Spring Drunk Chang'an

"She's not a simple person, not as simple as she appears to be. Girl, think about it carefully..."

Shuang Yao knelt on the ground, tightly holding Liu Qingru's hand. She looked up at her daughter seriously and said, "The current situation, the Marquis... no matter how badly he quarrels with the Song family, is there any possibility of reconciliation with Madam Song? After all, he and Madam Song have two children!"

"That Miss Chang'an you just adopted, you never raised her, and she's in the Song family's genealogy. She's out of reach now, but there's always a debt of gratitude. Furthermore, you still have Young Master Wenrui in your hands, the Song family's own grandson. Even if you break bones, they're still connected~~"

"But my second brother betrayed me, and my father doesn't like him!" Liu Qingru blurted out, "The Song family keeps saying they don't want him~~"

"The Song family doesn't want him? Madam Song is willing to give him up? What mother could truly hate her own son?" Shuang Yao tutted and sneered, "Now, the Second Young Master is stuck on the wall. His parents are at odds with each other, and he has to choose a side to stand firm. But what if one day, the Marquis suddenly changes his attitude and abandons Prince Yan and returns to the Crown Prince's side?"

"He wants to reconcile with the Song family and is willing to apologize. Even if the Song family doesn't forgive him and Madam Song refuses to reconcile and return to the mansion, the Marquis still has a way to let the second young master inherit the title!"

"The second young master inherited the title. He knelt at the gate of Duke Cheng'en's mansion, kowtowed until his head was bleeding, and wept bitterly, begging for forgiveness from Madam Song, his maternal grandfather, and his uncle. With Madam Song's soft temper, could she refuse?"

"Uh~" Liu Qingru thought about the Song family's style and was speechless for a moment, "Shuangyao, what you mean is that Daddy, he can, can..."

"You can have the best of both worlds!" Shuang Yao nodded heavily, narrowing her eyes slightly. "With the Second Young Master and Miss Chang'an around, the Marquis has room to switch sides from Prince Yan at any time. Even if he can't achieve the merit of following the dragon, the Crown Prince doesn't trust him. Relying on the Second Young Master and Miss Chang'an, at least his life and wealth will be worry-free. However, Madam Qu can't do that!"

"Madam Qu is the cousin of the Prince of Yan. She replaced Master Wenbo and Master Yu. She even abused them when they were young and broke their legs. There is absolutely no possibility of resolving her hatred for the Song family and Madam Song. Just like our aunt and Madam Song, one of them must die in the future!"

"Madam Qu and the Song family are mortal enemies. She has no way out. I think she will not miss any opportunity to weaken the Song family, weaken the Crown Prince, and provide support to the King of Yan, including..."

"Send me to Prince Yan's mansion to be a concubine, and completely tie our mansion to Concubine Qu's side!" Liu Qingru said excitedly, her eyes shining.

Shuangyao nodded heavily.

"Then, then I'll find a way to meet with Madam Qu and talk to her in detail?" Liu Qingru panted, her eyes filled with desire. Then, she bit her lip in embarrassment, "But, but, Shuangyao, how should I tell her?"

In the past, no matter whether it was a big or small matter, she was the one who made the requests and Aunt Lai would find ways to do it for her, asking her to explain the facts to Madam Qu, to reason with her, to seek and calculate to achieve her goals. But she couldn't do that.

Some are also afraid.

"Miss, if you have made up your mind about this matter, I will find a way to convey your intention to Madam Qu and talk to her. However, if Madam is willing to agree, you will still have to come forward when the final decision is made..." Shuang Yao paused.

Seeing that she was willing to take on the most difficult task, Liu Qingru was overjoyed and quickly responded, "Of course, I will definitely come forward. Shuangyao, good Shuangyao, when will you go to discuss it?"

"Hurry up!"

"The audition is in April this year, and there are only three months left. Now that the deal is done, I still have to find a way to establish connections~" she said anxiously.

Seeing this, Shuang Yao responded, "Wait a few days, until Master Wenbo's condition gets a little better. Madam Qu is now completely focused on Master Wenbo's illness. Let's wait for the Marquis to invite a few more doctors to treat Master Wenbo's condition..."

As she said this, she had an unspoken thought in her mind.

If the doctors hired by the Marquis can't cure Young Master Wenbo, Madam Qu will be even more desperate. She is deeply afraid that the Marquis will "change his mind" and want to find a "way out" for Young Master Wenbo.

The greater the hope of your own girl, the easier it will be to talk to her!

"Well, Shuangyao, your daughter and I's future all depends on you..." Liu Qingru was persuaded by Shuangyao's self-confident expression. She couldn't help but hold her hand and said softly, half coquettishly and half in a friendly manner: "I know, you were left to me by my aunt. She has trusted you the most for half her life, and you are also the most loyal!"

"In the past, the way you treated me was no different from the way my aunt treated me. I have always regarded you as the person I trust the most and who is closest to me!"

"Don't worry, if I can become the concubine of the Prince of Yan, and enter the palace to become a noble concubine, queen, or even the queen mother in the future, Shuangyao, I will never treat you unfairly!"

"My aunt is gone, I will treat you as my own mother!"

Without any chips in hand, not even money, Liu Qingru could only make a verbal promise in the hope that she would work hard for him wholeheartedly!

"Don't worry, young lady. If not for you, who else can I do it for?" Shuang Yao knew very well that her young lady was just 'making empty promises', and she also clearly saw through her coldness and selfishness. Aunt Lai was her biological mother, who had sacrificed her life and property for her, but in the end, she only ended up with such a result. Her young lady didn't even shed a few tears for her. She was just a servant. Even if Young Lady Qingru got what she wanted and became a phoenix, her treatment would not be as she said, 'served like her biological mother', and she would still be a glorious servant...

But, if she doesn't help the girl, she can't even be a 'glorious slave'.

She was already 28 years old. Because of Aunt Lai's relationship, she was not sent out to marry a boy. Instead, she worked as a housekeeper in Miss Qingru's courtyard. There were more than ten maids in the girl's courtyard, and all of them were under her care. Aunt Lai promised her that when the girl got married in the future, she would be a dowry and become a housekeeper in the future, which was also very impressive. But now, Aunt Lai was dead and the girl had no whereabouts. She, a slave who depended on the girl, had an even more precarious future.

If one is not careful, he may be forced to become a servant even when he is nearly thirty years old.

At her age, what can she wear?

The young, promising and powerful men had already married and had children. She, an old maid who had fallen from power, could not marry into their family.

The only people she could be "matched" with were servants from the outer courtyard who couldn't get married, menial servants, or even those who were marrying second wives...