Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 72

Chapter 72: Chapter 71: Follow Your Heart_1

“You despicable and shameless scoundrels!” Lu Yuanpeng pointed his riding whip at the group of kneeling, greedy ingrates outside the Duke of Zhen’s residence, filled with righteous anger. “The Bai family of the Duke of Zhen used their blood and lives to protect the peace of this glorious capital. You are ungrateful, throwing mud at the loyal and brave for the sake of gold and silver! Are you even human?!”

“And you two!” Lu Yuanpeng pointed his whip at the so-called men of the martial world. “Without the Bai family defending the borders against the invaders, where would be your ‘martial world’? Brotherhood of the martial world?! What face do you have! The men of the Bai family died on the battlefield for Jin, and you dare to push their widows to death for silver?!”

The already escalating and mutually infectious public anger was further inflamed by Lu Yuanpeng’s few words, and the crowd, rolling up their sleeves, began to fight…

“These sons of bitches! Beat these traitorous scoundrels to death!”

Chaos ensued in front of the Duke’s residence. Even Lu Yuanpeng joined the melee, swinging his whip.

Only Xiao Rongyan stood alone like a sage beyond the secular world. After a while, he turned and said to the guard, “Protect those two people. Don’t let them die.”

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The soldiers’ families who caused trouble at the Duke’s residence, along with the two so-called “martial men,” were beaten and escorted all the way to the Jing Zhaoyin’s office.

The Jing Zhaoyin had anticipated not having a good year because of the tragic loss of the men of the Duke’s residence in the southern border. Unexpectedly, on the morning of the first day of the new year, the Right Prime Minister’s most beloved grandson, Lu Yuanpeng, had brought him such a grand gift in collaboration with the people of Dadu City.

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To avoid disturbing the Eldest Princess and the resting elders, Bai Jintong pressed Bai Jinzhi into Bai Qingyan’s Qinghui Courtyard.

Bai Jinzhi knelt on the bluestone bricks of the Qinghui Courtyard, her neck stiff. She was not afraid of family punishment but she was not convinced.

Lu Ping, holding the punishment cane, stood aside, feeling reluctant. After all, today others had come to the Duke’s residence to make trouble first, and the Fourth Lady had only fought to protect the reputation of the Duke’s residence.

Standing beside Bai Qingyan, the Third Lady Bai Jintong, with her hands behind her back, glanced at the tearful Bai Jinzhi and lowered her voice to plead, “Eldest Young Lady, Xiao Si knows her mistake. Today, it was indeed others who provoked first.”

Seeing Bai Qingyan tightly pursing her lips and gazing at Bai Jinzhi with piercing eyes, Bai Jintong quickly said, “Xiao Si! Apologize to Eldest Young Lady!”