Serena Feng had always been independent, preferring to keep control of her own affairs. But now she realized that her life had slipped out of her hands and was being managed entirely by others.
This fact left Serena deeply frustrated. The entire House Feng of Loyalty was being propped up by outsiders, and she felt utterly useless.
Fine, she really was useless—aside from a few small achievements in medicine, she knew nothing, and certainly had no idea how to manage a household like this.
The maid bowed her head and quietly defended William Wang Jinling: "Miss, the Young Master is just worried about you."
All the maids felt it was unfair to William Wang Jinling. The Young Master, almost like a celestial being, had never cared for anyone this much before—he even took care of every aspect of Serena’s daily life, just to make sure she wouldn’t suffer or feel uncomfortable.
He didn’t treat even his own mother or grandmother this well. Since birth, all the trivial matters of food, clothing, and shelter had always been handled by others, and he never bothered with such mundane things.
For Serena, though, the Young Master got involved in all these mundane details. Yet their Miss didn’t appreciate it at all—in fact, she even blamed him.
Seeing how aggrieved the maid looked, Serena felt even worse. Of course she knew William Wang Jinling meant well, but this kind of concern just made her feel suffocated—like she couldn’t breathe.
"Aside from preparing all these things for me, did the Young Master ask about anything else?" She trusted William Wang Jinling was a gentleman, but she still worried a little—after all, he already vaguely knew some of her secrets.
"No, he didn’t." The maid knew how much Serena cared, so she answered without a moment’s hesitation, meeting Serena’s gaze directly to prove she wasn’t lying.
While Serena Feng headed to the Lu residence, Duke Zhen brought Rosa Zhen into the palace to visit Liam Li.
Liam Li’s neck was wrapped in thick bandages, his wrists bound as well. The injuries looked serious; even with eunuchs and maids attending him, lying there unable to speak or move was agony.
Besides, for someone like Liam Li, the eunuchs and maids served him with strict formality, never fawning or flattering—just hoping he wouldn’t die. Comfort was another matter entirely.
Seeing Liam Li like this, Rosa Zhen immediately threw herself onto him, crying, "Li-lang, Li-lang, how could you be so badly hurt? How am I supposed to go on like this?"
Gone was the pride and arrogance she’d had as a county princess. Rosa Zhen seemed thinner now, and even a bit more graceful.
The eunuchs and maids saw this scene and silently lowered their heads.
This Wu... no, this Tenth Miss Rong really wasn’t ordinary. An unmarried woman throwing herself on a man and crying—truly shameless.
Ahem, everyone leave. We don’t need your service here.' Duke Zhen coughed awkwardly, trying to remind Rosa Zhen of propriety.
At home, anything went, but this was the palace. Even though Rosa Zhen’s reputation was already ruined, appearances still mattered.
Duke Zhen, His Majesty has ordered that we cannot leave Liam Li’s side.' Liam’s palace was guarded layer upon layer by experts, showing just how important he was to the Emperor.