Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 130

Chapter 130: Chapter 129: Precious_1

Now that she went to the spirit hall, there were no more than two possibilities…

One was that the illegitimate son was in the spirit hall. Then perhaps this matter was not caused by her grandmother. It might have been the illegitimate son’s birth mother or Jade Lotus’s father, the manor steward, who feared that Ji Tingyu would know his new wife had died. So they bribed the Duke of Zhen’s servants to do this. She would then end that beast’s life with one strike and then the lives of his mother and that steward.

If the illegitimate son were not in the spirit hall, then it meant that her grandmother knew when she made people investigate who brought the doctor into the house and moved the illegitimate son away in advance. Then, all these series of events would be very clear. Her grandmother wanted Ji Tingyu’s life.

Her heart surged with immense anger. There was also a chilling sadness and the deepest, most heartbreaking disappointment in her grandmother. But she absolutely could not lose her sanity and become chaotic. She had been extremely cautious with every step since her rebirth. The situation had not yet been determined. It was not yet time for her to lose her composure!

Bai Qingyan patted Bai Jintong’s hand, tightly gripping the long knife and strode toward the front hall, stepping into the spirit hall.

The illegitimate son was indeed not there.

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But she did not expect to be greeted by the tear-filled eyes of the Eldest Princess and Nanny Jiang.

Her heart sank lower and lower.

“Eldest Daughter…” Nanny Jiang called out and then burst into tears.

Until the moment she saw the Eldest Princess, even though the illegitimate son was already not in the spirit hall, she still held onto a sliver of hope in her heart… Perhaps the matter of wanting Ji Tingyu’s life was not her grandmother’s doing, and her grandmother was just covering for the illegitimate son and his mother!

Her hand, holding the knife, trembled uncontrollably. Coldness rose from the depths of her heart. She herself did not realize her eyes were already red.

She brought the knife in with great fanfare to show the Eldest Princess her resolve to kill the illegitimate son to protect Ji Tingyu.

The Eldest Princess was waiting for her in the spirit hall, intending to show her determination to protect the illegitimate son.

“Grandmother!”

“Eldest Princess!”

Bai Jintong and Lu Ping saluted the Eldest Princess.

“Then… what do you want?” The Eldest Princess gradually straightened her back, her imposing demeanor silently pressing toward Bai Qingyan, “Now that Ji Tingyu’s new wife is dead, do you really intend to destroy the last bloodline of the Bai family for an ordinary citizen?”

She did not fear the Eldest Princess in the slightest. She stepped forward tightly clenching her fists, her eyes illuminated by the flickering candles, blazing, “The last bloodline of the Bai family? Isn’t Aunt’s child in her belly also of Bai blood?! Am I not of Bai blood?! Bai Jinxiu, Bai Jintong, Bai Jinzhi, Bai Jinzhao, Bai Jinhua, Bai Jinse, which one of them is not of Bai blood?!”

The Eldest Princess raised her voice, “But you are all women. In the future, you will marry into other families. How will you inherit the family’s business?! How will you carry on your grandfather’s legacy?!”

“Are you afraid the Bai surname will be lost? Can’t you recruit a married man?!” She asked sharply, “Do your granddaughters… have less Bai family blood than that illegitimate son?!”

The Eldest Princess had taught her countless times, telling her that this world was harsh on women, that women were born into hardships. But in the Duke’s manor… they never judged heroes based on gender. Yet in the Eldest Princess’s heart, there was still a difference between grandsons and granddaughters!

The Eldest Princess was speechless, staring at Bai Qingyan, furious and ashamed, “Kid, what do you want to do?!”

She threw down the long knife in her hand and spoke loudly and firmly, “I want justice! Justice for the Bai family’s loyal servant Ji Tingyu! Justice for Mrs. Ji Liu!”

There was a long silence in the spirit hall. The Eldest Princess sighed softly, “Kid, there is no such thing as absolute fairness in this world! You are all the grandchildren of the Eldest Princess of Jin Kingdom, the bloodline of the Duke of Zhen. This means you are different from ordinary people! You have enjoyed fine clothes and good food since childhood… while some people cannot even fill their stomachs, and a casual ornament in your house might be worth a decade’s living expenses for an ordinary six-member family. Is that fair… is that justice? Life is inherently unequal. That illegitimate son may be a great villain, but he is your second uncle’s flesh and blood, which makes him more precious than others!”