Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1338

Chapter 1338: Chapter 1333: Weak and Cowardly

And those nobles deeply rooted in the Jin Dynasty were anxious just for their lives when Bai Qingyan ascended the throne...

The Vassal Kings originally thought Bai Qingyan, upon her ascension, needed to stabilize the situation and intended to challenge her. But Bai Qingyan swiftly and decisively cleared them out. Until now, she hasn’t supported new nobles in the royal court. Her maternal Dong family is needless to mention, and her aunts also restrained their own maternal families from becoming too powerful.

Since Bai Qingyan ascended the throne, she has only recently ennobled her younger siblings. Besides planning to provide them positions after eliminating Xiliang, it is also to demonstrate to the court officials and give the aunts an excuse to suppress their maternal families when seeking positions.

At present, Bai Qingyan isn’t unaware that because she ennobled her siblings, even those "relatives" in her aunts’ families have become ambitious.

However, Bai Qingqi and Bai Qingyu earned their noble titles by risking their lives on the battlefield. The aunts have a plausible excuse, saying since Bai Qingyan treats her siblings and cousins similarly, those desiring positions should go fight on the battlefield themselves. Bai Qingyan, being of military background, will naturally not treat generals poorly.

Yet, Bai Qingyan’s aunts... having such noble family backgrounds that allowed them to marry into the Bai family, cannot bear to send their beloved ones to the battlefield to suffer for fame and glory while letting them enjoy their ancestors’ achievements.

Therefore, whenever the maternal families of the aunts bring up these matters, as long as the aunts use military achievements as an argument, they can suppress the issue. However, they can’t avoid their maternal families mentioning past favors when the aunts were with them, compelling them to give away some wealth. As long as it doesn’t impact the greater situation, in Bai Qingyan’s view, these are secondary issues, and she secretly compensates the aunts.

It’s fair to say that very few major events in Zhou currently happen against Bai Qingyan’s intentions.

As for Xiao Rongyan, surrounded by incompetent and hindering people, yet cannot act against them, it shows Xiao Rongyan’s life in the Yan Kingdom isn’t as comfortable as rumors suggest, often in distress but unable to express it to others.

"Send the order, checkpoints everywhere, must capture this honored uncle of the Yan Kingdom. If this honored uncle of the Yan Kingdom can assassinate our court officials in Zhou and come and go freely on our land, wouldn’t the people think that Zhou is a bit too inept!"

Wei Zhong responded affirmatively, ready to send someone to deliver the order, when Bai Qingyan, with a grim expression, spoke again: "Within three days, I want to see him, alive or dead!"

"Yes!" Wei Zhong knew then that Bai Qingyan was genuinely angry and hurried to relay the order.

Unexpectedly, before the sea pursuit documents could be issued, the situation took a sudden turn, and the honored uncle of the Yan Kingdom returned.

He personally went to the Court of Judicial Review, stating he wanted to confront the assassin, claiming he wasn’t fleeing before but was held in the posthouse unaware, and wanted to resolve the matter soon and discuss important matters between the two nations. Hence, he had the guards assist him in escaping from the posthouse, not to flee but to come to the Court of Judicial Review to help investigate.

Upon hearing this, Bai Qingyan turned and smirked. This was likely Xiao Rongyan’s handiwork, as only Xiao Rongyan could bring this cowardly honored uncle of the Yan Kingdom back. Likely, Xiao Rongyan informed this honored uncle that the assassin was dead, instructing Zhong Xingxiao to appear ignorant and demand a confrontation at the Court of Judicial Review.

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