Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 515

Chapter 515: Chapter 512: Bowing in Apology_1

Bai Qingping lowered his eyes, still sitting on the chair in his usual proper manner. However, his fists quietly clenched as he replied placidly, "I wasn’t involved when the bandits were being suppressed, so I don’t know the specifics."

"You don’t know, but that son of the Governor, Shen Yanzong, who’s always hanging around you, surely knows!" Bai Qiyun was quite dissatisfied with Bai Qingping’s evasive attitude. "You didn’t think to ask? That’s over four hundred thousand taels of silver!"

"If we find those silver notes, the Princess of Zhen will either use the silver for training troops and suppressing bandits, or she’ll use it for repairing the clan’s ancestral hall, acquiring clan land, and other matters as mentioned earlier. Now that Uncle has been excluded from the clan, I don’t understand why you’re inquiring about this silver?"

Bai Qingping was extremely disgusted by Bai Qiyun’s behavior but couldn’t show it. His words inevitably had a sharp edge to them.

Bai Qiyun was momentarily at a loss for words. "Is this how you talk to your uncle?"

Bai Qingping’s grandfather quickly gestured for Bai Qiyun to calm down and said to Bai Qingping, "The silver belonged to the clan, but it was taken by your uncle. He’s always felt guilty about this, so he asks about it. Is there anything wrong with that? Is it worth speaking to your uncle like this?"

"Just because you’ve done a few things for Bai Qingyan while following her around, you think you’re all that now!" Bai Qiyun sneered at Bai Qingping.

Bai Qingping didn’t get angry. He stood up and made a respectful bow to his grandfather. "Our cousin risked her life on the battlefield to earn the title of Princess of Zhen. She’s magnanimous and doesn’t hold grudges against the clan for how they once pressured the Bai family in Dadu. She allows me to work for her and protect our clan members. Grandfather, you should be grateful and have a sense of shame. You shouldn’t covet things that don’t belong to you."

"Outrageous!" Bai Qingping’s grandfather’s face turned livid with anger. "A person who lacks a sense of shame is not human. Are you saying your grandfather isn’t human?!"

"I wouldn’t dare! I just think that since grandfather is already old, and now that Uncle is excluded from the clan, but my father is still the clan leader. I hope grandfather can save face for my father and not let others think our Shuoyang clan members are all people who forget righteousness for profit!"

Having said that, Bai Qingping bowed to his grandfather and turned to walk out.

Bai Qiyun’s chest heaved with rage. "Father! Look at Bai Qingping’s attitude! He doesn’t even respect you..."

Bai Qingping stopped in his tracks as he was about to step over the threshold. He turned his head towards Bai Qiyun inside the room and said, "I advise Uncle not to harbor any undue greed. The Princess of Zhen considers my father as still being the clan leader and spares you for now. But if uncle goes too far, the Princess is not someone who shows mercy."

After saying that, Bai Qingping strode towards the courtyard.

"Father! Look at what Bai Qingping has become!" Bai Qiyun jumped up from his chair and pointed in the direction Bai Qingping had left, shouting at his own father.

Bai Qingping’s grandfather remained silent, tightly gripping his cane. His grandson had always been the most clear-headed among the Bai Clan, even more so than himself, the former clan leader.

Bai Qiyun had originally coveted those four hundred thousand taels, thinking that since his younger brother, Bai Qihe, was now the clan leader, if the silver was recovered, it would naturally go to the clan leader. At that point, Bai Qihe might give him a share, making all his efforts to retrieve it from Dadu worthwhile.

But judging by Bai Qingping’s attitude now, even if the silver was recovered, he would likely deliver it to Bai Qingyan personally for her to use in training troops.

"Enough! Go back..." Bai Qingping’s grandfather used his cane to prop himself up and said to Bai Qiyun, "Don’t think about that silver anymore."