Zhao wiped Liu Sisi's tears with a handkerchief, took her hand and sat her down, comforting her, "Why would my cousin lie to you? You can rest assured and stay here."

Liu Sisi hesitated and said, "But, but what are you going to say to the old lady and the others in the mansion, cousin?"

Zhao felt warm in her heart, thinking that her cousin really cared about her.

"Don't worry! The old ladies aren't such stingy people. You're young, still a child, who would bother with you? Besides, we said we'd bring you to stay for a while, but it's only been a few days. If we really let you go back, wouldn't it be a joke? People would think we can't even accommodate a relative's daughter in our house."

Zhao was talking to herself and didn't notice that Liu Sisi's face suddenly turned ugly.

But he soon returned to normal, looked at Zhao with gratitude, wiped away his tears, and said with a tearful smile: "As long as it doesn't implicate you, cousin, I can do anything!"

Zhao nodded with satisfaction. "Just stay in the yard for the next few days and help me take care of Lunger. Be careful of those ignorant people down there who try to deceive Lunger."

Liu Sisi nodded quickly: "Don't worry, cousin! I will take good care of Lun Ge'er and treat him as my own dearest child, my lifeblood! I will never allow servants to deceive Lun Ge'er."

Zhao was half relieved: "That's good. Now in this mansion, you are the only one I can trust! When I find a new wet nurse for Brother Lun, you won't have to work so hard."

Liu Sisi said hurriedly, "Cousin, don't worry about finding a wet nurse for Lun Ge'er. Now that he has me, your biological aunt, to take care of him, isn't that better than anyone else? Besides, a loyal and honest wet nurse is not easy to find. This concerns our Lun Ge, so we have to be extremely cautious."

"Anyway, I can't help you with anything else, but taking care of the child is no problem! Just take your time to figure it out."

After finishing speaking, he smiled embarrassedly: "Actually, it's also a little selfish of mine! The longer my cousin spends looking for a wet nurse, the more time I can spend with Lun Ge'er and my cousin. Since my mother left, only with my cousin can I feel the warmth of home. I can't bear to leave--"

His eyes turned red again and he looked at Zhao pitifully.

Most of Zhao's anger had dissipated, and she was no longer so anxious to send Liu Sisi back to the Zhao family after finding the wet nurse.

My cousin is right. If we rush and find a wet nurse with evil intentions who tries to control Lun Ge'er, that would be fatal.

Although my cousin is petty and unpresentable in public, it is still okay for her to help take care of Lun'er.

She and the Third Master both estimated that after the Fourth Master's family returned, the eldest sister-in-law would probably give up her power to take care of the pregnancy.

The most important thing at the moment is to get more housekeeping power from my sister-in-law, and the rest should give up.

If there is anything, it won’t be too late to deal with it once I get the housekeeper power.

Having made up her mind, Zhao no longer hesitated.

He hugged Liu Sisi and wiped her tears.

Just then, Jinzhu asked the little maid to fetch some water for washing her face, and watched the little maid help Liu Sisi wash her face.

Then she said, "Cousin, I can't bear to leave you either! Don't think too much about it. Okay, go back! I heard you didn't sleep all night last night, go and get some rest."

At the same time, he instructed, "Make a pot of bird's nest porridge for my cousin and keep it warm on the stove. You can eat it whenever you want."

Naturally, a maid went to the kitchen to pass on the message.

Only then did Liu Sisi rub her eyes and say goodbye.

Seeing Liu Sisi leave Lanyue Courtyard, Jinzhu couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, are you really going to let my cousin continue to live here? What about the old lady and the mistress?"

Yinzhu sent Liu Sisi back and looked at Zhao worriedly: "Grandma, my cousin is acting a little bit wrong this time. Why do you have to go against the old lady's wishes for her?"

Zhao rubbed her forehead and said, "What do you know? Even if the old lady doesn't like Sisi at most, she wouldn't necessarily drive her out."

"Besides, he just came back from the banquet yesterday, and if he is driven away today, wouldn't it say that our mansion is cold and indifferent if outsiders see him?"

"Now I've asked Sisi to look after Lun Ge'er for me and not allow her to leave this house. What else could go wrong?"

Yinzhu wanted to say something else.

Zhao waved her hand and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. First, think about what I should take over if my eldest sister-in-law gives up the housekeeping power. We don't have many connections in the mansion, so I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult."

After thinking for a while, he looked at Jinzhu: "Speaking of this, a few days ago, Wu Daxiao's family came to me because of a trivial matter. From the meaning of her words, it seemed that she was attracted to you because of her second son——"

Before she could finish her words, Jinzhu's face turned pale and she knelt on the ground: "Grandma, I only want to serve you and don't want to get married. Please have mercy on me."

Zhao looked at Jinzhu with some dissatisfaction, "Why are you kneeling here for no reason? Stand up and talk."

He signaled Yinzhu to help the man up.

After being helped up, Jinzhu was a little unsteady on her feet and looked at Zhao nervously.

Zhao waved her hand to signal Yinzhu to go out and guard the door, and then signaled Jinzhu to sit on the footstool.

Then he said gently, "Of the maids who came with me as a dowry, one died of illness, and one served the Third Master. Only you and Yinzhu are left. I brought them from the Zhao family."

"You're not young anymore, so we can't delay this marriage! You know me. I don't want you to serve the Third Master anymore! It would hurt the relationship we've built over the years! If I let you go out to marry, with your parents like them, how could they find you a good family?"

"As for Wu Daxiao, although he is only the second steward, he can manage half of the inner courtyard. Wu Daxiao's family also told me that the second son of his family is of the same age as me. Now he is in charge of a manor under the name of the old marquis, so he can be considered useful."

"If you marry her and become her principal wife, and go to the farm with her, you'll be served by maids and servants on weekdays. What's the difference between you and the young mistress of a small family?"

"This kind of good fortune, which is so hard to find even with a lantern, isn't it better than marrying someone else?"

"If you have a child in the future, you can come in and be my future unborn child's wet nurse. Your child will be placed by Lun Ge'er's side to serve him. How can I treat him badly?"

When Jinzhu heard this, she knew that Zhao was very satisfied with this marriage. Even if she was unwilling, what could she do?

All the family members, young and old, were born into the Zhao family.

As Zhao's dowry, her marriage was naturally decided by Zhao.

Jinzhu knew in her heart that all the benefits Zhao had said were insignificant and were just to coax her.

The most important thing is that he can use her to establish a relationship with Butler Wu Er.

Jinzhu gritted her teeth, but if it was really as her grandmother promised, at least even if she got married, she could still come into the mansion in the future. If she could become a boy's wet nurse, she would never smoke again in her life.

What's more, Zhao also promised that her future children would be able to serve Lun Ge'er, which was an excellent opportunity.

After thinking it over for a while, he nodded resolutely: "It's up to grandma to decide."

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