Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress
Chapter 367 - 364: Confident and Fearless_1

Chapter 367: Chapter 364: Confident and Fearless_1

Bai Qingyan was ruthless in his methods and decisive in his actions. If he couldn’t handle this matter properly, Bai Qingyan might really hand the letters over to His Majesty.

After all, handing those letters over would be a great merit for the Bai Clan, but for the Li family, it would spell disaster for their Nine Clans.

The two advisors under the Left Prime Minister were also greatly surprised. They didn’t expect the Princess of Zhen to act so mercilessly and leave no room for maneuver.

But upon closer thought, it made sense. The Princess of Zhen held evidence against the Left Prime Minister. She was also someone who could brutally kill tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers in an instant without batting an eye. How could she swallow her anger and come to the Left Prime Minister to negotiate?

It seemed that the Princess of Zhen only didn’t want the Left Prime Minister to assist King Liang, who had once tried to falsely accuse the King of Zhen. As a result, they tested her patience with the lifelong matter of the Commandery Princess of Gaoyi, enraging the Princess of Zhen.

If this happened to them, if they had just warned someone and that person then made plans for their sister, they would also be furious.

The Princess of Zhen must have thought that the Left Prime Minister was provoking her, so she acted mercilessly.

Their mistake was in treating the Princess of Zhen as an ordinary young lady from the capital. The Princess of Zhen was someone who commanded thousands of troops and whose word was final.

The advisor in a green robe repeatedly rubbed his hands, looking slightly anxious. "The Princess of Zhen demanded a clear explanation before sunset. How can we explain that the Princess of Zhen broke the Sixth Young Master’s legs? And with such a great commotion, blocking the Left Prime Minister’s way after court and throwing the blood-soaked Sixth Young Master in front of his carriage. It looks too outrageous!"

The advisor in white frowned and thought for a moment before raising his head. "The only way now is to wrong the Sixth Young Master!"

"How to wrong him?" Li Mao asked.

To Li Mao, his son’s grievance, even his son’s life, was not more important than the lives of the whole family or the Nine Clans.

"Prime Minister, why not reveal what the Sixth Young Master did last month to the public," the white-robed advisor said solemnly. "The Bai family in Dadu City is known for loving the people as their children. The Sixth Young Master made a mistake, the Left Prime Minister’s wife covered it up, and the Princess of Zhen rightfully exposed it. Though this will inevitably be impeached by the Imperial Censor, it is far better than those letters being sent to His Majesty."

Li Mao’s face turned ashen as he thought carefully.

Seeing that Li Mao did not refuse, the white-robed advisor continued, "If the Prime Minister makes up his mind, he should enter the palace to see His Majesty and confess to not teaching his son well. After the incident, the wife concealed it from the Prime Minister and dealt with it on her own. If it weren’t for the victim having nowhere to turn and accidentally encountering the Princess of Zhen, who investigated and found the truth, today’s events wouldn’t have happened..."

"Not good!" the advisor in green said seriously. "The Princess of Zhen’s request is that the Bai family not be harmed. If we say it this way... the public would question why the Princess of Zhen didn’t hand the evidence over to the government. If the Princess of Zhen gets angry... and the letters are sent to the palace, it would spell disaster for the Prime Minister’s residence!"

The advisor in green turned to Li Mao. "Prime Minister... to ensure the safety of the residence, the safest way is to enter the palace to confess. Tell His Majesty the truth... that you covered up for the Sixth Young Master. Afterward, you were so guilt-ridden that you couldn’t sleep at night! The Princess of Zhen broke the Sixth Young Master’s legs and sent him to you today to prevent the government, fearing your power, from letting him off! It’s also to make the Prime Minister understand the power of law!"

Seeing that Li Mao was still hesitating, the advisor in green said loudly, "Prime Minister, you must know that only by facing imminent danger can one find a way to survive! If we don’t harm the Sixth Young Master or the Prime Minister, it won’t satisfy the Princess of Zhen’s request! The residence is in peril! And the time given by the Princess of Zhen is too short for us to carefully consider!"

Li Mao clenched his fingers into a fist and slammed it on the desk in front of him.

He felt wronged, truly there was no Left Prime Minister more wronged than him!

Bai Qingyan broke his son’s legs, and he still had to uphold the reputation of Bai Qingyan and the Bai family!

And given today’s actions by Bai Qingyan, instead of counterattacking, he would have to yield. This would definitely make people suspect that Bai Qingyan held his weaknesses, like Prime Minister Lu!

Prime Minister Lu, who had appeared indifferent for many years, often secretly opposed him. If Prime Minister Lu secretly contacted Bai Qingyan and offered tempting conditions, Bai Qingyan might cooperate with Prime Minister Lu. What would he do then?

But at the moment, Li Mao couldn’t care about that. The time given by Bai Qingyan was short. He had to address the immediate danger first.

Li Mao clenched his teeth and made a decision. "Give enough sincerity to Bai Qingyan. Say she found the solid evidence and had someone send it to the government office. But after half a month, there was no news. After inquiring, it was discovered that the evidence she sent was destroyed, which led to today’s incident of breaking Ming Hall’s legs."

"As for entering the palace, I’ll handle that. The other matters will be left to you! But even if this satisfies Bai Qingyan, it will leave hidden dangers! In front of such great humiliation, instead of retaliating, I yield! There are too many smart people in Dadu City. Someone will definitely guess that I have a weakness in the hands of the Princess of Zhen. If one day my enemies cooperate with the Princess of Zhen, my fate will be doomed!"

Li Mao cupped his hands to the two advisors. "So please think carefully for me, how to act in the future after today..."

Bai Qingyan had just returned to Qinghui Courtyard when she instructed Lu Ping to send someone back to Shuoyang to inform Magistrate Zhou. She planned to arrive in Shuoyang around the 25th of this month to handle matters concerning the Bai Clan.

Lu Ping had just left for less than half of a tea’s time when Bai Jinzhi came running.

"Eldest Young Lady, why didn’t you call me for such an exciting and satisfying event? I should have used a whip to lash Li Mingtang until he blossomed!"

Chun Tao served tea to Bai Jinzhi and stood aside worriedly. "Miss, breaking the legs of the son from the Prime Minister’s residence and throwing him in front of the Prime Minister’s carriage. Won’t the people think our Princess of Zhen’s residence is too arrogant? They might have a negative view of us..."

Hearing Chun Tao’s words, Bai Jinzhi also felt that today’s high-profile and arrogant actions seemed out of character for her elder sister. "Eldest Sister, will there be trouble?"

"Having something to rely on... makes one fearless." She looked at Bai Jinzhi and said, "Conversely, being fearless... is because you have something to rely on. The more arrogant we act, the more Li Mao will be afraid."

She picked up her tea cup and said softly, "As for what the people think, this is something the Left Prime Minister should figure out how to guide. With his ability, he will certainly handle it well. Let’s just wait and see!"

As Bai Qingyan said, just after the Shen hour, the news of Left Prime Minister Li Mao entering the palace to confess his guilt spread.

It turned out, the Left Prime Minister abused his power for personal gain to cover up his son’s crime of forcing a woman and causing her death, leaving the victim with nowhere to turn for justice. The incident of the victim crying bitterly in front of the government office was still remembered by some people.

Later, the Princess of Zhen heard about this incident and sent someone to investigate. After obtaining the evidence, she handed it over to the government. Unexpectedly, the government, fearing the Prime Minister’s power, secretly destroyed the evidence.

It was truly disgraceful that such a thing happened in the capital.