novelraw Chapter 236
Chapter 236
236~ Inquiring~
"It seems Princess Mo has finally realized. It's not in vain that I wasted my resting time to specifically come find you."
"You, you, you!"
"Shh..."
Cecilia pressed her finger to the little Princess's lips.
"Princess Mo wouldn't want Her Majesty to know that you're actually not a person of this world at all, right? If Princess Mo doesn't want Her Majesty to know, please be sure to do as I say."
If she wanted others to know, there would be no need to hide it at all. She planned to directly leverage this point to control the little Princess.
Recovering from her shock, the little Princess forced herself to calm down.
"You're not qualified to say that to me either, are you!?"
"So do you think Fei is more willing to believe you, or believe me?"
"......"
She was stunned. For Cecilia to say such things, she must have a certain degree of confidence, but it couldn't be ruled out that she was bluffing.
But considering that Cecilia, as Scarlet Phoenix Nation's Guardian Great Archmage, must have spent a long time with the Empress.
She didn't dare gamble. If the Empress found out that she actually wasn't a person of this world at all, who knows if she'd be forcibly pressured to throw out all the knowledge in her mind!
"Aren't you afraid I'll expose you too?"
"Huh? Fei can't do anything about me, but as for you, you don't have even a bit of ability to resist."
"Tch..."
She was very angry, but she couldn't do anything about Cecilia, because this was reality. The weak have no right to resist and can only let themselves be bullied by stronger people.
"So, Princess Mo, you wouldn't want Her Majesty to know..."
"So, what's your objective?"
Since there was no room for negotiation, she had no need to put on a pleasant face anymore, even if the other party was someone she'd been searching for all along.
The little Princess put on a stern face and asked in a cold tone.
"My objective? It's to keep an eye on you and stop you from doing anything foolish."
"Foolish?"
"That ridiculous idea of yours to try changing this hopeless world, my dear Princess Mo~"
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"Mo? What's wrong?"
Looking all gloomy.
"Nothing."
The little Princess lay on the bed, completely deflated.
Cecilia...
Clearly just like her, not a person of this world at all, so why would she warn her not to try changing this world anymore?
Moreover, is this world really hopeless?
She herself had never thought about changing this world. She purely just wanted to live more comfortably, to satisfy her own heart.
She considered herself not some magnanimous and righteous person. Everything she did was for herself. For example, as a nation's princess, she absolutely couldn't have any scandalous history leaked that people could use against her, so she actively promoted top-down reforms to keep her external image always bright and beautiful, so others couldn't threaten her.
She'd never thought about taking over the throne, because being king is exhausting. She just wanted to live comfortably and leisurely, so she never had any designs on the throne and never participated in the internal power struggles among the other princes and princesses.
Saving her cheap Father the King was also because of her own selfish motives. He was the only family member in this otherworld who cared about her. She didn't want her cheap Father the King to leave her.
So exactly when did she start to change this world?
Perhaps during the Eastern Region's chaotic war?
"......"
She really couldn't figure it out, so she simply buried her head directly into the pillow, trying to empty her mind.
"Mo, if there's anything, you can tell me. Don't hold it in."
The Empress gently stroked and comforted the little Princess, carefully soothing her in a soft voice.
"That, how old is Cecilia?"
"Cecilia? I'm not very clear about that either. What's Mo asking about this for?"
"Nothing, just a bit curious."
Of course the real reason couldn't be let known to the Empress.
"Mm, although I'm also not very clear how old Cecilia is, what can be known is that she seems to have already been adventuring since the beginning of the former Scarlet Phoenix Nation's existence."
"Former Scarlet Phoenix Nation?"
Doesn't that mean she's already a hundred seventy or eighty years old!? Already old enough to be her great-great-great grandmother!
She didn't transmigrate in the same period as her!
The time difference between her transmigration is at least close to two hundred years?
The Scarlet Radiance Nation's collapse and division was roughly something that happened over three hundred fifty years ago. There must have been many transmigrators at that time, otherwise it would have been impossible to develop a nation whose technology was far ahead.
And this Cecilia, it still can't be confirmed exactly when she transmigrated over, but what can be confirmed is that no matter what moves she makes going forward, Cecilia will be watching from behind.
Is her changing this world a foolish thing?
Perhaps, but if it's for her own selfish motives, she would still choose to try changing this world.
"Don't think so much. Sleep first. Tomorrow there are more important things to do."
"Mm..."
Right, tomorrow she still has more important things to do, so tonight she must rest well and prepare for tomorrow...
Thinking this, the Empress had already changed into pajamas, changed the Barrier to a state that doesn't allow anyone to enter, then got into bed hugging the little Princess and started sleeping.
As breathing gradually became steady, the little Princess also gradually entered dreamland.
……
"What does Your Majesty want calling me here so late?"
"What do you think?"
The Empress crossed her arms in front of her chest, waiting for Cecilia's explanation.
"I went to find Princess Mo today just to chat a bit, I didn't eat her up!"
"What did you talk about? I want the truth."
"Ara, I'm afraid I can't tell Your Majesty that. Princess Mo required me to keep it secret. If Your Majesty wants to know, why not go ask Princess Mo?"
In merely two minutes, she redirected the spearhead toward the little Princess, while she herself was completely without pressure, not needing to worry about being continuously questioned by the Empress anymore.
"Tell me, don't redirect!"
"Ah..."
The method she always uses to redirect, failed for the first time...
"I want to know what you and Mo talked about exactly. Tell me word for word, without any concealment!"
"Ah, Fei, you weren't like this before!"
"That's because I previously had a very high tolerance for you so I never inquired, letting you slip by. This time you must tell me, completely and fully tell me."
"I know you've always been hiding things from me. Because you're my teacher, I never inquired, but not this time!"
"Fei~ Since it's like that, let's forget about it this time too~"
The Empress stared at Cecilia's eyes with a stern face, waiting for an answer.
"Some things I think it's better that Fei you don't know. This is for the good of both Fei and your little Imperial Consort, so can I please ask Fei not to inquire this time as well, okay?"