Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 345

Chapter 345: Chapter 342: Worries About Future Troubles - Part 1

"Hijacked?"

Bai Qingyan raised her eyebrows and thought of Ji Tingyu. Could it be that Ji Tingyu led people to hijack it?

But Xiao Rongyan had many experts under his command. The goods they protected were considerable in number. How then could they have been hijacked by Ji Tingyu’s people?

Bai Qingyan raised her eyes to look at Xiao Rongyan, who had a meaningful smile in his eyes, and immediately understood the implication in his words.

She retorted, "Although the Bai family’s ancestral home is in Shuoyang, we have never lived in Shuoyang. How could someone as wise and perceptive as Mr. Xiao not know this?"

"Since I came to find you, Commandery Princess, it is because I believe that only you can help me with this matter." Xiao Rongyan almost admitted that he knew the "bandits" who hijacked his goods were Bai Qingyan’s people.

Rather than asking her to introduce a family that owned tea mountains, it was more like Xiao Rongyan was reminding her to return his goods.

She was not afraid of Xiao Rongyan knowing that the so-called bandits were her people. After all, she also knew Xiao Rongyan’s biggest secret: his true identity.

Bai Qingyan’s people posing as bandits did not threaten Xiao Rongyan’s interests or those of the Yan Kingdom. Xiao Rongyan would not make an enemy of her before Yan became strong enough to dominate other nations.

What Yan had to do now was to work secretly in this chaotic world, preparing for future dominance.

Since Xiao Rongyan already knew, she decided not to play games with him.

"Mr. Xiao, you are indeed beady-eyed and sharp-eared."

"It’s not that I’m beady-eyed and sharp-eared. The last time I went to Shuoyang, it was to check the local business and the hijacking of my tea. I spent a lot of effort, and it was only this morning that I finally got the news back..."

Bai Jinzhi, hearing the conversation between Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rongyan, felt a jolt in her heart. She understood that Mr. Xiao had found out that the "bandits" were from their Bai family, which was why he came to find her eldest sister.

However, Mr. Xiao was unwilling to break the matter openly. He would probably keep it a secret.

Bai Jinzhi really did not expect Xiao Rongyan to be so formidable. If such a person could join the Bai family and help her eldest sister, that would be great.

Considering the many capable people under Xiao Rongyan, she admired Ji Tingyu, who was under Bai Qingyan. It had taken until this morning for the matter to be discovered, which was impressive.

Had Xiao Rongyan’s men not seen Ji Tingyu in front of the Bai Mansion and been moved by his loyalty in returning the bamboo slip to the Bai family, they might not have linked those bandits to the Princess of Zhen.

It was precisely because they knew the bandits were from the Princess of Zhen that Xiao Rongyan’s men did not kill them but reported back to Xiao Rongyan for a decision.

The Crown Prince knew early on that Xiao Rongyan’s goods had been hijacked. He had previously said: "Although there are no troops to spare for bandit suppression, the Crown Prince can order the local officials to help Xiao Rongyan recover his goods."

This morning, learning that Bai Qingyan’s people had hijacked his goods, Xiao Rongyan went to the Crown Prince’s residence before coming to the Princess of Zhen’s residence. He said it was unnecessary to trouble the Crown Prince. He sought the Princess of Zhen’s help in introducing families in Shuoyang that had long managed tea mountains, hoping to deepen his relationship with the Commandery Princess and begging the Crown Prince not to involve local officials in this matter.

The Crown Prince laughed, saying Xiao Rongyan was willing to forgo his goods for a chance to be with a beauty. He then withdrew his order to the local officials to help Xiao Rongyan recover his goods.