Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1298

Capítulo 1298: Chapter 1293: Suffering in Silence

“Sister-in-law…” Xiao Rongyan still maintained his indifferent and calm demeanor as he looked at Empress Dowager Yan, asking, “Sister-in-law, now that A Yan and the Emperor of Zhou have reached this point, aren’t you afraid that A Yan might go to Zhou and perhaps never return…”

“That won’t happen!” Empress Dowager Yan tried her best to convince Xiao Rongyan, but her expression and tone revealed anxiety and weren’t very convincing, “You are the father of her two children; she will never take your life no matter what! Besides, you’re going under the guise of the Ninth Prince of Yan, and you once led troops to rescue her at Jiangzi City! Even disregarding personal feelings, the court officials of Zhou would not let her kill you and cast a shadow over the entire kingdom with a reputation of ingratitude! Sister-in-law has thought about all this; I’m not sending you to your death without reason, you’re also my kin, my brother!”

“Sister-in-law… My children and I are not of such importance in the Emperor of Zhou’s mind; otherwise she wouldn’t have…” Xiao Rongyan hesitated, then gazed steadily into his sister-in-law’s hopeful eyes, with a sinking heart, he whispered, “Since sister-in-law has made up her mind, I’ll make this trip. But before I leave, I must arrange everything. Should the worst happen and I fail to persuade the Emperor of Zhou to accept the gamble based on national policy between Yan and Zhou, A Yan… If I meet my end in Zhou, Yan must be ready for battle with Zhou!”

Empress Dowager Yan felt her heart leap to her throat, fearing she had guessed wrong and Xiao Rongyan and Bai Qingyan were truly at odds, afraid Bai Qingyan might really kill Xiao Rongyan.

“A Yan, even if there is no longer affection between you and the Emperor of Zhou, you are the Ninth Prince of Yan… You have once led troops to save her, out of morality she certainly wouldn’t harm you, believe in your sister-in-law!” Empress Dowager Yan might be persuading herself or convincing Xiao Rongyan.

Seeing Xiao Rongyan’s expression, Empress Dowager Yan worried that she was demanding too much of him regarding going to Zhou and feeling she might be chilling his heart, she quickly said before Xiao Rongyan could speak, “Isn’t it said that the Bai family values morality the most! Even if sister-in-law wanted to protect Yan, she absolutely wouldn’t knowingly send you into danger! Believe in sister-in-law! She just thinks such an important matter can’t be entrusted to outsiders, that’s all!”

“Sister-in-law, since you say… the Emperor of Zhou values morality the most, then can’t we in Yan Court dispatch a capable person to catch up with Wang Hanbing and join him on the diplomatic mission to Zhou, to persuade the Emperor of Zhou through morality?”

Xiao Rongyan seemed disappointed with Empress Dowager Yan, gently removing her tightly holding hand from his arm, “Sister-in-law says she doesn’t trust outsiders, but really… wants me to go on the diplomatic mission to Zhou; even if I can’t use my past relationship with the Emperor of Zhou, at least let the Emperor of Zhou consider the fact that the Ninth Prince of Yan once led troops to rescue her in Jiangzi City, and agree to Ah Li’s… proposal to merge both nations through a political gamble, isn’t that so?”

Empress Dowager Yan knew Xiao Rongyan was wise; she couldn’t hide her true intentions from him.

She didn’t want to justify herself any longer, only looked up at Xiao Rongyan hopefully, “A Yan, sister-in-law is doing all this for Yan!”

“Alright, it’s for Yan that I’ll make this journey! But sister-in-law… The mistake you made this time is too great; to quell the court officials’ dissatisfaction with Ah Li, you can no longer assist in governance. If sister-in-law has no objections, then tomorrow, during court, feign illness and retire from politics for recuperation.” Xiao Rongyan said, then turned to walk out of the main hall, “In three days, I’ll arrange the defense of Yan before departing…”

“A Yan!” Empress Dowager Yan tearfully called out to Xiao Rongyan, saw him leaving without turning back, chased after him for two steps, then stopped and tightly grasped the hem of her robe with both hands, “A Yan, don’t hate sister-in-law, sister-in-law is doing this for Yan!”

Yue Shi saw his master leave, quickly paid respects to Empress Dowager Yan, and hurried to catch up.

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