Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 851

Chapter 851: Revised: Chapter 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.

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."

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...