Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 851: Revised - 848: Expedient Measure

"Your Highness, do not think of things so terribly..." Ren Shijie did not know how to comfort the Crown Prince, his voice dry and powerless.

"Father now wholeheartedly seeks alchemy, to attain immortality, sons... mean nothing to him. Father... doesn’t want me as his son anymore."

Ren Shijie’s lips trembled, but he ultimately said nothing.

The Crown Prince of Jin Kingdom, upon hearing these news, was concerned not about King Liang’s actions possibly causing civil rebellion and turmoil in Jin, but rather that the Emperor didn’t want him as his son anymore.

Such a Crown Prince, such an Imperial Clan...

Ren Shijie thought, if the world were to fall into the hands of such cowards from the Jin Imperial Family, it would be a farce.

"Mr. Ren, you may leave! I know you wish to comfort me..." the Crown Prince’s voice held a touch of sadness, "but I wish to be alone for a while."

He believed that the most loyal Old Fang had abandoned him at the most critical moment, even betrayed him!

He believed that his best father had also abandoned him at the most critical moment.

The Crown Prince had never felt so despondent...

But the Crown Prince was indeed mistaken about Old Fang, who was currently being tortured beyond recognition in the dungeon. No matter how others interrogated him about the Crown Prince’s whereabouts, he would claim ignorance, and even if he knew, he would not reveal.

Ren Shijie exited the room, carefully closing the door behind him, pondering that King Liang had begun searching for the Crown Prince and Bai Jinxiu in Dadu City, suspecting that the Crown Prince had not escaped the city. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Ren Shijie still had to find a way to contact Bai Jinxiu, to protect the Crown Prince’s life...

At this moment, the Bai family surely wanted to protect the Crown Prince. After all, the Princess of Zhen had already pledged allegiance to him. If the Crown Prince dies... and King Liang, who holds a grudge against the Bai family, ascends the throne, the Bai family would face troubled prospects.

Ren Shijie dared not delay, immediately sent someone to contact Bai Jinxiu.

Upon hearing the news of the Crown Prince’s despair, Bai Jinxiu hesitated briefly, then sent someone to inform Bai Qingyan that she decided to attack Dadu City with the Yuanping army nine days later, on May 3, to buy time, and requested the Eldest Young Lady to return swiftly.

Then she summoned the only remaining two Hidden Guards, carrying the Emperor’s handwritten Imperial Edict, changed her clothes, and exited through the back door of the rouge shop, heading directly to the courtyard where Ren Shijie had hidden the Crown Prince.

Seeing the red-eyed and forcibly spirited Crown Prince, Bai Jinxiu took out the Emperor’s Imperial Edict and handed it to him, saying: "Your Highness... the Emperor’s handwritten edict, the Emperor is still waiting for Your Highness to lead the rescue! Your Highness mustn’t be so dispirited and waste the Emperor’s implicit expectations."

With that, Bai Jinxiu kneeled on one knee and presented the Imperial Edict to the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince was stunned upon seeing the edict, wiped his face, and stood up with the chair armrest support, walked to Bai Jinxiu, took the edict, and quickly unfolded to read.

Seeing it was the Emperor’s handwritten edict, commanding him to immediately take the edict out of the city to mobilize troops, the Crown Prince had not yet checked the date when Bai Jinxiu spoke...

"The edict was delivered by Xie Yuchang a long time ago. Initially, for caution, I did not know Mr. Ren and the Crown Prince’s exact hiding place, thus... could not timely hand over the edict to Your Highness. But Jinxiu guessed the Emperor must have thought the Crown Prince already out of the city to mobilize reinforcements, hence pretended to hand over state affairs to King Liang! That in Your Highness’s hand is indeed the Emperor’s handwritten edict!"

The Crown Prince gently stroked the imperial seal and handwriting on the edict, unaware of the tears already streaming down his face. He laughed and looked up at Bai Jinxiu: "Father didn’t abandon me! Father just made a temporary compromise... pretended to hand over state affairs to King Liang! I knew it! I knew it! How could a proud person like Father tolerate that scoundrel King Liang debasing him!"

"But..." the Crown Prince suddenly gripped the edict tightly, "But how can I go out now? How can I take the edict and mobilize troops?"

"Your Highness, do not panic. King Liang ordered an attack on the Imperial Palace this morning, indicating... the Eldest Young Lady is returning soon; otherwise, King Liang would not be so anxious!" Bai Jinxiu calmly explained to the Crown Prince, "I guess... King Liang has ordered the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Works to construct the ninefold platform within ten days, and decreeing one thousand boys and girls from each region to be sent to Dadu City within ten days. It should be the Emperor negotiating time with King Liang, ten days later... King Liang might ascend the throne!"

"But returning from Daliang to Dadu City will take too long..." the Crown Prince choked, feeling fearful, "What if the Princess of Zhen doesn’t make it back within ten days?"

"I also have this concern. After all, returning alone won’t work; she must bring troops! But proceeding with the army, the march time is uncontrollable, yet the Eldest Young Lady will surely give her utmost effort." Bai Jinxiu nodded, "So, we must also strive for more time for her return!"

The Crown Prince rolled up the edict and held it tightly, looking at Bai Jinxiu as if seeing his backbone: "Then what should I do, please advise, Mrs. Qin."

"Next, Your Highness needs to wait calmly for a few days! I will quickly organize the imperial guards at the Dadu City gates, once everything is arranged, I will try to first send Your Highness out of Dadu City. Then... we will head directly to the Yuanping Camp, mobilize the Yuanping army, return to Dadu City for rescue, and buy time for the Eldest Young Lady and General Liu to return with troops!"

The Crown Prince nodded: "Thank you, Mrs. Qin!"

"Please, Your Highness, be patient for a few days; Jinxiu will certainly arrange for Your Highness’s departure soon!" Bai Jinxiu bowed to the Crown Prince and was about to leave, but the Crown Prince stopped her.

"I have one more request for Mrs. Qin!" The Crown Prince solemnly saluted Bai Jinxiu.

Bai Jinxiu quickly stepped aside to avoid the Crown Prince’s salute, respectfully clasping her fists towards him: "Your Highness, whatever the command is!"

"Once Mrs. Qin has arranged the departure, can you... please send the Crown Princess Consort and Little Prince out of the city first, along with... Hongmei as well, dispatch them first to settle down. We will head to Yuanping subsequently; otherwise, leaving them in Dadu City, if found by King Liang, they could be in danger!" the Crown Prince said.

Sending the Crown Princess Consort and Little Prince would be no problem, but Hongmei...

Bai Jinxiu voiced her doubts to the Crown Prince: "Your Highness, sending the Crown Princess Consort and Little Prince is my duty, but... Hongmei, I suspect, may belong to Fan Yuhuai or King Liang!"

"Impossible!" The Crown Prince’s brows held a faint smile, "Hongmei’s background... I have thoroughly investigated, please do not dislike Hongmei’s origins, I... quite like Hongmei."

Bai Jinxiu’s brows furrowed tightly but still agreed respectfully and stepped out.

Ren Shijie escorted Bai Jinxiu out, glancing back at the Crown Prince inside the room...

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