Su Ya lived at Qingqiu Mansion off campus and was the last to be taken home.
After politely seeing Zhu Si out, Su Man, the mansion's Head Maid, turned around, grabbed the Little Fox Girl by the ear, hauled her into Su Shijun's study, and lit the magical candles in the room.
"Choose one: cleaning the house or copying texts." The Head Maid's face was stern as she lowered her eyelids to look at the little maid before her, who was nearly shrinking into a ball.
The moment she escaped Su Man's claws, Su Ya pressed her ears tightly against her hair, terrified they would be grabbed again. At the same time, her hands unconsciously gathered up her big tail and stroked it back and forth as she whined, refusing to make a choice.
This had always been her strategy when facing punishment: act cute and muddle through. Most of the time, it worked. But today, no matter how long she gazed up with tearful eyes, the Head Maid's expression did not change in the slightest.
This was going to be difficult.
The little maid sighed quietly to herself.
"I went out on the young lady's orders," she muttered, threading the tip of her tail through her fingers as she tried to find one last justification for her actions. "That Zheng Qing asked the young lady for a vial of Bofu Clan blood essence. I went along as a supervisor to deliver it, and Hank was there too..."
"Student Zheng Qing." The Head Maid calmly corrected the Little Fox Girl's wording, her expression utterly unchanged. "Besides, Hank, who delivered the blood essence, and his two Rat People followers returned two hours ago. Yet you and Poseidon..."
As she spoke, she glanced toward the study door.
A little white head poked