Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 441

Chapter 441: Chapter 438: Feeling the Sharp Edge_1

"Commandery Princess, Mrs. Qin, County Lord, Seventh Lady." Xiao Rongyan greeted the young ladies of the Bai family with a smile. His attitude was neither servile nor overbearing, and his voice was rich and gentle, like a spring breeze.

Before, when Bai Qingyan was in the Northern Frontier, news about Yan and Wei had never ceased to reach her ears.

Two months ago, Wei Kingdom took advantage of Yan’s main forces being occupied by the Rong to mobilize troops to Yan’s border, intending to provoke conflicts and expand their territory. Yet, for some reason, when Wei deployed troops to Yan’s border, Yan didn’t send any soldiers, and Wei didn’t initiate any battles either.

Afterward, there was news that Yan had long planned to conquer Wei. Yan initially intended to regain the lost land of Nanyan before turning their forces against Wei.

Once Yan recaptured Nanyan, its national power greatly increased. It was waiting for Wei to make the first move so Yan could have a legitimate reason to attack and seize Wei’s cities and lands.

Wei hesitated because of this, fearing to make a move. In early July, Yan’s fierce general, Xie Xun, led Yan’s main force back to the country, heading straight for Yan’s border. Yan’s envoy, on the orders of the Emperor of Yan, entered Wei’s royal city and bluntly stated that if Wei didn’t withdraw its border troops within half a month, Yan would consider it a declaration of war.

At that time, Yan had already fully controlled the Rong. With the natural pastures, Yan’s military strength was at its peak. How could Wei dare to provoke it?

The internal conflicts within the Rong temporarily ceased, but Yan did not completely eliminate the Nanrong, which was precisely what Yan wanted.

Now, under the name of assisting the Rong, Yan stationed troops in Rong and claimed that Yan was in danger. They used the reason of deploying elite soldiers to protect the motherland to withdraw their main forces back to Yan.

With Nanrong frequently causing troubles, the Rong had to rely on the Yan Army. Wei’s action of deploying troops to Yan’s border seemed to force Yan into a corner, making it necessary to withdraw their main forces from Nanrong. However, secretly, it benefited Yan greatly.

When Bai Qingyan heard this news in the Northern Frontier, she immediately thought of Xiao Rongyan’s hasty departure from Shuoyang that night to return to Wei. She guessed that this was Xiao Rongyan’s doing.

Last year, Yan was still a struggling country, mocked by other nations for its small population and poverty, as if any country could easily conquer it. It quietly strengthened itself, regained the fertile land of Nanyan, and made Wei dare not easily go to war against it.

From Xiao Rongyan’s actions and plans, Bai Qingyan saw his ambition to conquer the world. He was making steady preparations for Yan’s future grand ambitions.

The royalty of the Jin Kingdom, whether it was the Crown Prince or the Emperor, were only thinking about petty power struggles and cunning schemes.

When their eyes met, Bai Qingyan couldn’t help but think of the events that happened in the pavilion at Bai Mansion in Shuoyang that night. Her hands tightened slightly behind her back, and she nodded slightly, "Mr. Xiao."

The Crown Prince lowered his eyes and smiled, thinking that Xiao Rongyan had rushed back in haste for his beloved, wanting to greet the returning triumphant Bai Qingyan.

"Eldest Young Lady and Fourth Young Lady have finally returned safely. The Eldest Princess heard that Fourth Young Lady was injured and was so frightened that she had a high fever for days, praying day and night for their safety. She has finally... welcomed back the Eldest Young Lady and Fourth Young Lady!" Nanny Jiang wiped her tears with a handkerchief and spoke tearfully, "Eldest Young Lady, are you hurt anywhere? Ever since you were a child, you wouldn’t speak of your injuries. The Eldest Princess is extremely worried."

Bai Qingyan smiled at Nanny Jiang and said, "Nanny, don’t worry, I am not hurt!"

After speaking, Bai Qingyan looked at the Crown Prince.

"Your Highness." After bowing to the Crown Prince, Bai Qingyan said, "When I came to Shuoyang, my grandmother was already unwell. Now that the Northern Frontier battle has settled, I wish to visit my grandmother at Qing Temple. I plead with Your Highness to speak on my behalf to His Majesty. I am very worried about my grandmother and fear that I cannot attend the banquet tonight. After visiting my grandmother, I will surely enter the palace tomorrow before returning to Shuoyang to plead for forgiveness from His Majesty."

"Departing for Shuoyang tomorrow?!" The Crown Prince was quite surprised, "So soon?"

"I wish to take my fourth sister back to Shuoyang as soon as possible to ease the worries of our mother and aunts," Bai Qingyan said.