“Little Fox, what do you want to say?”
“Mm, nothing.”
Liuli, who had been interrupted by Dora, wasn’t very angry.
To be honest, she also felt that she was a bit abrupt just now.
The relationship between her and Serveyia still needed more time to develop, so being interrupted at this moment might not be a bad thing.
“Hehe, since you have nothing to say, shall we go home?”
However, seeing the expression on Serveyia’s face that seemed to see through everything, Liuli only felt as if she herself had been completely seen through.
She thought, even if she hadn’t finished speaking, Serveyia probably already knew what she was thinking.
“Okay.”
After a brief farewell to Dora, who was still fighting fiercely in the game, Liuli and Serveyia boarded the carriage back to Qingli Hall.
On the way, Serveyia didn’t open her mouth to start a conversation, and Liuli also didn’t feel like talking due to her earlier blunder.
So, in the end, the awkward silence continued for a long time, and even after returning to Qingli Hall, there was no improvement.
In the end, it was Liuli, unable to bear the silence, who finally broke the ice.
“Serveyia, does Miss Lin Ya’s Magic Class start tomorrow?”
“That depends on when Miss Lin Ya can rest properly. But I’ll contact Miss Lin Ya in advance to arrange the time for the Magic Class.”
When handling official duties, Serveyia always looked serious.
This made it really hard for Liuli to figure out what Serveyia thought about her earlier reckless words.
But she couldn’t possibly ask something so foolishly, that would be too silly, so now she could only foolishly wait, trying to guess Serveyia’s thoughts from her subtle expressions.
Although Liuli thought her idea was pretty good, honestly, trying to read any expression on Serveyia’s face, who had been receiving elite education since childhood, was just too difficult.
Liuli even wondered if, as long as Serveyia wanted, she could maintain a poker face all day.
“Little Fox, even if you stare at my face all day, flowers won’t bloom on it. Or are you thinking of some weird things again?”
“I, I’m not…”
“Not what? Not staring at my face, or not thinking strange things?”
“Neither… neither…”
“Little Fox, there’s no need for you to be so evasive in front of me. You even made such outrageous requests before, so why act shy now?”
It’s different.
Many people are great at flirting, but when it comes to saying romantic words, they can’t utter a single word.
Although Liuli felt what she wanted to say wasn’t exactly love talk, the level of embarrassment was similar.
To say such things to Serveyia was really difficult for her.
But since Serveyia said so, Liuli knew it was unrealistic to keep hiding.
Otherwise, maybe she should just be honest?
“Actually, it’s nothing. I was just simply thinking, if I really asked you to always stay by my side, Serveyia, what would you think?”
“What would I think? Not much. For me, being by your side, Little Fox, is my mission.
As for marriage and such, I haven’t thought much about it.
You know, as a Princess of a nation, there’s not much autonomy over marriage.
So, deciding to become your maid, Little Fox, isn’t it also a way to resist my own fate?”
“So, if you hadn’t chosen to be my maid, Serveyia, would you have been forced into a political marriage one day?”
“Or become the Empress of the Saint Dragon Empire. In that case, I could have control over my own marriage.
But to be honest, becoming Empress is just another way of marrying the country itself, isn’t it?”
“Mm, is it really that heavy?”
“Not really heavy. As I said before, it’s just my way of repaying the family for all they’ve invested in me over the years.
Before I can prove that I can create greater value, political marriage is undoubtedly the simplest and most direct way.”
“Still sounds heavy…”
“I told you, it’s not a big deal.”
Serveyia smiled as she patted the Little Fox’s head in front of her.
“If it’s real politics, it would be even heavier.
At that time, what would Little Fox do?”
“I—I won’t have to face those problems too, right?”
Liuli hated politics the most.
When she was in school, politics was always a subject she failed, and that was just the dead knowledge in textbooks.
If she had to face real political issues, Liuli feared she wouldn’t last even a minute.
“If Little Fox truly wants to become an independent Princess, these problems are unavoidable and destined to be faced.
Although we can help you handle some affairs, in the end, there are many things only you can face.”
“It already sounds like a hassle…”
“If you already find it troublesome, then Little Fox can’t become an independent Princess, can she? How about it, want to give up? Just become a rice worm and live under the protection of Saint Laia. That was part of our original plan too.”
“I don’t really want to give up yet…”