Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 504

Chapter 504: Chapter 501: Wish Fulfilled_1

Mrs. Cui shouldn’t have spoken about these matters with Bai Qingyan, an unmarried girl. However, perhaps because Bai Qingyan was older and her cousin, Mrs. Cui went on.

"Grandmother and mother-in-law haven’t pressured me, but I heard that Jinxiu got pregnant right after marrying into the Qin Mansion. I’m just... incredibly anxious!" Mrs. Cui clutched her handkerchief, embarrassed to reveal more to Bai Qingyan.

Bai Jinxiu was carried back to the Bai Mansion heavily injured on the day she visited after her marriage into the Qin Mansion, and she still got pregnant. She and Dong Changlan were childhood sweethearts and shared a loving marriage. Dong Changlan didn’t even have a concubine, yet she couldn’t get pregnant despite spending every night with him. How could she not be anxious?

"Chun Tao, go invite Miss Ji to come and check on the Fourth Lady’s pulse," Bai Qingyan instructed Chun Tao, who was standing at the door.

Mrs. Cui understood that Bai Qingyan was using the Fourth Lady as a pretext to cover for her, feeling deeply grateful: "Thank you, cousin..."

While waiting for Ji Langhua, Mrs. Cui chatted with Bai Qingyan about how she occasionally heard Dong Changlan mention the issue of military provisions in Dengzhou: "This is the first time I’ve ever heard that provisions could be delayed. They said the treasury was greatly depleted due to the wars in the Southern and Northern Frontiers, and the Emperor also wanted to renovate the Baiwo City palace. Cousin, tell me, what’s more important, renovating a palace or ensuring the soldiers have provisions? My father-in-law was so upset about this that he broke several sets of tea ware."

Although Bai Qingyan hadn’t heard about the Emperor’s plans to renovate the Baiwo City palace, she wasn’t surprised about the delayed provisions for the Dengzhou Army.

"The Emperor and the Imperial Court probably think the Southern and Northern Frontiers are already pacified, and the Dengzhou Army’s main purpose is to deter the Rong. Now that the Rong are embroiled in internal conflict, the Dengzhou Army isn’t considered as important," Bai Qingyan said with a nearly imperceptible sigh.

"Exactly! That Master Ning, who’s in charge of distributing the provisions, said the same thing. He claimed that with the Rong in turmoil, neither the Beirong nor the Nanrong will have time to harass the borders of the Jin Kingdom, so the court decided to prioritize the Emperor’s palace renovation," Mrs. Cui said, her brows furrowed.

"The Rong are nomads, and this year, with the major unrest, the Beirong and Nanrong are in chaos. There will definitely be severe issues with their winter grain reserves," Bai Qingyan said, her brows knitted as she gazed at the eight-treasure lamp. "When autumn arrives, they might resort to desperate plundering. The borderlands will suffer greatly!"

Mrs. Cui hadn’t expected Bai Qingyan’s analysis to align so closely with her father-in-law Dong Qingyue’s words. She nodded urgently: "Exactly, my father-in-law said the same thing. He sent three memorials to the court requesting additional troops, but it’s been like throwing a stone into the sea, without any response!"

Bai Qingyan looked at Mrs. Cui: "Is your father-in-law supplementing the insufficient provisions?"

Mrs. Cui nodded: "But it’s just a drop in the ocean!"

As expected...

It wasn’t that the court lacked farsighted officials. However, the current court dynamics were bizarre, with sycophantic and treacherous ministers rising to power, and straightforward advisors gradually marginalized. Especially after her grandfather Bai Weiting’s death, the number of forthright advisors had dwindled even further. The Bai family, who had held power in the Capital for a century, almost faced extermination. Who in the court wouldn’t be cautious about their fate?

The current court...

From the Crown Prince down to the officials, everyone acted in accordance with the Emperor’s wishes.

Purity extinguishes corruption. A clear spring casts no shadow.