Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 783

Chapter 783: Chapter 780: Gaining Profit for the Country_1

"Furthermore, compared to speculating that the Princess of Zhen might rebel, Liu Hong was more willing to believe that the Princess of Zhen was moved by the Crown Prince’s ambitions. He believed she remained loyal to the Crown Prince and used her wisdom to strategize for his future.

For the greater good, Liu Hong deeply felt that at this moment, he could suppress this matter and not mention it. He decided to verify it with the Crown Prince after the war with Daliang ended and they returned to the court.

"Since the Princess of Zhen has said so, I will not mention her assistance in my report. When we return and the merits of this battle can be attributed to her, I assure you I will not claim unearned credit and will report the truth!" Liu Hong cupped his hands solemnly toward Bai Qingyan.

Bai Qingyan straightened her back and returned the gesture. "Bai Qingyan does not care for merit. General Liu, you need not be concerned about this matter. In our battles, as long as we achieve victory, whose merit it is does not matter. The ultimate goal is to benefit the country."

"The broad-mindedness of the Princess of Zhen is admirable!" Liu Hong said.

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When Bai Qingyan emerged from Liu Hong’s tent, Zhao Ran, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped forward. After bowing to Bai Qingyan, he said resentfully, "Eldest Miss, according to your instructions, we have prepared and delivered the medicine for treating the epidemic to the Liang Army. However, some of the Liang Army prisoners even knocked over the medicine, claiming they’d rather die for their country than accept the enemy’s charity. It’s simply ungrateful! I come specifically to ask how we should deal with these prisoners."

Zhao Ran was fuming inside, thinking that if they wanted to die, they could just smash their heads against a wall instead of pretending to be martyrs. The medicine for treating the epidemic was extremely precious; even the price of herbal medicine in Jin Kingdom had doubled. The Emperor of Daliang didn’t give them the medicine, yet Eldest Miss generously provided it. They dare to knock it over? If it weren’t for Eldest Miss’s orders, Zhao Ran would have slaughtered those ungrateful bastards.

After some thought, Bai Qingyan said, "Go and invite General Zhao Sheng of the Zhao family army. I need to see him!"

Zhao Ran nodded, cupped his hands, and responded, "Yes!"

When Bai Qingyan returned to Bai Jinzhi’s tent, she heard from Ji Langhua that Bai Jinzhi’s wounds had been cleaned and dressed. Standing by the bed, Bai Qingyan gently touched Bai Jinzhi’s forehead and tucked in the blanket. The stern reprimands she had been holding back disappeared without a trace when she saw Bai Jinzhi’s exhausted sleeping face.

She undid her dried cloak and prepared to change into clean clothes.

Ji Langhua, carrying a tray of medicine for cleaning wounds, saw Bai Qingyan’s weary face and sighed deeply. As Bai Qingyan was about to take off her boots, Ji Langhua quickly put the tray aside, knelt on one knee, and helped her. "Let me help you, Eldest Miss..."

Ji Langhua took off Bai Qingyan’s boots, which were warm and dry except for a slight dampness. Seeing Bai Qingyan’s swollen and pale feet from soaking, Ji Langhua felt distressed. She dried Bai Qingyan’s feet and put on clean socks, whispering, "Eldest Miss, you rushed here swiftly and fought all night. Please take a rest!"

Bai Qingyan put on clean boots, stood up, grabbed clean clothes, and walked behind the screen to change clothes, saying, "You rest too. I still have things to do."

Ji Langhua hesitated to speak as she watched Bai Qingyan, who had changed clothes and left the tent again. She took a few steps after Bai Qingyan, feeling her heart tighten, thinking of Bai Jinzhi who had collapsed into sleep from exhaustion and Bai Qingyan, who had come to reinforce them and hadn’t eaten since the battle last night.

Ji Langhua rubbed her hands nervously on her clothes, glanced back at Bai Jinzhi, who was sleeping soundly, and put down the tent’s curtain. She instructed the guards not to disturb Bai Jinzhi and then ran off to borrow utensils from familiar Huotou Army soldiers to make hot soup noodles for Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi.

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