Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 744 - 741: Return to the Mansion_1

Back then, King Liang had fallen into the Crown Prince’s trap, drugged... that was why he dishonored their Commandery Princess. This led to the marriage between King Liang and Liu Ruofu, which Wang Qiulu knew.

"I heard that the next day, when King Liang sneaked out of Master Wang’s residence through the back door, do you know who was waiting for him at the back door? It was the Princess of Zhen..." Li Mingrui saw Wang Qiulu’s face turn increasingly unpleasant but still spoke with that gentle, jade-like tone, "So tell me, who did the Crown Prince entrust this matter to? Who was humiliated at the palace banquet because of Liu Ruofu and King Xian, eager for revenge?"

What Li Mingrui said was his speculation about what had happened after learning that Liu Ruofu had personally sent away the child in her belly. But regardless of whether it was a guess or not, Li Mingrui wanted to plant a seed of doubt in Wang Qiulu’s heart.

This time, if Wang Qiulu did not betray the Princess of Zhen, who knows, the Princess of Zhen might save Wang Qiulu and even put him to good use.

Given Wang Qiulu’s deep affection for Liu Ruofu, wouldn’t he find an opportunity to trip up the Princess of Zhen? Hard to say...

"Later on, it was also Lu Ping, the guard beside the Princess of Zhen, who took the Patrol Camp people to capture Liu Ruofu!" Li Mingrui stopped in his tracks and looked at Wang Qiulu, who had his eyes closed to rest. "But at that time, they only caught Liu Ruofu, not the Hidden Guard beside Liu Ruofu. Later... I heard they caught quite a few Hidden Guards from Nandu, but there were still a few who got away! General Wang, if you have the chance to meet them in the future, you should ask well."

As soon as Li Mingrui finished speaking, he heard footsteps. He turned to look down the dim, narrow corridor of the prison. The shadows cast by the torchlight behind him stretched towards this direction. He pursed his lips and turned to look in that direction.

It was Shen Qingzhu, dressed in sharp attire, hands behind her back, walking slowly to the cell door. She looked at Li Mingrui with cold, disdainful eyes and signaled the prison guard to leave. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

The prison guard bowed, carrying a lamp, and left first.

Shen Qingzhu looked at Li Mingrui with cold eyes: "Our Bai family’s eldest daughter asked me to tell you. She offers you two paths. Either stop playing tricks and live peacefully, or the Nine Clans of the Li family will all go on the road together. The more, the merrier."

Shen Qingzhu turned her gaze to Wang Qiulu, who had opened his eyes and was standing up. Then she returned her stare to Li Mingrui: "It seems... there is no need to ask. You chose the crowded road."

Li Mingrui’s face turned white, he bit down on his teeth, narrowing his eyes at Shen Qingzhu.

Shen Qingzhu’s serious expression made it hard for Li Mingrui to judge whether her words were mocking or not.

"Yes, it was our eldest daughter who sent Lu Ping to capture Liu Ruofu. But who used Liu Ruofu as a gift to surrender to our eldest daughter’s favor?" Shen Qingzhu’s tone was steady, without a hint of emotion, "I hope Minister Li’s act of confusing right and wrong works with the King of Hell!"

Shen Qingzhu finished speaking and turned to leave.

Li Mingrui’s expression was tense, his eyes darkened. He didn’t speak until the footsteps had died away, "Old Man! Stop her!"

Wang Qiulu watched a black shadow leave and looked toward Li Mingrui, "You have someone in the prison!"

Before Li Mingrui could respond, he heard the footsteps of a prison guard with a weapon. Li Mingrui’s palms tensed, but he saw those prison guards open the cell door opposite him and say, "Wang Qiulu... come out. The Crown Prince wants to see you!"

Wang Qiulu tightened his fists, brushed the straw off his body, stepped out of the cell, glanced at Li Mingrui, and then left with the prison guards.

Wang Qiulu’s steps were heavy. He did not know if the Princess of Zhen would keep her word to rescue him. Nor did he know if the Crown Prince’s summons was to ask more questions, or... to kill him.

What Wang Qiulu had not expected was that when he was taken out of the Court of Judicial Review’s prison to the main hall of the Crown Prince’s residence, he saw Bai Qingyan.

Bai Qingyan was fully wrapped in a snow-white fur cloak, standing on blazing hot coals. Hearing the little eunuch report Wang Qiulu’s arrival, she turned and looked at Wang Qiulu.

Clearly, Bai Qingyan was still sick. Her face was pale and thin. The snow-white fur cloak made her face even paler. The fur on the cloak swayed gently with her breathing.

Wang Qiulu entered and saluted the Crown Prince and Bai Qingyan.

The Crown Prince glanced at Wang Qiulu, "You are fortunate. The Princess of Zhen pleaded for you. I cannot refuse her. I will send you to the southern border to guard the frontier with the Bai family army, to atone for your crimes. Do you accept?"

Wang Qiulu tightened his palms and glanced at Bai Qingyan. Seeing her calm and clear gaze, he knelt heavily and saluted, "Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Princess of Zhen! The sinner is willing!"

He wanted to live well, just like his father had told him!

The Crown Prince waved his hand, signaling his personal guard to take Wang Qiulu out. After Wang Qiulu left, the Crown Prince said, "You still saved his son even though his father, Wang Jianghai, tricked you with General Bai’s jade pendant!"

"If not for His Highness saying that His Majesty wanted to quietly resolve this matter, Bai Qingyan dared not plead with His Highness." Bai Qingyan bowed slightly to the Crown Prince, wrapping her cloak tighter, "Originally, I was indeed annoyed at being deceived by Wang Jianghai. But after all, Wang Jianghai once saved my fourth uncle. Consider it paying back my fourth uncle’s debt. Thank you, Your Highness, for your magnanimity."

"You don’t have to be so polite between you and me!" The Crown Prince said to Bai Qingyan, "In the future, if you have any matters, just send someone to say so. You are unwell; no need to come in person!"

"I came to bid farewell to Your Highness and happened to hear His Highness mention not wanting to make a big fuss, so I casually pleaded for Wang Qiulu!" Bai Qingyan smiled as she spoke.

The Crown Prince almost spoke words of retention but remembered what the Emperor had said about Bai Qingyan and simply nodded, "It’s also good! There are too many troubles in Dadu City... Only by returning to Shuoyang can you recuperate properly. I will have Quan Yu open the storerooms to send you precious medicinal herbs. Use them up and I will send more to Shuoyang. Don’t be frugal; your health is the priority!"

Bai Qingyan lowered her eyes and nodded to the Crown Prince, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern."

After leaving the Crown Prince’s residence, Bai Qingyan hadn’t returned to her own residence when she received a report from her household that Shen Qingzhu was injured and urgently needed to see her.

Bai Qingyan’s hand, holding the curtain of her carriage, tightened. Her expression turned stern, and she said in a deep voice, "Return to the residence!"

Shen Qingzhu was in Qinghui Courtyard at this time, her face pale, blood pouring from her arm. A group of maids was desperately trying to stop the bleeding, repeatedly urging the physician to hurry.

Shen Qingzhu’s eyes were dazed, paying no attention to her bleeding wound. Her mind was filled with the image of the old man she had just seen, with silver hair and dressed in a greenish-gray robe and black shoes.

The physician had just bandaged Shen Qingzhu when the voice of the eldest lady rang out in Qinghui Courtyard.