"Which official is in charge of escorting these prisoners?"

Li Chang'an walked up to him and asked.

The head constable escorting them turned around and looked at Li Chang'an with a puzzled expression.

"This is my responsibility. Do you have something to do? If not, then get out of my way and don't interfere with my work."

Hearing the unfriendly tone of the escorting official, Li Chang'an remained unperturbed. He took out the token hanging from his waist and handed it over, saying, "I would like to take a few people with me. Please do me this favor, sir."

Upon hearing this, the head constable instantly became furious.

These prisoners were specifically instructed by the Prince's Mansion to be handled properly; if even one escaped, they would be in deep trouble.

You just open your mouth and say you're taking several people away? Who do you think you are?

Just as the constable was about to get angry, he realized that the scholar in front of him looked familiar, and then he took a closer look.

Holy crap!

Isn't this the same man who caused the execution of Guo Erhe's entire family?

Then look at the token in his hand.

The Prince of Lingnan issues a decree!

Holy crap!

The constable hurriedly knelt down, only to feel a chill on his neck.

"This humble servant greets you, sir. Which ones do you need to take with you? I will arrange it for you right away."

"That's him. Bring him over," Li Chang'an said, pointing to the butler.

The head constable acted quickly, bringing the steward over. When the Guo family prisoners saw him being taken away, they all stared at Li Chang'an expectantly.

Although we don't know who he is, it's clear that this man has a lot of influence and can save people from the Meng family.

They knelt on the ground, wailing and begging Li Chang'an to save their lives.

Several of Guo's concubines even stripped off their clothes, saying they could serve Li Chang'an comfortably.

"Old sir, do you still remember me?"

The steward looked at Li Chang'an and smiled wryly. He cupped his hands and said, "Of course I remember you, sir. From the day we met, I always felt that you were no ordinary person. Sure enough, I was right."

"Unfortunately, that foolish stableman was ignorant and even dragged my young master into it, causing the Guo family to be destroyed and us servants to be implicated."

"Do you hate me?" Li Chang'an asked, squinting his eyes.

"I wouldn't dare. I can only blame my bad luck."

Li Chang'an stared at the butler, making him feel uneasy, before finally speaking, "That's good. I need someone around me. Would you be willing to come with me?"

Upon hearing this, the steward's eyes lit up with a desperate desire to live, and he knelt down on the ground, saying, "If you don't mind, sir, I am willing to serve under you and become your slave."

"Alright, you'll be working with me from now on."

Li Chang'an asked the constable to remove his shackles. Looking at the Guo family members begging for mercy, he said to them, "Help me pick a few useful people to take with me."

"Yes, sir."

The butler quickly got into the swing of things; having served others his whole life, some habits were ingrained in him.

Before long, he picked out two young men and three young girls.

"Is this all there is?" Li Chang'an asked, looking at the five trembling people in front of him.

After all, the Guo family, consisting of dozens of people, was being held here, and the steward only selected five, which was somewhat unexpected.

Fearing the housekeeper would worry, he added, "It's alright, you can pick more."

"Sir, it's not that I don't want to choose more, but I feel you don't need the others."

The butler replied respectfully, "These are all people from the Guo family. Even the servants are arrogant and domineering. I'm afraid the master won't like that."

These five people are usually the most diligent and honest servants in the Guo family. They are often bullied by the others and do the most work, so this old servant thinks that the master will like them.”

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an stopped worrying and looked at the head constable.

The head constable immediately realized what was happening, released the man the steward had chosen, and even thoughtfully provided him with several sets of rough clothes for servants.

"Thank you, sir." Li Chang'an always believed that if you show me respect, I will give you an inch.

So he took out a few gold ingots from his pocket and handed them over: "If anyone asks, just say that I took the person away, and I will explain myself then."

"No, no, I wouldn't dare." The constable waved his hand; how could he possibly accept the money?

Not to mention asking Li Chang'an to explain.

The Guo family was wiped out because they offended the man in front of them.

Taking away a few servants from the Guo family is no big deal.

Li Chang'an stuffed the gold into the constable's hand, his tone leaving no room for refusal: "As long as someone does something for me, I must pay them. That's my rule, and I hope you won't break it, sir."

Seeing how serious he was, the constable stopped refusing and accepted the money, thinking to himself.

As expected of a distinguished guest whom even the Prince's Mansion would befriend, look at his generosity! This must be at least five taels of gold and fifty taels of silver.

He had worked hard as a constable for over ten years, but the money he had saved was less than what others had casually given him as a reward.

Li Chang'an, along with his men, waved goodbye to Chen Da and left the city gate.

Along the way, the several servants who had been given a new lease on life were all exceptionally diligent.

Although they were honest, they weren't stupid. This young nobleman in front of them would be their master in the future.

From now on, my life will depend entirely on his mood, so I have to make a good impression on him.

Li Chang'an ignored their thoughts, sat on the oxcart, holding Su Xiao in his arms, and said to the steward driving the cart, "By the way, from now on, don't call me 'Master' anymore, you all call me 'Old Man'."

The butler replied, "From now on, how should we address you, sir?"

“From now on, you can all call me Young Master.” Li Chang’an thought for a moment, “Young Master sounds more like my personality.”

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