Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 892

Chapter 892: Chapter 889: The Seventh Son of the Bai Family

Prime Minister Lu nodded.

"Prime Minister Lu underestimated the family loyalty between my Bai siblings..."

Just like our grandmother underestimated Bai Qingyan. Today’s Bai Qingyan is no longer the Bai Qingyan of yesterday; she understands what it means to conceal illness in the mountain forests and camouflage filth in the rivers and marshes.

She also acknowledges that an emperor, who can unify the world, must be able to tolerate both the greatest good and the greatest evil of the world. But this doesn’t mean that a monarch cannot uphold a bottom line, cannot cherish familial bonds.

Prime Minister Lu glanced at Bai Jinse behind Bai Qingyan and saw that Bai Jinse showed no sign of joy or anger when Bai Qingyan said she would select a suitable successor from among her siblings.

"Prime Minister Lu also underestimated my health." Bai Qingyan smiled softly, "I won’t hide it from Uncle and the three officials; my health...has almost recovered thanks to Doctor Hong’s assistance in deceiving the Imperial Physician sent to Daliang for my treatment."

Upon hearing Bai Qingyan say this, Prime Minister Lu finally felt relieved: "Then find an opportunity to let the Imperial Physician take your pulse, to dispel the concerns of the people."

"And one more thing..." Bai Qingyan looked at Prime Minister Lu, "Instruct the Ministry of Revenue to transfer all the documents of King Liang’s businesses registered in the Zhou territory to the School of Affairs, and order them to be closely monitored. Check whether there are any hidden shops or residences, primarily focusing on brothels and taverns."

Neither Prime Minister Lu nor the others questioned why. After all, merchants becoming spies for their home country is not uncommon. The more famous the merchant, the more they need to be guarded against. This is only to be expected; there’s nothing surprising about it.

Even Emperor of Jin investigated this wealthy merchant from Wei Kingdom, King Liang, not to mention Bai Qingyan, who is already known for her meticulous thinking.

Bai Qingyan conversed with Prime Minister Lu, Dong Qingping, Lu Jin, and Lu Jinxian until the third watch of the night. Bai Jinse ordered people to escort the four officials out of the mansion and spoke about King Liang on the way back to Qinghui Courtyard with Bai Qingyan.

"Judging from the last incident where Mr. Xiao sent guards to protect the Bai Mansion, this Mr. Xiao is not a simple character. But...he does seem truly fond of the Eldest Young Lady. If Eldest Young Lady becomes Empress, will she consider Mr. Xiao?"

Bai Qingyan raised her hand, touched Bai Jinse’s hair, and smiled without speaking.

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On May 21, Chen Zhaolu and Lu Yuanqing were commanded to immediately head to Hancheng to oversee the new territories newly acquired north of Hongque Mountain in Zhou and their new administrative measures. Dong Changyuan and Li Mingrui would oversee the implementation of new laws in the old territories. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

On May 22, Bai Qingjue and Shen Kunyang, having just raced back from the southern borders, arrived outside Shuoyang City just to see the black sail and white python flag hanging over the city gates, finally giving Bai Qingjue’s anxious heart a sense of relief.

Even with the scout’s report that Shuoyang was peaceful, he remained anxious all the way.

From afar, he looked toward the gates of Shuoyang, and all of a sudden, a feeling of distress at nearing home surged within him, prompting him to tighten the reins and slow his steed.

"Seventh Young Master?!" Shen Kunyang turned his head towards Bai Qingjue, who had slowed down, and also reined in.

Bai Qingyan sent Qingzhu from Daliang’s Hancheng to the southern borders to deliver a message, and during this time, Qingzhu traveled from Hancheng to Tonggu Mountain, consuming a significant amount of time. Upon receiving the order, Bai Qingjue and Shen Kunyang traveled almost sleeplessly with their troops from Tonggu Mountain to Shuoyang.

Even when Bai Qingyan controlled Dadu City and sent someone with messages to those separately rushing to Shuoyang and heading to Dadu City with Bai family troops, advising them not to hurry to reach Dadu City by the inauguration ceremony on June 20, Bai Qingjue still led the Bai family troops onward without rest.

Bai Qingjue urged his horse forward, catching up to Shen Kunyang, with emotions within him beyond words to describe.

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