Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 322

Chapter 322: Chapter 319: Caught Off Guard_1

Magistrate Zhou’s face paled slightly, family scandal? Disturbing them?

The implication was... the Princess of Zhen planned to tear completely with the clan?

But didn’t Bai Qiyun say that whether it was the then King of Zhen or the current Princess of Zhen, they both respected his father, the clan leader, and nearly obeyed without question?

Seeing his subordinates had already brought the horses over, Bai Qingyan spoke, "I still need to return to the clan. I won’t delay the two gentlemen’s business. Farewell..."

The Governor hastily stepped aside from the stairs. Bai Qingyan, along with Bai Jinzhi, mounted the horse and quickly galloped away with a flick of the whip.

"My lord, has the clan fallen out with the County Princess?" Magistrate Zhou’s face was extremely unpleasant, "Didn’t the clan leader’s son say the Princess of Zhen was just a little girl who followed everything the clan leader said? But why does it sound like... the County Princess intends to tear completely with the clan."

The Governor stood with his hands behind his back, squinting his eyes, recalling the rumors he heard yesterday.

It was said that the clan leader’s younger brother had taken the ancestral home of the Bai family in Dadu City, which had just been renovated.

The Governor smirked coldly, "No matter how the Bai family exaggerates, the Princess of Zhen has not hidden her intent to break completely with the clan during this return. The Lord of Gaoyi has also spoken so plainly... Magistrate Zhou needs to watch the wind, lest you get overturned!"

Magistrate Zhou had always been on good terms with the Bai Clan, covering up many of their unscrupulous activities over the years. If the Princess of Zhen decided to deal with the Bai Clan this time, those matters would inevitably be brought to light. Then, he who helped cover them up would likely not only fail to gain favor with the Princess of Zhen but also... indeed get overturned!

Magistrate Zhou’s face became even more unsightly. He turned his head and respectfully saluted the Governor, "Thank you for your guidance, my lord."

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The Bai family’s clan leader was having breakfast. Upon hearing that Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi had returned, he was startled. Thinking about his younger brother forcefully seizing the Bai family’s ancestral home, causing chaos within the clan, he immediately understood that Bai Qingyan must have returned because of this matter.

The clan leader put down his chopsticks and ordered someone to change his clothes.

In the courtyard of the clan leader, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy was kneeling, seemingly all night. Dew had fallen on his dark hair, and he was shivering from the cold, almost unable to support himself.

Seeing the clan leader come out, the boy quickly kneeled a few steps forward, "Grandfather, if the elder brothers continue this lawlessness, they will ruin our Bai family! Please step in to stop them from forcefully taking others’ shops. Hand over the elder brothers to the official government. Otherwise... if someone reports to the Emperor in Dadu City, revealing what happened over the years, even the County Princess cannot protect our Bai family!"

The clan leader, looking at his anxious grandson, became enraged and said sternly, "Punish them? How?! Kneeling all night and you still don’t understand?! They are your brothers! Even if it’s a huge mistake... they are still your blood brothers. How can you side with outsiders to deal with your brothers, even sending people secretly to the Governor? If I had been a step later... your brothers would have ended up in prison! What is the crime of hiring murderers?! A Ping... grandfather isn’t dead yet! Are you planning to kill your brothers?!"

Bai Qingping gritted his teeth, his eyes turning red, choked with sobs, "The Emperor’s crimes are punished the same as those of commoners, even King Xin, the Emperor’s legitimate son, was demoted and exiled to Yongzhou! Grandfather, you are the clan leader... shouldn’t you value the family’s reputation and not act selfishly?"

"Such a lack of selfishness!" The clan leader’s eyes widened in anger, "Grandfather isn’t dead yet, and you want to turn against your family? You were taught to read... you truly have read books full of great principles!"