The palace maid reached out to receive it, while sarcastically remarking, "Guard Long is really funny. The Empress's hairpin is worth more than 100,000 taels of silver notes, and yet you managed to forget it."
The implication being that Long Yi intended to pocket the Empress's hairpin and deliberately not return it.
Long Yi reacted swiftly, immediately taking back the hairpin.
"Guard Long, what do you mean by this?"
The palace maid, upon seeing this, thought Long Yi was trying to play tricks, and her expression immediately fell.
Long Yi, with a half-smile, said, "Your words remind me of something."
"What thing?" The palace maid glared at Long Yi with fiery eyes. This guard was unappreciative, clearly knowing she was the Empress's person and yet wouldn't give her any face.
