Chapter 366
Chapter 366: This is Strange
Pei Rumo had a sharp mind . After hearing Bai Luochu’s question, he naturally knew that Bai Luochu was suspicious about the old emperor’s sudden desire to conquer the Desolate Region .
“Will you believe me if I said that I didn’t detect anything strange with my Emperor Father?” Pei Rumo immediately replied .
Bai Luochu didn’t immediately follow up with another question . Instead, she nodded and replied, “Of course I will . Your First Highness might use some underhanded methods to achieve your objective from time to time, but you are not a liar . Moreover, we are both in the Desolate Region now, you have no reason to lie to me . ”
Pei Rumo was surprised by her reply . It was obvious he didn’t expect Bai Luochu to believe him . After a long while, Pei Rumo placed his chopsticks down and sighed before saying, “Sigh . . . Honestly, I feel that it is somewhat strange . . . ”
“What do you mean?” Bai Luochu placed her chopsticks down and patiently waited for Pei Rumo to explain himself .
“My Emperor Father isn’t a militaristic person . He once mentioned that he isn’t someone who had godly strategies or overwhelming might . The only thing he wanted to do was to carry on the ancestor’s bloodline and ensure stability in the empire . Unless other nations come and provoke us, he will never choose to send out the army . When Emperor Father suggested expanding the territories for the first time, I felt that it was rather strange . I didn’t say anything about it due to his status . I thought that he picked the Desolate Region as there was no one to oppose us . We won’t suffer great losses even if a war breaks out . But from the looks of it now, it isn’t as simple as we think . ”
“It is indeed the case . There is truly no way of knowing His Majesty’s true objective . If you can’t figure out His Majesty’s true objective, there is probably no one who can . This matter is getting really troublesome . ” Bai Luochu felt that Pei Rumo didn’t doubt the old emperor’s orders as he knew what was going on . From the looks of it, he was clueless as well .
They stayed silent for a long time as they stared at each other . Bai Luochu could no longer endure the awkward atmosphere and she broke the silence, “Could it be . . . ” Before Bai Luochu could finish her statement, Pei Rumo already knew what she was going to say .
“Are you thinking that Eunuch De Quan influenced Emperor Father’s decision?” Pei Rumo finished Bai Luochu’s question .
Bai Luochu felt that they were both thinking in the same direction . However, this made her even more uncomfortable . She felt like someone was peering into her mind .
Seeing that Bai Luochu was nodding her head, Pei Rumo quickly denied the possibility . “Being mediocre doesn’t mean that Emperor Father is muddle-headed . Even though he favors Eunuch De Quan, he will never let his subordinates influence his decision, much less a palace eunuch . De Quan is merely adept at analyzing my Emperor Father’s thoughts and is able to change his words in order to please him . Emperor Father is the person holding all the authority and it is basically impossible for De Quan to do anything . ”
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“You should know that this matter isn’t as simple as it seems . His Majesty’s thoughts definitely aren’t as simple as expanding the Cloud Water Nation’s territory . ” Bai Luochu stated .
“Of course I know that . Since we are already here, we can only cross the bridge when we get to it . ” Pei Rumo could only pacify her for the time being .
It started off as a pleasant meal but the topic became increasingly serious . In the end, the food started to taste bland in their mouth as the topics got increasingly flavorful .
Nightfall . . . The Desolate Region’s weather was pleasant and it was a rare occurrence . The wind was calm and the clouds weren’t covering the moon . From the looks of it, this was a sort of sign from the heavens .
A secretive shadow flashed into Bai Luochu’s room and it was none other than Qin Feng . The reason why Qin Feng was acting secretively was because he didn’t wish to alert Pei Rumo and the others . After all, his mistress’ identity of the true commander of the Palace of Brilliance Resurgence should be kept secret . The fewer people that know about it the better . Right now, his mistress wasn’t strong enough and if she attracted attention from the wrong party, things would go south really quickly . Moreover this was an instruction Ying Lan gave her before he departed .
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“Something unexpected occurred . We need to have an urgent discussion . ”
“What is the matter, Mistress? If there are any urgent matters, please go ahead and give the orders . ” Qin Feng knew that Bai Luochu was a person who didn’t wish to trouble others . Even if she was the mistress, she would basically do everything personally . Now that she was requesting for help, the situation should be extremely dire .
“Do we have anything that can deliver messages?”
Qin Feng didn’t understand what Bai Luochu wanted to do but he still replied quickly, “There is . Commander Ying Lan gave this subordinate a messenger bird . Previously when I found Mistress, I sent a report back to him . It is able to make a round trip within a single day . Does Mistress need to deliver a message back to the capital city?”
Bai Luochu nodded and gave her instruction, “That’s right . Deliver a message to Ying Lan and ask him to rush over immediately after he settles everything at the Palace of Brilliance Resurgence . Tell him that the situation is worse than we expected . We need more manpower in order to achieve our goal . ”
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“Won’t Commander Ying lose all sense of reasoning if I say that? What if something happens to him on the journey here?” Qin Feng was rather worried . After all, when he was sent to the Desolate Region, Ying Lan gave him detailed instructions as he was afraid that he would be inconsiderate when serving Bai Luochu . Qin Feng was afraid that Ying Lan would lose his cool if he were to make an urgent report .
Bai Luochu shook her head and said confidently, “That won’t happen . Don’t worry about it . ”
Bai Luochu understood Ying Lan very well . After all, he was Bai Luochu’s capable subordinate in her previous life and Bai Luochu was clear about his steady personality . He would be unflustered when facing all sorts of situations as he knew that if something happened to him, his mistress would lose a capable subordinate .
“Yes, this subordinate understands . Are there any other orders?” Qin Feng immediately asked .
Bai Luochu considered for a moment before adding, “There is . Remember to discuss the disguise with Ying Lan in advance and don’t reveal anything by mistake . Prepare a skin mask for Ying Lan as well . ”
Qin Feng knew what Bai Luochu meant and immediately acknowledged before leaving the room .
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