew she had to endure for now. Despite the troubles, the Duke of Zhen Mansion was still the most powerful family in Dadu City. To settle the issue, she must swallow her pride: “Quickly, go get the Marquis!”

But before Mrs. Jiang could lower herself further, the second sister-in-law of the Bai family had already ordered people to carry Bai Jinxiu out of the Marquis Mansion of Loyalty and Courage. Nanny Jiang even brought the Eldest Princess’s grand convoy to bring Bai Jinxiu back to the mansion with great fanfare.

Mrs. Jiang’s heart raced. She never expected the second sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, to disregard Bai Jinxiu’s future and make such a bold move, ignoring all reputation.

That day, the second girl from the Duke of Zhen Mansion had a grand wedding, with the Princely Heir from the Marquis Mansion of Loyalty and Courage gracing the event. The union of the two matched perfectly, and people still discussed the beautiful couple. But who could have imagined that upon returning, Miss Bai’s life would hang by a thread?

Outside the Marquis Mansion of Loyalty and Courage, a crowd of people had already gathered, buzzing with gossip.

Surrounded by maids and servants, Mrs. Jiang, the Marquis’s wife, hurried out, crying in front of everyone, “Second Madam! Second Madam…moving Jinxiu back to the Duke of Zhen Mansion in this heavy snow might worsen her condition. Just now, the fourth girl also whipped my two daughters fiercely. They know their mistakes and promise never to play by the lake with their sister-in-law again! If I have any shortcomings in my care, please point them out, but please, do not do this!”