Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1460

Chapter 1460: Chapter 1455: Seventh Prince

"You should go quickly! Bai Qingyan is inside..." Lu Yuanpeng said to Fan Yugan, "We have to leave first!"

Fan Yugan nodded, originally wanting to apologize again to Lu Yuanpeng for failing to safeguard Lu Fenglang, but seeing Lu Yuanpeng swiftly chasing after the departing Gaoyi King, he said to Sima Ping, "We’ll talk later!"

Sima Ping raised his hand and patted Fan Yugan’s arm: "Let’s go..."

As soon as Fan Yugan entered, he knelt and bowed with reddened eyes, claiming he was undeserving of royal grace: "Now, Minister Liu is trapped in Dongyi Kingdom, Lu Fenglang’s fate is unknown, only this guilty minister shamelessly survives. I truly have no face to meet the Emperor, but... without having personally pleaded guilty to His Majesty, I dare not die without permission."

"Rise!" Bai Qingyan gestured for Wei Zhong to help the injured Fan Yugan back to his seat, "Although the reports detailed your situation in Dongyi, they were limited in length. Sit down and clarify the whole matter, front to end."

"Yes!" Fan Yugan then started from when Lu Fenglang entered the palace to offer treasures, interacted with the Empress, and even advised the Empress to hide the Imperial Edict under the old Emperor of Dongyi Kingdom’s pillow. To enhance the authenticity of the imperial edict, Lu Fenglang suggested the Empress add that after the Little Prince ascends to adulthood and governs, the Empress needs to accompany the previous Emperor.

Then, before the palace coup occurred, the Empress either sent someone to kill Zhou’s secret agents or Zhou’s agents betrayed Zhou by notifying Minister Liu to flee quickly, as the Second Prince was staging a coup!

Later, during their escape, Dongyi Kingdom deployed the navy to pursue them but only caught up on the fourth day. It was then that Lu Fenglang realized they had been tricked by the Empress. She had left the Little Prince an escape route, such that if the Second Prince succeeded and discovered Zhou’s envoys had fled, they would naturally believe Zhou had taken the Little Prince, thus dispatching troops to eliminate the threat to his throne.

And likely, the Little Prince has already been sent away.

Having listened to the whole context, Bai Qingyan pondered for a moment before saying, "Were you injured trying to rescue Lu Fenglang?"

Fan Yugan pressed his lips together, his eyes betraying his guilt: "I caused the deaths of four or five fishermen, and eventually, I too was injured and lost consciousness. I don’t know what happened afterward."

Later, the body of the Hancheng King was taken back by Dongyi Kingdom, and the newly appointed navy commander even boasted... stating that unless the Emperor of Zhou personally came to claim Hancheng King’s remains, they would chop his body into pieces to feed the dogs.

Despite Lu Fenglang being the legitimate granddaughter of Zhou’s Commandant, if Dongyi Kingdom really took her back, there should have been news. But from the Dongyi side, there was no news at all... in the vast ocean, Fan Yugan felt Lu Fenglang’s fate was grim, and guilt grew within him, feeling too ashamed to face his friend Lu Yuanpeng.

In the brightly lit main hall, Bai Qingyan sat in the main seat, holding a cup of hot tea.

The flickering lamp shadows illuminated Bai Qingyan’s exceptionally clear and beautiful features, revealing no emotions.

"Eldest Young Lady, I estimate the Empress of Dongyi Kingdom has sent the Little Prince to Zhou’s territory!" Bai Qingjue spoke softly, "The Empress calculated well; if Zhou goes to war with Dongyi, very soon someone will bring this Little Prince to us, eagerly wanting to make him Zhou’s puppet emperor."

Bai Qingyan’s eyes remained unmoved: "Perhaps she wishes to use Zhou’s power to ascend to the throne."

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