90 Do you want to be free? (1/2)

The three of them finished breakfast while teasing each other. Xia Lian was now dressed in a royal blue male robes. She altered her pretty face into a handsome one.

” Call the girl who played guqin for us.” Xia Lian looked at the maid who is standing beside her. The maid blushed while nodding and hurriedly exited the room.

Xia Lian: ” It seems that I charmed all the young ladies here. They just need to say the three little words. *sigh*”

Xuan Li Wei's lips twitched on hearing her narcissistic words..

” Greetings, My lord.” the petite girl who played the Guqin bowed at the entrance of the room.

Xia Lian dismissed all the servants in the room, before inviting the girl in.

” My lady.” the girl bowed slightly towards Xia Lian.

” Sit here” Xia Lian pointed to the space beside her. But, the girl shook her head ” How can a lowly servant like me sit beside the young lady? I do not dare.”

” Then I order you to sit beside me.” Xia Lian spoke sternly. She did not want to scare the girl, but she had no other choice as the girl is too scared to even look into her eyes directly.

' Damn this monarchy!' Xia Lian cursed under her breath. She hated this concept of servant and master. As she is a woman from the modern era, equality and women rights were deeply integrated into her mindset. Even though it's a different era, she still had problems adjusting her attitude towards this issue.

”A courtesan like me is not fit to stand here, let alone sit..” Xia Lian did not miss the light tremor in her voice.

” What is your name?” Xia Lian suddenly asked while looking at the girl.

” I am named Xin Li, my lady.”

” Xin Li, in my eyes you are not any lesser than myself.” Xia Lian spoke firmly ”You have overcome a lot of desperate times and still managed to keep your will to live on. I truly admire your strength.”