Ji Yunhuan said expressionlessly, "I can't vomit anymore. All the money has been used to take care of the imperial kitchen. Your Highness is not in good health and needs some nutritious food to replenish his body."
Shuang'er was so angry that the golden hairpin on her head was shaking and almost hitting Ji Yunhuan in the face.
"You are truly despicable. You can't get close to the Fifth Prince, so you want to hook up with the deposed Crown Prince? He's just a useless person, destined to die. No matter how well you serve him, he will still die in the end."
Shuang'er reached out to lift Ji Yunhuan's food box. "You dare to use my money to curry favor with the deposed crown prince? You're dreaming!"
Ji Yunhuan was prepared and hid with the food box, but the chicken soup inside still spilled out. She felt very distressed when she saw the empty chicken soup.
Shuang'er was even more proud. "Just wait, you will definitely die within three days! And I have won the favor of the Fifth Prince. The Fifth Prince also rewarded me with a bracelet, which is precious and decent, much better than your broken stove. It is obvious that the Fifth Prince does not like you at all. He forgets you when he sees me..."
Ji Yunhuan covered the last bit of chicken soup and closed the food box. She listened to Shuang'er's endless boasting and said with a mocking look on her face:
"You haven't even earned the title of concubine, so what are you so proud of? You're just a servant. I'm currently serving in the Eastern Palace, and I'm considered a senior maid. My status is much higher than yours. Do you have the guts to ask the Fifth Prince to take you out of the palace? If you don't have the guts, then stop barking like a dog and polluting my ears."
"The Fifth Prince is surrounded by beauties, and he might forget about you in a couple of days. The eldest prince of the Eastern Palace is just ill, and he will recover one day. As long as I serve the eldest prince well, when the eldest prince leaves the palace and builds his own residence, there will naturally be a place for me. It's much better than being a little maid in Jinhua Palace!"
Shuang'er suddenly panicked, "You're talking nonsense! The Fifth Prince will never forget me. The next time he enters the palace, he'll definitely beg the Imperial Concubine to let me out!"
Ji Yunhuan sneered, "That's not necessarily true. The Fifth Prince is busy with so many things, how could he remember such a trivial matter?"
Shuang'er became even more uneasy, and she wanted to go to the imperial concubine immediately to ask for mercy and let her leave the palace.
But she still remembered her sister's advice and did not dare to report the matter to the Empress.
She decided to talk to her sister and wait for the Fifth Prince to come to the palace next time. She must serve the Fifth Prince again. If she makes a fuss then, the Fifth Prince will definitely take her out of the palace!
Shuang'er left in a hurry, and Ji Yunhuan knew that Shuang'er was finished!
It was a scandal for a prince to have an affair with a palace maid. She was useful in her previous life, so the fifth prince went to ask Concubine Wu for help. Concubine Wu was in charge of the harem, so she could naturally let her out quietly.
If Shuang'er dares to make this matter public, for the sake of the Fifth Prince's reputation, Concubine Wu will definitely not let Shuang'er go!
This was the case in the previous life. About half a year later, the fifth prince also favored Shuang'er, and then Shuang'er jumped into a well and died quietly.
Shuang'er thought she could rise to the top, but in fact, in the eyes of the Fifth Prince, women were just toys. If one died, he would be replaced by another. There was no need to feel sorry.
Ji Yunhuan carried the food box back and when she was almost at the East Palace, she met the eunuch who had delivered the food to her last time.
Xia Yang was smiling as he carried a lot of things, including vegetables, meat, rice, oil and condiments, enough for two people in the East Palace to eat for half a month.
"Eunuch Xia, are these for me?" Ji Yunhuan asked in surprise.
Xia Yang nodded, "Of course it's for the girl, otherwise why would I be waiting for you here?"
Ji Yunhuan felt that Xia Yang was too enthusiastic, and immediately explained: "My Lord, you misunderstood. I don't have much money left, and I'm afraid I can't afford so many good things."
Xia Yang had already thought of an excuse, "You don't have to pay, young lady. Bai Zhi has already given me money. Bai Zhi was kind to me in the early years. Now she asked me to take care of you, so of course I have to help."
Ji Yunhuan breathed a sigh of relief. Bai Zhi was so nice to her. Even though she had left the slave camp, Bai Zhi still cared about her.
"Please go back and tell Sister Baizhi that I'm fine and ask her not to spend any more money."
Xia Yang nodded in agreement. He really needed to go talk to Bai Zhi to talk it over, so as to avoid being exposed.
The master has been enduring in the Eastern Palace for three years and rarely contacts them on weekdays. It is strange that he risked his life to send a letter last night just to ask him to send some food to the Eastern Palace.
"It's a good thing to do it. I'll help the girl carry it to the East Palace. You just carry the food box."
Ji Yunhuan looked at the two big hens that were clucking and flapping their wings vigorously, and did not refuse Xia Yang's kindness. "Then I'll have to trouble you, sir."
Xia Yang could only put his things at the door, as he was not allowed to enter the East Palace. Ji Yunhuan took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into Xia Yang's hand. After sending him away, she moved the things in one by one.
All the things were piled in the yard. Ji Yunhuan first heated up the food in the lunch box and brought it in to serve Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan looked at the small amount of chicken soup in the bowl, and then at the two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes on the table. In the past, the Eastern Palace had never had such good food. It was obvious that this woman had put a lot of thought into it.
"Come and sit down. There are only two of us in the East Palace, so there's no need to be so particular."
Ji Yunhuan was not polite either, and the two of them had nothing to say. They finished their lunch in silence.
Xiao Yan didn't eat much. He always felt that the food on the table was not as delicious as the meat porridge he had in the morning. While Ji Yunhuan was clearing the table, Xiao Yan coughed lightly and asked, "What are we having for lunch? Are we going to the imperial kitchen to pick up the food?"
"I don't have that much money to pay the imperial kitchen staff. Once I clean up the small kitchen, you can cook for yourself in the future."
Ji Yunhuan worked hard for the whole afternoon and finally finished cooking before dark.
Fortunately, she had the blessing of "culinary expertise", otherwise her speed would definitely not be so fast.
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