Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 395

Chapter 395: Chapter 392: Skull_1

"Let me try," Bai Qingyan grasped Lu Ninghuan’s hand and said softly, "I’ll try to persuade her."

After all, Ji Langhua was someone Bai Qingming once protected, so... Bai Qingyan also held unique feelings toward Ji Langhua and did not want her to sacrifice her life in vain.

"Thank you, Miss Bai..." Lu Ninghuan expressed her gratitude, but she did not hold out much hope in her heart.

The Xiangfei bamboo curtain was lifted. Chun Tao entered from outside and curtseyed, "Miss Bai, a messenger from the Crown Prince’s residence has come, saying that the military report from Chunmu Mountain has arrived."

Bai Qingyan’s palm tightened. The Crown Prince sent someone to summon her... Was Daliang making a move?

"Prepare the horse," Bai Qingyan ordered.

The Crown Prince placed the military report from Chunmu Mountain on the table, frowning. He could not fathom why his father sent the military report to him.

"Eunuch Gao by Father’s side said that Father was perusing some old manuscripts in the Imperial Library, seemingly searching for records of cases from early times where people in Xiliang were said to rejuvenate." The Crown Prince’s fingers rubbed the armrest of his chair. "Could it be that Father has lost interest in state affairs?"

Old Fang stroked his goatee and turned to bow toward the Crown Prince, "This old man believes that His Majesty is testing Your Highness’s ability to handle affairs. To see if Your Highness can manage the minor friction between Daliang and Jin’s elite soldiers and prevent such minor matters from escalating into large-scale chaos."

Qin Shangzhi, who sat opposite Old Fang, resisted the urge to roll his eyes and cupped his hands to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, if it is said that His Majesty is testing you, it is reasonable. However, Your Highness first needs to understand why Daliang is provoking at this time. Moreover, during the handling... You must not only think about turning major issues into minor ones but also consider how to act without damaging national prestige. Mr. Ren, what do you think?"

Ren Shijie, who was sitting beside Old Fang, was drinking tea when Qin Shangzhi pointed this out. He almost spilled his tea from the shock and hurriedly put down the teacup, "Mr. Qin is right."

Old Fang glanced at Qin Shangzhi, then at Ren Shijie behind him, and suppressed his annoyance. "Your Highness should consider. Although we eventually won the battle in the southern border, Jin suffered severe losses, and our military strength is insufficient. Does His Majesty wish for our nations to go to war? If Xiliang and Daliang join forces, does Jin have the military strength to fight a war on both fronts?"

The Crown Prince nodded in agreement with Old Fang’s words.

"Your Highness, the Princess of Zhen has arrived," Quan Yu quietly reported beside the Crown Prince’s ear.

"Quickly invite the Princess of Zhen!" The Crown Prince’s mood instantly lightened upon hearing that Bai Qingyan had arrived.

Regarding military matters, who could be more proficient than Bai Qingyan?

The Crown Prince saw Bai Qingyan, dressed in plain attire, enter and salute him. He hurriedly said, "Princess, no need for formalities. Serve the Princess tea!"

The cavalry of both Daliang and Jin, during their night patrol, had a skirmish north of Chunmu Mountain. After both sides engaged, a Jin cavalryman was killed by Daliang soldiers. Consequently, the Jin night patrol cavalry arrested all the Daliang soldiers and took them back to their camp. General Zhang Duanrui and the leading commander of Daliang’s forces, Xun Tianzhang, met. General Zhang Duanrui insisted on retribution for the killing, but Xun Tianzhang demanded his men back unscathed, claiming that Daliang would handle their own people. _{fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm}