"Please help yourself, young lady."
The palace maid sent Zuo Yaohe to the side room and was about to leave.
"Hey." Zuo Yaohe stopped the maid, "Shouldn't you stay and help me bathe?"
The maid squinted her eyes and said, "We are all following the master's orders. The queen only asked me to take you down, but didn't ask me to help you bathe."
Zuo Yaohe didn't feel anything. She could see clearly from her side that the queen would never see Zuo Yaohe again. If Zuo Yaohe was more polite, she could have asked two young palace maids to come and serve her. But seeing her frivolous look, she was too lazy to serve her.
Zuo Yaohe felt ignored and said angrily, "Hey, how dare you, a palace maid, talk to me like that!"
The maid rolled her eyes and said, "I have to serve the Queen, so I'm sorry I can't accompany you."
"Stop! Stop!"
Unable to command the maid, Zuo Yaohe stomped her feet fiercely and said, "See if I don't return to the Queen later and punish you severely."
Zuo Yaohe pushed the door open and went in. A bathtub was already prepared inside. The palace servants were well-trained, and clean clothes were prepared in front of the bronze mirror.
Zuo Yaohe walked over to take it. She looked through the fabric of the clothes and when she looked up she was surprised to see her current appearance.
“…”
"ah!!!"
A scream shook the earth.
Whenever Zuo Yaohe thought about how dignified she was parading around the palace, she wished she could choke to death in the bathtub.
While she was washing her body vigorously, she was cursing at the same time. Qian Qimeng, Su Man and Yi Niao were all cursed by her.
After rubbing off the old mud and putting on clean clothes, Zuo Yaohe gathered herself together and dressed up nicely, determined to wash away her previous image.
Zuo Yaohe pushed the door open and went out, just in time to see a palace maid coming over with a food box.
"Hey, it's you. Take me to the banquet in front."
The one who brought the meal was a young palace maid. Unlike the older palace maid, she was not as forceful and just said tactfully, "The Queen said that Miss Zuo should eat here."
Zuo Yaohe didn't understand the little palace maid's hint, or perhaps she had never expected that she would be unwelcome. She pushed the food box away impatiently, "The Queen asked me to eat here out of sympathy for my fatigue, but I can't be rude. Stop talking nonsense and take me there quickly."
"You really don't need to go over there. The Queen won't think you're being rude. Besides, Elder Li and the princess are already there, so you can eat here."
Even though the little palace maid had said it so bluntly, Zuo Yaohe still didn't give up. Seeing that the little palace maid was unwilling to lead the way, she rudely pushed the little palace maid away and said, "If you don't lead the way, I'll go by myself."
"Hey, Miss Zuo! You can't go...Miss Zuo!"
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At the same time, the luncheon in the palace had already begun.
The queen attached great importance to Suman's arrival. She not only held a banquet but also arranged for the palace maids to perform to entertain her.
Su Man and Qian Qimeng sat below the Queen, and opposite them sat Yi Niao, Honglu Deng and Mimi.
The queen also assigned palace maids to serve them, allowing them to experience the emperor's happiness.
The sleeves are like clouds and dragons, and the palace music is gorgeous and exquisite.
But Suman had no mood to appreciate it. Logically speaking, the king was in critical condition and should be anxious to find medicine. Why didn't the queen mention going to the extremely cold place, but instead invited her to enjoy singing and dancing?
Isn't it a bit too indifferent to the king's life and death...
Just as Su Man was pondering the reason, the queen on the throne suddenly turned in her direction and said, "Why isn't Elder Li eating? Is the food not to your liking?"
Su Man came back to her senses and nodded, "The food in the palace is of course not ordinary, so how could it not suit my taste?"
She paused and said, "It's getting late. If we're any later, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach the Extreme Cold Peak in time. So I'm a little worried."
The queen smiled faintly, "I'm just as anxious about this as the elder. However, the Extreme Cold Peak is a place of no return. I'm truly uneasy about Elder Li taking such a risk for our Spirit Beast Nation."
Su Man frowned slightly. It would have been fine if she hadn't agreed, but now she had already promised the queen to make this trip for her, so why did the queen say that?
Unable to figure out what the queen was up to, he could only express his loyalty, "Don't worry, Queen. If it were someone else, I might have considered it. But the king is the ruler of the Spirit Beast Kingdom, and a rare and wise ruler. It is an honor for me to serve him. Furthermore, the princess and I met at the Beast Taming Sect. She once spoke up for me at the apprenticeship ceremony, even at the risk of offending our master. I am grateful and will not refuse."
The queen didn't say anything, but just looked at Suman steadily, as if she was weighing how much of what she said was true and how much was false.
Qian Qimeng became anxious, "Mother, I know Li Man's character very well. We should tell her quickly."
The queen paused, "In that case, I won't hide it from the elder. Actually..."
"The Queen."
The palace maid hurried in, "Miss Zuo from the Beast Taming Sect requests an audience."
A look of displeasure flashed across the queen's face. "Didn't I tell her to have her meal in the side room?"
"Yes, that's what I told her, but she insisted on coming to the luncheon, and I couldn't stop her."
After all, they were invited by the Spirit Beast Kingdom to help, so being a palace maid is difficult.
Qian Qimeng sneered, "What a naive little brat! She doesn't even understand the order to expel the guest. Cui'e, go out and tell her clearly that the queen is only hosting the elders of the Beast Taming Sect. Let her go wherever she wants."
"Qimeng, don't be rude."
Although the Queen stopped Qian Qimeng, her expression showed that she agreed with Qian Qimeng's statement. However, she used a more tactful approach, "How about this? Tell Miss Zuo that the banquet is almost over. It would be rude to serve her leftovers. Let her do as she pleases."
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