Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1558

Chapter 1558: Chapter 1553: Stranded

At that moment, Bai Jinzhi couldn’t care less about answering. Hearing Sima Ping’s question, her mind buzzed, and she blurted out without thinking, "Could it be that Sima Ping really likes me!"

Sima Ping just laughed, and she stared at him for a long time as if she had seen a ghost before turning and running away.

She came to her senses, frowned, and deliberately put on a stern face to say, "Eldest Young Lady, Lu Yuanpeng and Sima Ping are both great people, but I consider them brothers! Besides... I have made up my mind not to marry until this realm is unified and Zhou has favorable weather!"

"That’s not something you would normally say, is it your third brother... or your fifth brother saying it to fool people?" Bai Qingyan asked while wiping her mouth with a handkerchief.

"Nothing escapes you, Eldest Young Lady!" Bai Jinzhi said with a flattering smile, sounding slightly gleeful, "It was my third brother who said this to my fifth aunt, leaving her unable to argue back. But I heard from Nanny Zhai beside my fifth aunt, that she was so angry she didn’t speak to my third brother for several days! So, I mimicked him and said the same to mother. Who knew, not only was my mother not angry, she almost twisted my ear off!"

Thinking about her third aunt getting angry and tugging at her little fourth brother’s ear, Bai Qingyan couldn’t help but laugh quietly.

"But you siblings are all grown now. After returning to Dadu City this time, it’s time to arrange your marriages! You should also consider it carefully!" Bai Qingyan saw Bai Jinzhi wanting to say something else and motioned with a smile for her not to rush, "But the Eldest Young Lady is not forcing you to marry in haste. You still have a child’s heart; you haven’t grown up, so no need to rush into a family! However, if there is someone you fancy, you must not hide it from the Eldest Young Lady. No matter the person’s status, as long as you like them... as long as they have a decent character and can respect you, I will help persuade your third aunt!"

Bai Qingyan’s words inclined towards Sima Ping...

Sima Ping’s father resigned his post to accompany his elderly mother into exile, and Sima Ping’s position in the army was not high. Comparing family backgrounds, he indeed couldn’t match Bai Jinzhi, but Sima Ping was loyal to friends, unconsciously caring for Lu Yuanpeng and Bai Jinzhi in subtle ways, which Bai Qingyan saw clearly.

If Bai Jinzhi and Sima Ping were to be together, Bai Qingyan thought they could complement each other. But as for the third aunt... she might not approve of Sima Ping, especially with the Sima family’s scandal involving the stolen marriage with Princess Xiangxie; it’s a family conduct issue, and the third aunt, being of a lofty disposition, naturally disdains such a family.

But as long as little fourth brother likes him, seeing Sima Ping alone, Bai Qingyan thinks it’s feasible.

"Oh, Eldest Young Lady... let’s talk about it then! Let’s first discuss when to set off for home. Kangle and Xile have been eagerly awaiting mother to return every day!" Bai Jinzhi thought to herself, hoping her Eldest Young Lady would stop holding on to her for now, "How long are we staying in Bianliang? When I left, Sister Chun Tao begged me to take her along. If I hadn’t run fast enough, she would have clung to her small bundle and climbed onto my horse back!"

Originally, when saying they were off to war, Chun Tao couldn’t come along, so it didn’t matter. But when Chun Tao heard that their Eldest Young Lady had come to this epidemic-stricken city in Yan Kingdom, she was scared to her soul, spending every day with Nanny Tong praying to the gods and Buddha for the Eldest Young Lady’s safe return.

So, when Bai Jinzhi went to deliver herbs and grain, Chun Tao begged her to take her along to find the Eldest Young Lady, saying if Bai Jinzhi agreed, she would immediately go beg Mrs. Dong.

Bai Jinzhi, being tangled up by Chun Tao, had to pretend to agree, tricking her into pleading with Mrs. Dong while she quickly packed her things and left...

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