Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 9 It’s rare to borrow someone else’s knife
  Zhuying was so happy that she held Zhu Ci's hand tightly.

"Is it true, sister Zhu? The imperial concubine really wants me to come with you?"

Zhu Ci nodded heavily, "Why did I lie to you? Since I promised you, I will never make a mistake."

Zhuying always felt that it was so unreal. She stretched out her hand and pinched her face hard, which made her burst into tears.

"Oh, it hurts! It really wasn't a dream." She turned around and grabbed Zhu Ci's hand excitedly.

"Best wishes, sister. Yesterday you were a maid doing rough work, and now you have become the emperor's concubine. I am so happy for you."

She thought of something, and happily took a few steps back, bowed to Zhu Ci, her eyes turned into slits with laughter.

"My maid, Zhuying, would like to send my regards to Lady Zhu."

Zhu Ci felt mixed emotions. In the huge palace, only Zhuying was truly happy for her. When she embarked on this path, she was destined to be filled with blood and blood, and Zhuying was also implicated.

Zhu Ci pulled Zhuying up, "I'm afraid I have become a thorn in some people's side now. Zhuying, you may be wronged if you follow me. But I promise that as long as I live, I will never let others bully you at will." .”

There were tears shining in Zhuying's eyes, "As long as I can be with my sister, I am willing to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire."

Zhu Ci and Zhuying didn't have many things. They only packed a simple baggage and went to Qifeng Palace under the guidance of the palace attendants.

The palace had been cleared out early, and there were two men and four women standing with their heads bowed in the courtyard, two of whom Zhu Ci had met before in Yongfu Palace.

Zhu Ci glanced at the plaque, which read the three characters Yuehua Palace.

"That's a good name." Zhu Ci smiled at Zhuying and walked in.

The furnishings in the palace are not luxurious, but they are very exquisite.

Zhu Ci took a cursory look around and then sat down in the armchair leisurely.

"This place is not big, but even though the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs, and it looks peaceful."

Zhuying brought a cup of hot tea and said, "Master, please take a sip of tea first."

Zhu Ci and Zhuying were once colleagues and friends, but their identities were suddenly reversed. It was a bit uncomfortable for her to become the master.

"Go and call those people outside. I have something to tell them."

Zhuying responded, raised the curtain and said a few words outside, and the palace people filed in.

"This slave (servant) sends greetings to the master. May the master be blessed and happy forever."

Zhu Ci glanced at their faces one by one, without saying anything, he lowered his eyes and gently skimmed off the foam with the tea lid, and took a sip.

The masters sitting here did not speak, except for the two maids from Yongfu Palace who looked arrogant.

Others secretly looked at each other from the corners of their eyes, knowing that the new master wanted to set rules for them. Even though they looked down upon her as a palace maid, they did not dare to show any contempt on their faces.

I don't know how long I have lived. Zhu Ci put down the tea cup and said slowly: "Look at my memory, I forgot to tell you to get up. Zhuying, you don't know to remind me. Don't be restrained, everyone get up."

Her voice was gentle and gentle, and they felt a little less frightened.

Zhu Ci winked. Zhuying understood and had already distributed the reward money to them.

"Slave, thank you, Master." Zhu Ci responded lightly, tapping his fingers on the table.

"In the future, if you follow me, the benefits will certainly be indispensable to you. If you guys have a better place to go, let me know. I will also be happy to be an adult."

Zhu Ci raised his head and looked at them, "But there is only one thing you must remember clearly. I hate double-dealing. If I find out that you have any messy thoughts in your mind, don't blame me for not remembering the past. The relationship between master and servant."

The last few words were said with great gravity. They were clearly meant to be gentle and drizzle, but the words they said inexplicably made people feel chills down their backs.

Everyone expressed their loyalty and hurriedly leaned to the ground, "The slaves must be loyal and do the work of dogs and horses for the master."

Zhu Ci nodded with satisfaction, "You go down and do your work first. I will call you if anything happens. Jingyue and Hongxiu stay here, I have something to tell you."

Jingyue and Hongxiu looked at each other and stopped. I don't know what Zhu Ci asked them to do, and I can't help but feel a little uneasy.

"Sister Jingyue, sister Hongxiu. We have both served the imperial concubine in Yongfu Palace, and now you two come to Yongfu Palace with me. It is really a great fate."

Zhu Ci smiled and took out the silver and stuffed it into Jingyue and Hongxiu's hands.

"I have never been able to control people, and I don't understand many things and rules in the palace. I would like to ask my two sisters to keep an eye on them for me. If they dare to cheat or play tricks, just tell me, and I will definitely punish them severely. "

"Master, don't worry. Hongxiu and I will definitely watch them carefully and we will never let them be lazy."

There was disdain that could not be concealed on Jingyue's face. She was a palace maid, so why was she so lucky? She was favored by the imperial concubine and sent to the dragon bed, and she became a concubine in the blink of an eye.

Only giving her such a small amount of money is not as much as the concubine's casual reward. She is really poor.

Waiting for Jingyue and Hongxiu to go out one after another, Zhuying, who had endured it for a long time, said with a blush on her face.

"Master, why are you so kind to the two of them? Look at the two of them just now, looking at people with their nostrils, with contempt on their faces. If you don't know, you think they are the master. You are so kind to them, for a long time I'm afraid the two of them will become more and more unruly if things go on."

Zhu Ci chuckled, opened the jade bracelet that Bai Xinrui had just given to her, and looked at it carefully in her hand.

"I know. The two of them were sent by the imperial concubine to monitor my every move. Naturally, I have to treat them with courtesy."

Zhuying blinked in confusion, "Since you know that Jingyue and Hongxiu were sent by the imperial concubine to monitor you, why are you still keeping them? They should be eliminated as soon as possible."

Zhu Ci glanced at Zhuying in surprise. In her impression, Zhuying had always been a kind girl, but she didn't expect to say such things.

But no matter what, kindness is rewarded sometimes, and you must not be merciful when you should be ruthless.

"Don't worry. Killing is easy. It's just a matter of a white knife entering a red knife. It's rare to borrow someone else's knife. Let the two of them struggle for a few days. After all, they won't have a good time for a long time."

Zhuying nodded. Seeing that Zhu Ci had her own considerations, she said nothing more.

"The jade bracelet that the imperial concubine gave you is so beautiful. The patterns on it are also very finely carved, unlike the usual styles."

"The imperial concubine is the most favored queen in the harem, and the things she rewards are naturally beyond words."

Zhu Ci put the jade bracelet into her hand, looked at it for a moment, smiled and said, "I like it too."

After leaving the main hall and not walking far, Jingyue looked around and said to Hongxiu that there was no one around.

"We were all slaves, and her life is so good. Now she has become the master, riding on top of us and yelling at us. If she is not the imperial concubine, who knows what she is."

(End of this chapter)