Seeing her shifty-eyed appearance, Wan'er's lips curled up slightly.
She seems quite compatible with Songdan's so-called cousin. Why not let the two of them be together? Wan'er thought to herself.
Like begets like, and a rat's son knows how to dig a hole. These two are a match made in heaven, a perfect pair, saving them from harming others.
Although Songdan arranged it all, it takes two to tango. A true gentleman would never have done it that way.
So she turned slightly to Qiuye and said, "Yuyan is dead, and I am now short of a first-class maid. I think you are a clever person, I wonder if you can..."
The words were left unsaid, but Qiuye could easily understand the obvious meaning behind them—this was a chance for promotion!
Although there is only a one-word difference between first-class and second-class palace maids, their treatment is worlds apart. First-class palace maids only need to serve their masters' daily needs, while second-class palace maids not only have to be mindful of the first-class palace maids' moods, but also have to do menial tasks such as cleaning the main hall.
"Thank you for your appreciation, Master. This servant is willing to follow you to the death." Qiu Ye was so excited that she was incoherent and even forgot to light the incense.
Driven by self-interest, she didn't even consider why Wan'er would do such a thing.
Wan'er chuckled softly, "Alright, go and pack your things. From now on, you can live in the room next to Qi Lan's!"
Qiuye nodded, "Yes! This servant obeys!"
After saying that, she hurriedly left the palace.
Wan'er sipped her tea, her gaze fixed on the view outside the window, her mood extremely pleasant.
A plan was clear in his mind.
By afternoon, the sun had already begun to set in the west, yet it still couldn't dissipate the earth's heat.
Qi Lan, exhausted from a long day, came running over, covered in sweat, carrying a wooden box in her hand.
"Your Majesty, everything is done." She placed the wooden box in front of Wan'er, panting.
Wan'er didn't even open it; she trusted Qi Lan to handle the matter properly. "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard work," Qi Lan said, wiping away his sweat and chuckling.
If it were a craftsman, it wouldn't take a day, but Wan'er was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble in the future, so she had several craftsmen do a simple thing, and even separated them.
After Wan'er placed the wooden box in a hidden spot, Qi Lan asked softly, "Your Majesty, is the Emperor assigning another palace maid to serve you?"
Qi Lan pointed in the direction of her room.
On her way there, she noticed that the door to the house next to hers was open and there was a lot of noise coming from inside.
Wan'er shook her head, "It was Qiu Ye. I promoted her to a first-class palace maid."
"How could it be her?" Qi Lan frowned.
"What? Is there a problem?" Wan'er asked with a smile.
Qi Lan didn't hide anything and said frankly, "This person has shifty eyes and doesn't look like a good person. Why don't you find someone else, Your Majesty?"
"Appearances can be deceiving. I think she's quite clever." Wan'er looked outside, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Is that so..." Qi Lan looked at Wan'er suspiciously, feeling that something was not right.
"I have made up my mind on this matter. You must not say anything more. If you disobey me again, don't blame me for being impolite," Wan'er suddenly said sternly.
Faced with the sudden change of expression, Qi Lan was stunned at first, and then knelt down and said, "This servant knows her mistake and will never dare to speak recklessly again."
She didn't understand why Wan'er would suddenly act this way, but she also had a feeling that Wan'er had a reason for doing so.
"Get up!" Wan'er waved her hand and said, "Go and light the incense so that I can calm down."
"Yes!" Qi Lan responded, then walked to the incense burner and lit a tinderbox.
The flames leaped high, and just as Qi Lan was about to light them, Wan'er said, "Wait."
Startled, Qi Lan immediately blew out the tinderbox.
"Your Majesty, what's going on?" Qi Lan was increasingly confused.
Wan'er didn't answer. Looking out the window again, she said, "Don't you know that walls have ears?"
"What?" Upon hearing this, Qi Lan broke out in a cold sweat and quickly turned to look outside.
"Shh..." Wan'er gestured to Qi Lan not to be nervous.
"Your Majesty, do you know who it is?" Qi Lan asked softly.
"Who else could it be but Qiu Ye?" Wan'er said leisurely.
When Qi Lan suggested changing the person, the system started alerting that someone with ill intentions was approaching.
That's why Wan'er looked outside and said those words. She naturally knew that Qiu Ye had returned this time for the matter of lighting incense.
"Wow, Your Majesty, you're so perceptive! You even noticed something so quiet." Qi Lan exclaimed, her jaw dropping in astonishment.
Wan'er's eyes darted away slightly. "It was I who saw it from the shadow outside the window, right in front of the window."
Of course, she couldn't say that it was the system that told her; given Qi Lan's thought process, she would only become more and more confused the more she listened.
Fortunately, Qi Lan didn't care about these things. "Knowing that she is like this, why did Your Highness make her a first-class palace maid? Doesn't that make it easier for her to take advantage of you?"
"Heh..." Wan'er sneered, "Does she think she can harm me?"
She didn't take Qiuye seriously at all.
Even if she can't hurt you, you still can't...
Before Qi Lan could finish speaking, Wan'er interrupted her, "She wants to harm me, can't I fight back?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Lan suddenly realized, "So Your Majesty... you did it on purpose!"
Then Wan'er whispered a few words in her ear.
"Okay, let's do it that way." Qi Lan smiled.
But Wan'er sighed, "It's a pity he's outside the palace. This matter is quite tricky to handle."
At this moment, Qi Lan chuckled. She thought Wan'er had forgotten something again, and said, "Your Majesty need not worry. This person is already a guard in the palace. It is not difficult to find him."
"Really?" Wan'er's eyes lit up instantly.
"How could this servant speak such nonsense? Your Majesty, please rest assured," Qi Lan assured her. "He should also be punished for what happened back then."
"Good, with your help, I feel much more at ease."
The two looked at each other and smiled, then both burst out laughing.
...
Having learned his lesson last time, Ag has become much more settled and has done virtually nothing these past few days.
But Songdan was still restless, and every morning after dawn, Qiuye would come to light incense.
However, under the tactic of luring the tiger away from the mountain, the spices containing Guanmutong had long been replaced with normal spices.
So whenever someone came to light incense, Wan'er never stopped them.
On this day, as soon as the hour of Hai (9-11 PM) arrived, arguments began to erupt in the palace.
This is unprecedented!
"Wan'er, you are already my concubine, why do you keep refusing me?" Fu Lin shook Wan'er's shoulder, his face extremely ugly.
Apart from that one time, Wan'er never let Fu Lin touch her for the next two weeks.
Fu Lin loves Wan'er. As long as he feels he can be by her side, that's enough. No matter how strong his desire is, if Wan'er doesn't agree, he will never force her.
But Wan'er actually wanted him to go to someone else's palace this time, and even to Jing'er's, which really hurt Fu Lin's feelings.
You should know that the person Fulin disliked the most was Jing'er.
"Your Majesty, I am truly unwell. Please forgive me," Wan'er said resolutely, her tone unwavering.
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