Jiaming paced back and forth in the room, frowning as she circled. Time passed slowly, and the room fell silent again, making the atmosphere less than pleasant.
Red Peach and Green Willow were the first to feel uneasy, and their hearts began to race again.
"How about," Green Willow cautiously suggested, "we go to the young master's place and find Granny Sun, and discuss with her what countermeasures we can take. After all, the old fox is the wisest."
“That’s a good idea,” Red Peach immediately agreed, followed by Little Hezi nodding.
However, Jiaming refused, saying, "No need, I've got some leads."
"Really! That's wonderful!" Everyone exclaimed in delight.
Jiaming frowned, the exclamation interrupting her thoughts, and quickly gestured, "Don't make a sound."
The group, realizing they had disturbed their master, looked annoyed and worried.
The master had finally made some progress, but we scared it all away. Sigh!
However, there's no use in regretting it now; there's no going back.
Jiaming continued to ponder and refine her ideas.
Silence fell over the room once more. Time passed slowly, then suddenly, a surprised and excited female voice rang out, "I've got it!"
Everyone was pleasantly surprised and looked at Jiaming, who had suddenly stopped, excitedly asking, "Master, what idea have you come up with?"
Everyone calmed down. Since their master said she had a solution, it must work. Red Peach and Green Willow thought so too, and they looked at Jiaming with the same gaze; the two were now complete Jiaming fans. Of course, Little He was too, but he didn't show it as obviously, only looking at Jiaming expectantly.
Jiaming calmly walked to the seat, sat down naturally, and said indifferently, "No need to think of a solution."
"Ah!" Red Peach and Green Willow were dumbfounded. What kind of method was this? Was their master going to give up on himself?!
Xiao Hezi's first reaction was also this, but he quickly rejected this guess.
Is his master the kind of person who just waits to die? No, he can say with certainty.
If that's the case, then there must be a deeper meaning hidden in the master's words, something that "mortals" like them couldn't possibly understand.
However, he also wanted to know what his master meant by those words, so he asked Jiaming, "What do you mean by those words, Master?"
Jiaming smiled mischievously, "It means exactly what it says."
Now, not only were Red Peach and Green Willow dumbfounded, but even Little Hezi joined the ranks of the bewildered.
The master has truly given up on himself, doing nothing and just sitting there waiting to die!
"No, I must have misheard!" He couldn't help but pick at his ear.
Beside her, Hongtao watched Xiao Hezi's actions and said foolishly, "You're hallucinating too. I was just like that too."
Green Willow nodded vigorously upon hearing this, realizing she must have been hallucinating. It seemed she needed to clean her ears as well, and so she did.
"Pfft!" Jiaming slapped her thigh and laughed, "I knew you guys would react like this."
Immediately, Xiao Hezi and the others realized that they had been tricked by their master. Hongtao muttered, "Master, what time is it? You still have time to tease us? Hurry up, things are important, don't let this end."
Hongtao's words echoed the thoughts of Xiao Hezi and Lvliu, and the two of them glared at Jiaming in disapproval.
Jiaming spread her hands, looking innocent. "I really didn't tease you. It just means exactly what it says."
"Impossible!" No one believed it.
Jiaming looked hurt. "Why don't you believe me? I meant exactly what I said: I don't intend to do anything. I'll just quietly wait for them to make a joint move. In other words, it's a bit like 'waiting to die'."
Xiao Hezi and the others: "..."
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Jiaming glanced at Xiao Hezi and the others, then continued to tease them: "You guys seem to have gone mad!"
"Master, you're the one who's crazy!" Hongtao said worriedly as the group came to their senses.
Green Willow nodded in agreement, while Little Hezi added, "Master, you're not just waiting to die, you're really waiting to die."
"No!" Jiaming said with complete ease.
"Of course they do! Do you think you can just wait to die and wait for them to give up on you?" Red Peach blurted out her inner thoughts in desperation.
In response, Jiaming thought about it very seriously and replied, "No, they won't give up on targeting me on their own."
"Then why aren't you doing anything yet, waiting..." Xiao Hezi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, stopped talking, and seemed to be deep in thought.
Seeing Xiao Hezi's expression, Jiaming chuckled and said, "Look, Xiao Hezi gave up without saying a word when he tried to stop me. Doesn't that mean he probably guessed what I was trying to do?"
"What's the intention?" Red Peach and Green Willow both turned their gazes toward Little Hezi.
Xiao Hezi hesitated and said, "Master, do you think they will be forced to give up their attack?"
"More or less. To be precise, they were prevented from attacking me. They absolutely will not succeed in attacking me," Jiaming said confidently.
Red Peach and Green Willow were completely confused. Red Peach quickly asked, "Master, what are you talking about? Can you say something in a way that Green Willow and I can understand?"
“Okay.” Jiaming said, then looked at Xiao Hezi, “You tell him.”
Xiao Hezi: "It's like this, didn't the master give me some instructions a while ago?"
Hongtao looked troubled. What had her master instructed Xiao Hezi about some time ago? It seemed there were quite a few things, but what specific day was "some time ago"?
Green Willow was smarter than Red Peach. After thinking for a moment, she realized that Xiao Hezi's words referred to the important and secret matter that the master had instructed her to do some time ago. Therefore, it could only be about the matter in the palace.
Sure enough, Xiao Hezi continued, "It's about leaking some information to the people in the palace who are in charge of the Prince, and drawing attention to the affairs of the Fujin, Li Shu Fujin, and Hesheli Ce Fujin."
Red Peach suddenly realized what they were talking about!
"However, what does the reason why the master is 'waiting to die' have to do with this?" Without realizing it, she blurted out what was on her mind.
Jiaming's lips twitched. Although she knew long ago that Hongtao wasn't very bright, wasn't the relationship already quite clear?
She couldn't help but explain herself: "Little Hezi had already taken care of this matter. In other words, the master's men had already set their sights on the Fujin and the others. Therefore, the master had already seen through their decision to join forces and take action against me."
She paused, not giving anyone a chance to speak, and answered herself one question after another: "Would Master allow such a united front against me and the baby in my belly? Of course not."
"Can we stop this joint attack against me? No. Even if we could, we have to show that we can't. That way, the forces I have hidden under my command can continue to remain hidden under Fourth Master's nose and won't be feared by him."
"If the Fujin and the others unite and attack me with such force, will the master be afraid? The answer is definitely yes. So, I will do nothing but 'wait for death'. The tragic one will not be me, but them."
After saying that, Jiaming gave her a look that said, "I'm looking forward to a good show."
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