Shang Liuyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that at least he hadn't been seen through.
As Kachir walked out, a slight smile played on his lips: "She thought I didn't know..."
Zuan and Shang Hongyu watched Kachir depart, their expressions somewhat puzzled: "He thought we didn't know he did."
In the end, it all comes down to who has the better skills.
Soon after Kachir left, palace maids came to serve the Dragon King and Queen.
At the same time, many palace maids glared at Shang Liuyu with hostility, wondering where this palace maid came from and how she could win the Dragon King's favor so quickly.
The key issue is that this woman is really too ordinary-looking. All she has is a slightly better posture, a better temperament, and a slightly better figure.
If the other person is very beautiful, people might feel a little better.
But her appearance made many young women feel that they could do the same.
Seemingly sensing the hostility among the palace maids and worried that their targeting would expose her sister's identity, Shang Hongyu hesitated for a moment before designating her to serve by her side from now on.
This made the palace maids even more jealous, but Shang Liuyu remained calm. These people knew nothing, so there was no need to compete with them, and it would be unnecessary to have any negative emotions.
Soon, a palace maid brought over a brocade box, intending to give it to the Dragon King inside. Shang Liuyu frowned and stopped them, asking, "What is this?"
"It was sent by General Kachir, who specifically instructed us to deliver it to the Dragon King," the palace maids replied.
Upon hearing that it was sent by Kachir, Shang Liuyu became even more attentive: "Give it to me, I'll take it to the Dragon King."
The palace maids hesitated for a moment, but Shang Liuyu gave a nonchalant snort: "What, are you afraid I'll embezzle it?"
Seeing that she had said that, the palace maids had no choice but to hand over the items to her. As they turned to leave, they muttered to themselves:
"What's with the attitude!"
"That's right, I just got promoted by the Empress and I've forgotten who I am."
...
Although the voices were soft, Shang Liuyu, with her cultivation level, could easily hear them. She didn't take it to heart and waited until they left before opening the brocade box to check what was inside, lest Kachir send some poison or something to harm her sister and brother-in-law.
Several porcelain bottles lay quietly inside the brocade box. One of the bottles was inscribed with "Xiaoyao Lu" (逍遥露), and another with "Jiuwei Dihuang Wan" (九味地皇丸).
Shang Liuyu looked somewhat bewildered. What kind of medicine was this?
She had never heard of this before; it was truly outside her area of knowledge.
Judging from the name, it seems to be a nourishing food?
However, she was still worried and decided to have it checked first.
Although one may not understand pharmacology, once one's cultivation reaches a certain level, one can generally determine whether a medicine is harmful or not.
She first opened the bottle of Xiaoyao Dew, then brought her nose close to take a gentle sniff.
Just then, a pair of hands reached out from the side, snatched the porcelain bottle away, and pushed her aside slightly.
"Sister?" Shang Liuyu was somewhat taken aback, looking at her anxious sister beside her.
"Did you smell anything strange? Like something sweet?" Shang Hongyu asked nervously.
"No, you pushed me away," Shang Liuyu replied, his gaze falling on the porcelain bottle in her hand. "What kind of medicine is this?"
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