Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Wrist Tricks_1

She rubbed the hand warmer, lowered her head, her eyes cold and clear. “At this hour, the Jing Zhaoyin’s office should have already received the report and sent people to the Burial Mound outside Dadu City to investigate those female corpses.”

Right now, the attention of everyone in the Capital was focused on the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage Mansion and the Duke of Zhen Mansion. From what she knew, many aristocratic families were openly and secretly probing for news about the two houses.

Mrs. Jiang of the Marquis Mansion naturally poured out her grievances and complaints, while Mrs. Dong, the wife of the Princely Heir of the Duke of Zhen Mansion, claimed to know nothing, only saying they needed to find the five maids sold by Mrs. Jiang to clarify the truth. Mrs. Liu, the second lady, avoided everyone out of worry for her daughter’s well-being.

However, the more these aristocratic families and commoners probed for information to no avail, the more they would speculate and fabricate stories, eagerly waiting for those five maids to be found and to prove their own wisdom.

Even Bai Jintong, who had been on the battlefield, was astonished by Mrs. Jiang’s clean and swift methods. She looked at Bai Qingyan and asked, “Eldest Young Lady, you found everything out, so you asked Aunt to report it to the authorities and escalate the situation?”

Bai Qingyan strolled leisurely. “The Jing Zhaoyin’s office received a report about five unidentified female corpses. Our mansion happened to be looking for the five maids sold by the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage. The Jing Zhaoyin wouldn’t need to investigate deeply to guess that the wife who claimed to have sold the five maids would certainly have someone from our Duke’s mansion sent to identify the bodies.”

“But, Eldest Young Lady…” Bai Jintong placed one hand behind her back, exuding a bit of masculine aura. “In our dynasty, maids and servants are considered movable property of their masters. Even taking it to the authorities would only mean that Mrs. Jiang reached into Second Sister’s dowry, but this established reputation won’t harm Mrs. Jiang one bit. Is it worth it?”

“Therefore, this morning, we already had someone remove the maid status of those five maids, and Second Sister returned their contracts to their parents.”

Bai Jintong’s eyes brightened, and she wrapped her hands around Bai Qingyan’s arm. “Without their maid status, they are now commoners, and killing commoners requires repayment with one’s life! When Eldest Young Lady told Second Sister to keep those maid contracts, it was for today, wasn’t it?! So… can we really make that vicious woman pay with her life? Shouldn’t we think of more ways to ensure the outcome of this case? After all, that vicious woman deserves a thousand cuts!”

Bai Qingyan gazed at Bai Jintong’s bright eyes, feeling a hint of worry. Seeing that Bai Jintong was about to leave home, she realized her nature was still a bit lacking in steadiness.

Since she had spoken to Bai Jintong about these matters, it was a good opportunity to use this case to explain things more clearly to her.

Bai Jintong was the smartest and most clever of all the sisters, but due to her young age, she sometimes acted out of impulsiveness. Her greatest strength was that she understood immediately once the reasoning was explained.

“What we initially wanted was for your second sister to be free from her mother-in-law’s control and for the two girls in the Marquis Mansion to no longer dare to provoke your second sister. We didn’t want Mrs. Jiang’s life, right?” Bai Qingyan held Bai Jintong’s hand and spoke softly as they walked.