That afternoon, Xiao Lezi was preparing to have dinner as usual. When passing by the courtyard, he saw Xiao Yezi and Xiao Yingzi hiding behind the rockery, sneaking around and not knowing what they were doing.
She quietly touched over and saw a small palace maid standing in front of them. The three of them spoke in very low voices, and she could barely hear them clearly until she pricked her ears.
"Sister Cherry, these are the best products from the Hibiscus Rouge Shop. Take a closer look at the color and the fragrance. They are much better than ordinary rouge. Selling you for five cents is already a loss. I can't spend less.
Already."
"Good sister, we have cooperated more than once. You don't know that we bought these goods from outside the palace, but at the risk of being scolded, if you pay less, how can we dare to sell these in the future!"
The palace maid hesitated for a while, then gritted her teeth, put the box of rouge into her sleeve, took out a piece of broken silver from her purse, and stuffed it into Xiao Zizi's hand: "If you have any good stuff in the future, remember to let me know in advance.
Hey, in addition to rouge and gouache, some of my sisters also want to buy some jewelry and gadgets."
"Okay, okay, no matter what the sisters want, our brothers will help you get it."
Xiao Yezi and Xiao Yingzi, who got the money, were overjoyed. They hurriedly put away the money and watched the palace maid leave. Then they turned around and before they even took a step forward, they saw Xiao Lezi standing not far away looking at them with a half-smile.
He was so frightened that his face turned pale.
They looked around subconsciously and saw no one else except her. Then they relaxed a little and put up their airs again, looking unkind: "What are you doing here?"
Xiao Lezi's eyes turned around them, and instead of answering, he asked: "I should ask you this, right? What were you doing secretly just now?"
Xiao Yezi put the sleeves containing the money behind her back and warned her fiercely: "You should stop meddling in our affairs, and if you are sensible, keep your mouth shut, otherwise you will suffer!"
"Tsk, tsk, you still want to silence me?" Xiao Lezi smiled even more innocently, "I am now the prince's book boy, and I accompany him to the Imperial Academy every day. If I suddenly disappear one day, do you think your highness will do it?
Investigate this matter thoroughly? To offend His Highness the Crown Prince for a little guy like me, this deal is too uneconomical."
Seeing her moving out the prince, Xiao Yezi and Xiao Yingzi's momentum immediately weakened: "What on earth do you want?!"
"If I remember correctly, if you buy or sell items outside the palace privately, you should be punished with a hundred rods according to the palace regulations, right?" Xiao Lezi looked at their increasingly ugly expressions and stopped pursuing them. He changed the subject,
"I'm helping you make money. Shouldn't you also take me along and let my little brother make some money with your two elder brothers?"
Xiao Yezi and Xiao Yingzi looked at each other, and finally looked at her together with suspicious expressions: "You also want to join the gang?"
"It doesn't count as joining the gang, but I happen to have some goods on hand that I want to sell. All I need to do is make it convenient for my two brothers to help me sell it to my sisters in the palace."
"What kind of goods?"
Xiao Lezi waved to them: "Follow me."
She took Xiao Yezi and Xiao Yingzi back to the servants' room, took out the picture album she had hidden under the pillow, and put it in front of them: "That's it." (To be continued)