Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 416

Chapter 416: Chapter 413: Imperial Edict_1

阻止女儿前去春暮山的话,Mrs. Dong ultimately still couldn’t say it. Her lips trembled. She couldn’t speak, and tears flowed first. She forcefully suppressed her discomfort. "Nanny Qin, bring Kid a cloak. Although it’s already summer, it still gets a bit chilly in the morning and evening."

Nanny Qin wiped her tears and hurriedly fetched a plain-colored cloak, prepared to put it on Bai Qingyan. Mrs. Dong, sitting on the soft couch, personally tied the cloak’s belt on Bai Qingyan, choking as she exhorted, "You must... be careful! You must come back safely with Jinzhi!"

"Mother, I’ll leave everything at home to you! I need to get to Jinzhi’s side as soon as possible!"

Bai Qingyan raised her hand to wipe away the tears on Mrs. Dong’s face, straightened up to leave but was pulled back by Mrs. Dong. Mrs. Dong could no longer hold back and cried aloud, gritting her teeth as she urged, "You must be careful! Do you understand?!"

Bai Qingyan’s eyes turned even redder. She nodded, "Don’t worry, Mother!"

Carrying the Sun-shooting Bow and grabbing the silver spear, she took one last deep look at Mrs. Dong before heading outside.

Mrs. Dong initially wanted to get up and see her daughter off to the door, but watching her daughter’s back, she realized her legs had gone weak, and she couldn’t stand up. Tears fell like cotton threads.

Just as Bai Qingyan approached the wall shadow, she saw Steward Hao, Steward Liu, and Zeng Shanru already waiting for her at the door. All three were well aware of Bai Qingyan’s journey to Chunmu Mountain. Their expressions were solemn and inevitably worried.

Steward Hao quickly walked down the steps and said to Bai Qingyan, "Young lady, the twenty guards are all fully prepared and waiting at the gate. The horses are also ready."

Bai Qingyan nodded, stepping up the stairs, "I’ll leave the house in your care, Steward Hao!"

Steward Liu walked with Bai Qingyan outwards, speaking rapidly, "This old servant and Zeng Shanru will definitely live up to your expectations and handle everything properly. If there’s anything we can’t manage, the two of us will consult before deciding!"

What Steward Liu said was vague, not because he didn’t trust Steward Hao, but because the fewer people who knew about mining mountains for weapons, the safer the Bai family would be. Bai Qingyan had called them together due to the urgency of the situation, but for matters that couldn’t be disclosed, Steward Liu couldn’t reveal a word, even in death. This was the rule the Bai family adhered to.

"Uncle Liu, you can hand over your tasks to Zeng Shanru. Starting today, oversee the recruitment of soldiers. Zeng Shanru, in case of any issues, consult with Uncle Liu and Wang Jiuzhou. Wang Jiuzhou won’t, and dare not, allow the Bai family to suffer losses." Bai Qingyan stepped out of the threshold, looking at Steward Hao, Steward Liu, and Zeng Shanru. "I’ll leave Shuoyang in your hands."

After finishing speaking, Bai Qingyan leapt onto her horse and, with twenty guards, sped off into the distance, her plain cloak fluttering wildly.

"Take care, young lady!" Steward Hao bowed deeply to Bai Qingyan.

Steward Liu and Zeng Shanru also hurriedly bowed and saluted, respectfully sending off the Bai family’s young lady.

The news of Bai Qingyan leaving Shuoyang City reached everyone in the Bai Mansion by noon that day.

Before departing, Bai Qingyan had instructed Mrs. Dong to conceal this from Mrs. Li. Mrs. Dong had to calmly tell Mrs. Li, "Kid has gone to Chunmu Mountain. General Zhang Duanrui was killed in battle. Kid feared Lu Ping and Shen Qingzhu couldn’t handle Jinzhi, so she went there herself!"

Even with this explanation, Mrs. Li’s heart was in her throat, almost unable to remain seated.

Bai Qingyan entered the city and headed straight to the Crown Prince’s mansion. _{freeωebnovēl.c૦m}