His imperial Highness!

Hearing her words, The head maid clasped her hands in her direction, "Your imperial majesty, such secrets shouldn't be shared with a lowly palace maid like me. I still value my life."

"You are not a mere palace maid but my savior, and I won't tell on you. As long as you don't say a word and I keep quiet, who would know what was said tonight? And you can stop referring to me with that tediously long title. Treat me causally like you would treat a friend or a sister," she said to the head maid, showing her a gentle smile.

Suddenly, the door to her chambers was forced open, and a tall figure barged in. The eyes of the two women were naturally drawn to the rude intruder.

When she saw who it was, the head maid hurried to bow to him, but she was stopped.

"Be at ease. The divine healers of the medicine valley are exempt from kneeling to the members of the imperial family. As you are one yourself, you don't need to kneel to us whenever you see us."