Chapter 451 - 146 Startling Sight
Zhao Ke arrived very swiftly.
Apparently, he hadn’t expected that, before midnight, Jiang Li would blow the whistle; he must have been in the middle of something else, with snowflakes and grass clippings still clinging to his clothes. Standing by the window, he said, "Second Miss."
"Zhao Ke, there is something I want to ask you to do," Jiang Li looked at him.
Zhao Ke couldn’t help but be startled. When Jiang Li had given him orders in the past, she had always done so with an air of entitlement and righteousness. Zhao Ke went from initial reluctance to numb acceptance over time. The order from his superiors was for him to obey, what else could he say?
But today, Miss Jiang the Second’s tone was almost pleading. Her expression was not as natural as before but rather anxious and beseeching.
Even though everyone from the Duke Residence was hard-hearted, when Zhao Ke caught Jiang Li’s gaze, he couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. No wonder even a callous person like his master showed leniency towards Miss Jiang the Second time and again. When the young lady wore such a beseeching look, it created an illusion that to deny her request was an unforgivable sin.
"The master has ordered that I should simply fulfill any request from the Second Miss," Zhao Ke replied mechanically. Regardless of what he thought, he could not show it.
"My maid Bai Xue comes from Zao Hua Village. Could you... or rather, could you find some people to go to Zao Hua Village and fetch a girl named Hai Tang back to Yanjing City for me?"