Reborn: Femme Fatale First Daughter

Some people in the Ministry of Justice were vicious characters. A large number of them were generals. Only Luo Bin entered through examinations. Who would have thought that the scholar who had once ridden his horse through the streets did not enter the cabinet but instead became an official together with other generals. The usually calm and elegant Luo Bin was unlike the loud and rowdy generals. As such, Luo Bin had a better relationship with others than the head of the Ministry of Justice.

Furthermore, he came from a general family like the Fu General Manor, and he had given up martial arts in the pursuit of literary arts. However, the ties that his family had made it so that he took to the Ministry of Justice like a fish to water. He was the second son of the family and would not have a noble position. A third-grade officer was not highly ranked nor lowly ranked and was suitable for a family like the Fu General Manor.

Mo Xuetong had always felt that there was more to her second uncle than meets the eye. With a family like the Luo family, it was impossible for them to have another general. It was much more suitable for an officer to come from the family, especially a government official that had an average rank. It would not push the Luo family power any further, nor would it lead them too far from the court. Furthermore, they could also take notice of the finer changes in court. Which position other than an official in the Ministry of Justice would suit Luo Bin best?

In her past life, even after the Luo family had fallen, it was her First Uncleʼs family that had fallen. Luo Bin had already branched out when the Luo family fell. When Mo Xuetong died, even though Luo Bin had not been promoted, he had not been demoted as well. He had always skirted on the edge of power, not too far but also not too close to it.

In the past, Mo Xuetong felt that her second uncle had always been living under the spotlight of her first uncle. However, she did not think the same after her rebirth. The Fu General Manor had fallen because of Sima Lingyun but her second uncle had remained unfazed after he became independent of the family. No matter how one looked at it, her second uncle was a capable person.

Mo Xuetong was always respectful on the rare occasions she met Luo Bin. She usually curtsied to him from far away. Luo Bin would speak with her in a lukewarm manner. Other than that, they had no other interactions. She did not expect her second uncle to send someone to fetch her.

”Tongʼer, go over first. Your second uncle must have something to tell you. I still have some things to pack up for you to bring with you.” Old Madam Xu said with a smile as she got the servants to find things in her cupboards. There were a few cases laid open on the floor, squeezing Mo Xuetong to the door.

Mo Xuetong looked at the mess in the room and how happy the Old Madam seemed and did not want to bother her. She brought Mo He with her and they followed the servant to the courtyard.

Luo Binʼs study was not far away. Even though the manor would be inherited together with the title, Luo Bin was in charge of the family for now since Luo Chengʼs family other than Luo Wenyou were by the frontiers. Luo Binʼs study was at the second entrance since it would be more convenient for him to enter and exit.

Mo Xuetong stood outside the study, held on by Mo He. She felt somewhat uneasy and felt that her usually cold Second Uncle would not call her to the outer courtyard for no rhyme or reason. If there was anything, he could have called her to Old Madam Xu and met her there. He did not have to ask his unmarried niece to go to the outside courtyard.

There must be something he intended to hide from Grandmother...

What matter was there for her second uncle to act and it was something that her grandmother must not find out about? Even Mo Xuetong, who had lived two lives, could not think of anything. She could only stand outside the study uneasily.

The servant went in and came out quickly to say that Second Sir would like her to go in.

When she entered, the servant stopped Mo He at the entrance, saying that Old Sir only asked for Miss Mo.

Mo Xuetong turned to gesture for Mo He to say. Then, she turned and followed the servant in.

The decoration in the study was similar to Mo Huawenʼs study. When she entered, there was a desk under the window that had paper and ink on it. There was a gold seal on the side that had red ink on it as if it had just been used. The ink marks were still wet.