"What did you say?"
General Huaiyuan, Xia Guangcheng, was momentarily stunned upon hearing the lieutenant's words.
"Miss Xiao was invited into the palace by one of the Empress Dowager's attendants and hasn't returned yet."
"Is she... alright?" Xia Guangcheng frowned, "What does the Empress Dowager want her in the palace for?"
"Not too sure," the lieutenant replied, "General, do you think we should..."
"I'm going into the city; you all should prepare a few more dishes according to the old madam's preferences," Xia Guangcheng said. "If the old madam asks later, just say I have official business and couldn't return on time and tell her to start the meal without me."
"Yes, General."
The lieutenant straightened his back silently.
Look at that, how correctly he acted this time!
As a competent lieutenant, one must always be attuned to the general's preferences.
At over thirty, accomplished and renowned, yet his personal life has always been frustratingly disappointing.
