novelraw Chapter 30
Chapter 30
30~ Request~
"Meow meow meow~"
After eating her fill, Chocolate rolled over exposing her belly, letting the little Princess stroke her.
Contentedly petting the two cats, holding a book in her hand reading, her feet boldly propped on the table where the Empress usually buried her head writing diligently.
Anyway, the Empress couldn't possibly come right now, and Ling wasn't here either. In the entire bedchamber there was only her alone. What couldn't she do?
"Mm..."
A bit thirsty. Had she known, she would have conveniently drunk a glass of water earlier.
No choice. She could only return to the kitchen again to find water.
Soon, she arrived at the kitchen and discovered there was still a pot on the stove cooking on low heat. She was somewhat curious what was inside. Xiyan had been standing on the stool earlier stirring this pot.
She picked up a wet cloth nearby to wrap around the pot lid handle, preparing to see what exactly was stewing inside.
"Danger! Your Highness, don't touch it!"
Xiyan suddenly appeared and anxiously shouted, frightening the little Princess into nearly not holding it steady and almost burning herself.
"Your Highness, quickly come down! That's very dangerous!"
Xiyan hastily stepped forward to help the little Princess down. Only after confirming the little Princess had no injuries on her body did she relax.
If the Princess were injured due to her negligence, perhaps Her Majesty the Empress and Lady Ling would never let her enter the Inner City again. Rather than not being able to see Princess Mo, they might as well kill her!
But... she touched Princess Mo! Ehehe...
"What's cooking in that pot?"
The little Princess's question pulled Xiyan back to reality. Xiyan hastily restrained her expression. Only after confirming the little Princess hadn't noticed her losing composure did she relax and explain:
"Reporting to Your Highness, this is tonight's soup. Your Majesty specially asked me to prepare it because she's happy that the Divine Punishment on your body is about to end."
While speaking, Xiyan had already unconsciously moved closer to the little Princess. After closing the distance, she quietly took the little Princess's hand.
Noticing Xiyan's small movements, she didn't dodge either. It was just a little loli anyway, and she was so cute. Letting her touch a bit was fine.
"What did Your Highness come here to do?"
"Thirsty."
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. I'll go brew a pot of black tea for you right away. You can just return to the bedchamber and wait for me."
In a moment, she could use the excuse of delivering tea to see what the Princess was doing in the bedchamber. If she brewed it well, perhaps she'd even be rewarded with a head pat by the Princess!
After the little Princess left, Xiyan hastily took out tea leaves and a teapot. After thinking for a bit, she also took out some small pastries, planning to send them together. Princess Mo would definitely be very happy, right?
The little Princess now sat back in the chair, her arrogant sitting posture displaying her boldness. Perhaps even if the Empress came back right now, she would dare to talk back.
"Your Highness~ Your Highness~"
Xiyan pushed open the bedchamber door and poked her head in. After getting the little Princess's indication, she immediately walked quickly to the table.
"Your Highness, what are you reading?"
"History books."
The little Princess casually picked up a pastry and put it in her mouth as she spoke.
At this time, the benefits of being petite and cute became prominent. Mo didn't mind Xiyan's questions at all, nor did she mind her bringing her head close to read together with her. She just treated her as a curious little loli.
Xiyan's elbow rested against the chair's armrest, both hands supporting her cheeks as she stood beside the little Princess. The two small faces were extremely close, almost touching.
"Xiyan."
"Present!"
"What did Fei have you enter the Inner City to do?"
This made her quite curious. After all, this was the first time she had seen anyone other than herself, the Empress, and Ling appear in the Inner City.
"Your Majesty wants me to serve as your personal maid. Because Lady Ling has been following you to protect you this whole time, and without Lady Ling on Her Majesty's side, many things are very inconvenient. So she chose me!"
Xiyan was so happy she danced around, as if taking care of her was the most beautiful job under heaven.
"Alright then."
Indeed, Ling had taken care of her for a long time. Without Ling, this capable all-purpose maid, the Empress's side would find many things inconvenient to do. Finding her a personal maid was normal. She just didn't know how efficient this loli maid was at getting things done, whether she was good or not.
"So what can you do?"
"Everything Lady Ling can do, I can do, just not as skilled as Lady Ling."
So a mini version of the all-purpose maid? Then it seemed there was no problem.
She naturally had no doubt about the Empress's selection standards. Those the Empress took a liking to naturally all had at least one strong point.
Taking advantage of the little Princess's moment of contemplation, Xiyan quickly took a deep sniff toward her, inhaling Princess Mo's scent. She felt her loli life was complete.
"Hm? What are you doing?"
"Nothing, nothing. I just think Your Highness is profoundly knowledgeable and couldn't help but gasp in admiration."
Xiyan hastily made excuses... explained. Then, without waiting for the little Princess to think carefully, she found an excuse to leave. Before leaving, she also told the little Princess that when she needed her, she could directly call for her. She was always available.
Alright then. It was just a little loli anyway. There probably wasn't any problem.
Given Xiyan's cute appearance, she directly ignored any danger. After all, how could ordinary people possibly think a cute little loli had any problems!
......
"Your Majesty."
Xiyan obediently bowed to the Empress.
"Is tonight's dinner prepared?"
"It's already prepared, just waiting for Your Majesty to return to dine with Your Majesty."
The Empress nodded, seemingly very satisfied with Xiyan.
"Nothing went wrong while I was away?"
"No. Princess Mo is perfectly fine. She was just thirsty and had me brew a pot of black tea."
"It seems you've already gotten along very well."
This was a maid she personally selected. Although she had certain psychological issues and was rather pathological, compared to her strong points, this small flaw wasn't a problem at all.
Before sending her to the Inner City, she had already personally tested her. This child whom she personally bestowed the name Xiyan wouldn't do anything too outrageous, had sufficient ability to ensure Mo's safety, and was extremely loyal. These few points alone were enough for her to select Xiyan as Mo's personal maid.
Xiyan's magic level was Archmage rank. Although due to insufficient instruction the magic she could use was relatively limited, as long as she was cultivated for a period of time, she would absolutely possess sufficient strength to protect Mo well.
In merely about a month's time, she was cultivated by the maids of the Imperial Maid Corps into a qualified maid. She also had extremely high talent in being a maid.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, can you have Princess Mo reward me?"
Xiyan requested.
Hearing this, the Empress stopped in her tracks.
Very few people dared to make requests of her, because those who had made requests of her in the past were already no longer in this world. The remainder had also held it back out of fear. Apart from Mo, this was the first person who dared to directly make requests of her.
Interesting.
"Of course."
The Empress's lips curved slightly upward, and she agreed to Xiyan's request.