Vol 9 Chapter 59 (2/2)

“Ah, I’m fine.” I said as I blocked her from taking my stack of plates as I knew that Yun Chang did not have an easy time either, “Go and get some rest if you’re done.”

“Un… Alright.” Yun Chang withdrew her hand and picked up her stack before making her way to the kitchen, “Well then, goodnight big brother.”

“Un, goodnight.” I nodded. I looked at Yun Chang once more and saw that she seemed both worried and sad as she looked at something or someone but she left soon after.

Un? Who or what was Yun Chang looking at? I looked at where Yun Chang was looking and realised why.

Yi De had just gotten up after everyone else did and she was biting her lips and frowning, looking rather pained. She’s been having that expression on for practically the whole night now.

Now that I think about it, Yi De has been sitting quietly there the entire time. When Huang Zu came in, she did not come out and when she talked about Meng De’s troops, she did not say anything either. Even her food was untouched.

Could she have been suffering the entire time? I began to feel worried when I thought about how she had acted like this since I returned. As I thought so, I hurriedly cleared the plates.

“My lord, I’ll be going to bed now.”

“My lord (Liu Bei), I’ll be heading back with my lord (Lu Bu) now.”

“Xuan De, I’ll be leaving first then.”

“Ah, un. See you all.”

I found that everyone was much better and quicker at keeping their plates away then me. Practically everyone was done but I was still trying to stack the plates together.

This really cannot be helped as the plates and bowls of this era are not uniform enough in size even when it’s from the same producer as they are all handmade, which makes keeping them a big ha.s.sle.

Yi De too was not done yet. Although she had become a model administrative official, it seems like she’s still a little clumsy in this sort of thing.

Alright, done.

“Zi Long, help me take these away, thanks.”

“No problem.”

I was getting a little impatient and asked Zi Long who was also still keeping her plates to help me take them to the kitchen. Surprisingly, she accepted immediately without saying anything.

When I looked over, I saw that Zi Long was slow as she was wiping some wine that had spilled on her table. Can she really help me when she’s busy herself?

Just as I was wondering if I should just go ahead nd look for Yi De, Zi Long looked up and called out, “Chen Dao, come and help me wipe the table.”

“Ah, alright.” Chen Dao placed her neatly stacked bowls and plates on the table before coming over.

“And also help Xuan De keep his bowl and plates.”

“Ah, alright, alright.”

Eh?! She just handed everything to Chen Dao!

Chen Dao, put up some resistance sometimes. But now that I am in a rush, I am not going to think too much about this.

“Well the, Chen Dao, I’ll be counting on you.” I said as I put my palms together and made my way to Yi De. Chen Dao seemed a little confused by my gesture, which cannot be helped as I only just realised that this gesture probably does not exist yet.

“Lord Zhang Fei, Lord Zhang Fei~” I called out to her while I was still some distance away.

“Ah…”

When she heard my voice, she seemed lost and placed the stack of bowl and plates back on the table. It was a little unsteady and the top few plates shook so she nervously placed her hand on the top of the topmost plate, staining her hands with oil.

“Umm, Lord Zhang Fei, have I done something to offend you?” I was not sure what I ought to say and decided to cut straight to the point.

But Yi De only looked away and seemed troubled, “No, not at all.”

“Then do you feel unwell?”

“Ah! No!”

Compared to her previous answer, Yi De seemed a lot more nervous this time.

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