Mother Hua walked in worriedly. Seeing Song Wanning, she knelt on the ground to express her loyalty. "Madam, I wonder what you want me to do today? I'm usually busy with the affairs of the courtyard, so it's rare for me to see you."
"Mother Hua, you are my concubine. Now that your family has married into my family, you are considered my confidant." Song Wanning looked at Mother Hua with a faint smile on her face. "Originally, it wasn't Mother's turn to be a concubine, but the mother who followed me before is old. Father thought it would be embarrassing not to have a concubine, and he was also worried that I would not have a close helper in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he gave Mother to me as a dowry. Since Mother came here, I have never lacked anything for her. Is that what Mother said?"
Mother Hua didn't even dare to raise her head. She just lowered her head and tried to explain herself. "Madam, you are right. Ever since I married you, I have been grateful to you. My husband is now managing the farm for you, and my daughter is serving you. I would never dare to do anything to let you down."
Song Wanning laughed when she heard this. "Since you are thinking only of me, why did you help deliver the letter for someone outside? Could it be that you don't know the rules of our Prime Minister's Mansion?"
Upon hearing this, Mother Hua broke out in a cold sweat and quickly kowtowed to Song Wanning, "Madam, please be clear. Although I helped deliver a letter once, it was not a very important one."
Song Wanning narrowed her eyes at Hua Mama and said coldly, "How do you know that the letter is not important?"
Mother Hua was already choking on her words at this point. Seeing Song Wanning stammering, she said, "I asked about this letter beforehand, and only sent it if it was unimportant. But it's still against the rules, so please punish me, Madam."
Song Wanning glanced at Mother Hua and said coldly, "Mom, you might as well think more about yourself now. Since you have become my concubine and followed me to marry, you are still thinking about your former master in the Prime Minister's Mansion. If you are so loyal to your former master, then I might as well help you and let you follow your former master."
Mother Hua was so frightened after hearing this that she immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "Madam, I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again. If it weren't for Madam Nan's kindness to my daughter, I wouldn't have dared to refuse. I would never have helped deliver the letter. Please forgive me this time."
"In that case, it's not impossible to forgive you this time." Song Wanning looked at Mother Hua and said softly, "I just hope that in the future, you will know where you are from. Don't end up helping outsiders while working in the Prime Minister's Mansion. If there is any disturbance outside in the future and you continue to deliver letters, don't blame me."
Seeing this, Mother Hua looked miserable and said to Song Wanning, "Madam, you are right. I will definitely follow the rules and regulations from now on. If there is any letter from outside for me to deliver, I will bring it to you first if I cannot refuse."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Mom."
Mother Hua retreated after hearing the noise. Just as she was leaving, her daughter Huang Li came up to her and said, "Mother, that lady came to see you. What did she say?"
Mother Hua wiped the sweat from her face and said with a look of fear, "It wasn't anything else. It was all about delivering a message for the former Second Madam. The rules in the Prime Minister's Mansion are strict. Maybe a servant saw me delivering the message and reported it to the Madam. They're here to punish me."
Huang Li curled her lips and said, "It's just a letter. After all, the Second Madam helped us a lot in the past. If it weren't for the Second Madam, my daughter would have died when she was young. How can I refuse such a small favor now?"
"After all, it's the former Second Madam and our current Madam who are competing against each other. We servants should stay out of it. Otherwise, we might end up getting into trouble." Mother Hua sighed. "Now that we've helped once, I won't help you next time. We're in the Prime Minister's Mansion now. If Madam finds out and gets angry, our whole family will be in trouble."
Huangli responded with a rather unconvinced voice after hearing what Hua Mama said. "Mother, even though our family came as a dowry from Madam, mother and I are embarrassed in front of Madam. Madam's personal affairs are now handled by her two personal maids, and our other maids have to obey Caique and Zhuque. Later, Xique was added, but she's even more useless. She follows Madam around all day and can't be ordered around."
"Finish your own work first, and then worry about not having another opportunity?" Mother Hua shook her head. "After all, Zhuque and Caique grew up with Madam. Later, when Madam suffered unfair treatment in the Zhongping Marquis's mansion, these two maids followed her closely. It's no surprise that such servants are given important positions. After all, we are Madam's companions, so we have to follow her."
Huang Li had no choice but to respond and put the matter aside, but she felt unwilling in her heart.
A few days later, Cui Xiaoxiao went to the teahouse where Song Wanshi had agreed to meet according to the address in the letter, but this time it was not her who came in person, but Nan Hongqiu.
Nan Hongqiu had lived half his life, after all. Seeing Cui Xiaoxiao, she smiled brightly. "Miss, please sit down quickly. Don't be afraid. It was my daughter who wanted to come and see you, but my daughter hasn't been feeling well recently, so I came to see you. It's the same whether I come or my daughter comes."
Cui Xiaoxiao sat down upon hearing the voice, looked at Nan Hongqiu and smiled faintly, "It's really troublesome for Madam to make this trip. I wonder what Madam is here for today?"
"It's nothing serious. I just heard Sister Shi say that she and you had some disagreements back at the Marquis Zhongping's residence, so I've come here to apologize. Sister Shi has been pampered since she was a child, so she's not very tolerant after moving to the Marquis' residence. I hope you won't take it personally."
Nan Hongqiu said as he took out a box from his sleeve, opened it, and pushed it in front of Cui Xiaoxiao, smiling faintly, "This thing is just a small gift for you, young lady."
"Madam, now that you are here, just speak frankly." Cui Xiaoxiao saw Nan Hongqiu taking out a valuable jade bracelet, and knew that she probably had something to ask for.
"The girl is really straightforward. It's not really a big deal. It's just related to where she's staying right now."
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