"I don't seem to have much background. I heard that my background is just average. My father is said to be just a wealthy businessman who sells pearls."
"Whether she was born into a noble family or a humble family is not what matters. The important thing is that she is capable!" A thin and shrewd palace maid said with a smile.
"Hey, why is she so good at this?" Another palace maid with a fat face and a surprisingly mouth asked,
"Yes, yes, how can she be so capable?" All the palace maids agreed.
"You don't know this..." the thin palace maid said with some arrogance:
"I heard that she used some charming tricks to make several princes compete to choose her as their concubine.
Among them is our third prince."
"Huh? Didn't the Third Prince always miss Princess Mo Yu..."
Zi Jin stood firmly at the door, listening to their gossip extending from his own to the third prince.
But after hearing a "pop" and a solid slap, the whole room suddenly became quiet.
"Have you all turned a deaf ear to what Master said?
What things should be said and what should not be said? Do you still know that you have been serving the master for so long?"
A slightly stern voice sounded.
"Sister Haitang, I'm just talking casually, no..." the voice from before whispered.
"Can you just say these things casually?
Fortunately, only us sisters heard it. If anyone else heard it,
If the news reaches the master again, will you still want your miserable life?"
When Zijin saw Haitang speaking and acting in such a fierce manner, he couldn't help but feel a little scared:
This is great, he has snatched her job, and there is no telling what she will do to him.
But there is no use worrying. You still have to face what you should face. If you can escape the "Palace Maid", you can't escape the "Cang Yue Palace"!
With this thought in his mind, Zijin shook his head slightly and walked in slowly.
Everyone in the room was stunned when they saw Zijin, except Haitang who stared fiercely at the fat palace maid.
-------Fifth update (updated: June 15, 2011 9:35:24)