novelraw Chapter 320
Chapter 320
320~ Negotiating Terms~
"Princess Mo is having afternoon tea right now!"
"Mm."
The Empress passed little loli maid Xiyan and entered the bedroom. The Little Princess was leisurely eating snacks. Only when the Empress walked behind her did she react.
"Fei?"
"Mm. I'm back."
Casually telling little loli maid Xiyan to serve another portion of snacks, the Little Princess placed her book on the table.
"Fei, this should be what you need, right?"
Treatise on Governing a Nation... It basically poured in all the knowledge from nearly twenty years of studying in her previous life, and slightly incorporated some of her own personal understanding into it.
"This is?"
"Don't think too much. This is just a transaction. You help me resolve Glaze Nation's future crisis. I help you unify the territory. That's all."
"Hehe... Then I'll accept it."
The Empress smiled.
She discovered the Little Princess was really becoming cuter and cuter. She had even learned to be tsundere now.
Although a considerable portion of Glaze Nation's future destruction and the Little Princess's coronation was caused by the Scarlet Phoenix Nation's Previous Dynasty Remnants flowing into Glaze Nation's territory, Glaze Nation itself failing to promptly adopt effective countermeasures was also one of the ultimate causes of the result.
It could only be said that the timing was wrong... Perhaps at that time, she fundamentally hadn't considered that the Scarlet Phoenix Nation's Previous Dynasty Remnants could actually stir up such a big commotion.
"Then, is Mo ready?"
"What?"
"I'm preparing to dispatch troops. Has Mo discussed it with your Father the King?"
"Not yet. Wait a bit more..."
She still had some very important matters to tell her cheap Father the King! She absolutely had to transport those things in her bedroom to a safe place. Those were all her heart and soul! Inside were even her mother's relics!
"Princess!"
"Mm?"
It was Maid "Xiao Xi's" voice calling her.
"Princess, may I borrow one of the bodies in this church of yours for a bit?"
"Use?"
The Little Princess thought and thought, but couldn't figure out how Maid "Xiao Xi" planned to use those spare bodies of Xuan's. She simply directly allowed it.
"Whatever."
As long as she didn't cause any trouble, it was fine.
"Thank you, Princess~"
"Mm..."
Returning to reality, the Little Princess looked toward the Empress.
"I want to return to Glaze Nation."
"Why do you want to go back again?"
The Empress was somewhat dissatisfied. She had clearly just taken the Little Princess back before to visit. How come she wanted to go back again in such a short time?
"I think some matters must be resolved by me personally."
She absolutely had to govern personally! Although her cheap Father the King was usually very reliable, she was afraid of problems. She absolutely had to compress the living space of those Previous Dynasty Remnants from the Scarlet Phoenix Nation as much as possible.
"No. Mo can't go back. If there's anything, just say it directly in a letter."
If she let the Little Princess return, who knew if she might be intercepted halfway? Those Previous Dynasty Remnants might use the Little Princess to threaten her.
Moreover, even if she wanted to personally take the Little Princess to Glaze Nation, it was impossible now. For a very long period in the future, she wouldn't be able to leave the Scarlet Phoenix Nation. Many things required her to personally arrange. Moreover, she had left the Scarlet Phoenix Nation multiple times before. Each departure caused some relatively important documents to not be handled in time. The Scarlet Phoenix Nation's operations had already had some problems.
Considering all of the above, she couldn't let the Little Princess leave the Scarlet Phoenix Nation.
As for having Xiao Bai send the Little Princess back, she was even less at ease with that.
Xiao Bai would definitely take advantage of her absence to secretly become intimate with the Little Princess. Then by the next time she saw them, Xiao Bai might already be hanging on the Little Princess every day.
Although Xiao Bai, aside from wolf characteristics and hair color that didn't match the Little Princess, completely looked like a biological older or younger sister, she just couldn't stand seeing the two of them pressed together.
"I must go back! I have reasons I must go back!"
"I also have reasons I cannot let Mo leave."
The Empress stated firmly.
Today, no matter what, she absolutely wouldn't let the Little Princess leave the Scarlet Phoenix Nation.
"If Fei doesn't let me go back, I'll use my own method to go back! You know you can't stop me, right?"
The Little Princess threatened.
In fact, the Empress really had no way to stop her. As long as she called Xiao Bai over, she could directly run away!
"I said, Mo cannot leave! Mo must remain within my line of sight!"
"Fei!"
The two stared at each other for quite a while. Little loli maid Xiyan suddenly interjected:
"Um, Your Majesty, I think perhaps we could have Lady Cecilia take Princess Mo back? Isn't Lady Cecilia's strength second only to you, Your Majesty?"
"..."
The reasoning made sense, but she also had her own concerns...
Cecilia came from the same world as the Little Princess, but Cecilia wasn't very receptive to the Little Princess, even somewhat dissatisfied?
As for why, she also wasn't clear. She only knew Cecilia seemed to not want the Little Princess to do something, but the Little Princess still stubbornly did it.
Every time she talked with Cecilia, she could hear Cecilia's complaints, complaining that the Little Princess was disobedient.
"Fei..."
The Little Princess stared at the Empress.
"Then Mo can go back with Cecilia. But I have requirements. That is, no matter what, Mo must guarantee to act within Cecilia's line of sight. You cannot conceal anything you do. Can Mo do this?"
She didn't want the Little Princess to go do anything foolish. At least according to Cecilia, the Little Princess was very dangerous... As for where the danger was, she also couldn't really tell. Most likely it was personal bias at work, right?
"Fine."
The Little Princess agreed.
"I can agree, but Fei must also agree to one thing for me. No matter what I'm doing, Fei must tell Cecilia not to stop me. She can only guarantee my safety. Is that okay?"
"..."
The Empress fell silent for a while.
"What does Mo plan to do?"
"Of course, it's to change Glaze Nation's current state. But Cecilia is very opposed to me doing these things. As long as Fei agrees to me and tells Cecilia not to stop me, then I'll agree."
"Is Mo negotiating terms with me?"
"Yes. I'm negotiating terms."
The Little Princess stated without reservation.
Anyway, with Xiao Bai around, this Scarlet Imperial Palace was somewhere she could come and go as she pleased. The reason she still stayed by the Empress's side all along was completely to stabilize the Empress for Glaze Nation's sake.
"Fine. I agree to Mo's terms. But Mo also isn't allowed to do dangerous things."
"Naturally."
How could she possibly go do dangerous things? She herself hadn't lived enough yet! There was still a huge pile of things waiting for her to enjoy!
The Empress put away the "Treatise on Governing a Nation" handwritten by the Little Princess on the table, then instructed little loli maid Xiyan to go down and call Cecilia up.
...
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"My Princess Mo, you really gave me quite the big task!"
The corner of Cecilia's mouth twitched crazily as she stood before the Little Princess.
Damned stupid loli being disobedient, huh?
Fine! Just you wait!