novelraw Chapter 8
Chapter 8
8~ Notebook~
Scarlet Phoenix Nation's first great general was assassinated, yet the Empress looked as if nothing had happened. There must be some unspeakable secret in this!
Any person with eyes could tell that this absolutely had a connection to the Empress, possibly even ordered by the Empress herself!
Most people probably had this speculation, but didn't dare say it openly, afraid the next General Mu would be themselves. But she wasn't afraid.
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After resting enough, Mo continued walking in one direction until she reached the Imperial City gate and stopped.
Looked like her luck was pretty good? Following the main road, she found the front gate right away.
There were soldiers guarding outside the Imperial City gate. Although if she just walked out like this, she probably wouldn't be suspected of anything, since she was coming from inside the Imperial City.
However, she just continued examining the entrance, then followed another path to continue wandering.
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"I'm back..."
The little Princess found a place to sit as soon as she entered, while the Empress was still reading.
"Quite conscientious."
Of course? If she'd walked straight out through the Imperial City gate at that time, she wouldn't be sitting here now. She'd probably be tied to the bed.
The Empress put down the book in her hand and pinched her cheeks.
"How was it? Did you have fun?"
"Not fun."
Faced with the Empress's greeting, she directly replied with a disgusted look.
She really wasn't happy. Going out to wander the Imperial City for three hours nearly exhausted her to death. Now so relaxed, she was sleepy again, but hadn't eaten dinner yet.
"Come here."
The Empress patted her thigh on the bed.
"Lie down."
The little Princess obediently lay on the bed, her head pillowed on the Empress's thigh.
A lap pillow. Never expected that what she couldn't enjoy in her past life, she'd actually enjoy in this way in this life.
But... why did this other world develop stockings so early? And the texture felt better than most of what she'd touched in her past life.
Mo could only attribute this to this world's technology tree being skewed.
Very soon, the little Princess fell asleep again. The Empress gently stroked her head.
Sleeping so peacefully pillowed on her thigh. You should know ordinary people didn't even dare approach her.
Whether internally or externally, her image was that of a tyrant, plundering resources and conquering lands everywhere, the chief culprit in starting wars. Yet years of continuous warfare hadn't led Scarlet Phoenix Nation toward decline, but instead made it increasingly prosperous.
Mo had never figured out the reason why. What kind of empress could make a country grow stronger through continuous warfare, what kind of political system this country operated with... these were all things she was curious about.
In her past life as a history graduate student, she had quite an obsession with this. This was an example never seen in books before! And it was the first time appearing in this world too!
Now, she had the opportunity, but this opportunity was exchanged with her own body... (tragic)
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Waking up, she felt as if the entire world had changed. The outside world was already in chaos.
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"Today is the day for the general's position handover."
Ling answered her doubts while helping the little Princess comb her hair.
Mm, with the Empress's current appearance, probably anyone would know the general's death had a great connection to her, right?
Being able to immediately select a suitable candidate to replace the position just one day after the general's death could only mean the Empress had anticipated it early, or the Empress had sent people to carry out the assassination.
But she still didn't understand what the Empress's purpose was in assassinating at this time. You should know that during wartime, the most taboo thing was casually changing generals. It would affect the army's performance.
She didn't believe that Fei, who could make Scarlet Phoenix Nation grow stronger through warfare, wouldn't know this. Was she just completely unconcerned about the army's combat power loss?
"Does Lady Mo want to go out for a walk again today while Her Majesty is away?"
"No."
Walking once nearly killed her from exhaustion. Going out for two consecutive days, wouldn't that make her legs so sore she couldn't even stand steady?
As for last night's bath... apparently Fei helped her wash while she was sound asleep. If Ling hadn't told her, she would have almost gone to the bathroom herself after getting up this morning.
"Then what does Lady Mo plan to do today?"
"Nothing at all."
Just staying here quietly is fine. Her body can't handle the exertion.
"But... you're not going with Fei, staying here to take care of me?"
"Her Majesty's decree. My task today is to care for you, Lady."
Well, sure enough, another arrangement by the Empress.
"Then I'm going to read. I want to read alone, so you go out."
"Yes, I'll be right outside the door. Lady, if you have any needs, you can call me directly."
"I know, I know."
Mo waved her hand, signaling Ling to hurry out.
With only herself left in the bedchamber, Mo found a comfortable position to continue lounging. She didn't want to read those books that made people dizzy.
Sending that maid away was just so she wouldn't have someone staring at her. Doing anything while being watched felt pretty weird.
She'd slept quite a bit these past few days, so right now she definitely wasn't sleepy. After lying down for about half an hour, she started considering how to kill time next.
With nothing to do, she flipped open the notebook that Fei wrote in all day, and then was shocked.
This is... Scarlet Phoenix Nation's political system!? And many political theories not yet put into practice... Holy crap!?
The little Princess was shocked. Theories that she'd only stayed at the speculation level after studying history for six years in her past life were also on here... and it looked like they were already being prepared for practice.
This notebook wasn't complete. It was probably because the previous one didn't have enough pages, so she took a new one to write in.
Curiosity drove her to search for other notebooks, so she searched through all the desk drawers but couldn't find any.
Logically, this kind of thing should be in the drawers, right? Could it be placed in the wardrobe?
Although the probability was small, it wasn't impossible. She couldn't rule out that Fei liked to put this kind of important thing in the wardrobe.
And so, she stealthily opened the Empress's wardrobe, preparing to search within.
But... what kind of stuff is in this wardrobe? Could clothes of this scale really be aired?
Oh my! When did lingerie also spread to another world?
Instantly, the little Princess's face turned red as if blood could be squeezed out.
Truly shameless! Actually hanging this kind of clothing in the wardrobe!
Afterward, Mo temporarily suppressed her restless heart and continued searching for the notebook until she touched a hidden compartment at the bottom.
Sure enough, there's a hidden compartment!
This was similar to the wardrobe in her own bedchamber. Both had hidden compartments installed at the bottom, used to hide some more private things.
After opening the hidden compartment, sure enough, there was a notebook lying inside, exactly the same as the one on the desk, just more worn.
"Mo?"
"Uwah!?"
The little Princess nearly tumbled into the wardrobe. She hurriedly climbed up and discovered the Empress had already been standing behind her at some unknown time.
"What is Mo looking for? Why not tell me?"
"Wuu..."
Fi... finished...
Coming in without making any sound, are you a ghost!?