“Strange, it’s been almost a week, why is there no movement from the Buddhist Kingdom?”
“The Buddha has already broken through to the Sky-Reaching Realm. Logically, since you’ve shaken the foundations of the Buddhist Kingdom, he should have reacted with fury.”
Dongfang Liuli stood beside Meng Qingzhou, holding a tray with tea and snacks, gazing at the still pond.
After fishing for half a day, there wasn’t a single fish in the basket.
On the fourth day of taking over Langya, fishing in the Eastern Palace, they caught nothing.
“You?”
“I need to remind you, your current role is that of a bed-warming maid. You’re responsible for warming the bed, accompanying me to sleep, serving, holding the sword, bringing tea and water, doing laundry, cooking, tending flowers, and walking the dog… Big Yellow isn’t here, so no need to walk the dog. Now, I’ll give you another chance. What should you call me?” Meng Qingzhou counted on his fingers as if listing treasures.
Dongfang Liuli clenched and unclenched her fists, remained silent for a moment, worried that defiance would get her kicked out, and reluctantly said, “Master.”
“Wrong, ‘Master’ sounds too old-fashioned. Su Qingqiu and Wu Die have gotten used to it, and I’m too lazy to correct them. You’ve just arrived, so from now on, call me ‘Young Master,’ ‘Your Majesty,’ or ‘Honorable One,’ any of those will do.”
Dongfang Liuli’s chest heaved with anger. She glanced at Su Qingqiu, who was pretending to water the flowers but was actually eavesdropping, and coughed heavily.
Su Qingqiu, feeling bored, reluctantly covered her ears and shut off her divine sense.
Wu Die, unaware of the situation, still didn’t know the true identity of the masked woman. She thought Su Qingqiu was just lucky to encounter a Great Being from the Morning Glow Realm who had come to pledge allegiance.
“Hey, why are you covering your ears?” Wu Die nudged Su Qingqiu with her elbow, asking.
“None of your business,” Su Qingqiu didn’t want to tell her.
Such juicy gossip, she’d rather enjoy it alone.
“Can you hear me? Playing deaf, huh?” Wu Die became interested.
What could make the usually adorable and silly Su Qingqiu act so strangely?
“Young Master…”
In an instant, Wu Die saw Su Qingqiu covering her ears, her eyes noticeably brightening, and a smile she couldn’t suppress at the corners of her mouth.
Wu Die was utterly confused: “??”
A moment later, Dongfang Liuli called out sweetly, holding a cup of tea and offering it, “Here, I invite Young Master to drink some tea.”
With that, Dongfang Liuli forced the scalding tea to Meng Qingzhou’s lips, regardless of his consent, and poured it in, smiling, “Drink more, Young Master.”
After all, his thick skin wouldn’t get hurt, and it was a good way to vent her anger.
Although she had called him all sorts of humble names in private, that was in special circumstances with no one around, different from now.
Now, she was a newcomer seeking refuge, and this annoying salt fish insisted on making her a bed-warming maid, then had her serve tea and call him such embarrassing names in front of Su Qingqiu.
Luckily, the mask hid her blushing face, or Su Qingqiu would definitely see it.
“Hiss! Hot, hot, hot…”
“Hey, bed-warming maid, are you trying to harm your Young Master?” Meng Qingzhou was very displeased.
Wu Die’s eyes widened in disbelief at what she heard.
Bed-warming maid??!
“What’s wrong?” Su Qingqiu noticed Wu Die’s odd expression and asked softly.
Wu Die turned back blankly, her eyes empty, and said, “Nothing.”
“Oh, good. The weather’s getting hotter, drink more hot water.”
Wu Die clutched her handkerchief, her eyes burning as she scrutinized the masked woman, frowning deeply.
She had thought the Master was devoted to the Empress for life.
She had given up, just wanting to be a maid, staying by the Empress and her husband.
But who would have thought, after just half a day in seclusion to comprehend divine powers, a woman had descended from the sky.
Cutting in halfway, promoted to bed-warming maid!
But no matter how she looked, this woman, except for her voice, was covered tightly, with a mask hiding her face and figure. What did the Master see in her?
Wu Die was full of worry, feeling troubled.
“Could you be jealous?” Su Qingqiu blinked her big eyes, staring at Wu Die, finally noticing something.
“So what if I am? If the Master were devoted only to the Empress, I wouldn’t have any other thoughts and would be content as a maid,” Wu Die said matter-of-factly. “But now, a bed-warming maid has descended from the sky, surpassing both of us in status! Except for being powerful, she has no other merits. Why? We were here first. Even if you, Su Qingqiu, were promoted to bed-warming maid before me, I wouldn’t be dissatisfied.”
Hearing this, the gossip-loving soul in Su Qingqiu’s eyes burned brightly.
Good, good, good!
Even the smart Wu Die hadn’t realized the masked woman was the Empress and misunderstood.
“Wu Die, I think you’re right! We were here first, but now we’re being overshadowed. If we don’t take effective measures, this new bed-warming maid will trample all over us. We must punish her severely!” Su Qingqiu waved her fist, filled with righteous indignation.
The more Wu Die thought about it, the angrier she became. Suddenly, she froze, turned to stare at Su Qingqiu, and hesitated, “But, I feel like you’re hiding something from me.”
“Ha… haha, no way… you’re overthinking it.” Su Qingqiu’s big eyes darted around, laughing dryly and waving her hand.
Wu Die crossed her arms and faced her, “Spill it! Or else, you’d better keep one eye open while you sleep tonight.”
Su Qingqiu panicked inside.
She didn’t want to miss such a grand drama, but her lying skills were too poor, and Wu Die’s ability to read emotions was too strong, making it hard to hide.
After thinking it over, Su Qingqiu decided to add fuel to the fire, using Wu Die’s ability to read emotions to confuse her!
“I didn’t want to tell you, but actually, the new bed-warming maid has already warned me. She told me to behave and not cause trouble. Just now… she even glared at me, like a warning.” Su Qingqiu said, feeling wronged.
Wu Die stared silently, using her ability to read emotions.
She could see Su Qingqiu’s nervousness growing, along with some fear.
Seeing this, Wu Die’s anger flared up, and she shouted, “It’s true!!”
“The new bed-warming maid is too arrogant!”
“Come on! Follow me, let’s give her a piece of our mind!”
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