Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 142

Chapter 142: Chapter 141: The Majesty of Imperial Power_1

Mrs. Dong solemnly saluted the Eldest Princess and then spoke, “I will go with Mother!”

Now that the major affairs of the Bai family were settled, Mrs. Dong no longer needed to hold the fort at home. If they were to seek justice for the Bai family, how could she be absent?!

“I will go with the Eldest Princess and Sister,” Dong Qingyue also said.

“I will go too!” Bai Jinzhi shouted loudly, “I will also go with Grandmother!”

Fifth Lady Mrs. Qi, protecting her belly, was helped up the high steps by the nanny beside her. With red eyes and a resolute voice, she said, “I will also go with Mother. The heroic souls of the Bai family have just been buried and are already being framed by malicious people. This cannot be tolerated! Even if we are the widows of the Bai family, we must not let the loyal souls be wronged, even in death!”

Fifth Lady, who was pregnant, choked with determination. Her resolve to seek justice for the Bai family heroes moved everyone, and the people echoed her sentiments.

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“Yes! We must not let the loyal souls of the Bai family be wronged!” an upright man shouted.

“We cannot all go.” The Eldest Princess gently patted Mrs. Dong’s hand and spoke to stop them. “We are going to seek an audience with His Majesty, not to pressure him. You all should wait at home for my return!”

“Since Grandmother won’t let us go, then we will wait outside Wude Gate!” Bai Qingyan’s elegant and serene face was solemn, and her pair of black, shiny eyes were as captivating as ice crystals formed on a frigid winter night, daring to be stared at. “If His Majesty calls for confrontation, it’s also good to have you all as witnesses for the Bai family!”

The Eldest Princess tightened her grip on the tiger head cane, looking at her eldest granddaughter with steady and profound eyes. Kid didn’t trust her. They, grandmother and granddaughter, were indeed distant in heart.

Her granddaughter had probably made up her mind to protect the Bai family with the support of the people and public sentiment, preferring to use the situation to pressure the current emperor rather than rely on her, the grandmother. She would rather trust the unrelated people than trust her own grandmother.

The Eldest Princess’s body swayed almost imperceptibly, and her heart kept sinking.

The pain of the departure of her husband, son, and grandson, combined with the pain of her granddaughter’s distance, almost made the Eldest Princess unable to hold on.

But now, under the gaze of the public, it wasn’t the right moment to discuss the matters between her and her granddaughter.

Before the Eldest Princess could speak again, Bai Jinzhi had already stepped forward, bowed to the people with clasped fists, and said, “I beg all the heroic men to wait with us outside Wude Gate. If His Majesty wants to confront, please witness for the Bai family!”

“Fourth Miss, there’s no need for that! Even if you don’t say it, we will surely go with the Bai family widows to Wude Gate!”

“Yes! We will go with the Bai family widows! If His Majesty shows favoritism, we will sound the drum at Dengwen Drum Tower for the Bai family! We will not let the Bai family heroes be wronged! Let’s go!”

Before the Bai family widows could move, the people had already started noisily, heading towards Wude Gate in groups.

“Sister! Let’s go too!” Bai Jinzhi’s eyes were burning with fire as she looked at Bai Qingyan.

“Grandmother is taking the carriage and should be faster than us! We will wait outside Wude Gate for Grandmother’s good news,” Bai Qingyan said calmly and respectfully to the Eldest Princess.

“Kid…” the Eldest Princess called Bai Qingyan, “If you’re afraid that Grandmother will be partial to King Liang, then come with Grandmother into the palace!”

Going to Wude Gate to petition again would be the same as forcing the Emperor by pounding the drum at Dengwen Drum Tower on the seventh day of the first month.