I was a queen in ancient times, no, a maid!

It just so happens that Sister Yan at home can’t leave her when she goes to bed at night.

Madam Li watched Cheng Yu packing his bag, and in his hand was the jade ring that the old lady of the Lu family had taken off her hand.

Madam Lu said that she took the jade ring to find Madam Meng, and she would definitely know that something had happened to the Lu family.

What Cheng Yu hesitated about was that the Lu family was in trouble now, and it was a serious crime of murdering the prince. Would the Meng family still help?

But it's an opportunity anyway.

Cheng Yu knew what Madam Li wanted to say.

"No matter what the result is, I'm going to give it a try. What if the Meng family helps?"

Madam Li hesitated for a second before finally saying, "I hope it will be useful."

"It's just that, Yu'er, this Yanjie is used to sleeping with you at night. If you're not around, she will definitely make a fuss for a long time."

Cheng Yu said, "It's no use crying. If the lady doesn't care, how can she survive? If this child is really sensible, she should know that compared with her mother, her current situation is just that she can't sleep well."

Cheng Yu is also worried about the child, but she also has to prioritize.

Cheng Yu prepared the milk powder for Yan Jie'er in advance.

Tell Madam Li to do as she said, pour water first, then add the milk powder, don't stir it randomly, just stir it gently with a spoon in one direction. Be sure to test the temperature so as not to scald Sister Yan.

After all, Cheng Yu is still very worried about the child.

But she also had to go to the Meng family.

The next day, Cheng Yu got up early and went to the lady who was selling cakes and steamed buns outside to buy some dry food. She originally wanted to go by herself, but when she arrived at the edge of the city, she saw a person.

It was Zhang Yuanjie, one of Cheng Yu’s few friends in Kyoto.

"Brother Zhang, what are you doing..."

"I'll go with you to the Meng family. It's totally fine for my sister to take care of the family business. Besides, my main customers are also the Lu family, and the other shops and doors don't ask for many dishes."

There are also many vegetables in the market during this season.

If people can buy vegetables cheaper than those sold by Songcai Zhang, they will go to the market to buy them, and Songcai Zhang’s business is not that good.

It’s totally fine to let Zhang’s younger sister do it alone.

"Thank you very much."

Everything is unspoken.

Zhang Yuanjie suddenly said: "If the second wife of the Lu family can be rescued, she will definitely help save the maids around her, right?"

Cheng Yu was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Zhang, the delivery man, said.

"Who are you……."

"Wait for Miss Zhu'er to come out, and I'll ask her what she thinks. If she's willing, I'll marry her. In fact, I've found that she's quite nice, simple-minded, and always says what she wants."

Cheng Yu hummed, "Zhu'er has always been very good."

"Miss Yu'er, you are also very good. You will definitely meet a man who likes you and who likes you in the future."

After Zhang Yuanjie said this, he felt relieved.

Besides, everyone has met someone who has amazed them in their life. But it’s just a momentary amazement, and then you still have to move forward and continue living.

With Zhang Yuanjie's company, Cheng Yu felt much more at ease.

Of course, in order to ensure her travel safety, she also made preparations. She first put on some shabby clothes, tied her hair up simply, and dressed in a more neutral style that made it difficult to tell whether she was a man or a woman.

The carriage was rented from a car dealership. Originally, Cheng Yu was worried that her driving skills were not good enough, but now that Zhang Yuanjie was here, she didn't have to worry anymore.

It took a day and a half to get from Kyoto to Jiangbei City.

Cheng Yu didn't know what Jiangbei City was like, nor had he ever been there or imagined it. But after taking a look today, he discovered that Jiangbei City was not half as prosperous as Kyoto.

But it's still pretty good. There are a lot of cars and pedestrians on the street, vendors are shouting to sell things, and there are many food stalls on the roadside.

It can be seen that there are many people doing business in Jiangbei City.

The Meng family is the richest family in Jiangbei City. After asking around, they soon found themselves outside the Meng family’s gate.

Cheng Yu and Zhang Yuanjie looked at the luxurious mansion gate, which could not be compared with the gate of Lu family.

"Go knock on the door and call for help first. Now that you're here, you can't back down."

Cheng Yu spoke as if he was talking to Zhang Yuanjie, but also as if he was cheering himself up.

Zhang Yuanjie pulled the carriage to the side and watched Cheng Yu go forward and knock on the door. At this moment, another carriage came to the door.

The carriage was huge, purple-black with golden light. Two large purple-red lanterns were hung on both sides of the carriage, and the words "Meng Family" were written above the lamp holes.

"Young man, please open the door. I am from the Lu family. The old lady of the Lu family asked me to come and ask to see the old lady of the Meng family."

Just as Cheng Yu finished speaking, the sound of footsteps outside caught her attention.

Turning around, I saw a man in an indigo robe getting off the carriage.

The man looked to be about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, with a somewhat cold and aloof demeanor.

Just by looking at his clothes, you can tell that he is not an ordinary person.

Cheng Yu hurried forward and said, "Please help me, sir. I am a maid from the second room of the Lu family, and I came to the Meng family to ask for help."

Meng Yan, who originally didn't take the person outside the door seriously, continued walking forward and suddenly heard Cheng Yu say the second room.

"Lu Zhaowen is dead?"

When Cheng Yu heard this, he looked up and shook his head:

"I don't know whether the Second Master is dead or alive now. Sir, my eldest lady is the eldest daughter of the Jingwang Mansion, and the prince has also made great contributions. If you can save our eldest lady's life, the prince, who always loves his sister, will definitely repay you."

Cheng Yu still had some selfish thoughts and was thinking about the eldest lady.

In fact, at this time, only the title of the Prince of Prince Jing's Mansion could attract the attention of the Meng family.

No one dares to care about the Lu family's situation anymore.

Cheng Yu asked the man in front of her for help with a trying attitude.

Meng Yan looked at Cheng Yu, his eyes sizing her up, "Are you the maid of the second wife of the Lu family?"

"Yes, it was before. The day before the Lu family got into trouble, I just got away with it. But the lady is very kind to people. Sir, please help me."

Meng Yan looked at Cheng Yu, his eyes still cold.

"What good will saving them do me?"

this……

Cheng Yu also didn't know that if the man in front of her was the head of the Meng family, he would already be the richest man in Jiangbei City. He would think that since he had money, he would naturally have power and influence, so why would he need a promise from a little girl from a good family like her?

Cheng Yu shook his head, "I don't know."

"You don't know anything, yet you dare to come to the Meng family for help. You are really brave."

Cheng Yu was anxious, but the more anxious he was, the more speechless he became.

Seeing how red her eyes were, Meng Yan said, "Seeing how loyal you are, she must be very good to you. She is very good to everyone, but it's a pity that she married the wrong man."

"Go back."

Cheng Yu looked at Meng Yan and said, "Sir, I would like to see the old lady of the Meng family."

Meng Yan said: "My mother is in poor health and is recuperating in the temple. No one is allowed to disturb her rest."

"You go back now. Your wife will be fine in prison." Meng Yan said. Seeing Cheng Yu didn't believe him, he said, "It will be very troublesome to get them out in a short time. There are too many eyes watching. I can't take risks with the Meng family. If you don't want to leave, then stay outside."

Cheng Yu suddenly understood something.

He immediately said, "Thank you, sir."

"I'll be right back."

What Meng Yan meant by this was that he would help, but not at this time.

She thought that he would definitely help build relationships, but she understood that all these things would take time.

"Thank you, sir."

Cheng Yu bowed deeply, and Meng Yan walked towards the door. She glanced at Cheng Yu and saw that her eyes were very red. She bowed and wiped her eyes with her sleeve.

When Zhang Yuanjie saw the big shot leaving and Cheng Yu seemed to be crying while laughing, he hurried forward.

"Miss Yu'er, what did the senior official say just now? Don't cry. If he doesn't want to help us, we can think of other ways."

Cheng Yu said: "The elder of the Meng family told us to go back first. He didn't explicitly say he would help, but I felt that he meant to help."

"Let's go back first. I'll go see the lady in a few days."

Zhang Yuanjie said, "Okay, let's go back first. Let's hurry back."

On the way back to Kyoto, Cheng Yu had hope in his heart.

***

Meng family.

The servant beside Meng Yan saw the master coming back and went into the study. On the desk was a painting. The woman in the painting looked particularly young.

The servant didn't know who this woman was, but he knew that the master would always open it and take a look whenever he encountered something troubling him.

The Meng family has not been doing business for generations. When Meng Yan's father was doing business, their family was still a small business with a few shops. When he was eleven or twelve years old, he followed his father to do business everywhere.

I often travel between Beicheng and Jiangbeicheng.

At that time, he had conflicts with his father's business concepts and often worked alone. His unique business behavior was bold and novel, breaking the tradition. It made him a lot of money, but also made countless enemies.

He was ambushed and injured, and fainted in the wilderness. A lady who passed by took him to the clinic in her carriage and paid for the consultation.

The girl was young, and he was old enough to be her father.

He didn't dare to have any other thoughts and just treated her as a little girl he met by chance.

Just a few years ago, the second master of the Lu family got married and sent an invitation to the Meng family.

His mother asked him to go there.

It was then that he realized that the woman Lu Zhaowen married was the girl he had been dreaming about. He was extremely unhappy with Lu Zhaowen at the time.

But she thought that she was already a wife, so she didn't dare to think too much.

However, he did not expect that the Lu family was in trouble and the girl he loved became a prisoner.

Meng Yan actually felt a little secretly happy in his heart.

If you use some tricks to get her, you definitely have a chance.

But what he was thinking was, would she like him?

Maybe she didn't even know he existed?

***

It took more than a day and we arrived in Kyoto the next morning.

When Cheng Yu returned home, he heard Sister Yan crying in the yard.

"Master, I'm back."

Cheng Yu shouted as he entered the room.

She bent down and picked up the child in the cradle. The little girl cried and snuggled into her arms. Madam Li came out of the house with a bowl of prepared milk powder in her hand.

"Yu'er is back."

"The little ancestor has been crying these past few days. He has everything to eat and drink, but he's still crying."

"Taozi went to wash clothes, so I made some milk powder for her. It was cool under the shade of the tree, so I didn't carry her into the house."

Cheng Yu glanced at Sister Yan.

"It's probably because I feel uncomfortable peeing. It's hot, and it's uncomfortable to hold my urine."

As she spoke, she took off the diaper. The little girl was so fair and tender. If the lady saw it, she would definitely be happy.

Cheng Yu sat on a small stool in the yard, holding a baby in her arms, putting some milk powder into her mouth, feeding her one spoonful at a time.

It looks very warm.

Madam Li also felt that the years were peaceful and quiet.

"Yu'er, when you get married, have some kids. Look how much you like kids."

Cheng Yu laughed and said, "I'm still young, let's talk about it in a few years."

"Master, I didn't see the old lady of the Meng family, but I saw the patriarch of the Meng family. From what I heard from the patriarch of the Meng family, he would help. He told me to come back and wait first."

"I thought I'd go see the lady again in a few days."

Madam Li said happily, "Of course I will help you."

"I don't know what the relationship between the Lu family and the Meng family is, but from what you said, the Meng family will most likely help. I didn't expect that the Meng family, the richest family in Jiangbei City, is so kind and benevolent. It's really great."

"May the Buddha bless you."

Cheng Yu always felt that it wasn't that simple.

Moreover, the head of the Meng family does not look like a kind and benevolent person. He looks very shrewd and cold to people, with a look that looks down on everything.

Cheng Yu doesn't like it anyway.

She felt that the fact that the eldest master of the Meng family was willing to help must have something to do with the eldest lady.

As for what the relationship was, she had no idea.

But I definitely won’t help because of the Lu family’s relationship.

She decided not to tell the old lady of the Lu family about this matter for the time being. If old lady Lu asked about it, she would say that the old lady of the Meng family went to the temple to recuperate, and would return the jade ring to old lady Lu.

After three days of running around, I didn’t eat or sleep well.

That night, Cheng Yu finally had a good sleep.

Sister Yan followed her and stopped making noise, sleeping very soundly.

When I woke up, I saw that Sister Yan had been taken out by Taozi and was playing in the yard.

"Yu'er, you're awake. I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I took you out to feed you. You just finished feeding and you're so happy now."

This child is five months old, so naturally he can have many expressions and can interact with others.

Knowing that Taozi was teasing her, she reached out to grab it happily.

"Little naughty."

Taozi looked at Cheng Yu, then at the kitchen. "Mrs. Li seemed to be in a bad mood today. I put an extra handful of rice in the rice and she scolded me. She said that I could only have two handfuls of rice per meal from now on. Not even one more handful."

"Yu'er, I will do more things in the future..."

Two handfuls of rice are not enough to eat.

Madam Li is the housekeeper and Yu'er's master, so she has to eat.

Yu'er is a favored maidservant serving the eldest lady. Now she has to take care of the younger sister, so she cannot be left out.

She is the only one who is useless.

Cheng Yu immediately understood what Taozi meant by this.

"Don't worry, I'll talk to the master later. Taozi, I've seen everything you've done. Just get through this period. When I have money in the future, I'll definitely give you monthly wages."

Cheng Yu said comfortingly.

In fact, Cheng Yu saw everything Taozi did.

It's just that she was too busy during this period, busy looking for someone to save the lady, and had no time to take care of household affairs.