She led a group of four or five people, Xiao Jizi among the three, Xiao Kunzi, and another little palace maid, each carrying a box of pastries.
Lian Hua originally thought there were too many people, but Nanny Qi said that if she didn't bring Xiao Kunzi and the other little palace maid, she wouldn't be allowed to leave, and wherever she went, she had to have them both with her. Xiao Jizi and the others were not essential.
Remember, at the time, Nanny Qi asked with a stern face, "Really want to give pastries to the Emperor and just return after giving them?"
She lowered her gaze, her words hesitant, "I also want… to take a stroll in the Imperial Garden…"
"Just a stroll?" Nanny Qi asked suspiciously.
She quickly lifted her head, looking sincerely at Nanny Qi, nodding several times to promise, "Nanny, I'll just take a stroll and do nothing else. I heard the Harem is beautifully decorated, I'd like to see it too."
Nanny Qi's expression softened.
