Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 62

Chapter 62: Chapter 62: Returning Hearts of the Masses_1

The Eldest Princess walked out, escorted by her daughters-in-law, stunned by the sight of flying sky lanterns.

The young Fifth Miss and Sixth Miss leaned against the Eldest Princess and pointed at the sky lanterns, asking, “Grandmother, what is that?!”

“Reporting to the Eldest Princess, Fifth Miss,” replied a maid in the courtyard with a smile, “those are sky lanterns released by the townspeople to pray for the Bai family army.”

The Eldest Princess felt a myriad of emotions well up inside her. She choked out, “The people of Dadu have not forgotten our Bai family army…”

Bai Qingyan and her three sisters saw the Eldest Princess standing under the corridor. They paid their respects and stood with the Eldest Princess, watching the sky lanterns.

As the sky lanterns began to disperse, and just when Bai Qingyan was about to help the Eldest Princess back indoors, Lu Ping hurried in with a maid from the Chuihua gate.

Seeing their masters in the courtyard, Lu Ping stepped forward and bowed. “Eldest Princess, ladies, and misses, news has arrived. The southern city gate has been opened, and a messenger with a command arrow on his back is rushing straight to the Imperial Palace on horseback!”

A command arrow on his back indicated a military report. Entering from the southern city gate meant it came from the southern borders. _{freewёbnoνel.com}

Not reporting upon entering the city gate and heading straight to the Imperial Palace was not a good omen.

Bai Qingyan felt a scalp-numbing chill, and the entire Duke of Zhen Mansion tensed up.

What was meant to come would always come.

She tightly gripped the Eldest Princess’s hand, turned to look at the stiff-backed Eldest Princess, and said, “Grandmother, you, Mother, and the aunts should prepare yourselves…”

As soon as Bai Qingyan finished speaking, a few aunts could no longer hold back their tears. The fifth aunt, heavily pregnant, clutched her handkerchief tightly, her legs weakening.

The Eldest Princess’s breathing faltered for a moment but then steadied. She firmly gripped the tiger head cane, straightened her spine, and said, “What is meant to come will always come. Let’s go! We will wait at the entrance!”

The Eldest Princess led the procession of Bai family women to the front of the Duke of Zhen Mansion.

Outside the mansion, a crowd of townsfolk with lanterns and umbrellas had already gathered. They had heard about the messenger with the command arrow who did not shout a report upon entering the city gate. Braving the snow, they had come to wait for news at the mansion’s entrance, whispering among themselves.

“Second Uncle! What brings you out in this cold weather…”

“I heard there’s a military report, and the messenger didn’t report upon entering the city gate, so I came here to wait for news. Why are you here?!”

“I also heard about the military report. I was afraid of bad news, so I came to wait and hear!”

“Just a coincidence! I also came because of the news. The messenger not reporting upon entering the city gate is not a good sign! Let’s hope nothing happens to the Duke and the men of the Bai Mansion!”

Suddenly, the red lacquered door of the Duke of Zhen Mansion, adorned with a row of majestic red lanterns, opened slowly. The Eldest Princess, along with the Bai family women, came out personally under the protection of the Bai Mansion guards to wait for news.

“Oh! The Duke’s door has opened!”

“The Duke’s family must be waiting for news too!”

“The tiger head cane! Isn’t that the Eldest Princess?!”

The crowd hastily knelt and bowed, “Eldest Princess…”