Chapter 305: Unaware (1/2)
“Master, what should we do?” The secret guard didn’t understand the meaning behind Pei Rumo’s words and quickly asked.
Pei Rumo contemplated for a moment before giving out his orders. “I will ask someone else to monitor the general’s residence for the next few days. All you need to do is to find out Pei Qingfeng’s itinerary with the mysterious young lady. You don’t have to worry about the rest.”
“Yes.” The secret guard found no reason to disagree. He had already grown bored of watching the general’s residence and now that his master had assigned him another target, he was happy to agree. Of course, there was also another reason behind his change in duties. The group of mysterious people were not merely highly looked upon by the imperial clan. They were also extremely formidable and if Pei Rumo sent someone else other than him, he would only be sending them to their deaths. Their surveillance plan might even be exposed because of it.
Pei Rumo became increasingly interested in Bai Luochu’s life after sending another guard to secretly monitor her.
The new secret guard once made a report, “Young Lady Luo Chu has been cultivating every day. She even endures the cold night by cultivating in the backyard. The moment she starts, she would cultivate for the entire night. Even if she doesn’t sleep, she looks more energized when the sun rises. This servant finds it truly baffling.”
There was another time when the new secret guard went over to make a report, “Young Lady Luo Chu would spend time in her secluded courtyard everyday. She can spend up to half a day there but there are some days where she leaves after just a short while. No one knows what is happening in the courtyard but sounds of explosions can occasionally be heard. A burning smell would also fill the air when that happens.”
There was a way to explain the explosions and burning smell… Bai Luochu would spend most of her time trying to advance the grade of a medicine and when she failed, her cauldron would explode. When the new secret guard noticed her spending a lot of time in the courtyard, she had probably gone to the Remote Paddy Inn using the secret tunnel.
Initially, Pei Rumo felt that the guard was unable to distinguish between important and unimportant matters as he would report everything at the end of the day. He felt as though the new secret guard was too enthusiastic about the job...
Just as Pei Rumo was considering transferring the new secret guard to another task, he felt that those reports allowed him to notice a lot of little secrets Bai Luochu had been keeping and it stoked his interest in her.
“This Luo Chu is rather interesting.” Pei Rumo muttered softly and turned to instruct Ming Lu, “Ming Lu, deliver an invitation card to Young Lady Luo Chu. I shall invite Young Lady Luo Chu for a boat ride the day after tomorrow. We shall meet at 5pm.”
After Pei Rumo spoke, he walked out of the study room and was preparing to rest. Zi Su remained in the room as she thought about something.
“Big Sister Zi Su, why are you not leaving?” When Ming Lu saw Zi Su standing at the corner motionlessly, he felt that something was wrong.
“Nothing much, let’s go.” Zi Su replied half-heartedly. Master has never been so attentive to a lady in the past. Previously, he paid so much attention to Young Lady Luo Chu because she had her uses. Why is he paying so much attention to her now? Master always says that His Second Highness and Young Lady Luo Chu are unable to see the truth because they are caught up in the matter, but what about himself? Is he really a spectator?