Ch'en suddenly had the illusion that she was no longer trusted. The more that was the case, the more serious she felt the matter was, and her heart could not settle for a long while.
What on earth was it because of?
No matter how hard she racked her brains, she could not figure it out. She had thought the first to be alarmed would be Governor Wei Yenwu, that man with whom she could hardly claim to have a good relationship. Yet, to her great surprise, the first person alerted was not Lungmen's highest authority, but his wife...
Though it was true that Madam Wei—Princess Fumizuki—decided what filling went into the Wei family's New Year dumplings, this was still a bit too...
Ch'en simply could not understand it.
But in the message Madam Wei had sent, besides mentioning the shrine maiden of Yae Shrine, she had also mentioned the nine-tailed fox girl the shrine maiden had brought with her. The two had been placed on completely equal footing.
Could it be...
Ch'en tugged at the rearview mirror and observed Lisa in the backseat through its reflection.
Appearances could be deceiving. Could this quiet little girl be a troublemaker like Yae Sakura?
Please, no!
The car unconsciously picked up speed. Ch'en reached up to press down the brim of her plainclothes cap, then raised her head and discovered that Lisa had looked over at that very moment. Their eyes met through the rearview mirror. Ch'en's crimson pupils suddenly narrowed as she sensed something was off.
Back at the Guard Department a few days ago, she had only given her a cursory glance and had not noticed just how adorable this child was.
She was so cute...
"Watch the road!"
Yae Sakura noticed everything and hurriedly spoke up to remind her.