Chapter 97 [King of Jin]
The concubines in Prince Jin's Mansion discovered that since two months ago, although the princess's arrogant personality remained unchanged, her level of domestic fighting had increased dramatically. She could see through their tricks every time, no longer got involved with them, and her attitude towards the prince was also indifferent.
The princess began to focus her energy on running the shop that came as a dowry, and even started paying them to help her with things.
At first, everyone thought that the princess had come up with a new trick to trick them, until they saw a concubine who was short of money help the princess make a Buddha lamp, and she was immediately paid three months' salary and was also rewarded with an eyebrow pencil that was better than the Luozidai eyebrow pencil. After that, working for the princess became a hot commodity in the harem.
The concubines of Prince Jin's Mansion who were able to be brought into the inner house all had some abilities and were not stupid.
When the concubines realized that they could not only earn money by obeying the princess's orders but also receive various rare rewards if they did things well, they gradually forgot about the prince.
They compete for favor in order to have a better life in the palace. After all, with so many concubines, life in the palace would be difficult if they were forgotten by the prince. After all, there are so many snobs in the palace who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.
After all, it is too tiring to be jealous all day long and there is no benefit. The prince's favor will not last long, and the reward depends on the prince's face and mood.
By following the princess, they can earn money with their own abilities, do things well, and get all kinds of surprise rewards they have never seen before. There is no need to fight for favor at home every day. Even a fool would know what to choose.
As a senior executive, Hou Xiaoxiao knows how to paint a rosy picture, give emotional value to employees, and use both kindness and force as appropriate. In addition, everyone can eat meat and drink soup by following her, so the concubines are all eager to win Hou Xiaoxiao's favor!
In Hou Xiaoxiao's Ruyi Courtyard, the concubines hurried over as soon as they received Hou Xiaoxiao's notice, and they arrived in an orderly manner.
"Princess, thank you for your hard work in helping with the epidemic these days. This is the black chicken soup I made. The black chicken was sent by my brother."
Qin, who had made the Buddha lamp for Hou Xiaoxiao, asked her maid to bring chicken soup. She tasted the dish respectfully and then served the soup to Hou Xiaoxiao.
Two months ago, her brother was repairing a house for someone and accidentally fell from a height and broke his leg. The injury was very serious and the medical expenses cost ten taels of silver. She was not favored in the palace and needed silver subsidies everywhere. When she was extremely anxious, the princess heard that she had a pair of skillful hands and asked her to make Buddha lamps overnight and rewarded her with thirty taels of silver.
Moreover, after this incident, the princess helped him find a new way to supplement his food, clothing and other expenses. She made Buddhist lamps for the Buddhist ladies and young ladies of prominent families in Beijing. He could earn at least a dozen taels for each lamp, and at most over a hundred taels!
Qin now regards the princess as her breadwinner and tries her best to make every lamp well and not embarrass the princess.
The more Hou Xiaoxiao looked at this girl Qin, the more satisfied she became. This girl was her most hardworking sister. The commission she received from making lanterns was nearly a thousand taels of silver.
Next, she planned to expand the business and let Qin take on apprentices to make Buddha lamps, become a small leader, and use her connections to contact the temples around the capital to gild the Buddha lamps and make a lot of money.
As for other "employees", we will examine their loyalty.
Hou Xiaoxiao took the chicken soup Qin handed over, took a sip, and praised, "Your soup is so delicious that it's almost taken my soul away."
When Qin heard Hou Xiaoxiao's praise, she smiled shyly.
When the concubines in the hall saw Qin offering soup to Hou Xiaoxiao, they all rushed forward:
"Sister, I've finished drawing the designs for Hongxiu Yige's new season's ready-to-wear clothing. Please give me your approval."
"Sister, this is my new embroidery. Can you please tell me if I can pass your test and teach the embroiderers in your workshop?"
"Sister, this is a new pipa piece I composed. Does your music troupe need new music recently?"
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A group of beautiful women in gorgeous robes vied with each other to offer their flattery. Hou Xiaoxiao held her forehead with her hand. This was truly a happy trouble: "Hey, hey, hey, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, come one by one."
After working diligently for over a year as a corporate slave in a Fortune 500 beauty company where the workplace is like a harem, Hou Xiaoxiao now has absolutely no desire to go back to that precarious life.
I have to pay my mortgage for that meager salary, fight with colleagues every day, and compete with people outside my team. My phone is on 24/7 to avoid missing any messages. I even have to work overtime at home on weekends. It's so tiring.
After traveling through time, she experienced what it was like to be a big leader. She had power and money, and had the General of Cavalry and the Minister of Justice as her backers. Her life was so comfortable.
Jiang Lili and Hou Xiaoxiao were video chatting. At this moment, she saw Hou Xiaoxiao surrounded by a group of beauties, who were asking about her well-being and calling her Sister Xiaoxiao, so domineering!
@Jiang Lili: How are your followers? Are they happy with the rouge and powder this time? I gave Xiaopang a lot of advice. He's almost evolved from a straight-laced guy to a beauty expert.
@Hou Xiaoxiao: Satisfied! I've already sent you some silver and jewelry, and I've also picked out a gift for Xiaopang as a reward for our hardworking suppliers!
@Jiang Lili: It seems our sister Xiaoxiao has gained a lot recently!
Hou Xiaoxiao and others also discovered many talented and ambitious people during their interactions with the people. They had great talents or skills but were delayed by the epidemic. She and Xue Wei and Qi Yun had discussed arranging suitable jobs for these people.
The shop under her management added more staff to carry out her orders, and with the help of Li Xiaoguan as a business consultant, the business was booming.
After Hou Xiaoxiao distributed makeup and skincare products to the concubines based on their performance, she took out some snacks that Jiang Lili had fed them. "I also got you some delicious food. This is called spicy noodles, and it's made with flour."
"This is chocolate filled, sweet."
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The concubines won money and rewards at this "small meeting", and they were all very happy and smiling.
At this moment, Hou Xiaoxiao's personal maid ran in: "My Lady Princess, something bad has happened! The Prince is here!"
The concubines in the room immediately hurriedly put away their skin care products and snacks.
There were also cakes, supplements, and sweet soups sent by the concubines on the table. Hou Xiaoxiao quickly asked the maids and servants to put away all the things on the table.
Hou Xiaoxiao looked alert: "Hurry up and put away all these goodies on the table for me. Don't let that bastard Prince Jin take advantage of me!"
The concubines were delighted again when they saw that the princess cared so much about the gifts they had given her.
After a while, Prince Jin came in ostentatiously with two beautiful maids.
The Prince of Jin was born with a good appearance and a pair of drooping eyes, which made him look elegant and dashing. The lake blue Shu brocade robe with bat pattern on it made him look very handsome.
Seeing that almost all the concubines in his own house had gathered in the princess's Ruyi Courtyard, he was no longer surprised. He only felt resentment in his heart, and his words were sour: "The princess's place is full of singing and dancing, and beauties are gathered here. It's so lively."
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