The table full of dishes made Gu Jiangli's mouth water. She wished she could devour every single dish on the table like a glutton.
Because Lotus was standing right next to the table, slowly putting food into her small bowl one bite at a time with her chopsticks.
grace.
Quite elegant.
Lotus was the palace maid who was kept to serve her meals. She had two buns tied behind her ears, and her eyes were round and big. She looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old.
Gu Jiangli swallowed again. At the speed at which Hehua was serving the food, how long would it take her to get full?
She really couldn't hold back anymore!
"Um... Lotus, why don't you go and rest? I'm used to being alone, so don't bother me."
Lotus immediately stopped eating, glanced at Gu Jiangli with her big, watery eyes, then, as if realizing something, smiled, revealing two canine teeth, and said:
"Yes, Your Highness must be starving. With me moving so slowly, the food must have gotten cold before Your Highness was even full. I was not considerate enough."
She placed the chopsticks in front of Gu Jiangli, revealing a pair of dimples at the corners of her mouth, "Please have your meal, Your Highness."
After saying that, he retreated to the door and lowered his head sharply, as if to tell her that no matter how unseemly she ate later, he wouldn't see it.
Since arriving here, Gu Jiangli has developed feelings for someone for the first time.
She's so cute and so sensible.
Gu Jiangli didn't stand on ceremony anymore. After confirming that the lotus flower by the door frame had no intention of peeking, she started wolfing down her food with her chopsticks.
She hasn't eaten all day!
As for Gu Jiangli's body, it's been so long since she's had a decent meal!
Gu Jiangli ate while glancing at the lotus flowers out of the corner of her eye.
She kept her head down the whole time, appearing respectful and polite.
"Lotus, do you know I've been hungry for a long time? Has the news about Poria cocos already spread throughout the palace?" Gu Jiangli asked during the meal.
Lotus still didn't look up, and replied, "This servant doesn't know if it has spread throughout the palace, but this matter has caused quite a stir in the Imperial Kitchen. I heard that Fuling is the only palace maid in the Imperial Kitchen to be sent to the Laundry Department in the past ten years, so this servant knows and has heard about her mistreatment of Your Highness."
Although Gu Jiangli couldn't see her face, he unexpectedly detected some resentment in her words.
"You...don't like Poria cocos?"
Lotus shook her head frantically, her little face scrunched up like a steamed bun.
"I don't like her. Fuling always bullies people behind their backs. It's like she can't sleep unless she sees someone crying and wailing. Many palace maids have been secretly harmed by Fuling. She also likes to talk badly about people behind their backs... In short, Lotus doesn't like her."
Lotus huffed and complained to her, like a child venting to an adult she trusted about a classmate she didn't like.
[Ding dong, Zizai is online! Your affections for Lotus are noticeable. Would you like to check Lotus's favorability towards you?]
Gu Jiangli rolled her eyes inwardly.
This kid went online as soon as he realized she had a chance to earn points.
They were really worried she wouldn't be able to use those points.
She replied in her mind, "There's no need to spend points to check the good and evil value. This lotus flower is clearly a very kind and good person."
She has a very accurate eye for people and rarely makes mistakes.
Having spent so many years in the entertainment industry, she's bound to encounter some people with great public personas, but she can always tell at a glance which ones are genuine and which ones are just putting on a facade.
Upon hearing this, the system showed no sign of discouragement and continued its sales pitch.
【Darling, the system has detected that Lotus currently has no clear owner. You can check her loyalty level. If her loyalty is high, you can consider making her a trusted confidante~】
Gu Jiangli was now wavering.
It has to be said.
This system has some sales experience.
Now she is isolated and helpless in the harem, with no one to take care of her.
Having a trusted confidant is a good thing, especially if you get pregnant or have a child later in life, as having someone you can rely on will be a blessing.
Seeing how hard the system was promoting it, she no longer hesitated to give up those 5 points.
"Alright, just see how loyal this lotus will be once it recognizes its owner."
[Okay, your 5 points have been deducted. You currently have 95 points remaining. We are checking your points now.]
[Dear, the results are in. Lotus's loyalty score is 100!]
What does 100 points mean?
[It's like telling her to die, and she'd immediately run and bang her head against a wall.]
!!
He'll make him a trusted confidant!
Immediately recruit him as a trusted confidant!
This is outrageous!
Gu Jiangli didn't even want to eat anymore. He took a big step to the door frame and grabbed Hehua's hands.
I could see panic and doubt flickering in Lotus's eyes.
Gu Jiangli said solemnly, "Lotus, if one day I am released from confinement and become the mistress of Yilan Palace again, would you be willing to become my personal maid?"
Lotus: "...Eh???"
Gu Jiangli forced a smile, trying her best to maintain her image as a gentle, elegant, and well-mannered person. "So, if I regain the Emperor's favor, I want to ask him to make you my personal maid. Would you be willing?"
The lotus flowers were almost scared out of their wits.
Personal maid...
That was the highest-ranking maid in the palace, earning more than five times her current monthly salary. If the lady she served received a reward from the Emperor, her personal maid would be the first to receive it...
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