Xu Youran's personal maid Xue'er knelt down and said, "Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen."
Xu Youran certainly understood that she couldn't confront the opponent head-on now, and that forbearance was the right path.
Lying on the bed, Xu Youran raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I am not feeling well and have been unable to perform the ceremony. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"It's okay. It's my fault for making my sister suffer so much." Xu Jinyi walked over and sat beside the bed.
Xu Youran looked at her warily: "What are you going to do?"
"I heard that my sister couldn't get out of bed, and I felt really guilty, so I came over to show my concern."
"But why is this room so stuffy? Why don't you open the window? It smells like medicine." Xu Jinyi covered his nose in disgust.
The Queen spoke, and Xue'er had no choice but to open the closed window.
Su Mian had been bullied by this master and servant before, so he said, "What's the point of opening a window like this? Can you bear the consequences of fumigate the Empress?"
Xueer had no choice but to open all the windows.
Gusts of cold wind blew in. Because of the wound on her body, Xu Youran was only wearing a thin inner garment. She was so cold that she sneezed several times.
The movement pulled at the wound, causing waves of heart-wrenching pain.
He gritted his teeth, but refused to cry out, let alone beg for mercy in front of Xu Jinyi.
I was already weak and my body temperature had just dropped, but the wind made my throat itchy and I couldn't help coughing.
His pale face was as white as a piece of paper, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Why are you still sweating, sister? Is it too hot? Cover yourself up, the wound won't heal easily if you keep it covered."
As he spoke, Xu Jinyi bent over and lifted two layers of the quilts covering her.
"oops!"
Xu Jinyi suddenly lost his balance and pressed hard on the part where Xu Youran was injured.
"ah--"
Xu Youran shouted to the sky.
The miserable sound was so loud that the whole prime minister's residence could hear it.
Xu Jinyi stood up slowly, and accidentally pressed her affected area again.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sister, are you okay? It's all my fault. Why didn't I stand steadily?"
Xu Jinyi's face was full of worry as she hurriedly lifted the remaining quilt.
Seeing the blood oozing out, a smile flashed across his lips: "Hurry up and call a doctor, my sister's wound is bleeding again."
Xu Jinyi hurriedly helped to cover the quilt, and accidentally touched the wound in the process.
Xu Youran's screams were heard directly by the Wu family, and only then did they know that Xu Jinyi had actually come to Xu Youran's side.
Xu Youran was sweating profusely, her lips bitten: "Xu Jinyi——"
"How dare you! How dare you call me by my name!"
"For the sake of your injury, I will not bother with you this time. As the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, if you behave so unruly, you will lose face when you go out in the future."
"After your injury heals, I will send a palace nanny to teach you the rules."
Xu Youran glared at her angrily. If looks could kill, Xu Jinyi would have died a thousand times.
Staring at Xu Jinyi's departing back, Xu Youran's eyes seemed to be poisoned.
Wu rushed over, only to see Xu Jinyi leaving with a smile on his lips, and her heart sank.
"Why are all the windows open? Didn't the doctor tell the young lady not to be exposed to the wind? Hurry up and close them all!"
Wu roared angrily, knowing that it was Xu Jinyi's doing, and she hated Xu Jinyi even more.
"Ranran, how are you? What happened?"
At this time, Xu Youran was already breathing in and out, and her neck went limp and she fainted.
When Mrs. Wu saw the bloody wound, tears streamed down her face.
Touching Xu Youran's face, I cried heart-wrenchingly as if my heart was being cut by a knife.
Naturally, this sound also reached the ears of Xu Jinyi, who had not yet walked far.
Looking in the direction of Xu Youran's yard, Xu Jinyi's look of success gleamed in his eyes.
"Miss, no, Madam, I just felt so relieved. They used to bully us, but now we can finally bully them back."
Xu Jinyi's lips curled up slightly: "This is just an appetizer. There are many more delicious dishes waiting for them in the future."
"Your Majesty, Miss Ouyang requests an audience."
Xu Jinyi's eyes lit up and he quickly had someone bring him in.
After hearing Ouyang Zhixia's words, Xu Jinyi had an expression that said, "As expected."
He quickly called the secret guard and asked him to investigate the matter secretly.
Ouyang Zhixia stared in amazement at the place where the secret guard suddenly appeared.
Xu Jinyi held Ouyang Zhixia's hand, revealing the shyness of a young woman: "Your Majesty is very good to me. He sent several secret guards to protect my safety and obey my orders."
Ouyang Zhixia's eyes widened as he thought of something. "Could this be the Qilin eunuchs that only the emperor has the right to command, the legendary warriors who can defeat ten enemies at once?"
Xu Jinyi nodded.
Ouyang Zhixia was overjoyed: "That's good, it's good that His Majesty values you."
"Sister Ouyang, don't worry. His Majesty treats me very well. You don't have to worry about me having a bad time in the palace."
Then Xu Jinyi took out a token and said, "Take this, Sister Ouyang. If you have any questions, you can always bring the token to the palace to find me."
"If there is any news about my brother, I will send someone to inform you."
"good."
Then Ouyang Zhixia took out a stack of banknotes from her bosom and handed them to Xu Jinyi: "Yier, you will need money a lot in the palace. Take these banknotes with you into the palace."
Xu Jinyi looked at the thick stack of banknotes and asked, "Isn't this the dowry your mother prepared for you?"
This is obviously a lot of money. Even if she is a legitimate daughter, it would be difficult for her to come up with this money no matter how much Madam Ouyang dotes on her.
Ouyang Zhixia's face froze. "You take this money anyway. They say money makes the world go round. You can't do this without some money."
"No, keep your dowry. I'll wait for my brother to come back and marry you off in style."
"Then I will ask His Majesty for a favor and grant my brother a house. You can move out and start your own household. It will cost a lot of money."
"Besides, I'm the queen, how could I not have money? I don't have any, but Your Majesty does. I can just spend Your Majesty's money, okay?"
Ouyang Zhixia looked at Xu Jinyi as if she were a fool. "Yier, you know that the concubines in the palace also live on a fixed monthly salary, right?"
Thinking that Xu Jinyi rarely went out and had no idea about this, Ouyang Zhixia began to explain to her.
The concubines in the harem have a fixed amount of food, clothing, housing, transportation and monthly salary every month.
There are differences according to the status of the concubines.
For example, the imperial concubine received one thousand taels per month, and the noble concubine received eight hundred taels.
The imperial concubine received three hundred taels, the imperial concubine received two hundred taels, the noble lady received 100 taels, the maid received fifty taels, and the maid and the beauty received thirty taels.
"The imperial concubine actually gets eight hundred taels every month?" Xu Jinyi's attention was focused on this.
Ouyang Zhixia: ...
"Eight hundred taels, that's after deducting the expenses, how much will be left in the end?"
"How much does it cost to make a new dress?"
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