Compared to Feng Ping's indignation, Qi Xu looked calm, "As long as I am alive, the mother and son will never rest in peace."
It's not even just them.
On the day when he requested to be deposed, Emperor Xiaoming, who had a trace of compassion in his heart, probably would not really let down his guard against him.
They have never been father and son. I'm afraid that in that person's eyes, he is just an obstacle for him to sit firmly on the throne!
"Master, are you going to let them go just like that this time?"
"Of course not." Qi Xu's eyes darkened. "Since they want me dead, then they should send back the news that I am seriously injured and unconscious. Also, let the Jihe Canal Officer present the evidence to the capital. It is time to let that person see how much the person next to him, the apple of his eye, cannot tolerate his other bloodline."
Although there was not much father-son affection between them, Qi Xu believed that he had understood Emperor Xiaoming well enough over the years.
That person...is definitely not a big-hearted person.
He can take action against his own bloodline himself, but he will never allow others to bypass him and take action against his bloodline.
It's not that he has much protectiveness towards his child, but it makes him wonder if he will be treated so cruelly one day.
Emperor Xiaoming was such a suspicious yet weak and incompetent person.
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After the courtyard gate was locked, Wei Yunlan led Ningshuang and others to the pawnshop to meet up with Gao and Wei Mingxuan.
She bought the leased courtyard at a price that was not even half as expensive as the grain she had collected.
"Madam, Miss, we have just received a group of people here recently. They have all signed death contracts. Can you two take a look and see if there are any that suit you? Buy a few. The price is very reasonable!"
The matchmaker nearby, seeing that Wei Yunlan and the others had completed the land deed, came over and asked with a smile on her face.
As he said this, he waved his hand and had someone lead the group over.
The first group brought over were four young women who were dressed fairly decently and two old women who looked a little older.
"These are maids and maids who are used to doing waitressing. They used to work in rich families. In addition to serving, they also do some needlework and kitchen chores. These maids are paid nine taels of silver each, and the maids are paid only seven taels. It's a great bargain. If it weren't for the bad years, they wouldn't have paid so little."
Wei Yunlan also has some experience in selecting servants.
She herself had not chosen many people, but during those years when she was flying over the Marquis' Mansion, she had seen a lot of interactions between these maids and old women. After taking a few more glances, she could basically tell what kind of people these maids and old women were.
The maids in front of them were fine, but the two old women's eyes were darting around, and there was a hint of scrutiny in their looks when they looked at them, which they thought were hidden well.
After just one encounter, Wei Yunlan knew that this kind of servant must not be accepted.
As for the four maids, they did not seem to be so calculating, but just by looking at their figures and hands it was not difficult to tell that they had never done any rough work before and had not lived through hard times.
On ordinary days, maybe you can look at such a person.
But now their family is heading to Beiguan, and it is not appropriate to bring along anyone who cannot endure hardship.
Gao glanced at them indifferently, with the same expression as Wei Yunlan, and it was obvious that she had no interest in these maids and old women.
Wei Mingxuan and Wang Gui stood aside, not even glancing at the maids and old women.
When the matchmaker saw this, she realized that these people were not favored at all, so she waved her hand and asked someone to bring up another group of people.
This time, three families were brought up. Two of them were a couple with a girl in her early teens, and the other was a family of six people from three generations. The matchmaker introduced them: "Don't be fooled by the old man's age, he can read and write, and his son can also read and write, so he can be a book boy for the young master."
When Wang Gui heard this, he stood up straight instantly and said, "Master, it's enough for me to take care of you while you study."
He grew up with the young master. How could he serve this outsider better than he did?
"..." The matchmaker was stunned for a moment. Just as she was about to continue the introduction, Gao waved her hand and said, "Okay, that's enough for today. We don't need to buy anyone for the time being."
As he said this, he was about to go outside.
Business near the Dan River has been bad recently. Seeing that she was about to let the rare "distinguished guest" go, the matchmaker hurriedly caught up with them, and while persuading Gao and Wei Yunlan to wait and see, she waved to her subordinates to bring more people over.
"Madam, Liu Bu, you didn't like those just now, but do you think these girls and boys are okay? They are not very old, take them back and train them from scratch, they will definitely be easy to use in the future!"
Gao and Wei Yunlan had already reached the gate of the courtyard. Just as they were about to wave their hands to ask the matchmaker to move aside, they heard Wei Mingxuan, who was walking behind them, suddenly exclaim.
"Huh?"
"What's going on?" Wei Yunlan paused, turned around, and saw Wei Mingxuan staring at the group of people who had just been brought in with wide eyes in astonishment.
Following Wei Mingxuan's gaze, I saw a little girl, about ten years old, with a gray face, wearing tattered cloth, standing there with a numb look in her eyes.
Through the layer of dust, one can vaguely see the originally beautiful facial features.
Isn’t this Miss Bai Si who was in the exile team earlier!
"white……"
Wei Mingxuan was about to open his mouth when Wei Yunlan quickly grabbed his sleeve and used his eyes to stop him from shouting.
Then, he casually glanced at the group of ten-year-old girls and boys in front of him and said critically, "They are too young. How much energy do they have now? They need to be raised for a few more years before they can be used."
"Oh, Miss, it's easier to use a young servant like this after he's been trained! And servants you train yourself are the most loyal, aren't they?"
Seeing that Wei Yunlan was still unmoved, the matchmaker gritted her teeth and used her trump card, "The most important thing is that these girls and boys want very little silver, only four taels each!"
"Those two over there who are a little injured, just need three taels, no... two and a half taels will do!"
Among the two people who were pointed out, one of them was Miss Bai Si.
Wei Yunlan frowned slightly.
"Are the injuries of these two serious? Will it affect their future work?"
"It has no impact, it has no impact. It will be healed in ten days or half a month!" The matchmaker said with a smile on her face, suppressing her guilt.
"Okay then, just these two. We'll take the four taels of silver." Wei Yunlan winked, and Wei Mingxuan immediately took out two pieces of silver from his purse, which were just enough for four taels, not a penny more.
"That's fine. After all, this is your first time doing business with the lady and the young lady, so you can get a cheaper price this time." The matchmaker took the money with a painful look on her face, and only smiled when Wei Yunlan and his group led the two little girls out of the yard.
He weighed the silver in his hand and said, "Tsk, I thought these two money-losing pieces were going to be a waste of my money!"
After leaving the Yahang, Wei Yunlan and his party did not stay in the county again.
Straight back to the carriage.
Entering the carriage, Wei Yunlan grasped Fourth Miss Bai's hand and asked with eyes full of pity: "Azhi, what's wrong with you?"
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