Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 930

Chapter 930: Chapter 927: Jumping Clown

Bai Qihe, who arrived in Dadu City with the Bai family group, approached with his wife Mrs. Fang, and respectfully performed the obeisance ceremony before Bai Qingyan.

Bai Qihe felt quite guilty for not being able to restrain the clan members, allowing those with delusions to swarm to Dadu City like a flock of birds.

He heard that those clan members came to Dadu City and were receiving bribes under the guise of Imperial Clan, collecting property and real estate given by others... So he came this time to apologize to Bai Qingyan and, more importantly, to perfect the clan law, using clan rules to punish these clan members.

Clan law couldn’t restrain members from coming to Dadu City, but if one truly needed to be expelled from the clan... there were many ways!

Now, as Bai Qingyan is to ascend to the throne, being a member of Bai Qingyan’s clan would undoubtedly mean being kin to royalty. But Bai Qingyan, as a woman ascending to the throne, was already controversial. If the clan members were indiscreet, it would provide more grounds for others to criticize Bai Qingyan, which Bai Qihe was unwilling to see.

"Clan Leader, you must be weary from the journey. Please offer incense to Grandmother first!" Bai Qingyan said.

"Bai Qihe dares not accept Your Majesty’s mention of weariness. I failed to restrain the clan members, allowing those who came early to indulge wantonly under Your Majesty’s name, receiving gifts from others. I came this time... to mourn the Eldest Princess and to use clan law and rules to punish the clan members; those who must be expelled will not be spared!" Bai Qihe finished speaking and heavily kowtowed to Bai Qingyan.

Bai Qihe’s words were meant for those clan members who came to Dadu City early to take advantage.

Bai Qingyan nodded: "In that case, let Clan Leader investigate and handle the matter now."

"Yes!" Bai Qihe responded. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Upon hearing the word expulsion, Bai Clan members were anxious and fearful.

A few ladies from the Bai family entered the Bai Mansion together, offered incense to the Eldest Princess, and kowtowed before Bai Qingjue stepped forward and knelt, bowing his head: "Grandmother, Ah Jue has returned safely!"

"Eldest Princess, the seventh young master has returned safely! If you know this from beyond, do not continue to lament, blaming yourself for not protecting the young masters..." Nanny Jiang knelt beside, crying out loudly, "The seventh young master... has returned! If one can return... two or three can! If you truly feel guilty towards the Bai family, then please bless the Bai descendants from above, let them all return!"

Nanny Jiang’s cries here were not meant for the Bai mansion’s own family but those coming to mourn... the gossip-prone nobles and servants. She wanted them to understand... that even in death, the Eldest Princess felt guilty towards the Bai family.

Bai Qingjue’s eyes welled with tears as he kowtowed again to the Eldest Princess: "Grandmother, your grandson returned late!" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Bai Qingyan looked at Nanny Jiang, who desperately tried to clear her of the accusation of forcing her grandmother to death... even clearing her of the charge of murdering her grandmother, watching Bai Qingjue full of tears, her heart felt sore, wondering if A Yu would make it back before the grandmother’s burial.

"Madam..." Nanny Jiang walked up to Mrs. Dong and saluted, saying, "Before the Eldest Princess left Dadu City, she instructed this old servant that if she couldn’t return alive, the funeral is to be simple..."

"Nanny." Mrs. Dong lifted Nanny Jiang up, "Kid has already told me, I understand... I will discuss it with the other sisters and come up with a plan quickly."

"Thank you, madam!" Nanny Jiang bowed to Mrs. Dong again, tears streaming down her face.

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King of Xihuai, born into royal family, aside from his Emperor brother, no one had treated him so well, at that moment he truly held Xiao Rongyan in his heart, regarded Xiao Rongyan as a true friend!

If after all this time, this friendship he believed to be genuine turned out to be fake...

Then he’d be the biggest joke, the most laughable jumping clown.

As soon as Xiao Rongyan entered the courtyard, his subordinate went up to him, clasped his fists, and said to Xiao Rongyan: "Master, King of Xihuai infiltrated the posthouse with dead men, injured the ’Ninth Prince’s’ arm, and has been attempting to reveal the ’Ninth Prince’s’ mask. Subsequently, upon realizing one of them was King of Xihuai, our men intervened citing an investigation of the mastermind, rescuing King of Xihuai. Now King of Xihuai refuses treatment, insisting on seeing the master before speaking of the mastermind behind..."

King of Xihuai was merely using such a small trick to buy time!

After all, the current Ninth Prince of Yan is indeed Yan’s Regent Prince, very important to Yan, and King of Xihuai thought Yan cared very much about who the mastermind was, hence he believed Yan would not allow him to die before he revealed the mastermind, thus using death as leverage insisting on seeing Xiao Rongyan.

"Where is he hurt?" Xiao Rongyan asked.

"Master, rest assured, we exercised restraint, it’s just a superficial wound... only bled a bit too much."

Xiao Rongyan nodded, walked across the small stone bridge with floating lotuses in the inner courtyard, and proceeded toward the room with the carved flower partition wide open.

Seeing Xiao Rongyan’s figure, King of Xihuai clutched his wound, summoned energy to sit up straight, his heart in his throat, fists clenched, trying to appear happy to see a friend.