Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 894 - 891: Art of the Emperor

Third Lady, Mrs. Li, wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "Indeed! This is a joyful occasion, sister-in-law... Stop crying! Let’s go home and talk!"

Seeing Bai Jinzhao and Shen Kunyang dismount, Fifth Lady Mrs. Qi also laughed softly and said, "Don’t let the children kneel any longer! Xiao Wu, hurry and help your mother and seventh brother up!"

Shen Kunyang clasped his hands, "Shen Kunyang greets all the ladies of the Bai family!"

"General Shen, you’ve worked hard, let’s go home! We’ll talk at home!" Mrs. Dong wiped her tears and said with a smile.

Shen Kunyang nodded with a smile, for the commanders of the Bai family’s army, returning to the Bai Mansion... was returning home.

"Mother, let’s go back and talk!" Bai Jinzhao went to help Mrs. Wang up, but couldn’t lift her, so Mrs. Dong hurriedly lifted her skirt and came down to lend a hand.

After helping Mrs. Wang up, Mrs. Dong went to help Bai Qingjue, who was still kneeling.

However, Bai Qingjue grabbed Mrs. Dong’s wrist, not rising but looking up with red eyes full of apology: "Dear aunt, Ah Jue apologizes for not being able... to protect fifth brother."

Hearing Bai Qingjue mention A Yu, Mrs. Dong’s eyes reddened again, her nose tingled, and tears almost fell. She gazed at Bai Qingjue with tenderness, gently patted his hand, helped him up, and said to him: "Your return is already a great blessing for our Bai family from the heavens!"

"Seventh brother, don’t say that. Eldest Sister has already ordered a proclamation to the four seas, inviting the surviving members of the Bai family and the Bai family’s army from the Southern border battle during the Xuanjia period to come back and witness the coronation ceremony. I believe... as long as there are members of the Bai family and the Bai family’s army alive, as you are, they will return upon hearing the proclamation!" Bai Jinzhao said.

Bai Qingjue, standing beside Mrs. Dong, nodded: "They will definitely return!"

Over the years, Bai Qingjue had found many members of the Bai family’s army who had been scattered back then.

"Fourth sister-in-law, look, Ah Jue has grown taller..." Mrs. Li walked beside Mrs. Wang, holding her and smiling at Bai Qingjue, "Your elder sister sent word that you were coming back, your mother took out the clothes made for you and Xiao..."

The word "seventeen" stuck in Mrs. Li’s throat. She smiled, her voice lowered significantly, and continued: "The clothes made for you were brought out. I initially thought they would fit, but now... it seems they won’t!"

Bai Qingjue, dressed in battle armor, stood tall and graceful, looking very striking. Unlike Shen Kunyang, who had become dark and thin from years of campaigning, Bai Qingjue was still the same Bai family’s seventh young master from when he left Dadu City—the one who captivated the hearts of the girls in the pavilion, dazzlingly talented and proud in demeanor, though now more restrained and composed than the spirited young man he once was.

Even after experiencing life and death and great upheavals, Bai Qingjue’s spirit remained unbroken, his vitality undiminished, having grown into a resilient and strong young man capable of upholding the Bai family’s reputation.

"Let’s go home!" Mrs. Wang grasped her son’s hand tightly in her sweaty palm, as if afraid she might lose him, "Let’s go home!"

"Let’s go home!" Mrs. Dong nodded with a smile.

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On May 21 in the early year of Yuanhe, King Liang took the deposed Crown Prince of the Jin Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty’s Eldest Princess hostage and fled into Luohong City. Bai Jinxiu and Ji Tingyu led the Bai family’s army to besiege Luohong City. King Liang used the deposed Crown Prince to coerce Qin Shangzhi, the official in charge of building the Guanghe Canal, gathering Luohong City’s soldiers and canal workers to resist the Bai family’s army.

On May 26 in the early year of Yuanhe, the Empress of Zhou decided to go to Luohong City personally before the coronation ceremony to rescue her grandmother, the Eldest Princess of the Jin Dynasty.

On May 27 in the early year of Yuanhe, the Ninth Prince of Yan Kingdom, Murong Yan and Prince Murong Ping, arrived in Yan.

Because of the secret will of the late Emperor Yan not to hold a funeral, Emperor Yan’s remains were quietly escorted back to Yan by the old eunuch Feng Yao and had been placed in the palace, claiming to the outside world that he was ill and avoiding visitors, with all governmental decrees transmitted by Prince Li.

Empress Yan stayed by the side of the ill Emperor Yan day and night, serving him closely. Except for his trusted aides, no one else was allowed near the Emperor’s bedchamber.

Feng Yao was a long-time servant by Empress Ji’s side and had served Emperor Yan from childhood. Having seen much of the royal court’s affairs, his mind was somewhat heavier with contemplation.

After escorting Emperor Yan’s remains back to Yan, Feng Yao did not inform Empress Yan and Prince Li of the decree to pass the throne to Murong Yan, only telling them, by Emperor Yan’s will, the imperial funeral was to be kept secret, and after the stability of Wei Kingdom was achieved, the death would be announced. In the interim, all state affairs were to be conducted by the Ninth Prince Murong Yan, and the imperial edict of succession held by him would be presented to Empress Yan upon his return to Yan.

However, the naturally weak Empress Yan fainted upon hearing of Emperor Yan’s passing.

Feng Yao settled Empress Yan in the Emperor’s bedchamber. When she regained consciousness, she instructed Feng Yao... the news of Emperor Yan’s passing must not reach the Crown Prince; being mediocre and susceptible to influence, he might leak the information.

Fortunately, Emperor Yan had always favored Prince Li, instructing Feng Yao to declare externally that the Emperor was gravely ill, with her caring for him in his bedchamber and all decrees being issued by Prince Li to maintain stability in Yan Kingdom’s court until the return of the Ninth Prince.

Empress Yan understood Emperor Yan’s ambitions and what Ninth Brother Murong Yan had sacrificed over the years for the nation and family, and she understood... like her husband, Murong Yan was raised beside Empress Ji from a young age, studying the Art of the Emperor, with ambitions to unite the world! ƒreewebɳovel.com

In terms of age, experience, and capability, Murong Yan was indeed more suitable than Emperor Yan’s children.

Empress Yan agreed with Emperor Yan.

Therefore, when Murong Yan arrived in Yan, he was immediately summoned by Empress Yan to the Emperor’s bedchamber.

In merely a month, Empress Yan had grown frail from excessive mourning for her late husband.

The feeble Empress Yan was propped up by Feng Yao, resting against the bedside, with streaks of white in her hair, staring at Xiao Rongyan, who stood before her in a frost-colored straight robe, an ink jade belt, and prohibited steps, managing to faintly perceive some of the countenance of Emperor Murong Yu from Murong Yan.

However, Murong Yu was renowned for looking very much like Empress Ji, with features so exquisite they could be deemed breathtakingly beautiful, earning the title of the most handsome man in the world.

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