Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 491

Chapter 491: Chapter 488: Too Cautious_1

"Hmm!" Bai Qingyan raised her foot to send Dong Tingzhen back, "Grandmother misses Little Four, so Little Four should return to Dadu City."

Dong Tingzhen nodded and didn’t ask further.

That night, Dong Tingzhen, affected by Bai Qingyan’s words about the depth of familial ties, tossed and turned, unable to sleep all night. Such a simple truth... she had actually forgotten it.

Dong Tingzhen quietly wiped her tears with a floral-patterned thin quilt, feeling too ashamed to face her father, mother, and siblings again.

Night had deepened.

As usual, after finishing her practice with the silver spear and taking a bath, Bai Qingyan leaned against the hidden pouch, holding an ancient bamboo slip, reading carefully.

Chun Tao dried Bai Qingyan’s hair, then went to the small kitchen to fetch a bowl of highly digestible milk. She bypassed the screen, lifted the water-green orchid-patterned gauze curtain, and placed the fine porcelain bowl with white glaze and green designs beside Bai Qingyan. She softly advised, "Eldest Young Lady, drink the milk and rest early!"

Bai Qingyan responded but didn’t move.

Chun Tao sighed, then had to adjust the lamp on the few redwood high tables, raising the wick and covering it with the glass shade again. Instantly, the room brightened significantly.

"Chun Tao, you go rest. There’s no need to stay up tonight." Bai Qingyan took a sip of the milk. _{ƒreewebɳovel.com}

Nanny Tong had specifically instructed the kitchen staff to sprinkle the milk with salted osmanthus without adding sugar, making it not sweet and perfectly to Bai Qingyan’s liking.

"I’ll stay with you, Eldest Young Lady!" Chun Tao took out a bamboo basket, sat by the small table, and began her embroidery work.

Bai Qingyan’s gaze fell on Chun Tao’s embroidery frame. Seeing that it was an embroidery of mandarin ducks, she chuckled, "Is this for Chen Qingsheng? Missing your cousin?"

"Miss..." Chun Tao blushed deeply, "I’m embroidering a pillow!"

Bai Qingyan didn’t expose Chun Tao, merely smiling silently.

Bai Jintong had been away for half a year, only sending a letter once. Since then, no further messages were received, leaving everyone unsure about his safety.

Chun Tao, having received no news from Chen Qingsheng for so long, naturally felt worried.

She only hoped that Bai Jintong could return safely with his loyal servant.

Bai Qingyan closed the bamboo slip in her hands and turned her head to gaze through the half-opened window lattice, staring at the towering ancient tree in the courtyard. The half-dropped Xiangfei bamboo curtain and the thin gauze drapes enclosed the veranda, keeping out the flying insects. The small bells on the golden copper hook lightly echoed.

Who knows how far Bai Jinzhi had gone, and whether she could make it back to Dadu City before the Emperor issued his decree.