Dan Ying then asked: "Then what about the palace maids by her side?"
Ke'er thought for a while this time before replying: "It's alright. After all, everyone entered the palace at about the same time."
Hearing this, Dan Ying nodded and said: "That's good."
Ke'er didn't know what she was planning and didn't dare to speak. She followed her master and walked slowly. After walking for a while, "Little Mistress, this isn't the way back, right?"
Dan Ying said: "I'm going to find Yao Ying to talk. You can have a good chat with Yao Ying." Ke'er stilled and then made a sound of agreement.
However, Dan Ying missed. After Yao Ying went to pay respects to the Empress Dowager, she didn't return. She didn't need to think to know that she was in Willow Hall flattering Lady Wen Yu. It was strange. In the past, Lady Wen Yu wouldn't let people let them, who were born Nanyuan, out. Today, she actually let Yao Ying in?
Ke'er looked at her master's thoughtful face and asked in a small voice: "Little Mistress, do we wait here?"
Dan Ying gritted her teeth and said to the palace maid at the door: "Go to Willow Hall and tell Yao Ying that the box doesn't belong to wang pin. She will definitely come out."
The palace maid was baffled, but she still complied. However, when she reached Liu Se Palace Hall, she was not allowed to enter. She said anxiously, "This servant is looking for my family's young master for an important matter. Elder sister, please make an exception."
The palace maid guarding the door sneered: "What little mistress? My niangniang won't let her in. Even if someone in your family died, your family's little mistress shouldn't think of attending the funeral."
The other one frowned and said: "Your words are too sinister." But her eyes were filled with schadenfreude.
The palace maid had never seen this kind of situation before. She stood there at a loss. The two palace maids guarding the door acted like she didn't exist and began to talk about other people behind their backs.
"Did you see it today? When niangniang allowed her to enter, she looked like she had been pardoned. She was like a clown, so funny. "
"That's right. Also, she was following behind niangniang like a dog, running back and forth. If niangniang threw out a bone, she would probably fly out to catch it."
"Why else would they say that a pig's snout has a spring onion stuck in it? It doesn't look like it. Hehehehe."
"Hey, if even someone like her can be half a master, do you think we can also catch His Majesty's eye? In any case, we are gatekeepers. His Majesty will be able to see us when he comes."
"It's hard to say."
The two people on the steps talked and laughed among themselves. The young palace maid at the bottom of the steps was already blushing. It was not because she was embarrassed by their obscene words, but because she was hurt by their superior attitude. They were both palace maids guarding the door, but the two in front of her were the door of the Willow Palace Hall, and she was the door of the Cui Hong House.
Because wang pin and her palace maids had committed suicide inside the Cui Hong House, there were many rumors that it was haunted. There were even fewer people. Ever since Yao Yingying had moved in, her plaque had not been turned over once. She was also ridiculed by the other palace maids in the same room, saying that she was unlucky.
Unconsciously, the palace maid took her anger out on Yao Yingying. Why was she so useless? Why couldn't she be like Lady Wen Yu and get whatever she wanted in the palace? Instead, she was dragged down and ridiculed by others. Why was it that even though they were both of common birth, Lady Wen Yu could be a master, and she could only be a palace maid?
Probably no one had thought that it was just an accidental meeting. A careless sentence caused a person who did not think too much to think a lot, and even give birth to ambitions that she did not have before.
In the eyes of other people, this palace maid was just standing there dazedly. Some passersby even thought that she was in the way and pushed her to the side. When Yao Yingying came out with a smile on her face, she did not notice the palace maid in the corner. She was only proud that she was able to board Lady Wen Yu's ship.
Therefore, when the palace maid suddenly walked in front of her to greet her, Yao Yingying did not recognize that she was from her own courtyard. She thought that she was from Lady Wen Yu's palace and asked politely, "Does niangniang have any orders for you to come?"
The palace maid was silent for a moment before saying, "Young mistress, Shan Yingying is waiting at the Cui Hong House. She said that the box does not belong to wang pin."
Remembering that she was someone from her own courtyard, Yao Yingying put away her tooth-hurting smile. She snorted coldly and said, "What is she doing here? What kind of servant are you? Who knows where this kind of person came from? How can you let her through the gates of our Yuxiu Palace? Fine, I'll go meet her." She spoke as though Yuxiu Palace belonged to her.
Shan Yingying was about to explode from waiting in the Cui Hong House. From the time she came in to Yao Yingying's return, no one came to serve her a cup of tea. No one even came to greet her. She gritted her teeth. It seemed that this Yao Yingying really was on good terms with Lady Wen Yu and thought that she would have a meteoric rise.
When Yao Yingying twisted her slim waist that had been casually praised by Luoshuanga and gracefully walked in, Shan Yingying forced herself to put on a smile and said, "Congratulations, jiejie. Today, you have taken half a step towards success."
Yao Yingying was sitting down with a smile on her face when she immediately realized that something was wrong. She swept a glance over Shan Yingying and asked with a cold expression, "What does Shan Yingying's half a step mean?"
Shan Yingying looked around. Yao Yingying said, "You all can leave."
After everyone left, Shan Yingying did not directly get to the point. Instead, she asked, "Jiejie, can jiejie allow jiejie to sit next to you?"
Yao Yingying pouted unhappily and nodded. However, Shan Yingying did not sit opposite her. Instead, she really sat next to her with her hands touching. Yao Yingying subconsciously moved back. As soon as she moved, Shan Yingying immediately followed. She pressed against the table until she could no longer retreat. She angrily said, "Shan Yingying, what are you doing?!"
"Jiejie, don't be angry. I just want to read your fortune," Shan Yingying said with a smile, "Jiejie's forehead is full. At first glance, I can see that you will be noble and incomparable in the future. However, these two curved eyebrows are slender and can't bear this wealth. Your eyes are evasive. This has attracted me …"
"Enough, don't beat around the bush," Yao Yingying pushed her away and sat up straight. "I admit that I deliberately showed you that makeup box. However, if this is done, you and I will be able to enter Lady Wen Yu's eyes. In the future, you won't be lacking in glory and wealth. At least, I didn't think of harming you!"
Shan Yingying almost couldn't keep the expression on her face. She took a deep breath and forced herself to smile. She said, "Jiejie, jiejie, I naturally understand your intentions. However, jiejie, jiejie, can't help but be considerate of you. I also have a few questions for you. Jiejie, if you and I are really in the same boat as Lady Wen Yu, why should she give us benefits?"
Yao Yingying was stunned by the question. Shan Yingying continued to ask, "Did Lady Wen Yu promise you any benefits?"
"This …" Yao Yingying said embarrassedly, "Even though she didn't say it, if you and I work for her loyally, Lady Wen Yu will naturally remember our good."
Shan Yingying shook her head and said, "Jiejie, you are muddle-headed. In the eyes of this group of noble ladies, what are we? We are exactly the same as the head palace maid standing next to them. We might even be inferior. They might even feel that it is our honor that they are willing to use us.
Jiejie, think about it. Even if you and I work hard for her and she doesn't intend to give us any benefits, what can we do to her? Can we run to the Emperor and expose her, or can we go to the Empress Dowager to be superior to her? I'm afraid that before we can walk out of our rooms, we will be killed for no reason. "
When Yao Yingying heard this, she instantly felt a chill run down her spine. After a while, she weakly retorted, "You're talking nonsense. It's not as serious as you say."
Shan Yingying said, "Jiejie, you might have forgotten. Once a concubine passes away, everything she has used, no matter if it is clothing, jewelry, or daily necessities, will be burned to prevent the bad luck from washing over the noble. Logically speaking, a wangfei won't even leave behind a bead, much less a full jewelry box. Don't forget, she is the Empress Dowager's niece. Would the Empress Dowager treat her poorly in material terms after she died?"
Yao Yingying gradually listened. Nodding, she said, "Continue."
Shan Yingying used Xiao Shan Yingying's words and embellished them to persuade Yao Yingying to agree, "Jiejie, we have only been in the palace for less than half a year. Our days are still short. What will happen in the future, neither of us can say. But right now, the imperial concubines with prominent families are fighting openly and covertly. You and I are just commoners. If we blindly get involved, be careful that not even a speck of dust will be left.
I naturally understand that jiejie wants to lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade. But you and I have no one to rely on in the palace. Outside the palace, there is no powerful family to protect us. Even a wangfei like that was dragged down from the throne of Consort Xian. Taking ten thousand steps back, jiejie, even if you are connected to Lady Wen Yu, in the future, if jiejie fails, it will be the same as being abandoned. If I don't save you, I won't be hated by any family that is difficult to deal with. What is there that I can't touch, that I can't provoke?
Let's talk about the wangfei's jewelry box. Jiejie, who do you know in the palace? Isn't it just a few of us who were selected from the local area? I don't know what you want to do, but jiejie, no matter how much you scheme, you can only count on meimei. I'm afraid you won't be able to see anyone else. "
Yao Yingying was speechless. The reality was as Shan Yingying said. At the time, when she had found this box of exquisite jewelry in the gloomy Cui Hong House, she had been very surprised. After calming down and carefully identifying it with Dun Yan, she found that this jewelry had all belonged to wangfei. Or rather, it was jewelry that wangfei had made when she was Consort Xian. Based on her status, she couldn't wear it out.
Looking at a box of beautiful jewelry that couldn't be used, any woman would feel very uncomfortable. She thought left and right. It would be better to have someone take the jewelry apart, melt it, and make it something she could use. Just one gold buyao could match two of her hairpins. No matter how she thought about it, it was worth it.
At that time, Yao Ying thought of this and took out the jewelry inside by the handful. She didn't know where she had hooked or touched, but this box actually had a double layer. When she pulled out the wooden board at the bottom, there was a piece of paper inside. It was a confession left behind by the Wang Concubine.
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