Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1467

Chapter 1467 -1462: The Outcome

He deliberately inquired about the situation of this Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. This person… truly did not suffer the massacre he mentioned to Liu Rushi; their family was living well.

Before the person sent to Dongyi left, Bai Qingjue specifically instructed that upon arrival, they should not rush to see this Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue directly. First, they should inquire about whether there was any minister in Dongyi Kingdom’s court whose family was massacred during the Second Prince’s coup d’état, focusing particularly on this Vice Minister.

If within Dongyi Kingdom’s court there was no family massacred on the day of the Second Prince’s coup, and the family of this Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was still fine, it could be confirmed that the Vice Minister sided with the Empress of Dongyi Kingdom. Moreover, the Empress used him to utilize Zhou, sending him with a token to find this Vice Minister of Dongyi Kingdom.

Therefore, after gathering information, he specifically waited until night before taking the peace lock of the Seventh Prince of Dongyi Kingdom to the Vice Minister, pretending to believe the Vice Minister was still loyal to Zhou, and instructed him to persuade the Empress. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The next day, the wife of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue entered the palace to meet the Empress, who was still trapped there.

The Empress was quite capable; even the Crown Prince of Dongyi Kingdom was killed, yet the person daring enough to place a fake Imperial Edict under the Emperor’s pillow with intent to usurp, was still fine in the palace. Apart from being watched daily, there was no difference compared to before, except she hadn’t been named Empress Dowager.

The Second Prince had already ascended the throne, believing the Empress posed no threat. After all… the Empress was the aunt of his life’s greatest love, and in her youth, she was kind and once protected the favorite of the Second Prince, so… the Second Prince hadn’t killed the Empress.

When the Empress personally opened the aroma sachet sent by the wife of the Vice Minister, claiming it could aid the Empress in sleep, she saw the peace lock inside. Her eyes narrowed but maintained her calm, fastening the sachet to herself and smiling, “Thank you, Madam, for your thoughtfulness. The embroidery is exquisite, it must have been embroidered by Madam herself.”

“The embroidery is inadequate, but for it to catch the Empress’s eye is the greatest fortune for me and this aroma sachet!” The wife of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue spoke softly with a smile, “The thread for this sachet was brought from Zhou, but unfortunately… after the death of King Hancheng, the two nations ceased to trade. It’s hard to say when this will resume. Many items in Dongyi Kingdom rely on transport from the coast of Zhou, especially since my rouge, which the Empress might not know, was shipped from Dadu City. We thought it was endless, using it until nearly empty before purchasing more. I regret not buying more now.”

The Empress understood. The peace lock in the sachet was sent from Zhou, and it was people from Dadu City who found the Seventh Prince, the Bai family of Zhou’s imperial family!

The Empress grew inexplicably tense, wondering whether her son was captured or voluntarily went to them, although being in Zhou’s hands, both scenarios could have different outcomes.

“Ultimately, matters between the two nations will be decided by His Majesty. However, I’d think they will soon return to normal, as Zhou is currently gambling for its nation, and any slip-up might hand the entire nation over to Yan Kingdom.” The Empress smiled, sipping her tea, pretending unconcerned.

After the wife of the Vice Minister left, the Empress resumed flower gardening in her bedchamber according to routine, only sneaking open the sachet to reveal the peace lock during her noon nap. Inside was a small note, straightforwardly stating the Seventh Prince was in the hands of Bai Qingyan, Emperor of Zhou, and Bai Qingyan would soon dispatch troops to attack Dongyi Kingdom, hoping when Zhou’s army arrived at Dongyi’s capital, the Empress would find a way to open the capital’s gates, thus facilitating Emperor of Zhou to place the Seventh Prince on the throne.

If the Empress couldn’t open the gates causing Zhou’s army losses, Dongyi Kingdom would be annihilated.

After reading, the Empress felt uneasy, questioning whether the Emperor of Zhou would really mobilize for King Hancheng during Zhou’s national gamble.

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