With Wen Tingbo's instructions, Cui Xiaoxiao walked away from Wen Tingbo and followed Song Wanning.
The imperial gardens of the palace were filled with flowers, and now they looked quite fresh. The ladies from outside the palace gathered together to admire them. Song Wanning simply wanted to go out for some fresh air. She stood in a corner of the imperial garden, looking at a poppy in front of her.
I heard that the current emperor had a new beauty who loved this flower very much, so he planted it all over the palace and the imperial garden.
Song Wanning was alone in the room when she heard a familiar voice saying, "Madam Prime Minister..."
Song Wanning turned her head and saw that this person was none other than Cui Xiaoxiao. Song Wanning hadn't seen Cui Xiaoxiao for a long time, and she was very different from before.
Cui Xiaoxiao no longer had the arrogance and domineering attitude she had before, and her clothes were not as bright as before. She only wore the clothes of a maid in the Marquis Zhongping's mansion, and her face looked much more haggard. It seemed that she had not had a good life.
Cui Xiaoxiao stood in front of Song Wanning and said in a low voice, "Madam Prime Minister, I've heard that you're living a good life now. Seeing that it's true today makes Xiaoxiao really envious. Xiaoxiao was young and ignorant in the past and made many mistakes. Madam Prime Minister, please don't hold it against Xiaoxiao."
Song Wanning looked at Cui Xiaoxiao, sizing her up, trying to discern something from her expression. "I heard that the second house of the Marquis Zhongping's mansion no longer has a principal wife. Aunt Cui should be perfectly at home in the Lan Courtyard. Why is she looking for me again now?"
Seeing this, Cui Xiaoxiao fell to her knees on the ground with a plop, looking at Song Wanning and crying, "Madam Prime Minister, please save me, save me this time."
Song Wanning frowned slightly, speechless at Cui Xiaoxiao's expression. After all, in her previous life, Cui Xiaoxiao was one of the culprits who killed her. She never expected that after her new life, Cui Xiaoxiao would be in such a state, begging for mercy from her. It would be a lie to say she wasn't surprised.
Song Wanning looked at Cui Xiaoxiao, raised her eyebrows, and said slowly, "I'm afraid Aunt Cui has forgotten what our relationship was when we were in the Marquis' Mansion. Now that she has come to me for help, I'm afraid she has come to the wrong temple."
"No, no, no, Madam." Cui Xiaoxiao knelt on the ground, tears as big as beans falling one by one. "At the beginning, I was blind and thought I had found a man who truly loved me. Now it seems that man is the real hypocrite. Madam, I was wronging you at the beginning. I see it clearly now. Please help me this time. Wen Tingbo beats me every day. If you can help me this time, I will definitely repay you with all my strength, Madam."
Cui Xiaoxiao said this, then slowly raised her head and spoke to Song Wanning, "Madam, do you remember the Rouge Madam I made last time? I remember that Madam was very interested in it. I have many ways to make money like this. If Madam can save me from this misery, I will definitely help you make money in the future. I now know that I was wrong, and I still ask Madam to save me this time. Wen Tingbai wanted to sell me off, and if it weren't for Madam, I'm afraid I don't know where I would be in a brothel now. I still ask Madam to save me."
Song Wanning looked at Cui Xiaoxiao. Now she really couldn't figure out whether what Cui Xiaoxiao said was true or false.
Seeing Song Wanning like this, Cui Xiaoxiao immediately understood what was going on. She wiped her tears and said, "Madam, I know that even a bandit needs a token of loyalty to join the stronghold these days. Madam, just tell me what you want me to do to save me this time, and I will do my best."
Song Wanning looked at Cui Xiaoxiao like this and felt a little hesitant. Fortunately, she was in a corner of the imperial garden and there were not many people coming and going, which made her feel a little relieved.
A few days ago, Wen Tingbo and Madam Yin teamed up to trick her. Now she couldn't help but wonder whether Cui Xiaoxiao was sent by Wen Tingbo to deal with her.
Song Wanning glanced at Cui Xiaoxiao's miserable state and said slowly, "Are you not living a good life in the Marquis Zhongping's Mansion?"
After hearing this, Cui Xiaoxiao immediately rolled up her sleeves to show Song Wanning her wounds, crying, "Madam, look, these were all beaten by Wen Tingbo. He is a hypocrite and not a good person at all."
Song Wanning couldn't help but frown when she saw these wounds. Who would have thought that Wen Tingbo, who pretended to be a decent person in public, could do such a thing.
When Wen Tingbo brought Cui Xiaoxiao back to the Marquis' Mansion, he and Cui Xiaoxiao were so deeply in love. Who would have thought that after such a short time, Wen Tingbo and Cui Xiaoxiao would have reached this point now.
Song Wanning looked at Cui Xiaoxiao's expression and asked slowly, "If that's the case, how could Wen Tingbai let you come to me?"
Cui Xiaoxiao hurriedly explained, "He's been trying to win over Madam recently, and now that he's failed, he's angry and wants to beat me up. I was quick-witted and offered to win Madam over by making money, and that's why he asked me to come here. Madam, please help me this time, or I'll be beaten to death when I get back."
Song Wanning narrowed her eyes and slowly said to Cui Xiaoxiao, "How do you want me to help you?"
"I'm going to go back today and tell Wen Tingbo that I've succeeded. Madam, just send someone to pick me up at the Prime Minister's Mansion in a few days. Wen Tingbo will definitely believe it and let me go." Cui Xiaoxiao's tears fell heavily on her face. "Madam, if you can't help me this time, I'm afraid I'm dead."
"Then you are Wen Tingbai's concubine, and it is not proper for you to come to the Prime Minister's residence." Song Wanning was now thinking carefully, "When the time comes, Wen Tingbai will have a reason to take you back."
"When I first came here, I was only thinking about becoming a mistress. I never performed the etiquette of a concubine with Wen Tingbo, let alone a marriage contract. As long as Madam finds me a house to live in and says it has nothing to do with me, then Wen Tingbo will have no choice."
Cui Xiaoxiao was about to speak when she was interrupted by Song Wanning, "No, you and Wen Tingbai were out in public in the capital, and everyone outside knew about it. Even if you leave the house now, Wen Tingbai has evidence."
Cui Xiaoxiao cried even harder after hearing this, and immediately said, "Then...what should we do?"
"Let me think of a solution." Song Wanning looked at Cui Xiaoxiao, but her gaze fell on Yu Meiren who was not far away. She said slowly, "Why not put on a show so that he has no choice but to let you come to me."
"Acting?" Cui Xiaoxiao was a little dumbfounded for a moment, not knowing what Song Wanning was thinking.
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