Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress
Chapter 294 - 292: Ruthless_1

Chapter 294: Chapter 292: Ruthless_1

When Bai Qingyan returned to Qinghui Courtyard to change clothes and went back to the courtyard of the Fifth Madam, Mrs. Qi had already been moved out of the delivery room.

Nanny Jiang had also seen the child and took a carriage to report back to the Eldest Princess at the Imperial Family Qing Temple.

At this time, the Fifth Madam was leaning against the head of the bed, sipping lactation soup in small sips.

Mrs. Liu glanced at the sleeping child, stepped on the redwood footstool, sat down by the bed, and looked at the lactation soup in Mrs. Qi’s hand. "Are you really planning to feed the child yourself?"

Although she had just given birth, Mrs. Qi’s condition was still good. She looked at the little daughter sleeping next to her with a loving gaze.

This was a blessing from heaven. Although her husband and two sons were gone, heaven had given her a lovely daughter back.

"Yes! I will only have this one child in my lifetime. I want to do it all myself." Mrs. Qi’s eyes turned red, she lowered her eyes, took a few sips of the almost tasteless soup, and slightly frowned, enduring the discomfort and drinking a few more sips.

Hearing from the outside maid that the Eldest Young Lady, Second Lady, Fourth Lady, Fifth Lady, and Sixth Lady had all come, Mrs. Qi handed the soup bowl to Nanny Zhai and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief.

Bai Qingyan bowed, sat by the bed, glanced at the eighth sister sleeping peacefully by the fifth aunt’s side, smiled, and had Chun Tao place the solid gold lock inlaid with gemstones she had given near the baby. Lovingly, she whispered, "Xiao Ba... I am your eldest sister. Thank you for safely arriving at the Bai family."

Bai Jinxiu also smiled and presented her gift, standing by the bed and seriously looking at Xiao Ba. "Xiao Ba is truly beautiful!"

"I think her nose looks like Fifth Aunt’s!" Bai Jinzhao said with a smile, looking at her twin sister Bai Jinhua, "What do you think?"

Bai Jinse looked and said, "I think her mouth looks like Fifth Uncle’s!"

"How do I think she looks like a little monkey?" Bai Jinzhi examined for a moment and came to such a conclusion.

Third Madam, Mrs. Li, came forward and poked her daughter’s head, glaring at her. "Newborns all look like that. Xiao Ba is much prettier than you were when you were born! You were all wrinkly and dark when you were born. You looked like a monkey then!"

"Mother, you are talking nonsense!" Bai Jinzhi’s face turned red.

Third Madam, Mrs. Li, seeing Bai Jinzhi’s annoyed look, couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Bai Qingyan looked up, her eyes filled with a warm smile.

Mrs. Qi, the Fifth Madam, looked at Bai Qingyan, who was smiling softly, with a gentle and composed demeanor. She said in a low voice, "I want to name the child Bai Wanqing... I hope Xiao Ba can be as resilient and strong as her eldest sister! As outstanding as her brothers."

She was stunned. Her brothers were indeed very outstanding, but she didn’t expect that in the eyes of her fifth aunt, she turned out to be a strong person...

Mrs. Dong raised her hand and patted Bai Qingyan’s head. "Before you and Xiao Si came back, your fifth aunt mentioned this to us."

Bai Qingyan nodded and looked down at Bai Wanqing, who was smacking her tiny lips. "As long as Fifth Aunt thinks it’s good, it’s good!"

Bai Jinxiu bent down with a smile and teased little Bai Wanqing, who was smacking her lips, "Little Wanqing, I’m your second sister!"

"I’m your fourth sister!"

Bai Jinse, the seventh lady, lying at the bedside, couldn’t help but gently touch the newborn’s tender little face with her fingers, smiling, "I’m finally not the youngest anymore!"

The gloom that had hung over the Bai family seemed to be dispelled by Xiao Ba’s arrival. In the room illuminated by warm, bright lights, the Bai family rarely experienced laughter and joy.

·

Early the next morning, the news that Mrs. Qi, the Fifth Madam of the Bai family, gave birth to a daughter spread throughout Dadu.

The first to visit was Mrs. Qi’s family. Not only did Mrs. Qi’s two sisters-in-law come, but even her brother came in person.

However, Mrs. Qi’s brother did not enter her courtyard. He was entertained in the front yard by Steward Hao.

Shortly afterward, Madam Qi wiped her tears with a handkerchief as she tucked the quilt around Mrs. Qi. She told her daughter to rest well, then left the main room with her two daughters-in-law, accompanying Mrs. Dong.

Madam Qi, smiling, held Mrs. Dong’s hand and said, "Madam, I have a few words I wish to speak with you. Could we perhaps go to your place for a cup of tea?"

Mrs. Dong, always wise, could immediately tell that what Madam Qi wanted to discuss likely had to do with Mrs. Qi.

"How could I say no to tea with a senior like you, Madam Qi? I’m honored that you wish to visit. I’m more than happy to oblige." Mrs. Dong’s voice was gentle and respectful, carrying the affection due from a junior.

With a smile, Mrs. Dong led Madam Qi and her two daughters-in-law to her place. After Nanny Qin served tea, Madam Qi did not drink, humbly requesting Mrs. Dong to send away the others.

From this, Mrs. Dong could guess that the mother of the Fifth Madam, Mrs. Qi, likely wanted to ask her for a letter of release for her daughter.

After all, now that all the men of the Bai family were deceased, as the eldest sister-in-law, closely akin to a mother, apart from the Eldest Princess, only Mrs. Dong had the authority to grant this.

Only Mrs. Dong and Madam Qi were left in the room, while Nanny Qin served tea to Madam Qi’s two daughters-in-law in the outer room.

Madam Qi started to cry before she even spoke. "Madam, to be honest with you... I have come to ask for a letter of release!"

Sure enough, Mrs. Dong’s smile didn’t fade, waiting for Madam Qi to continue.

"It’s not that we are heartless. I only have one son and one daughter. This daughter is my youngest, my dearest. Earlier, since she was carrying the Bai family’s child, I didn’t mention it. Now that she has given birth to a daughter for the Bai family, could the Bai family let her come home?"

Before, Madam Dong, Mrs. Dong’s mother, had also wanted Mrs. Dong to return home. Every mother in the world would worry about her child. As both a daughter and a mother, Mrs. Dong could deeply understand Madam Qi.

She asked softly, "Madam Qi, is this what your fifth sister-in-law wants?"

Even though she knew it was not Mrs. Qi’s idea, Mrs. Dong still asked.

Madam Qi shook her head. "That foolish girl doesn’t want to, but... she’s still young. Should she guard her whole life alone? This would be cruel for me as her mother! Before I came, I already discussed this with her brother. We don’t want the dowry she brought to the Bai family. If you are willing to let Wanqing be raised by us in the Qi family, we will be eternally grateful!"

"If the Bai family is unwilling to let us raise Wanqing, then all her dowry will go to my poor granddaughter! If my granddaughter still regards us in the Qi family in the future... we can still be in-laws. I will love her dearly and make up for all she has endured! If she doesn’t want to acknowledge me as her grandmother, then... then it will be as if she never had such a cruel grandmother!"

Saying this, Madam Qi felt even more sorry for her newly born granddaughter, her crying intermittent and deeply heartbreaking.