Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1152

Capítulo 1152: Chapter 1146: Reassurance

Lu Ninghua had grown fond of this little girl, Liaochen, but if this little girl posed a threat to the Bai family, she wouldn’t hesitate to risk her life to thwart her!

Otherwise, how could she repay the kindness of the Eldest Princess and the debt owed to the Bai family and the Eldest Young Lady for rescuing her cousin!

“Aunt Lu…” Bai Qingyan turned to look at Lu Ninghua and Lu Liaochen, “There’s no need to make things difficult for Liaochen. I really like this child…”

If there were truly any issues with Liaochen, Bai Qingqi wouldn’t be kept in the dark. Bai Qingqi surely investigated this child named Lu Liaochen and knew her background was clean, which is why she stayed. Bai Qingyan had confidence in her brother’s judgment. When there’s time, she would ask Bai Qingqi about the girl’s background and why he kept her in the camp.

If it turned out Bai Qingqi liked this girl and she rashly drove her away, wouldn’t Bai Qingqi be heartbroken?

Bai Qingqi glanced at his eldest sister but said nothing, pushing Bai Qingyun through the door.

The official’s mansion in Xiliang was built in the style of the old Yan Kingdom, with black lacquered and gold-nailed doors. Inside, there was a landscape screen, white walls, blue tiles, red pillars, and carved beams with depictions of children playing in spring. If one didn’t know better, they might think they had entered an official’s mansion from the old Yan Kingdom.

The servants who had been attending to the mansion were kneeling tremblingly on the ground. They were slaves who could be beaten or sold on a whim. Their master didn’t bring them when he fled…

Those who took advantage of the chaos to flee with their master’s belongings were caught by the Zhou army, their fates still uncertain. Those who hadn’t managed to escape were even more panic-stricken.

The mansion was now filled with soldiers carrying knives, and they feared that an unguarded moment might lead to them being cut down.

After seeing Bai Qingyan and her party to a room warmed by an Earth Dragon, Wei Zhong took Chun Zhi’s cloak from Bai Qingyan. He smiled and said, “His Majesty and several generals need to discuss military and political affairs. I’ll oversee the kitchen preparations for His Majesty and the generals. The mutton in Xiliang is quite good. How about we have a mutton hotpot for dinner? What does His Majesty think?”

“Then please ask Eunuch Wei to make the preparations. Tonight, my siblings and General Wei will have a mutton hotpot,” Bai Qingyan said with a smile and asked Wei Zhaonian, “What does General Wei think?”

“Whatever Young General Bai arranges is fine!” Wei Zhaonian, who had only one eye left, responded with a smile.

Sitting in front of the map, Bai Qingyun stared in the direction of Yecheng Pass: “The governor fled last night. Soon, General Ye at Yecheng Pass should receive news that Suining City has been breached. He will surely strengthen defenses, and bypassing Yecheng Pass on both sides may require more manpower and resources than attacking it head-on.”

“The key is morale!” Bai Qingqi then looked at his eldest sister, “Eldest sister wants to take Yecheng Pass because General Ye of Ye Shouguan is known by everyone in Xiliang except Yun Poxing. He was an undefeated general in his early years, but was sent to Yecheng Pass to defend after offending the former Emperor of Xiliang.”

Bai Qingyan nodded, “If Yecheng Pass still stands, when Li Tianjiao returns to Yunjing and raises his arm, there may still be passionate people in Xiliang who will fight to the death for their country! But… after Yun Poxing and Ye Shouguan are defeated one after the other, we can’t say everyone in Xiliang will fear Zhou, but at least most won’t dare confront Zhou head-on!”

From beyond the partition came the faint sound of a maid’s crying. Bai Qingyan glanced outside at the partition: “There are still locals and servants in the city who haven’t managed to flee…”

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