Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Long Xiurong''s One and Only Wish


    Long Xiurong nced at the bunny maid who looked meek, then at the ginger tea that she brought for her. She found it strange that she was so eager to serve her.


    Previously, she would''ve only done something when Long Xiurong told her to do as Alice didn''t seem to be willing to serve her.


    However, she paid Alice''s attitude no mind. If this bunny maid was no longer cooperative, she could''ve just asked Princess Swan to rece Alice with someone else.


    "Who told you to bring me ginger tea? I''m not thirsty, and not in the mood for tea right now," Long Xiurong said harshly. "You can drink it yourself. I will tell you if I need somethingter."


    Alice''s lips twitched. The hand that she used to hold the cup of ginger tea started shaking as she was so angry at this useless bitch right now.


    There was no way she could drink this ginger tea, it was alreadyced with poison! Besides, Alice thought that she was too important to die prematurely. She wanted that crippled Swan to die first before she could rest in peace.


    "I-I''m sorry if I offend you, Mdy. I just want to serve you well..." Alice apologized meekly despite the boiling anger in her heart.


    Long Xiurong stared at the pitiful bunny maid, and she felt a little guilty.


    She might not think highly of this bunny maid, but that didn''t mean she was cruel enough to bully a servant.


    "Just drink that ginger tea if you want it, or toss it away. You can prepare my dinner after today''s celebration ends," Long Xiurong''s tone softened. She had been informed that this festival was meant to continue for the next five days. They would stop after the sun had set because it would be too cold, and start the banquet again by the next morning when the sun was up and warm. "You can also serve me that ginger tea tomorrow morning before the second day of the banquet starts. Understand?"


    "Understood, Mdy," Alice nodded obediently. She was relieved that her meek and pitiful acting still worked against Long Xiurong. Once given permission, she could''veced Long Xiurong''s evening and morning tea with the poison. "Then, I will join the other servants. Please enjoy the banquet, Mdy."


    *


    Alice tossed the ginger tea under a tree at the corner of the castle ground. She gritted her teeth knowing that she had failed Lady Jade and wasted a drop of the precious poison.


    "It seems that you failed to poison her just now," Jade pointed out the obvious as she hid behind the tree.


    "Ah, Mdy, I-I don''t know that you''re here!"


    "Lower your voice, I don''t want to draw attention," Jade warned, and Alice zipped her lips instantly. Jade looked around, and after making sure that everyone was busy in their own world, she said, "The poison in your hand is extremely precious, I only made a small batch of it. Do it right after this, Long Xiurong will be our test subject, understood?"


    "Y-yes, Mdy. Pardon me for my ipetence. I didn''t expect that woman to be so stubborn..."


    "It''s okay. I picked her amongst the sea of women in the Eastern Long Dynasty precisely because she is smart and careful. Just make sure to do it right after this."


    "Yes!"


    *


    Swan and Gale left the castle ground once the temperature started getting colder, and everyone wrapped up the first day''s celebration once the sun was about to set.


    Long Xiurong returned to her room and waited for Alice to finish setting up her dinner at the table.


    "Um, Mdy, would you like a cup of ginger tea after you had your dinner?" Alice asked carefully.


    "Yes," Long Xiurong replied curtly, and the bunny maid was relieved.


    "Then, I will brew ginger tea now. Please enjoy your dinner, Mdy," Alice said as she turned around and left. The bunny maid grinned as she walked out of the room and


    ve


    murmured, "Yeah, enjoy that dinner, because you will vomit it all out by tomorrow morning, you fade bitch."


    Long Xiurong finished her dinner and then spent her free time staring at the full moon from the window.


    She remembered how the Beast King didn''t even try to hide his annoyance and made it clear that he only had one wife, and that was Princess Swan.


    Though it stung her heart a bit, Long Xiurong also admired him for his boldness, because her Emperor Father would never dare to say that he only loved one woman, because it would incite conflict in the harem.


    ''Do all werewolves also have the same instinct to only have one mate in this lifetime? If that''s the case, then I''d love to be mated with a werewolf, just like Princess Swan,'' Long Xiurong sincerely wished in her heart. She didn''t know who to wish for. In her kingdom, everyone worshiped her Emperor Father as the Son of Heaven, and Long Xiurong thought it would be stupid to pray to her father who sent her to be the Beast King''s bride.


    Then, she remembered that Princess Swan mentioned a Goddess that the people in her kingdom worshiped, Goddess Asmara.


    Long Xiurong didn''t believe in this


    Goddess Asmara, but it was the only other god she knew other than her father, so she prayed, ''Goddess. Asmara, I''ve known about you from Princess Swan. I don''t know if you are real, but if you are, and currently listening to my prayer, please bless me with a man... No, a werewolf, just like Princess Swan''s husband. Please make him handsome, strong, loyal, and want me as his one and only mate.''


    ''Goddess, this is the only wish I will ever make for you, please make ite true.''


    Long Xiurong found herself blushing over the thought of finding her own man. Unfortunately, she couldn''t fantasize for a long time as the door was knocked, followed by Alice''s voice from the outside, "Mdy, I''ve returned with your ginger tea."