43 Bad feeling (1/2)

A few hours before everything has occurred.

Jiao Yu who has just returned to their fu was having her leisure, lying on her bed and when she got bored of it, she sat by the window while admiring the scenery by the lotus pond near her quarters.

Jing Chu walked towards Jiao Yu, carrying a tray of tea and snack for her young miss.

”Young miss seems to be not bothered with the fire in the castle.” Jing Chu put the tray on the table beside the window. ”This servant heard that the Palace was in jeopardy but thankfully, the arsonist was captured quickly by the royal army and will be punished.”

Earlier, when they headed to return back to the fu. Jiao Yu and company bumped into some young ladies and furens who was panicking by the palace gates. They were held back for a short moment and was released only after the gate guards heard that the arsonist was captured.

The bestowal ceremony was left unfinished and might be postponed for now, but it did not matter towards the lazy Jiao Yu as she had no business with all of that.

”Why should I be bothered by it when it has nothing to withme.” Jiao Yu took the tea that Jing Chu was offering her.

”But this servant can't understand why would young miss be called to that place by an imperial concubine.”

”No need to dwell on that, Jing Chu. Also... no one must know of what has happened before and after we got there. Do you understand.”

Jing Chu nodded her head to imply that she understood before stepping three steps backward, to her position.

”...By the way, did my father and Tie Yu arrived yet?” Jiao Yu asked her.

”Not as of the moment, my lady.” Jiang Chu dutifully answered her.

Feeling somewhat conflicted, Jiao Yu sighed in her heart and wonderd what Sheng Xiao sas doing. Lifting the cup to her mouth, Jiao Yu took a small sip of tea before putting the cup back to the table. However, just as she gently putted it down, the cup broke in two and the remaining tea in the cup splashed on the table.

Both Jiao Yu and Jing Chu was shocked to see this because not only did Jiao Yu gently put it down but because the cup was made from a high quality ceramics, it couldn't possibly break into two.

Jiao Yu eyed the broken cup and felt that something was wrong as her heart could not be settled down.

Suddenly, Jing Chu gasp in surprise as she said, ”Y-young Miss is bleeding!”