Chapter 290 - Not even your precious Consort Xiao Li can save you. (1/2)
Hao Mei looked at Zhao Ming with her confident expressions and was sure that Zhao Ming could not do anything to her.
She raised her chin and said while looking at Zhao Ming arrogantly, ” Consort Zhao Ming, as I said, my master is Consort Xiao Li and no one has the right to order me other than her. As I said earlier, I came with her here when she married into the palace.”
” I will only follow orders from her and His highness. I have no liability to follow your orders. I am just doing my duty here by preparing for tonight's feast but you came here and started roaming around here like a garden.”
” This place is not something where anyone can come here. It's the palace kitchen where everyone's meal was prepared. If something went wrong with the food then we will be the one who gets implicated not you. So don't disturb us and go your way.”
” And one more thing, Consort Xiao Li is the only Master that I will follow for my whole life. Even if you threaten me with my life I will not go against my Master. So please forget if you're thinking about getting something from me.” she said exaggeratingly.
” I am just a maid in the kitchen who cooks for everyone. Other than that I have no other duties to follow. And now, if you're done with your questions, then please excuse us. We have so much work to do.” she ignored the shocked expressions from other maids and tried to pass by Zhao Ming.
However, before she could pass by Zhao Ming, she heard a sharp and domineering voice that was firm as she said, ” Empress.”
Hao Mei frowned her brows and turned to look at Zhao Ming who also turned around and faced her with coldness and disdain, ” Hmm?” Hao Mei was confused as to what Zhao Ming was saying?
” It's Empress Zhao Ming, not Consort. You came into this palace with Xiao Li but you don't even know the titles yet. According to the titles and status, I am the Empress of the Ji Dynasty and should be addressed by the same title. ”
” My position in the palace is higher than the Consort Xiao Li as I am the Empress and she is only the Consort. In that sense, you should follow my orders before hers because you're one of the kitchen staff, not Xiao Li's personal maid.”
” If you're her personal servant, then she has the right to teach you but as you're one of the kitchen staff and I am the Empress of the Ji Dynasty, so I have the right to punish you not consort Xiao Li. Do you understand that?” Zhao Ming said plainly as she looked into Hao Mei's eyes with indifference.
The look in Zhao Ming's eyes sent chills to Hao Mei's spine.
” What..what do you mean? I was appointed to the kitchen by Consort Xiao Li, so she is my only Master. No one has the right to punish me other than her. I will not take injustice like this. I will complain to Empress Dowager, if you dared to touch me. Don't forget that you're nothing in front of Empress Dowager.” Hao Mei tried to threaten Zhao Ming outright.
Hearing her words, Lu shi's expressions darkened. She is just a mere maid but the way she was talking to Zhao Ming, it looks like that she does not care if Zhao Ming was an Empress or not.
She thinks that she can do anything just because she has back up from Xiao Li and Empress Dowager.
Zhao Ming raised her brows in amusement and just stared at Hao Mei's expressions who look like she was confident and arrogant but she can sense that she was getting scared from her now.
She chuckled lightly and said, ” Oh really? You want to complain to Empress Dowager if I did anything to you? Is that what you're saying, hmm?” Zhao Ming asked in a low dangerous voice.
Hao Mei nodded her head in affirmation as she was getting confident that Zhao Ming will not do anything to her as she has Empress Dowager and Xiao Li as her backers.
However, Zhao Ming snickered hearing her words and looked at Hao Mei in mocking. The maids standing there felt a sense of danger from Zhao Ming's gaze.
They looked at each other in fear and confusion. The Zhao Ming does not seem like the one she used to be before.
She is much more arrogant and cold than before. In the past, Zhao Ming never bothered with servants talking and just ignores them. Because she knows that there is nothing she could do to them.
Everyone was protected by Wen Xu because they disregard Zhao Ming as the Empress and treats Xiao Li as the one.