Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 536

Chapter 536: Chapter 533: Tianzhi’s Proud Daughter_1

"Today, your second aunt sent some seasonal fruits from her dowry estate. The melon is especially sweet. Although you don’t like sweet food, you can still give it a try!"

After speaking, Madam Dong asked Nanny Wang to prepare a chessboard and also asked a maid to cut a plate of fruits.

Bai Qingyan pretended not to notice Madam Dong’s tears, feeling a pang in her heart. She lowered her eyes and nodded, hiding her reddened eyes.

It was rare for Madam Dong to be in such high spirits. Bai Qingyan accompanied her in playing several rounds of chess. Nanny Wang and other maids in Madam Dong’s room chimed in, saying that Bai Qingyan’s chess skills were renowned in Dadu, and that Madam Dong, with her exceptional skills, should go ahead and place bets to see who would win!

Seeing her grandmother in high spirits, Bai Qingyan would deliberately lose by a piece or two each time to make the elder happy.

Unexpectedly, Madam Dong picked up the white pieces from the chessboard and placed them into the chess box, smiling at Bai Qingyan. "In the end, I am old and not as sharp as the younger generation. I lost!"

Chun Tao, standing behind Bai Qingyan holding a teapot, was straightforward and quickly said, "But Madam, you clearly won!"

Nanny Wang covered her mouth and laughed. "You little fool! Can’t you see that your lady is purposely letting Madam win!"

Called a little fool by the cheerful and amiable Nanny Wang, Chun Tao’s face instantly turned bright red. She then asked in a low voice, "So did Madam win or lose? We placed bets on our lady winning!"

Chun Tao’s words brought laughter to everyone in the room, with Nanny Wang calling her a little miser.

Nanny Wang sighed inwardly, thinking that it had been a long time since Madam Dong’s place had been this lively. All thanks to Bai Qingyan’s visit.

After all the commotion in Madam Dong’s room, Bai Qingyan helped Madam Dong with her afternoon nap. However, the nap did not happen; instead, Madam Dong pulled Bai Qingyan in for a private conversation.

Leaning against the couch with an embroidered pillow, Madam Dong dismissed everyone and tightly held Bai Qingyan’s hand, her intense gaze on Bai Qingyan as she spoke of the monarch’s foolishness.

"If the Lin family’s imperial power ends at your hands, have you thought about how to face your grandmother?" Seeing Bai Qingyan frown and remain silent, Madam Dong sighed and hugged Bai Qingyan like a child, patting her back soothingly. "It is not that Grandmother is aiming to pierce your heart. Your grandmother, the Eldest Princess of the Lin family, considers the Royal Family her maternal home. How could she not care? Your grandmother, born of royalty, is proud and dignified. The fall of the Lin family’s imperial power... can happen. She does not fear being a princess of a fallen kingdom. But she cannot bear that it should be her descendants who bring it about, especially not you... when you were raised so close to her heart."

Madam Dong looked down at Bai Qingyan in her arms and asked softly, "Do you understand?"

Bai Qingyan, lips pressed together, stayed silent in Madam Dong’s arms. Compared to closeness... she was even closer to the Eldest Princess. She had never imagined that such words would come from her grandmother. It showed how much her grandmother truly cared for her.

Madam Dong brought up the matter with Bai Qingyan because last night Dong Qingyue had spoken of her aspirations.

Madam Dong feared... with the Eldest Princess’s temperament, if Bai Qingyan were to end the Lin family’s reign herself, the Eldest Princess might take her life in apology to the ancestors.