Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 474

Chapter 474: Chapter 471: Good Thing_1

Fang Lao felt uneasy but couldn’t stop the Crown Prince from entering the palace. After all, the eunuch sent by the Emperor was still waiting; it wouldn’t be good to delay too long.

Fang Lao could only advise the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, if the Emperor asks how this matter should be handled, you must remember to play the role of a good elder brother well before the Emperor. Just say that King Liang was momentarily confused, and suggest to the Emperor... at this crucial moment of peace negotiations between Daliang and the Jin Kingdom, to keep this matter under wraps!"

"Don’t worry, Fang Lao! I’ll remember!" The Crown Prince straightened his sleeves, held Quan Yu’s hand, and got into the carriage.

Seeing the Crown Prince leave, Fang Lao immediately sent someone to Master Wang, the Minister of Rites’ residence, to investigate the situation.

The sky had already brightened. At the breakfast stalls, common folks gathered in small groups, discussing excitedly about someone reportedly having seen King Liang disheveled, being escorted out from the side door of the Minister of Rites Master Wang’s residence by Liu Ruofu, the Princess of Nandu. It was even said that the two were engaging in flirtatious behavior at the door.

"Is it true? Wasn’t the Princess of Nandu Liu Ruofu proposed to by the Fourth Prince of Daliang?"

"Sigh! Daliang has been beaten so badly by our Princess of Zhen that even their commander Xun Tianzhang is dead! How could the Princess of Nandu marry off to Daliang?!"

"That’s true..."

Not long after, Liu Ruofu woke up. When she saw herself in the mirror, she nearly collapsed.

Her cherished snow-white skin was full of marks, and there was glaring red on the bed. Her body felt like it had been beaten, the pain was unbearable.

Liu Ruofu’s two personal maids woke up in panic upon hearing her scream, only to find themselves lying by the back window. The two rushed to the front yard in a frenzy, but before they could enter, they saw Madam Wang and the three daughters-in-law of the Wang family hurriedly approaching.

However, just as Madam Wang and her party stepped into the courtyard, they heard Liu Ruofu’s continuous screams.

Madam Wang’s heart immediately raced. She shook off her eldest daughter-in-law who was supporting her and ordered, "Quick, go fetch the Imperial Physician!"

Liu Ruofu’s two personal maids knelt at the entrance in panic, bowing their heads, not daring to look up. "Greetings, Madam!"

"Baozhen... Baozhen!" Madam Wang, leaning on her cane, called Liu Ruofu’s childhood name as she hurriedly walked toward the main room.

The old nanny beside Madam Wang opened the door and quickly walked past the screen, only to see Liu Ruofu hurriedly wrapping herself in the quilt. The marks on her exposed neck shocked the nanny so much that her legs almost gave way.

Seeing this, Madam Wang fainted directly!

The Wang family was in chaos, while Bai Qingyan and her group were slowly making their way towards Shuoyang.

Dong Tingzhen cried on Bai Qingyan’s lap, soaking Bai Qingyan’s clothes with tears.

Bai Qingyan gently stroked Dong Tingzhen’s head and comforted her softly, "Alright Tingzhen, it’s not worth it to cry over a man who only wanted to use you. Spend some time with my mother in Shuoyang, relax for a while. When Dadu City stabilizes, if the Chen family is still interested, you can consider discussing marriage with them. I’ve met Chen Zhaolu... he’s a good, upright young man!"

Bai Jinzhi, seeing Dong Tingzhen still crying nonstop, gently patted her back, "Oh dear! Sister Tingzhen! You are actually quite lucky. If it weren’t for Eldest Young Lady’s timely intervention, you would have been harmed by King Liang. You should feel relieved!"

"However, the Crown Prince’s original intention was to make the Emperor see that King Liang is not as weak as he appears. He wanted the Emperor to understand King Liang’s intention to use marital ties to seek military power. Besides, the Crown Prince is not foolish. Allowing King Liang to marry Liu Ruofu wouldn’t benefit him at all! The Emperor would understand this, and wouldn’t blame the Crown Prince!" _{fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm}