Chapter 477: Servant Obeys Your Order
Chapter 477: Servant Obeys Your Order
"Eunuch Jinzhong is not expecting me and Rong Pei to clean it ourselves, right?"
Ruyi had a stiff face. She still couldn't learn how to fight for her own interests, but things had come to this point and she had to make plans for her children.
She has lost several children, and their fathers didn't care at all, and might even have been the ones behind the loss.
The child in her belly was the only one born with her parents' expectations. She must keep him and strive for a bright future for him.
Thinking of this, her expression suddenly became resolute: "The chief steward has always been a man of rules. I believe he will not do things based on his personal preferences, right?"
Jinzhong smiled and said, "Madam Xianpin is joking. I am not like some people who always know their own weight."
He waved his hand and said, "Come and pay your respects to Concubine Xian. If you serve her faithfully in the future, you will naturally benefit from it."
Immediately, the palace maids and eunuchs filed out, knelt before Ruyi, and shouted respectfully: "Your servants and servants pay their respects to the Concubine Xian. May the Concubine Xian live forever!!!"
When Ruyi saw this scene, she couldn't help but be stunned.
She really hadn't been treated so respectfully in a long time.
Everything seemed to have returned to a long time ago, when she was still a royal concubine.
She urged everyone to fight with a warm smile, but when she saw Sanbao and Lianyun who were leading them, the smile froze on her face.
The memory of being betrayed by all the servants instantly controlled her, and she almost screamed: "I don't want them to serve me! Replace me with someone else! Immediately! Right now!"
Everyone knelt down.
San Bao choked up and said, "I have been following you since you entered the palace. I have been with you through all the ups and downs. I have worked for several years without any pay and have had to eat only coarse food every day. I have never betrayed you... Why does your majesty hate me so much? Is it because I am not as easy to talk to as I used to be?"
Lian Yun also cried: "Although I didn't follow you as early as Eunuch Sanbao, I was the first to serve you after you were punished and all the palace maids and eunuchs were sent to the Xinzheku!"
The two people's crying made the new palace maids and eunuchs tremble even more.
I've heard that this guy is a mean person who is unlucky in dealing with others, but I didn't expect it to be true!
She treated the elderly who served her like this, how could she be good to them? Wouldn't she be cheating them to death?!
Some of the brave ones couldn't help but kneel down and said, "How about, drive the slaves away as well?"
Seeing this, the others also knelt down.
Ruyi's face turned pale, and she was in a dilemma.
Jinzhong looked at her helplessly: "If Madam Xianpin doesn't like any of them, then I will change them for you until you are satisfied."
After a pause, he continued, "But, I am afraid that I will become worse and worse... After all, you were..."
Ruyi's eyebrows were raised: "What do you mean?!"
She stared at Jinzhong coldly: "As long as I am a concubine, I am the master, and you are just a servant. Don't forget your status!"
Jinzhong smiled and said, "You are right."
He called Sanbao Lianyun and others, leaving only two who were willing to stay, a palace maid and a eunuch, and prepared to leave with their people:
"It's getting late today, I have to go back to serve the emperor. You can rest first. I will arrange for people to come tomorrow. You can try them one by one. Those who don't work will be returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
The servants standing by all looked pale. Although they dared not show resentment in their eyes, they had already cursed Ruyi in their hearts.
They were not doing well in the first place, otherwise they would not have been chosen to serve Concubine Xian.
Now that they have been returned to the Imperial Household Department, others will not think that Concubine Xian is too picky, but rather that they are all unsuitable, which is why they were returned. I am afraid that in the future they will be only slightly better than the Xinzheku.
Ruyi frowned and said, "You only have two of us left. Do you really want me to clean up the yard myself?"
Jinzhong was helpless with her aggressiveness: "How about, Madam Xianpin, you keep these people for use first? When the time comes, you can choose one person and return one person. How about that?"
Ruyi's eyebrows raised, thinking that Jinzhong was fooling her, but there was nothing she could do.
She couldn't possibly stop Lan Zehu Jinzhong from leaving. The emperor's needs were the most important in the harem. She was just a concubine. How could she compete with the emperor for someone else's services?
But someone can stay...
She subconsciously wanted to cover her stomach. After all, she had suffered enough. This time she held back: "Then let's do as you say. Let them all stay and do the work first."
Seeing Jinzhong nodded and was about to leave, she called him and said in a deep voice: "Jinzhong, I just want to be with the emperor and will not deal with anyone else. I keep my words. Do you understand what I mean?"
Jinzhong almost laughed out loud when he heard what she said.
Want to stay with the emperor, but don't want to deal with anyone?
She is still as naive and stupid as ever.
But he showed a relaxed look on his face: "Yes, Concubine Xian is different from the past. The emperor will definitely be pleased."
Ruyi's eyes flashed with a sneer, and she said to him calmly, "I'll trouble you from now on, go ahead."
Jinzhong immediately took his leave and went to Rong Guifei to serve the emperor.
When night fell, he went to Yongshou Palace during the shift change.
Yan Wan had fallen asleep, but she smelled the ambergris on him and opened her eyes dazedly: "Are you willing to come here today?"
Jinzhong smiled helplessly and came closer to her: "I am really afraid of offending the young prince."
Yan Wan touched his neck and said, "I know, it's you who cares about me."
Jinzhong felt uncomfortable, but after so many years, he gradually got used to such restraint and forbearance.
Because there is still restraint and forbearance, it means that what he wants is always there, and the person he loves is always in a safe state.
He restrained himself from lowering his head to kiss her fingers, and whispered about Ruyi's situation: "She doesn't seem to be very smart. She thinks she has concealed it from everyone. From my perspective, she probably wants the baby in her belly to be the crown prince."
Yan Wan laughed when she heard this: "She has already changed her father for the child, but she still wants the child to be the crown prince like in her previous life. She really hasn't changed her original intention."
Jinzhong chuckled and said, "No matter how hard she tries, she can never defeat you."
Yan Wan chuckled and glanced at him: "How is Rong Pei doing? Is she really trained well?"
Jinzhong smiled and said, "Even if she ignored her family, I still found her former friends and distant relatives. These distant relatives have never given up on getting her out of the cold palace."
Yan Wan raised her eyebrows: "I know that if I leave these things that require manipulating people's hearts to you, I won't have to worry about anything."
Jinzhong liked to hear her praise him, so he leaned closer and said in a low voice, "The emperor says he doesn't like it, but he really likes being served by Concubine Xian."
Yan Wan's eyebrows curved, her eyes full of coldness: "Then don't disappoint the emperor. When it's time to give some advice to Concubine Xian, please give her a few more words for Li Yu's sake."
The two looked at each other and smiled. Jinzhong said softly, "Yes, I obey your command."
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