Probably... not, right?
I rubbed my head, hesitated for a moment, then picked up the phone. Whatever the case, it would be best to deal with Juanjuan's situation first.
"Beep~ beep~ beep~"
"Click~"
"Hello~ Mom~"
"Ah, Juanjuan. What are you doing?"
"Nothing much..."
"Oh, I see. Are you free this afternoon? Come over. There's something I'd like to talk to you about."
Juanjuan paused on the other end.
"What is it?"
"Nothing in particular. I just want to talk. Are you free?"
"Mm, sure. Got it. I'll come over this afternoon."
After saying that, Juanjuan hung up. Just before the call ended, I heard that guy's voice.
'What did the Empress say...'
Then the call was cut off.
I frowned. I'd talk to Juanjuan in person this afternoon and see how she felt about that guy.
After that, I'd consider how to handle things.
Also, I couldn't afford to ignore the information Xu Wei had given me...
Hao Zhong would betray us? It didn't seem likely, but I couldn't be completely certain. After all, you could never judge someone by appearances alone.
It was right to have Ning Jing look into it. If it turned out that the weapons really were wearing out, I'd give him some.
It was no big deal. With me around,
even if Hao Zhong wanted to betray us, he'd better think carefully about whether his head was harder than my fist.
And then... time passed by, second by second. Before long, noon had slipped away while I sat there daydreaming.
I'd already spoken to the guards. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't stop Juanjuan even if I hadn't said anything. As for anything else, it was still
too early to say.
"Knock, knock, knock~ Mom~ I'm here..."
As she spoke, the door was pushed open. Hearing