Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 127

Chapter 127: Chapter 126: The Entire Clan Annihilated – Part 1

Second Uncle’s illegitimate son was never an honest person. Regardless of what trouble or misdeeds he had caused, she needed to be fully informed to have a strategy. This way, the Bai family would not be caught off guard by any sudden accusations.

Now that the servant sent to fetch him from the manor was missing, it was clear that something had happened at the manor and someone wanted to keep it concealed. The more that was the case, the more she couldn’t pretend not to know.

She looked up at Nanny Tong: “Has Nanny Jiang been alerted about this yet?”

“If the Eldest Miss hadn’t called Chun Xing to inform me just now, I was about to go to Changshou Courtyard to inquire with Nanny Jiang. After all, it is only natural for Eldest Miss to be concerned about Grandmother’s well-being,” Nanny Tong said softly.

“Nanny, go ahead! Remember to note every word Nanny Jiang says without missing a single one and report back to me!”

“Yes!”

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Seeing Nanny Tong leave, she put down her chopsticks and stood up, forcing herself to stay alert: “Chun Tao, bring my cloak, I am going to see Ji Tingyu’s wife.”

Since the Ji family was coincidentally at the manor where that illegitimate son resided, Ji Tingyu’s wife must know what happened there. She wanted Nanny Tong to remember every word Nanny Jiang said only to see which side Ji Tingyu’s wife was on.

If Nanny Jiang and Ji Tingyu’s wife said the same things word for word, they had likely rehearsed it to deal with her. In that case, she would have to send someone to investigate the manor thoroughly.

“Eldest Miss!” Chun Tao’s eyes were red.

She turned to see Chun Tao standing motionless, biting her lower lip while holding her fox fur cloak. She took the cloak and asked softly: “What’s wrong?”

“Eldest Miss!” Chun Tao suddenly knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face as she cried out, “Actually, Ji Tingyu is not doing well! Before Ji Tingyu’s wife came this afternoon, we couldn’t wake Ji Tingyu no matter how hard we tried! Nanny Tong had already sent someone to fetch Doctor Hong! Nanny Tong felt heartache for Eldest Miss’s hard work these days and didn’t want you to worry in vain, so she told me not to say anything…”

She felt her blood rush straight to her head, her spine stiffened for a moment, and she strode quickly out of Qinghui Courtyard, headed into the wind.

“Eldest Miss!” Chun Tao ran and followed closely behind Bai Qingyan, holding her up while crying and admitting her mistake, “It’s all my fault, I was wrong! I shouldn’t have hidden it from you. Eldest Miss, please slow down!”

When she arrived at Ji Tingyu’s, Doctor Hong was nowhere to be seen. Instead, an unfamiliar physician was nodding off at the table under the oil lamp.

Seeing Ji Tingyu lying there pale and lifeless, her fury surged. Her scalp went numb: “Where is everyone?! Doctor Hong?! Where are the people taking care of Ji Tingyu?!”

The physician was startled, almost falling to the ground. Seeing the somber-looking woman in mourning clothes before him, he quickly saluted, recognizing she was the mistress.

A young woman holding a freshly brewed medicine hurriedly entered from the doorway, eyes wide with confusion as she looked at Bai Qingyan.

She turned and saw a young woman dressed as a wife holding the medicinal soup, looking anxious and fearful at her. Her voice couldn’t help but rise: “Are you Ji Tingyu’s wife?”