422: Working Hard to Meet the KPI (Part Two) [Wishing You a Peaceful Dragon Boat Festival]

"Your Highness, the Blood Bird's Nest has just finished simmering. Please have a taste." The maid who attended her closely stepped forward at an unhurried pace, drawing Princess back from her pensive recollections.

She pointed casually. "Put it down."

"Yes." The maid carefully set down the Blood Bird's Nest, then quietly withdrew from the tent, leaving Princess alone.

Looking at the bowl of precious Blood Bird's Nest, Princess felt nothing but vexation. After Shen Tang left, she had carefully reviewed their conversation and every little detail, and began to regret her own rashness. She had revealed her trump card—the Ten Crows' defenses—far too soon.

The sad truth, however, was that aside from this trump card, she had no other bargaining chips to trade with Shen Tang.

At first, she had wanted to use her looks to seduce the other woman, but Prefect Shen practically had "too young to understand women" written across her face. Princess had been willing to make a move, but had no way to start. The other woman simply wasn't interested in that sort of thing.

As for the power and status men liked, Princess couldn't offer those either. She was just a lucky charm.

"...I only hope she really is reliable..."

Princess stirred the Blood Bird's Nest absentmindedly with a tiny silver spoon. Something this precious and rare had been beyond the means of even her former self, let alone the mistress who managed the household affairs. But now, she had no appetite for it.

She was worried not only that Shen Tang might turn out to be another "faithless lover," betraying the trust Princess had placed in her, but also that Shen Tang might not believe the map was genuine. Most of all, she was terrified that the map she had given Shen Tang might