Chapter 933 - 930: Remove the Firewood from Under the Pot
"Hey!" Chun Tao swiftly got up and went outside to stand guard.
Qin Lang and Bai Jinxiu knelt on the mats, speaking urgently: "That day, I accompanied my mother-in-law to offer incense and pray for the safety of the Bai family. While she was reciting scriptures, having nothing else to do, I took Wang Geer for a stroll in the back mountain and saw King of Baishui dressed as a commoner... I was about to go over and greet him when I spotted Li Zhijie..."
Just as Qin Lang finished speaking, Bai Jinse, lying next to Bai Qingyan, suddenly kicked in her sleep...
Bai Qingyan reached out to pat Bai Jinse’s shoulder and covered her with a blanket.
She moved her body to shield Bai Jinse from the glaring candlelight, lowered her eyes, and thought of what Prime Minister Lu said today... about Li Zhijie running around Dadu City giving gifts ever since his arrival.
Qin Lang glanced at Bai Jinse and lowered his voice further: "I feared Wang Geer might alarm the two and cause trouble, so I took him away. While accompanying my mother-in-law down the mountain... I overheard a woodcutter in a teahouse saying he originally went up the mountain to chop wood but was so frightened by a large number of soldiers that he hurriedly fled without cutting any! So, after returning, I wrote a letter and sent it to Shuoyang, thinking... that the Eldest Young Lady and Jinxiu already knew. Unexpectedly, when I mentioned it earlier, I found out the news hadn’t been delivered."
"It was I who intercepted the message!" Bai Qingjue looked at Qin Lang, speaking softly, "When I received the letter, Dadu City was still in chaos. Second Sister led troops to rescue Grandmother, Eldest Sister was handling the disturbances in Dadu City, and from my calculations, King of Baishui’s army was no more than ten thousand. I believed I could manage it."
"As for King Yan..." Bai Qingjue’s eyes were indifferent, his tone turning cold, "What waves can he possibly create on Zhou’s territory?"
A Yun’s leg was broken by this Xiliang King Yan. This... Bai Qingjue had not forgotten that Li Zhijie’s leg was only temporarily in his keeping. Bai Qingjue would someday take it all back with interest openly.
"Since Ah Jue is prepared, King of Tianshui is not a concern anymore." Bai Jinxiu said, turning to look at Bai Qingyan, "Eldest Sister, now that you’re back in Dadu City, how do we handle the deposed Crown Prince of Jin?"