chapter 2.2

At first, Elisha was reluctant to become a concubine, but she was a human too. A person shall adapt to a given environment. It was just a matter of time. She refused to give up her body for a week and did all kinds of curses toward Emperor Jed. However, by the end of two weeks, she seemed to be aware of and accepted her reality. That was why she didn’t have much resistance to Emperor Jed’s visits anymore.

And little by little, she started to look in the mirror often, decorating herself like women in other bedrooms. Even Princesses Isilis and Greden, who became maids together, also worked hard as Elisha’s maids now. At first, they didn’t want to give up their pride, but now they were maids who trembled at Elisha without fail and did what they were told.

“The chief maid was right. Pride isn’t very useful.” Elisha said.

Looking at Elisha, Isilis, and Greden who were next to her, Psili did her job and put the new important information in her head. Isilis and Greden did well with Elisha and were good at choosing clothes and jewelry. However, for Psili, who had lived without good clothes and accessories all her life, it was simply uninteresting and the most difficult job. So she did things that the two couldn’t do well like tidying up, cleaning bedding, and putting out the laundry. In a way, there was almost only one Psili working as a maid. Still, Psili didn’t complain. From the very beginning, she knew they were different from her, and there was nothing she wanted from those who were used to receiving what someone else did rather than doing it themselves. It would be better for Psili to do it from scratch and get the job done sooner than to get tired of redoing the work after them.

“Where are you going? “

Greden asked Psili as she left the bedroom with a bucket full of laundry, which looked much bigger than her. Instead of answering, Psili showed her the laundry. As if she wasn’t happy with Psili’s attitude, Greden deliberately dropped some clean towels on the floor and said.

“Oh! Are these also dirty? Take this too and wash them. “

Elisha and Isilis laughed at the scene, laughing at what was good. Psili put down the basket and put the towels Greden dropped into the wastebasket. Then she picked up the heavy laundry basket and left the bedroom. Elisha sighed as if Psili was pathetic.

“She was also a princess. I feel stuffy when I see her.”

There was no one in this palace who didn’t talk about that girl. The abandoned princess of Ctia lived as a maid.

“Hmm, I am so annoyed”.

As Psili left the room, she could hear the trio were talking and imitating voices. Psili, who had no idea what kind of imitation the three were doing in the bedroom, handed the laundry bucket to the attendants who specialized in laundry and headed back to Espa Palace.

“Psili!”

At a voice coming from somewhere, Psili stopped stepping and turned to the direction of the sound.

“Asil!”

Asil was a kind person who was the one who gave help to Psili. Since then, they had often encountered each other every other day when putting out or collecting laundry bins. As they started greeting, they became close. In a way, he was a kind friend Psili first met in her life.

“Where is the laundry bucket? Have you already brought it? I came as soon as I could to help, but I guess I’m late. If you don’t see me tomorrow, wait here. Understand?”

“Okay.”

Asil smiled brightly at Psili, who agreed with it. It was still quite awkward, but Psili also looked at him with a light smile. At first, Asil thought Psili with the expressionless face he encountered was strange. Despite the helping hand, Psili only said “thank you” with the same face. However, he kept getting bothered about her, who was too skinny and small for a 16 years ago girl. After that, he got to know Psili more by helping her several times.

“I’ve never seen you express your emotions. If you are happy or feeling good, you laugh.”’

As Asil said and smiled, Psili’s face also changed little by little. And now, although it was still awkward, she could give him a light smile.

“Did you have lunch?”

At Asil’s question, Psili shook her head.

“Again?”

This time, Psili smiled lightly instead of answering. However, Asil understood even if she didn’t answer. The bread was distributed to Psili disappeared every time, and she clearly knew who was doing that. However, no matter how much he asked, Psili did not answer. For some reason, knowing that giving her a slice of bread at that time was more helpful than continuing to ask, so Asil stopped asking. He just quietly handed Psili a piece of bread and water which he got from a friend who worked in the kitchen.

“Eat. Eat more. How is that big bread still the same?”

Today, she ate the bread that Asil gave, but two days later, Psili had to starve until she met him again. Besides, there was still a lot of work needed to be done. So there was no way she could gain any weight. Psili did not complain about it, but quietly ate the bread that Asil had given her. However, if Elisha, Isilis, or Greden saw her right now, they would throw their sarcasm at her ‘How can you do that as a princess of a country? If you’re dead, you’re dead. Are you a beggar? Do you have no pride?’ but Psili didn’t care.

“Why does pride matter. It doesn’t fill the stomach.”

However, an unexpected change came to her. Nearly a month after working as a maid at the Imperial Palace of Pantheron, an unexpected incident caused a great change in her life.