Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 129

Chapter 129: Chapter 128: Never Miss the Mark_1

“Eldest Young Lady, spare me! Eldest Young Lady, spare me!” the doctor screamed in terror, but his spine was firmly stomped by Lu Ping, unable to move.

Two guards quickly stepped forward and pinned the doctor’s hands. One guard, holding a stone, raised it and struck decisively…

The sound of bones cracking accompanied the doctor’s desperate screams, echoing through the Duke’s mansion.

Mrs. Ji Liu was scared out of her wits, huddling there in tears but not daring to make a sound. A pale yellow puddle had formed beneath her.

The doctor, in agony, wailed, “Eldest Young Lady, spare me! I’ve said it all… I didn’t poison him! When I arrived, the man was already unconscious! I thought I just had to wait for him to die! I truly didn’t know he was poisoned! I swear to the heavens! If I’m lying, let me die without offspring! I’m telling the truth!”

Suddenly, the doctor looked at Mrs. Ji Liu as if seeing hope and shouted, “This woman! It’s this woman… When the nanny brought me here and was about to leave, I heard her tell this woman that once the man died… I didn’t hear it clearly! It must be this woman who poisoned him! It has nothing to do with me!”

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Bai Qingyan’s cold gaze turned to Mrs. Ji Liu, “Mrs. Ji Liu…”

Hearing Bai Qingyan call her name, Mrs. Ji Liu shivered, “Eldest Young Lady, please discern clearly! I didn’t poison him! I… I can prove my innocence with death!”

Speaking, Mrs. Ji Liu pulled out a hairpin from her head, intending to commit suicide.

Nanny Tong gasped, “Stop her!”

The quick-eyed guard kicked the hairpin out of Mrs. Ji Liu’s hand and restrained her.

Bai Qingyan’s expression grew colder, “It seems you’re not afraid of death… what you fear is a fate worse than death!”

She was gradually calming down. Since she knew Mrs. Ji Liu was heartless towards Ji Tingyu, she didn’t need to show mercy for Ji Tingyu’s sake.

Mrs. Ji Liu trembled like a leaf, staring at the kicked-away hairpin with tears streaming down her face.

Bai Qingyan sat down, “Ji Tingyu is your husband. Why did you want to harm him? If you don’t speak… I have ways to make you talk. Iron nails driven under your fingernails and toenails. The pain connects to the heart… Even the toughest men can’t endure it. Do you want to try?!”

Mrs. Ji Liu’s body went limp, her blood seeming to freeze.

Her throat tightened, crawling to Bai Qingyan’s feet in tears, “Eldest Young Lady, spare me! Eldest Young Lady, spare me! I… I was forced! I’m not Mrs. Ji Liu! My name is Jade Lotus, the illegitimate daughter of a village head, Wang Wangeng. My father threatened my mother’s life to make me impersonate Mrs. Ji Liu. He forced me to die and pretend to be devoted once Ji Tingyu passed away. If I didn’t comply, my mother would die! Eldest Young Lady… I don’t want to die, but I can’t watch my mother die!”

Jade Lotus tremblingly took out a white porcelain bottle from her bosom, “This was given to me by the nanny! She said if the Eldest Young Lady came before the funeral tomorrow, I should find an opportunity to give it to Ji Tingyu! Eldest Young Lady… I’ve told you everything! I was truly forced! I don’t ask for mercy, just a quick death! Please, Eldest Young Lady, give me a quick death!”