Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1238

Chapter 1238: Chapter 1233: Defying the Imperial Edict

She rose from a powerless daughter of the previous dynasty to the position of the Emperor of Zhou today, for the sake of... protecting every member of the Bai family and ensuring the Bai family army would no longer suffer frame-ups and betrayal.

If this matter is related to Empress Dowager Yan, she will not let it go easily!

If anything happens to A Yu and Xiao Qi, she will surely flay Empress Dowager Yan alive, pulling out her tendons, and destroy the nation to vent her anger.

Mrs. Dong clenched her molars tightly, wanting her daughter not to worry about military affairs for now, but her daughter was not just her daughter; she was also the Emperor of Zhou and the Eldest Young Lady of her younger siblings.

With her son and youngest daughter missing, and now her eldest daughter enduring the perils of childbirth, Mrs. Dong’s heart truly ached like a knife being twisted, unsure of what to do.

Wei Zhong responded promptly and left in haste.

A wave of intense pain struck, and Bai Qingyan clutched the mattress beneath her with force, the veins on the back of her hand bulging and pulsing, her mind blanking out intermittently, her whole body trembling, as she shouted loudly, "Where is Xingchen!"

The Hidden Guard Xingchen, upon hearing Bai Qingyan call for her, appeared suddenly with a flicker of candlelight in the room, kneeling outside the screen.

"Take someone and go to Xiliang now, make sure... to find the Fifth Young Master and Seventh Young Lady! No matter what method you have to use, bring them back to me! At any cost!" Bai Qingyan’s voice was almost sharp from the pain in her last words.

"I accept the order!" Xingchen disappeared from the hall immediately.

"Alright! Alright! Kid..." Mrs. Dong’s tears were falling pattering down, yet her voice was steady, "Alright! Give birth to the child first, let’s get through the urgent trouble before us!"

Mrs. Dong wiped the sweat for her daughter and asked the delivery nanny, "Where is the herbal medicine!"

"Uh..."

The intense pain struck again, Bai Qingyan clutched the brocade tightly, and Mrs. Dong heard the sound of fabric tearing.

The delivery nanny glanced, then said loudly, "Your Majesty can exert more strength! Your Majesty... when this old servant asks you to use strength in a while, please follow through with that force, and push downwards in the direction of your belly!"

Bai Qingyan nodded, taking a deep breath, her breathing disordered beyond control, her long hair all sticking to her body drenched in sweat.

The pain swept over again, and besides the sharp ringing in her ears, there was the voice of the delivery nanny urging her to exert strength. Bai Qingyan gripped the edge of the wooden bed tightly, gritting her teeth, pushing downwards...

Fourth Madam Mrs. Wang was overly worried, she simply returned to her bedchamber, kneeling incessantly before the Buddha shrine.

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Qi were pacing around anxiously outside the birthing room, comforting each other, saying that the first child takes longer for women to bear.

Thinking of his nephew suffering outside, Dong Qingping was filled with unknown grievances. He has not even formally met his newly recovered nephew, and now he is told... his nephew’s life is unknown!

"I even suspect, it was the Yan army intentionally leaking information!" Dong Qingping’s voice grew more agitated, "After all, after Xiliang is pacified, to unify the world, there has to be a life-or-death battle between Zhou and Yan Kingdom. Yan Kingdom wants to stab us in Zhou when we are unprepared, still trusting the treaty! Can’t Minister Shen see that?!"

"Minister Dong, please do not get agitated!" Shen Jingzhong knew Dong Qingping was grieving, and spoke in unusually gentle tones, "I, Shen Jingzhong, have also come from a military background, with the blood and spirit of a soldier! Yet things haven’t been fully clarified; even if we ascertain Yan Kingdom’s guilt, we need to have evidence to make it legitimate to send troops!"

Dong Qingping’s throat rolled: "Evidence is needed? The military report from the Third Young Master is not clear enough? Could it be that the Bai family harms A Yu and Seventh Young Lady themselves?!"

"The military report from the Third Young Master only contains speculations!" Shen Jingzhong softly comforted, "Now that Her Majesty is furious and in the midst of giving birth, her thoughts are chaotic. My suggestion isn’t to avoid war; we can let General Fu deploy Anping Camp’s troops to Xiliang, exterminating Xiliang is justified! But... regarding stationing troops at Yan Kingdom’s border, let Eunuch Wei report back to Her Majesty to delay a bit. After Her Majesty gives birth, if she still insists, we can proceed without delay."

Commandant Lu hasn’t seen Bai Qingyan in person and doesn’t know if Bai Qingyan is acting impulsively or truly intends to go to war with Yan Kingdom.

Wei Zhong observed and spoke softly, "The three lords are the pillars of the court; this old servant knows the three lords’ loyalty to Zhou. But... knowing what kind of person Her Majesty is, Commandant Lu and Minister Shen should understand. Back when news came that the sons of the Bai family were all buried in the southern frontier, did Her Majesty ever falter? Minister Shen, suggesting this old servant to convey delay to Her Majesty, I shall not. Her Majesty is currently in childbirth, one step away from the ghost gate; this old servant has delivered Her Majesty’s orders. As for whether the three lords wish to defy them, that is the three lords’ business, this old servant bids farewell!"

Wei Zhong hinted as much, nodded toward the three lords, and turned to leave.

Shen Jingzhong’s lips parted slightly as he watched Wei Zhong’s back, his fists clenched tightly at his sides, recalling the moment when the tragic news of the Bai family’s demise came to Dadu City, Her Majesty must have been even more grief-stricken then than now, yet her actions, seemingly reckless, were always perfectly calculated.