Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 538

Chapter 538: Chapter 535: The Killing Cry Shakes the Heavens_1

Bai Qingyan and Dong Changlan exchanged a glance, not knowing what had happened.

"Kid is leaving the day after tomorrow. The master should let Kid spend more time with his mother! Why is he in such a hurry to call Kid to the study again?" Mrs. Cui frowned and said.

As soon as Mrs. Cui finished speaking, Madam Dong, who had eaten a piece of pastry, said, "You both go ahead!"

Madam Dong took the hot towel handed by Nanny Wang, wiped her hands, picked up the hot tea, and smiled. "With your aunt and sister-in-law accompanying me in conversation, it’s fine! Go... don’t delay the important matters!"

Bai Qingyan stood up and saluted Madam Dong, then followed Dong Changlan out to Dong Qingyue’s study.

The reason Dong Qingyue was in such a rush to call Bai Qingyan and Dong Changlan over was because a scout had reported that the Yan’s marriage envoy group was ambushed by Nanrong midway. The Yan escort had already sent someone to the Dengzhou Army and Anping Camp for reinforcements. The Yan envoy requesting aid was currently at the Dong Mansion.

Bai Qingyan glanced at the map hanging inside Dong Qingyue’s study. She gently pointed to the location where the scout reported the Yan marriage envoy group was ambushed, frowning tightly. "Yan already borrowed the path through the Jin Kingdom to send the marriage envoy. Why not take the route closer to the Jin and Daliang border that directly reaches Rong via Chunmu Mountain? Instead, they took such a long detour, passing through the Jin and Nanrong junction before reaching Beirong. Isn’t this... giving Nanrong an opportunity?"

Bai Qingyan racked her brains but couldn’t understand why Emperor Yan or Xiao Rongyan chose such a route for the marriage envoy. Could it be to scout the Jin Kingdom’s border forces in preparation for future conquest?

However, logically speaking, Yan’s primary focus right now should not be on Jin’s forces. Yan was preparing for unification, and, based on geographic position, their first target should be Wei and Xiliang. After that, they’d deal with Jin Kingdom, and lastly, Daliang... _{ƒreewebɳovel.com}

It didn’t make sense to defeat Jin first, putting Yan in a position surrounded by enemies.

So, they wanted to scout Nanrong’s forces? Could it be... Yan intended to swallow Nanrong as well?

Suddenly, Bai Qingyan raised her eyes. Could it be that Yan was doing this to... meticulously draw an accurate terrain map?

Dong Qingyue, holding a teacup, looked up at Bai Qingyan and Dong Changlan standing before the map and said, "So... do you mean we should rescue or not?"

"Son believes we should rescue. Right now, Yan’s hostage prince is in Jin. Borrowing the route through Jin is also a gesture seeking Jin’s protection. If father does not rescue them this time and relations between the two countries suffer, I fear the Emperor will blame father!" Dong Changlan turned his head to look at Dong Qingyue. "If father is assured, let me lead the troops."

The counselors in Dong Qingyue’s study also nodded. "We can first rescue Yan’s Princess and then send a fast rider to the capital to ask His Majesty how to proceed. This will also make Yan and Beirong owe our Jin Kingdom a favor."

"What does Kid think?" Dong Qingyue looked at Bai Qingyan’s slender upright back and asked.

"Rescue!" Bai Qingyan turned around, her sharp eyes fixed on Dong Qingyue. "If we don’t rescue, how will we know Yan’s true intentions? I’ll go with the Bai family’s guard troops and Changlan."

Speed was of the essence. Dong Qingyue ordered an out-of-town rescue. Dong Changlan immediately went to the military camp to assemble the troops.

Bai Qingyan instructed someone to notify the Bai family’s guard troops to change armor and wait outside the Dong Mansion. She returned to Madam Dong’s courtyard and asked Chun Tao to prepare battle armor. She briefly informed Madam Dong and Mrs. Cui that she was leaving the city for a rescue. Then she went to her room, untied the iron sandbags wrapped around her body, and let Chun Tao change her armor.