Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1355

Chapter 1355: Chapter 1350: Princess Residence

"Empress Dowager..." the Empress Dowager Yan’s personal maid whispered softly, "The Emperor is still occupied, let’s discuss this later!"

Yet, Empress Dowager Yan was overwhelmed with tears and still wished to argue: "Your uncle has gone through thick and thin for Yan Kingdom in Zhou, Ah Li... You have always been a kind-hearted soul, why would you speak such heartless words about whether one’s surname should be Zhong or Murong? Could it be that you’ve forgotten, your mother also bears the surname Zhong!"

Murong Li clenched his fists, his mother was always like this, when good things happened she would say it was just like Uncle Jiu, when difficult things came, it was all because of Uncle Jiu...

"Zhong Xingxiao is indeed my real uncle, but he is also a court official of the Yan Kingdom; if he dies for the country... he dies with honor. I... will certainly reward the Zhong family generously, mother need not worry. At least... as long as I am here, provided the Zhong family does not seek its own doom, I... will for mother’s sake, turn a blind eye." After Murong Li spoke, he strode towards the desk, "I still have official matters, mother please return!"

Empress Dowager Yan wanted to say more, but her personal maid stopped her: "Empress Dowager... The Emperor has significant matters at hand, please take a rest for now. After all, it is the Emperor’s own uncle, he won’t let the Grand Duke wrongfully die in a foreign land! You must let the Emperor come up with a solution."

Seeing Murong Li already knelt down behind the agarwood desk without refuting her personal maid’s words, the Empress Dowager finally stood up in tears, leaning on her maid for support as she left the grand hall.

Hearing the door close, Murong Li flew into a rage, throwing the jade brush in his hand, which shattered into pieces.

Wang Jiuzhou hurriedly knelt down: "Emperor, calm your anger!"

"Wang Jiuzhou, I am not angry, I am cold-hearted... heartbroken for Uncle Jiu! It’s said that an elder brother’s wife is like the mother; grandmother passed early, Uncle Jiu always respected my mother, treating her like his own mother! But my mother..." Murong Li tightly clenched his fists, then slowly unclenched them, picked up another brush, and finished writing the letter he had been drafting.

In the letter, Murong Li instructed Wang Hanbing to find a way to ensure Zhong Xingxiao’s life.

As a child, Murong Li naturally wished for no gap between his mother and Uncle Jiu, knowing that if Zhong Xingxiao were to die, his mother would blame Uncle Jiu, making the divide between them irreparable.

Thus, Zhong Xingxiao could not die! Even though Murong Li wanted him to perish in Zhou, he could not let it happen while traveling with Uncle Jiu.

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On the 10th of June in the second year of Yuanhe, Li Tianfu was escorted to Dadu City.

As Bai Qingyan once said, she bestowed upon Li Tianfu the title of Princess of Yunjing, and granted her a princess mansion.

Doing so was merely a ploy to stabilize the hearts of the people of Xiliang.

With the precedent of the Third Prince of Daliang, the King of Hancheng, this Princess of Yunjing was not lonely; however... no matter how lavish the princess mansion, Li Tianfu was like a bird in a cage, unable to escape.

Perhaps because of Xiliang’s downfall, Li Tianfu was rather silent on her way to Dadu City, even when the Hidden Guard came to rescue her, she refused to leave.

It wasn’t that Li Tianfu couldn’t part with luxury, rather... she hadn’t forgotten the vengeance for Lu Tianzhuo.

And the day after Madam Wang coughed up blood, Imperial Censors dug up old bribery cases on Wang Dingkun, accusing him of abusing power and posing as a relative of the Bai family. That very day, Wang Dingkun was arrested without returning to the Wang residence.

Logically, Wang Dingkun’s downfall should have brought misfortune to the Wang residence, but the Emperor showered rewards upon Madam Wang instead. What did this signify? Naturally, the Wang clan hurried to arrange the legal adoption, how could they dare delay?

As for Wang Dingshun, Bai Qingyan had evaluated him; unlike Wang Dingkun who was forced upon Master Wang and Madam Wang by the clan elders, Wang Dingshun lost both parents at an early age. Nevertheless, he displayed commendable character, living in poverty but devoted to his studies. Initially, he learned for a few years at the clan school, then due to his natural talent, he was excluded and bullied by other children, so he stopped attending and learned at home with his grandfather, becoming quite adept in literature.

Wang Dingshun lived with his bedridden grandfather, and thus reached 23 years of age without marrying.

After all, respectable families’ daughters feared marrying into hardship and serving an elderly bedridden relative.

Moreover, Wang Dingshun was usually reserved and not particularly charming to women, which led to delays in finding a match.

This year, after Wang Dingshun’s grandfather passed away, he became a solitary figure. Some kind-hearted neighbors, recognizing his integrity, sought to arrange a match for him, but Wang Dingshun was adamant about studying hard for the examinations, refusing their good intentions.

In secret, Bai Qingyan had someone test Wang Dingshun’s literary skills, finding him no ordinary talent.

Subsequently, Steward Hao personally approached Wang Dingshun to discuss the proposal of him being adopted by the Wang family.