Tianmiao sat on the edge of the bed, slightly turning her head to look at Lou Sha beside her. Lou Sha sat down next to her and asked, "Tianmiao, I noticed you didn’t eat much tonight, are you hungry?"
Tianmiao shook her head, "What about you?"
"Just getting by." Lou Sha tidied her nightgown, "This gown is brand new, and the food was so good tonight, it’s just too strange. This meal is not something a female slave would usually have."
"I think this Duke isn’t as frightening as the rumors say. I feel like she’s been kind to us. The food is so good, and we have new gowns." A little girl whispered to another girl.
"Are you guys dreaming? What if this is our last good meal?" The freckled girl spoke with a mocking tone.
Hearing this, Tianmiao couldn’t help but twitch her lips. This freckled girl always had a knack for sarcasm, but this time, she might have a point. In the East, there’s such a thing as a last meal for the condemned before their execution.
The Duchess, although this arrangement wasn’t meant that way, it wasn’t exactly benevolent either.
"Hey, Tianmiao, where is your hometown? I’ve never seen someone with black hair and black eyes like you. You look so different from us." Lou Sha reached out and gently touched Tianmiao’s hair, "I’ve heard that in the distant East, there’s a strong and wealthy country, they have beautiful porcelain, silky satin, the kind that can buy many of me. Are you from there? And how did you end up being sold? Your hair is so smooth, is the satin like this too? You’re really beautiful, you’re the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen."
Tianmiao turned her head to look at Lou Sha, seeing her bright eyes filled with admiration that seemed about to overflow. Who would have thought, this little girl is quite the admirer of beauty?
"Yes, I come from the distant East." Tianmiao answered this one question, and then they heard a knock on the door from outside.
"Hurry and sleep! There are things to do in the morning." It was the urging of an elderly maid outside the door. Then there was a clanking sound, followed by footsteps fading away.
Lou Sha frowned, "If I’m not mistaken, that was the sound of locking the door, wasn’t it?"
Upon hearing Lou Sha’s remark, the mood in the room turned a bit tense.
"Why are we being locked in?" a little girl asked in panic.
"Afraid we’ll run away? But where could we go?" another little girl wondered.
"Never mind, let’s just sleep." someone said.
Tianmiao also lay down on the bed, Lou Sha squeezed over and asked, "Tianmiao, are you afraid to sleep alone? Can I sleep with you?"
Tianmiao looked at Lou Sha’s shining eyes. If she didn’t know this child had a crush on Ai Ke, she would have thought the child was bent. The affection in those eyes almost turned tangible!
Afraid to sleep alone?
In this room, there are eight beds, with a total of eight people, but calling it sleeping alone? Asking if I’m afraid, let me accompany you...
This little girl’s skill in spinning yarn seems maxed out.
"Sure, come on, let’s sleep." Tianmiao smiled and moved over a bit.
Lou Sha happily brought her own pillow over, placing it next to Tianmiao’s pillow, laying down contentedly. She even thoughtfully lifted the quilt for Tianmiao and patted the bed, "Come on, come on."
Tianmiao: ... Why does she feel like she’s being flirted with?