Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 387

Chapter 387: Chapter 384: Myriad Thoughts_1

The situation was urgent and could not tolerate any delay. Xiao Rongyan lit the thin paper in his hand, stood up, and ordered someone to call Wang Jiuzhou over.

His eyes were deep and calm. While changing his clothes, he instructed, "Prepare the horses and send a team to travel with me to Wei immediately. Zhang Yan will stay behind. Rest well today. Afterward, you will be responsible for negotiating the mining matters with the Bai family. Once you have given your instructions, head to Wei without delay."

Wang Jiuzhou repeatedly agreed, taking a cloak and putting it on Xiao Rongyan. "Master, be careful on your way back to Wei."

This was the first time that Wang Jiuzhou was unable to follow Xiao Rongyan to Wei, and he couldn’t help but worry. But he knew that the mining matters needed a reliable person, so he had to stay behind for his master.

After putting on the cloak, Xiao Rongyan turned to Wang Jiuzhou and said with a slight press of his lips, "If Miss Bai asks, just tell her that I had urgent business back in Wei."

Wang Jiuzhou nodded. "I understand, Master. Rest assured."

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Bai Qingyan tossed and turned, unable to sleep, with countless thoughts running through her mind.

The mining operation needed to be done discreetly, which would surely require effort. She planned to forge weapons on-site, which wasn’t a troublesome affair.

But who should be entrusted with this task?

She trusted Shen Qingzhu, but Qingzhu was too young to command the situation and wasn’t particularly skilled in this area. With her mother and aunts away, Bai Mansion relied heavily on Lu Ping for stability. The clansmen... she only dared to give them the task of training soldiers openly. She couldn’t trust them with anything else.

Steward Hao’s family had served the Bai family for generations. Just standing there, others knew he was from the Bai family in Dadu, making him unsuitable.

Wei Zhong was a capable person, but Bai Qingyan absolutely dared not use him without reservation.

Currently, the only available person was the Bai family’s loyal servant, Uncle Liu, Liu Wangan. But Uncle Liu was old...

When you need manpower, you realize the shortage. That was why Bai Qingyan started training usable people after Lu Ping returned to Shuoyang.

Even though she was still in the Bai family, she already deeply felt the shortage of manpower. She wondered what it was like for Jintong and Ah Jue.

For now, she decided to let Uncle Liu take over the matter and later replace him with a more suitable person.

Having made the decision, Bai Qingyan turned over and closed her eyes. Listening to the pattering rain outside the window, the chiseled features of Xiao Rongyan inexplicably appeared before her eyes, causing her heart to beat as fiercely as it did the moment their lips touched.

Chun Tao, who was keeping watch, heard Bai Qingyan tossing and turning like flipping a pancake and asked softly, "Miss, is it the bed?"

"What time is it?" Bai Qingyan’s voice was a little hoarse.

"Miss, it’s just dawn," Chun Tao replied and then asked softly, "Shall I pour you a cup of hot tea?"

Unable to sleep, Bai Qingyan got up.

Chun Tao, hearing the movement, lifted the curtain and saw Bai Qingyan sitting up. She quickly used a gold-plated copper hook to secure the curtains on both sides.

The Boyun Courtyard was large and spacious. The west room had been instructed by Bai Qingyan to be made into a practice room.