Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress

Doctor Hong was equally surprised. He knew that this Mr. Xiao was not simple, and even knew that this Mr. Xiao had close ties with Yan, even guessing that Xiao Rongyan was a Yan spy sent to Wei...

But he never expected that he was Murong Yu's brother, that he was... the ruthless Ninth Prince of Yan.

The lights flickered slightly in the side hall. Mrs. Dong sat next to Bai Qingyan, looking at Murong Yan, who was sincerely asking her to fulfill his request, and asked with anger, "How do you want me to fulfill it? Let Kid... marry you with Zhou? Or... you leave Yan and stay with my Kid?"

Murong Yan was silent for a long time. Instead, Mrs. Dong said first, "You say you won't marry anyone but Kid, yet... the young ruler of Yan ascends the throne, you are the Regent Prince of Yan, asking you to leave Yan to be with my Kid, abandoning your nephew, can you do it?"

"Kid is now the Empress of Zhou, with the ambition to strengthen the people of Zhou, she cannot abandon Zhou. Tell me... with such identities as yours, how can Zhou and Yan's current situation come together?" Mrs. Dong's heart ached.

If her brother were still around, Murong Yan would surely choose to stay by Bai Qingyan's side for Bai Qingyan and the child in her womb...

But Ah Li is still young. He has to support Ah Li forward until Yan is unified, fulfilling his mother and brother's wishes.

Yet now he cannot let go of the pregnant Bai Qingyan.

"Yan..." Murong Yan's throat rolled. His feelings for Bai Qingyan were true; it was true that he would not marry anyone but Bai Qingyan in this life, and it was true that he wanted to be with Bai Qingyan, but with such identities now... in the current situation, how can he satisfy both?

The Bai Qingyan he admires is not an ordinary woman; her ambitions and aspirations are not less than those of men...

Ah Li is young, Yan cannot do without him!

But Kid is pregnant, and as her husband and the child's father, he cannot be with Kid and the child. How can that be?!

Not to mention, Kid's body is already weak...

"Kid's body has always been frail; not to mention this body hasn't recovered well, working hard every day, not suitable for pregnancy, but you..." Mrs. Dong pursed her lips, not wanting to speak about complaints that would not help matters, the most important now is how to solve this issue, "It's rumored outside that you and Kid have a marriage contract. Kid didn't deny it at the national banquet, so... you marry Kid under the name of Xiao Rongyan, then return to your Yan. Whether Kid's child can be born or not, it has nothing to do with you, Murong Yan. It belongs to our Bai family!"

As the Empress of Zhou has newly ascended the throne, the system of the harem has not been established. At this time, the harem system can refer to Xiliang, where the imperial husband does not easily appear except during major festivals.

"It's just that since you, Xiao Rongyan, have become the royal husband of Zhou, you can no longer travel around under the name of Xiao Rongyan, deceiving others. Xiao Rongyan must completely disappear from this world!" Mrs. Dong was still angry, so her words were naturally unpleasant, "In this way, it can be considered a compromise."

Once the position of the royal husband is settled, the court officials will not try to send portraits of young talents to Kid, forcing her to choose a royal husband. This would deal with those overly enthusiastic court officials... such as Mrs. Dong's brother, Dong Qingping, making it much easier for Kid.

But Xiao Rongyan was not concerned about identity or the child's belonging, Xiao Rongyan was more concerned about Bai Qingyan's health condition. He had already said that he sought a wife, not a child. He feared Bai Qingyan's body could not withstand it.

Doctor Hong's fists were clenched tightly. Thinking of Bai Qingyan's pulse, his heart was in turmoil. If, according to Doctor Hong... this child came at an inopportune time, it shouldn't be kept. As the child grows, Bai Qingyan's depletion will also become greater. If she were a healthy woman, it naturally wouldn't be an issue, but Bai Qingyan's body...

Mrs. Dong, with tears in her eyes, gritted her teeth looking at Xiao Rongyan. From the corner of her eye, she saw Bai Qingyan move as if she was about to wake up, quickly wiped her tears with a handkerchief, turned to look at Bai Qingyan, tucked her quilt, seeing her daughter's eyelids tremble as if about to wake, Mrs. Dong held back her tears, the corners of her lips lifted into a slight smile, her gaze full of affection as she touched Bai Qingyan's little face and head.

Bai Qingyan slowly opened her eyes, her blurry vision gradually becoming clear. She first saw the candle flickering in the glass dome on the high stand, then heard her mother softly calling her name, only then did she see her mother's reddened eyes gently stroking her cheek in front of her.

Hearing Bai Qingyan awaken, Xiao Rongyan wanted to step forward but seeing Mrs. Dong's expression, Xiao Rongyan breathed a sigh of relief and knelt in place without moving.

She raised her hand... gently placed her palm over her mother's hand, her childlike face nestled against her mother's palm, and called softly, "Mother..."

"Yes! Mother is here!" Mrs. Dong responded softly, suppressing a choke in her voice, "You almost scared Mother and the aunts to death! We told you to rest well, but you wouldn't listen. Can you handle all the national affairs by yourself?!"

Not wanting to worry Mrs. Dong, Bai Qingyan downplayed the incident, not telling Mrs. Dong about the discomfort before she lost consciousness, only saying, "I'm sorry I worried you, Mother. I took a nap, and I feel much better now. Don't worry, Mother."

Doctor Hong also stepped forward, sitting on the footstool from just now, taking Bai Qingyan's pulse, his eyebrows tightly furrowed.

From the corner of her eye, Bai Qingyan saw Xiao Rongyan kneeling beside her, feeling puzzled, and at the same time... she understood that her mother might already know about Xiao Rongyan's identity as the Ninth Prince of Yan.

Originally, Bai Qingyan intended to find an opportunity to tell her mother about this matter, but with the founding of Zhou and its numerous national affairs, Bai Qingyan had no time to speak with her mother.

"The pulse is temporarily stable..." Doctor Hong looked up at Bai Qingyan, swallowing the rest of his words, stood up, and walked to the side, seemingly unwilling to say more.

"Doctor Hong, don't be angry. I will surely pay attention to resting from now on." Bai Qingyan propped up her body, and Mrs. Dong quickly placed a concealed pillow behind Bai Qingyan's back.

She glanced at Xiao Rongyan, knowing in her heart that her mother probably already knew and held Mrs. Dong's hand, asking, "Mother, why let Yan kneel?"

"Kid, are you feeling better?" Xiao Rongyan asked softly but did not dare to step forward due to Mrs. Dong, kneeling honestly.

Hearing Bai Qingyan call Murong Yan "Yan," Mrs. Dong almost couldn't restrain herself out of anger, controlling her emotions, she asked her, "Do you know you're pregnant?"

Bai Qingyan looked stunned.

Doctor Hong cleared his throat and said, "It's indeed a pregnancy, though it's still early, this happy pulse... I'm not mistaken."

Bai Qingyan never thought she could have a child in this lifetime. When she was injured back then, even Doctor Hong said it was lucky to have survived, and when it came to offspring, it seemed the fates were thin.