Maid Qu had informed the other servants that Xuan Cheng wanted to be alone. Huan and Jiu knew that she might need some time alone to rejuvenate herself, so they instructed that nobody should disturb her.
The next day, however, Maid Qu and Huan knocked at her door, standing with towels and tubs filled with warm water. It was already noon, and they had reheated her breakfast three times. It was unusual for her to sleep for so long.
"Why is Highness not responding?" Huan questioned but she expected no answer from Maid Qu, who tried to open the door, which was locked from inside. 'Her Highness never slept for long, even when she returned from her nighttime ventures.' Huan wondered as her growing concern began to make her anxious.
"Her Highness is still not awake." Jiu, who had come to report on the accounts of the estate, came. It was his second time and he found the two maids worried at the door again.
