After Ah Man finished speaking, she stared at Murong Kai. The man in front of her was handsome and gentle, and the eyes he looked at her were like the spring water in March. His doting attitude made her feel at ease during this most turbulent time.
"Can you do it? I know you can do it. I've read the letter you sent to Da Zhou some time ago. You have considerable influence in Bei'an now."
Ah Man shook Murong Kai's arm. Murong Kai still smiled, but nodded indulgently.
"I knew you were the best." Seeing Murong Kai agreed, Ah Man's face was full of smiles, and she looked pretty and bright, just like when they first met.
"I let people from the Great Zhou enter Bei'an, but you knew about it and didn't ask about it. Aren't you afraid of letting thieves in? The Great Zhou is powerful. If they really use some means, Bei'an will probably..."
Murong Kai did not tell Ah Man directly because of this concern, but he did not hide anything from Ah Man in his letters and the like. So, he had been waiting for Ah Man to question him. He had thought of many reasons to explain, but he did not expect that after she knew about it, she would react like this and even use his power so openly.
This trust concerns his own country, and he didn't expect that Ah Man would accept it so easily.
"If it weren't for me, you wouldn't come to Bei'an, and you wouldn't let your forces infiltrate Bei'an. You do this because you care about me. You're not after Bei'an."
"Thank you for your trust. I will work hard and will never let you down."
Murong Kai raised his hand, took Ah Man into his arms, and sniffed the faint fragrance of her hair, which made people feel happy and at peace.
"You haven't told me yet, can I?"
"You all know that my forces have entered Bei'an, so they should be fine. But are you sure that you want to use this method to make your father realize your displeasure? You can go and ask her for an explanation."
Ah Man's method is unconventional and may be able to test the emperor's thoughts, but a more direct approach would be to question the emperor as a weak person.
"I don't want to see him. Every time I see him, thinner and looking tired, I feel distressed and can't help but want to get closer. But when I think about my situation with Jinxuan, my mother and my uncle, I wish I could be covered in thorns, and it would be best if I could hurt him."
Every time Ah Man thought of her father, she felt conflicted. She really didn’t know how to face her father now.
If it were before, she would have chosen to see her father without hesitation and ask him to give her an explanation. But now, she was timid. Deep down, she was afraid that her father would not care. If that was the case, how should she deal with it
"After all, he has doted on you for more than ten years. Feelings are something that cannot be faked. So, get along well with him. Maybe there are other reasons for the matter between your mother and uncle. If you really misunderstood him, then you will regret confronting your father for such a long time."
Murong Kai advised earnestly. This was the first time in such a long time that Ah Man admitted that she expected fatherly love in her heart.
Murong Kai grew up under the neglect of his parents. He naturally knew how much Ah Man cherished the feelings of his father for him, and he also hoped that his Ah Man would always be loved by his father.
"Then let's do the assassination first. Just make sure he doesn't get hurt too much. I'll let Father see what to do if a loved one is attacked by an assassin."
When Ah Man spoke, her face was rosy, like an apple on a branch in autumn, making people salivate. Murong Kai was infatuated with her as he looked at her. He couldn't help but move closer. Even though there was a thin distance between them, his lips could clearly feel the warmth of her skin.
Ah Man was startled by Murong Kai's sudden action. She leaned back and her face became even redder.
(End of this chapter)