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

Jianying replied, "I haven't found out yet, but I found out that a tea eunuch died in the palace yesterday. This morning I heard that the King favored a young maid from the Queen's palace last night. The Emperor was displeased and reprimanded him for being unbecoming."

Li Rui frowned and thought for a while. If he had not been brought back in time by his men yesterday, he would probably have been the one in trouble.

There are only a few people in the palace who can attack me. They are either the Crown Prince and the Queen, or Prince Cheng. It seems that the Crown Prince and the Queen are most likely the ones who attacked me. I was not targeted, so they shifted their target.

Thinking of this, Li Rui's narrow eyes revealed a hint of coldness. He was already in this state, and yet they were still unwilling to give up?

In the past few years, because of poisoning, I have been looking for herbs and people to treat me, and I have been avoiding the spotlight, so that some people think that I am a weak person who can be bullied.

Thinking about what happened last night, he couldn't help but think of the woman who slept with him: "Who was the woman who slept with me last night? Have you investigated?"

Jian Feng replied, "We checked. The woman is the daughter of a county magistrate in Linzhou. Her name is An Muxi. She was sent to the palace by the local prefect to become a concubine on the master's birthday this year."

Li Rui nodded: "Keep an eye on her, it's better if she is not a spy sent in by someone."

Outsiders all thought that Prince Rui was lustful because he often went to brothels and often ordered many singing girls and dancers to serve him.

As the emperor's most beloved son, many people would send him a few beauties during festivals in order to curry his favor, and he would not refuse and accepted all of them.

Some of them were given by his brothers, some by the empress, some by his mother, and some as gifts from the lower-level officials.

As a result, there are now more than 20 concubines in the backyard. However, when they are sent to the Rui Palace, they are all sent to the most remote west courtyard. He has never invited anyone to sleep with him, and yesterday was the first time, and it fell to An Muxi.

Outsiders had no idea that Prince Rui had never been interested in women, but the concubines in the backyard were still looking forward to being favored by the prince one day so that they could leave the shabby courtyard in the northwest corner.

When An Muxi came back today, many people saw that Nanny Zhao personally sent her back, and there were also a bunch of things given by the prince as rewards, which caused the backyard, which had been relatively peaceful, to suddenly explode.

Originally, no one in the backyard was favored and they got along well with each other, but suddenly someone came to sleep with him, which broke the balance and made some people become restless.

In the west courtyard, several beautiful young women gathered together and talked.

"Do you know? An Muxi slept with me yesterday!" said a woman in pink.

"Yes, I saw Nanny Zhao sending her back. She is so lucky that she can serve the emperor in bed not long after she arrived!" said a woman in a yellow skirt enviously.

"So what if she serves as his concubine in the emperor's bedchamber? She still has to come back to the west courtyard to live with us. The prince hasn't asked her to move out." A woman in purple said with a bit of disdain.

"If she can get pregnant with the prince's child, she can move out of the west courtyard soon." said a woman in green.

An Muxi couldn't help it anymore, she sat up and yelled, "You guys are making so much noise!"

She just wanted to catch up on some sleep, and a group of women stood under her window and talked about her. It felt like there were a group of flies buzzing around her ears.

Hearing her scream, the women scattered like birds and beasts!

She finally lay back down, and suddenly sat up in shock. A woman had just said, "What if she gets pregnant with the prince's child!"

NO! She is only 16 years old, she doesn't want to have a baby! She wants to escape from the palace and live a free life, so she can't get pregnant. Moreover, at such a young age, giving birth in this underdeveloped medical era can be fatal!

She quickly got up and put on the purple soft pleated skirt that Madam Zhao had prepared for her yesterday, and then put on the white cloud-patterned cape, and went out.

When she arrived at the palace's kitchen, she saw Nanny Lin, the kitchen manager. She came here frequently during this period and they had become familiar with each other.

When Nanny Lin saw her, she was also very enthusiastic: "Hey, isn't this Miss An? I haven't seen you for several days. Is there anything you need in the kitchen?"

It seems that he had obviously heard the news of her sleeping with the emperor. Alas, he had inadvertently benefited from the dog prince and was taking advantage of the tiger's power.

It is really sad that women in this era can only rely on men in the backyard, but there is nothing they can do about it, everyone is like this.

An Muxi smiled at Nanny Lin and said, "Nanny Lin, I'm here to see Uncle Zhang. I have something to ask. Is he here?"

Nanny Lin nodded: "He is working in the kitchen, please go in."

An Muxi entered the kitchen and saw Uncle Zhang counting the ingredients. She walked over and said to him with a smile, "Uncle Zhang, can you please bring me some herbs when you go out shopping?"

Uncle Zhang liked this little girl very much. He was usually very kind to his servants. Every time he asked her to help carry something, he would give her some benefits. He was quite generous.

He quickly agreed, "Sure, I'm going out to buy some herbs later, what herbs do you need?"

An Muxi took out the prepared note and handed it to him, then took out a purse: "Here is 5 taels of silver. There should be some left after buying the herbs. Just consider it as your errand fee. No need to change."

Uncle Zhang took the purse, weighed it, and laughed: "Thank you, young master. I'll have someone send the herbs to you when I come back this afternoon."

After An Muxi gave instructions to Uncle Zhang, she came out, said hello to Nanny Lin, and left.

In the past, she would occasionally give some tips to Nanny Lin when she came, but today she lost 5 taels of silver for no reason, so she didn't give any rewards.

She secretly resented that all the hard work she and Xiaoqin had done for several days was in vain. No, she had to make money quickly and try to escape from the palace as soon as possible.

When she returned to her hut, she saw Xiaoqin was already inside. Xiaoqin said happily, "Master, where have you been? I've been looking for you for a long time."

An Muxi laughed angrily: "You little girl, shouldn't I be the one saying this to you? And you're blaming me for what I'm doing!"

Xiao Qin said proudly: "I just told my sisters what the prince gave you as a reward, and they are so envious!"

An Muxi wanted to cry but had no tears. You are really my caring and thoughtful little cotton-padded jacket. You were afraid that I would live too comfortably before I left, so you went out to attract some hatred for me!

The group of maids would go back and teach their concubines a lesson. I guess everyone would be jealous of her.

Forget it, she's done with it. She's not afraid of it. The only plan now is to save money quickly. She also found out that you need at least 100 taels of silver to live comfortably for a while.

Besides, the palace was relatively safe, and it was also suitable for her to stay here and save money. Except for the accident of being dragged to the emperor's bedchamber yesterday, she was satisfied with everything else.

She had thought it all out. When she got outside, she would first find a place to settle down, then visit the brothels, theaters and so on, see the handsome men here, try the delicious food here, and enjoy life.

Then find a way to make money. Then find a handsome man from ancient times, have children, and end this life of traveling through time. Then it won't be a disappointment to the original owner, and it will be quite complete.

But now there is a change in the sleeping arrangement, and I don’t know if my plan can be realized, and I feel a sense of crisis.

"Xiaoqin, we need to make money quickly."