Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1420

Chapter 1420: Chapter 1415: A Lifetime

Bai Qingyan squeezed Mrs. Liu’s hand and turned back to instruct, "Chun Tao, assist the Second Madam in washing and changing clothes, and have Wei Zhong personally escort her home."

"Yes!" Chun Tao replied with a smile.

By the time Bai Qingyan arrived at the study, Bai Qingyu, Bai Qingqi, Bai Jinxiu, and Bai Jinzhi were already there, having tea and snacks.

Seeing Bai Qingyan enter, Bai Jinzhi wiped the crumbs from her mouth and stood to greet her, "Eldest Young Lady, why did you come so late?"

"My second aunt missed me. Just after entering the palace, I spoke a few words with her and changed into casual clothes!" Bai Qingyan smiled as she sat down at the desk and looked at Bai Jinxiu, "Jinxiu, this time I need you to have someone from the Investigative Department to check who obstructed Shen Tianzhi, and who contributed behind the scenes."

Bai Jinxiu returned to her senses and responded affirmatively...

In fact, Bai Jinxiu thought that her mother’s visit to see Bai Qingyan was not just because she missed her. After all, she could have come any time, so why the rush this morning?

Moreover, these days, her mother always seemed absent-minded. Bai Jinxiu felt her mother was troubled but had not told her. She suddenly recalled the recent rumors in the city about the jade cicada belonging to the Tianfeng Kingdom, which could reverse time if paired.

Could it be that her mother came to the palace to find Eldest Young Lady because of this?

"Does Eldest Young Lady intend to deal with these people privately?" Bai Jinzhi asked.

Bai Qingyan shook her head, "Remember their names and never use them again in the future. Find opportunities to gradually replace them one by one. Having already established authority, this matter shall end publicly. Our new dynasty has not been established for long, and I do not want this incident to lead to panic. If court officials become self-preserving, a country cannot thrive. Collective thinking is needed, not turning the royal court into a place where only my word is law."

"Eldest Young Lady is right!" Bai Qingqi nodded, "This incident serves as a warning and needs to be handled appropriately. After this, they shouldn’t dare to neglect Shen Tianzhi’s requests. Once this period passes, we can slowly find the right person to replace them. However... I think if one of us is sent to oversee Yan Kingdom, the court officials would be more diligent." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"If any of you are sent, it would please the Empress Dowager of Yan. I trust Shen Tianzhi to manage well," Bai Qingyan said as she drew three secret reports from the desk and handed them to her siblings. "These reports are from spies placed near King of Hancheng, spies sent by King of Hancheng regarding Dongyi Kingdom, and a memorial from the King himself. It appears Dongyi Kingdom is indeed restless."

Although Dongyi Kingdom was a small country in a tiny area, they dared to drive away fishermen from our Daliang. While no direct confrontation has occurred yet, according to King of Hancheng, the coastal people have been fishing there for generations without ever being driven away.

These fishermen are unarmed civilians, and when the other side’s navy drives them away, they can only reel in their nets and return.

"Regarding the fishing matter, I have previously researched many classics and collections, and typically it ranges between half a month to a month, sometimes three to five days. During Liu Rushi’s negotiations with Dongyi Kingdom, let the fishermen conduct short-distance fishing temporarily, escorted by our navy forces, so Dongyi Kingdom dare not act rashly." Bai Qingyu handed the secret document to Bai Jinzhi and looked up at Bai Qingyan, "Unless Dongyi Kingdom indeed wants war!"

"I agree with fifth brother’s approach!" Bai Jinzhi quickly spoke out.

In Bai Jinzhi’s view, since Dongyi Kingdom dared to expel our Daliang’s citizens fishing at sea, we should confront them directly without unnecessary talk.

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