Little Youzi looked at the newcomer and immediately smiled, "Hahaha...Mrs. Cui, it's great to meet you. I came to the laundry today specifically to ask for your help. Can we talk for a moment?"
Choi Sang-Gong nudged Xiao Youzi's arm and said with a smile, "Why are you so polite? You're even asking me for help. You look so mysterious. If you have something to say, can't you just talk about it here?"
"Hehe...it's better to talk while walking."
Unable to persuade Xiao Youzi, Cui Shanggong followed Xiao Youzi to a corner of the laundry yard.
Seeing that there were no one around, Choi Sang-Gong said, "Now that there are no one around, you can say whatever you want to say, right?"
Xiao Youzi glanced around, then exchanged a glance with Ji Jingyu. He then said, "It's like this. I'd like to borrow one of your palace maids. Could you arrange it for me?"
"Isn't this a trivial matter? If you like a maid in our laundry department, you can just point her name and ask her to come over. Why do you need to ask me? Wait..."
Cui Shanggong suddenly stopped and looked at Ji Jingyu.
"Hey, what are you doing with the maids from our laundry department? And who is this guy? He looks unfamiliar. Are you planning to do something bad to the maids from our laundry department?"
Xiao Youzi immediately retorted, "Cui Shanggong, what are you talking about? Do you think we are like this? Stop talking nonsense. Do you agree to what I asked you just now?"
“…”
Borrowing a maid didn't bother Choi Sang-Gong, but seeing that Xiao Youzi kept urging her, she became even more curious about what Xiao Youzi wanted from the maid in their laundry department. She asked again, "Who are you looking for? Tell me about it. Maybe I'll know what you're up to once you tell me the name."
Little Youzi was too lazy to talk nonsense. He said, "I'm looking for Fu Xiner."
"That won't work!"
Choi Sang-Gong's first reaction when she heard the name was to refuse.
"I don't care about that. Anyway, I'm going to find Fu Xiner."
Cui Shanggong just didn't understand. There were so many palace maids in their laundry department, but he didn't look for Xiao Youzi, so why did he look for Fu Xiner?
She still refused, "No, it's not possible. Fu Xin'er was banished to our laundry department by the emperor as a criminal. Now she can't see anyone."
"Cui Shanggong, please don't be so harsh. Have you forgotten how you got your position as Shanggong? I still remember that you were just a little palace maid, and you suffered a lot of oppression. If it weren't for me..."
Xiao Youzi's words immediately reminded Choi Sang-Gong of her situation back then.
Back then, Lady Choi was ostracized by everyone in the palace because she was not very quick to react. Even the servants in the palace dared to order her around, but she was too timid to resist. If she had not met Xiao Youzi later, she would probably have remained an unknown little palace maid all her life.
But now she was a royal concubine, and little Youzi was still little Youzi. Her eyes revealed her disdain for him. She said, "Eunuch You, you know that things are very different now. If you still bring up what happened back then, I think you are being too disrespectful."
“Hmph…”
Facing Cui Shanggong's indifference, Xiao Youzi kindly reminded her, "Cui Yuxue, you also know the saying that things are different now. After all these years, your character has indeed matured a lot. But you should know that although I am just a small eunuch in the palace, many people have benefited from my kindness. If you don't want to be beaten back to your original state..."
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