Steward Hu was momentarily startled before Xue Liu was the first to spot him standing outside; she opened the door.
"Steward Hu?" Xue Liu asked uncertainly, and Steward Hu hurriedly withdrew his gaze which had been looking around.
"Ah, Miss Xue Liu, this is my first time here, and I'm not familiar with the place. I looked for a while and didn't dare to confirm—" Steward Hu said, his tone carrying a hint of pity even while speaking to Xue Liu. Fu Dong, Nian Xia, Xue Liu, and Xing Yu were all very clever and sincerely good children. It was just that Nanny Yun—he sighed—not knowing what Prince Duan was thinking, to place such a person by the Commandery Princess's side.
