Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress
Chapter 803 - 800: New Year’s Eve

Chapter 803: Chapter 800: New Year’s Eve

Bai Qingyan’s palm tightened, her fingers almost pierced through the letter. She threw the letter into the fire basin, stood up, and walked behind the desk to write a reply to Bai Jinxiu.

In the letter, she informed Bai Jinxiu that regardless of whether the Emperor wanted to take five hundred boys and girls to the Nine-tiered Platform to use their lives to refine the elixir of immortality or merely to seek the elixir, the news that the Emperor plans to use five hundred children for alchemy should be spread discreetly, ideally causing panic among the people within Jin Kingdom.

In this way, Prime Minister Lu and others will surely persuade the Emperor and the Crown Prince to stabilize the people of Jin Kingdom.

Even if they fail to dissuade the Emperor, the people, upon hearing the rumors, will be cautious. They won’t be eager to send their children to walk the Nine-tiered Platform with the Emperor. With the rumors... the people will not hand over their children to Li Mingrui, preventing the Emperor from taking their children to the Nine-tiered Platform.

If this still doesn’t prevent the Emperor from gathering the boys and girls, Bai Qingyan’s time will be limited, and she must capture Hancheng of Daliang Kingdom before the Nine-tiered Platform is completed.

Furthermore, Bai Qingyan asked Bai Jinxiu to send more people to monitor Fan Yuhuai’s family. If necessary, they could take the chance to bribe the servants of Fan Mansion.

After writing all this, she hesitated for a moment but still wrote at the end of the letter for Bai Jinxiu to go to Baiwo City with Qin Lang. Firstly, Brother Wang is still young and being away from his father is harmful to the child. Secondly... Qin Lang needs someone to take care of him.

But the most important reason Bai Qingyan didn’t mention is that she hopes to have Bai Jinxiu leave Dadu City because after capturing Hancheng for rebellion against Jin, transferring Bai Jinxiu and Brother Wang out would cause too much commotion.

This time... it’s just right that the Crown Prince has sent Qin Lang to Baiwo City for his appointment after the new year, thus Bai Jinxiu accompanying Qin Lang would be legitimate.

As for the Qin Mansion in Dadu City, it’ll be left for Jiang Fengchun’s two daughters to deal with on their own!

Moreover, for Xiao Qi, who is still by grandmother’s side...

However, Bai Qingyan firmly believes that if she were to truly raise an army against Jin, grandmother would protect Xiao Qi as her granddaughter.

Nevertheless, Bai Qingyan instructed Bai Jinxiu in the letter to remind Bai Jinse about Fan Yuhuai’s unclear movements. If any trouble arises in Dadu City, she must be smart, trust grandmother but not completely, and make preparations according to the situation.

Additionally, after Bai Jinxiu leaves, all Hidden Guards she controls should be handed over to Fu Ruoxi, and the task of gathering information in Dadu City should be entirely handled by Fu Ruoxi.

Her words were very discreet, fearing that if she directly told Bai Jinxiu she plans to rebel after capturing Hancheng, Bai Jinxiu would risk herself staying in Dadu City to gather information for her.

But in Bai Qingyan’s heart, her sister’s safety is more important than anything.

After finishing the letter, Bai Qingyan sealed it and handed it to Shen Qingzhu: "Send reliable people to deliver the letter back to Dadu City day and night."

Shen Qingzhu nodded, and as she took Bai Qingyan’s letter out of the main tent, she coincidentally met Doctor Hong who was carrying a medicine chest and entering Bai Qingyan’s main tent.

Doctor Hong smiled and pulled out a red pouch from his bosom, handing it to Shen Qingzhu: "Come... Qingzhu girl, this is your New Year’s money!"

Shen Qingzhu was startled, then immediately received it with both hands and thanked him: "Thank you, Doctor Hong!"

After speaking, Shen Qingzhu hurriedly went to call the Bai family guards, not daring to delay and immediately ordered them to send the letter to Bai Jinxiu.

Upon hearing Doctor Hong’s voice, Bai Qingyan came out to greet him: "Doctor Hong, why aren’t you having fun with them up front?"

Doctor Hong cheerfully joined Bai Qingyan inside the main tent, put down the medicine chest, and stretched his cold hands over the fire basin, saying: "I’m old, those kids up front are too noisy. Come... let me check your pulse!"

Doctor Hong placed the pulse pillow on the desk, had Bai Qingyan sit down, and pushed the fire basin closer to Bai Qingyan.

Bai Qingyan obediently knelt opposite Doctor Hong and extended her hand for him to check her pulse.

Doctor Hong rubbed his hands warm and then placed them on Bai Qingyan’s wrist, lowering his gaze to think carefully.

After a while, Doctor Hong withdrew his hand, his smile deepening: "Looks like it’s time to change Miss Bai’s prescription."

This meant Bai Qingyan’s health had improved and the prescription needed to be adjusted.

Bai Qingyan tidied her sleeves and saw Doctor Hong handing her a red pouch: "Take this..."

Bai Qingyan was slightly taken aback and looked at Doctor Hong in confusion: "What is this?"

"Since you are spending the New Year away from home, I shamelessly consider myself as half a guardian to you, so I am giving you New Year’s money." Doctor Hong smiled kindly, the lines on his face illuminated by the candlelight, revealing faint brown spots.

Upon hearing this, her eyes moistened, and she received the red pouch with both hands, saying: "Doctor Hong has watched over me since I was young. In my heart... Doctor Hong is like my grandfather."

Doctor Hong nodded, packed his medicine chest, stood up, and said: "Miss Bai should rest early. Tonight, I will ponder... tomorrow I will give you a new prescription."

"Take care, Doctor Hong!" Bai Qingyan stood up to see him off.

Watching Doctor Hong leave, Bai Qingyan, under the tent’s candlelight, lowered her gaze to look at the red pouch in her hand. Unlike the intricate pouches she had received before, it was simply made from two pieces of red cloth, stitched with red thread, evidently put together hastily by Doctor Hong.

But... holding this pouch, Bai Qingyan felt it was heavy and warm.

In Doctor Hong’s heart, she was always a child.

This New Year’s Eve, if they were in Dadu City or Shuoyang, snowflakes would surely be flying everywhere. But Daliang’s winter was devoid of snow.

At this moment, the bright moon hung high in the sky, sparse stars dotted around, the clear light spread everywhere, and the scene was filled with a silvery glow.

Bai Qingyan looked up at the bright night sky, her fingers stroking the pouch as she turned to enter the tent... Suddenly, a pebble lightly hit the tent curtain on her right side. She turned back to see Xiao Rongyan walking out from behind the tree.

Xiao Rongyan, dressed in black clothes with a black cloak and hood, walked out from behind the tree and then removed his hood, his deep and dark eyes gazing at Bai Qingyan, filled with a warm smile.

The last time Bai Qingyan met Xiao Rongyan was on February eighteenth at the Kongtong Mountain posthouse, when Bai Qingyan was attacked... and Xiao Rongyan happened to be there.

On her birthday this year, although Bai Qingyan knew Xiao Rongyan was occupied in Yan and couldn’t come, she still secretly hoped he would suddenly appear.

Later, Xiao Rongyan couldn’t come, not even sending a letter, making Bai Qingyan feel a bit disappointed. But she understood Xiao Rongyan was too busy, so she just had a bowl of longevity noodles and let it be, as being on a campaign left no room for such formalities.

Since Xiao Rongyan didn’t appear on her birthday, she thought they would next meet as opponents. Who could have expected... to see Xiao Rongyan on New Year’s Eve.