Chen Daorong began to speak.
Di Lingwei actually knew nothing about matters like army management, as she was no longer the original Di Lingwei. Fortunately, she only needed to maintain a stern expression.
She had Chen Daorong explain these things for Wang Feifei to hear.
Beside her, Wang Feifei’s brow furrowed slightly as she listened, but it quickly smoothed out again, her expression returning to one of calm.
After a long while, Chen Daorong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, “This Subject only knows this much, and does not know how much of it is right or wrong.”
“Right or wrong is unimportant. Zhen merely wished to hear the Imperial Uncle’s perspective.” Di Lingwei’s expression remained very calm.
Next, she casually chatted with Chen Daorong about some family matters. Once she felt enough time had passed, she finally dismissed him.
“This Subject takes his leave!”
Chen Daorong retreated respectfully, feeling as though he was covered in sweat, the dampness clinging to his clothes making him quite uncomfortable.
As Chen Daorong departed, Di Lingwei turned to Wang Feifei and asked, “Feifei, what did you make of what he said?”
“It was strange. It really felt like he was rambling, completely clueless about army management.” Wang Feifei scratched her head, puzzled.
There were only two possibilities.
One, Chen Daorong truly did not understand army management.
Two, Chen Daorong was an excellent actor.
“Don’t dwell on it.” Di Lingwei adopted an unconcerned demeanor.
She wouldn’t lower her guard against Chen Daorong just because of this. After all, matters like army management weren’t something he had to handle personally; he could delegate it to others entirely. So his ignorance was quite plausible.
…
As the Sovereign of a Nation, many things didn’t require her personal attention. She simply let her subordinates handle them, spending her own days eating, drinking, and amusing herself, barely getting by.
The most scenic place in the Imperial Palace was likely the Hundred Flowers Garden. Here, a hundred flowers bloomed together, radiant and beautiful, complete with pavilions, towers, small bridges, and flowing streams.
Di Lingwei brought Wang Feifei here, while everyone else, including Xing Ruolan, was instructed to wait outside the Hundred Flowers Garden.
‘Why has Her Majesty suddenly become so trusting of Commander Wang?’
Standing outside the Hundred Flowers Garden, watching the two of them enter its depths, Xing Ruolan felt an indescribable pang of bitterness.
She was the one who personally attended to Her Majesty, yet she was ordered to remain outside.
Among the brilliant, multicolored flowers, Di Lingwei and Wang Feifei walked side by side.
“Your Majesty, look! This flower bloomed so beautifully.” Wang Feifei gazed with wide, bright eyes at a pink blossom, pursing her lips to blow on it gently, causing the flower to sway softly.
“Are not all the flowers in this place beautiful?” Di Lingwei swept her gaze around dismissively.
“But this one is very special.” Wang Feifei continued to stare at the pink blossom.
How special could it be?
In any case, Di Lingwei couldn’t see what was so special. She simply walked over, plucked the flower, and, under Wang Feifei’s astonished gaze, tucked it into her hair.
“Y-Your Majesty.” Wang Feifei grew a little bashful.
“Not bad. This flower suits you well.” Di Lingwei offered a light, approving laugh.
Wang Feifei’s face flushed bright red.
She didn’t know what was happening to her. Ever since regaining Her Majesty’s trust, she found that she felt emotions she’d never experienced before when facing her, especially a tendency for her heart to race.
What exactly was this feeling?
Wang Feifei didn’t know.
From Di Lingwei’s perspective, Wang Feifei was currently the one person she could absolutely trust. Therefore, she naturally wanted to do things that would strengthen their bond. After all, a person’s Traits could change, and she couldn’t let this hard-won Personal Guard slip away.
Thus, Di Lingwei’s behavior was quite intimate. As for whether such intimacy might produce additional effects, she was completely unaware, as she was, in certain matters, still a blank slate herself.
Achievement Unlocked 【Wang Feifei of the Hundred Flowers Garden】. View Wang Feifei’s Weakness Trait?
Just then, Di Lingwei felt a stir in her mind.
She immediately used her Mystic Left Eye to check Wang Feifei’s status and finally saw her last Trait.
Weakness: When drinking too much alcohol, she becomes vulnerable and prone to revealing true feelings.
Seeing this weakness, Di Lingwei was first startled, then a look of comprehension dawned.
No wonder things had become so much easier later on that day at the brothel. It turned out Wang Feifei had already drunk a lot of alcohol by then and was in a vulnerable state. Probably, even Wang Feifei herself didn’t know she possessed this weakness.
After silently committing this to memory, Di Lingwei continued to tour the various spots in the Hundred Flowers Garden with Wang Feifei.
…
Time slipped away.
Over the following days, Di Lingwei spent her time entertaining herself with Wang Feifei. Whatever needed to be done, she had delegated to Mu Fuwan, so now she just waited for the results.
However, when the date arrived at March 25th, both Di Lingwei and Wang Feifei couldn’t help but grow somewhat worried.
They had an appointment to meet with Mu Fuwan today. Regardless of how much information Mu Fuwan had uncovered, she should have come to report it. Yet, today Mu Fuwan hadn’t appeared.
At noon, Wang Feifei said anxiously to Di Lingwei, “Your Majesty, Little Wan still hasn’t shown up. Could something have happened? We agreed to meet in the morning, and quite some time has passed since then.”
Di Lingwei fell into deep thought.
She felt Mu Fuwan wouldn’t be unpunctual without reason. If something was out of the ordinary, it meant something had indeed gone wrong. But what kind of problem was it?
Honestly, Di Lingwei felt troubled too. She didn’t even know where Mu Fuwan was. Even if she used her authority as the Female Emperor to search, it would likely take considerable time. And if Mu Fuwan was truly in danger, time might be running out.
“Let Zhen think carefully.” Di Lingwei sat in the chair within her bedchamber, slowly contemplating how to respond.
Despite her anxiety, Wang Feifei could only wait quietly at the side.
Just then, Di Lingwei suddenly felt an itch in one of her eyes.
It wasn’t her left eye, the one with the ability to view others’ information, but her right eye, which had always been quite ordinary.
Di Lingwei didn’t know what was happening and blinked involuntarily, but her eye still felt terribly itchy. She couldn’t help but reach up and rub it.
When she lowered her hand, a change had occurred in her right eye. She saw a minimized panel displayed before it.
‘What is this?’
Di Lingwei was inwardly surprised, but having already experienced the uniqueness of her left eye, she wouldn’t lose her composure even if her right eye was acting strangely.
She focused her attention on her right eye. The panel it could see immediately enlarged, expanding until a gigantic panel manifested in her mind. Now she could see it clearly: the so-called panel was actually a map.
