43 Rebellion (1/2)

Inside Rin's luxurious bedroom, she sat leisurely at her desk with a dainty cup of fragrant tea and a few scrolls laid out neatly on her desk - her eyes reading each of them with an unreadable stillness.

”These reports…” Rin spoke softly. ”Aren't really good are they, Ju?”

The small bird seated next to her on a small wooden stand stared with ink colored black eyes, blinking them dramatically at the girl, with a tilt in its feathered head.

The scrolls in Rin's hands were currently the official reports of the Eastern Empire's battle information.

While there, Rin had gone to the Chancellor's study and managed to carefully copy a few of the reports before he had arrived and noticed her.

While reading them, she noted how the recent battle reports contained nothing but insignificant information.

There were a few minor battles going on around a local section of the Eastern Empire's mountain territories, eh?

Could this mean a rebellion was starting in the eastern mountains?

Rin couldn't help but immediately think of her father, the Crown Prince and his recent subordinates that had lost against Li Chang and his men that were in the eastern mountains.

Thinking this, she couldn't help but wrinkle her noble brows with a frown.

Even if a rebellion between them was to start and they were her father's former subordinates, it was quite clear they wouldn't stand a chance against Li Chang's people.

Being up in the mountains for so long, her father's people would lack in recent knowledge towards battle strategies and were nothing in strength compared to Li Chang's army.

Sigh, even if she could possibly move his subordinates, there wasn't much she could do to aid them.

After all, what could a person that was supposed to be 'deceased' do as a 'deceased' person?

Holding her head at the sudden thought, Rin couldn't help but laugh at her unfortunate situation of being claimed 'deceased.'

Assassination against them might be possible, right?

As Rin helplessly thought of a strategy one could do as a 'dead' person, the sound of faint knocking could be heard on her door. Very calmly, Rin turns her head toward the sound.

”You may enter,” Rin ordered with a gentle sigh, her rosy hands reaching for a prepared cup of refreshing tea.

Sliding open her bedroom door stood a male servant, his head low.

”Greetings, young Miss. This servant has come to inform the young Miss, Master Bai has summoned you into his study.” The servant said politely with a courteous bow.

Towards his words, Rin releases a broad dazzling smile. A light chuckle escaping her lips.

”Yes, I'll head over there now,” Rin said soothingly with a pleasant smile.

Bobbing his head once more, the servant carefully closes her door and exits her quarters.

With a sharp glint in her lovely eyes, Rin patiently stands up from her study chair. Seems like grandfather finally yielded an answer.

…

”Girl, come over here and sit,” Bai Han motioned his hand for the girl towards his rosewood chairs.

Listening to his words, Rin calmly sits in the elegant seated chair in front of his private desk.

”What did grandpa summon Rin for so suddenly; so late in the night?” Rin asked gently with unreadable smiles.