Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Chambermaid

Untitled Part 72

"Little sis Hua, you are the one who caught his highness's eye the most out of all of us. Are you still willing to put up with this?"

Today, they were once again left hanging for half the day as they came to pay respects. After they walked out the door, Yu Jiao spoke with a peculiar tone.

Xiao Hua didn't make a sound as she allowed Ding Lan to help her put on her cloak.

Yu Jiao also felt a little dull after she spoke.

Everyone was clear about the Jing Prince's personality. Not only did he rarely come to the rear court, he never interacted with any of his harem. As long as the Jing Prince continued his disregard, and didn't care or ask about things, the Jing Consort had the highest status in the rear court as the main concubine. Her giving the lower ranked concubines a hard time or an attitude was par for the course.

Everyone understood this reasoning. Xiao Hua understood it as well. This is also why despite knowing Chun Zhu had to have been bribed by one of the Jing Consort's people, she didn't plan to lay it out in the open. Especially since the Jing Prince had also not stopped by her place in several days.

"If Madam Yu isn't willing to come pay respects, you can go tell his highness yourself. Perhaps his highness will exempt you from it. Regardless, this servant concubine doesn't have the face to do so."

After throwing out these words Xiao Hua walked away, leaving behind a sputtering Yu Jiao.

Senior Concubine Qiao chuckled a little and also left.

Xiao Hua returned to the western pavilion, changed her clothes and sat on the warm kiln.

The situation with Chun Zhu and the Jing Consort's weirdness made Xiao Hua feel extremely on edge, but she didn't know how to solve any of these problems.

She felt very repressed, as though there was a rock weighing on her heart. When she was alone, she would even have a sort of suffocating feeling.

Chun Mei came over to report that a low-ranked palace maid from the sweeper area wanted to meet the madam, saying that she knew Madam Hua in the past and had something to report.

"Chun Cao, go see who it is."

After a moment, Chun Cao returned saying the person who came was Qiao Lian.

Qiao Lian? Qiao Lian returned to the sweeper area?

Xiao Hua thought about it a little before having Chun Cao bring the person in.

Qiao Lian's appearance wasn't much different from before, but because the work in the sweeper area was not easy in the winter, she appeared thin and haggard, cutting a sorry figure. Yet despite this, her attitude was just as impertinent as before while containing a thick layer of jealousy.

Especially after entering the room and seeing Xiao Hua who was sitting in the main seat with a half frown on her face that couldn't cover her beauty, the jealousy in her eyes seemed as if it were about to burst out.

"Still not saluting after seeing the madam?" Ding Lan spoke to the side.

Qiao Lian froze a little, and performed a salute with a face full of unwillingness.

Seeing Qiao Lian like this, Xiao Hua felt a little like laughing. She felt that this person hadn't changed at all since the beginning. Didn't she know that acting this way would easily stir up trouble and easily offend others?

"Speak, what is it?" Xiao Hua spoke indifferently.

Qiao Lian choked up with anger at Xiao Hua's attitude. She wanted to lose her temper but she also knew that she couldn't afford to offend the person in front of her. She gave a glare, and without beating about the bush, took out a small pouch from her robes and threw it onto the nearby table.