Wu Zhaoyi, Qin Zhaorong... five women gathered here. Chenghuan Hall belonged to Wu Zhaoyi, and it was relatively close to where they lived and the queen's bedroom.

"Sister Zhaoyi, are you serious about what you said to Wenhua before? Are we really going to serve other men?"

Wu Zhaoyi asked back after hearing this: "You don't want to?"

"That's great, there's one less person competing for your favor."

Suddenly Lin Zhaoyuan couldn't hold it anymore.

"Good sister, please give us some guidance. We sisters will definitely follow your lead in the future."

Wu Zhaoyi smiled when she heard this. This was exactly her purpose. In her opinion, vying for favor was inevitable, and winning over some allies was the real goal.

"In that case, let me analyze it for you."

"The monthly allowance for the nine concubines in the harem is at most 100 taels, but the amount for rewards and management expenses is at least 50 taels per month."

"My sisters have been in the ranks of the Nine Concubines for no more than ten years. How much money can you have left? The maximum amount of money you can save is 500 taels per year, which is only 5,000 taels in ten years."

"Let's talk about our expenses. We can't do without fine clothes and delicious food. We are in the palace, and we have quotas for these things, but what about when we go out?"

"The cost of a meal at Yunzhu Tower is nearly ten taels of silver. Even at Zuixian Tower, which is a level below, a meal costs three taels of silver."

"Maybe we can get by if we live frugally for the first three years after we get out, but what about after that?"

"We can't marry into a wealthy family. Our money will only become less and less."

"Besides the money, there is another problem."

"It's not that I think highly of myself, but you should all have a sense of your own appearance."

"If we marry ordinary people, even if we don't despise them, can they protect us?"

“It seems like Wenhua gave us a multiple-choice question, but it’s actually just a single-choice question.”

"So no matter what you think, I will definitely be with Concubine Hui."

"She feels guilty about us, so she will definitely protect us. And you have all seen Liuli's consort, he is as handsome as Pan An, and a man of talent. Even a fool would choose him."

After Wu Zhaoyi finished speaking, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they reacted.

"Liuli wants us to serve her husband?"

"What else? I can't think of anyone else that Concubine Hui can serve besides him. Besides, you should have heard that the Duke of Anyang is a playboy and has dozens of concubines at home."

"It's normal for a man like this to want to taste your majesty's woman."

Li Xiuzhu: I don’t know about this, please don’t accuse me.

But obviously, Wu Zhaoyi's words convinced several people.

Especially the two people who were doing the grooming and the beauty treatment, they showed happy smiles.

It is much better to serve Li Xiuzhu, a young and handsome man, than to serve an old man.

"Sister Wu, what about Concubine Li?"

"You also know Concubine Li. She may not agree to cooperate with us."

Wu Zhaoyi frowned when she heard this and said in a cold voice: "This matter concerns our life and death, she cannot refuse."

"Since she might not agree, let's just go for it."

"If she still doesn't want to, then we can only send her to death."

The cold words made several people shudder, but since it was related to their own life and death, no one objected.

The next morning, Li Xiuzhu entered the palace carrying a thermos bucket of chicken soup.

This thermos bucket is made of pure copper and has a grid at the bottom for plugging charcoal. Within an hour, no matter how cold the weather is, it will not feel cold at all.

After Li Xiuzhu arrived at Qiantai Palace, he handed the bucket of chicken soup to Li Liuli.

"Be careful with the heat."

But the most attractive one is the queen. Her face is calm and cold, and she is dressed in plain colors. She is so beautiful.

Ruan Wenjun glanced at the two of them and said calmly, "Go out and find a room to eat. Don't disturb your father."

Li Liuli stuck out her tongue and quickly asked, "Mother, do you want to try it?"

Ruan Wenjun frowned and glanced at Li Liuli. This girl was too spoiled.

"You guys go ahead."

Li Liuli stopped talking to Ruan Wenjun after hearing this, and turned to Li Biyao beside him and Concubine Hui who was not far away and whispered, "Biyao, Auntie, let's go have some soup."

Concubine Hui blushed, shook her head and said, "You guys go, I won't go."

As an elder and Li Kuo's concubine, it would be inappropriate for her to go out at this time.

At this time, a greedy voice came from the side.

"Fifth sister, can I have something to drink?"

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Following the direction of the voice, Li Lizhi was staring at the soup bucket with a greedy look on her face.

Li Liuli smiled.

"bring it on!"

"Li Zhi and Shi Shi should also try it."

Li Xiuzhu's mouth twitched, and he hesitated to speak. There is a pregnancy-preserving drug in it. This...

Well, it doesn’t have much of an impact, at most it just develops a little faster.

At this time Xiao Rongyu also came, took a look, and hurriedly came to Ruan Wenjun and bowed.

"Rong Yu has met the Queen Mother."

"Well, let's light some incense first, then go have some soup with Liuli and come back to guard."

Xiao Rongyu did not refuse and said, "Thank you for your understanding, mother."

After Xiao Rongyu finished speaking, he lit a stick of incense for Li Kuo, and then was pulled to a side hall by Li Liuli.

Li Xiuzhu smiled, finally the pregnancy-preserving medicine was not wasted.

After coming back from drinking the soup, Li Liuli had just sat down when Wu Zhaoyi came up to her and tugged at her sleeve.

Li Liuli was stunned for a moment, then she understood.

"Have you thought about it?"

Wu Zhaoyi nodded slightly and whispered in Li Liuli's ear: "We have thought about it and will follow the second option."

Li Liuli was slightly stunned. This was an answer she had not expected. In her opinion, at least two people should choose the first option.

They don't care about freedom and are willing to serve others? I overestimated them.

"Okay, I'll go to your room to serve you at night. It's your token of loyalty."

So fast, Wu Zhaoyi's face froze, and then nodded.

It just means more preparation time, which is optional.

Is Li Xiuzhu going to stay overnight in the palace? What if he is discovered? The mourning hall is very quiet at this time. Maybe others can't hear the two people's whispers, but for Li Xiuzhu, it is like whispering in his ear.

What kind of deal did they make? They also had to serve each other in the palace at night. Did they want to experience the joy of having a concubine wash her feet? Or was there something shameful going on? This... Li Xiuzhu looked at Li Liuli with a strange expression, wondering what this concubine was doing.

Li Xiuzhu felt that he couldn't let his concubine's preferences go astray, so he planned to ask her later. If it was really as he thought, he would give Li Liuli a good beating no matter what.

Just as he was thinking this, Li Liuli's inner voice suddenly came to him, making his expression even weirder.

Chapter 2 　　 　 (End of this chapter)