Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress

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?Chapter 383: 380 Chapter 383: 380 In the end, the Clan Leader still decided to abandon his son to wash his own hands clean!

Bai Jinzhi looked at a bamboo slip, then put it back on the small table with a heavy sneer. “You may say that you are unwilling to take on the role of Clan Leader, but that won’t get you out of this mess. Most things here are items bestowed by His Majesty. The Bai family in Dadu could send them back to the clan; that’s understandable. But if they were lost or given away… that would be a crime offending the Emperor’s dignity. If His Majesty is displeased… a death sentence would be minor. The disaster brought upon the Nine Clans. Do you want the entire clan to die because of your son’s greed?!”

Magistrate Zhou sharply added, “Indeed, those bestowed items must be properly honored. Losing them, giving them away, or damaging them is a great disrespect! The Bai family in Dadu returning the bestowed items to the clan for worship is proper, but Bai Qiyun hoarding these items for personal use is already a capital offense of offending His Majesty! If the bestowed items cannot be found… then, I have no choice but to report this fairly. I hope the Commandery Princess will understand!”

“The head of the household!” The Clan Leader’s wife felt her legs weaken upon hearing this. Would it really endanger her son’s life? Many of the precious items given by the Emperor were secretly sent to her mother’s house by the Clan Leader’s wife. Her brother was someone who would never return good things!

The remaining clan members were terrified upon hearing this, and began berating the Clan Leader harshly with sharp words.

Bai Jinzhi sneered at the right moment, “Previously, Bai Qiyun came to our Bai family in Dadu, forcing us to gather forty thousand taels of silver for the clan. Could it be… it was all a ploy by Bai Qiyun to embezzle the money? After all, these tens of thousands of taels of silver are unaccounted for to this day. Even if thrown into water, there should be a splash, at least!”

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