The Princess And The Lord

"Are you the new maid?" The head maid was a thirty-year-old woman with a stern face. She examined Lory from head to toe with a bland expression. What she saw of the new maid was someone who wasn't ugly but also not beautiful. She was slightly above average.

"Yes, my name is Luo Yi," Lory cupped her fists and bowed courteously. She had managed to coax the Demon Lord to let her play spy after a few agreements. 

The head maid was satisfied with Lory's good posture. She nodded and glanced at the man behind Lory. "What is your brother's name?", 

One of the agreements between them was… Zhao Li Xin was to be with her during her espionage but he had to hide his earth-shattering appearance to prevent causing a commotion. Jin Hao gave him a skin mask that amazingly made Zhao Li Xin look like an ordinary man. However, Zhao Li Xin still looked attractive because of his perfect body. 

"My brother's name is Luo Chen. He's a little slow. I hope madam won't mind," Lory gave an awkward smile. She could only use that excuse to explain Zhao Li Xin's facial paralysis and indifferent demeanor.

Zhao Li Xin's cupped his fists and bowed lightly with a stiff and rigid posture but the head maid didn't bother with him due to Lory's explanation. The head maid didn't expect much from them since they were only there to do menial work. She asked the young maid beside her to show them what to do.

Chen Xi, the young maid, looked sixteen years old. She had round eyes, plump lips, and a small nose that made her look adorable. She also had fair skin and a curvy body. She bowed politely towards the head maid and glanced at Lory with a mocking smile before glancing at Zhao Li Xin who remained expressionless. Most men, noble or not, would at least look at her twice but the man looked blank. It was no wonder his sister said he was slow. Poor and stupid men weren't really her type. She snorted and turned around swaying her round butt from side to side. 

"Follow me!" Chen Xi said coolly.

Lory whose eyes were stuck on Chen Xi's bottom woke from her stupor and quickly followed the sexy maid while pulling Zhao Li Xin sleeve. Lory and Zhao Li Xin could only do menial jobs or run errands since they were new in the palace. The first job they gave them was sweeping the garden. Chen Xi left after she told them what to do. Lory scanned around the garden after the sexy maid disappeared around the corner.

"There is no one here except my shadow guards," Zhao Li Xin said.

"Good," Lory nodded and took out a folded piece of paper from her ring. She opened the paper but frowned two seconds later. Her mouth twitched and she sighed with exasperation. She took out a piece of charcoal from the ring and wrote something on the paper before she folded it again.

"Can you call one of your shadow guards?"

Zhao Li Xin clicked her fingers and a man in a black uniform knelt behind Lory in a second. Lory was amazed by the shadow guard's skill. She gave the guard the folded paper and said, "Give this back to Ming Yue Yin but make sure Zhang Yu Hong is there when you do it."

"Yes, young Miss!" The shadow guard received the letter and disappeared before Lory could thank him.

"We must find the library ourselves," Lory turned back to Zhao Li Xin and crossed her arms. The palace was big and there weren't any signs. She didn't know where they should start.

"Don't worry, I know where it is," Zhao Li Xin said flatly. 

"Oh yeah, your spies are all over this place," Lory clapped her hands with excitement but soon she yelped. "But we have to first sweep this place or we would be kicked out before we find the library."

Zhao Li Xin clicked his fingers and a number of men with black uniforms appeared. One took the broom from Lory and begun to sweep the floor as Zhao Li Xin led Lory out of the garden in a relaxed pace. Lory was dumbfounded and could only glance at Zhao Li Xin with inexplicable feelings.

'Are you my boyfriend or my fairy godmother?"

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Ming Yue Yin had just finished practicing her fighting with Fu Yin and was talking to Zhang Yu Hong inside the Xinjing manor when Zhao Li Xin's shadow guard arrived and gave her the folded paper. Ming Yue Yin wondered what urgent news the shadow guard brought as she knew he must have been sent by Zhao Li Xin who was currently in the Palace with Lory. 

Zhang Yu Hong also wondered if something had happened inside the Palace when he saw the shadow guard. Ming Yue Yin didn't see the need to hide the paper from Zhang Yu Hong. She unfolded the paper as they both had worried expressions. The words inside the paper stunned them.

'YOUR DRAWING SUCKS!'

Ming Yue Yin pouted. Lory had asked her to draw the Imperial Palace's floor plan to make their search easier. She did it carefully but it seemed Lory was angry with her. Ming Yue Yin snorted loudly as she thought her drawing was fine. It was possible her aunt didn't understand this world's art. She came out of her thoughts when she felt a strong gaze from beside her. She looked up to see Zhang Yu Hong glaring at her.

"It seems there are a lot of things Her Highness needs to learn," Zhang Yu Hong gave a weird smile.

Ming Yue Yin smiled awkwardly, "It's…it's fine! It's not important…is it?"

"This is an old fool's negligence, but fear not… This bag of old bones will give his all to teach Her Majesty," His smile became menacing.

"Hahaha…sure…" Ming Yue Yin gulped unconsciously.

'DAMN YOU, AUNTY!!'

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Lory and Zhao Li Xin sneaked around as they dodged the guards in the Palace. Girsha watched them from a distance and could see Lory smile and giggle as she hid from the patrolling guards instead of looking anxious. Her jolly mood affected Zhao Li Xin as he thought what they were doing was fun. He smiled faintly as he held her hand.

They looked more like youngsters sneaking out of school to have a secret date. Girsha shook his head wearily, his Princess was a daredevil. He knew this from when she was a child but at the time she was at least protected by her Gift. However, she had now only regained about ten percent of her power. He wondered what she would do if she was to go against a strong cultivator. her power is so weak she can only change the water temperature, the only thing she could do is give them is a hot water, is she asked them to brew a tea?

Zhao Li Xin pushed Lory behind a wall and leaped up at a high speed as he carried her once the guard was gone. Girsha gave a long sigh. He was grateful Zhao Li Xin was there to protect Lory. Nothing would happen to her with him around. Girsha yawned and decided to nap.

"Is that the library?" Lory pointed at a separate building guarded by two soldiers wearing bronze armor. They were each equipped with a big spear in one of their hands.

"It is. Let's sneak in from the roof," Zhao Li Xin said.

"Okay," Lory automatically climbed on his back as she was used to him carrying her.

Zhao Li Xin managed to get them on the roof in one leap. There was a small window for them to slip through. Zhao Li Xin slipped in first to ensure everything was safe before he helped Lory in.

The Imperial library smelled like old wood. There were high bookshelves everywhere she looked. They were high enough to almost reach the ceiling around her. The library was illuminated by the faint glow of candles. The place was so quiet with only one person, perhaps the librarian, seated in the corner. He was, however, dozing off his chair.

It was not like the normal libraries in her world as there were no chairs or tables for one to sit and read from. The place was also not as neat as she thought it would be. Bamboo scrolls, jade tablets, books, and everything else were scattered on the shelves. At least they still had the conscience to divide it in sections by years. This made the place look more presentable.

Lory and Zhao Li Xin began to search for clues to see if there was anything that mentioned the ancestor crystal. The shelves weren't cleaned well by the librarian and dust flew everywhere every time she grabbed an old scroll or tablet. Unable to take it anymore, Lory tied a handkerchief over her nose to avoid inhaling the thick dust. They began their search on the first floor. and soon reached the second floor which had older books and more dust. Lory wished she has goggles.

Her concentration was disturbed when she heard something rustling from the first floor. Zhao Li Xin moved closer to her in a protective manner as they shared a look to make sure they heard the same thing. The noise slightly became louder. Zhao Li Xin thought the noise was annoying while Lory thought it sounded familiar. Lory tiptoed towards the source out of curiosity and peeked from the wood railing as the noise was right beneath her.

Lory's eyes widened in shock at the scene below. It was no wonder she thought the sound was familiar as it was the sound of two people having S**. The perpetrators were the sexy maid, Chen Xi, and an unknown man who was dressed as a young official. Lory lamented to herself, why did people use libraries to have steamy rendezvous in both her world and this world. Libraries should be a place to gain more knowledge… Chen Xi suddenly got too excited and the man quickly covered her mouth. Lory softly clicked her tongue. 

'Well someone is learning something in here…'