An older palace maid glanced at the jadeite with a sidelong look, and after she finished speaking, a cold smile appeared on her lips.
Hearing those sarcastic and mocking voices, Jade glanced at them and then immediately looked away.
The best approach with people like that is to ignore them.
Arguing or bickering with this kind of person is beneath your dignity.
Seeing that Jade was about to leave, the palace maid who had spoken earlier suddenly became anxious.
He thought that after he said a few words, this little girl would argue with him, and then he would have a good reason to teach her a lesson.
Unexpectedly, the little girl actually wanted to leave.
The man's eyes immediately narrowed to slits, and he stepped forward to block Jade.
"Are you deaf? I've been talking for so long and you haven't said a word, or are you simply not taking what I said to heart?"
After finishing his sentence, the man didn't forget to add something.
"Don't you even know that with me, Sister Haitang, here, how dare you act so arrogantly? In these palaces, everyone bows and scrapes before me. Why are you an exception?"
Jade stopped and carefully examined the person in front of her.
The palace maid in front of me, who called herself Sister Haitang, was quite old. Not only was she of average appearance, but she also had a mole on her face.
Because of the limited rations in the Cold Palace, Haitang only used some inferior rouge and powder, which made her look even more rough.
Ordinary palace maids could leave the palace at the age of twenty-five.
Compared to girls of the same age outside, the girls in the palace all looked much older.
Many people think that entering the palace means living a life of luxury, but that's not the case. Take a palace maid for example; often, she has to do the work of two people.
In addition, they often couldn't rest at night, which made the palace maids look much older.
Jade calculated in her mind that the palace maid who called herself Sister Begonia was at most twenty-three or twenty-four years old, but at first glance, she looked like a thirty-year-old woman.
"What are you looking at? You're scared now that you know my name, Sister Haitang, aren't you? Let me tell you, once you come to this place, don't even think about leaving, and don't even think about having any funny ideas!"
When Haitang's voice came again, Emerald finally came to her senses.
What do you want to do?
Haitang sneered and looked at the jadeite again.
"What I want to do is none of your business. Just because you ask me doesn't mean I have to answer. Let me tell you, don't think you can be arrogant and domineering just because you're someone close to the Empress. It won't work here!"
Arrogant and domineering?
She was so aloof that she couldn't utter a single word.
I only glanced at the setting sun, and people accused me of being arrogant and domineering. Is there no reason left in this world?
"Did you remember that!"
Begonia reached out and suddenly poked Emerald's forehead.
Jade was caught off guard and immediately felt a sharp pain on her forehead.
"What exactly do you want? To cause trouble?"
"So what if they're causing trouble? Today I just want everyone to see that the palace maids around the Empress are human beings too, and they're not much more noble than us!"
Haitang narrowed her eyes to slits, staring intently at the jade in front of her.
Since entering the Cold Palace, the Empress's expenses have been greatly reduced. She can tolerate being looked down upon by them on ordinary days, but she never expected that this Haitang would bully her like this today!
Emerald raised her head, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
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