Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 111

Chapter 111 -110: Immortal _1

The moment Chun Tao, who had been waiting at the gate of the courtyard, and Bai Jintong’s personal maid Danzhi saw the two ladies come out, they quickly opened their umbrellas and hurried over to greet them.

Bai Jintong took the umbrella from Danzhi’s hand, held it over Bai Qingyan’s head, and said, “You two can go back. I’ll take a walk with the eldest young lady…”

“Hand me the lantern,” Bai Qingyan took the lantern from Chun Tao’s hand.

The sisters walked along the snow-covered bluestone path, conversing as they headed toward Yifeng Pavilion.

“I heard from our grandmother that she arranged several life stories for you to choose from. Have you made your selection?” Bai Qingyan asked.

“I have, I chose the name Cui Fengnian. It sounds pleasant, and the Cui family was originally a merchant family, though they fell into decline about a dozen years ago. There’s still a blind and mentally unclear grandmother in the family, so no one would suspect my identity is false.”

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Bai Qingyan nodded, “People selected by Uncle Ping, after the matter is handled, I intend to have them follow you, to obey your commands.”

“Eldest young lady, Grandmother has already assigned many people to me!” Bai Jintong said.

Bai Qingyan paused her steps, turned her head, and firmly looked at Bai Jintong, “Those are the people Grandmother has given; you should use them well. But certain matters… require that you have people who answer only to you. You should always have your own people!”

Bai Jintong pursed her lips, wondering if the eldest young lady was subtly advising her to be wary of their grandmother.

“Don’t overthink it. I just don’t want Grandmother to be heartbroken.” Bai Qingyan held Bai Jintong’s hand and walked forward again, “After all, Grandmother is getting older. She prefers to see the Duke’s Mansion and the Imperial Family in harmony, on the surface. If you do things beyond her expectation, Grandmother will certainly not ignore it. Remember, Grandmother is not only our grandmother but also the eldest princess of Jin.” _{freeweɓnovēl.coɱ}

“I understand, eldest young lady. I will make sure to show Grandmother what she wants to see,” Bai Jintong said.

Since Lu Ping thoroughly trusted his subordinates, he carefully selected the ten most trustworthy ones. He handed the roster to Bai Qingyan to report.

Bai Qingyan handed the roster to Bai Jintong, “You will use these people in the future. Do you want to meet them?”

“Since Uncle Ping picked them, I’m at ease. There’s always a time to meet,” Bai Jintong said.

Bai Qingyan nodded, glanced at Lu Ping with deep eyes, and spoke steadily, “If they are to play the role of bandits, they must be convincing. Do not leave any flaws, and there’s no need to intentionally spare the lives of Bai Qiyun’s party. After the task is done, don’t return to report back. Split into two groups. One group will head straight to Wudaopo and invite Mr. Liu Zhengyu from Liu Jiabao in my father’s name. The others will enter Shuoyang disguised as ordinary merchant stewards and house servants to purchase white tea for the young master Cui Fengnian for overseas trading. From now on, they will obey the third miss’s commands.”

“Yes!” Lu Ping nodded.

It was already midnight. Outside the gate of Changshou Courtyard, the umbrella-holding Nanny Jiang, after hearing the report from the old maid of the outer courtyard, gave a purse as a reward and hurried back into the room lifting her skirts.

The white-haired Eldest Princess, with closed eyes, leaned against the headboard with a double-flower pillow for support, covered with a dark purple quilt embroidered with peonies. She fingered the Buddha beads, half-hidden in the shadows beyond the candlelight, as the curtains were not yet lowered.

“Eldest Princess…” Nanny Jiang walked to her side and whispered, “The second master’s illegitimate son has been settled in the village. The necessary words have been conveyed. At this festive time, the mother and son have nowhere else to go. Having received the Eldest Princess’s promise of safety, and relying on being the only bloodline of the Duke’s Mansion, going to the village for settlement is more beneficial to him. Once they move in, the woman will surely not come out alive.”

The Eldest Princess sighed, “Don’t let Kid find out about this!”

At these words, Nanny Jiang’s eyes reddened, “Actually, the eldest young lady did not consider the illegitimate son’s life.”