Volume 1 ◆ The Harem After the Chaos 004 I Won't Be a Palace Maid!
Upon hearing this voice, Huangfu Huachen's face sank slightly, his expression cold as he turned his head to look at the person approaching him step by step. His tone was tinged with obvious displeasure: "You still know how to come back?" The two countries' alliance through marriage, and he actually ran away!
"Hmm, Imperial Brother, actually I didn't go out, but was hiding in the palace all along, waiting for you to bestow that beautiful Princess of Beiming to Third Imperial Brother before daring to come out!" As he spoke, he had already arrived in front of Su Jinping, with a clear flattering and fawning expression on his face.
Su Jinping's eyes narrowed as she swept a glance over him, his red clothes, and his eyes were actually light purple in color. Light purple, yet not like the melancholy elegance of lavender, but rather with a hint of eerie glow. His face was as enchanting as a demon, and it was even more stunning than that of a woman, with thin lips slightly curled up, telling the story of this man's heartlessness.
Su Jinping couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "Honestly, ancient times are indeed a gathering place for beautiful men", but she wasn't interested in good looks, she was only interested in money, and also, how that man planned to deal with her.
Huangfu Huaihan heard this, let out a cold snort, and didn't look at him again. Turning his head, he looked at the woman in front of him who seemed to be humble, his eyes flashing with coldness, and spoke in a cold voice: "Su Jiping, for the sake of seeking imperial favor, you have resorted to unscrupulous means, your virtues are lacking, demote her to a palace maid, go to Jingren Palace to sweep the courtyard!"
"Palace maid?" A disbelieving shriek escaped! The salary of a talented person is already low enough, and being a palace maid would be even lower, wouldn't it?
"What, do you have an opinion?" The cold voice carried obvious impatience and a hint of danger. Everything this woman had done was enough to get her hacked to pieces thousands of times over. If it weren't for the emperor's younger brother making a rare plea on her behalf, he wouldn't even consider showing mercy. And yet she still wasn't satisfied!
"That, Your Majesty, I dare to ask a question, how much is the monthly salary of the palace maid?" Eyes full of expectation waiting for his answer, face filled with longing for gold.
The salary of palace maid?
"Three taels!" Before Huangfu Huaihan could speak, Huang Ye had already cut him off. In fact, the ordinary palace maid who swept the courtyard was paid one tael, and looking at her covetous appearance, he couldn't bear to strike her down. Moreover, it was also his own playful heart that had caused her to become like this, so he said three taels. After speaking, he clearly felt a chill emanating from his brother's body, causing him to tremble slightly.
"What?! Only three taels?! That's too much exploitation of labor! What about a person's salary?!" He shouted loudly, what kind of interstellar joke is this, working to death for a whole month and only getting three taels of silver?!
"Hmm, brother Huang, is it fifty taels without mistake?" Turning his head to ask Huangfu Huahan. "Exploitation of labor"? What kind of vocabulary is this?
His stern face showed no expression at all, and he remained silent without a word.
"No, no, this salary is too low, I won't be a palace maid, I won't do it! Uh, Your Majesty, can I still be a talented person? Your Majesty?" After finishing speaking and seeing that he had no reaction, she opened her mouth again, "Your Majesty, please forgive me this time, I guarantee that I will never attract your attention again, Your Majesty——"
The last "emperor" dragged on indefinitely, perfectly achieving the good effect of "sorrow and resentment". Although she was very spirited, when it came to major issues involving money, she still chose to yield!
Huang Pu fanned the fan in his hand: "Brocade talent, no, little palace girl, I don't know if you've heard of our Dongling country's left prime minister Shangguan Jianrui. Before he became the prime minister, he was a man of high integrity and never bowed down for five pecks of rice!"
Isn't that Tao Yuanming? As soon as she heard this, Su Jinping knew that this guy was sarcastically mocking her for being greedy, and silently cursed the garrulous official before opening her mouth very seriously: "I think he should be dissatisfied with five dou being too little, maybe if you give him 500 dou he will agree!"
"Cough...cough..." Huangfu Ye's violent coughing fit started, so it turned out that Shangguan Jinrui was too lenient back then?
"Your Majesty, have you considered it? I guarantee with my dignity that there will absolutely not be a next time. I will definitely stay in the harem and quietly do my duty as an unloved concubine, never again trying to attract your attention!" She looked at him with tears in her eyes, hoping to gain some sympathy.
"Huangfu Huaihan's lips curled up in a cold smile: 'Su Jingscreen, I'm speaking, do you have any room to interrupt?'"
"Your Majesty, you have a broad mind and are generous, why can't you let me off this one time and let me be an unloved concubine?" Damn it, petty ghost! Between three taels of silver and fifty taels of silver, isn't that just a small difference? She must argue with reason and force!
He let out a cold snort, bringing his handsome face close to hers: "Let me tell you why! Because you're too talented, if you continue being a talented person, I don't know what other good things you'll come up with, after all, you're already talented enough!" Being called a talented person was actually an insult?
"Hahaha......" Huangfu Ye burst out laughing mercilessly, unexpectedly, he didn't think his brother would say something like that!
"Does the Emperor not think that I, a concubine, have such great talent that being a talented person is already somewhat beneath me? Can I still be a palace maid?" As if not understanding the sarcasm in his words, she continued to express her own opinions.
"What do you think you should do then?" Huang Fu Huai Han regained some interest, this woman's shamelessness and thick skin had reached a certain level, her courage was also big enough to make people tongue-tied, but it was unknown who gave her such great courage! The dark purple eyes slightly sank.
"Hmm, let me recall... If I'm not mistaken, according to historical records, the imperial harem is ranked and paid accordingly. The higher your position, the more money you get. Scratching my head, I spoke with a worried tone, "Becoming an emperor is basically impossible now that there's already an empress, how about I become the Empress Dowager instead?"
"Su Jinping!" A loud shout revealed the master's vicious mood. Becoming empress? Did this woman not want to live?!
"Your servant is here!" Scared to the core, sanity returned! Damn it, I actually forgot that this is ancient times, jokes can't be made casually, now my life is at stake again!
"How dare you be so reckless and insolent, committing treason... Bring him here..."
As soon as the voice fell, the woman in front of her narrowed her phoenix eyes, and a cold light flashed in her eyes! In the darkness, it was still intimidating, and the icy voice did not mix with any emotions: "Your Majesty, don't be too excessive!" Screw it! Damn it, the killers in the killer novels were so fierce, she didn't believe she couldn't do it either!
An obvious threat, both men were stunned for a moment, how could this woman have such a big nerve!
Huangfu Huaihan pulled Huangfu Ye, and in a flash, the two were already ten meters away: "Where is the archer?" Did he go too far? He would let her understand what it truly means to go too far! And retreating with his brother was because this woman's moves were too treacherous, and they had to be cautious!
As soon as the voice fell, Su Jinping had no time to react and was surrounded by thousands of people. The fine bows were equipped with feathered arrows, waiting for orders to be fired!
