Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 137 I encountered an assassin today and exchanged a few blows with him.
Seeing that Xiao Qingyun was walking with very small steps, almost as if she were walking with her legs tucked together, Su Wanyun asked with concern, "Qingyun, what's wrong with you?"

"Is there anything that's bothering you?"

Xiao Qingyun knew she couldn't hide it from Su Wanyun, so she had no choice but to lie and say, "I encountered an assassin today, exchanged a few blows with him, and suffered a minor injury. I'll be fine after a rest."

assassin?

Su Wanyun was slightly stunned.

How could an assassin appear in the Prince Xiaoyao's mansion in broad daylight?

If an assassin had appeared in the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion, she should have known about it by now, right?

Seeing the puzzled look on Su Wanyun's face, Xiao Qingyun continued to dispel Su Wanyun's doubts, "The assassin was disguised as a servant of the Prince's mansion. I found him acting suspiciously, so I asked him a few questions, but he stammered and couldn't answer. I didn't make things difficult for him. I thought he was just a spy from some force, so I wanted to see where he would go later."

"I never expected that he would lure me out of the city and then attack me."

"But in the end, he still got away."

Hearing Xiao Qingyun's words, Su Wanyun completely believed the story of the assassin who had just appeared.

She then said, "Qingyun, you should have told Lu Ming and me immediately if an assassin appeared in the Prince's mansion. What if the assassin is stronger than you and something happens to you if you go alone?"

Xiao Qingyun did not refute it. It was just a fabricated lie, so there was no need for her to say anything more.

"You're right, I was careless today, I'll be more careful in the future."

Su Wanyun then asked, "How is your injury? Why don't you let Lu Ming take a look? His magic might be helpful to your body."

Xiao Qingyun smiled gently, "No need, it's just a minor injury, nothing to worry about."

"I'm going back to my room to wash up first. You can continue decorating the yard."

After saying that, Xiao Qingyun turned around and went back to her boudoir.

Back in her room, she asked the servants to fetch hot water, and then sat on the soft couch, clutching her stomach.

At this moment, she felt a slight bloating and pain in her lower abdomen, which made her very uncomfortable.

Just thinking about what happened in the study made Xiao Qingyun grit her teeth in hatred.

That bastard...

After a moment, Xiao Qingyun sighed softly. She knew that if she hadn't tied him up first, Lu Ming probably wouldn't have used that method to deal with her.

She only hated herself for being so weak, actually tying up Lu Ming because of nervousness. What kind of person was she?

Dog?

But then again, why didn't Lu Ming use her to replenish his energy, but instead helped her improve her cultivation?

Could it be that he feels his strength is still too weak, and if he were to start absorbing his essence now, he wouldn't be able to withstand his essence-absorbing techniques? So he wants to nurture himself for a longer period of time?
That's for sure!
She didn't believe that this lecherous man would be so kind as to help her improve her cultivation!

198 attempts left!
If she can hold on for another 198 days, she can leave the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion with Su Wanyun!
Just as Xiao Qingyun was thinking this, the maid brought hot water, and Xiao Qingyun slowly took off her clothes and walked towards the bathtub.

……

In the afternoon, the sun shone brightly. Xiao Huan went to the outer courtyard's martial arts training ground and stretched her limbs a little.

Because she behaved well at the study door in the morning, Lu Ming specially gave her a half-day off.

She was Lu Ming's personal maid, and had grown up with him since childhood. She had practiced some martial arts, and although her strength was not among the top in the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, she was still a seventh-rank martial artist.

A seventh-rank martial artist is considered quite good among ordinary people; dealing with ordinary people is no problem for them.

As Lu Ming's personal maid, she had served him in all aspects of his life since she was a child, from washing and dressing to warming his bed. She knew Lu Ming's body very well.

Of course, she wasn't the only personal maidservant by Lu Ming's side; the things she did were also done by other personal maidservants.

Although she grew up with Lu Ming, she was actually quite old. She was older than the average maid, now twenty years old, two years older than Lu Ming, making her one of Lu Ming's senior maids.

Because she was older than the average maid, and because she often warmed Lu Ming's bed and helped him relieve stress before he fell ill, Xiao Huan held a certain status in the Prince's mansion.

Wherever Xiao Huan goes now, the servants of the Prince's Mansion will greet her.

Just then, Xiao Huan passed by the maids' quarters and saw two maids squatting in the courtyard crying. Out of curiosity, Xiao Huan asked one of the maids at the courtyard gate, "What's wrong with them?"

The maid at the courtyard gate said, "Sister Xiao Huan, these two are maids bestowed upon the King by the Empress. The King has arranged for them to stay in the outer courtyard and has never allowed them to serve him, which makes them think that the King dislikes them."

Hearing the maid's words, Xiao Huan said in confusion, "So what if they're not allowed to serve us? What's there to be sad about?"

Xiao Huan thought to herself, she used to serve the king every day, but since the king recovered his health, he has never touched her again, and she didn't care at all. So why are these two crying and sobbing?

The maid said, "Sister Xiaohuan, Her Majesty the Empress sent them here to serve the King, but the King doesn't touch them. If Her Majesty the Empress finds out, she will definitely think it's their fault."

Xiao Huan thought about it and felt that it made some sense.

In this era, people of high status are never wrong, so if the king doesn't touch these two maids, then it's the maids' problem, not the king's.

However, this had nothing to do with her. She was just a maid and had no way to influence the king's thoughts.

Xiao Huan stopped watching the commotion and turned to leave. However, she had only taken a few steps when two women who were crying in the courtyard came up to her.

The two men knelt before her, each clinging to one of her legs, pleading, "Sister Xiaohuan, please save us!"

Seeing this scene, Xiao Huan was a little confused.

He was just watching the show, so why did these two come and hug his legs?

Xiao Huan then asked, "What are you doing?"

Yuezhi said, "Sister Xiaohuan, you and the King grew up together. The maids in the mansion all say that the King treats you the best. Please, Sister Xiaohuan, do us a favor and speak a few words to the King."

Xiao Huan frowned and said seriously, "Who said the King is the best to me? How could you possibly fathom the King's thoughts!"

Xiao Huan was a little angry at this moment. She was just a maid. Although she had grown up with Prince Xiaoyao since childhood, she still knew her own status.

Now people are actually gossiping about her relationship with Prince Xiaoyao. If Prince Xiaoyao hears these words, wouldn't he think she has ulterior motives regarding certain positions?
If it were an ordinary maid, after sleeping with her master a few times, she would most likely be complacent and think that she was about to turn her life around. But she was different. Although she had served Prince Xiaoyao many times, she never thought of turning her life around because of it.

She grew up in the Prince Xiaoyao's mansion and was always by Lu Ming's side, so she hardly ever suffered. She didn't have a strong motivation to change her identity.

(End of this chapter)