Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1491

Chapter 1491: Chapter 1486: Den of Tigers and Wolves

Bai Qingyan looked heavily at Tuoba Yao, her gaze deep and full of disapproval, hoping Tuoba Yao would understand... In the future, he must not treat his life so recklessly.

"Enough!" Bai Qingyan said these two words, and only then did Tuoba Yao let go of the sword hilt.

The heavy longsword fell from the bloodied hands of the Empress of Dongyi Kingdom, she collapsed to the ground and was tightly held by her maid, her fingers and palms exposed... visible bones, with clear sword marks on the bones, indicating that Tuoba Yao really wasn’t afraid of death and was ready to stab himself.

Seeing their empress in a frightened state, the maid hurriedly tore off a piece of her clothing to bandage the empress’s hand wound, then turned and bowed to Bai Qingyan: "Emperor of Zhou! I beg you to let the Imperial Physician in to bandage Her Majesty! If Her Majesty dies from excessive blood loss here, it would be of no benefit to Zhou either!"

Bai Qingyan was indifferent to the maid’s plea, only staring at the Dongyi Empress.

The Dongyi Empress raised her bleeding hands, looking at the masked child, her heart felt as if it were being torn apart, this child dared to live so recklessly, surely because... he had experimented when he was in Zhou. If he got hurt... her own son would suffer worse injuries, and if he died... her son would have to die in his place, exchanging his life.

Her son, in Zhou, didn’t know how much suffering he endured, how many hardships he faced. Her son was raised with utmost care, the pampered son who rarely broke his skin, yet in Zhou... who knows what kind of life he led, what kind of punishments he suffered!

The empress almost couldn’t hold back her tears, her heart ached unbearably, yet she was powerless.

She only regretted, regretted sending her child to that den of beasts in Zhou.

"Then... Empress, you should cooperate well with us in Zhou. If you cooperate well, in three years... I will allow your mother and son reunion! Maybe you can preserve Dongyi as a nation, as a subject to Zhou, if you don’t cooperate well, I would still let you reunite with your son, but by then... it would be a reunion in the Netherworld."

Bai Qingyan’s words made the Dongyi Empress shiver all over, she turned pale and looked at Bai Qingyan: "Now I have nothing to rely on, how can you expect me to trust you?"

"Precisely because you have nothing to rely on, you can only trust me!" Bai Qingyan’s lips curled, "The Regent Prince of Yan Kingdom might arrive soon, and perhaps would contemplate signing some alliance with you in Dongyi. If you think to use Yan Kingdom against Zhou, you better be capable enough to keep it airtight, otherwise... once I know, you should be aware of what fate awaits your son!"

The Dongyi Empress knew Bai Qingyan was cold-hearted enough to kill ten thousand prisoners without hesitation, naturally wouldn’t show mercy to her son, her body trembled lightly, then responded: "I understand..."

"By the way, a reminder for the Empress, in your Dongyi royal court... we in Zhou have more than just a Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue." Bai Qingyan’s eyes showed amusement, "Beside you, in higher positions on the royal court... we have members of Zhou too. Once the Seventh Prince takes the throne, these people will become important officials in Dongyi, so when you become Empress Dowager, don’t play tricks with Zhou, or it may end with mother and son being separated by death."

The Dongyi Empress widened her eyes, realizing Bai Qingyan intended to turn the Dongyi royal court into an entity under Zhou’s control, all within her grasp!

"I trouble you, Empress, to inform your officials to prepare for the Emperor’s enthronement ceremony, once the new Emperor ascends, I... will return to Zhou." After saying so, Bai Qingyan addressed the empress’s personal maid, "Help your empress to bandage her wounds, how you explain her injuries to the Dongyi court officials is your business."

After speaking, Bai Qingyan walked out, followed closely by Bai Jinzhi.

"Yes!" The maid moved her knees facing Bai Qingyan, bowing in respect without daring to stand up, until the hall doors opened. Only then did she turn and was about to help up her own empress, but saw that the masked "Seventh Prince" had already helped her empress up.

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