"You are a servant in my court, and you've dutifully attended to me for some time now. I hope you will continue to serve diligently in the future. If there is any difficulty, don't hesitate to admit it."
Lin Jiaojiao tried to be as gentle as possible with her tone. She guessed that Qin Zhi's trouble might be related to Mrs. Qin's illness. Now that she helped eliminate this issue for her, Jiaojiao hoped that Qin Zhi would open up to her.
"Your Majesty..." Qin Zhi suddenly felt a lump in her throat and didn't know what to say next.
She opened her mouth to speak but decided to stay silent and kept her head down instead.
"Qin Zhi, I have something to ask you. Were you truly captured by bandits that day? This isn't a minor matter. I just remembered today that I need to report it to the Imperial Guards."
Qin Zhi looked up at her, her eyes averted to the right, then she nodded and said, "Yes, I was captured by bandits."
