Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 494

Chapter 494: Chapter 491: Mrs. Cui_1

Seeing that the rumored reincarnation of Bai Suqiu was in the room... Lu Ninghuan acted as though she hadn’t seen Fu Ruoxi or heard their conversation. Only then did the Empress suppress her intent to kill.

Lu Ninghuan was not an ordinary palace maid. If this so-called reincarnation of Bai Suqiu died in the palace, who knew if the Emperor would launch a thorough investigation in his madness.

The Empress, fearing that Fu Ruoxi might be discovered, claimed that the palace maid had been assigned elsewhere. She instructed her trusted subordinate to personally escort Lu Ninghuan back to the Bai family, with orders to ensure everything seemed normal. If there was anything unusual, they were to kill rather than let her go.

Having returned from the brink of death, the first thing on Lu Ninghuan’s mind was to get this news to Bai Qingyan.

She first went to Bai Jinzhi’s courtyard. Bai Jinzhi had just come out from a medicinal bath and was sitting in front of an ornate bronze mirror, wringing her hair. As soon as Lu Ninghuan entered, Bai Jinse dismissed the surrounding people and asked Lu Ninghuan to explain what had happened in detail.

Once inside, without saying a word, Lu Ninghuan started writing a letter to Bai Qingyan. While writing, she said, "Fourth Miss, please send this letter to Elder Miss in Shuoyang, but don’t rush to leave now! If possible... arrange to meet a few friends today. Then, buy some pastries and visit the Eldest Princess at the Qing Temple before returning to Shuoyang! I suspect there are people watching outside Bai Mansion at the moment."

" Aunt Lu, is there something you can’t tell us directly?" Bai Jinzhi asked Lu Ninghuan.

"In the Capital, the less you two know, the better!" Lu Ninghuan wrote furiously. "Fourth Miss will understand once she returns to Shuoyang and meets Elder Miss. Tomorrow, when Seventh Miss returns to Qing Temple with Langhua, Ninghuan will speak without reserve."

Not only did Bai Jinzhi need to meet friends and then leave the Capital as usual, but also Lu Ninghuan needed to go out normally to Yushan Hall to treat those orphans, buy some herbs at a pharmacy, and purchase some pastries for the Eldest Princess.

Bai Jinzhi and Bai Jinse were not unaware of the gravity of the situation. Seeing Lu Ninghuan still writing the letter, Bai Jinzhi went outside to instruct a servant to invite Doctor Huang’s granddaughter, Arong, for tea at Yanque Tower.

Lu Ninghuan finished writing the letter, sealed it, handed it to Bai Jinzhi, then went back to change clothes, calmed herself, and left with Bai Jinse, chatting and laughing, heading to Yushan Hall.

Not long after, Bai Jinzhi rode a horse to Yanque Tower. Just as she arrived, Doctor Huang’s carriage also stopped in front of Yanque Tower. Arong called out to Bai Jinzhi, and the two young girls joyfully held hands and went upstairs.

In the Capital, the Bai family carried on as usual.

The news reached the Empress, who finally breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise... killing Lu Ninghuan would have left too many loose ends, and she had few trustworthy people left. Fu Ruoxi refused to help her and even advised her to abandon the idea of seizing the throne.

The Empress stood under the palace eaves, looking up at the dazzling midday sun. A colorful halo seemed to shimmer above her head in a trance.

Accept fate?

She never accepted fate. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have sat in the chief position of the Central Palace!

Her son was legitimate, destined to inherit the throne. Otherwise, why had she abandoned her beloved, used all means to climb to this position, nearly died giving birth to her son? What was it all for? To merely be an Empress in name only?

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In Shuoyang, the Bai family received news in the afternoon that Dong Changlan of the Dengzhou Dong family had entered the city.

Bai Qingping knew Dong Changlan was coming and had waited at Bai Mansion all day to help receive him.