Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 139

Chapter 139: Chapter 138: Reputation_1

Although the back corner gate of the Duke’s mansion was seldom visited, the Bai family’s funeral procession had just returned and was passing by the entrance of this alley. Tongji’s loud cry attracted many people who stopped to look into the alley.

Nanny Tong crossed her hands in front of her lower belly, her solemn face darkened. She looked at Chun Yan and spoke: “Chun Yan, you have such audacity. Have you forgotten the last beating you received? The scars have barely healed, and you’ve already forgotten the pain! Not only did you secretly communicate with a servant from King Liang’s mansion, but you also dared to use the Duke’s name… to force the First Young Lady into marrying King Liang with these letters. You have such guts, such capability!”

Chun Yan, held down to the ground by a servant woman, trembled all over in fear: “Nanny! Nanny, I didn’t! I didn’t!”

“We have both the witness and evidence. How dare you deny it! Do you take me for a blind old woman?” Nanny Tong was so furious that her voice rose sharply. “I should have beaten you to death last time!”

“Nanny, please spare me! I did it for the First Young Lady!” Chun Yan cried and begged.

Nanny Tong snorted coldly: “This matter is of great importance! It involves the prince and our First Young Lady. Let’s go before the Eldest Princess and settle this properly.”

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Nanny Tong’s piercing gaze swept over Chun Yan, then fell upon Tongji: “Escort them! Take them through this alley to the main gate… and hand them over to the Eldest Princess for punishment!”

With that, Nanny Tong led the way, and the guards of the Bai family escorted Chun Yan, Tongji, and the coachman from King Liang’s mansion, dragging the coach from King Liang’s mansion as they walked towards the main gate.

“Let go of me! I am a servant of King Liang’s mansion, not someone the Duke’s mansion can arrest! Let me go!”

Tongji shouted loudly as he was being escorted forward.

Chun Yan’s legs went weak. Remembering Mingyu’s fate beside the Second Young Lady, she was so terrified that she could only cry and confess: “Nanny Tong, I was wrong! Please spare me! I won’t dare do it again! Please free me, don’t take me before the Eldest Princess. If the Eldest Princess finds out, my life is over! Nanny Tong, you have watched me grow up… Please give me a way out!” _{frёewebηovel.cѳm}

But Nanny Tong seemed to be heartless, leading the guards and servant women out of the alley. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, they headed straight for the main gate of the Duke of Zhen’s mansion.

The Eldest Princess had just been helped off the carriage by Nanny Jiang when she saw Nanny Tong suddenly rushing up and kneeling straight before her, crying out loudly: “Eldest Princess, you must seek justice for the First Young Lady!”

The Eldest Princess was shocked, eyes wide, realizing this would ruin Kid’s reputation!

Nanny Tong’s words were fast yet steady: “The servant of King Liang said that King Liang would lie to the lady of the house, claiming that the Duke had long discovered his affection for the First Young Lady, had withheld letters he wrote, and planned to arrange their marriage once the southern war was over! He even stated that once these letters were made public and the First Young Lady’s reputation was tarnished, he would take responsibility and marry the First Young Lady, and as soon as she stepped foot in the door, he’d take this wretch as a concubine! To this, the wretch agreed! She accepted the letters, and they are still clutched tightly in her hand, I forgot to retrieve them!”

Although Bai Jinzhi had been warned by Bai Qingyan on the carriage earlier, she couldn’t help but walk over and kick Chun Yan to the ground upon hearing King Liang’s sinister plan. She then kicked Tongji to the ground as well.

“What audacity! How dare you plot against my eldest sister!” Bai Jinzhi looked around for a weapon, intending to beat Tongji first.

So, that’s how it was. In her previous life, King Liang had convinced Chun Yan by promising her the position of concubine, which led Chun Yan to help King Liang. It resulted in the entire loyal Bai family being wrongfully accused of treason and dying with grievance.

Bai Qingyan’s gaze swept over the letter tightly gripped in Chun Yan’s hand, then turned to Tongji, who was enduring pain without making a sound, and deliberately spoke to provoke him: “First, he had Chun Yan deliver a message… claiming he wanted to borrow the military books annotated by my grandfather, using this as a pretext to see me! Considering the difference between men and women, I declined to meet him. To save face, I had Chun Yan deliver the military books annotated by the Ancestral Emperor to King Liang, hoping he would understand my intention not to further interact with him. Unfortunately… King Liang did not understand my intent!”

“After a few days, King Liang requested another meeting. My mother punished over ten family servants of the Bai family because of this! Failing one plan, King Liang devised another. He had a maid from Liang’s mansion come to my mansion’s front door to slander me, claiming I had dealings with him! And today, taking advantage of my family’s funeral, he resorted to such a disgraceful tactic, showing no shame at all, trying to deceive using my deceased grandfather’s name, with the intention to force a marriage! Is it true or not?!”