Chapter 119: A Different Pei Rumo (1/2)

In fact, The Palace of Brilliance Resurgence wasn’t the only place bustling with activity. The First Prince's residence was also extraordinarily lively.

Pei Rumo was seated in the study room as he tossed around a stack of visiting cards. He used his hand to support his chin as he said, “How many invitation cards are there?!” he stretched out his fingers to rub his temples and it seemed like he was suffering from a headache.

The guard who had never left Pei Rumo’s side for even a moment thought that his master was really asking for an answer. He quietly dragged out a box from the side and poured out its contents. He prepared himself to give Pei Rumo an exact number of invitation cards he received.

Pei Rumo got angry when he saw the mountain of cards lying on the ground. Bai Luochu wasn’t at the First Prince’s residence at the moment. Of course, he could make a trip down to look for her… However, he was the First Prince and doing such a thing would cause him to throw his reputation down the drain. He could only vent his anger on his guard.

Pei Rumo kicked the guard, causing the latter to roll on the ground. He then said, “I asked you how many invitations I received and you actually took them out to count them? Hurry up and put them back! Burn the entire box! How annoying…”

“Oh, this subordinate will obey.” The guard simply wanted to answer his master’s question properly, thus, he was preparing to count them carefully. He didn’t expect his master to actually unleash all his rage on him and a wronged feeling welled up in his heart. He rubbed his stinging buttocks as he carried the box out of the room. Just as he was about to reach the entrance, Pei Rumo called out to him again.

“Wait a moment. Where are the people that I sent to monitor Luo Chu? Are they in the residence?”

The guard pondered for a moment and replied, “My lord, you have sent a total of two men to monitor her. They are going to change shifts right now. One of them should be returning shortly.”

Pei Rumo’s anger seemed to have dissipated as he nodded and instructed. “As soon as one of them comes back, ask them to enter the study room. I have something to ask him.”

“Yes, my lord.” The guard then carried the box filled with invitations towards a secluded area in the residence. The burning of the invitations must not be done in the vicinity of his master. If it were to cause Pei Rumo to choke on the smoke or infuriate him again, he would suffer from another round of scolding..

Pei Rumo started to take care of all the reports on his table. He had been holding onto his folding fan for a long while and didn’t make any other movements. He seemed to be distracted and was deep in his thoughts.

After a long time, he heard a ‘creak’ sound coming from the door. He raised his head suddenly and noticed that it was the secret guard he had sent out to monitor Bai Luochu.