Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 289

Chapter 289: Chapter 287: Cunning and Ruthless_1

"Eldest Princess has prayed to the gods for many years. Finally, heaven has returned the young lady to her side. How could Eldest Princess bear to let our young lady suffer any harm... Your Majesty!"

Lady Qiu clenched her palms tightly, nervously twisting her handkerchief. She knew her favor relied solely on her resemblance to Bai Suqiu. Now, a reincarnated Bai Suqiu had appeared at the Eldest Princess’s side.

The Eldest Princess was Bai Suqiu’s birth mother. If she believed this was her daughter’s reincarnation, then what about the Emperor?!

Mrs. Dong looked astonished.

Bai Qingyan lowered her eyes. On that day, she had told Nanny Jiang that King Liang used the pretext of delivering a painting to present a woman resembling Aunt Bai Suqiu to the Emperor. Today, her grandmother took action.

As Aunt Suqiu’s mother, her grandmother could not tolerate someone exploiting her deceased daughter, especially someone with ill intentions toward the Bai family.

Her grandmother’s methods were far more sophisticated than King Liang’s pretense of delivering a painting. Nanny Jiang, under pressure, revealed why her grandmother was so concerned about Miss Lu.

Before Miss Lu even appeared, she had already captured the Emperor’s heart. No matter what... Even if Lady Qiu did not fall out of favor, she would never again dominate the six palaces as she once did.

Bai Qingyan watched the Emperor’s dazed expression, a faint smile playing on her lips.

She always knew that as long as it did not threaten the Lin family’s reign, her grandmother would protect the Bai family and its members.

That night, until the palace banquet ended, Li Zhijie did not dare to mention marrying Bai Jinzhi again.

Bai Jinxiu exited the palace gate, holding onto her maid Cuibi’s hand, and boarded Bai Qingyan’s carriage.

"Grandmother’s move, is it because of Lady Qiu sent by King Liang?" Bai Jinxiu looked at Bai Qingyan, her eyes filled with joy. "Grandmother is still formidable. To men... what they cannot have is the best. That Miss Lu has won the Emperor’s heart without even appearing! Lady Qiu’s fall from favor draws near."

The palace lanterns hanging from the corners of the carriage swayed, casting flickering shadows over Bai Qingyan’s eyes.

She nodded slightly. "King Liang is indeed capable. To know such a secluded matter in advance and find a girl resembling Aunt Suqiu, who remains loyal to him! Lady Qiu is not to be underestimated. But I worry more about King Xian. I fear he has already colluded with King Liang."

King Xian had control over the military and must be guarded against making a desperate attempt at rebellion like in the previous life.

As for whether King Liang had already colluded with King Xian, that was something to let the Crown Prince worry about!

"How did you figure it out?" Bai Jinxiu asked, suddenly recalling how Lady Qiu defended Liu Ruofu and fell into deep thought.

Bai Qingyan, seeing that Bai Jinxiu was pregnant and not wanting her to overthink, changed the subject with a smile. "Tomorrow, I’ll go with Little Four to visit Grandmother and then to the manor to see Ji Tingyu. Since you’re pregnant, you shouldn’t come along."

Bai Jinxiu placed her hand over her belly and gently nodded to Bai Qingyan. "That’s fine. I just visited Grandmother on the fifteenth of this month, and she instructed us to visit every three months."