Chapter 290 - Not even your precious Consort Xiao Li can save you. (2/2)

So they never cared about her, because Zhao Ming could never do anything to them.

However, her expressions this time was different. She does not seem like to be hurt but it looks like she was mocking them for having such thoughts.

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” You think that just because you threaten me to complain to Empress Dowager I would leave you? Is That It?”

” But what to do? It seems that your luck is very poor these days,” she said with a slight smile on her face.

Hoo Mei looked at Zhao Ming in confusion and asks with uncertainty, ” What do you mean?”

” I mean, that the Empress Dowager you're talking about, is not at the palace, for the next few days. If you think she can save you, then my dear, you're wrong,” she said in a low voice as she moved closer to Hao Mei.

” Because for the next few days, the higher authority in the harem is only me. After the Emperor, I am the next one to make decisions. Not even your precious Consort Xiao Li can save you.” she smiled evilly as she blinked her eyes.

When Hao Mei heard all this, her body froze on the spot. She has no idea that Empress Dowager is not at the palace.

Empress Dowager always took her side whenever she gets into trouble with Zhao ming because Xiao Li has told her that she treats Hao Mei like her friend and that she was close to her.

She was not available in the kitchen when this news was announced to everyone that Empress Dowager is not in the palace. At this time, Zhao Ming's expressions were scary.

” Moreover, if I do something to you, no one can able to stop me. Because your precious consort Xiao Li does not have the power to do so and I don't think that his highness would like to handle this problem himself.

After all, you're nothing but an ungrateful servant who disrespects and look down on your master. Even though I didn't do anything to you, but you gather other maids and talk about me like you have the right to talk about me.”

” Hao Mei, I am not so free to shift my focus on an unimportant person like you, but If I don't deal with you today, then everyone would think that I am weak and could be taken for granted.” she glanced at other maids with her indifferent expressions.

” Not only talked ill about me with other maids but you also dare to talk rudely with me.” Zhao Ming said in a cold and stern voice.

” So as an Empress and the one with direct authority over the kitchen matters, I am stripping you from your position as the kitchen staff. You will be assigned to work in the lotus pavilion as my servant. From now on, you will follow my orders only. And I will see who dares to disregard my decision.” she declared sternly.

Hao Mei was frightened when she heard Zhao Ming's words. Stripping from the kitchen staff means she was demoted and will be placed at the same level as the other servants.

Not only that, Zhao Ming has assigned her to be her servant, which means she will be her master from now on. Now she has to treat Lu shi with respect as well because she will be on higher authority than her.

When she was the kitchen staff, she used to get a special authority and her status was much better and higher than other servants. Because they don't have no master other than the royalty and the Emperor.

But she always understands herself as Xiao Li's person and always does whatever she wants on her authority. That's why everyone in the kitchen respects her and tried to curry favor with her as she has Xiao Li and Wen Xu as backing.

But now Zhao ming has stripped her of the position of kitchen staff and placed it under herself. She was afraid that Zhao Ming would abuse her authority and will treat her badly.

Hao Mei's expression became dull as her hands tremble in shock. She can't face defeat like this. This Zhao Ming is nothing but an EMpress in name yet she dared to strip her from her position.