Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 731 - 728: Giving Face_1

The Crown Prince had been troubled by governmental affairs for so long that he was joyous today at the birth of his son... He just wanted to visit his heir and then find the newly arrived Hongmei in the Crown Prince’s mansion to relax; he really did not want to strain his brain anymore.

"Your Highness, this matter is of great importance! Please move to the main hall, so this old man can report in detail!"

It was rare for the Crown Prince to see Old Master Fang so serious. He sighed, "Old Master Fang... today, I’m happy because my heir has been born. I don’t want to be bothered by state affairs. Allow me to enjoy this happiness today, and we’ll discuss these bothersome governmental matters tomorrow!"

Old Master Fang saluted deeply again, "This concerns the Princess of Zhen, not state affairs. I implore Your Highness to listen to this old man’s detailed report!"

Quan Yu’s forehead twitched; Old Master Fang was about to make trouble for the Princess of Zhen again.

"Old Master Fang..." The Crown Prince showed a look of impatience and closed his eyes in frustration. "Are you done yet? Why do you always have to trouble the Princess of Zhen? She’s so much younger than you! Why do you always pick on a child?!"

"Your Highness!" Old Master Fang simply lifted his hem and knelt, kowtowing to the Crown Prince. "Your Highness, this old man is not talking nonsense this time. Please move, everything was investigated together with Ren Shijie. We have both witnesses and evidence! Your Highness should see it first!"

The Crown Prince suppressed his anger and pointed at Old Master Fang, signaling Quan Yu to help him up. "Fine, I will listen to you one more time!"

Quan Yu frowned and stepped forward to support Old Master Fang, "Old Master Fang, you cannot blame His Highness for being angry. Look at what the Princess of Zhen has done for His Highness, getting wounded in the process. And, this time, she rushed to Dadu for His Highness’s reputation without regard for her own safety! Even as a bystander, I feel no one can match her loyalty. No offense... but even you never risked your life for His Highness!"

After helping Old Master Fang back up, Quan Yu stepped behind the Crown Prince and continued, "You didn’t see. When the Princess of Zhen saved His Highness, the arrow pierced her chest, and her clothes were covered in blood. His Highness will never forget that in his life, isn’t that right, Your Highness?"

The Crown Prince remembered that day on the long street when Bai Qingyan risked her life to save him. He clenched his fist and nodded, "Yes... no one else has ever risked their life for me like the Princess of Zhen!"

Seeing the Crown Prince’s wavering expression, Old Master Fang quickly said, "If it was this old man, I too would have risked my life to save Your Highness! It is my duty! It was this old man... who failed to protect Your Highness!"

"Alright, alright!" The Crown Prince waved his hand at Old Master Fang, "I know you are loyal! So is the Princess of Zhen! You are both important to me. What I hope most... is that you get along!"

"That is why Your Highness must move to the study room to listen to this old man’s report. If there are any misunderstandings, we can resolve them early... So this old man won’t misunderstand the Princess of Zhen anymore!" Old Master Fang’s eyes turned red. "And this old man has no ill feelings towards the Princess of Zhen, but when it concerns Your Highness, how can this old man not be cautious?"

Looking at Old Master Fang, the Crown Prince sighed, "Let’s go! To the main hall!"

Quan Yu clenched his palm and quickly followed the Crown Prince.

As he stepped over the threshold, he saw the nanny next to the Crown Princess Consort standing in the distant corridor with a lantern, apparently waiting for him.

The Crown Prince instructed Quan Yu, "Go ask if the Crown Princess Consort is still waiting for me. If she is, tell her to rest early; I will join her shortly!" freewebnøvel.coɱ

Quan Yu responded and quickly ran to the nanny to inquire, "Nanny, are you waiting here because the Crown Princess Consort is waiting for His Highness?"

"Yes, the Crown Princess Consort is still waiting for His Highness!"

"His Highness is still busy with state affairs. Please tell the Crown Princess Consort to rest early. His Highness will join her after dealing with the affairs!" Quan Yu said with a smile to the nanny. "The Crown Princess Consort has just given birth and is very weak. His Highness specifically instructed that she should not wait for him. Instead, please take good care of the Crown Princess Consort and let her rest to avoid making His Highness worry if he finds her awake when he returns."

Hearing this, the nanny smiled broadly, "Alright! This old servant will take good care of the Crown Princess Consort! By the way... there is one more thing. Today, Mrs. Qin, the second sister of the Princess of Zhen, came personally to the Crown Prince’s mansion, saying that the Princess of Zhen isn’t feeling well and asked His Highness to send an Imperial Physician to check on her!"

Quan Yu’s expression froze instantly, but the nanny just frowned and continued her complaints. "Look at that Princess of Zhen, she’s simply too spoiled! Who’s more important, our Crown Princess Consort and the imperial grandchild, or her? She doesn’t even know her place... daring to compete with the Crown Princess Consort for an Imperial Physician! Our Crown Princess Consort is too kind-hearted, even sent an Imperial Physician and our mansion’s nanny to check on her! In my opinion... even if the Crown Princess Consort were not still recovering, it would be outrageous for her to compete with the Crown Princess Consort for the physician. Giving her the Imperial Physician is already too much!"

Quan Yu raised his eyes, his gaze fierce as if he wanted to eat someone. Seeing the nanny still rambling, he suppressed his anger and formally saluted to her, "His Highness asked me to inform you. I must return now to serve him. We will talk another time!"

With that, Quan Yu hurriedly ran towards the main hall.

The close-nanny to the Crown Princess Consort laughed, watching Quan Yu’s retreating figure.

That Quan Yu had served the Crown Prince from a young age as a personal eunuch, so he would surely report this to the Crown Prince, letting him know what a spoiled person Bai Qingyan was.

The nanny turned to the maid behind her and said, "Let’s go back! The Crown Prince cares about the Crown Princess Consort. We must serve her well."

"Yes."

The maid who followed behind the nanny answered timidly.

The little maid had quick thoughts as well. Today, Mrs. Qin Bai Jinxiu came crying and kneeling, saying that the Princess of Zhen was in bad condition and begged for an Imperial Physician to check on her. However, from the nanny’s mouth, it had become simply feeling unwell; it seemed that the Princess of Zhen had indeed won the Crown Prince’s heart. The Crown Princess Consort was also wary of her.

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Bai Jinxiu, taking the nanny, maid, and Imperial Physician from beside the Crown Princess Consort, approached the Princess of Zhen’s residence. She lifted the carriage curtain and gave a look to the accompanying guard, who understood the signal and went ahead to report to the Princess of Zhen.

Bai Qingyan was seated by a small table near the window with a teacup, sipping tea. Several servants stood beside her, awaiting her command.

As soon as Bai Jinxiu returned with the message, Bai Qingyan put down her teacup and said to the maid Zhenguang beside her, "Zhenguang, take several guards and invite that person to the front yard. You are most familiar with the paths in our mansion. I want you to lead that person around Qinghui Courtyard without repeating any routes. When you encounter the patrolling guards and they signal you, then and only then bring the person in!"