The morning sun was like a golden waterfall, quietly flowing in every corner of the prayer room.
Here, Phil was sweeping the floor with a broom in her hand, with a stern face.
She swung the broom very vigorously every time, as if she was sweeping away not only the dust, but also the unhappiness hidden deep in her heart.
Suddenly, there was a sound of light footsteps at the door, and then Su Ling’s familiar figure appeared at the door.
Phil looked up at her, her eyes full of disdain.
But Su Ling did not back off.
She took a deep breath, then walked towards Phil.
“Phil, I…I need your help with something.”
Su Ling’s voice trembled a little.
Phil stopped what she was doing and said in a hostile voice, “What’s the matter?”
“Ms. Phil, I would like to invite you to be my maid. I know you may be dissatisfied with me and think that I am only favored by the princess to become her maid…”
Su Ling did not back down, “But I really want to do this job well.”
“Even if you want to learn, I don’t have time to teach you. I have a lot of work to do every day and don’t have time to waste on you.”
Phil rolled her eyes.
“Really? I can give you part of my salary.”
Looking at Su Ling’s expectant face, Phil felt an inexplicable emotion in her heart.
The cat ears on her head moved, and she was silent for a moment.
Su Ling waited nervously.
After a long while, Phil seemed to have thought of something and she took a deep breath.
“Okay, I promise you.”
Phil finally spoke, “But you have to remember, I will only give you one chance. If you can’t prove your ability, then I will leave you without hesitation.”
Su Ling’s eyes flashed with surprise when she heard this.
She held Phil’s hand tightly, “Thank you, Miss Phil!
I will definitely not let you down!”
Phil snorted coldly, lowered her head and continued sweeping the floor, ignoring Su Ling.
Su Ling also lowered her head and left the prayer room.
“How? Did she agree to it?”
Outside the door, Duli, who had a single ponytail, was waiting for Su Ling.
When she saw her come out, she hurried over to ask.
Su Ling nodded, with a look of joy that was hard to conceal on her face, “Miss Phil has agreed to be my maid in training.”
Upon hearing this, Duli frowned slightly.
She did not show much joy on her face, but rather seemed a little cautious.
She pulled Su Ling over and asked in a low voice, “Are you sure Phil will really teach you? She is always arrogant, I am worried…”
“I don’t know her very well,” Su Ling was silent for a while after hearing Duli say this, and then she spoke, “But, I have already made an agreement with her…”
Duli looked at Su Ling, sighed softly, and said, “Okay, since you have made up your mind, I support you. However, you have to be more careful. Phil is not an easy person to get along with.”
Su Ling nodded: “I will.”
The two of them walked towards the place where the maids rested.
Although Duli was still a little worried, she also understood that this was Su Ling’s own choice, and she could only support her silently.
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In a corner of the castle, in the abandoned yard, the moonlight cast mottled shadows among the ruins.
The head maid Karsanna, Phil and Duli hid in the shadows, their figures intertwined.
“Hey, Kasanna, Duli, don’t stay so far away from me, come here!”
The orc girl with short brown hair and cat ears lowered her voice and stared at the tall Karsanna with her light eyes.
“Do you remember the plan we talked about?”
“Hurry up and tell me, it stinks here, I really want to leave right now.”
Karsanna said, covering her nose.
“I know how to deal with that new maid. I’m going to embarrass her myself.”
“But,” Duli felt uneasy, and she asked in a low voice, “Phil, are you sure this is okay? She is a favorite of Her Royal Highness the Princess. If she slanders us in front of the Princess, wouldn’t we be asking for trouble?”
Phil smiled lightly, with a cunning light flashing in her eyes:
“Humph, don’t worry. I have my own way. This morning, Su Ling asked me to be her maid! Isn’t this the opportunity?”
After hearing what Phil said, Duli’s anxiety was slightly relieved.
She looked at Phil’s confident look and couldn’t help but start to look forward to it.
“So what are you going to do?”
Phil blinked and continued in a low voice:
“When I become a maid in training, I can deliberately give her the wrong demonstration during the training process, so that she will embarrass herself in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess and make Her Royal Highness hate her. In this way, even if she is favored, she will not be able to gain a foothold in the castle.”
Karsanna listened with great interest, her eyes sparkling with excitement:
“Good idea! This way, we can frame Su Ling without arousing other people’s suspicion.”
Phil smiled triumphantly, and the satisfaction of her conspiracy coming true made her feel happy.
She seemed to have seen Su Ling’s miserable appearance, and her heart was full of expectations.
“Hey! What are you doing here!”
A hoarse male voice rang out.
The two girls were startled and turned around.
They saw that it was the old man who was the manager of the wasteland, looking at them with dissatisfaction.
“Tsk!”Karsanna spat and rolled her eyes at the old man.
“You’re just a servant, don’t be so arrogant!”
“What are you talking about, little wild girl! I’ve been here much longer than you!”
The old man was still swearing and retorting, but Karsanna didn’t want to pay any more attention to him, so she pulled Duli and Phil and trotted away from the place with the strange smell.