Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 259

Chapter 259: Chapter 257: Standing Tall_1

Chapter 259: Chapter 257: Standing Tall_1

The sound of horse hooves in the morning drew closer and closer. Mrs. Dong’s eyes filled with tears, blurring her view of her daughter’s valiant figure.

“It’s good to be back! It’s good to be back!” Mrs. Li, the third lady, watched her daughter trailing behind Bai Qingyan. She laughed and cried, pressing a handkerchief to her chest. She turned to her sisters-in-law and said, “Finally, they are back! I can finally rest my heart!”

The Bai family’s fifth, sixth, and seventh young ladies ran down the steps, waving with tears in their eyes at Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi in the distance. They shouted without any lady-like decorum, “Eldest Young Lady!” “Fourth Sister!”

As they drew closer to the Bai Mansion, the emotions churning in Bai Qingyan’s heart grew more bittersweet.

She had never felt such an overwhelming longing to return home.

Seeing her three sisters waving nonstop, and the beaming Lu Ping, Bai Qingyan hastily pulled on the reins, swiftly dismounted from the horse.

Bai Jinzhi followed suit, dismounting and looking at their mother, who was covering her mouth and weeping yet had a hint of a smile in her eyes. She choked out, “Mother…”

Lu Ping hurried forward to take Bai Qingyan’s horse, her eyes red. “Young Mistress! It’s good to see you back safe and sound!”

Bai Qingyan nodded, handed the red tassel spear to Lu Ping, and led Bai Jinzhi to the gate. They kneeled solemnly and bowed deeply to the women of the Bai family standing at the entrance.

With red-rimmed eyes, she looked up and said, “Mother, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt, Fifth Aunt! Bai Qingyan has upheld the Bai family’s honor, successfully won the battle in the southern frontier, and brought Fourth Sister back safely!”

“Bai Jinzhi, the fourth daughter of the Bai family, has also returned safely!” Bai Jinzhi was also teary-eyed.

Mrs. Dong, looking at her daughter shining brilliantly in the morning light, let her tears flow freely, “Good! Good!”

She wondered if her husband, Bai Qishan, could see that today, their daughter returned victorious, just as he had once done!

Did her husband see that their daughter protected the people of the frontier that he had fought so hard to defend?

Was her husband proud of their daughter?

Kneeling before the main gate of the Bai Mansion, Bai Qingyan looked at Mrs. Dong and began choking up, “Mother, Kid brought back Father, but because the war is still ongoing, I buried him at Tianmen Pass, the place he spent his life defending!”

Mrs. Dong could no longer hold back her tears. She bit her lip and cried out, nodding vigorously.

The southern frontier was indeed the place Bai Qishan had spent his life defending.

There was already a cenotaph for Bai Qishan in Dadu City. She believed that rather than bringing her husband’s remains back, before the Bai family’s multi-generational wish for a unified world was fulfilled, he would prefer to stay at Tianmen Pass, guarding the frontier people.

“Who says our Bai family has no place in Dadu City from now on? Even if the men of the Bai family are gone, the women still remain!” Mrs. Qi, the fifth lady, looked at Bai Qingyan with tears in her eyes and a smile. She tightly clutched her handkerchief, her voice rising. “Our Bai family still stands tall!”

Bai Jinxiu, who had been standing beside Mrs. Liu, couldn’t hold back any longer. She ran down the high steps, knelt, and hugged Bai Qingyan tightly. “Eldest Young Lady!”

Qin Lang saw Bai Qingyan in her military attire and couldn’t help but remember the scene when he had sent her off to battle in the past. The daughters of the Bai family, each one of them, held their heads high.

Though the sons of the Bai family were no longer there, Bai Qingyan remained… She could still uphold the honor of the Bai family.

Though Bai Qingyan’s heart was noble and her spirit unyielding, she was not a suitable match for him.

Qin Lang’s gaze fell on Bai Jinxiu. How fortunate he was to marry a woman like her. He should cherish her.

During the time Bai Qingyan had been in the southern frontier, Bai Jinxiu had worried endlessly. Now, seeing her eldest sister return safely, she could no longer hold back her tears. “Eldest Young Lady, were you injured?!”