Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 351

Chapter 351: Chapter 348: Uprooting Mountains and Overwhelming Seas_1

The Pavilion.

She turned and lowered her voice as she instructed Lu Ping, "The day after tomorrow, my mother will send someone to transport the first batch of unused items from our mansion back to Shuoyang. This time, you will personally deliver it. Quietly inform Ji Tingyu to send the previously intercepted tea goods towards the direction of Songkong Mountain. Someone will retrieve them; just hand it over without asking more questions."

Lu Ping nodded. "Yes!"

She lowered her eyes, thinking for a moment, and then added, "Ask Ji Tingyu what else he needs. When the second batch is sent back to Shuoyang on the 26th of this month, our mansion will prepare those items for him to intercept."

"Don’t worry, Miss. I will get it done," Lu Ping replied solemnly.

Looking at Lu Ping, who already had dark circles under his eyes, she said, "After you return to Shuoyang, Uncle Ping might have even more work. So, I’ve been thinking that Uncle Ping should start selecting and training loyal and brave people to help bear responsibilities in the future, preventing situations where you are stretched too thin."

At present, loyal and capable people were gradually being dispersed. If they didn’t start training suitable people soon, it wouldn’t be just Bai Qingyan who lacked manpower. What if Ah Jue in the distant southern regions needed loyal people? What if her third sister Jintong, who was accumulating wealth for the Bai family, lacked personnel? Or if her second sister Jinxiu in Dadu City needed discreet and capable people without alerting the court or others?

It was time to start planning for the long-term use of people.

Bai Qingyan originally intended to have Lu Ping send people everywhere to gather talents in preparation for future needs.

However, gathering talents from across the land was not a task that could be accomplished overnight. Moreover, it required a substantial amount of silver coins. Bai Qingyan had meticulously calculated the resources of the Bai family. Apart from what Bai Jintong had taken, there wasn’t much flexibility. Although Bai Qingjue had a few Bai family generals helping to request resources from the court, they still needed their own reserves.

Bai Qingyan inevitably thought of the Bai Clan in Shuoyang.

Thus, Bai Qingyan couldn’t simply take the Bai family in Dadu and leave the clan. Instead, she needed to expel the parasites within the clan, making the clan useful to her.

After all, the Bai family in Dadu, the legitimate and direct branch of the Bai Clan, had been supporting the clan by sending half of its annual income back to the clan. It was time for the clan to do something for the Bai family too.

Gathering talents aside, training soldiers themselves was a commendable way to restore the Bai Clan’s reputation among the people. This should not be shouldered solely by the Bai family in Dadu; the clan needed to put in substantial effort.

With her plan set, it was time to start implementing it.

She recalled what Xiao Rongyan had mentioned today, that a war between Daliang and the Jin Kingdom was imminent. Ji Tingyu needed to cause a major disturbance before they returned to Shuoyang, ensuring that the court would be unable to dispatch troops to suppress it.

Currently, the Bai family was temporarily stable. Bai Jinxiu, Bai Jintong, and Bai Qingjue all had their paths set.

Although Bai Qingyun’s future was still uncertain, since he had the determination to go to Panluo Mountain’s Sihai Pavilion to seek out Gu Yijian, he still possessed unyielding ambition and character. Bai Qingyan believed that her ninth brother remained the honorable son of the Bai family.

April 15, Dong Changsheng married.

Though a scandal involving the imperial examination surfaced this year, and no gold list was released, Dong Changsheng would still have the chance to take the exam again next February. Confident in his real talents and academic abilities, he did not fear retaking the exam and was beaming with joy.

Mrs. Dong and Bai Qingyan were in mourning. More than a hundred days had passed, but the mourning period of three years was not complete.

Even though Bai Qingyan’s uncle, Dong Qingping, did not mind, they feared that Auntie Song would be unhappy if they attended. So, gifts were sent without their presence.

But Mrs. Dong, being an aunt, couldn’t help but think about Dong Changsheng’s wedding. She sent Nanny Qin to attend and report back on the new bride.