The maid was stunned by the shouting, and then looked at Princess Jinhua with some grievance. She was speaking up for her own princess, so why did her own princess yell at her so harshly?

"Foolish!" Princess Jinhua looked coldly at the maid who still looked aggrieved, and then said lightly, "Since you have served me for many years, I will say a few more words. Even if Master Jin and the others are subordinates of Lord Ye, their status still does not allow us to interfere. And as a maid, you should not say such disrespectful words. From now on, you don't have to stay by my side."

"No, Princess, please have mercy..." The maid's face paled as she knelt down, attempting to embrace Princess Jinhua's legs and plead for mercy. She knew that Princess Jinhua's words sealed her future, sending her from the clouds to the mud, destined to do the work of the lowest of the lowly palace maids. As the princess's personal maid, she had lived even better than the daughters of ordinary officials. But all this was granted by Princess Jinhua, and now, with just one word, her future was shrouded in darkness.

Princess Jinhua waved her hand with a cold expression, and a guard stepped forward to cover the maid's mouth and drag her away. Princess Jinhua ignored the maid's desperate expression and stared blankly at the embassy gate. She hoped so much that Ye Lanxuan would suddenly come out of the embassy so that she could see him.

Another personal maid behind Princess Jinhua was also pale, and she was filled with fear. She had just wanted to please Princess Jinhua and almost said the same thing as the maid, but she had said it first, and the result was the same. At this moment, she also broke out in a cold sweat, and belatedly realized that the people living in the embassy were of such noble status. Even the king of a country treated them politely. How could they, as servants, be so frivolous and disrespectful?

The maidservant, dragged away, gazed resentfully at Princess Jinhua's back. She cursed inwardly, "Princess Jinhua, you know the embassy's noble status, and you've privately said more than once that no woman could catch his eye. Then why do you think you're so special? How can you be so confident that you can catch his eye? If you hadn't misled me, how could I have spoken so brazenly today? I'm also outraged for you. How could you be so heartless and forget our friendship?"

Princess Jinhua, you have such a cruel heart. I, Fu Ping, swear today that one day, if I have the chance, I will make you, Princess Jinhua, suffer a fate worse than death.

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Princess Jinhua had no idea her actions had incurred such hatred. Even if she had known, it wouldn't have mattered. She didn't believe a lowly maid could do anything to the high and mighty Princess. She stood at the embassy door for a long, long moment, then reluctantly left.

At this time, Jin Yuguang was carrying a roast duck through the corridor, intending to go to the hall to enjoy the food, but was grabbed by Zhou Binghai who was reading a book attentively.

"Brother Bing, hey, what are you doing?" Jin Yuguang asked with some guilt.

"You are so brave that you dare to accept gifts on behalf of the master! You know very well that the master has no interest in that princess." Zhou Binghai lectured with a cold face.

"Oh, I know, that's why I didn't tell the adults. We can just throw these gifts out later." Jin Yuguang laughed.