Chapter 10: Chapter 5: Who Said She Was Poor?

However, her eyes soon lit up. She first ran to the door to take a look—hmm, no sign of any enemies—so she closed the door again and locked it.

She ran back, rummaged through the bed for a long time, and finally pulled out a big apple. "Sigh, thank goodness, I stored some rations in advance." She held the apple under her nose and sniffed it; the scent was truly wonderful.

Right, she also found a knife. The knife was a bit long, but it was definitely suitable for peeling an apple.

As she peeled the apple, her mind wandered off somewhere else.

This imperial palace seemed to be very large. She had been here for quite a while, yet she hadn't had a proper look around. Tomorrow, she would definitely have to explore to her heart's content. Also, she needed to think of a way to earn some silver; whether in modern times or ancient, one simply couldn't get by without money.

Hmm, should she take some things from the palace to sell? Her eyes darted around as she looked to see what in this palace could be sold. Money makes things easier, even in this palace. But she had looked around several times and really hadn't seen anything valuable.

"Sigh, Princess Xiao Hei, you really are poor," she pouted. Truly poor, not even a single copper coin. She didn't know if the original owner had hidden any away, but even if she had, Xiao Hei might have known, but Li Hong, who was now inside Xiao Hei's body, did not.

Suddenly, her hand trembled, and she didn't hold the knife steady. It slipped and sliced across her finger. She felt a sharp pain, and the knife dropped to the floor.

Looking down, she saw that the cut on her finger was quite severe, and blood was flowing out continuously.

She hurriedly pressed a clean cloth against her finger. Then, looking at the blood-stained apple, she sighed; it was likely inedible now.

Between stopping the bleeding and bandaging it, nearly an hour passed. Looking at her finger, which was wrapped up like a rice dumpling, she felt like crying.

She didn't want meat; she just wanted the apple.

Also, she stared curiously at the jade ring on her finger. She remembered it had clearly been white just a moment ago, so why had it turned red now? Moreover, it looked as if liquid was flowing inside it; it was truly strange.

She couldn't care about the pain in her wound anymore and took off the ring to admire it.

This must be worth a lot of money, she thought, squinting her eyes like a miser. Hmm, if it's valuable, she would sell it. Although she felt a bit sorry for Princess Xiao Hei, there was no other way. Who told her to be so poor right now? She had to get some travel money for herself.

In this world, relying on oneself is the most effective way.

Once again, she put the ring back on her finger, though a stinging pain still radiated from the bandaged wound.

"Princess, what happened to your hand?" the nanny asked, looking curiously at Li Hong's finger, which was wrapped like a rice dumpling.

"This," Li Hong grinned, though the smile looked more like a grimace, "I think it looks good, it looks good, hmm," she nodded, "it's just good-looking."

The nanny shook her head; she was still her silly princess.

Li Hong didn't mind being treated like a fool; fools are harmless. As a newcomer to this world, she knew nothing and everything was unfamiliar. She had to keep a low profile, otherwise, she didn't know how she might end up dying.

Furthermore, the nanny absolutely could not know about her injury. If she found out, she would be hovering over her every day. By then, she wouldn't have any personal space, and she wouldn't even be able to do her skincare routine—how could her skin stay good then?