Gu Mu nodded, leaving Su Linle and Lu Xiaoyao inside.
Although Su Linle was initially hostile towards Lu Xiaoyao, Gu Mu believed that Su Linle would change after seeing that he had no other intentions towards Lu Xiaoyao and that Lu Xiaoyao herself was in such a miserable state.
Even if it's a female-oriented novel, Su Linle wouldn't go so far as to harm Lu Xiaoyao at this time.
Even if we take a step back and assume that something happened to Lu Xiaoyao at this time, it must have been done by Su Linle; it's too obvious.
Gu Mu stood at the door and did not leave.
Although Lu Xiaoyao is not in immediate danger, there is no guarantee that she will not suffer from any long-term effects.
Because of his ambition, he had caused a young girl to become like this, and he felt a little guilty. More importantly, he was very optimistic about Lu Xiaoyao's promising forging skills. If she could succeed, it would definitely be of great help to the improvement of weapons used in the Southern Kingdom's wars in the future.
Even if the number is small and not every soldier can be equipped with such a weapon, even if only a few generals are equipped with a suitable weapon, it can greatly stabilize the morale of the army.
Gu Mu was worried that if Lu Xiaoyao suffered any aftereffects, would it affect the development of her forging skills?
About half an incense stick later,
Su Linle opened the door and was clearly surprised to see Gu Mu standing there.
Finally unable to hold back, she asked, "Your Majesty, is this person that important to you?"
The person who can make His Majesty wait for him at the door must be very special.
She had originally envied His Majesty's feelings for the Empress, and even felt that she could never replace the Empress in His Majesty's heart. But as long as His Majesty could look at her more and notice her goodness, she would be content if she could occupy a small corner in His Majesty's heart.
But has this corner already been claimed by someone else?
For a moment, Su Linle felt a little disappointed.
"Don't concern yourself with my affairs," Gu Mu said coldly, his eagle eyes sweeping over the scene.
He only hoped to dispel Su Linle's inappropriate thoughts as soon as possible.
The old emperor's death is still fresh in our minds.
It wasn't that he was afraid, but rather that he felt there was a special bond between him and Shen Ling, and he didn't want to let her down.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Su Linle replied softly, lowering her head in disappointment.
"How is she doing? Will she suffer any long-term effects?" Gu Mu asked the question that concerned him.
"Although the injuries are serious, they are not fatal. As long as she recovers well, the possibility of long-term effects is not high. The main concern is that her martial arts skills have been crippled, and I am worried that this will affect her mental state..."
Su Linle turned around and glanced at Lu Xiaoyao.
The girl lay quietly on the bed, listening intently to their conversation.
From this angle, the sunlight from the doorway falls directly onto the floor beside her bed, about an inch away from her.
Her face was shrouded in shadow by the sunlight.
For a moment, Su Linle couldn't distinguish between her joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
That expressionless face with wide eyes... it must be sadness, right?
Su Linle was somewhat uncertain for a moment.
A moment later, Lu Xiaoyao tilted her head and smiled at her: "Sister, I'm fine, as long as I don't die."
She values her life very much.
As for the rest, she has always experienced both loss and gain, and has gone through many ups and downs in her life, so she is not incapable of handling it.
"Okay, then prescribe some medicine for her so she can take good care of herself."
Hearing that Lu Xiaoyao was alright, Gu Mu nodded.
If Lu Xiaoyao were alive and successfully reached the threshold of her so-called forging technique, forging a weapon as magical as her whip, then many fewer soldiers could die on the battlefield.
In other words, Lu Xiaoyao's life could be exchanged for the lives of many others.
Watching Gu Mu's departing figure, Su Linle stood blankly at the door, constantly thinking: What exactly is His Majesty's attitude towards that girl?
He clearly cared deeply about her life or death, yet he showed absolutely no concern for the girl's current situation.
Could it be that this girl's life is very important to His Majesty?
If she was valuable before because of her high level of martial arts, which earned her the trust of His Majesty to be sent out to assassinate the Emperor of the Eagle Kingdom, then now that her martial arts have been completely crippled, what use is she to His Majesty?
As Gu Mu strode away to his study to discuss state affairs, he was unaware that at this very moment, several important female supporting characters and the female lead in this world were about to gather together.
If Gu Mu had previously been focused on his career and completely ignored relationships, and his attitude towards Shen Ling was lukewarm at best...
What he experienced was only Shen Ling's revenge and the occasional tantrums from Xiao Lvcha.
Now that Gu Mu has chosen to change this world by boosting his male lead stats, this world will remain a female-oriented fiction world until he changes it.
Perhaps, the prototype of palace intrigue was quietly taking shape without anyone noticing.
People call these unexpected yet inevitable events fate.
“Your Majesty, although we have now annexed the Eagle Kingdom and renamed it the Northern Frontier, there is still the Fox Kingdom between the Northern Frontier and the Southern Kingdom.” Shen Ci came to the study to see His Majesty at this time, holding a map in his hand.
He pointed to the location of the Fox Kingdom on the map: "Your Majesty, you see, the Fox Kingdom is located between the Northern Frontier and the Southern Kingdom. It was fine before the Southern Kingdom annexed the Northern Frontier, but now, the Northern Frontier also belongs to the Southern Kingdom. Therefore, the Fox Kingdom is caught in a pincer movement between the Southern Kingdom and the Northern Kingdom."
"This geographical location is enough to make the Fox Kingdom feel threatened, thus prompting them to seek their own way to survive."
At this moment, Shen Ci's finger changed, pointing to two other countries: "At this time, to the east and west of the Fox Kingdom, there is a medium-sized country and a large country. The medium-sized countries in the west have already established diplomatic relations and are sticking together for mutual support. So the only country the Fox Kingdom can turn to for help is the Qi Kingdom in the east."
Shen Ci pointed to the location of Qi State with his hand. Qi State was the country that Gu Mu had borrowed troops from last time.
"Actually, at that time, the reason why Qi Kingdom was willing to lend troops to His Majesty was not only because the Lord of Hidden City persuaded the monarch of Qi Kingdom with benefits, but also because Qi Kingdom did not want Eagle Kingdom to annex Southern Kingdom."
"Because at that time, the Fox Kingdom will be in a passive position. If the Fox Kingdom does not find a way to survive, it will become the prey of the Eagle Kingdom, which has annexed the Southern Kingdom. Once the Eagle Kingdom continues to annex the Fox Kingdom, its size will not be much smaller than that of the Qi Kingdom. This will threaten the political stability of the Qi Kingdom to a certain extent."
Shen Ci finished speaking in one breath.
Finally, a circle was drawn around the locations of the Northern Frontier, the Fox Kingdom, and the Southern Kingdom: "But the Qi Kingdom certainly didn't expect that the Southern Kingdom would have the strength to annex the Eagle Kingdom. As long as we unify this territory, we can even challenge the Qi Kingdom, a great power."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
