Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 729

Chapter 729: Chapter 726: Justify Oneself_1

Bai Qingyan curled her lips, thinking about how Li Mingrui had mentioned surrendering last time, taking Liu Ruofu as a gift...

"Li Mingrui, openly claiming allegiance to our Bai family... but secretly planning to overthrow me! Intending to make me lose the Crown Prince’s trust..."

Bai Jinxiu listened, confused: "Eldest Young Lady, what do you mean?"

Bai Qingyan had roughly figured out the sequence of events, calmly explaining to Bai Jinxiu: "Li Mingrui ordered Wang Qiulu to guide Fu Ruoxi to witness him entering King Liang’s mansion. First, to test whether Fu Ruoxi was ours, and second, to get a witness... proving Wang Qiulu did go to King Liang’s mansion. Then he sent someone to inform me... suggesting that Wang Qiulu might betray us and have ties with King Liang, urging me to be wary of Wang Qiulu and King Liang."

Bai Jinxiu was still somewhat puzzled. Bai Qingyan continued: "Today, someone from the Crown Prince’s mansion went to Du Residence in Jiuchuan Alley. An old man... wearing thick-soled deerskin boots, his position in the Crown Prince’s mansion must be significant. Coincidentally... I saw Elder Fang today, wearing a pair of thick-soled deerskin boots! Li Mingrui likely handed Wang Qiulu over to Elder Fang from the Crown Prince’s mansion! Elder Fang hates me to the core... even if it’s a setup, the act of saving Wang Qiulu would still fall on my shoulders!"

Bai Jinxiu suddenly felt her heart tighten, clutching her handkerchief.

"When the incident happens, Li Mingrui would have already warned me. He asked me to be wary of Wang Qiulu. Losing the Crown Prince’s trust... If the court still wants to use the Li family, they certainly can’t expose Li Mingrui! They can’t let the Crown Prince know that behind his back, I already have dirt on the Left Prime Minister. Otherwise, the Crown Prince’s mistrust of the Bai family would only grow!"

Bai Qingyan tapped the table, her smile not reaching her eyes: "Moreover, if I truly fall into Li Mingrui’s trap, I would attribute Wang Qiulu’s appearance at the Crown Prince’s mansion to King Liang!"

"Would Wang Qiulu betray the Eldest Young Lady?" Bai Jinxiu frowned, her expression fierce.

"Betray?!" Bai Qingyan chuckled, "How could it be betrayal? I’ve never used Wang Qiulu. As for Li Mao... what evidence does he have to prove that I ordered him to save Wang Qiulu? Just based on Wang Qiulu’s testimony?"

"I worry that Wang Qiulu might attribute the collusion between King Liang and King Xian to the Eldest Young Lady!"

Now, with Wang Qiulu’s allegiance unclear, how could Bai Jinxiu not be anxious?

Whether it’s Wang Qiulu or Li Mingrui, both surrendered halfway. Bai Qingyan naturally couldn’t trust them fully. The reason she kept them idle for so long was to see if they would make any moves.

Unexpectedly, Li Mingrui couldn’t wait any longer. Or perhaps... Li Mingrui had originally planned to surrender just to gather evidence against the Bai family and Bai Qingyan.

Now that Li Mao had jumped out, it was a good thing for Bai Qingyan...

"We have defenses in place, so there’s no need to worry..." Bai Qingyan’s voice was calm, her confidence reassuring Bai Jinxiu, "Li Mingrui wants to put me in a difficult position, forcing me to rely on the Li family to intervene in the royal court, unwilling to let the position of Left Prime Minister change hands. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have the ability to get exactly what he wants." _{fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm}