Under the tung tree.

Xing'er looked at Ruan Yue with some scrutiny and asked, "Does the girl have so much money?"

Ruan Yue took out a silver note from his sleeve and shook it gently.

She said: "Silver is too heavy. My mother felt sorry for me and asked me to bring silver notes."

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Xing'er's eyes, and then she said, "Since the young lady is so straightforward, let's discuss the details of this transaction."

"Wait a minute."

Ruan Yue said slowly: "Miss Xing'er, although I have brought enough money, I am not a lamb to be slaughtered. This price of one thousand taels is really too high."

Xing Er frowned: "What do you mean, young lady?"

Ruan Yue: "One thousand taels is too expensive. I will only give you five hundred taels for all the files."

When saying this, Ruan Yue felt that her voice was weak.

...Is Zhu Hanfei sick?

How can you bargain and just cut the price in half? That's so embarrassing!

No lady from an official family would do this. What's the difference between this and a servant going to a food stall in the market?

As expected, Xing'er was puzzled, as if she had heard something out of the Arabian Nights.

"Is the girl crazy? Five hundred taels?"

Ruan Yue sneered and said sarcastically, "That's right, five hundred taels. Do you think I'm Yan Yiyan? Can I be easily manipulated by you?"

"Things are valuable because they are rare. Now the concubines all have several files in their hands. Your file is worthless. Why should I buy it from you?"

Xing Er shook her head: "Miss, you are too naive. If you buy it somewhere else, how can you guarantee the authenticity of the file?"

Ruan Yue smiled slightly, "I will buy directly from those girls who were not selected. They have all been eliminated, so why would they risk offending me by cheating?"

She crossed her arms over her chest and said lightly, "I think their offer is less than half of what Miss Xing'er is offering."

Xing'er's eyelids twitched.

She stared at Ruan Yue, her tone threatening: "Miss Ruan, you are not the only one who wants these files. I can find someone else to trade with."

Ruan Yue shrugged nonchalantly and said cynically, "Okay, go find it. If you can't find it, I lose."

"The first round of assessments has ended, and everyone knows their own strengths and weaknesses. Some people know they have no hope, so will they still think of buying files?"

"As for those who can afford to buy all the files, they are not that stupid."

"Why go through the trouble of buying everyone's profile when they can just pick out the profiles of a few of their biggest competitors?"

"Admit it, no one wants to buy it except me. I'm your only customer."

Xing Er asked, "Why did that girl buy all the files?"

Ruan Yue closed her eyes and said something that made her face turn red:

"Because I have money, I enjoy the pleasure of spending it lavishly."

Xing Er: ...

Damn it.

"Five hundred taels is impossible."

Xing Er still used the same old excuse to reject Ruan Yue, "If other girls knew about this, I would probably be criticized."

"Xing'er, you are a popular person around Lady Ji, who dares to disrespect you?"

Ruan Yue said, "Since you are busy every day, I am willing to add another fifty taels. Five hundred and fifty taels, this is my greatest sincerity."

Xing Er shook her head: "No, young lady. We are taking a big risk in doing this. At least, young lady has to give me nine hundred and fifty taels."

Ruan Yue retorted: "Since the risk is so great, you nobles might as well not do this."

She waved her hand and said, "Don't play me a victim. You must have made a lot of money these days. Two thousand taels? Or more? Greed is insatiable, too much is as bad as too little."

Xing'er was secretly surprised that Ruan Yue's talking skills were so good.

It was obvious that the last time we met, Ruan Yue was hesitant even when speaking.

Xing Er refused to give in, "Nine hundred taels."

Ruan Yue was as steady as a rock, refusing to give in: "Six hundred taels, I won't give a penny more."

Seeing that her strategy of playing the victim didn't work, Xing'er wanted to bring up the name of Concubine Ji.

Xing Er said, "Miss, don't go too far. I'm lowering the price for you because of your sincerity! Aren't you afraid of offending our noble family?"

...Of course she was afraid! Ruan Yue wanted to cry but had no tears.

——But she was more afraid of being driven out of the palace by Zhu Hanfei now!

Ruan Yue's heart hardened, and she said in a resolute tone: "Afraid? What should I be afraid of? No matter how favored Lady Ji is in the palace, my father is only a seventh-rank official."

"I bought your file because I wanted to establish a good relationship with Lady Ji, thinking that I could have someone to look after me in the palace in the future. But now it seems that you don't give me this face."

Seeing that Ruan Yue put herself on an equal footing with Concubine Ji, Xing'er also felt a little insecure.

After all, she had never really met Concubine Ji.

All the files were given to her by others to sell.

She was just an errand boy, relying on the name of Lady Ji to bully others.

"Eight hundred taels, Miss Ruan, this is the lowest price I can offer." Xing'er took a deep breath, "Any less, I can't make the decision."

finally!

Finally asked this!

Ruan Yue said coldly: "If you can't make the decision, then find someone who can."

Without waiting for Xing'er to refuse, Ruan Yue continued, "I will bring seven hundred taels of silver notes to wait for you tomorrow, at the same time and place."

"My patience is limited. If I miss this opportunity, I'm afraid it will be hard to have such a good thing again. Miss Xing'er, please tell Lady Ji when you go back so that she can think it over carefully."

Finally, Ruan Yue curled up the corner of his mouth into a sneer.

"Don't forget, my mother's last name is Liu. No matter how much the emperor favors her, the queen must be respected."

"And if our Liu family really wants to start a fight, crushing the Wu family will be as easy as crushing an ant."

Xing'er took a deep breath.

Zhu Hanfei behind the pillar: "..."

God can testify that she did not teach Ruan Yue the following sentence.

"Ruan Yue just mentioned it casually. You must not let Concubine Ji hear this." Zhu Hanfei moved close to Wu Qing and whispered in her ear.

Wu Qing turned around, his eyes full of confusion: "Angry? Why should I be angry? Because she said that Concubine Ji should respect the Queen? This is the truth."

Zhu Hanfei added: "She also said she would crush the Wu family into dust."

Wu Qing: "...Do you want me to set off another firework?"

Zhu Hanfei blinked, and blinked again.

She thought that Miss Jinxiu was loyal to her master and would definitely not allow anyone to say anything disrespectful to Concubine Ji.

However, at this moment, the scene before her made her feel doubtful.

this……

Zhu Hanfei felt an inexplicable strange feeling in her heart.

Thinking about it carefully, "Jinxiu"'s actions seemed too free, completely different from the palace maids she had seen before.

Her mannerisms were also quite novel, with her casual tone and confident demeanor, as if she was not from the palace.

An idea suddenly occurred to Zhu Hanfei.

Could it be that "Jinxiu" has hidden her identity just like her?