“What?” Gu Qing Tong was shocked. Had she encountered a pervert? Was Yun Zhi so eager to provoke Yun Le Shi?
Gu Qing Tong hurriedly covered her collar: “No need.”
“Miss, the Governing King taking a fancy to you is your fortune. But don’t think you can be arrogant by serving the King. You might be thrown out tomorrow. No matter who you are, you’re just a substitute for Miss Qing Chu. Don’t make things difficult for us, or you’ll suffer.”
Gu Qing Tong saw their expressions and thought, covering the map and envelope at her waist: “I’m not used to being served. Anyway, I can’t escape. You can go out.”
The two maids glanced at her swollen feet and left with a light laugh.
Gu Qing Tong sat by the pool for a long time, scooping some water to wash her feet. Because Yu Rong had applied medicinal oil, her foot was somewhat better.
She took out the map and envelope, took off her clothes, washed herself with water, and put on the clothes they left behind, but kept her own waistband. Because Han Yue’an had specially made the waistband for her to hide secret items, the thin map was safely placed inside. However, the envelope was slightly large and would have been fine to stick to her waist before, but now she couldn’t expose it to draw attention. She looked at it and could only tear it into two parts and stuff them into her shoe insoles. Then she put on silk stockings and stuffed her feet in.
Gu Qingtong sat in the room for a while, taking down the hairpin to look at it, thinking that if she really couldn’t protect herself, then…
“Miss, are you ready?” Two maids, hearing no sound inside, pushed the door open.
Gu Qingtong inserted the hairpin back into her hair, tidied her sideburns, and ignored them.
The girls brought back by Zhi Wang were of various types, but they had never seen someone like Gu Qingtong, whose demeanor was cold and indifferent to everything around her. Nevertheless, she was just a substitute. They styled her hair, creating a chignon and filling it with pearl hairpins, then escorted her to a hall.
