"Three thousand medicinal herbs per month, or this kind of punishment?" Shang Xiye was dumbfounded for a moment.
This happiness came so suddenly that he was caught off guard.
"Yes!" Ji Fengyao answered readily.
At worst, she can just be more careful in the future and not make him angry, right?
In any case, her principles were irrelevant in front of him, and she would be as servile as she wanted to him from now on. Once her strength recovered to the sixth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm and she could refine first-grade pills, she refused to believe that her unparalleled value as a pill refiner wouldn't be enough to impress him.
At that time, I'm afraid he'll have to treat her like a goddess!
Ha ha ha ha……
Having figured everything out, Ji Fengyao instantly regained her composure and became a hero again. With a radiant smile, she helped the bewildered Shang Xiye to his feet, carefully pushing him to his feet: "Your Highness, please get up. Hey, stand firm, don't fall."
Shang Xiye: "..." He was so regretful he could have kicked himself.
If he had known that the phrase "three thousand medicinal herbs per month" would be so powerful, why would he have made any demands or uttered any threats?
What a terrible opportunity to be tempted by such a reward!
What kind of bullshit punishment is this? He just wanted a legitimate excuse to kiss her!
Now look what happened, they've shot themselves in the foot.
Although Qingwan was remote, Shang Xiye deliberately shielded it from outside disturbances and actively spread the news of the assassination attempts.
The women in the palace, who were always accustomed to seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune, didn't even bother with formalities. For several days, not a single one of them came to visit the "frightened" Ninth Princess.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was late at night on the fourth day.
The door to a secluded, deserted room in the villa was opened, and two seemingly well-dressed and normal palace maids were released.
Tongyou is often rainy, which probably means it's going to rain soon.
The exceptionally gloomy night effectively concealed the slightly dazed, bestial, and hateful gazes of the two palace maids.
Two palace maids, familiar with the route, made their way through the corridors and pavilions towards the more bustling parts of the Summer Palace.
Wuying and Wuhen switched shifts, dressed in black, and followed behind, becoming increasingly astonished. Although the two palace maids were physically dead, they still retained some consciousness; they even knew to choose less crowded paths and avoid the guards along the way.
Judging from their experienced demeanor, they were clearly maids of some status in the Summer Palace, not those left to guard Qingwan.
Soon, the two palace maids arrived at a brightly lit courtyard.
Wuying stopped far away in the shadows, glancing at the plaque above the courtyard: "Qixia Wan," the residence of the Empress.
Wu Ying was somewhat surprised. He had long known that the Empress was ruthless, but she was usually the most deep and patient person. He never expected that she would actually take action for such a small matter as Chen Ziying being beaten.
The Duke of Chen's mansion is not easy to deal with, and the Empress, as the pillar of the Duke of Chen's mansion, has a hidden power around her that should not be underestimated.
Wuying didn't rush closer, but stayed where she was, watching from a distance.
Two palace maids crawled through a dog hole in the side courtyard and quietly approached the residence of the Empress's personal maid, pushing open the door to one of the rooms.
Coincidentally, just as the two palace maids pushed open the door, a flash of lightning appeared on the horizon, followed by a clap of thunder.
Zhui'er, who was sleeping lightly in the house, was awakened by the thunder and vaguely saw two people standing in the open doorway.
The two men were deathly pale, their eyes wide and vacant, looking like people who died with their eyes open in disbelief.
But Zhui'er knew these two; they were two of the six head maids who had trained with them alongside the Empress.
So even though she was startled, Zhui'er didn't exclaim. She just whispered, "Xianglan, Cuiping, why are you back? Where have you been hiding these past few days? We thought you had been poisoned by the Ninth Prince!"
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