Chapter 1398: Chapter 1197 Close Protection_1 Chapter 1398: Chapter 1197 Close Protection_1 It must be said that Bei Lingsu had a keen eye for people, and she was very accurate in reading their thoughts. Upon hearing her words, Qiao Xiaomai forced herself to look spirited and glanced over at the Guard Team.
It was not just to make Tong Sanlang jealous; her distressing experiences in life had made her accustod to preparing for the worst. A few days ago, when she pressured Tong Sanlang to make a choice, she had been ready to face death, and when she wrote to Yang Wenxiao, she had also been prepared to find another man.
That was the kind of person she was; emotions mattered to her more than anything else. Without them, she would feel worse than dead.
Her gaze swept over the handso young faces in front of her, but none of them sparked any recognition in her mind.
Her mind was in disarray, almost devoid of the ability to think.
Seeing the vacant look in her eyes, Bei Lingsu said, “Just pick a few at random, and that will do.”
“Let’s choose the lead of each row then,” Xiaomai said.
Two hundred n, standing in a total of ten rows—she was keeping ten of them.
Bei Lingsu was quite satisfied. She called these ten n out, pointed them to the rooms, and allowed them to move about freely. For the remaining one hundred and ninety n, she summoned a soldier and ordered him to take them to the Military Camp outside the city, instructing him to tell Yang Ye that this was Qiao Xiaomai’s Guard Team, and they needed to be taken care of.
After sending the others away, Bei Lingsu pulled Qiao Xiaomai back to her room. “You rest for a while; I’ll be out for a bit,” she said.
Qiao Xiaomai, having cried so fiercely earlier, was indeed exhausted. She nodded, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.
When she awoke, it was already dark outside the window; she had slept for over three hours. The ample sleep cleared the dryness from her eyes, but having slept for too long, her mind felt sowhat groggy.
After lying there for a while, she put on her shoes and went outside. As soon as she opened the door to her room, she was t with a chorus of neat voices, “Greetings to Miss Qiao!”
Qiao Xiaomai was startled and saw ten tall and handso n standing outside her door. They were clad in uniform dark robes, their hair tied up with identical jade hairpins, each holding the sa kind of treasured sword, standing upright with a spirited deanor, looking at her with bright, intent eyes.
Qiao Xiaomai “…”
During the day, everyone had been wearing different clothes; how had they changed into uniforms while she slept?
And why were they standing so neatly at her door late at night? It was enough to scare soone to death.
Just then, Ren Zhong ca out of Tong Sanlang’s room. Hearing the sound from those ten n, he imdiately ca over and called, “Miss Qiao.”
Qiao Xiaomai quickly walked towards him. As she took a step forward, the ten n instantly followed, lining up in two rows of five, falling in behind her.
Xiaomai pursed her lips and quickened her pace, and the n hastened their steps as well, always maintaining a distance of one ter from her.
“Stand still and don’t move,” Qiao Xiaomai had to command them.
She ran up to Ren Zhong and asked anxiously, “What is going on here!”
“The retired Emperor arranged it; he prepared a uniform attire, saying it would look imposing and stylish when they accompany you out. Moreover, as your personal guards, they are definitely supposed to follow you closely,” Ren Zhong explained.
Qiao Xiaomai “…”
“When you sleep, they will stand guard outside your room. When you go to the toilet, they will stand outside. If you have any miscellaneous tasks like laundry, boiling water, cleaning rooms, cooking, etc., you can order them around.”
The collective life in the Military Camp had taught these n these miscellaneous duties, and Yang Hao, when selecting them, particularly took into account that they should be steady and able to serve, not accepting any who were clumsy and unskilled in attendance.
Qiao Xiaomai “…”
So these n were to be treated as Maids!
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