Chapter 146: Secret Affair Of The Lady
As morning arrived, the guards stationed outside the guestroom had been dismissed, their duty fulfilled.
The hand of a concerned maid rapped on the door, breaking the silence. With each knock, there was no response from the guest inside. The maid exchanged a worried glance with her companion, uncertainty clouding their expressions.
"What should we do? The lady doesn’t seem to be waking up," the maid inquired, her voice laced with concern and a hint of urgency.
"Perhaps we should just go in? The door isn’t locked, right?" her fellow maid suggested, contemplating the best course of action.
The maid reached for the door handle, her fingers wrapping around it. With a gentle twist, the door handle moved. She turned to her companion again, shaking her head in silent agreement, confirming their shared assumption.
"I think we better go in and wake her up. The attendants will come soon to help her wash up and get dressed. She can’t be late for breakfast with Her Majesty, the Queen. Otherwise, we will also be reprimanded!" her companion urged.
"You’re right! Let’s just go in." The maid slowly pushed the door open.
"Pray to God that this lady’s wrath won’t be as bad as the usual noble lady," her companion murmured.
The pristine white door swung open, granting entrance to the room’s stillness as the two maids stepped inside.
Apart from a few scattered clothes strewn across the floor near the expansive four-poster bed, the room appeared relatively tidy. One of the maids approached the lying pile of garments, a laundry basket already in her hand. She quickly began collecting the clothes, arranging them neatly in the basket.
However, as she reached for a particular article of clothing, an emblem caught her eye. It bore a striking resemblance to that of the royal knights. Startled, she set down her laundry basket and carefully lifted the clothing, stretching it out to get a better view. Her initial suspicion proved true—the emblem indeed belonged to them.