Chapter 35: A Surprising Windfall (1/2)
When Bai Luochu saw how the First Prince didn’t respond, she knew that she managed to cover up the entire incident.
However, she had no idea what she had to do as a personal servant. Bai Luochu couldn’t help but mutter to herself. If she truly had to be by the First Prince’s side every day, wouldn’t she be tied up and wouldn’t be able to move freely?
This wouldn’t do. If she wanted to reinstate the temple and take back the inheritance, she would need to purchase superior medicinal ingredients for cultivation. She would even need to recruit new members to establish her network. Either one of those activities would require her to move outside and it was the reason behind her reluctance to stay in the First Prince’s residence.
When she thought about it, Bai Luochu wasn’t going to allow herself to resign to fate. She took the initiative and bluntly asked the First Prince, “Could this servant be so bold as to ask for the reason behind the First Prince’s choice?”
Bai Luochu’s question was very sudden but she believed that the First Prince would understand the reason behind her question. Would he purchase her for no reason? She didn’t believe it and there must be a reason behind it.
“So bold as to ask? Humph...” Pei Rumo sneered helplessly in his heart.
In Pei Rumo’s eyes, Bai Luochu was simply too bold. She was obviously purchased as a personal servant and her job was to help out around the residence. Never had she once addressed herself as a servant in front of her master. She had been addressing herself as I or myself when she spoke. Let alone kneeling down, she didn’t even bend over and simply cupped her fists when addressing the First Prince.
Seeing her disregard the authority of someone from the imperial clan, even the First Prince’s residence wouldn’t be able to hold her back if there came a day where she grew strong enough. He did, however, understand why the Phoenix King Valley didn’t directly kill her and instead, threw her into the Bestial Battle Arena...
“Why? What makes you think I’m going to tell you?” Pei Rumo answered indifferently.
As expected! This person wasn’t going to tell her the reason so easily! However, she wasn’t someone who gave up easily. She thought for a moment and continued to ask, “May I ask the First Prince if I may leave the residence as I please?”
Asking for freedom again? Pei Rumo’s brows arched upwards as he held a new level of respect for this person in front of him!
Even though he respected her even more, his expression remained unchanged. He still spoke nicely to Bai Luochu, “You might be my personal servant, but if I don’t call for you, you need not stay by my side all the time. Since I have already given you the waist token, as long as you don’t create trouble implicating the First Prince's residence, you are still free to come and go as you please.”
When she heard what the First Prince said, a wide smile appeared on Bai Luochu’s face. This was it! This was so much more useful than the waist token!
Even though that was the case, after seeing this wooden token, Bai Luochu still felt apprehensive of the First Prince’s attitude. Of course, she was truly lacking in funds at the moment and couldn’t say no. Accepting the token, she thanked the First Prince. “Thank you, First Prince. If Your First Highness doesn’t have any more instructions, I will take my leave.”
Pei Rumo gave his approval.
Seeing the First Prince’s response, Bai Luochu directly turned and walked towards the accounts room as she prepared to obtain her first pot of gold.
Bai Luochu truly didn’t understand those convoluted formalities that the imperial clan implemented and she didn’t want to understand them either. After all, her battlefield wasn’t the palace and she wasn’t going to waste her efforts to research and study etiquette.