novelraw Chapter 86
Chapter 86
86~ Waiting~
"So easy to deceive..."
The little Princess walked through the secret passage and sighed.
She wondered if this little loli maid who was so easy to deceive would be fooled by others in the future.
She suddenly couldn't help but worry a bit.
What would she do if Xiyan was deceived by others later?
Walking to the door, the little Princess used all her strength to try pushing open the massive iron door. After discovering she couldn't budge it with just her own strength, she re-examined it.
A mechanism...
It would be good if there was a mechanism that could drive this massive iron door.
After searching around, she really did discover a mechanism, buried under a pile of rubble.
However, wasn't this a bit off? Why was the rubble pile's position precisely on top of this mechanism?
This wasn't her being paranoid, but it was truly quite absurd. There were no rubble piles anywhere else, only here. Anyone with a bit of sense would be hard-pressed not to think someone had deliberately buried it.
The little Princess went to the rubble pile and tested it. The rubble wasn't heavy. She could dig out the mechanism bit by bit.
Not caring about dirtying the clothes on her body, she squatted down and cleared away the rubble little by little until the mechanism was completely exposed.
But what disappointed her was that after she pulled the switch hard, there was no reaction. Was it really because it had been in disrepair for so long that this mechanism was completely useless?
After unwillingly waiting a while, there was still no reaction. There were no other mechanisms around either. She could only helplessly return the way she came.
Holding up a crystal lamp, she slowly walked toward the tunnel entrance. After coming out, she suddenly noticed Xiyan's face seemed to have a trace of something wrong.
"Xiyan? What's wrong?"
The little loli maid didn't dare speak and pointed behind her. Following the direction indicated, the little Princess immediately got such a fright that she shuddered.
"Mo."
The Empress's voice sounded from behind.
"..."
She turned her head to look at the guilty little loli maid.
You actually betrayed the organization!
Being stared at like this, Xiyan immediately lost her composure.
It wasn't me! It really wasn't me!
Being disliked by Princess Mo or anything, no way!
"What did you go down there to do?"
The little Princess didn't know how to speak and didn't want to speak.
Seeing she wouldn't talk, the Empress wasn't polite either. She grabbed the little Princess and walked toward the bedroom.
Thrown in front of the bed, the Empress even cast a Purification Magic on her to avoid dirtying the bed they slept in every night.
"So can Mo tell me why Mo went down there by herself?"
Facing the Empress's questioning, the little Princess first shrank into the blanket, thought about it, then immediately became defiant again. After adjusting, she squeezed out an icy tone and asked:
"What business is it of yours?"
"What business is it of mine...?"
The Empress raised her eyebrows slightly, one hand pinching her chin.
"Don't you know it's dangerous? What if something happened to you?"
"That's still not your place to worry about, Your Majesty the Empress."
The little Princess forcefully endured the pressure as she retorted.
"Not my place to worry?"
The Empress was nearly angered to laughter, but still suppressed her fury and spoke patiently:
"Mo, I'm truly worried about you."
"I don't need you to worry."
"I've recently been investigating the reason why I became like that day. I hope Mo can listen well, and then properly hear my explanation, okay?"
"Who wants to hear your explanation?"
The little Princess's eyes looked to the side.
The Empress had a bit of a headache. Although she had hurt the little Princess first, the little Princess's rebellious teenage girl appearance made her not know how to handle it.
First, she was afraid of hurting the little Princess again and making her completely lose trust in her. Although things had come to this, to a certain extent she still maintained a certain trust in her, though her favorability was already negative.
There was also Xiyan, this little maid, actually conspiring with the little Princess to hide things from her. If it weren't for her being able to know the situation here through the Maid Contract, she wouldn't have known about this at all!
Then there was no other way. She could only temporarily have the little Princess always follow her. Before she investigated the reason, otherwise she feared that in a moment of inattention, the little Princess would have problems.
Like today, if the little Princess had no protection and went down like that and something happened, she didn't even know what she would become...
"In that case, then from now on you'll stay by my side."
The Empress said while pinching the little Princess's cheeks.
"No."
What kind of joke was this? Staying by the Empress's side, would there be any fun in that? Not only could she not sleep well, but if lust arose, she might directly be dealt with again!
No no no! This kind of thing was absolutely not acceptable! She no longer trusted the Empress's character now!
"This isn't up to you."
After using the Pet Contract to command her, she finally released the little Princess.
It wasn't even noon yet. After resting a bit, she picked up the little Princess and walked toward the Council.
The picked-up little Princess was exceptionally docile, because she had been commanded to obediently stay in the Empress's embrace on the way. No matter how unwilling she was, she could only let the Empress manipulate her.
"Stay here."
After the Empress placed her in the little den beside the office desk, she commanded. But afraid she'd be too bored, she picked out a few books from the bookshelf that the little Princess often read and gave them to her.
The little Princess looked at the several books in her hand and fell into contemplation.
If these books were a bit thicker and heavier, perhaps if she used all her strength to swing them, she could kill someone?
Thus she spent a morning. The Empress buried her head in a large pile of memorials, reviewing and revising, while the little Princess just read books to pass the time.
Stirring up trouble was out of the question. She could only behave somewhat obediently and try to make the Empress think she had no problems and release her.
"Mo, let's go eat."
The Empress put down her pen and said to the little Princess.
The little Princess didn't speak. After closing the book, she waited for the Empress to carry her to the dining hall.
This wasn't because she had forgiven the Empress, but purely out of laziness. Walking by herself was too tiring. Better to let the Empress, this transportation tool, carry her over. It would also save her energy.
Still as usual, the Empress fed the little Princess with a smile. The difference was the little Princess's mind wasn't on eating. Sometimes food was already at her mouth and she still hadn't reacted.
After eating, the Empress held the little Princess and strolled in the garden for a while.
She placed the little Princess in the center of a sea of flowers, crouched down, and gently stroked the little Princess's face.
"Mo, I hope you can agree to become my Imperial Consort."
"Heh..."
The little Princess let out a cold laugh and made no response.
Having already acted first and reported later, now she was still saying these things to her?
Regarding this, she completely didn't want to pay attention to the Empress.
"It's okay, I'll wait until Mo agrees."
"Heh..."