Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 336

Chapter 336: Chapter 333: Handwriting_1

Chun Tao walked up to the Clan Leader with small steps, and after saluting, she took the house deed from his hand and handed it over to Mrs. Dong properly.

The Clan Leader’s face slightly reddened, probably not expecting Bai Qingyan to directly hand the deed to Mrs. Dong.

Seeing this, an elder hurriedly interjected in a fawning manner: "The Fifth Master is only temporarily staying at the ancestral home. By the time we set off... the Fifth Master had already moved out and cleaned up. Please be assured, Princess."

"Thank you, elders." Bai Qingyan nodded at the elders and slowly asked, "You all came in such haste. Grandma doesn’t know yet. Should we send someone to inform her?"

"We dare not disturb the Eldest Princess. We have matters in the clan to seek the Princess’s assistance!" After a brief exchange of glances with the elders, the Clan Leader said solemnly, "We hope that the Princess can speak a word to Magistrate Zhou of Shuoyang and ask him to release the clan’s cousins from prison."

Mrs. Dong raised her eyebrows. She understood why the clan had lowered their stance this time, unlike before when they acted high and mighty, trying to be on equal footing with Duke Bai Weiting. It turns out they needed a favor.

With lowered eyes, she sipped her tea, roughly guessing that it must have something to do with her daughter’s actions in Shuoyang.

Seeing that Bai Qingyan remained silent, tapping her fingers on the table, an elder, fearing she might refuse, hurriedly said, "Half of our clan’s descendants were arrested, causing panic within the clan. We rushed to Dadu to beg the Princess to speak with Magistrate Zhou! As long as the Princess speaks to Magistrate Zhou, he wouldn’t dare keep the clan’s children detained."

Before Bai Qingyan could respond, Mrs. Dong forcefully put down her teacup, her gaze sweeping over the clan elders.

"You elders are amusing. The clan’s children were arrested, and instead of mentioning their crimes, you demand my son, under the title of Princess, to pressure Magistrate Zhou to release them! Just a word from the Princess, and he’ll release them? How lightly you say it! Such carelessness and audacity, where does that place the laws of Jin? Do you really think a mere Princess can override the laws of Jin?"

Bai Qingyan, looking cold and indifferent, sat beside Mrs. Dong, sipping her tea leisurely and showing no intention of speaking.

The Clan Leader tightened his grip on his cane, internally regretting giving away the house deed too early. He should have waited for Bai Qingyan to agree to release the prisoners before handing over the deed.

Given the circumstances, the Clan Leader could only force a smile: "Princess, no matter what, we are all blood relatives of the same clan and family. ’Bai’ is written the same for all of us! When the Bai family in Dadu returns to Shuoyang in the future, there will certainly be times when they need the clan’s support, right? The clan exists to support and help each other!"

An elder sitting below the Clan Leader quickly chimed in: "Yes, and those children are all cousins of the Princess. Now that the Bai family in Dadu has no male offspring, in the future, whether they bring in a husband or marry out, or adopt children from the clan, they will need the clan’s support, right? Moreover, when the Princess’s cousins succeed in the future, they will naturally remember the Princess’s kindness."