novelraw Chapter 44
Chapter 44
44~ Investigation~
"Your Highness? Your Highness?"
"Mm? Ah ah? What's wrong?"
"You don't look very happy. Is there something wrong?"
"Nothing... I'm fine..."
The little Princess shook her head, hastily shaking this unhappy memory out of her mind, trying to control her emotions as much as possible...
Last night, losing control of her emotions and crying in the Empress's embrace was already embarrassing enough. She didn't want to lose face again.
"If Your Highness has something troubling you, just say it. I'll help share your burden."
The little loli maid Xiyan patted the little Princess's back comfortingly.
The little Princess was somewhat touched while also somewhat helpless.
The little loli maid was very sensible. Such a tiny little one already knew to care about her. She was truly so thoughtful. If this were in her previous life, she would definitely be a treasure housewife loli.
"I'm fine. Hurry and finish washing up, change clothes, and go eat breakfast."
With two maids serving, it was fast. Xiyan and Ling had a clear division of labor. One was responsible for helping her wash, the other responsible for helping her dress. In just a short while, only a white-stocking loli in a light blue short skirt remained: Mo.
"Your Highness, wait a moment. I'll help you tie your hair."
The hair style chosen was a relatively lively high ponytail. Because her hair was rather long, even as a ponytail, the hair length reached her waist.
What enviable hair quality. Without needing maintenance, it could still achieve such flowing smoothness. What girl wouldn't hope to have such hair?
After a round of fussing, she finally came before the dining table. Although this was lunch, she had completely and utterly missed breakfast because she cried herself tired last night. So this meal she ate exceptionally much, a bowl and a half more than usual.
"Are you full?"
The Empress asked.
"Full."
The little Princess answered.
"Since you're full, then come answer a few questions for me."
"......"
Mo looked at the Empress propping up her chin. Her heart immediately felt uneasy.
She doesn't want to ask me about last night, does she?
To be honest, she really didn't want to talk about this. She was afraid she wouldn't control her emotions properly and lose face again.
The Empress looked at the little Princess who stared at her and fell into silence. She was somewhat helpless.
"...You won't say? Forget it. Since Mo doesn't want to say, I won't force you. But you remember, if one day you want to find someone to confide in, Mo can come to me anytime."
"Thank you..."
This was the first time she thanked her, right? She didn't remember if there was a time before. Let's just count this as the first time.
"No need."
After all, the little Princess was her pet, someone she liked. So giving a little help was nothing. Rather, she hoped even more that the little Princess could confide in her. She was also very curious about what exactly the little Princess had experienced before.
Just from the little Princess's reaction last night, it couldn't possibly be being scared by a dream. She knew the little Princess fundamentally wouldn't be afraid of these things. So she could roughly determine it was dreaming of bad memories from the past.
This guess, not saying it was one hundred percent accurate, but looking at the little Princess's expression, at least there was over ninety percent possibility she guessed correctly.
"If you're in a bad mood, go play."
Next, dealing with the Eighteen Alliance Nations, she could handle it herself. She had long ago infiltrated the remaining eighteen nations. Currently, she basically grasped the overall situation, and the people planted could also disrupt the enemy to a certain degree.
"Mm."
The little Princess responded, then returned to the bedchamber.
"Ling, in a bit find someone skilled at stealth to come."
The Empress called out to Maid Ling who was cleaning up the dining table.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
There were quite a few maids skilled at stealth in the Imperial Maid Corps. However, since Her Majesty the Empress wanted one, she might as well pick the best one.
Before long, a maid stood respectfully before the Empress.
"Does Your Majesty have some mission you need me to complete?"
"I want you to go to Glaze Nation to investigate information, information about Mo. I want to know what she experienced before."
The maid was somewhat puzzled. Isn't Princess Mo your younger sister? How could anyone in this world understand Princess Mo better than you? And why would investigating what Princess Mo experienced before require going to Glaze Nation?
"Because she is Glaze Nation's First Princess."
Maid: "???"
She was dumbfounded. She never thought her Princess Mo was actually a princess her Majesty the Empress abducted from another nation.
"Regarding this point, please keep it confidential. Otherwise, I don't mind doing Her Majesty's work for her."
Without waiting for the Empress to speak, Ling preemptively threatened.
She was just a maid skilled at stealth and assassination. Her frontal combat ability wasn't formidable. At the same time, she also didn't know magic, unlike the Empress's personal maid before her who was almost omnipotent.
"I absolutely won't let it slip. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
The maid hastily guaranteed.
If she refused, her head would probably relocate right now, and tomorrow someone would replace her original work.
It was like this in the Imperial Maid Corps. They were all the Empress's sharp blades, possessing the Empress's resource allocation and cultivation. But when dulled, they could also be discarded and replaced at any time.
Taking betraying the Empress's trust as a shame, taking obeying the Empress's orders as an honor. This was probably every maid's thinking in the Imperial Maid Corps, including herself was no exception.
"I will definitely complete the important task Your Majesty has entrusted to me. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
The maid guaranteed again.
Since it was the Empress's order, then she must unwaveringly execute the order. Even staking her most precious thing, she must complete Her Majesty the Empress's order. This was the Imperial Maid Corps's reason for existence!
"Then go now. I'm waiting for your news."
"Yes!"
The maid once again respectfully bowed, then withdrew from the dining hall.
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"Vanilla, how can I forget my worries?"
"Meow meow meow?"
Do you want to see what you're saying? Kitty doesn't understand anything!
"If I could be carefree like you, just sunbathe every day and wait to eat, that would be good."
After fiercely inhaling the two cats' scent, she felt her whole person was much better. Who could refuse cute cats?
"Meow meow meow~"
"Your Highness, Your Highness, can I pet them?"
The little loli maid looked at the cats in the little Princess's arms and asked.
"Here, for you."
The little Princess picked up Chocolate and handed her over. Xiyan immediately felt her heart was about to melt from cuteness.
Princess Mo paired with kitties was simply a perfect match! No wonder Her Majesty always liked putting kitties together with Princess Mo.
"Meow!!"
Chocolate struggled somewhat unwillingly.
Bad woman, meow! Clearly before you kicked me away, meow! Now because of the human servant you're pretending to like me, meow!
"Meow meow meow! Meow meow! Meow meow meow meow! (Meow language profanity!)"
"Looks like Chocolate really likes you. As soon as she's with you, she's this excited."
"Ahaha..."
Toward this, Xiyan could only laugh awkwardly, then use a bit of magic power to make the kitty settle down a bit. She knew it was because last time she kicked the kitty away. Both kitties held a bit of a grudge against her.
Princess Mo had no magic power and couldn't sense magic power. If she quietly used a bit, it probably wouldn't be discovered, right? Anyway, it was just used to make the kitty settle down a bit. As long as she didn't input a large amount, there wouldn't be a problem.
Xiyan quietly condensed magic power in her hand and injected it into the kitty's body. Then the kitty gradually settled down, lying in her embrace allowing petting.
What's happening, meow? Why is this so comfortable, meow?