Just as the Seventeenth Prince and his men had hidden themselves, the kitchen door was pushed open, and two maids walked in. The Seventeenth Prince was covered in cold sweat in the water vat, but thankfully he hadn't been discovered.
Because it was night and the kitchen was dark, the maid didn't notice that the kitchen had been ransacked. The two women entered and immediately began searching the stove.
"I don't know what's wrong with the leader these days? He gets angry all the time, it's like he's become a completely different person..." a maid complained as she searched.
His companion smiled and comforted him, "Don't be too angry, the cult leader didn't mean it..."
The maidservant looked up and sighed, saying sarcastically, "You know what, ever since that arrogant prince came, our leader's temper has become strange. You can get punished if you're not careful... Yesterday, the little girl in the same room was punished with ten strokes of the cane by the leader because she poured tea that was too hot. The prince frowned, and she's still in bed..."
Another maid, her face filled with terror, sighed, "Really? The sect leader never used to hit anyone; he was always incredibly kind to us servants..."
The maid moved to another spot and continued searching, whispering, "That's right! Men shouldn't come to our island..."
Another maid walked up to the young maid, patted her shoulder and whispered, "Don't forget, our leader is pregnant!" Hearing this, the Seventeenth Prince was so shocked that he almost jumped out of the water vat, gritting his teeth to restrain himself.
Pregnant? The cult leader is pregnant? The Fourteenth Prince is the only man on this island. Could it be that the cult leader is carrying the Fourteenth Prince's child? This is outrageous! A cult leader is pregnant with the child of a member of the Qing imperial family? This is utterly absurd.
"They say that women become irritable and easily angered when they are pregnant, and it seems they are right..." the maid said helplessly.
The two had been searching for a while, but couldn't find it, which puzzled them. The maid scratched her head, pointing to the empty plate in the pot, and asked in surprise, "I remember clearly, the roast chicken was placed here, how come it's gone?"
The other person looked carefully from left to right and, finding no trace of roast chicken, asked, "Could you be mistaken?"
The little maid stamped her foot and said anxiously, "No way! The sect leader has been eating roast chicken every night these days. He almost got beaten yesterday because he wasn't prepared. I made it early this morning, how could it be missing?" She was so anxious that she was about to cry.
Another person quickly stepped forward to reassure them, "Could it be that someone unknowingly ate it? Don't worry, let's think of another way..."
Upon hearing that the roast chicken might have been eaten, the little maidservant's eyes welled up with tears, and she cried out, "Then I'm definitely doomed! The leader will surely punish me! What should I do? What should I do?"
Seventeenth Master, holding a chicken leg with only bones left in the water vat, felt a little apologetic. He licked the oil off his lips, shrugged, and thought to himself, "Sorry, I had no choice..." After savoring the taste, he looked at the bones in his hand and smiled, "I didn't expect this roast chicken to be so delicious!"
"I've got it! I remember we made a few roast geese for dinner, why don't we take them to the leader? Roast chicken and roast goose are pretty much the same anyway..." the companion suggested excitedly. The little maid looked up and asked tearfully, "Will that work? Roast chicken and roast goose are different, the leader will still be angry if he finds out..."
His companion smiled and took out a roast goose from the cupboard, comforting him, "It's alright, it's better than nothing. Let's go quickly, if the leader gets impatient, it'll be even more serious..."
The young maidservant reluctantly accepted the roast goose, wiped away her tears, and went out with her.
When Wan Quan could no longer hear any noise, the Seventeenth Prince and his guards slowly climbed out of the water vat. The Seventeenth Prince ordered the rest of them to stay there while he went to follow the two young girls.
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