Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 237 - 235 Fearless in the Face of Death_1
Chapter 237: Chapter 235: Fearless in the Face of Death_1
Chapter 237: Chapter 235: Fearless in the Face of Death_1
“Mr. Fang was wholeheartedly devoted to me. How could I not know? Mr. Fang could speak to me about anything…” said the Crown Prince.
“Although the Emperor has now established Your Highness as the Crown Prince, the current Emperor is suspicious and fickle. It is not wrong for Your Highness to be loyal to the Emperor as a son and a minister. But Your Highness is also the heir apparent and the future Emperor of Jin. Therefore, Your Highness must not be blindly loyal. While being loyal to the Emperor, you must also keep something in reserve for yourself. Now that General Bai has handed over the Bai Family Army to Your Highness, as long as you keep it firmly in your hands, even if the Emperor has second thoughts about the heir apparent in the future, he will have to reconsider.” Mr. Fang lowered his voice as he spoke to the Crown Prince.
This could be said to be treasonous. But since it came from Mr. Fang, whom the Crown Prince trusted deeply, the Crown Prince did not show the slightest sign of reproach.
Everyone has their own selfish motives. The Crown Prince admitted that he could not be as selfless as the Bai family, who only thought of their country and family and engraved integrity into their family rules.
Especially when faced with the supreme position, which prince wouldn’t desire it?
Mr. Fang’s words hit the Crown Prince’s heart. Before he ascended to that position, his title as Crown Prince remained uncertain. Especially since his father was in his prime, who knew if he might have more princes? Although the other princes were still young, it was hard to guarantee that his father wouldn’t hold on until the youngest of them grew up and then decide to make another one the heir apparent.
He still had to leave room for himself!
The Crown Prince nodded, “It now seems that the Huying Camp doesn’t need to be completely eradicated as Father ordered.”
It would be foolish not to use the brave and fierce warriors that were readily available and instead take the trouble to train a new batch.
“Exactly!” Mr. Fang nodded. “But it’s good that Your Highness is aware of this. If the Emperor knew, he might feel that Your Highness had rebellious intentions, which would be detrimental to Your Highness.”
Seeing the Crown Prince nod, Mr. Fang no longer spoke on this matter and smoothly changed the topic. “Now that the major affairs are settled, Your Highness should send Ren Shijie ahead to prepare for the auspicious omens event.”
That day, the Crown Prince wrote a memorial to the Emperor requesting commendation for Bai Qingyan and sent it back to Dadu City by fast horse. He hoped that when Bai Qingyan returned to Dadu City, she would see that he, the Crown Prince, had already requested commendation on her behalf and would be grateful and devoted to him from then on.
In a good mood, the Crown Prince had some simple chicken soup and millet porridge, then fell into a deep sleep. He only woke up when the sun was about to set. Hearing Shen Liangyu’s report that they had found nothing unusual on the bodies of those Jin death warriors, who appeared to be Jin people, but why they were with the Xiliang remained unknown.
The Crown Prince remained silent for a long time. He then ordered Shen Liangyu to dispose of the bodies and said no more.
Shen Liangyu took his orders and left.
Though the Dong family’s death warriors were not the elite soldiers of the Huying Camp, to Shen Liangyu, they were brothers who had fought and lived together through blood and death.
Bai Qingyan, along with Bai Jinzhi and the Bai Family Army generals, buried the bodies of the Huying Camp’s elite soldiers and the Dong family’s death warriors beside the Jinghe River.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the vast and magnificent lands and mountains. The surging cloud sea was full of splendid colors.
Bai Qingyan, together with Bai Jinzhi, knelt and bowed three times, offering wine to pay homage to the heroic souls and thanked them for their selfless bravery, risking their lives to save Xiao Bai from the tiger’s mouth.
“Shen Liangyu, light a fire with some dry wood and branches, and report to the Crown Prince that the bodies of those Jin death warriors have been burned.” Bai Qingyan ordered.
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“Yes!” Shen Liangyu got up and led people to pick up some dry branches.
Being military men, they moved swiftly and efficiently. In no time, the dry branches were piled up like a small mountain.
Shen Liangyu deliberately picked some damp branches, which would burn with a lot of smoke, hoping those on Youhua Road would see it and could give a report.
After lighting the fire, Bai Qingyan stood by the fire, watching the flames and smoke swirling with the wind. She spoke to Shen Liangyu, who was beside her, “Today, I told the Crown Prince that you are proud and lofty and would not tolerate anyone interfering in your training of soldiers, letting the Crown Prince do as you advised in terms of training, but allowing his confidants to suppress you in other matters. This way, it will seem that you are under control.”
Shen Liangyu immediately understood what Bai Qingyan meant. Bai Qingyan could only say this to make the Crown Prince believe she sincerely planned for him, making the Crown Prince follow her words and not let others interfere in the training of soldiers.
Shen Liangyu nodded, “I understand. To gain, one must sacrifice! Let the Crown Prince’s confidants suppress me in other matters, so they can’t step into the training of soldiers.”
Bai Qingyan looked back at Shen Liangyu with a smile in her eyes, “That might be a grievance to you, acting proud and unruly. Don’t get caught…”
“I understand!” Shen Liangyu nodded.
The Bai Family Army now faced a difficult situation. The remaining ten thousand of the Bai Family Army were the fire seeds of the Bai Family Army. So Bai Qingyan had made the best arrangements within her ability. The old folks of the Bai Family Army had to help the Young General Bai and not cause any trouble.
Thus, today, even if the Young General Bai said he was proud and unruly, even if he were timid and cowardly, he had to act proud and unruly for the Crown Prince to see.
When the bonfire burned out, night had fallen, and the bright moon hung high over the Jinghe River.
Bai Qingyan mounted her horse.
Tomorrow, Bai Qingyan would return to Dadu City with the Crown Prince. Everything was properly arranged, and she had nothing more to worry about.
“Miss Bai! Miss Bai!”
Already on horseback, Bai Qingyan turned her head towards the source of the voice…
Under the moonlight, Xiao Rongyan’s guard galloped towards her on a fine horse.
Only when the guard was close did Bai Qingyan see that he was also leading a pitch-black, magnificent horse.
The guard dismounted and bowed to Bai Qingyan, “Miss Bai, under the orders of my master, I have come to deliver a letter and a horse to you!”
After speaking, Yue Shi took out a letter from his chest and respectfully handed it to Bai Qingyan with both hands.
As Yue Shi was delivering the letter and the horse, the Yan army led by Xie Xun was on the verge of capturing the Nanyan capital.
His master said that it was Bai Qingyan’s words that made him understand the vastness of the people’s will. It was also because of Bai Qingyan’s words that they could quickly recover Nanyan under the banner of restoring the legitimate rule of Yan, winning the people’s support, and preventing other countries from making rash moves, forcing them to watch as Yan recovered its lost territories.
Yue Shi was deeply moved and respectful towards Miss Bai.
Bai Qingyan stared at the letter from Yue Shi for a while without moving. Bai Jinzhi gently urged his horse forward, tugging at Bai Qingyan’s sleeve, “Eldest Young Lady! A letter from Mr. Xiao!”
Bai Qingyan accepted the letter and opened it.
There wasn’t anything particularly special in the letter. It simply mentioned that the fine horse was a gift to her from the stableman of Kuntian City. Although this horse was not as fierce as the previous one, it was still a rare and excellent steed. Xiao Rongyan hoped it could help her on the battlefield and that she would accept it with a smile.
