Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 714

Chapter 714: Chapter 711: Great Joy_1

Bai Qihe’s gaze grew increasingly somber, "If anyone is ungrateful and oversteps their bounds, wait and see where you’ll put your face after being expelled from the clan!"

Having said that, Bai Qihe stood up and left, brushing his sleeves.

Bai Qingping also followed behind Bai Qihe and left.

Several of the Bai Clan members who followed Bai Qingping in the military camp also stood up one after another and left.

The remaining Bai family members in the ancestral hall sighed among themselves. They recalled how that very morning former Clan Leader Bai Weimei had sent people to force Clan Leader Bai Qihe to honor filial piety through the elders. Who would dare mention it now?

Bai Qihe even had his own father under house arrest. Let alone these people. If Bai Qihe really wanted to expel them from the clan, according to the clan rules, the Clan Leader indeed had that power.

In the seventeenth year of Xuanjia, on the sixteenth day of the first month, an epidemic broke out in Qinhuai, Jin Kingdom. Many people fled to Shuoyang.

In the seventeenth year of Xuanjia, on the twentieth day of the first month, Liu Hong and Commandery Princess Gaoyi led troops to attack Yaoyang City in Daliang but were unable to capture it after a prolonged siege. The army halted at Yaoyang. At the same time, Yan Kingdom captured three more Wei Kingdom cities with unstoppable momentum.

In the seventeenth year of Xuanjia, on the twenty-fifth day of the first month, taking advantage of the ongoing conflict between Jin Kingdom and Daliang, Nanrong suddenly attacked Beirong. Beirong sought aid from Yan Kingdom but Yan Kingdom was focused on attacking Wei Kingdom and couldn’t spare forces. Beirong also sought aid from Jin Kingdom and Liang Kingdom but to no avail. They could only send envoys to seek help from Xiliang.

In the seventeenth year of Xuanjia, on the twenty-ninth day of the first month, Xiliang sent troops to attack Nanrong.

Bai Qingyan received the news late at night on the thirteenth day of the second month.

Someone sent by Mrs. Dong to deliver New Year gifts in Dengzhou heard about Xiliang’s military mobilization and hurried back without resting. Since the steward couldn’t enter the inner courtyard, he conveyed the message through Lu Ping, who was familiar with Bai Qingyan.

Because Lu Ping knew the ghost-faced general in Nanrong was Bai Qingyu, he was extremely anxious, fearing Bai Qingyu might face enemies on both fronts.

Bai Qingyan had Chun Tao light a lamp to read the letter, then burned it and pondered for a moment. She instructed Chun Tao to fetch the writing materials and added, "Bring Uncle Ping in."

Chun Tao prepared the writing materials and called Lu Ping into the main room. Through the screen, Lu Ping heard Bai Qingyan’s calm and steady voice, "Uncle Ping, you must personally go to Dadu City to meet the Crown Prince. Tell him Xiliang’s attack on Nanrong is a ruse; their real intention is to spy on our Jin Kingdom. We must not be careless! Deploy the Anping Camp forces and the Dengzhou Army to guard against Xiliang. Order the Bai family’s army stationed on the Xiliang border of Jin Kingdom to be ready to move."

As long as the Crown Prince issued this command, if a sudden battle broke out, the deployment would be handled by her uncle.

"Yes!" Lu Ping responded and was about to leave but was stopped by Bai Qingyan.

"Uncle Ping, wait a moment." Bai Qingyan, sitting under the lamp, set down her pen. She folded two letters and handed them to Chun Tao. "Uncle Ping, have someone trustworthy personally deliver these two letters to my uncle and General Shen Kunyang."

The letters contained only seven words: Prevent Xiliang from attacking Nanrong.

"Rest assured, Eldest Young Lady. I will make sure it’s done!" Lu Ping bowed and quickly took the letters before leaving hurriedly.

The safety of Second Young Master was at stake in Nanrong. Lu Ping dared not delay even a moment.