When Shen Liyue met Qianhong's gaze, she actually felt a hint of approval in her heart.
Chen Liyue had seen enough and said calmly: "I know you are rewards from the palace, so it is naturally impossible to send you away casually. Even if the prince does not intend to raise you as concubines, I will arrange a place for you."
Shenhong hesitated, not knowing whether she had taken in Shen Liyue's words. Qianhong didn't react either, just waiting for Shen Liyue to continue.
Chen Liyue continued, "You are now called concubines, but the prince has never touched you, so you are still innocent. If you have relatives in Wangjing City and want to leave the palace, I will arrange a sum of money for you. If you want to get married, I can also arrange a marriage for you. But if you still want to stay in Prince Yi's palace, you will be treated like ordinary maids. Your monthly salary will be reduced, and you will have to do work."
In short, it is impossible to let them just take money without doing any work as in the past. Although Prince Yi's Mansion is wealthy and powerful, the monthly wages of the servants alone are a huge expense. Lu Xingzhou doesn't want them, and he can't spend money to support two idle people every month.
Shenhong was deeply shocked after hearing what Chen Liyue said. She and Qianhong were sisters from the same mother, but now their father and mother were no longer alive. If they went out, they could only ask their uncle to take them in. However, their uncle was a cruel person. He knew that if they got some money, he would definitely try his best to plunder it and then sell them to who knows where.
Therefore, they were absolutely not allowed to leave the mansion, but if they stayed in Prince Yi's mansion, they would have to work, and their monthly wages would be reduced, making them no different from ordinary maids.
Normally, those maids looked down on them, thinking that they took the money but did not do any work, and they had long been resentful of them. Now that they were going to work with them... Shenhong didn't dare to imagine how many cold stares she would encounter.
Qianhong thought about it carefully and said, "We understand what the princess said, but Shenhong and I have both lost our parents. We only have one uncle, but he is not someone we can trust. Given our status, if we were to get married... I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to find a good one for a while."
Qianhong said this sincerely. Getting married is a lifelong thing. They entered Prince Yi's Mansion as maids and had already missed the opportunity once. Even if they wanted to get married, they couldn't do it casually.
Shen Liyue admired Qianhong for saying this. She liked dealing with smart people. Qianhong was able to react like this in such a short time, which showed that she was smart.
Chen Liyue does not advocate that women should just accept what is given to them. She herself is like that. People also say that women should not go out on the streets to do business, but she insists on doing it. Those who say sarcastic things about you will not give you a penny. It is good enough if they don't step on you when you are in trouble. People have to rely on themselves at all times, and women are even more so.
So Chen Liyue said to Qianhong, "Perhaps there is a third way. I own several shops. You can follow me and get the same wages as the lowest-level helpers. As you improve in the future, your wages will gradually increase. If you are lucky, you can become independent in the future. You can also receive monthly dividends from the shops like the current managers."
Shen Liyue said this specifically to Qianhong, and Qianhong's eyes lit up after hearing it.
It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. If they had gone out of the house with the money as Shen Liyue said, the money would have been spent soon. However, Shen Liyue showed them a clear way, allowing them to learn to make money with their own abilities.
Qianhong was completely convinced by Chen Liyue at this moment. Almost without thinking, she bowed deeply to Chen Liyue: "This servant is grateful for the princess's kindness. This servant is willing to follow the princess and serve her until death!"
When Shenhong saw Qianhong like this, she felt like she was struck by lightning. What's the difference between Qianhong's behavior and betrayal?
She didn’t want to leave the house, nor did she want to be a maid in the house, nor did she want to learn business from Shen Liyue.
They were given to her by the palace. What right did Shen Liyue have to deal with them? Wouldn't this be a slap in the face of the Queen?
What's more, when the Queen Mother awarded them both to Lu Xingzhou, how many palace maids envied them for being able to enter Prince Yi's Mansion. Now they are going to be sent out by the Princess. How can she be willing to accept this?
But Shen Liyue was still waiting for Shenhong's answer. She was not in a hurry. She sat there and looked at Shenhong calmly.
"Shenhong, what about you?" Shen Liyue asked.
Shen Hong desperately shook her head, "No... no... The Queen Mother has given us to His Royal Highness Prince Yi, and we are His Royal Highness Prince Yi's people. I don't want to leave the palace, I don't want to..."
Chen Liyue pursed her lips and said, "If you don't want to leave the mansion, that's fine. Then you can be an ordinary maid in the mansion for 500 coins a month."
Shen Hong's face was covered with tears, but she still shook her head and mustered up her courage to say, "Why? We are from the palace..."
Shen Liyue was really unhappy. She knew that they were awarded by the palace and she tried her best to arrange a good place for them, but she could not tolerate Shenhong using this to suppress her.
"Then Miss Shenhong wants to submit a memorial to the palace and ask the Queen's opinion?" Shen Liyue interrupted Shenhong coldly.
Seeing that the princess was unhappy, Qianhong quickly tried to smooth things over: "I'm sorry, princess, that's not what she meant. She just hasn't decided where to go yet. I hope you can forgive me and give me some time to think about it."
Chen Liyue nodded. "If you can't figure it out, go back and think about it. I'll give you three days. You must give me an answer after three days. If you still can't figure it out after three days, then I will choose for you."
Deep Red collapsed on the ground and cried uncontrollably. Light Red supported her and said hurriedly, "Yes, Princess."
Qianhong helped Shenhong back to the room. Shenhong was still angry with Qianhong and turned her back, unwilling to look at her.
Qianhong sighed and gently advised, "Sister, why are you doing this? The princess's intentions are very clear. The prince obviously doesn't intend to keep us here, and the princess has already shown us the way, which is already very tolerant. Besides, the princess is willing to let us learn business from her, which means we have a skill to rely on. Isn't this much better than living under someone else's roof and relying on them for support?"
Shenhong turned to look at Qianhong, still very angry: "Who said that the prince doesn't intend to keep us? The prince has tolerated us in his mansion for so many years, how come he can't tolerate us anymore now that the princess has come? I think it's the princess who can't tolerate us!"
Qianhong was startled. After confirming that all the windows in the room were closed, she said, "Sister, please don't say such foolish things again. This mansion is full of the prince and princess's people. Sister, be careful of your words."
Shen Hong ignored her, "What do you mean by nonsense? If the princess wasn't jealous, why would the prince not tolerate us?"
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