Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 43

Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Compensation_1

Nanny Jiang had been waiting early at the gate of the Duke’s Mansion for Bai Qingyan. The matter of testing Bai Qingxuan’s character had been approved by the Eldest Princess. After all, if all the men of the Duke of Zhen Mansion truly died in the southern border and there was only this one son left, with the Eldest Princess present, the possibility of this son inheriting the title of Duke of Zhen was quite high.

People’s hearts were unpredictable. Since he did not grow up in the Duke’s Mansion, even the Eldest Princess could not be at ease without testing him.

The Eldest Princess, sitting on the soft couch, trembled uncontrollably as she twirled the Buddha Beads after listening to Bai Qingxuan’s actions. If Bai Qingyan hadn’t been present today, not only would the Duke of Zhen Mansion’s century-old reputation have been ruined, but the claim that even the Emperor did not dare provoke the Duke of Zhen and wanted to exterminate the Nine Clans would have reached the Emperor’s ears, making him suspicious of the Bai family.

The Eldest Princess closed her eyes. “Kid did very well! This child is so violent in nature. It will take some effort to educate him. For now, have someone watch him and keep him confined to the mansion to avoid any trouble.”

Grandmother was, after all, old. Even knowing that Bai Qingxuan was a miscreant, she could not harden her heart to send him back to the manor.

She felt discontent, but still nodded in agreement, clearly unwilling to say more.

Leaving the Changshou Courtyard, Bai Qingyan noticed two half-human-high snowmen piled up under the lantern by the courtyard gate. The snowmen’s mouths were made in a peanut arc of a smile.

Recalling the peanut that had struck Bai Qingxuan’s knee, forcing him to kneel in front of Manjiang Tower today, Bai Qingyan clutched the hand warmer tightly, lowering her eyes in unease.

Xiao Rongyan’s skills were indeed formidable, but why did he help her?!

She remembered that in the previous life, during the expedition with King Liang, the Jin and Yan armies faced off. Bai Qingyan planned to capture Xiao Rongyan alive, but only managed to capture his vanguard General Yue Quanyong.

Yue Quanyong had said that if not for Xiao Rongyan being seriously injured in his heart and lungs, with Xiao Rongyan’s martial skills, they would never have fallen into Bai Qingyan’s trap and failed to escape. It seemed his words were not false.

Nanny Jiang, seeing Bai Qingyan staring at the snowmen in a daze, said smilingly, “These were made by Fifth Sister and Sixth Sister for the Eldest Princess today!”

Bai Qingyan nodded. “Nanny, go back to attend to Grandmother. No need to see me off.”

Nanny Jiang lifted the curtain to enter and found the Eldest Princess somewhat lost in thought. Walking lightly to the Eldest Princess’s side, she gently massaged her shoulders.

The Eldest Princess, staring at the direction of the partition screen, asked Nanny Jiang in a low voice, “Nanny, do you think Kid blames me for questioning her loyalty that day? Nowadays, she isn’t as close to me as before.”

“Eldest Princess, be at ease! Big Miss was raised by you personally. Don’t you know her filial heart?” Nanny Jiang said with a smile, speaking for Bai Qingyan. “So many things have happened in our mansion lately. Big Miss is still just a child; it’s inevitable she’ll feel overwhelmed. Eldest Princess, you should be more considerate of Big Miss. How could you expect a child to come and comfort you?”

Hearing Nanny Jiang’s words, the Eldest Princess closed her eyes tiredly and sighed long. She let out a faint laugh. “You’re right; it’s my fault. Later, fetch the imperial jade chess set from my storeroom and send it to Kid tomorrow morning. She loves to play with those.”

“I’ll serve the Eldest Princess to bed first, then go to the storeroom to find it. Tomorrow morning, just as Tianxiu Workshop is coming to deliver new clothes and jewelry for the ladies of the house for the New Year’s Eve banquet at the palace, I’ll send the chess set to Big Miss.” Nanny Jiang said.

The Eldest Princess nodded and resumed twirling the Buddha Beads. “What did Wei Zhong say after visiting the secret guard team today?”