I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

It would be better to arrange these maids outside. It is enough to have a loyal Xiaoqin by my side. Zhao Ma Ma smiled and agreed and left.

An Muxi imitated the tone of scolding maids in online articles and said, "You will be mine from now on. As long as you are loyal to me and do your job honestly, I will not treat you unfairly in the future. If you dare to betray me, don't blame me for being rude."

"From now on, you will all follow Xiaoqin's instructions. Today, I will give you new names. In order, you will be called Banxia, ​​Zisu, Baizhi, and Chenxiang."

Several people thought the new name sounded nice and happily accepted it. An Muxi also instructed Xiaoqin to give each of them a reward of one or two taels of silver.

Then I asked them to go out and do their work.

You have to know that the monthly salary for low-ranking maids like them is only 1 tael of silver. An Muxi reluctantly rewarded a few maids today.

Thinking that the money I had saved with great effort was running out, my heart was bleeding.

But when I thought about going to the bookstore to collect my dividends in a few days, I felt better.

Xiao Qin muttered, "Master, why didn't you give me a nice name?"

An Muxi was stunned. It was the original owner who came here, but she didn't know about it.

But he still comforted her: "Didn't you not understand at the beginning? Besides, you are the most special and trusted maid in my heart, how can you compare with them?"

Xiaoqin was really happy when she heard this and stopped worrying about it.

An Muxi let Xiaoqin live next door to her and still take care of her daily life. She let her arrange tasks such as serving meals and passing messages to others.

Xiaoqin felt very proud. Now she was the leader of four maids. She walked with the wind and immediately told Banxia to go out and get breakfast.

An Muxi and Xiaoqin happily ate in the side hall on the first floor, and then An Muxi couldn't wait to go up to the study on the third floor, where the pens, ink, paper and inkstone she had bought earlier had already been laid out.

In her previous life, she was an online writer and had read thousands of online novels. She had also written several online novels herself. Although they all flopped, the subject matter was unprecedented in this dynasty and would definitely attract many readers.

The living conditions are so good now, the environment is quiet and peaceful, which is very suitable for her to create picture books and novels. And creating more means that she can earn more money in the future.

Although she can now enter and leave the palace at will, what can she do if she has no money? King Rui is really a fool. Instead of giving her such a good residence, he might as well give her more silver and money as a reward.

So in the next few days, she spent her days eating and writing, and hardly ever left Furong Courtyard.

During this period, she heard Xiaoqin say that the mansion once invited the imperial physician from the palace to treat Concubine Xu's strange illness.

She sneered and thought to herself that the poison she made could only be cured by herself and no one else.

It makes me feel relieved just thinking about Concubine Xu having a face that looks just like Dou Erdun, the painted-faced actor in Peking Opera.

Finally, a week passed. An Muxi took two sketchbooks of her own creation and a short story, and left the palace with Xiaoqin.

When he was leaving, the palace guards looked at the token and let him go without saying anything.

An Muxi knew that she looked a bit attractive, so she wore a veil to cover half of her face.

Xiaoqin hadn't left the palace for a long time, and she was chattering excitedly all the way.

The Ruiwang Mansion is located in the east of the imperial city. Most of the people living in this area are relatives of the emperor. Most of the people living in the west of the imperial city are dignitaries, and most of the people living in the southwest are merchants. The northwest is the area for ordinary people.

It was a rare day for the two of them to go out, so they found everything new. They also bought a lot of snacks from roadside stalls along the way and had a great time eating and shopping.

The last bookstore was located in the western part of the imperial capital, where most of the dignitaries lived, making it a very suitable place to open a bookstore.

An Muxi and Xiaoqin ate and walked around until they reached the bookstore. On the way, An Muxi told Xiaoqin about her cooperation with the bookstore. Xiaoqin was also happy for her.

"Wait a minute, don't talk nonsense when you enter the bookstore, okay? We can't reveal our identities and don't cause trouble for the palace."

The only thing she was worried about was Xiaoqin's big mouth. If her identity was exposed, it would be bad. How could a prince's concubine come out to sell picture books?

Those who don't know would think that Prince Rui's Mansion is in dire straits. If that happens and the palace is discredited, and Prince Rui gets angry and doesn't allow you to come out, that would be troublesome.

Xiaoqin nodded obediently, and then the two of them entered the bookstore. Manager Sun was still counting the bills at the counter with his head down.

An Muxi was also a little excited. She wondered how her sketchbook was selling in a week.

"Shopkeeper Sun, I'm here."

Shopkeeper Sun looked up and was a little confused when he saw the people coming. There were two women in front of him, one was dressed a little better and wore a veil, and the other was dressed as a maid, but he didn't recognize either of them.

"I wonder if you are looking for me?"

An Muxi slapped his forehead. The last time he came, he was dressed as a servant. This time he was wearing women's clothes. He had completely forgotten about this.

She took a few steps forward and whispered four words to Shopkeeper Sun.

Shopkeeper Sun opened his eyes wide and asked, "Are you the servant from last time?"

An Muxi smiled awkwardly: "It's me. I'm here to deliver a new sketchbook for my brother today, and to settle last week's commission."

Shopkeeper Sun quickly took her upstairs with a smile: "So you are Miss Wang, I'm so sorry!"

An Muxi had a question mark face? What the hell is Miss Wang? Suddenly, an idea came to her. Last time, she told Manager Sun that the young master's pen name was Lao Wang next door. Now she said that he was her brother, and she should really call him Miss Wang.

Well, it’s just a code name.

After going up to the second floor, Shopkeeper Sun asked her to sit at the same table where she had sat last time, and had someone serve her tea.

Shopkeeper Sun took out an account book, which recorded the sales volume of picture books last week. It can be seen that the sales volume was recorded every day and the accounts were clear.

"Ms. Wang, we didn't sell many books in the first two days last week. Later, we promoted it to the customer and the sales increased a lot. We sold 65 books in total."

“一本给您抽900文，一共是58两500文。这是一张50两的银票，还有8两500文的碎银子。您点一下。”

An Muxi happily took the 50-liang silver note and counted the change. The amount was correct. She gave it to Xiaoqin for safekeeping.

She took out a novel she had written and two sketchbooks.

Handing it to Shopkeeper Sun, he said, "These are two picture books and a novel that my brother has just created. Can you take a look at them? Is there anything that needs to be modified?"

Shopkeeper Sun couldn't wait to take it. Sure enough, the name was enough to make people laugh: "Prince, please respect yourself after the divorce", "The vicious female supporting role has taken over". The novel was called "The Overbearing Prince is Addicted to Spoiling".

The names of contemporary books are very subtle and simple, and no author would come up with such ridiculous names. But it must be said that such names are indeed very attractive.

Shopkeeper Sun twitched his lips and said, "Miss Wang, last time our boss ordered the title of the book to be changed to "Prince", otherwise it might offend the Heavenly Might. We are afraid that someone with ulterior motives might report us and cause trouble."

An Muxi understood it all at once. Indeed, it was disrespectful to the royal family to casually mention princes or emperors here, but she didn't think too much about it.

It was just that I had traveled into the palace, so I drew more around this theme: "You guys can change it as you see fit, you can change it to a young master or a prince."

Shopkeeper Sun nodded and agreed. At this time, a guest came downstairs, so Shopkeeper Sun went downstairs first.

As soon as he left, Xiaoqin said excitedly: "Master, you are rich. You made so much money in just one week."

An Muxi felt that it was still a bit far from her expectations, so she just smiled faintly: "Take your time, this is just a small amount. I'll take you to eat delicious food later. And then go see handsome men!"

At this moment, they suddenly heard someone coughing next to them. An Muxi and Xiaoqin were both startled. Is there someone else here?

An Muxi looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a screen separating them from the others, so she couldn't see the person inside.

At this time, a man in dark blue clothes came out from behind the screen. An Muxi looked over curiously and met the man's eyes. Both of them were startled.