Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 819

Chapter 819: Chapter 816: Look at with New Eyes

Raising her head again, she saw the King of Xihuai still blocking the stairway and called out, "King of Xihuai?"

"Oh..." The King of Xihuai came to his senses and hurriedly made way for her, smiling as he gestured for Bai Qingyan to proceed, "Please, Princess of Zhen!"

She was not polite with the King of Xihuai, nodding slightly to him. Looking towards Xiao Rongyan who was standing in front of the guest room door, she heard him instruct Yue Shi to prepare tea and snacks. Then he walked towards her, appearing respectful and courteous in the eyes of others.

"Please, Princess of Zhen..." The King of Xihuai stepped forward to invite Bai Qingyan once again.

She stepped into the bright room on the second floor.

"Please take the seat of honor, Princess of Zhen..." Xiao Rongyan said with a smile.

The King of Xihuai glanced at Xiao Rongyan and then at the Princess of Zhen: "Rongyan and the Princess of Zhen are betrothed, there is no need for such formality, after all, I am not an outsider."

Bai Qingyan bypassed the round table made of huanghuali wood and sat at the main seat in front of the nanmu landscape screen, and spoke to the King of Xihuai: "I heard from Yue Shi that the King of Xihuai wanted to see me. Coincidentally, I also have something to consult with the King of Xihuai, so I came without prior notice. I hope the King of Xihuai will forgive my presumption."

"No need to worry... Rongyan made all the arrangements along the way. The Princess of Zhen is betrothed to Rongyan, and I am a close friend of Rongyan, so I consider the Princess of Zhen as my own sister-in-law." The King of Xihuai tried to build a closer relationship with Bai Qingyan so that he could ask for her help.

She smiled at the King of Xihuai and did not hold back, asking directly: "If that’s the case, I hope the King of Xihuai will tell me frankly. How did the King of Xihuai learn specific information about the Masked Prince of Rong? How can you be so sure that the Masked Prince of Rong will arrive in Hancheng, the capital of Daliang, by late March or early April? Does Wei Kingdom have a spy in Rong, or has someone placed a spy beside the Masked Prince of Rong?"

The King of Xihuai did not expect the Princess of Zhen to ask such a sharp question right away. However, since he had a request for the Princess of Zhen, he had to be honest and could not hide anything. In fact, Wei Kingdom did have a spy beside the Masked Prince of Rong and had discovered some of his secrets. This... was the bargaining chip the King of Xihuai wanted to use to request Rong’s assistance to Wei Kingdom.

He glanced at Xiao Rongyan, who was handing tea from a servant to Bai Qingyan, then solemnly said to Bai Qingyan: "I treat the Princess of Zhen as one of my own, so I won’t beat around the bush. Wei Kingdom indeed has a spy in Rong and beside the Masked Prince of Rong. It was not intentionally arranged but happened by chance... The King of Rong unwittingly placed someone to serve the Masked Prince of Rong! Yan attacked Wei this time, and my imperial brother died tragically... The Empress Dowager had no choice but to support the Young Emperor’s ascension. Now, Wei is plagued by internal and external troubles. We have sent emissaries to Yan multiple times to seek peace... but Yan refuses to accept. I ask the Princess of Zhen to speak to the Crown Prince of Jin on Wei’s behalf, and Wei Kingdom will be eternally grateful!"

Bai Qingyan slightly adjusted her posture, placing one hand on the armrest of the chair: "I heard that the King of Xihuai traveled a long distance to Hancheng to seek the Masked Prince of Rong’s help for Wei Kingdom, but... I assume the King of Xihuai would not have come all this way with just a plea. Perhaps... the spy assigned to the Masked Prince of Rong has some leverage over him?"