As soon as Wang Xiuxiu stepped into the courtyard, she immediately saw Granny Lu peeking around furtively.
His expression suggested he wanted to spy on something, yet was also afraid of being discovered.
Wang Xiuxiu felt even more disgusted upon seeing this.
She suppressed her displeasure, forced out a few tears, and pretended to be extremely aggrieved.
"Oh dear! My little Xiu, what's wrong with you? Tell your nanny quickly!"
Granny Lu feigned concern and quickly stepped forward, her tone full of insincere care.
Wang Xiuxiu raised her head, her eyes reddening and tears welling up. She sobbed softly, calling out, "Granny..."
Her voice was choked with sobs, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
After listening to Wang Xiuxiu's story, Granny Lu put on a fake look of pity and sighed in a pretentious manner, saying, "Oh, Xiuxiu, don't cry. We servants are born with this fate, we have to accept it!"
Wang Xiuxiu lowered her head, inwardly cursing Granny Lu for her hypocrisy, but still mumbled a reply, "Granny is right..."
At this moment, Granny Lu suddenly changed the subject and raised her voice: "However, the servants in our main house are not to be bullied by the second house! Xiu'er, you wait here, I'll go tell our mistress right now, and I'll make sure you don't suffer this injustice for nothing!"
Before she could finish speaking, Granny Lu turned around impatiently and ran back to the house, leaving Wang Xiuxiu standing there alone.
Wang Xiuxiu was caught in a dilemma. She couldn't leave, but she didn't dare to go in. She could only stand there awkwardly with her swollen face, enduring the various gazes from the other maids in the courtyard.
Those gazes held curiosity, sympathy, and even schadenfreude.
After a while, Wang Xiuxiu was finally called in.
The First Madam was dignified and leisurely drinking tea. Her contented appearance was so enviable that it made one feel suffocated!
After an unknown amount of time, the First Madam slowly and deliberately placed the teacup back on the table, looked up at Wang Xiuxiu, and said, "Granny Lu just told me about what happened today. You were indeed wronged."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiuxiu quickly bowed and said with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression, "Madam, I have done nothing wrong! Madam has shown me great kindness! As long as I can serve you, I would gladly go through fire and water for you!"
In fact, Wang Xiuxiu should have expressed such words of loyalty and determination to the First Madam long ago.
After much consideration, it became clear that the First Madam was holding a grudge.
If I don't let her vent her anger first, no matter how eloquently I speak, I'll probably just be seen as flattering and ignored in the end.
His current miserable state, coupled with his somewhat gritty words, actually increased his credibility.
Just as Wang Xiuxiu had expected, the First Madam finally remembered her good qualities.
Although this girl is stupid and timid, she is extremely loyal to me.
Thinking about it, the First Madam couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly and gently comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I know in my heart how loyal you are."
"Mama Lu, fetch my Snow Moisturizing Cream for Xiuxiu," the First Madam said, waving her hand as she sat on the couch.
"No...this servant will not..."
Wang Xiuxiu quickly waved her hand to decline, her face showing trepidation.
Seeing this, Granny Lu stuffed the box in her hand into Wang Xiuxiu's arms without saying a word, and said with a smile, "We all know you are a good child who knows your place, but this is a special gift from Madam to you. Keep it safe and don't let Madam's good intentions go to waste!"
Wang Xiuxiu squeezed out another tear and kowtowed several times, making it clear that she was deeply grateful.
Once he got back to his room, he opened the medicine box.
Inside was a box of snow-white, delicate moisturizing cream, which also emitted a faint fragrance.
However, no matter how tempting and effective the lotion looked, Wang Xiuxiu dared not use a single drop.
Within the deep, secluded mansion of the Cheng family, no one knew whether this seemingly benevolent reward concealed any hidden conspiracies or schemes.
And so, the box of snow-smoothing cream was left in the corner of the dressing table.
Fortunately, Wang Xiuxiu's injury only looked scary on the surface. She only needed to use some ordinary ointment she bought herself, and it was almost healed.
Night fell like a huge, thick black curtain, silently enveloping the entire Cheng residence.
All around was quiet, so quiet that you could even hear the soft rustling of the wind through the bamboo leaves.
But this excessive tranquility actually made people feel depressed.
The bright moon hung high in the deep blue night sky, its light filtering through the sparse bamboo leaves, casting a faint and hazy glow.
Inside the room, Wang Xiuxiu lay quietly on the bed, with no lights on.
In the darkness, with her eyes closed, her mind was filled with countless thoughts, all focused on her own future.
Wang Xiuxiu knew very well that the Cheng residence was not a place she could stay for long.
Not to mention the endless stream of dirty deeds within the Cheng family.
Even without all this commotion, she couldn't bear to be trapped here for the rest of her life, treated as a dispensable object to be manipulated at will.
Since arriving in this unfamiliar Great Xi Dynasty, Wang Xiuxiu has secretly resolved to become a wealthy and leisurely landlady, content with a peaceful and uneventful life.
Although there have been many twists and turns along the way, I have never changed my mind.
Wang Xiuxiu longed to escape this cage.
However, leaving the Cheng residence was easier said than done. Therefore, they couldn't rush things; they could only patiently wait for the right opportunity…
With a soft sigh, Wang Xiuxiu turned over and buried her face in the pillow.
Moonlight streamed through the window and fell on the bedside, illuminating her somewhat slender figure.
"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer..." Wang Xiuxiu murmured to herself as she drifted off to sleep.
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