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"Yes, Concubine Prince!" Zhu Xing respectfully accepted the order.

Niu Changan lost all his strength in an instant and almost collapsed to the ground, with only one thought in his heart: It's over! It's all over!

"No—" Niu Changan suddenly shouted loudly, "You can't sell me... Yes, you can't sell me! I didn't sell my body to the Xiao family, you don't have my contract, you have no right to sell me. "

Nangong Yue's eyes moved slightly, but she was slightly surprised.

Any big family with a little foundation will not use the servants who have not signed the death deed, let alone let them manage such a large village. However, at this time, he was able to say such a thing, obviously what he said was true. But so what? !

The corners of Nangong Yue's lips twitched, and she said lightly, "So you're still a fugitive slave... Butler Zhu, I'll ask you to report to the government later, saying that this world concubine accidentally lost a servant's deed of prostitution. Let them make a new one."

Power is a good thing, no matter whether this Niu Changan has a contract or not, whether he is a good citizen or not, since he is working in the village under Xiao Yi's name, Nangong Yue says he is a slave, and he is a slave!

Niu Changan didn't expect this to happen, he was dumbfounded and slumped to the ground.

His body was suddenly wet, and a stench came out.

Afraid that he would bump into Nangong Yue, Xiao Ying and Xiao An stepped forward and dragged him out. Along the way, they heard Niu Changan shouting incoherently, "No... Uncle! Uncle! Help! You guys! Can't sell me! Uncle! Ahhhh-"

Snapped! Snapped!

The dull sound of the thick and sturdy wooden stick hitting the flesh overlapped with Niu Changan's heart-piercing screams, and it sounded very frightening...

"As for these people." Nangong Yue's eyes swept across the bloodless ruffians who were kneeling on the ground, and casually ordered, "Send it to the government, they used to be fishy neighbors, and today they are trying to find the concubine of this world. Life, how to deal with it, just follow Dayu's rules."

According to Dayu's law, it is at least 3,000 miles away.

Zhu Xing responded, withdrew, and ordered people to find Ren Yazi and the official officer to come over without mentioning it.

Outside the hospital, the board continued to beat.

When he could not find the wooden board for the execution, Xiao An simply found a wooden stick as thick as an arm, lifted it high and dropped it heavily, each blow with great force.

Watching the sticks go down and Niu Changan's skin ripped apart, the veterans and the tenants who were watching only felt very happy, and the evil anger that had accumulated in their hearts seemed to have disappeared by half.

Although Niu Guanshi was not caught, this Niu Chang'an was not inferior at all compared to his uncle, and now he has finally received retribution. They stared at the execution board, only hoping to hit harder and harder!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The wooden stick was still falling down, Xiao An hit a stick, and Xiao Ying counted: "...Twenty, twenty-one..."

At first, Niu Changan was still screaming and begging for mercy, but soon, he was so hoarse that he wanted to pass out, but he couldn't do it. As soon as Xiao Ying saw him pouting, he immediately poured a bucket of cold water on his head and continued to fight.

People who practice martial arts like them are quite sure of the strength in their hands, enough to beat him to half death, but let him not die!

"...Forty-six, forty-seven..." Xiao Ying was still counting down to the last "fifty".

After the sturdy fifty sticks, Niu Changan was already lying there half-dead, unable to even make a sound of howling, his back was bloody, and only the slight heaving of his body showed that he still had a breath.

Xiao Ying stuffed a heart protection pill into his mouth to ensure that he could survive and go to the Northwest Kuyao alive. Otherwise, it would be too cheap for him to die like this.

Although these fifty sticks can't undo the damage of the past, they can relieve the resentment that has accumulated in the heart for many years. Whether it is the tenants who are watching around, or the veterans in the hall, they can't tell the comfort in their hearts.

I don't know who smashed the first rotten egg in his hand, followed by rotten fruits and rotten vegetables all smashed on Niu Changan's body. At the same time, the tenants were also full of righteous indignation, yelling, and venting their hearts. anger...

Nangong Yue did not let anyone stop them. These tenants have already suffered, and it is time for them to vent their grievances and anger.

Not long after, the officers and Ren Yazi arrived. At this time, Niu Changan was already stinking, as if he had fallen into a dung pit and was picked up again.

In the courtyard, the officer bowed respectfully to Nangong Yue who was in the room, and then took away a few local ruffians, promising to "take good care" of them. And Ren Yazi didn't dare to neglect at all. After receiving Zhu Xing's money, he quickly dragged away the half-dead Zhu Changan, and swore that he would definitely make people alive.

After these people were gone, the yard became quiet, giving the veterans an unreal feeling. They looked at each other in dismay, everything happened so suddenly today, so that they haven't recovered until now.

Concubine Shizi's aggressive handling of Niu Chang'an was really because the Niu family acted recklessly without the knowledge of Shizi, or did he have no intentions?

The suspicious eyes of the veterans fell on Nangong Yue, but Nangong Yue was not embarrassed by this. It's easy to destroy a person's trust, but not so easy to rebuild it.

But, as time goes by, you will see people's hearts.

Nangong Yue got up, walked to the door, and said to the tenants outside the courtyard, "I will appoint a new steward to come over later. Starting this year, the rent will be free for three years, and after three years, the rent will be adjusted to 20%. No rent increase for ten years. In addition..." She said, and then instructed Zhu Xing, "This Niu Steward is just a servant, and he is not qualified to own private property. Zhu Steward, you will bring some people later to take him All private properties have been confiscated, and the rent received this year will be refunded. The rest of the money will be used by the tenants in the village to repair their houses and buy a few more cattle. In addition, if the tenants have sold their children, you Try your best to buy people back."

Zhu Xing respectfully responded.

For Nangong Yue, even if the rent here for ten or twenty years is waived, it will not have any effect. But the human heart is unpredictable, one or two years, it will still be regarded as the grace of the Lord's family, but when you get used to it gradually, you will take it for granted, and then there may be troubles again. Make a rule that rent-free for three years is enough to recuperate and recuperate.

As for the new steward, Nangong Yue thought about it, and finally decided to let her escort room take over temporarily.

As soon as a young daughter-in-law entered the door, she intervened in her husband's property and placed her own room at will. If it fell into Xiao Fang's ears, this "crime" was really serious. In fact, at a time like this, it would be more appropriate to have children from the royal family, but... Nangong Yue once again deeply felt that Xiao Yi's foundation was still too weak.

Forget it, take your time.

Anyway, the capital is far away from the southern border. In the capital, she is the biggest! Xiao Fang wanted to teach her a lesson too.

Nangong Yue's words were like a drop of water falling into a hot oil pan, and the tenants who were watching exploded at once. They almost couldn't believe their ears, and whispered to the people beside them to confirm that the prince was Does the concubine really want rent-free children? To build houses and buy cattle for them?

How good would their day be!

And those tenants who had no choice but to sell their children wept bitterly. Several women covered their faces with their hands and wept.

The tenants of their Liuhezhuang have finally come out of it!

"thump!"

The clever Mrs. Yang was the first to kneel on the slate floor, kowtow with her arms raised, "Thank you for your kindness and virtue!"

Seeing this, the others knelt down one by one, kowtowed and shouted:

"Thank you, the prince, the prince and the prince!"

"Concubine Shizi is really the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva, great mercy and compassion!"

"Our days will be better in the future..."

"..."

Several tenants couldn't help shedding hot tears while talking. It's true that men don't shed tears easily. They quietly wiped away the tears with their cuffs. After thanking them, they hurried back to where they went. Family and friends report the good news...

This year, they can all have a good year!

No, not just this year, but in the future, they can all have a good life!

After the tenants gradually dispersed, Nangong Yue walked up to these veterans again. She looked at them and said with guilt, "The reason why Shizi brought you here is for support. Although such a thing happened, But I still hope that you can continue to stay here, and I can guarantee that there will never be a second time." She paused and added, "...If you want to leave, it's fine, but at least you have to wait for the prince. I came back from Southern Border and made a loss with you in person."

The eldest one-armed veteran stared at Nangong Yue with burning eyes, and after a while, he said, "Is this Concubine Shizi trying to keep us locked up?"

As soon as these words came out, the veterans who had already calmed down became commotion again, and Baihe and Baihui couldn't help but take a step forward to protect Nangong Yue.

Nangong Yue was noncommittal, and this was indeed one of the reasons. Xiao Yi was in a difficult situation in the southern border. These veterans obviously still harbored resentment towards him. If they go back now, if they talk to someone they know, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the military and will be detrimental to Xiao Yi's safety. What's more, Xiao Yi brought these veterans to Wangdu for the sake of support, to fulfill their master-slave relationship with the old prince, and now even if Xiao Yi is not here, she has to do it well!

Nangong Yue did not evade his gaze, and instead asked, "I heard Uncle Chu say that what Niu Guan Shi told you is that Lord Shizi brought you to the capital because of the request of the princess, right or not?"

The one-armed veteran didn't speak, his face was full of sneer.

"Then do you remember what Niu Chang'an said just now?" Nangong Yue said with a stern look, "He kept saying that his uncle was the princess' uncle!"

The face of the one-armed veteran changed suddenly, if it wasn't for Nangong Yue's reminder, he would have almost ignored it.

The veterans also looked at each other in dismay. They all came from the southern border. Naturally, they knew that the successor, Xiao Fang, was the concubine of the Fang family. Since she was a concubine, it was not surprising that there was a relative uncle who was a slave.

If it was said that the princess had pity on them, the prince had brought them to the capital, then why would it be the prince's uncle who abused them?

And that Niu Guanshi often claimed that the Shizi asked him to do so.

What exactly is going on?

The doubts and contradictions among them made it difficult for them to study them carefully.

The veterans couldn't help but have a thought: Could it be that they really wronged the prince?

If you think about it, it's not impossible. After all, from the beginning to the end, the cattle steward bears the name of the eldest son, Xiao Yi, and they have never seen Xiao Yi from the beginning to the end... Unconsciously, some of the veterans began to waver. , wondering if he was blinded by a moment of anger. Even the one-armed veteran's eyes were not as sharp as before.

Nangong Yue breathed a sigh of relief, and she didn't explain any further.

Now they just need to make them suspicious of what Niu Guanshi said, and it is not beautiful to talk too much.

Seeing people's hearts for a long time.

Nangong Yue's voice was soft, but she continued to speak forcefully: "The eldest son brought you to the capital, not because of anyone's pleas, but just because you are old people who have been with the old prince. Just for this, for the sake of It is also what the Shizi should do for you to end your life. Shizi is not in the capital now, and I will take care of your life in the future."

Saying that, she walked back to the main seat and instructed Zhou Dacheng to settle these veterans.

The houses Niu Changan arranged for them were either converted from pig sheds, or were crumbling dilapidated houses, and those houses would definitely not be able to live in them anymore; moreover, the clothes they wore, the bedding they used, etc. were even worse than those of beggars; and these The veterans have some old wounds on their bodies, and this year's torture has hurt their foundation, and they need to ask the doctor to take a good look...

These things can't be done in a day or two.

Nangong Yue simply spent money and asked Zhu Xing to temporarily hire a few people from the young and middle-aged tenants, and asked them to renovate all the houses in the village, including building new houses for the veterans, and promised to pay for three meals.

Not only have money to take, but also white rice and white flour steamed buns, plus, it is their own house to repair, such a good thing is unheard of, all the tenants in the village are excited and ask for help.

After picking enough people, they hired some women to cook and deliver water for them.

As for the veterans who had nowhere to live for the time being, Nangong Yue decided to let them live in the main house first, and then let them go to the clothing store to buy ready-to-wear and hire a doctor.

Nangong Yue ordered in an orderly manner, while Zhou Dacheng was busy sweating profusely, wishing that he would have two more legs and four hands.

Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

The veterans consulted and exited the house, but instead of leaving, they stood in the yard and watched it all. Although there is still vigilance in their eyes, the unforgettable resentment just now has faded a lot.

On this side, Zhu Xing finally pushed all the trivial matters to Zhou Dacheng, and was reporting to Nangong Yue: "Prince Concubine. The subordinate asked Niu Chang'an. The Uncle Zheng he mentioned was called Zheng Zhi. From the southern border, he will come every six months, and the steward Niu will take away 70% of Zhuangzi's income..."

Before Ren Yazi came, Zhu Xing followed Nangong Yue's orders to interrogate the half-dead Niu Changan.

"How many are there every six months?"

"Niu Chang'an is a jerk, and I can't remember much. I only know that his uncle just gave three thousand taels of silver before he left."

Nangong Yue sneered, "In other words, there are at least five or six thousand taels of silver every year..." She recalled, and said, "The ledger handed by Liu Hezhuang may remember that this year's harvest is not good, and it can only be handed over. Come up with three hundred taels of silver."

Zhu Xing was sweating profusely, and he also turned over the account book, but it was good to see that there was a profit. How could he know that the account had such a big loophole.

Nangong Yue pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Then this Niu Guan Shi is really the uncle of Concubine Ji?"

"Niu Chang'an said this." Zhu Xing thought about it carefully, and said with some uncertainty, "But the subordinates really don't know the name of Princess Ji's concubine's aunt."

"Has the manager of this Liuhezhuang ever changed?"

Zhu Xing shook his head and looked at Nangong Yue innocently, expressing that he did not know.

Nangong Yue was helpless, and asked him to find an older woman, and asked the same question again.

This old woman has lived in Liuhezhuang all her life, and she hurriedly said, "The First Concubine, the Concubine, I have changed! Our stewards have changed!"

really……

Nangong Yue asked, "When did it happen?"

"About a year after the old prince was gone, Niu Guanshi came." The old woman looked miserable, that is, from that day on, their life became more and more difficult, "Niu Guanshi said, our future master The family is the eldest son, and the eldest son raises our rent every year, and he uses it to eat, drink, and have fun."

They ruined Xiao Yi's reputation in this way, making Nangong Yue very unhappy. But she still restrained herself, soothed the old woman and asked some questions about Niu Guan's affairs, and then asked Baihui to send the person back.

Zhu Xing's face turned dark as he listened to it, he did not expect that Xiao Fang was so bold, and the old prince had just gone, and he put his hand into the estate of the prince! If Concubine Shizi hadn't discovered it earlier, the reputation of Shiziye would have been ruined...or already ruined! Zhu Xing was full of remorse, and the old prince went forward and entrusted all the property into their hands, but they failed to take good care of the prince.

It really is not enough to forgive sins!

"However." Nangong Yue pondered and said, "How did Princess Ji know that the old prince left this place to the prince. How much does she know about the other properties of the prince?"

Zhu Xing couldn't answer. It stands to reason that when the old prince left these properties to the prince, even the prince did not know, otherwise he would not have given them to them for safekeeping.

Nangong Yue lowered her eyes slightly. After a while, she said, "Let's not mention these for now. You can check it later when you go back. Go ahead and do your work first."

Zhu Xing responded and withdrew, leaving only Nangong Yue still thinking.

Liuhezhuang is busy up and down, but for all the tenants, this busyness is really sweet. It's only been a long time, but the whole Zhuangzi seems to have a new look. This feeling is not due to any changes in Zhuangzi's appearance, but the people here, from the tenants to the servants, seem to have gained a new life, one by one. Glow, they all see hope in life, and they know their days are going to get better and better!

It wasn't until the sun went down, and when the new steward hurried over with Lily's order, and Zhu Xing explained everything to him, Nangongyue's carriage set foot on the return journey under the care of the setting sun.

She planned to leave quietly, but she couldn't hide it from the eyes of the tenants. One pass, ten pass, one hundred... The carriage was only a few dozen feet away when Zhu Xing heard the movement behind.

When he turned his head and looked back, his eyes turned red, and he couldn't move, only to see the densely packed tenants kneeling on the ground not far away, silently kowtowing in the direction of the carriage to say goodbye. Even some of the veterans who were hostile to them appeared in the crowd, standing there watching them.

Zhu Xing choked up a little, wiped the corners of his eyes, and continued to ride his horse forward, but he looked at the carriage beside him with awe in his heart.

Originally, it was only because the prince liked it, and because Nangong Yue had rescued Qian Moyang, Zhu Xing paid Nangong Yue respect.

But this time, he was completely convinced of her.

He couldn't help thinking that Cheng Yu had told him that a good mistress can not only make the back house stable, but also become a help to the son-in-law. At that time, he didn't care much when the wind blew by his ear, and it was only at this moment that this sentence came to his mind again.

Cheng Yu said it right, it is indeed a blessing for the prince to marry the Lord of Yaoguang!

At this moment, Zhu Xing was convinced by Nangong Yue!

Nangong Yue in the carriage also learned about the tenants and veterans seeing them off in Lily's narration, but she was not relieved because of this, instead she felt a little heavy.

Whether it is these tenants or veterans, they are all simple people who just want to live in peace and simply live a good life of their own, but sometimes even the meager prayer can become so difficult... …

Along the way, Nangong Yue has been in deep thought.

Xiao Yi has a lot of properties under his name. So far, she has only read Zhuangzi's account books, and these alone are already messy. Liu Hezhuang is like this. I don't know what the other Zhuangzi are like, especially the Zhuangzi in Jiangnan. It is impossible for her to go there in person... She has to think of a way to rectify it completely.

Otherwise, it will only give the villain an opportunity to take advantage.

And that cow in charge...

In Nangong Yue's thousands of thoughts, about an hour later, the carriage came to the outside of the city gate.

Unexpectedly, the gate of the city was unexpectedly lively. The carriage stopped outside the gate of the south city, only to hear messy conversations and noises from outside the car. It was obvious that there were quite a few people at the gate of the city... …

Lily hurriedly opened the curtain and glanced out, then turned her head and said, "Princess Shizi, someone is serving porridge at the gate of the city."

Porridge? Nangong Yue was also a little surprised. She opened a few curtains and glanced outside, only to see that there were really a few people outside the city gate putting up several large wooden buckets and making porridge. On the edge of the official road, some people and beggars lined up in a long line. Long queues are waiting for the porridge.

Nangong Yue lowered the curtains and looked away. People who can make porridge at the city gate and make the city gate crowded without anyone blocking it are definitely not ordinary people.

Lily also thought of this, and without Nangong Yue's instructions, she said, "Prince Concubine, my servant, go down and find out who is cooking porridge..." She jumped out of the carriage as she spoke.

After a while, the carriage began to move slowly again... Just after passing the city gate, Lily jumped on the carriage flexibly again, her eyes were shining, she looked very excited and said: "Prince Shi, it turned out that Shi Zi was at the city gate. The porridge is from the Zhang residence."

open? When Nangong Yue mentioned this surname, the first thing that came to her mind was Concubine Zhang's "Zhang", and Lily immediately confirmed her guess: "It is Mrs. Zhang Mianzhi's mansion. I heard that Mrs. Zhang invited Mrs. Zhang in the mansion for the past two days. The eminent monks of Bailong Temple practiced deeds, and also set up porridge-giving sheds at the four city gates in the south, south, and northwest, so the beggars and people of the royal capital flocked to the four city gates.”

Nangong Yue said lightly, "Mrs. Zhang has a heart."

"However, the guards who originally had the city gate helped maintain order, and the city gate was not so crowded. The city gate would have been blocked just now, as long as it happened that many people were going out of the city..." Having said this, Lily paused deliberately. Then he continued, "Those people came from nearby Zhengyang Town to participate in today's medical dialectical meeting. The dialectical meeting has just ended, and they are rushing back to Zhengyang Town before closing the city gate."

Nangong Yue was stunned, a little dumbfounded, and said suspiciously, "I remember that the dialectical conference's post was only sent to the Tai Hospital and more than a dozen medical centers in the capital?"

When Lin Jingchen wrote the post the day before yesterday, Lily was also in the Lin Mansion. Of course she knew about it, so she just asked someone out of curiosity.

"Prince Prince, you don't know," Lily replied with a smile, "The fact that Mrs. Lin wants to hold a medical dialectical conference not only disturbed the entire capital, but even the medical clinics, pharmacies and pharmacies in several nearby towns. I said that, so they all came to watch the fun. Those who are related, they all rubbed off on other people's posts and entered the venue today!"

This was actually beyond Nangong Yue's expectations.

I don't know if my grandfather has any harvest. Nangong Yue originally wanted to divert to the Lin Mansion, but after thinking about it again, my grandfather must be tired after a hard day, so let's go again tomorrow.

It's not a bad day anyway.

Nangong Yue originally planned this, but she didn't expect that as soon as she got off the carriage, Thrush was already waiting there, and she reported, "Prince Concubine, Young Master Lin Biao has arrived with a stick of incense and is waiting for you in the front yard."

Nangong Yue immediately thought that Lin Ziran came to find her for the medical dialectical conference, and quickly asked Thrushi to take Lin Ziran to the outer study in the front yard first. After finishing her clothes a little, she also passed.

After the two met in the study, Lin Ziran took out a letter and started straight to the point: "Cousin Yue, my grandfather asked me to give this letter to you personally." I know what it is for, but since my grandfather made this request and sealed the envelope with varnish, the content of this letter must be of great importance.

Nangong Yue didn't rush to open it, but asked with a smile, "However, cousin, tell me about today's dialectical meeting. I originally planned to go, but I went out of the city because of a temporary event."

Lin Ziran also heard what Thrush said, and knew that Nangongyue went out early in the morning and just came back now. He also guessed that Nangong Yue didn't really want to know about the dialectical meeting. What she wanted to ask was actually her grandfather, right?

Although his grandfather didn't say anything, he wrote this letter as soon as he got home and asked him to send it quickly. Looking at his cousin's attitude now, it seems that this medical dialectical meeting has something to do with his cousin.

If it was in the past, Lin Ziran might feel that something was wrong and wanted to get to the bottom of it, but now...

He curled his lips slightly, smiled lightly, and said, "Cousin Yue, don't worry, grandfather, he had a good time." Yes, grandfather Lin Jingchen's favorite thing in his life was medical skills. Grandfather's daily life revolved around medical skills. In this medical dialectical meeting, grandfather was able to discuss and discuss the way of medical technology with his colleagues, and he could speak freely. For grandfather, it was also a great joy in life. No matter what the original intention of the dialectical conference is, why is it important?

With Lin Ziran's personality, I'm afraid he can't say good things to make himself happy. Nangongyue finally felt relieved, and said with a smile, "It's good that my grandfather is happy! I'll visit his old man tomorrow..."

After the cousins ​​and sisters chatted for a while on the topic of today's dialectical meeting, Lin Ziran got up and said goodbye.

Nangong Yue returned to the small study room in Fufeng Courtyard, asked the maids to back down, took a deep breath, opened the envelope with a letter opener, and took out the letter inside.

The letter was in Lin Jingchen's handwriting, and only one line was written.

But it was this line of words that Nangong Yue read a lot.

Then, her brows were knitted together, her fists were clenched tightly, and after a long time, she released it, and burned the letter to ashes with a candle.

It turned out to be exactly as she had guessed!

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!