Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1450

Chapter 1450: Chapter 1445: Unexpected Turn

"Thank you, miss! Thank you, miss!" The woman anxiously wanted to stop her daughter’s forehead from bleeding and kept expressing her gratitude.

She looked back at the Government Office. Now that the situation had escalated, she was afraid that if she left now, there would be no way to seek justice for her husband.

The woman spotted a familiar neighbor in the crowd and hurriedly cried out to her, pleading, "Auntie, Auntie... please go with this gentleman and take my daughter to the clinic. I... I must stay here to seek justice for my husband! I will repay your great kindness in this life by working like an ox or horse!"

"Oh, oh, oh! Don’t worry! I’ll go with her!" The auntie responded immediately, pressing down on the handkerchief on the little girl’s forehead and following the guard in a brisk jog to the clinic.

"Miss!" Seeing that her daughter was in good hands, the woman knelt directly in front of Bai Qingyan, not caring about her hands being covered in her daughter’s blood. She grabbed Bai Qingyan’s clothes, as if grasping a life-saving straw in a desperate situation, "Miss, I can tell that you are of noble status, unlike ordinary people. Please, miss, help me stand up for my husband! He was only trying to prevent the corpse of King of Hancheng, who died for the people, from being desecrated by the Dongyi Kingdom. He tried to steal the body back but was beaten to death in prison! Please, miss... seek justice for my husband, don’t let him die in vain!"

The woman bowed heavily, holding up a blood-stained petition.

The woman was not foolish. The handsome young man who had been protecting the lady earlier, had angrily inquired about the county magistrate, indicating he held a status higher than the magistrate. Therefore... the lady being protected by that handsome man must also be of noble status, perhaps the Lord Protector of Zhou.

"Sister, please stand up!" Bai Qingyan bent down to help the woman up, holding her hand along with the blood-stained petition, "Rest assured, in the land of Zhou, I will not let any citizen die in vain!"

The woman, with tears in her eyes, looked at the strong-willed woman before her, wanting to ask who she was and if she could really seek justice for her husband. However, her throat tightened painfully, and she couldn’t make a sound.

Bai Qingyan took the blood-stained petition from the woman and, after a quick glance, turned her gaze towards the citizens whose anger was still palpable. She started walking towards the high steps of the Government Office.

Guards from the Bai family and plain-clothed imperial guards immediately stepped forward to shield Bai Qingyan as she moved, and although the citizens didn’t know who she was, the display of authority made it clear she was someone of significance. Perhaps it was also the commanding presence from her resolute aura that made them spontaneously step aside.

Bai Qingyan, flanked by guards and Bai Qingjue and Bai Jinzhi, ascended the high steps of the Government Office and turned to face the puzzled citizens below. They secretly speculated about the purpose of this well-guarded woman’s arrival and her identity.

"I have read the petition. The reason many citizens have gathered outside this Government Office today is to seek justice for the noble-hearted butcher, to... to seek justice for King of Hancheng, who died for the people, and not to incite public unrest!" Bai Qingyan’s clear and steady voice had remarkable penetration, "Smashing the Government Office will not bring justice, rather it will increase misunderstandings between officials and citizens, leading to uncontrollable chaos!"

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