After Defeat, the Empress’s Negotiating Chip Turns Out to Be Me

Chapter 101

101~ Fatal Flaw in the Contract~

After experiencing this series of events, she had finally lost her personal privacy once again...

The little Princess picked up her black tea and took a small sip.

"Um... Your Highness?"

"What's wrong?"

The little Princess came back to her senses, reaching out to cover the little maid's head with a stroke.

"Well, it's just that Her Majesty said to have me take Your Highness out for a walk."

"Out for a walk?"

Since the Empress gave such instructions, it surely couldn't just be strolling around within the Imperial City's boundaries...

"Yes, Her Majesty allows you to move about within the entire city limits before sunset for these three days."

Within the entire city limits...

That was just equivalent to expanding her range of activity a bit, wasn't it? And it was time-limited, only these three days.

The birdcage was still that same birdcage, just enlarged a bit.

"Mm, I understand."

The little Princess responded.

"Then will Your Highness go out later?"

If the little Princess said she wanted to go out, she'd immediately run to prepare everything. Absolutely couldn't be like last time!

"Does Xiyan want to go out?"

"Ah?"

Xiyan tilted her head, not quite understanding what the little Princess wanted to express. But immediately after, she suddenly reacted.

Princess Mo is actually asking for my opinion!?

Wasn't this too unreal? Her Majesty the Empress had clearly allowed Princess Mo to go out, yet now after conveying the message, Princess Mo was turning around to ask her whether she wanted to go out and wander?

"This..."

Seeing little maid Xiyan still hesitating, the little Princess dealt her another blow.

"If Xiyan wants to go out, then let's properly go out and have fun this afternoon. I'm having a bit of trouble making a choice, so I'll listen to Xiyan."

Although really it was just casually wandering around, then buying some things to eat, and seeing if they could encounter anything interesting.

"Go!"

They had to go out! Otherwise how could she properly take Princess Mo to have fun?

Ever since last time when she went out and felt she hadn't been able to let the little Princess have fun, she'd been researching what fun places there were in this city, or where to go to find some interesting little trinkets.

This time she absolutely had to let Princess Mo have a wonderfully happy time!!!

"Alright, then after I finish breakfast in a bit, let's go out."

In any case, it was still early now, and the time the Empress promised was three days. Time was very abundant, so there was no rush.

She didn't know what scheme the Empress was plotting now, but she knew it was absolutely because of her recent abnormal behavior that the Empress made this move. Just so happened she had nothing to do either, so she'd go along with the Empress's intentions to pass the time.

Then there was the Eighteen Alliance Nations' side. Ever since there was news last time about the northern expedition against the Lord of Extreme Cold, there had been no news. The Empress also didn't seem to pay much attention anymore...

After finishing breakfast and being dressed up under little maid Xiyan's service, the little Princess stood before the mirror to admire herself.

This outfit overall was extremely eye-catching. The materials used were absolutely top-grade. It could be said the four words "wealthy and noble" were practically written on her face, the kind that feared others wouldn't know. It looked particularly showy.

But there was no helping it. This was the Empress's strict requirement. After leaving the Imperial City, she had to assume the identity of the Imperial Consort of the Empress of the Scarlet Phoenix Nation.

She just felt this was rather pointless...

Just when she wanted to change into a set of less eye-catching clothes, little maid Xiyan finally revealed this matter. She originally thought forget it, just stay within the Imperial City. But seeing Xiyan's pitiful eyes, she suddenly couldn't bear it. Thus the current scene appeared.

"Mm... Your Highness looks very beautiful now."

"Xiyan is also very cute."

The little Princess pinched little maid Xiyan's cheeks.

Afterward, the two left the Imperial City in another maid's company. It was said to reduce unnecessary trouble for her along the way, but the little Princess knew this was actually arranged by the Empress.

However, she didn't care either. Having such a person arranged by her side didn't matter. She was going out purely just to have fun.

Escape... she wanted to, but for Glaze Nation's sake, she couldn't run.

"Let's depart."

The little Princess called out to the two.

Thus the three set off...

"Your Highness, Your Highness, quickly look at this!"

The little maid ran over holding up a paper lantern.

"This is said to be able to fly into the sky when lit! As long as it successfully flies up, you can make a wish!"

Upon hearing this, the little Princess looked with slight interest at the thing in little maid Xiyan's hands.

This is... a Kongming lantern!?

The little Princess was slightly surprised, then relieved.

The tech tree in another world being skewed was very normal...

Or rather, if it wasn't skewed she would find that abnormal. After all, this other world had other crossers or transmigrators.

"This should be released at night."

The little Princess said casually.

"Eh? How does Your Highness know it should be released at night?"

That boss just now was boasting to her saying it would be very beautiful to release at night. He also said this was a novel trinket that only recently appeared. Very few people knew it should be released at night.

"...I guessed."

"I see."

The other maid on the side looked thoughtfully at their interaction.

It seems Her Highness is quite knowledgeable about some folk toys too.

"Then Your Highness, Your Highness, can we bring a few back to the Imperial City to release?"

Since Princess Mo was also so certain about this lantern, then surely it would be very beautiful to release at night, right!?

"Of course."

The little Princess stroked the little maid's head with a trace of indulgence.

"Hehe... Your Highness is the best!"

At that time, releasing this lantern together with Princess Mo at night would definitely be very interesting, right!?

What's interesting isn't this lantern, but her Princess Mo...

"Your Highness, Your Highness! Look at this again!"

...

...

Time flashed by. It was almost time for the sun to set again, approaching the end of the time limit the Empress allowed for going out. It was also time for them to return.

This entire day, they hadn't encountered any ill-intentioned people like before along the way. It was probably because her attire was too conspicuous, plus she was the Empress's publicly recognized Imperial Consort, already remembered by the entire Scarlet Phoenix Nation from top to bottom, so no one dared to cause trouble?

Of course, the other maid also had merit in this. Along the way, she intercepted a noble duke who wanted to see her.

"Then I won't disturb Your Highness and Lady Xiyan."

After greeting her, the maid left. By the looks of it, she was going to report to the Empress.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, shall we come out to release the lanterns after dinner?"

"Mm-hmm."

The little Princess once again indulgently stroked little maid Xiyan's head.

She herself didn't know exactly how many head pats she'd rewarded Xiyan with today. In any case, she also found the patting quite satisfying.

However, what concerned her more today was one matter, that being the existence of a very fatal flaw in this remaining less than one-third of the contract...