Hu Xiaotian smiled and nodded. As the saying went, scarcity made things precious. Liu Yuzhang had put it simply, but the principle was the same.
After taking his leave of Liu Yuzhang, he had intended to visit the Wine Cellar, only to run into the palace maid Baobao. She had not appeared for several days since Wang Desheng stabbed her. Now she looked even livelier than before, so her wound must have healed completely. Hu Xiaotian thought to himself, That girl's Black Jade Flesh-Regenerating Paste really does seem to work. Although he knew she must have come with an ulterior motive, he still approached her with a smile. "Sister Baobao, what brings you here today?"
Baobao gave a charming smile, radiating grace, and said softly, "Eunuch Hu, Consort Lin couldn't stop praising the Chinese bayberry wine you sent her last time. She's finished it already, so Her Highness sent me to ask you for some more."
"Of course, of course. I'll have someone take you to fetch it right away," Hu Xiaotian said with a smile. Inwardly, however, he knew this girl's sights were certainly not on the wine.
Baobao fixed her lovely eyes on him and said quietly, "I wouldn't trust anyone else. It would be best if you went yourself."
"But I have other things to do," Hu Xiaotian said.
Nothing short of threatening, Baobao said, "Nothing could be more important than our business. Surely you don't want me to tell everyone everything that happened that day?"
Hu Xiaotian chuckled. This palace maid really was trouble, coming right to his door to threaten him. Had he known it would come to this, he might as well have silenced her for good in the cellar that day. Yet even as he thought this, he knew Baobao was no easy