He paused, Shangwen Xia'er gave a bitter smile.
"Perhaps we underestimated his determination to win over Lin Heng, as well as the difficulty of defeating Lin Heng with conventional methods. Most importantly, we may all have underestimated the current perilous situation — especially the Emperor himself."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
Shangwen Xia'er, however, remained silent, his expression cold and sharp.
The Old Fox had certainly noticed something.
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Inside the royal chamber, Yue Taichu sat at the desk with maps and military defense plans before him, along with reports from officials from various regions.
Luo Se entered the hall, her dress swaying gracefully, carrying a whiff of fragrant breeze.
"If the Emperor is busy with government affairs, it's one thing to work from his own palace, but coming here, isn't he afraid of leaking Imperial Court secrets?"
Her demeanor had always been enchantingly seductive, indifferent to the situation, but selective about her audience.
