Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 1512 - 1507: Surging Waves

Chapter 1512 -1507: Surging Waves

When Yue Shi caught up with Bai Qingyan by fast boat, it was already the second day.

Lu Yuanpeng, who had just finished training, saw Yue Shi personally led by Wei Zhong to meet Bai Qingyan, he threw the sweat cloth to Sima Ping without thinking and went to find Yue Shi.

Sima Ping caught the cloth with one hand and grabbed Lu Yuanpeng with the other: “What are you going to do?”

“This Yue Shi is Brother Xiao’s personal guard, let me tell you…” Lu Yuanpeng looked around, seeing no one around, only then did he lean closer to Sima Ping and said, “I suspect Yue Shi is a spy planted by the Bai family sister next to the Ninth Prince of Yan Kingdom, definitely going to gather intelligence! This time Yue Shi suddenly came to see the Bai family sister, he must have heard something incredible and brought the news back.”

Sima Ping: …

“Come on, let’s listen in!” Lu Yuanpeng tugged at Sima Ping’s wrist.

“Behave yourself, be careful or I’ll tell Brother Yuanqing!” Sima Ping raised Lu Yuanqing as deterrent.

Lu Yuanpeng stared wide-eyed at Sima Ping: “Sima Ping, you’re really no fun!”

Sima Ping stuffed the cloth back into Lu Yuanpeng’s arms: “The Ninth Prince of Yan Kingdom is no ordinary person; you also said Yue Shi is Brother Xiao’s guard, which means he is the confidant of our Zhou’s imperial husband! If Yue Shi is truly a spy sent by the Emperor, do you think… Yue Shi would be able to gather any information and return?”

Sima Ping thought about the Ninth Prince of Yan Kingdom and had an indescribable feeling.

Perhaps Sima Ping had too few opportunities to meet the Ninth Prince of Yan, he could only vaguely perceive the extraordinariness of this Ninth Prince, but Sima Ping could never have imagined the relationship between this Ninth Prince and Xiao Rongyan, after all… these two appeared at the same time, back then… Xiao Rongyan was not yet Zhou’s imperial husband but was a close friend of the Ninth Prince of Yan.

Sima Ping never doubted Xiao Rongyan’s ability to make friends, after all, in nations that belittle merchants, Xiao Rongyan could become a guest of nobles and members of royal families of various countries, in addition to his substantial wealth, his talent and abilities were also undeniable.

But Sima Ping still didn’t understand why Yue Shi, who was so loyal to Xiao Rongyan, did not stay with Bai Qingyan… or beside the Little Prince and Little Princess after Xiao Rongyan passed away, but went to the Ninth Prince of Yan instead.

To say it’s to repay his master’s kindness makes sense, but… upon careful reflection, it doesn’t quite hold up.

“Seems like it’s right!” Lu Yuanpeng was suddenly enlightened.

Sima Ping glanced at Lu Yuanpeng, crossing his arms, squinted his eyes slightly, perhaps Lu Yuanpeng’s guess was correct, maybe Brother Xiao before his departure was worried about the Emperor who had already ascended the throne, concerned that the Ninth Prince of Yan might do something to the Emperor, so he specifically asked Yue Shi to act under the guise of repaying kindness, but actually to gather intelligence.

And now, news brought by Lu Yuanqing says there’s an epidemic in Yan, Yue Shi coincidentally arrived… probably to deliver news to Zhou as well.

However, now they and Bai Qingyan are of different statuses between sovereign and subject, even if they want to eavesdrop on Yue Shi and the Emperor’s conversation, they might not get close enough, it’s just that Lu Yuanpeng, this reckless kid, is used to acting fearlessly in Dadu City, plus everyone knows Lu Yuanpeng’s identity in the Bai family army, with General Shen Kunyang and General Cheng’s doting, Lu Yuanpeng somewhat lost his restraint.

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After Yue Shi performed the ceremony with Bai Qingyan, stated the purpose: “The Regent Prince said, this matter will definitely be handled properly, and give an account to Zhou! Please rest assured, Emperor of Zhou!”

Kneeling to the side, Bai Jinzhi sighed in relief upon hearing this, feeling things were finally going well…

Bai Qingyan looked at Yue Shi who was kneeling on one knee, after letting him rise, gestured for Wei Zhong to offer Yue Shi a seat, raised the teacup and asked with a smile: “Has the Empress Dowager of Yan now taken power within Yan Kingdom?”

Yue Shi was shocked, he hadn’t even told the big girl of the Bai family, how could she know, and speak with such certainty.

However, Yue Shi originally intended to inform the big girl of the Bai family to avoid her misunderstanding his master, he nodded: “The Emperor fell ill likely due to contracting the epidemic while surveying the disaster outside the palace, so the Empress Dowager now holds power, the Regent Prince has already rushed back to take charge of the situation by fast boat!”

After saying this, Yue Shi thought of his master’s original plan to accompany the Bai family’s big girl’s birthday, glanced at Bai Jinzhi, Bai Qingjue, and Bai Jinse, lowered his eyes and swallowed the remaining words.

Bai Qingyan took a sip of tea, smiled and said: “I also believe… given the Emperor of Yan’s character and integrity, it’s indeed not his style to treat lives as mere grasses, especially those who have persevered with Yan Kingdom from the toughest times.”

Even in the previous life, Xiao Rongyan, to achieve his goals so unscrupulously, never harmed those old citizens who had shared joys and sorrows with Yan’s royal family, even if he seized food, he seized from enemy countries’ people, or… those who later became subjects of Yan Kingdom.

And Murong Li, such a child, even after becoming emperor, employed some strategies for Yan Kingdom, would absolutely not tread on his own people’s corpses to seek victory for Yan Kingdom.

After all, during the wager nation, Zhou took over half of the city territories from Yan which comprised old citizens who had endured hardships with Yan Kingdom’s royal family.

Murong Li as Emperor of Yan, even similar to the Empress Dowager of Yan… always hoped in the end that Yan would win the wager, but he must understand… if Yan won, then the current Zhou natives would also become Yan subjects, such despicable tactics letting the epidemic develop unchecked, barring Zhou’s herbs entry to Yan or trying to spread the disease to Zhou, even if they win the wager eventually, it wounds themselves, and Zhou as well.

The people are the foundation of the state!

If this epidemic spirals out of control, those Zhou-administered cities turning into ghost towns, and Zhou’s people perished, what use are lands and empty cities left?

This, however, remains unseen by the short-sighted Empress Dowager of Yan.

It’s not unjust for Bai Qingyan to call the Empress Dowager of Yan’s actions short-sighted, from her stabbing Zhou in the back after signing the two nations’ alliance agreement… the deeds of the Empress Dowager of Yan have already deprived Yan Kingdom of the capital to contend for hegemony.

Now, the Empress Dowager of Yan seizing power whilst Xiao Rongyan is absent, Murong Li falls ill, even if Xiao Rongyan now rushes back day and night, how many crises can be averted?

“You should return and inform the Regent Prince that containing the epidemic should be a priority of both nations focusing efforts, and not using epidemic as a pretext for creating trouble. I trust he and the Emperor of Yan are not short-sighted individuals, thus… in regards to the epidemic, if Yan Kingdom needs any assistance, Zhou will certainly offer full support!” Bai Qingyan calmly said to Yue Shi.