Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 255 - 253 Dadu City_1

Chapter 255: Chapter 253: Dadu City_1

Chapter 255: Chapter 253: Dadu City_1

Bai Qingyan cupped her hands and bowed to the Crown Prince. “Protecting the Crown Prince is my duty. Your Highness is too courteous.”

The Crown Prince’s heart swelled with gratitude. Bai Qingyan did not seek credit at all. He thanked her for her efforts in arranging the sacred deer, but she pretended not to know.

The Crown Prince tightly held the sachet in his hand. Since Bai Qingyan had gone to such lengths for him, he would repay her doubly in the future.

“But how should we bring this sacred deer back to Dadu City?” The Crown Prince was troubled.

“Your Highness can entrust this matter to General Zhang Duanrui. You were frightened; it’s best you rest in the carriage,” Bai Qingyan said.

The source of this c𝓸ntent is freewebnøvel.coɱ.

The Crown Prince nodded, calling over Zhang Duanrui to handle the sacred deer. He took a deep look at Bai Qingyan, who mounted her horse and galloped away valiantly. A smile curled at the corner of his lips.

“Your Highness!” Old Fang stepped forward and bowed deeply to the Crown Prince, his face pale. In a hushed voice, he asked, “Your Highness, are you hurt anywhere?”

The Crown Prince shook his head. “Old Fang, there’s no need to worry. I am unharmed.”

“Bai Qingyan is too audacious! If anything had happened to you, she couldn’t compensate even with a hundred heads!” Old Fang ground his teeth, cold sweat breaking out as he thought of that hair-raising moment.

Qin Shangzhi, following behind, bowed his head, barely restraining himself from arguing with Old Fang. He heard the Crown Prince speak displeasedly. “Old Fang, do not speak of General Bai in such a way! General Bai is always well-calculated in her actions!”

Qin Shangzhi’s eyebrows twitched.

It was the first time Qin Shangzhi had ever heard the Crown Prince disagree with Old Fang.

Old Fang was also greatly astonished.

“You all may leave.”

With that, the Crown Prince boarded the carriage.

A messenger rode swiftly to the front to inform Bai Qingyan that the Crown Prince and his entourage were already in the carriage, and the soldiers had returned to their ranks. Bai Qingyan nodded, pulling the reins, and shouted, “Move out!”

The messenger galloped swiftly along the winding, dragon-like convoy, shouting orders, “Move out!”

Bai Jinzhi, with her heart racing, followed closely by Bai Qingyan’s side, her palms sweaty. Seeing that giant deer charging at her eldest sister had nearly scared her to death. “Eldest Young Lady, are you hurt?”

Bai Qingyan lifted a hand to pat Bai Jinzhi’s head, smiling. “No, don’t worry.”

She looked up towards the high slope after speaking, hoping that after her foster brother Xiao Ruojiang completed his task, he would hurry to find Ah Jue. She hoped his injuries would hold up.

On March 12, the sixteenth year of Xuanjia’s reign, the Crown Prince, returning from the Southern Border, passed by Yu Qingshan. A white deer descended from the heavens. Jin viewed it as an auspicious sign. The sacred beast submitted and followed the group to Dadu.

·

March 25.

Bai Mansion, Dadu City.

Before dawn, the servants were sweeping the courtyard. The helpers were coming and going through the side gates.

Above the ancient and distinguished Bai Mansion, smoke from cooking fires curled. The maids in each courtyard, having fetched hot water, moved in an orderly manner, tiptoeing back to their respective quarters, faces brimming with vibrant joy.

Today, the eldest and fourth daughters, who had gone on a distant expedition to the Southern Border, were returning.

The great victory in the Southern Border meant no one in Dadu City would dare say again that all the men of the Bai family had perished in the Southern Border and that the Bai family had no foothold left in Dadu City.

Even the daughters of the Bai family were heroines who could not be outdone by any man!

This victory had greatly bolstered the Bai family’s spirit.

Those who had once looked down on the Bai family because of their men’s deaths could never have imagined that the Bai family would rise again in the hands of their eldest daughter. Just thinking of the look on those people’s faces when they heard of the eldest daughter’s victory in the Southern Border made the Bai family servants feel incredibly proud.

Originally, Third Lady Mrs. Li had intended to join Mrs. Dong in going outside Dadu City today to welcome back Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi.

But Mrs. Dong said, with Bai Qingyan now in the limelight, there were many mixed opinions in Dadu City about Bai Qingyan burning and killing the captives in the Southern Border. Public opinion was divided.

They should receive them at the main gate; going to the city gate would be too conspicuous.

Although she said this, as a mother, Mrs. Dong knew her daughter’s heart ached knowing she was risking life and limb at the front lines. Now that her daughter was returning victorious, she naturally longed to fly to her side to see if she was okay.

Mrs. Dong had barely slept all night. She rose early to instruct the kitchen to prepare Bai Qingyan’s and Bai Jinzhi’s favorite dishes. Sitting in the front hall, she was constantly waiting for the servants to bring news. The handkerchief in Mrs. Dong’s hand was soaked with her palms’ sweat.

In no time, Third Lady Mrs. Li also arrived. The fifth, fourth, and second ladies all came to the front hall to wait for Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi.

Third Lady Mrs. Li sat restlessly, craning her neck and looking outside frequently.

“Third Sister-in-law, don’t worry. Our family servants are at the south gate. They will bring news as soon as they see them! Besides, the victorious troops must meet the Emperor at the palace before they can return!”

Mrs. Li had experienced this before but this time, she was extremely anxious.

·

South gate of Dadu City.

Lu Yuanpeng brought with him the noble sons of Dadu City, riding on horses with wine in tow. They wanted to welcome the victorious army at the south gate, see the sacred white deer, and most importantly, welcome back Bai family sisters.

To be honest, when the news of successive victories in the Southern Border first came, he thought it was due to the Crown Prince’s and their credit—Zhang Duanrui, Shi Panshan, and Zhen Zeping.

But then word came that as soon as the Crown Prince’s army arrived at Wanping, the situation became critical. It was Bai family sister Bai Qingyan who led fifty thousand troops to aid the Jin soldiers in a great victory over Xiliang’s over a hundred thousand troops.

Only then did Lu Yuanpeng learn that the Bai family sister, who claimed to be bedridden, had also gone to the Southern Border!

He could not imagine how Bai family sister, having lost all her martial skills and dragging her frail, seriously ill body, could achieve such a victory against Xiliang’s fearsome commander, Yun Poxing.

Even as a woman, Bai family sister rushed to the Southern Border to protect the nation and the people, shedding blood and tears. Lu Yuanpeng felt deeply ashamed and yet passionately inspired. He had gathered the noble sons of Dadu City, preparing to rush to the Southern Border with swords in hand. Yet, as soon as they left the city, their elders sent people to bring them back.

Lu Yuanpeng suffered the worst for proposing to go to the Southern Border. His grandfather whipped him twenty times and confined him at home to reflect until the situation in the Southern Border stabilized and Xiliang sought peace. Only then did his grandfather release him.

Knowing that the troops would reach the city today, Lu Yuanpeng specially called his friends to come to the south gate.

When Lu Yuanpeng arrived, many citizens were already gathered at the south gate of Dadu City, discussing the Southern Border’s warfare, the unseen sacred white deer, Princess Li Tianfu from Xiliang who came for marriage, and King Yan Li Zhijie.

“They’re coming! They’re coming!”

Riding on a tall horse, Lu Yuanpeng vaguely saw the distant waving banners and became extremely excited.

When he finally saw the long, winding army like a black dragon, the thunderous, rhythmic hoofbeats stirred people’s hearts like drumbeats, making their blood boil.