"Ah? Lord An Qi, have you really decided to give up your position as military minister and hand over your authority?! Please think this through carefully! This is no joke!" Nightingale looked at her old superior with a flustered expression and a burning sense of anxiety. Although as the most formidable among several deputy military ministers, she was the most likely person to replace An Qi after the current military minister stepped down, she... she was completely unprepared to take on the heavy responsibility of military minister!
"Eh?" An Qi tilted her head and stared blankly at her. "What are you even talking about? When did I ever say I was going to resign?"
"Huh? You're not?" Nightingale was taken aback, then hurriedly covered her mouth and apologized profusely. "It was just your subordinate babbling nonsense. Your subordinate has her period recently, and didn't rest well these past few nights. Lord An Qi, please don't take offense. Your subordinate only heard it from others... heard someone say..."
"Heard what?"
"No, nothing..."
"Do Heavenly Soldiers get periods too? How come I've never had one?"
"Uh, anyway, anyway, I just didn't rest well."
"What did you hear?"
"This, this, your subordinate heard..." A troubled look appeared on Nightingale's face, but facing her old superior's intense questioning, she finally narrowed her eyes and threw caution to the wind. "Because Lord An Qi has recently been obsessed with cooking, playing cards, and video games, your subordinate accidentally heard people gossiping that after the empire was established, Lord An Qi grew tired of the fires of war and became indifferent to power, gradually harboring the intention to resign. Your subordinate didn't believe it at the time, but seeing Lord An Qi sighing today..."
"So you believed it?"
"Mm." Nightingale narrowed her eyes and nodded vigorously.