Cui Xiaoxiao was busy taking care of the research she had just developed when she saw the maid outside running in hurriedly. She said to her, "Miss, I heard that Cheng Xiang is now imprisoned in the palace, and the Prime Minister's wife has also left. I don't know where she went. Now the entire Prime Minister's Mansion is controlled by the Lu family. What should I do now?"
Cui Xiaoxiao wasn't surprised to hear this. She just said, "Even if the sky falls, there are people outside to hold it up. Why rush? Let's just do our own thing."
Seeing this, the maidservant beside Cui Xiaoxiao immediately said to her, "Young lady, you are calm. But don't let them raid our house when they raid our house to exterminate our family. What shall we do then?"
After hearing this, Cui Xiaoxiao raised her head and said, "Don't say this casually. Be careful that your master outside hears you and finds a human trafficker to sell you out."
Upon hearing this, the little maidservant covered her mouth in fear and said to Cui Xiaoxiao, "Young lady, you are right, you are right. I dare not say anything more. But when I came in just now, I saw a mother outside the mansion calling someone, saying that she wanted to invite you over for a cup of tea."
After hearing this, Cui Xiaoxiao raised her head and said, "If I go out now, I'm afraid the world outside will be in chaos. It's better for me not to go out."
Seeing this, the little maidservant hurriedly tried to persuade her, "Young lady, this lady is the mistress's chambermaid in the Yin Mansion. She's here to ask you out now, I'm afraid she has something important to say. You'd better go and see her. If you don't go, I'm afraid she has something important to say, which will only delay you."
"Do the masters outside know about this?" Cui Xiaoxiao restrained her expression. "Why did you come at this time, not earlier? I'm afraid you have bad intentions."
Seeing this, Cui Xiaoxiao's maid Liu Lu looked rather embarrassed and said to Cui Xiaoxiao, "The Yin Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion are both relatives. They shouldn't have any other ideas, right? They should all be serious people."
Cui Xiaoxiao sneered and said to Liu Lu, "Okay, since you want me to go so badly, then I'll go and take a look."
As Cui Xiaoxiao spoke, she placed all the things she was working on on the table, clapped her hands, straightened her clothes, and then went out through the side door to the Yin Mansion.
Cui Xiaoxiao dressed simply and went to meet Wu Junrou.
Wu Junrou looked at Cui Xiaoxiao in front of her and was quite surprised. She had seen Cui Xiaoxiao when she was still a concubine and was out in public. Back then, she was arrogant and domineering, and made many jokes. Who would have thought that now that she was in person, she was much calmer than before.
Seeing Cui Xiaoxiao, Wu Junrou hurried forward a few steps, looked at her and smiled, "Good girl, you are finally here. I have been thinking about seeing you for a while, but it is really not easy. I have heard that your hands can make many good things."
Seeing this, Cui Xiaoxiao looked at Wu Junrou and said with a smile, "Madam, you are too polite. I just don't know why you called me here today?"
"My dear, I didn't call you here today for any reason. When I saw you and Wan Ning reconcile, I was happier than anyone else. I called you here just to see you and talk." Wu Junrou said, looking at Cui Xiaoxiao, "You are such a beautiful girl, but now you are suffering in the Prime Minister's Mansion. It really makes people feel sad."
Seeing this, Cui Xiaoxiao simply smiled and said, "I'm not wronged. The Prime Minister's wife is very kind to me. Now I have money in my hands, and my life is more comfortable than before."
When Wu Junrou heard this, she just smiled and nodded, "I didn't expect you to be so ambitious."
Seeing this, Cui Xiaoxiao immediately looked at Wu Junrou and said, "Madam, do you have anything else to say today? Since I'm here, please tell me what you want to say."
Wu Junrou looked at Cui Xiaoxiao and chuckled, "Good child, you are an honest person. You know the current situation of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Prime Minister has been imprisoned in the palace. It is hard to say whether he can come out alive. I am afraid that Wan Ning will be implicated by then. Although I am the Prime Minister's aunt, I am powerless in such a major event of family and country. You are still in the Prime Minister's Mansion. I am afraid that if the Prime Minister's Mansion falls into trouble, you will be implicated as well. We people still have to think more about ourselves. As the Prime Minister's aunt, I can't take care of big things, but if I can help the Prime Minister's Mansion to manage the shop in the future, it would be a small test. You have such a good skill, why don't you join me and take over the Prime Minister's Mansion housekeeper job from the Lu family. By then, you will still be the same as now, and I can give you more money. What do you think?"
Cui Xiaoxiao finally understood why the lady had called her here. She looked at Wu Junrou and said, "Madam, the situation is still unsettled. I am a free man in the Prime Minister's Mansion. If it really comes to the point of confiscating my property, I will leave on my own."
"So much property would have to be confiscated if it were raided," Wu Junrou said with regret, holding her forehead. "The foundation laid by our ancestors cannot be ruined in the hands of the Prime Minister. I'm not trying to keep all this property for myself, but the Prime Minister is really busy right now. I thought I'd take it over to help manage it first, and if things are okay in the future, I'll return it to them."
Cui Xiaoxiao smiled at Wu Junrou after hearing this and said, "Madam, you are very thoughtful and far-sighted, but the deeds to those shops are not in my hands now. Even if I want to help you, I don't know where to start. Please find another way."
Wu Junrou's expression finally cooled down at this point, but she still tried to persuade him, "I heard that Wan Ning and you had a lot of disagreements before. How come you're on the same side now? You've been working under her for a long time, so why haven't you ever thought about revenge?"
Cui Xiaoxiao spoke slowly, "Madam, you don't know. I did want revenge in the past, but now I have lost the will. Back then, I was young and impetuous, and I didn't know how high the heavens were. Now I understand what this matter has become."
"I'm sorry to have troubled you today. In that case, you can go back." A smile appeared on Wu Junrou's face again, but there was no vitality on her face.
Seeing this, Cui Xiaoxiao thanked him and left the Yin Mansion.
As soon as Cui Xiaoxiao left, Wu Junrou clenched her hands and said coldly, "Who does she think she is? How dare she reject me like this? I'll let her know how powerful I am in the future."
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