Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 721

Chapter 721: Chapter 718: Silly or Not - Part 1

Bai Qingyan’s hand tightened around the teacup. She frowned and asked, "Who took the Crown Prince there?"

Didn’t Old Fang dissuade him? Although Old Fang was considered a vile person, before the Crown Prince ascended the throne, he would never let the Crown Prince do such a... bring a courtesan back to the palace. If the censors got hold of this, it would not end well.

Bai Jinxiu was taken aback. "This... hasn’t been investigated thoroughly."

Bai Qingyan covered the cup with the lid. "Who took the Crown Prince there needs thorough investigation! The Crown Prince couldn’t have suddenly gone to a brothel! Has the background of the person brought into the Crown Prince’s residence been investigated clearly?"

Bai Jinxiu nodded, pulling a thin piece of paper from her sleeve and handing it to Bai Qingyan. "This was sent to be investigated. The girl taken into the Crown Prince’s residence is called Hongmei, a clean courtesan."

Bai Qingyan set down her teacup and took the paper, unfolding it. Detailed information about Hongmei’s background was recorded on it. It seemed quite clean. It was said that because of her impoverished family, she was sold to a broker. Unexpectedly, the broker saw that Hongmei was clean and pretty and had evil intentions, selling her to a brothel.

But Hongmei was extremely stubborn. She swore she wouldn’t sell her body. The brothel madam, seeing that Hongmei was beautiful and had spent a lot of money training her in the arts, feared this girl might hang herself, so she only let her sell her skills, not her body.

Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince saw Hongmei while in disguise. After a night together, he sent people to take Hongmei into the Crown Prince’s residence. Naturally, the person who redeemed Hongmei didn’t reveal that the redeemer was the Crown Prince.

Bai Jinxiu heard Bai Qingyan chuckle softly and asked, "Eldest Young Lady, do you think there’s a problem?"

"Which brothel madam is so kind to truly let a girl sell her skills, not her body?" Bai Qingyan’s eyes deepened as she recalled her own sister’s past experiences. "Check whether that brothel madam is really a kind person. See if she has had any other clean courtesans besides Hongmei. Then we will know if Hongmei was a deliberate arrangement or truly caught the Crown Prince’s eye by coincidence."

"Okay, I’ll send someone to investigate right away!" Bai Jinxiu said.

"How has Fu Ruoxi been recently?" Bai Qingyan asked Bai Jinxiu.

"Although Fu Ruoxi rendered meritorious service during the Wude Gate disturbance, she is now idle at home. The household is inevitably cold and quiet. But, following your instructions, I have secretly taken care of the Fu Mansion, so no one dares to trouble them." Mentioning the Fu Mansion inevitably made Bai Jinxiu think of Dong Tingfang, who had a marriage arrangement with the Fu Family’s eldest son. "Eldest Young Lady, Cousin Dong Tingfang from the Dong Mansion came to see me a few days ago..."

"Tingfang?" Bai Qingyan was a bit surprised. She thought for a moment and asked, "Does she want to break off the marriage with the eldest son of the Fu Family?"

Bai Jinxiu nodded. "Precisely. Cousin Tingfang wants me to ask our mother to help her with the Fu Family marriage annulment. But I refused. If it were our uncle asking, I would certainly ask Mother to help. Cousin Tingfang is a Dong family daughter. She shouldn’t bypass her mother and instead ask our mother to break the engagement."

"Tingfang is not an unreasonable girl. Why would she do this?" Bai Qingyan sat up slightly, puzzled.

"Cousin Tingfang said that our uncle’s wife values the reputation of the Dong family. She doesn’t care at all about the marital matters of these concubine-born daughters. When the niece from the Fu Family’s madam didn’t want to marry the Fu family’s eldest son, she framed Cousin Tingfang. Even after their mother found out, she didn’t seek justice for her. She only said that since she had been hugged by the eldest son of the Fu family, she should either marry him or take the white silk ribbon to end it."