Shen Li looked at the two people kneeling on the ground. Both of them were wearing the black clothes uniformly issued by the Night Ghost Division.
"Tell me. What are your names and what are you good at?"
Almost without hesitation, a petite and somewhat cute woman on Shen Li's left took the lead and said, "In reply to the young lady, we don't have names, only code - names. This maid has studied medical principles since childhood and is somewhat good at this. I know various herbs and poisons. In the future, I can help the young lady avoid poisonous things."
After she finished speaking, another woman with dark skin and a tall figure said expressionlessly, "Good at hiding, tracking, and assassination!"
Seeming afraid that Shen Li would be angry, the cute - looking woman just now said with a smile, "Young lady, please don't be angry. She usually talks little and is not good at expressing herself. It's not disrespect to the young lady."
"It's okay!"
Shen Li thought that her brother had really considered everything carefully. One was a doctor, and the other was a killer.
One could prevent others from poisoning and assassinating her on a daily basis, and the other could protect her or go out to do things for her.
"How many years have you two been in the Night Ghost Division? And how's your martial arts? You answer!" Shen Li pointed at the obviously talkative woman.
"In reply to the young lady, we were both taken in and raised by the Night Ghost Division when we were five years old. We've been there for eleven years. As for martial arts, this maid is not as good as her. But it's no problem for me to protect myself and deal with a few people with low martial arts skills. I can't defeat a master, though."
Shen Li looked at the woman who had been almost invisible since entering the room and asked, "Your martial arts are quite good? Let's have a match then!"
After saying that, without waiting for her response, she attacked directly towards the vital point on the woman's waist.
The woman was not flustered. She dodged Shen Li's attack with a flash of her waist. She was not polite either. She hit the ground with her left hand, leaped into the air, and kicked towards Shen Li with her right foot sideways.
Shen Li blocked it with her own leg.
The two fought a few more moves in the main hall, and for a while, it was hard to tell who was better.
"Please forgive my rudeness!" The woman clasped her fists and knelt down.
"It seems your martial arts are really good. From now on, you'll be called Hanyue and stay by my side to serve me personally."
Shen Li thought to herself: This woman's martial arts are really powerful. She always thought highly of her own martial arts, but she couldn't gain any advantage in front of this woman. Moreover, this woman had an ordinary appearance and was completely unremarkable, which was really convenient for hiding her tracks.
The other woman had a pleasing face and seemed innocent and carefree. But as soon as she entered the room, Shen Li noticed the faint smell of medicine on her. She must often deal with medicinal materials.
However, powerful people are usually proud and unwilling to submit to others. It might take some effort to subdue them.
Shen Li looked at the other woman and said, "You'll be called Mingyue from now on. Check my food, clothing, and room to make sure no one gets a chance to take advantage."
"Thank you, young lady, for the names! We will surely do our best to serve the young lady!" The two bowed and thanked.
Shen Li pointed at Jiaoyue behind her and introduced them, "This is Jiaoyue, my maid. Since you've just come to the mansion, if you have any questions, you can ask her."
Then she told Jiaoyue, "Go and have the side - room next to yours cleaned up for them to live in. And get them two sets of the maids' clothes in the mansion."
Jiaoyue took the order and led the rough - work maids to do the work.
Shen Li's eyes shifted back and forth, staring at the two. She thought it was time to give them a warning.
"Since you were sent by my brother, I'll surely trust you. But once you're by my side, you have to follow my rules. Forget about your pasts. From now on, I'm your only master!"
With a cold look in her eyes, Shen Li stared at their faces and said, "I'm not difficult to serve. As long as you're loyal and obedient, I'll only treat you well. But if anyone dares to betray me, I have plenty of ways to make her pay the price!"
Seeing that both of them looked submissive with their heads down, she softened her expression. "I'll let Jiaoyue teach you the rules of the mansion in the next two days. You don't need to serve me for now. Come to me after you've learned them."
After the two left, Jiaoyue also finished cleaning the room with others.
The room was very spacious. There was a bed on each side, east and west. Screens, vases, and other decorations were all in place, just like the standard for the first - class maids in the mansion.
Jiaoyue said to the new - comers, Mingyue and Hanyue, with a smile, "This will be your place from now on. It's all cleaned up! There are two sets of clothes on the bed. They're issued by the mansion. They might not fit well. You can make do for a couple of days. Someone will come to measure your sizes and make new clothes for you this afternoon."
It was Mingyue who took over the words and thanked, "Thank you, Sister Jiaoyue, for taking care of us!"
"It's okay. We'll all serve the young lady together from now on. If you have any questions, you can come to me. I live next door."
Mingyue chatted with Jiaoyue for a while. They talked about some rules and things to pay attention to in the mansion.
After seeing Jiaoyue off, Mingyue happily lay on the bed and closed her eyes comfortably. "Ah, it's so soft. It's much more comfortable than the bed in the Night Ghost Division."
Then her hand touched the clothes on the bed, and she exclaimed, "Oh! They're so beautiful. They're rose - pink! I haven't worn such beautiful clothes for years. I have to try them on right away."
Hanyue beside her ignored her noisy words. She kicked the ground with her toes and flipped onto the beam.
Mingyue twitched the corner of her eye and didn't understand her special hobby. "Hanyue, why don't you sleep in the bed but insist on climbing onto the beam? Are you addicted to being a killer? This isn't the time for you to assassinate someone. Why are you still hiding on the beam?"
Hanyue didn't say a word. She just chose a place to sit down, causing a puff of dust to fall from the beam.
It turned out that this room hadn't been lived in for a long time. There was already a layer of dust and cobwebs on the beam. Although Jiaoyue had led people to clean it just now, they only swept the cobwebs and didn't care about the beam.
Now that Hanyue suddenly sat on it, a layer of dust naturally fell down.
"Cough! Hanyue, get down right now! It's all dusty. It's so dirty!" Mingyue covered her mouth and protested.
Whether it was because she was convinced by Mingyue's words or couldn't stand the dust up there, Hanyue finally came down and didn't sleep on the beam anymore. But her black robe was covered in dust, so she had no choice but to put on the rose - pink dress Jiaoyue had brought. Unfortunately, with her dark skin and strong build, the clothes made her look short - handed and short - footed. It was quite a ridiculous sight, which invited Mingyue's merciless ridicule.
Jiaoyue brought a plate of freshly - washed apples for Shen Li.
"Miss, they've both been arranged properly!"
"Good! Jiaoyue, aren't you jealous this time?" Shen Li joked, "I remember you were quite sad and sulked for a while when Linghua and Chunju came to serve me before."