After almost two hours of intense work, she was actually quite hungry. She had eaten a bit to keep her strength up and only then had she felt somewhat better. Setting down her chopsticks, she turned to speak to Zhi Lingyang.
"General Zhi, Senior Madam Zhi had surgery on her face. When eating, she must be very careful, she can't chew anything. I have a soft straw here. You could ask your kitchen staff to cook all her food until it's liquid, and Senior Madam Zhi can carefully suck it through the straw, that way she won't aggravate the wound."
She pulled out a straw she had prepared earlier from her bag. She had made it from tree roots, hollowed it out without damaging the surface. It's perfect for sucking up soup. She then displayed a small porcelain bottle on the table.