"My sister drinks this too. I didn't expect that the older sister and younger sister would have the same amount," Sun said in surprise.
"In this harem, these servants all fawn over the powerful and bully the weak. Although I am a noble lady and my allowance is higher than that of a lowly concubine, they can only offer me stale tea as a way to appease me," said Lady Fucha. "However, having money makes things easier. If you want to live comfortably, you should send them more money."
Sun nodded in agreement and said, "The money isn't hard to come by, it's just that I don't see my family all year round."
"It's not difficult. Our Empress is quite lenient with us. Just ask her, and she'll let you see your family," Fucha instructed.
“Then I must go and pay my respects to Her Majesty the Empress. Thank you, Sister Fucha,” said Madam Sun.
"You're welcome. You should hurry up and go, as Her Majesty the Empress hasn't had her dinner yet," said Lady Fucha.
After chatting with Lady Fucha for a while, Lady Sun took her leave.
After Lady Sun left, Cai Xiang said to Lady Fucha, "I sat in Zhongcui Palace for a while, and Lady Sun just came back. I don't know where she went, and she didn't look well."
“If I’m not mistaken, she should have gone to Changchun Palace, and I’m afraid she was rebuffed there,” said Lady Fucha. “I’ll let her try. When she has nowhere else to turn, she will naturally remember my kindness.”
“What you say is true, sir. But that little hussy Qiu Mei still hasn’t accomplished what you asked her to do.” Cai Xiang was about to sow discord between Qiu Mei and Cai Xiang.
Qiu Mei was quite pretty and a bit arrogant, but she was frivolous in her actions. Empress Fucha didn't trust her too much and only made Cai Xiang a first-class palace maid in Zhongcui Palace. In order to get Cai Xiang's help when Empress Fucha disliked her, Qiu Mei would often give Cai Xiang some benefits so that she could speak up for her.
Now that Lady Fucha is sending Qiu Mei to get close to Nian Xia, Cai Xiang naturally doesn't want Qiu Mei to be promoted by Lady Fucha and become like herself.
"Are you worried that I will promote her?" Fucha glanced at Caixiang and said.
"This servant wouldn't dare. This servant is just worried that she won't be able to handle the task assigned by the noble person properly and will delay the noble person's affairs," Cai Xiang said quickly, bowing her head.
"Hmph, don't think I don't know. That girl Qiu Mei has never been as clever as you, I know that very well," said Lady Fucha.
“My lord, how about Qiu Mei and I come up with a good plan to trick Nian Xia into a trap?” Cai Xiang said.
"Do you have any ideas?" Fucha asked with great interest.
"This servant doesn't have any ideas yet, but I'll report to Your Excellency once I've thought it through," Cai Xiang said happily. Seeing that Lady Fucha didn't seem to mind, she felt even more confident.
As for Qiu Mei, she had been looking worried these past few days because she hadn't yet completed the task assigned to her by Lady Fucha.
Qiu Mei was always subordinate to Cai Xiang, and she had to give her her own monthly allowance, which made her very unhappy, but she dared not refuse.
Although Nianxia came to Zhongcui Palace to clean the latrines every day, she seemed to have become a different person. No matter what you said to her, she would not say a word and was terribly silent.
Qiu Mei felt like she was facing a hedgehog, completely at a loss for what to do.
After much thought, Qiu Mei couldn't come up with any good ideas. She wasn't usually very clever, and this time she was afraid she would miss her chance for advancement.
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