Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 582

Chapter 582: Chapter 579: Disposal_1

The deputy glanced at the sentinel still kneeling outside the tent, waved his hand, and signaled the sentinel to retreat.

After seeing the sentinel retreat, General Fu Ruoxi’s deputy walked over to Fu Ruoxi, lowered his voice, and said, "General, the Crown Prince is the heir. The Emperor is unconscious. The Crown Prince can act on behalf of the Emperor. The Crown Prince’s orders are the Emperor’s orders!"

Fu Ruoxi, caught in a dilemma, suddenly calmed down in an instant...

If the Crown Prince came this time to have him lead troops to the Capital City with him, he could show his loyalty to the Crown Prince by agreeing. Along the way, he would follow the Crown Prince with his troops back to Dadu City. By then... if the Empress had the upper hand, he could seize the Crown Prince and ensure King Xin’s succession.

If the Empress did not have the upper hand, he could claim that the Empress had sent him a secret message to escort the Crown Prince back to the city to prevent any unforeseen events, thus saving the Empress’s life.

In this way, he could advance or retreat as needed.

Thinking of this, Fu Ruoxi made up his mind and said to his deputy, "Go gather the commanders and follow me out of the camp to welcome the Crown Prince."

"Yes!" Fu Ruoxi’s deputy replied, clasping his fists, and hurriedly left the commander’s tent.

Fu Ruoxi clenched his fists tightly and paced back and forth in the main tent for a few rounds, then stopped in his tracks.

He needed to send a message to the Empress. If he didn’t, given the Empress’s determined character, upon seeing him lead troops with the Crown Prince back to Dadu City, she would surely think he decided to follow the Crown Prince and abandoned their loyalty, fearing the Empress might do something irreversible.

Sending a message was too risky. If intercepted... he would be doomed.

Not sending a message, he feared the Empress would be in danger.

Hesitating for a moment, Fu Ruoxi suddenly ordered to the door, "Bring the person who just delivered the message!"

"Yes!"

Fu Ruoxi went behind the desk and knelt, took out the special paper used for sending urgent military reports to Dadu City, and wrote down four characters: "Wait for the opportunity." He placed it into a message tube. When he raised his head, he saw the person sent by the Empress was already outside the tent.

The Empress’s loyal guard had rushed day and night from Dadu City. After delivering the message, he barely had time to eat before collapsing to sleep. Now abruptly woken up, he was still groggy.

"Come forward!" Fu Ruoxi put the message tube into a cloth bag and looked at the kneeling guard in front of the desk, "This message must be delivered to Dadu City as soon as possible, directly into the hands of your Mistress. Depart immediately! Be quick!"

The man’s eyes were bloodshot and he looked haggard, but he still respectfully took the cloth bag from Fu Ruoxi: "Yes!"

Fu Ruoxi couldn’t use his people because any movement would alarm the people at Anping Camp. Moreover, his people delivering the message would be unlikely to reach the Empress directly and would have to go through the Fu family first.

This matter must not be known to the Fu family. Otherwise, his clever mother would surely deduce what the Empress intended. She might even think the Empress was using his past guilt to force him to rebel and might report the Empress to the Eldest Princess.