"I was bought by the Imperial Master when I was six years old. After that, he placed me in a separate courtyard in the capital to receive training. At that time, there were many people in the courtyard besides me. Now, some of them are with the young lady, and some are nowhere to be found."
"The training we received wasn't difficult. Besides serving tea and water, we also learned various ways to please the master, such as massage, making tea, and singing songs. Everyone had to learn it."
"Some sisters received different training from us. They were older and learned more diverse things."
Having said this, Xinyi paused subconsciously, and when she saw that Qin Yanning had no other reaction, she continued.
Qin Yanning naturally knew what Xinyi meant by "miscellaneous". It was nothing more than some means to please men.
She originally thought that the maids Fang Zhijie placed around her were all cursed, but she didn't expect that they were actually products of the assembly line. She accidentally discovered one of his little secrets.
Qin Yanning glanced at Xinyi calmly. It seemed her judgment of her wasn't entirely correct. If she'd grown up in that environment and developed her current personality to make life easier for herself, that was perfectly normal. She remembered that Xinyi had only been eight years old when she came to her original owner.
However, human nature is fickle, and she will not soften her heart towards Xinyi just because of a few words.
Xinyi didn't notice Qin Yanning's gaze and continued, "I've lived in the other courtyard for two years. Besides learning those things, I also learned some simple spells, but those spells can only be used to send messages, not for attack."
"Later, the Imperial Master chose me and asked me to be the young lady's maid."
"Before I came to see the young lady, the Imperial Preceptor cast a curse on me and the others. If we don't do as the Imperial Preceptor tells us, we will suffer a fate worse than death."
Qin Yanning nodded. It was similar to what she guessed. Although Fang Zhijie cast a spell to control them, his spell was not of high level.
In other words, as long as Fang Zhijie believes that Xinyi has not betrayed him, the talisman on Xinyi will not take effect.
The soul-binding spell purchased from the system is different. The punishment it brings comes from the pain of the soul, and whether the person under the spell has betrayed or not is also judged through the fluctuations in their soul.
This means that Xinyi has absolutely no way of deceiving her.
Qin Yanning looked at Xinyi and asked, "Then what does he want you to do by my side?"
Xinyi didn't dare to hide it. "She made the young lady hate the demon race, monitored her every move, and sow discord between her and the master and his wife."
Xinyi's voice became lower and lower. These things were indeed a bit hurtful.
When she first came to Qin Yanning's side, she didn't know why she did all this, but after more than ten years, she gained face in front of the National Master, so naturally she understood why he did this.
He wanted the eldest lady to kill a thousand monsters herself, and then exchange her blood for the one in Fengyun Palace.
It was precisely because of this knowledge that her attitude towards the eldest lady became more frivolous. After all, she would be dead sooner or later, and as long as she did her job well, perhaps the Imperial Master would show mercy, lift the curse on her, and give her freedom.
Qin Yanning saw that what Xinyi said was not much different from what she had guessed, so she nodded and said, "Get up."
Xinyi no longer dared to act in front of Qin Yanning. She stood obediently in front of her like a frightened little quail.
Qin Yanning reached out and grabbed Xinyi's right hand. Just as she was about to hide, she saw Qin Yanning waving his hand and drawing on her right hand. A phantom of a talisman appeared and disappeared into her right hand.
Xinyi's face turned pale. "Miss...Miss, what are you doing?"
Qin Yanning smiled calmly, "It has the same effect as the spell Fang Zhijie cast on you, but if you don't obey, the pain might be even worse than Fang Zhijie's."
When Xinyi heard Qin Yanning say such terrible words in such an ordinary tone, her face turned pale and the pain was even worse than when the talisman cast by the Imperial Master took effect. She might as well die.
But Qin Yanning had to add, "As for Fang Zhijie, as long as you can deceive him, you won't get angry. But that won't work for me. As long as you have the thought of betraying me, you will be hurt."
"If I die, you have to accompany me."
"If you don't believe me, you can try it now."
Xinyi was about to faint. Qin Yanning's words were so terrifying, how could she dare to try? She plopped down on her knees again and said, "Miss, what do you want me to do? Just tell me. I will obey you."
Qin Yanning put away his grinning expression and said, "Be good, didn't Fang Zhijie ask you to monitor me? Then from now on, any news you pass on to him must be read to me first."
"How about we try to use our own tricks against them?"
Of course Xinyi felt bad. She was afraid of the eldest lady, but she was also afraid of the national master. She was just a little maid. What did she do wrong to provoke such two terrible people?
Qin Yanning noticed Xinyi's fear. She knew that she had threatened her enough. If she wanted Xinyi to help her obediently and not be discovered by Fang Zhijie, she had to reassure her.
"Don't worry, the message I want you to pass on must be 70% true and 30% false. Fang Zhijie won't be able to see it."
Just as Qin Yanning finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
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