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

The guard lowered his head and dared not look at the prince at this time, and whispered: "Just now, the Duke of Anguo's Mansion sent someone to say that the Duke of Anguo's Mansion was on fire, and a group of people in black broke in."

The prince asked anxiously, "What happened next? Were those people caught?"

The guard said timidly, "It seems that they didn't catch him, and the prince of Anguo was injured."

The prince was so angry that he almost fell backwards. He felt that this could not be such a coincidence.

The Queen in the palace also heard the news that the Prince's Mansion and the Duke of Anguo's Mansion were on fire at the same time, and she was so angry that she smashed her favorite teacup.

She always felt that this could not be such a coincidence. How could the Duke of Anguo's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion catch fire at the same time? Was it because of that herb?

The people from the Prince's Mansion did not mention this matter, which made her a little worried. She quickly called her chief palace maid Lianxin to go to the Prince's Mansion to inquire about the situation.

After Lianxin went to the Prince's Mansion to visit the Prince, she expressed the Queen's intention and asked about the situation of the purple bead vine.

The prince was shocked. He was so busy checking the treasures in his collection yesterday that he forgot about the herb. He quickly sent his trusted guard to check the warehouse, but the guard came back and said that he did not see the purple bead vine.

The prince was very upset, but he was not entirely sure whether the grass was lost or burned.

He could only vaguely tell Lian Xin: "Tell mother that the grass should have been burned."

He was afraid that the Queen would know it was lost and blame him.

Lian Xin could only go back and reply to the Queen according to the Prince's instructions. The Queen was furious, she didn't expect that such a change would happen when she had planned so well.

She knew that Li Rui was now looking for herbs to detoxify, so she was also secretly looking for the whereabouts of those herbs. If one of them was destroyed, Li Rui would not be able to detoxify.

This time, she finally got the Purple Beaded Clerodendrum, a miraculous medicine that she was reluctant to give even to her own mother, so she had someone send it to the Prince's Mansion. After all, this medicine could save lives.

I didn’t expect that the medicine was gone in a moment of thought. I don’t know if it was burned or stolen. If it was burned, it would be fine, but I’m afraid...

I always feel that something is fishy about this matter. How could a foolproof plan be discovered? I arranged so many secret guards to wait for them at the Duke of Anguo's mansion, but in the end they escaped.

The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I should have just destroyed the herb.

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An Muxi has been writing a novel with peace of mind these two days, but the novel is too long and can only be divided into three parts: upper, middle and lower.

Now that the first part has been almost written, she has another chance to go out this week and plans to go out in the next two days.

I have to go check on Uncle Zhang's son's condition, pick up the new novel from the bookstore, and settle last week's dividends. I also want to check on my handsome boss to see if he's taking his medicine on time.

But she was also a little worried. Every time she went out, she would encounter some trouble. Without anyone around who knew martial arts, she always felt unsafe.

She thought for a moment, then asked someone to call Madam Zhao over and asked, "Madam Zhao, do you have any acquaintances with human traffickers?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhao asked curiously, "Young Master An, is there a shortage of staff here?"

An Muxi was speechless for a moment. She had almost as many staff as Concubine Xu, so how could she ask for more people?

So she said, "Madam Zhao, it's like this. I have to go out several times a week, and I don't have anyone who knows martial arts around me. I'm afraid something might happen."

"So I want to buy two maids who know martial arts."

Aunt Zhao nodded to show her understanding and said to her, "I will report this to the prince. If he agrees, I will have my thug bring someone over to help you choose."

An Muxi happily took out a small silver ingot worth one tael and stuffed it into Aunt Zhao's hand: "Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Zhao. This is a little gift for you. Take it and drink your tea."

Xiaoqin was so embarrassed that she couldn't bear to watch. Nanny Zhao is almost like a half-master in the palace. Can't you be more generous? You always search around and take out a silver ingot of one or two taels to reward people.

Nanny Zhao accepted the silver ingot with a smile, thanked her, and then left.

After a while, Nanny Zhao asked her maid to come over and tell An Muxi that the prince agreed. Tomorrow, Nanny Zhao would ask her servant to bring some maids who knew martial arts for An Muxi to choose.

An Muxi was very happy. Remembering that their small kitchen in Furong Courtyard had been cleaned up, she told Banxia and Zisu to cook the meat they had bought.

In order to have better food in Furongyuan in the future, I have to work harder on writing and also start thinking about the sketchbook.

At noon, the maids fried the chicken and stewed it with potatoes according to An Muxi's instructions. The aroma was fragrant.

She also made a dish of twice-cooked pork and a dish of stir-fried cauliflower. An Muxi and a few maids happily had a big meal.

After eating and drinking, I continued to write in my sketchbook.

In fact, writing novels here is similar to writing online articles today. The more you write, the more you sell, and the more income you will earn.

An Muxi is now full of energy. With a goal comes motivation. Soon, she created two more picture books, "The Invincible Eighth Prince" and "The Immortal Sword Master".

The day passed in a flash, and the next morning, Nanny Zhao came to find An Muxi with her accomplice.

An Muxi had just finished breakfast when she saw Nanny Zhao bringing a thin middle-aged man, followed by several maids, to Furong Courtyard.

Madam Zhao bowed and said, "My Lady An, this is a trafficker I know well. These are the maids he brought with him who are good at martial arts. You can choose for yourself."

The human trafficker also knew that this person was a noble from the palace, and he bowed and introduced the situation of these maids to An Muxi.

An Muxi carefully looked at the seven or eight maids. They were all between 15 and 18 years old. At first glance, they all had a calm demeanor and a stern look, and seemed to be well-trained.

She didn't know how to judge the level of a maid's martial arts skills, so she looked at Madam Zhao in embarrassment. Madam Zhao saw what she was thinking and directly selected two maids.

An Muxi thought that Nanny Zhao was knowledgeable and would definitely know how to choose, so she kept the two maids without any objection.

Before she could say anything, Aunt Zhao said, "I'll go get their indentures processed and bring them to you later."

An Muxi was a little touched. Aunt Zhao was so kind. She was still thinking about how to start the conversation. But she had already figured out how to handle it.

Nanny Zhao took the others out. As she left, she thought to herself that the prince really cared about this mistress and that he would agree to everything she asked for.

An Muxi looked at the two maids in front of her. They had delicate faces, restrained temperament, and a bit of warrior's sharpness. She nodded with satisfaction.

"From now on, you will be my maids. I don't care where you were before or who you served. From now on, your indentures are in my hands. I only have two requests for you."

The two maids had been a little careless just now, but when they heard what she said, they were shocked and stood up straight.

"The first is loyalty, the second is obedience. Can you do it?"

The two maids immediately replied: "We can do it."

An Muxi smiled and said, "That's good. I don't have any other requirements. Let's name you Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue." It was really difficult for her to come up with a name, so she had to let the two girls down.

The two maids did not show any dissatisfaction, and said in unison: "Thank you for the name, Master."

In fact, it is very safe in the palace. The main thing is that I want to take them both with me when I go out.

They were arranged to stay in the wing room behind the attic in the courtyard, and Xiaoqin was asked to take them to get familiar with Furong Courtyard and several maids.

An Muxi went upstairs and continued writing.

At night, when everyone was resting, in the study of Prince Rui's mansion, Li Rui looked at the two people kneeling below and said:

"From now on, you will stay by her side and protect her."

The two people were the two maids Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue chosen by Nanny Zhao during the day.

The two maids immediately responded, "Yes, Master."