Xia Churan finally relaxed and smiled. âLetâs see how arrogant that sl*t can be after tomorrow.â
Ruan Yu burst into laughter and said, âBut she has her pride. Shouldnât she throw herself into the lake after what happened?â
The two of them imagined Xia Muqingâs pitiful outcome and laughed out loud.
Xia Muqing stood on the roof and processed their conversation. She shook the bag in her hand and an idea struck her.
The next day, before the sky lit up, a group of servants came to wake Xia Muqing up. Xia Muqing looked at them unhappily and asked, âWhat are you all doing?â
Before the servants could answer, a loud voice came from outside the door. âMuqing, King Zhennan wants to come to the Xia residence today. So I came to prepare you in advance.â
Xia Muqing was startled. So Ye Qingxuan was coming. He didnât tell her last night.
She had originally wanted to chase Ruan Yu out, but after seeing how she was dressed gorgeously, she changed her mind. She obediently dressed herself with the help of the maids.
She didnât know what Ruan Yu was thinking. Even if she wanted Xia Churan to enter the kingâs residence in her place, shouldnât her daughter be dressed glamorously? Yet, she was dressed like this. Did she want Ye Qingxuan to fancy her instead?
Ruan Yu initially intended to stay for a while to put up an act before she left.
Normally, it would take only a few minutes to finish dressing. However, after dragging it out for two hours, the maids had only just finished combing her hair.
Xia Muqing was getting impatient. She asked, âWhen is King Zhennan arriving?â
Her intention was to remind them to hurry up, but unexpectedly the maid replied, âFirst Young Mistress, King Zhennan will only be here in six hours.â
Xia Muqing was shocked. Six hours?
So why did they wake her up so early?
âAll of you can leave. Iâll do it myself.â
Seeing that they were about to retort, Xia Muqing added sternly, âNo one is allowed to enter and disturb me.â
The maids retreated.
Xia Muqing pulled her freshly combed hair aside and hugged the blanket to sleep.
Ruan Yu came to her room once again. She knew about the situation but she didnât say a word. In any case, she had already done what she was supposed to do. Xia Muqing wasnât cooperative and if she appeared in front of King Zhennan looking disheveled, it wouldnât be her fault.
In fact, Ruan Yu hoped that the king would blame her for this.
Seconds and minutes passed. The maids became more anxious as they looked at the silent room. There was only an hour left until the arrival of King Zhennan.
A maid knocked on the door under everyoneâs expectant gaze, but there was no response.
The young girl swallowed her saliva and summoned her courage to knock on the door again. This time, she knocked a little louder.
If she didnât get a response this time, she probably wouldnât have the courage to knock on the door again.
Fortunately after a while, the person inside spoke.
âCome in.â
Xia Muqing calculated that it was about time as she slowly opened her eyes.
The servants heaved a sigh of relief and rushed in with her clothes, accessories and makeup. Everyone was busy except for the main character, Xia Muqing, who was still sitting on the bed as she put on her shoes lazily.
The maids couldnât take it anymore. They snatched the shoes and said, âFirst Young Mistress, let us help you wear your shoes.â
Xia Muqing laughed and said, âWhy are you all so anxious? Isnât there one more hour?â
The maids answered in unison, âItâs less than an hour.â
Xia Muqing didnât want to make things difficult for them, so she could only play along. Seeing that their eyes had turned red from anxiety, she felt a little guilty. She took the comb from their hands and easily combed her own hair. Then, she picked out a white jade hairpin from the jewelery tray and gently inserted it into the top of her head.