THE BANXI PAVILION, IN THE SMALL TEA ROOM BESIDE MADAM LIU'S ROOM
The maid that was ordered to watch her barely said anything as she stood by the door. Which Liqiu appreciated, she did not know how to react if the girl Sked her a question.
For the first few seconds, after Matron Wang left, Liqiu looked around the room. The room was nothing like she expected. It looked just like the typical tea room one would find in a residence.
The only difference was that it lacked the typical high-quality paintings and porcelain decoration found in most houses.
Liqiu bit her lip and rubbed her hand on her thigh, the matron was taking longer than she expected.
'The wait is mind-wrenching,' she thought glancing at the maid. 'Can I look around or... Maybe I should just try standing and see how she would react,' she thought.
