The hundreds of Servants responsible for her daily care, along with the two personal maids who combed and styled her hair, were kneeling by her bed with their heads bowed.
Her mother was sitting on the edge of the bed, her expression filled with concern. As she looked at her, her worried eyes also held a hint of surprise and a complex mix of emotions.
Xie Liansi glanced with a touch of envy at her mother's tall crown and the seven magnificent jade hairpins adorning it, then prepared to rise.
The Hair Princess Race placed great importance on etiquette. Upon seeing her mother, she was required to curtsy by lifting her robe.
As for fathers, noblewomen of the Hair Princess Race had no contact whatsoever with men before conceiving children.
Even for the sake of procreation, once a successful conception was confirmed, the father would be discarded, and only the child would be kept.
This was why Xie Liansi, and in fact all the maids in the room, had never met their fathers.
