Dual Transmigration: Starting from being captured and brought to the Hehuan Sect!

"General, about this matter..."

Lu's advisors carefully considered their words.

"I think there's no rush to report this to your superiors."

"How so?"

"Think about it, Su Meiniang has been in the palace for hundreds of years."

After hundreds of years, how could the Empress not know he was a man?

The Empress is a deity, capable of setting up even a grand array like a light barrier. Would she not notice if there was a man beside her?

I dare to guess that the Empress probably knows, but just turns a blind eye.

If you rashly reveal this, it will be tantamount to laying the Empress's private affairs on the table in court. The Empress will lose face, and you will not fare well either.

The female general remained silent for a moment:

"But what if the Empress doesn't know?"

"Therefore, I suggest that you do not rush to make a decision."

We'll go to her residence tomorrow and say we're here to thank her for saving our lives!

Let's take this opportunity to find out in person.

Observe whether there are any flaws in her words and actions, and see how she reacts to your probing.

Then decide whether to report it or not.

The female general nodded:

"That's an idea. Okay, let's go see her tomorrow."

After leaving the palace, Lin Mo immediately took over the entire Shen family, including all thirteen members of their household.

The women in the Shen household were all incredibly beautiful, and he thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

The next day, as Lin Mo was engaged in a fierce battle with the thirteen members of the Shen family, a maid's voice suddenly came through:

"Lord Su, General Duan has arrived with gifts, saying he is grateful for your life-saving grace yesterday."

Lin Mo frowned slightly.

The General Duan who was poisoned yesterday had a strange look in his eyes. When he looked at me, I always had the illusion that he could see right through me.

"Please invite her to sit in the hall; I'll be right there."

He quickly washed up and changed his clothes, then left the Shen residence with Su Meiniang's face on his person.

Back at the mansion, General Duan was already seated in the hall, with a brocade box in front of him and his advisor Lu standing beside him.

Upon seeing him emerge, General Duan stood up, cupped his hands, and said:

"Lord Su, thank you for helping me detoxify yesterday."

This is just a small gift, nothing more.

"General Duan, you're too kind."

It was just a small favor.

Lin Mo took the brocade box, opened it, and glanced inside.

Inside was a spirit herb of excellent quality, with intact roots and dewdrops still clinging to its leaves.

He carefully put away the brocade box, invited General Duan to sit down, and then had a maid serve tea.

The two started chatting back and forth.

The conversation veered off to a wide range of topics, from yesterday's poison wound to the border war, and from the border war to the palace rules.

General Duan spoke slowly and deliberately, with a straightforwardness characteristic of a warrior, but Lin Mo always felt that there was something hidden behind every word she said.

"Lord Su, I have been stationed at the border for many years and am not very familiar with the people and affairs in the court."

I only learned from my subordinates yesterday that you've been in the palace for almost two hundred years.

"Yes, two hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye."

"Two hundred years is not an easy time."

Life in the palace must be even harder than in the countryside, right?

"It's alright. You'll get used to it."

General Duan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and suddenly changed the subject:

"Lord Su, let me tell you a story."

I heard this a while ago, it's quite interesting.

"General Duan, please speak."

"It is said that there was a man who disguised himself as a woman and sneaked into the palace. He stayed by the Empress's side for several years, and no one noticed."

One day, he got drunk and urinated in the Imperial Garden, where he was caught by patrolling guards.

The guards took one look and realized that this was no female official at all; it was clearly a grown man.

It was later discovered that he had stolen a lot of things from the palace and had affairs with several female officials.

The Empress was furious and had him dragged out and beheaded.

Lin Mo paused for a moment, holding the teacup.

He raised his head and looked at General Duan.

General Duan was holding a teacup, his gaze sweeping over the edge of the cup, his bright eyes holding a light that seemed to be both smiling and not smiling.

Lin Mo felt nervous.

"That dog woman's eyes are indeed strange; it seems she's seen through my identity!"

If she were to report this to the Empress, she might not even know how she died!

However, since she came to me to test me, it most likely proves that she still hasn't told the Empress, or that she doesn't have any evidence.

But that's not important; the theft from the national treasury needs to be put on the agenda. Every extra day I stay here increases the danger.

Thinking of this, Lin Mo put down his teacup, his expression unchanged:

"This story sounds quite novel."

"Where did General Duan hear that from?"

"I heard it from the border. Those old soldiers like to make up all sorts of nonsense when they have nothing better to do."

"After General Duan mentioned it, I suddenly remembered a joke."

"Oh? What joke?"

Lin Mo picked up the teacup and took a slow, deliberate sip:

"It is said that there was a court ruled by a male emperor, and a court official served in the palace for most of his life."

One day, he accidentally stumbled upon something: the Empress was having an affair with a fake eunuch.

This official was straightforward and felt that this was a crime of deceiving the emperor, so he immediately went to report it to the emperor.

As a result, he died in his own residence on the very night the report was made.

The authorities investigated and found out that he died of a sudden illness.

But everyone knows he was silenced by the Empress.

He put down his teacup and looked at General Duan:

"General Duan, do you think this official is stupid or not?"

Some things you see, you pretend you didn't see; some things you know, you keep to yourself.

He insisted on stirring up trouble, and in the end, he didn't even know how he died.

General Duan smiled but did not reply.

She held the teacup, her gaze lingering on Lin Mo's face for a moment as she looked over the edge of the cup, before slowly taking a sip of tea.

Lu, the advisor, stood behind her, his smile fading slightly.

"Lord Su, that's an interesting story."

General Duan put down his teacup, his tone neither warm nor cold.

"However, I think that official might not necessarily be stupid."

He probably just felt that he had served the emperor for most of his life, so he still had some loyalty.

The emperor will likely protect him.

"I don't think so. Sometimes the face of the royal family is more important than that of a minister!"

This minister has offended the royal family, so naturally the royal family will not be lenient with him!

As the saying goes, true friends are those who see through things but don't say anything!

"So these jokes are all unreliable; how could there possibly be fake eunuchs!"

General Duan smiled and changed the subject.