Xing'er came hurriedly.

The road was muddy after the rain, and Xing'er's soles were covered with mud as she walked along.

Her expression was visibly annoyed.

When Ruan Yue saw her, she was about to say hello as usual, but Zhu Hanfei's instructions rang in her mind again.

Zhu Hanfei said: "When you meet Xing'er, you must speak less and not be too enthusiastic."

So she resisted the urge to speak and stood there quietly waiting.

It was not until Xing'er approached her that Ruan Yue nodded slightly, indicating that she had noticed her arrival.

Xing Er asked expressionlessly, "Miss Ruan, you bought three files last time, how many do you want this time?"

Ruan Yue calmly asked back: "How many copies do you have?"

Xing Er said, "I brought three more today. Miss Ruan is a regular customer, so I won't raise the price. Fifty taels, you can take them all."

Hearing this, Ruan Yue shook his head.

Xing Er smiled knowingly: "If you are short of money, you can buy it separately. One file costs 20 taels."

Ruan Yue remained unmoved and continued to shake his head.

Xing'er raised her eyebrows, feeling a little unhappy.

She asked, "Miss, what you mean is... the price is too high? It can't be any lower. We, the nobles, can't do business at a loss."

Ruan Yue smiled and said, "I mean, it's too little."

"……oh?"

Xing Er didn't comment.

Miss Ruan lives in Room 13 in the South Courtyard, which is the worst room in Jingyixuan.

Could she come up with a few hundred taels of silver?

Xing Er asked again, "How many servings does the girl need?"

Ruan Yue glanced around, then lowered her voice and said, "I want as many copies as Lady Ji has."

Xing Er was stunned for a moment, and took several seconds to react before she twitched her lips and said, "Miss Ruan, the palace is different from the outside world. Please use your brain before you speak. Do you know how many files our noble lady has?"

The daughter of a ninth-rank official dares to speak so shamelessly. The world has really changed!

Ruan Yue just smiled and said, "I can afford any amount. Just name your price."

Xing Er: “…”

Xing'er looked at her suspiciously, her expression changing unpredictably. Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "Miss, are you really not kidding me? This is not a small amount of money."

Ruan Yue actually felt very insecure.

But thinking that Zhu Hanfei would let bygones be bygones once this matter was accomplished, Ruan Yue had no choice but to bite the bullet and say as Zhu Hanfei had taught her: "Playing tricks on you? Are you worried that I can't come up with the money?"

When Ruan Yue said this, he seemed to have told a joke and couldn't stop laughing.

She snorted arrogantly, "How is that possible? Do you know who my mother is?"

Xing Er really didn't know this.

Generally, she would only remember who the father of the concubine was and what official rank he held.

Ruan Yue glanced at Xing'er indifferently and said contemptuously: "My mother's last name is Liu."

This sentence shocked Xing'er's heart and she immediately started to think about it.

Liu?

The Empress's surname is also Liu.

The Liu family is also one of the top families in Chen State, on par with the Lin family.

Could it be that Miss Ruan’s mother has a close relationship with the Liu family... ?

If that's true, then she really doesn't need the money.

Xing'er restrained some of her arrogance and her expression became more stable.

She frowned and asked Ruan Yue, "Why didn't the girl tell you earlier? If she had told you, how could she have lived in Room 13 and suffered so much injustice in the palace for nothing?"

Ruan Yue still had that smug and ostentatious smile on his face.

"Oh, how can a servant like you understand this?"

She glanced at Xing'er with contempt, as if she was looking at a little girl who was ignorant of the world.

Ruan Yue said: "Although I live in Room 13, I was able to stand out in the assessment and rank 12th. If there wasn't someone behind me, why would the maids give me this face?"

Xing'er fell into deep thought.

Indeed, if Miss Ruan did not have someone in her family, how could she have surpassed so many high-ranking daughters and achieved the good result of twelfth place.

Thinking of this, Xing'er was more convinced.

Xing Er nodded: "In that case, Miss Ruan, let's talk about the file."

…

Wu Qing nudged Zhu Hanfei with his elbow and asked in a low voice, "Why did Miss Ruan Yue help us? Where did Miss Zhu go?"

Why?

Of course, it’s because she has something on Ruan Yue.

Otherwise, with Ruan Yue's personality, how could she dare to do such a thing.

"Miss Zhu is tired today. She is staying in the house to rest and doesn't want to see anyone."

Zhu Hanfei lied with her eyes open: "And why would Miss Ruan Yue help us... maybe she felt that Lady Ji was wrongly accused and wanted to find the real culprit."

Wu Qing couldn't help but sigh: "What a good person! I didn't expect that she would be so understanding and willing to help us investigate the truth."

"Her acting is really good. She is such a kind person, but she played the role of a domineering young lady."

"If I didn't know what kind of person she is, I would have really misunderstood her." Wu Qing sighed.

Zhu Hanfei remained silent: "..."

Should she say that, in a sense, the truth about "Jinxiu" was revealed?

Ruan Yue had no idea what Zhu Hanfei thought of her.

Thinking of the conversation that was about to begin, she took a deep breath nervously.

After gaining a little trust in Ruan Yue, Xing'er said bluntly: "The number of files in your hands is far greater than Miss Ruan imagined. If you want to take them all, I'm afraid you have to give this amount."

She held up a finger.

...One thousand taels!!!?

Ruan Yue almost couldn't hold back her expression.

Wu Qing, who was behind the pillar, also staggered and stared at Xing'er in disbelief.

[Oh my god... She could have just robbed us of our money, but she still sent us the files.]

[She really did. I cried to death.]

"One thousand taels? There are only about eighty girls waiting to be selected in the palace. Could it be that your Excellency has the files of all of them?"

Ruan Yue widened her eyes and looked at Xing'er in disbelief.

Faced with Ruan Yue's questioning, Xing'er's expression was mysterious.

She smiled and said, "Young lady, you should have heard the rumors about our noble lady, right? Our noble lady is extremely beautiful, has a photographic memory, and is blessed with three lifetimes of luck. Even the imperial concubine has to avoid her."

"Therefore, our noble lady is deeply favored by the Emperor and the Empress. She can do much more than you think."

Ruan Yue was filled with awe.

If this is true, then the strength of this noble man should not be underestimated.

Zhu Hanfei also shook her head and sighed, with an unconcealable admiration in her eyes: "This noble lady Ji is really amazing..."

Zhu Hanfei was secretly calculating in her heart.

If he could help Concubine Ji find the real murderer this time, perhaps he could use her influence to gain a broader world for himself and get one step closer to the truth of his sister's death.

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard the sound of claws scratching the pillar.

Wu Qing scratched the pillar and said through gritted teeth: "It's really amazing..."

[What the hell, the rumors in the palace have spread like this? ]

[Saying that my country is beautiful and charming? Sure, no problem. But can you please not bring down the imperial concubine and others? ]

[If you believe this, you will be tricked into buying health products sooner or later when you get old. Oh, in ancient times, you would be tricked into buying elixirs.]