Chu Mu had told her beforehand that he would only have a little that evening to tide him over.
Qingque hadn't asked why he only wanted a little, or whether he had a poor appetite.
Those weren't questions a maid should ask. She couldn't steal the lady of the house's job.
A maid should simply do whatever her master told her to do.
Qingque followed Chu Mu's instructions to the letter!
This time, she had only ordered half the menu.
Even the food carts following behind her numbered half as many as at noon.
Qingque believed this ought to match what Chu Mu meant by tiding himself over.
But she hadn't expected to see her superior, Fu Xuan, at the entrance when she returned to the inn!
Had Lady Fu Xuan come to personally oversee my work?
Qingque approached cautiously and called out from behind Fu Xuan:
"Lord Diviner."
Fu Xuan's back stiffened for a moment. Then she turned around and said wearily:
"I was passing through the Exalting Sanctum, so I stopped by to take a look."
Hearing this, Qingque wondered whether she had come to inspect her work.
The Lord Diviner actually took time out of her busy schedule to check on my work?
Could I have done something poorly and displeased her?
Was she so furious that she rushed over tonight to give me a flying kick and tell me to pack my bags and get out?
In an instant, Qingque's heart filled with anticipation.
But she still had to conceal her delight in front of her superior.
She just wasn't very good at hiding it.
Holding back a smile, Qingque asked cautiously:
"Lady Fu Xuan, have I fallen short in my work somehow?"
"Why would you ask that?" Fu Xuan glanced at Qingque. This subordinate, whom