Cui Xiaoxiao looked at Nan Hongqiu and knew what she was talking about.
Nan Hongqiu continued, "The Prime Minister's wife has always disliked us. Back in the General's Mansion, even though I was her aunt, I was the victim of her schemes. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been kicked out of the General's Mansion with my innocence ruined. She's truly a scheming woman. I'm sure you were also deeply troubled by her when you were at the Marquis Zhongping's Mansion. I don't know why you've come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to help her, but you're definitely not sincere. Since we all share the same enemy, why not unite as one to deal with her?"
Nan Hongqiu continued, "I know that you're probably earning quite a bit of money working for Song Wanning in the Prime Minister's Mansion. If you're willing, I'll definitely let you open a shop and run it yourself when you're released from the Prime Minister's Mansion. It's better than working for someone else."
Cui Xiaoxiao only chuckled faintly upon hearing Nan Hongqiu's words. "Madam, I'm afraid you haven't heard from Miss Shi. Back when I was at the Marquis Zhongping's residence, I helped her run her rouge shop, but I didn't expect it to end up losing everything. Miss Shi even threatened to kill me back then, but now she's changed her mind."
Nan Hongqiu looked rather embarrassed when she heard this, but she quickly recovered and looked at Cui Xiaoxiao to make amends, "Those were just minor incidents. The child was sorry for you and later told me how much he regretted it."
After hearing this, Cui Xiaoxiao only smiled faintly and said, "Now that I think about it, it was me who misunderstood Miss Shi. I just don't know what I should do to help Madam now?"
Nan Hongqiu's eyes lit up when she heard this. She looked at Cui Xiaoxiao and smiled, "There's no need to make a big deal. Everyone knows that the soap shop belongs to the Prime Minister's Mansion. And the young lady is in charge of the soap production. So why not add something that makes people uncomfortable to the soap? As long as people use soap to wash clothes, they will feel uncomfortable all over. Then, the Prime Minister's soap shop will definitely not be able to operate. By then, no one will trust the Prime Minister's shop. Let's kill a few more people and force all the shops under her name to close down."
Nan Hongqiu smiled and continued, "Just wait until the young lady leaves the Prime Minister's Mansion. I will definitely pay her to fully utilize her talents and open eight or ten shops for her. Then she can make more money."
"What if I don't want to?" Cui Xiaoxiao glanced at Nan Hongqiu and said in a very light voice.
"Miss, we're all on the same page now." Nan Hongqiu's smile faded as he looked at Cui Xiaoxiao and said, "Looking at the way you're dressed now, I'm afraid you've gotten something good at the Prime Minister's Mansion. But think about it, when you and Sister Shi were at the Marquis Zhongping's Mansion, you dealt with Song Wanning. If she knew, I don't know if she would let you continue to live in the Prime Minister's Mansion. So, it's better to go all out."
After hearing what Nan Hongqiu said, Cui Xiaoxiao really understood that Nan Hongqiu was now trying to deal with Song Wanning by threatening her.
Cui Xiaoxiao sighed, looked at Nan Hongqiu and said calmly, "When I first entered the Marquis' Mansion as a concubine, I didn't know how high the heavens were and how deep the earth was. Now, after suffering so much, I know that I am no match for the Prime Minister's wife. Later, I followed Miss Shi and tried my best to make trouble for the Prime Minister's wife, but in the end, I was defeated. Now I think about it, I regret it very much. If I hadn't been so arrogant, how could I have lived to this point. If I followed Madam to deal with the Prime Minister's wife again, I am afraid that in the end, it would not be a good thing. I advise Madam to think carefully."
"Young lady, you failed because you had no help." Nan Hongqiu clapped his hands and tried to persuade her. "Now, besides Sister Shi and I, there's also the Guan family and the Yan family, the richest family in the capital. Young lady, you don't know that the Prime Minister's Mansion's business is growing bigger and bigger, and it's already suppressing the Yan family's business. So, the Yan family will definitely find a way to deal with this. After all, there's strength in numbers. As long as we plan carefully, we can always bring her down."
Cui Xiaoxiao thought in her heart that Nan Hongqiu was naive and actually wanted to bring down Song Wanning by using these means. She probably didn't expect that Song Wanning was already thinking about how to fight back.
Cui Xiaoxiao didn't say much when she saw this. She just looked at Nan Hongqiu and said, "Since Madam has made up her mind, why not let me go back and think carefully about how to make it happen? I'll discuss it with Madam in detail in a couple of days."
Nan Hongqiu saw this and responded happily, "Don't worry, it's only right for Miss Cui to think about it. As long as Miss Cui has figured it out, she can write to me anytime."
Cui Xiaoxiao left the teahouse and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Nan Hongqiu brought the good news to her daughter Song Wanshi and Guan Surong.
When Guan Surong heard the good news, she immediately became quite happy and said, "Is this matter clear? If so, I will go back to the Yan Mansion and tell Yan Yuzhi. He will definitely be very happy."
Everyone was happy, but only Madam Guan was worried about them. "If this doesn't work out, if Cui Xiaoxiao sells us out when she returns to the Prime Minister's Mansion, I'm afraid things will be difficult to handle."
Song Wanshi smiled and comforted Madam Guan, "Aunt, why worry so much? Cui Xiaoxiao and Song Wanning are mortal enemies. She would never tell Song Wanning about this."
Madam Guan was still worried. "But after all, Cui Xiaoxiao is now working in the Prime Minister's Mansion... It's hard to say if she was bribed by Song Wanning."
"Mother, just wait patiently at home for our good news. I will go home and tell Yuzhi the good news." Guan Surong said as she stood up and took her people back to Yan's house.
As soon as Guan Surong returned home, she saw Yan Yuzhi's worried face. Knowing that she was worried about her business, Guan Surong hurried forward to comfort her, "Husband, what's wrong now? Why do you look so unhappy?"
"Don't mention it, it's all about business." Yan Yuzhi sighed, looked at Guan Surong and said, "Surong, you don't know, many of our businesses have been taken over by the shops in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Who would have thought that the business in the Prime Minister's Mansion has been getting better and better recently, and we can see that several of our shops are about to go bankrupt."
Upon hearing this, Guan Surong hurriedly spoke to comfort him, "Don't worry, my husband. I've already thought of a solution. If you trust me, then this matter will be resolved. I will definitely handle this matter beautifully, and our shop will still be able to do business well in the capital."
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