Chapter 228
Chapter 228: The Whole Story
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Ming Lu asked in a careful manner, “Then . . . Master, after doing so much, are we giving up on them?”
Pei Rumo’s eyes were still staring into the distance but the corners of his mouth curled upwards . “Give up? How can we possibly give up? Wait and see . If Ying Lan’s side doesn’t work, we can work on the other side . ”
Ming Lu looked at the profound smile on his master’s face and felt that there was something wrong . “Other side? Which other side is related to the Palace of Brilliance Resurgence?”
“Our Divine Physician Bai had been walking rather closely with them . Of course the other side refers to the general’s residence . ” Pei Rumo went back to dealing with the imperial notices .
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The First Prince’s residence might have regained its calm, but the Remote Paddy Inn was extremely lively .
Guan Yue and Meng Luoping had been waiting for Ying Lan’s return at Remote Paddy Inn . After waiting for a long time, they were all feeling somewhat nervous . Guan Yue might be a composed individual, but he heard stories about Pei Rumo . He wasn’t able to sit still anymore and was preparing to visit the First Prince’s residence to ask for Ying Lan’s release . If they weren’t going to release Ying Lan, he was prepared to kill his way out together with Ying Lan .
Meng Luoping carefully observed the situation and dissuaded Guan Yue . “What are you doing? If you head over there and die, Master will peel off a layer of my skin!”
“What am I doing? I am obviously going to rescue our Palace Master . Am I supposed to wait for Ying Lan to be delivered back in a coffin?” In Guan Yue’s opinion, Pei Rumo was a tyrannical person . Seeing as how Ying Lan hadn’t returned after such a long time, Guan Yue started to worry .
Guan Yue was about to charge out of the Remote Paddy Inn but Meng Luoping held him back and didn’t allow Guan Yue to leave no matter what . Just as the two of them were about to fight, the door opened .
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Ying Lan already had a lot to think about after leaving the First Prince’s residence . When he saw that the two of them were about to break out into blows, he felt a throbbing pain in his head . He rubbed his temples and asked, “What are the two of you fighting over?”
The moment the doors opened, Meng Luoping and Guan Yue froze in their position . Now that Ying Lan was back, there was no longer a need to fight .
Guan Yue felt embarrassed and turned his head away . Meng Luoping had no choice but to explain what had happened earlier .
“Guan Yue was wondering why you are not back yet and he felt that something bad had happened . He was preparing to kill his way into the First Prince’s residence to ask for your release . I was afraid he might do something wrong and didn’t allow him to go . ” Meng Luoping stammered when he spoke . No one knew if he was feeling embarrassed because he prevented Guan Yue from going or because they were childish when handling the matter .
Ying Lan was rather stunned after hearing the reply . He originally thought that they were causing trouble for him, but he didn’t think that they were behaving like this due to their concern for him . Ying Lan felt uncomfortable and coughed lightly, “Cough cough . Nothing happened . As for Pei Rumo’s intentions, I need the two of you to help me analyze his actions . Guan Yue, you are the most familiar with him . I will definitely need your help on this matter . ”
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Ying Lan spoke and noticed that the two of them were frozen to their spots like statues . After they sat down, Meng Luoping felt that he had let down Ying Lan and he poured a cup of tea for the Palace Master in order to apologize .
“Pei Rumo didn’t look for me randomly . He wants to recruit our Palace of Brilliance Resurgence . ” Ying Lan didn’t hold himself back . After drinking at the First Prince’s residence and the delay to his trip back, he was parched . He downed the cup of tea in a single gulp before explaining the situation to the two of them .
Meng Luoping and Guan Yue looked at each other and could see the suspicion in each other’s eyes . They turned back and Meng Luoping finally asked, “Just that? Is there anything else? If there really is something, you can speak to us about it . Three brains are better than one . Anyway, it will be much better than shouldering the responsibility alone . ” Meng Luoping felt that things weren’t as simple as Ying Lan described .
Ying Lan was rather helpless and he thought that the two of them were overly suspicious . But after thinking about it, he realized that their understanding of Pei Rumo was the reason behind their suspicion . He had no choice but to explain the situation one more time . “If there is anything strange, it will be how Pei Rumo brought up Divine Physician Bai during our conversation . Everyone should know that Mistress is currently too weak and it won’t be good if Pei Rumo decides to deal with her . We are all rough men and cannot constantly stay around Mistress as she is an unwed lady . This is the matter I am here to discuss with you . ”
“Did you agree?” Guan Yue asked .
Ying Lan immediately refuted, “How is that possible? Putting everything else aside, I cannot possibly agree due to the fact that he might be targeting Mistress . I told him that I would consider the alliance before leaving . ”
“Will Pei Rumo invite you over again? If he does that, you might not be able to leave as easily . ”
The one who spoke was Meng Luoping and Ying Lan was startled as he obviously didn’t think that far . At this moment, Guan Yue piped up, “He will not . Pei Rumo is an intelligent person and already knows that Ying Lan has refused his proposal . He will not continue to harp on this matter as he is a prideful descendant of the imperial clan . Now, we need to investigate how Pei Rumo learned of the relationship between Divine Physician Bai and our Palace of Brilliance Resurgence . ”
“To be honest, it is my fault . Mistress had plenty of free time during the past few days and had been frequently visiting me to discuss the future development of the Palace of Brilliance Resurgence . She might not be concerned about her identity, but I felt that it wasn’t right for a young lady like her to constantly move about . Hence, I started visiting the general’s residence instead . After noticing that there were many secret guards around, I reported it to Mistress . However, it seemed as though there was nothing to worry about and I became careless . Pei Rumo’s men should be part of those secret guards and he managed to find out the connection between Mistress and I . ” As he spoke, a guilty look appeared on his face .