After watching Quan Yu leave, Bai Jinse couldn’t help but sigh, "Quan Yu is truly a sentimental person."
Recently, when King Liang occupied Dadu City, the servants of the Crown Prince’s mansion were living in constant fear. Later, when the Eldest Young Lady captured Dadu City and declared her intention to be the Empress, Quan Yu undoubtedly faced cold stares.
Bai Qingyan lowered her eyes and picked up a brush, dipped it in vermilion, and spoke softly, "Zhenguang... go and instruct someone to tell the second young lady, through those who accompany Quan Yu to Luohong City, to take good care of Quan Yu and to ensure his survival."
"Yes!" Zhenguang responded, hurriedly saluting and leaving.
Bai Jinse knew that her Eldest Young Lady was mindful of Quan Yu’s care for the Bai family members and admired his loyalty and sentimentality. She sat beside Bai Qingyan and looked up, asking, "Eldest Young Lady, are you going to bring mother and the aunts back for the ceremony on June 20th?"
"According to the date, your seventh brother will definitely return before the ceremony. He will first go to Shuoyang and then personally bring mother and the aunts back," Bai Qingyan looked at the still young Bai Jinse and said, "With the army escorting them, I will be more at ease!"
She could already imagine the joy her fourth aunt would feel upon seeing Ah Jue.
Bai Jinse rubbed her moist red eyes, smiling, "Eldest Young Lady, do you think... upon announcing the ascension, will the surviving uncles or brothers, and the Bai family army all come back?"
"They will!" Bai Qingyan smiled at her. The ascension was not only to fulfill the Bai family’s generations-long ambition but also to convey to the surviving Bai family members and the Bai family army that they could safely and proudly return home. By taking the supreme throne, she would ensure no harm came to them.
Bai Jinse nodded, tears streaming down, "If only Brother A Yu were still alive..."
Bai Qingyan just smiled and remained silent, not revealing that the Rong masked general was indeed A Yu. Knowing him, A Yu would certainly stay with the Rong.
Because it wasn’t yet time for the Rong to merge into the Zhou Kingdom, on March 29th, Yan General Xie Xun broke through Weishu City, the Empress Dowager of Wei perished in a sea of flames, announcing the demise of the Wei Kingdom, whose lands full and returned to Yan.
The annexation of Wei propelled Yan to the top of the nations, causing Xiliang to be anxious.
Now, Bai Qingyan’s defeat of Liang and acquisition of its fertile land expanded the Zhou Dynasty’s territory, surpassing Yan’s brief prominence to reclaim the top position, making Xiliang fearful.
The stronger Zhou and Yan become, the weaker Xiliang will inevitably become...
Xiliang must either ally with the Rong to resist Zhou and Yan, or annex the Rong to strengthen itself, or depend on Zhou or Yan for survival.
But neither Zhou nor Yan would allow the annexation of the Rong!
So Xiliang only has two choices: ally with the Rong or depend on Zhou or Yan.
However, both Zhou and Yan aim to conquer the world, so aligning with either would be like seeking refuge with a tiger, ultimately leading to its downfall.
If Bai Qingyan were the Empress of Xiliang, she would surely choose to ally with the Rong...
Yet, if the Rong were to merge into Zhou now, it would create a crisis for Xiliang, pushing it towards Yan to confront a growing Zhou.
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