When I came back, I found that a large piece of land had been newly developed near the Princess's Mansion.

When I asked the steward in the mansion, I learned that the emperor wanted to build a princess's mansion for the second princess.

I looked at the maids behind me, lined up in two rows, presenting their rewards.

These were the things the emperor rewarded me with, saying that I had worked hard on this trip.

In front of an empty space, it seemed ridiculous.

Litchi, the mansion's servant, took the rewards and sent the maids away.

That's when the complaints started.

"These rewards are like a joke."

I curled my lips.

Litchi shook her head, not understanding.

Litchi understood what I meant and immediately went to handle it.

When I returned to the mansion, before my bottom had even warmed the seat, Xiao Jingqing arrived.

She was like a peacock, immediately showing off the princess's mansion that the emperor had built for her.

Truly a petty person, reveling in her newfound power.

When Xiao Jingqing heard this, her face changed.

I neither confirmed nor denied it and called for Litchi to see her off.

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