Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1581

Chapter 1581: Chapter 1576: Revelation

The father of the Crown Prince of Xiping, King of Xiping, along with his two younger brothers and his wife, perished in this war.

The sorrowful cries within the Xiping Palace rose and fell in waves, causing the Princess of Xiping to faint from grief several times. The Crown Prince of Xiping remained by the Princess’s side, exhausted.

Two white lanterns inscribed with the character for mourning hung above the grand gates of the Xiping Palace. White silk and plain mourning cloth adorned the blue-tiled roof ridges, dangling from the eaves carved with auspicious beasts, swirling chaotically in the wind.

After finally settling three children, the Crown Prince of Xiping knelt before the wide-open spirit hall. The wind grew fiercer, and the light flickered violently as the window lattice slammed shut with a loud sound, scaring the attendant keeping vigil to prostrate without making a sound. The Crown Prince of Xiping slowly clenched his fists, looking at his father’s memorial tablet, feeling as if the wind carried threats from all directions.

In a daze, the Crown Prince of Xiping seemed to hear war drums resounding from the east gate direction.

Exhausted, the Crown Prince of Xiping stood up abruptly, his scalp taut.

Since returning yesterday, he had been worried that the Emperor of Zhou would retaliate once he returned. After all, considering how decisively and cleanly the Emperor of Zhou had fought the southern border battle before.

Having been on edge all day, no sign came from the Emperor of Zhou. He was just about to let down his guard to properly arrange the funerals for his father, two younger brothers, and his wife, when the Emperor of Zhou suddenly launched a midnight attack with his forces.

"Report!" A soldier guarding the east gate leaped off his horse and rushed into the Xiping Palace, kneeling outside the spirit hall and loudly reporting, "Your Highness, the Emperor of Zhou is leading troops to attack the city!"

The Crown Prince of Xiping removed his mourning clothes and loudly commanded, "Bring me my battle armor! Order the soldiers...to defend the city gates to the death, and send someone to request reinforcements from the King of Jiujiang!"

Just as the soldier was about to relay the orders, the Crown Prince of Xiping suddenly grabbed him and quietly whispered in his ear, "Tell the King of Jiujiang, if he doesn’t come... I will not keep the secret of the private mine and give it to the Emperor of Zhou to ensure my survival."

In the third year of Yuanhe, on the first day of February, King of Xiping of Yan Kingdom, ambushed by the Yuntai Mountains with fifty thousand troops intending to assassinate the Emperor of Zhou, died in battle. King Gaoyi and the Regent Prince of Yan came to the rescue, forcing Xiping’s army to retreat by holding King of Xiping’s family hostage.

On the second day of February in the third year of Yuanhe, King of Zhongguo led his troops to Shequ, while the Emperor of Zhou led the attack, battling fiercely for two days, decisively breaking Xiping City and capturing the Crown Prince of Xiping alive. From then on...war ignited between Yan and Zhou, and the agreement of gambling the nation quietly ended.

The heavy and worn city gates were smashed down, with the soldiers of Zhou marching over the gates to enter... Some of the city wall defenders surrendered their weapons in despair, while others cried out in hopelessness, but there were also those with unyielding spirits who ultimately fell under the blades of Zhou’s soldiers.

The common people kept their doors closed, hiding inside with their children, afraid that the Zhou army might slaughter them as well once they entered the city.

The front gate of the Xiping Palace was charred black. The white silk in the yard was stained red with splattered fresh blood, strewn in disarray everywhere, except for the spirit hall, which remained intact, undestroyed by anyone.

Reflecting in the puddles of blood and firefighting water was the broad daylight sky.

Washed in the golden morning sun, Xiping City seemed about to be reborn from the ashes.

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