Li Hua apologized to Jingfei for not talking with Lóng Wei. She gave her assurance that she would talk to Lóng Wei once he returned to the palace. As she was returning to the manor, she encountered the King, who was coming from the royal garden.
She bowed to see the King, who halted his steps. Eunuch Gao Bing and the other maidservants stopped behind Qiu Zedong.
"What are you doing at this hour?" Qiu Zedong inquired.
"Your Majesty, I was at Princess Jingfei's place," Li Hua replied in her humble tone.
Qiu Zedong slightly tilted his head to look at Gao Bing. "Tell the servants to leave," the King ordered the eunuch.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Gao Bing instructed the maidservants to head to the King's manor, who left silently. Li Hua wondered why the King sent those maidservants away.
