Chapter 34: Additional Probing (1/2)
As soon as Bai Luochu entered the main hall, she saw the First Prince waiting for her. When Bai Luochu saw that the tea in the cup wasn’t steaming, she knew that Pei Rumo must have waited for a long time.
Bai Luochu immediately offered her greetings to the First Prince. “Greetings to the First Prince. Your First Highness must have been waiting for a long time.” Her greeting wasn’t to kowtow and seemed like a conventional greeting for people in the outside world.
Pei Rumo’s brows arched upwards before he placed his teacup down. He waved his hand, “Dispense with formalities.”
Bai Luochu raised her head. While she was trying to gather information on the Phoenix King Valley at the birthday banquet yesterday night, she was trying her best to stay hidden. Who would have known that Su Luoqing would appear out of nowhere and made Bai Luochu the center of attention? It was difficult for anyone to not notice her. Yesterday, as Bai Luochu was getting tormented by Su Luoqing, she didn’t have time to pay attention to the First Prince.
Right now, she realized that the Ninth Prince was right. The First Prince truly had an imposing presence. Just that the scar above his eye ruined his perfect look. It made it seem as though he was a cold and stern individual.
“Why did you appear at the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet yesterday night?” The First Prince didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the topic.
Bai Luochu was shocked as Pei Rumo didn’t look like he was going to scold her.
“Replying to the First Prince, I am an old acquaintance of the Second Prince and we happened to meet each other on the streets yesterday. As he had lost sight of his servant, he asked me to follow by his side to serve as his servant girl. After all, the Second Prince is unable to move freely and needs someone to push him around. Considering my friendship with the Second Prince, I agreed to his request. I have never met you ever since entering the residence and didn’t pay my respects to you yesterday. I would like to ask for your forgiveness.”
After explaining, Bai Luochu stood there quietly and waited for the First Prince’s next move.
Pei Rumo was still drinking his tea and his face was expressionless. However, he was shocked in his heart.
He thought about the meaning behind Bai Luochu’s words. She was the Second Prince’s acquaintance? How exactly did Bai Luochu make a connection with Pei Qingfeng? Could Pei Qingfeng also know about her secret?
In fact, the First Prince wasn’t going to investigate how Bai Luochu appeared in the birthday banquet. After all, she didn’t do anything wrong and she didn’t cause any trouble during the birthday banquet either.
Luo Chu had truly given him a pleasant surprise. If his Second Brother had known of the promise back then, his Third Brother would probably have a much more difficult journey in the competition for the throne.
If Pei Qingfeng didn’t know the secrets behind Luo Chu and Pei Rumo could make use of this slave, she would turn into one of his trump cards. She would be able to restrain Pei Qingfeng at the appropriate time.