Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 228 - 226 Conspiracy_1
Chapter 228: Chapter 226: Conspiracy_1
Chapter 228: Chapter 226: Conspiracy_1
Bai Qingyan was resourceful and wise. Li Zhijie did not want to give Bai Qingyan too much time to breathe and prepare. He needed to strike while the iron was hot. He would take the still-warm corpses to Youhua Road to demand an explanation from the Crown Prince of Jin Kingdom!
He wanted to see if Jin Kingdom truly had the unwavering loyalty Bai Qingyan claimed!
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Bai Qingyan ordered the remaining Dong family death warriors to follow Shen Qingzhu to Shaoyang County. She took the rest of the Huying Camp back to Youhua Road.
On the way, she detailed instructions to all the elite soldiers of the Huying Camp. When they returned to Youhua Road, they were to say that Bai Jinzhi and Shen Liangyu were sent by her to secretly inspect Qiushan Pass for anomalies. It turned out that Bai Jinzhi and Shen Liangyu saw people dressed in Jin clothing coming and going from an inn within Qiushan Pass, arousing their suspicions. So they went to investigate.
Who knew that these people would be discovered? When confronted, they started a fight, and those people set fire to the inn, attracting the attention of the Xiliang soldiers guarding the pass. The Xiliang soldiers joined those people in killing them. Fortunately, Bai Qingyan arrived in time to rescue them.
Do not mention a single word about the Dong family death warriors and Bai Qingyun, nor Xiao Ruohai, and Shen Qingzhu.
This time, Bai Qingyan and her group did not have time to clear the battlefield. The bodies of the Dong family death warriors and the elite soldiers of the Huying Camp were left behind. Therefore, they would report the situation to the Crown Prince, mixing truth with lies. They would claim the Dong family death warriors as Li Zhijie’s people from Xiliang. This would prevent Li Zhijie from using the corpses of the Dong family death warriors and the Huying Camp elite soldiers to his advantage.
Just as dawn was about to break, the Jin Army soldiers guarding Youhua Road saw Bai Qingyan returning with the injured elite soldiers of the Huying Camp and were shocked, immediately opening the gates to let them in.
Xiao Ruojiang, who was pale, forced himself to ride a horse back after being slashed in the back to protect Bai Jinzhi. As soon as his warhorse entered the camp, he could no longer hold on and fell from the horse.
“Call! Military doctor! Quick!” the Jin Army shouted.
“Xiao Ruojiang!” Bai Qingyan dismounted and ordered someone to carry Xiao Ruojiang immediately to the military doctor’s tent for treatment.
Seeing Xiao Ruojiang’s blood-soaked back, she gritted her teeth and said to Bai Jinzhi and the soldiers of the Huying Camp, “You go treat your wounds first. I will see the Crown Prince!”
Bai Jinzhi nodded. Worried about Xiao Ruojiang, she followed quickly.
Shen Liangyu, who was also wounded, stepped forward and said, “The injury on my body is not urgent. I will go see the Crown Prince with Young General Bai. Only I can explain clearly to the Crown Prince about the situation in Qiushan Pass.”
Bai Qingyan hesitated for a moment before nodding, leading Shen Liangyu towards the Crown Prince’s tent.
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The Crown Prince had already gone to bed. Quan Yu saw Bai Qingyan, whose armor was stained with blood, and Shen Liangyu, who was covered in injuries, coming in with urgency and quickly welcomed them. “General Bai, what’s going on?”
“I have an urgent matter to see the Crown Prince! Something is happening in Qiushan Pass!” Bai Qingyan saluted Quan Yu.
Quan Yu was shocked and immediately turned back to the tent to wake the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince, groggy from being woken up, heard Quan Yu say Bai Qingyan and Shen Liangyu returned blood-stained and claimed Qiushan Pass had an issue. He instantly woke up.
The Crown Prince put on a cloak, had lights lit, and ordered Bai Qingyan and Shen Liangyu to be brought in.
Bai Qingyan and Shen Liangyu entered the tent with a cold aura. Their blood-stained silver armor startled the Crown Prince.
“Your Highness! Qiushan Pass has anomalies!” Bai Qingyan knelt on one knee.
“Quan Yu, help up General Bai! Summon General Zhang Duanrui and the others here!” The Crown Prince, not well-versed in military matters, decided to call the generals to listen since there was an issue with Qiushan Pass. He added, “Invite Counselor Fang, Ren Shijie, and Qin Shangzhi as well!”
These three were the Crown Prince’s counselors.
Before the matter spread, what Bai Qingyan said would cause initial impressions beneficial to her, so she did not stop it.
Soon, Generals Zhang Duanrui and the others hurried over to listen to Shen Liangyu’s account of the situation at Qiushan Pass.
“Today, under Young General Bai’s orders, I and Fourth Miss Bai took twenty people to investigate inside Qiushan Pass. Unexpectedly, we saw a group of skilled fighters dressed in Jin clothing coming and going from an inn in Qiushan Pass. Miss Bai and I sensed something unusual and led our people to sneak in, wanting to find out who they were. Unexpectedly, we were discovered as soon as we entered. Those people were extremely skilled and alert! We initially wanted to capture some for questioning, but they weren’t afraid to alert the Xiliang soldiers guarding the pass. They even set fire inside the inn to attract the soldiers’ attention! Those Xiliang soldiers then joined those Jin-dressed fighters in attacking us. Over half of our twenty people were killed or wounded. Miss Bai and I almost died at Qiushan Pass! If Young General Bai had not arrived in time to rescue us, we might not have returned at all!”
Shen Liangyu cleverly stated that the Crown Prince sent Bai Qingyan to rescue, subtly giving the generals the impression that the Huying Camp’s trip to Qiushan Pass was under the Crown Prince’s orders.
Seeing blood dripping from Shen Liangyu’s clothes, Bai Qingyan said, “General Shen, go quickly to dress your wounds. I will discuss the rest with His Highness and the generals.”
“Go ahead!” The Crown Prince nodded to Shen Liangyu.
Shen Liangyu saluted and left the Crown Prince’s tent.
Bai Qingyan looked at the Crown Prince. “During the peace talks, Xiliang’s King Yan, Li Zhijie, made many excuses, even accusing Your Highness of sending a maid to infiltrate the peace talks… He wanted to postpone the peace talks! Now, there are skilled fighters in Jin clothing along with Xiliang’s Qiushan Pass guards attacking the Huying Camp. Something is definitely wrong!”
Zhang Duanrui recalled that during the peace talks, Li Zhijie indeed made several attempts to delay the talks. Thinking about the incident in Qiushan Pass, his heart started to worry.
“Dammit! It looks like the Xiliang dogs were not beaten enough! Do they want another fight? We are not afraid of them! Let’s beat those bastards!” Zhen Zeping cursed angrily.
“Xiliang’s internal politics are unstable now. If they wanted to fight, they wouldn’t come for peace talks!” Bai Qingyan thoughtfully said, “I fear Xiliang has some conspiracy! But I can’t figure out why they arranged for a group of skilled fighters in Jin clothing within Qiushan Pass. What do they want?”
Mr. Fang, sitting beside them, stroked his goatee. “Since they wore Jin clothing, it must relate to our Jin Kingdom!”
Zhang Duanrui gritted his teeth. “But what exactly did Xiliang plan with these people?”
Bai Qingyan shook her head. “General Shen wanted to capture one alive, but the Xiliang soldiers came too quickly, making it impossible to find out.”
“It can’t be that they sent those people to assassinate the Crown Prince, can it?” Shi Panshan raised his eyebrows. “Would Xiliang dare?”
The Crown Prince was already confused.
Qin Shangzhi also didn’t understand. Given Xiliang’s current internal chaos, peace talks were beneficial to them. Why would they pull such a stunt?
“Since we can’t figure out their intentions, we might as well take the initiative!” Qin Shangzhi slowly said.
