Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 991

Chapter 991: Chapter 987: Counterbalance

Some time ago... it seemed that the Eight Great Families suffered a heavy blow, but actually... the Eight Great Families were just retreating to advance, collaborating with this businessman Cui Fengnian to disrupt Xiliang.

After Xiliang descends into chaos, the Eight Great Families can logically pin the blame on the Empress of Xiliang, claiming that the Empress’s new policies brought more disaster to Xiliang, and thus... they can rightfully depose the Empress from the throne.

But who will the Eight Great Families support to ascend that throne?

King Yan, Li Zhijie?

Initially, it was King Yan, Li Zhijie, who supported the Empress of Xiliang’s ascension. Since Li Zhijie didn’t seize the opportunity to ascend back then, he won’t now.

Bai Jintong suddenly thought of someone: "Third Brother, the late emperor of Xiliang... had more than just one daughter, the Empress of Xiliang."

It’s said that since Li Tianfu was brought back from the Jin Kingdom to Xiliang by Li Zhijie, she has been well-behaved, staying in the palace, attending to the Empress Dowager and the Empress of Xiliang...

And someone who can make such a figure as the Empress of Xiliang lower her guard might only be this full-blooded sister. Li Tianfu can freely enter and exit the Empress’s study and can listen while the Empress discusses new policies with prominent ministers, then deliver the news to the Eight Great Families.

Although Xiliang is beset by external threats, for the Eight Great Families, the Empress of Xiliang’s new policies still heavily infringe on their aristocratic interests. The Eight Great Families oppose the Empress’s new policies and thus resort to such means to plunge Xiliang into chaos, seizing the chance to overthrow the Empress and seize power.

The Eight Great Families likely fear that the Rong will attack Xiliang and that Zhou is eyeing them covetously, so they probably plan to act before Li Zhijie returns to Yunjing after signing an alliance with Zhou.

Bai Qingqi and Bai Jintong exchanged looks and understood the key points. Bai Jintong calmly said: "Third Brother, we have to send a message back to the Eldest Young Lady!"

But now Bai Qingqi is pondering whether they can successfully involve the Yan Kingdom under such circumstances.

If they can’t take this opportunity to eliminate the Yan Kingdom, the biggest obstacle on Zhou’s path to unification, then when they turn back to tackle Yan after securing Xiliang and Zhou, the battle will be tough.

Bai Qingqi sat down, resting his elbow on the armrest, deep in thought: "This news must be somehow conveyed to the Empress of Xiliang!"

This news could aid in fomenting internal chaos in Xiliang.

Bai Jintong knew she couldn’t be the one to say this; if she did, the Empress of Xiliang might think she had ulterior motives. If the Empress of Xiliang directly revealed it was her who said it, it would offend the Eight Great Families as well.

"If only Li Zhijie were here, he could hint a little, and Li Zhijie would tell the Empress of Xiliang. The Empress values Li Zhijie’s words, but my words... she might not." Bai Jintong frowned.

Before leaving, Bai Qingyan told Bai Qingqi about this...

Bai Jintong frowned: "We hadn’t found anything out before. The day I got out of jail, when I knew that the Eldest Young Lady’s godbrother Xiao Ruohai was here, I entrusted Xiao Ruohai to investigate first. I thought if something came out of it, I would report to Third Brother, but now it seems letting Xiao Ruohai check the grain warehouses is more urgent, though we can’t slack on the Huying Camp matter either. I have a new idea, not sure if it’s appropriate, but I’d like Third Brother to hear it."

Bai Qingqi looked at Bai Jintong, his palms couldn’t help but tighten. The Huying Camp was founded by his father, and the people of Huying Camp were handpicked by them. The men of Huying Camp would rather die standing than live kneeling. He couldn’t believe there could be traitors among Huying Camp betraying their people for survival.

He nodded to Bai Jintong: "Go ahead..."

"While Xiao Ruohai is investigating the grain warehouses, have someone by your side check on the matters concerning the Huoyun Army, without fear of exposure. Since Third Brother is now holding the position of a Zhou envoy, Xiliang doesn’t dare risk offending Zhou at this moment. If someone by your side can uncover the Huoyun Army’s details before Xiao Ruohai finds the grain warehouses, that would be best!"

"If they can’t uncover it... when Third Brother, as a Zhou envoy, meets the Empress of Xiliang, he could inquire about the Huoyun Army’s trainers to see if they are former Bai family soldiers. Third Brother can trick the Empress of Xiliang, for she seeks an alliance with Zhou and would not dare to deny such people!" Bai Jintong’s eyes were firm, "Because currently, Xiliang lacks the capital to confront Zhou, the Empress of Xiliang cannot afford such a gamble..."

Bai Qingqi’s heart was moved; this could also conceal the fact that although he entered Yunjing quietly as the Zhou envoy, it allows the Empress of Zhou to believe... Bai Qingqi had just returned to Zhou and immediately went to Yunjing, primarily because of the Huoyun Army matter.

Bai Qingqi turned to look at his young sister’s clear eyes, feeling a wave of emotion; the young sister has truly grown...