Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 410

Chapter 410: Chapter 407: Negligence_1

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The personal maid beside Mrs. Fang, Puliu, anxiously gave Mrs. Fang a look, signaling her to stop talking.

However, Mrs. Fang was in the midst of her excitement and completely missed Puliu’s gestures, and even more so, failed to notice Bai Qihe’s increasingly unpleasant expression.

"You know very well whether you’re doing this for me or for your family!" Bai Qihe stood up, interrupting Mrs. Fang. Without even looking at her, he said, "Mrs. Fang, you can seek benefits for your family here. But if you think about involving the Princess of Zhen, endangering the entire Bai family, then you should return to your family! Our Bai family is too small to accommodate someone as distinguished as you!"

With that, Bai Qihe swung his sleeves and left.

Mrs. Fang stood there, stunned and bewildered, unable to recover for a long time.

It wasn’t until Bai Qihe lifted the bamboo curtain and left that Mrs. Fang widened her eyes in disbelief and looked at Puliu: "What does Bai Qihe mean? Is he saying... he wants to divorce me?"

Puliu quickly stepped forward and whispered, "Madam, you have indeed overstepped today. The Princess of Zhen is the legitimate eldest daughter of the main line of the Bai Clan! Even the eldest son of the Fang family’s eldest brother may not be a match for her, let alone the second brother’s legitimate second son, who is just a playboy. By proposing to pair the second son with the Princess of Zhen, isn’t this an insult to our master? She is a princess!"

"What about her being a princess? Also, look at her age! She’s an old maid... and can hardly have children! She even wants to find a husband to live with her family, what kind of person can she expect? A royal son or a noble? Which noble family’s royal son would want to live in her family?" Mrs. Fang protested loudly in dissatisfaction.

Puliu was truly shocked into a cold sweat by Mrs. Fang’s whimsical ideas.

"Madam, just look at the Princess of Zhen. Not to mention anything else... just her appearance alone, what kind of person would be a match for her? Forget about a royal son or noble, even if a Top Scholar is fetched after the test opens next February, he would be worthy of her! And you... want our family’s least capable legitimate son to pair with the main line’s legitimate eldest daughter of the Bai family. This is an immense insult to the head of the Bai Clan! No matter what, you must remember... the head of the Bai Clan and the Princess of Zhen both bear the surname Bai!"

Upon hearing Puliu’s words, Mrs. Fang realized her mistake and, twisting the handkerchief in her hand, looked aggrieved and tearful: "But he can’t talk to me nicely! People say a wife is taught in private, but he does not teach me... he just glares at me. I’m doing this for him! He is just a temporary leader of the clan. If the Princess of Zhen had someone by her side who could speak for him, would his position as the clan leader not be secured?"

Puliu sighed, "Madam, listen to your maid. When the master returns tonight, you should apologize to him and talk nicely."

"I won’t go!" Mrs. Fang said petulantly, turning away.

"Then I will have someone prepare pork knuckle soup tonight and deliver it to the master on behalf of the madam to apologize. Between a husband and a wife, someone has to bow their head for the days to be harmonious."

Mrs. Fang neither agreed nor refused but took out her handkerchief to wipe her tears.

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Just after noon, Bai Qihe, with his son Bai Qingping, entered the gates of the Bai Mansion.

When Bai Qingyan heard the report from the servants, she understood that Bai Qihe and Bai Qingping had come concerning the matter of military training.

After all, the original candidate for training the soldiers had been decided. But Bai Jinzhi received an Imperial Edict calling her to Chunmu Mountain, and Lu Ping had also left.

Bai Qingyan had thought about it and considered asking the Governor for help. If the Governor couldn’t find anyone suitable for training the soldiers temporarily, she would lead a few people herself.

She had already sent someone to invite the Governor. But before the Governor arrived, Bai Qihe and Bai Qingping arrived first.