"In aristocratic families, not only are relatives closely connected, but servants are the same. Just like you personal servants, to put it nicely, you grew up together and have a bond like sisters."
"To put it bluntly, you know so many secrets about our family. Even if you tell others a single word, since you are our personal servants, they will believe you. That's why we, a noble family, never mistreat our servants, nor do we punish or sell them off at will."
"Bai, you've gone too far."
Qin Wan waited for a while, and Zhenzhen and Chuyun came back. Sure enough, Bai Wanyi had betrayed some people again. Because people were sent to watch them in advance, these people directly joined the previous group.
Zhenzhen said, "There are almost fifty people who have been sold out now. Except for a few who are relatives, none of them are from the same family. I don't know how many of them will be separated from their wives and children."
Qin Wan glanced at the list, handed it to the trafficker, and instructed him carefully, "Please help me get it done properly."
The trafficker said, "Don't worry, the records show that they went to the right places. There's nothing wrong with that."
"Okay." Qin Wan nodded and glanced at Tao Yao.
Taoyao immediately took out a fat purse and stuffed it into the human trafficker's hand.
The human trafficker happily took it, thanked him and left.
Qin Wan handed the banknotes to Chu Yun again and said, "Take these back and report. If Mrs. Bai asks which brothel they were sold to, just tell her they were sold to another place. After all, this is the capital, under the feet of the emperor. Even if these are second- or third-rate maids or low-class servants, they are all from the Pingyang Marquis's mansion. Many officials and wives have seen them. If anyone saw them being sold to a brothel, it would be bad for the Bai family's reputation."
Chu Yun responded respectfully, but was a little puzzled: "Why did the young lady remind her of this?"
Qin Wan said, "I can't bear to see the Bai family suffer. But you are innocent, and the deceased is even more innocent. I'll give you fifty taels of silver. Use it to take care of the deceased woman's family and have them give her a proper burial."
Chu Yun's eyes instantly turned red. No matter how calm and reserved she was, she was still just a little girl: "Miss, be kind and righteous."
The placement of the dozens of people purchased from the Pingyang Marquis Mansion is a problem.
Whether it is the Qin family or the shop and farm owned by Qin Wan, there is no place to accommodate them all.
What's more, these are all people from the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, and it would be too conspicuous to place them in the capital.
Zhenzhen asked, "Miss, how do we arrange for these people?"
Qin Wan remembered that she had farms in Shenyang, near southern Xinjiang, and Guangling, near Eastern Wu, so she said, "I'll be sending seeds out soon, so I'll send them to Shenyang and Guangling respectively."
"We can settle down directly on the farm over there and live there from now on. Although it's a bit far, it's a place to stay."
"Yes." Chu Yun agreed.
Qin Wan asked Chu Yun to go back: "It's getting late, and it's inconvenient for me to send someone to escort you. Please be careful."
"Yes." Chu Yun kowtowed to Qin Wan again before taking the banknotes and leaving. He went to the place where Xiaoyu and the others were settled and told them the good news. "The Marquis' Mansion will send someone to pick you up soon. Leave the capital at night and then follow Miss Qin's convoy south to Shenyang and Guangling. You must obey the arrangements and don't make things difficult for Miss Qin."
When Xiaoyu heard that it was Qin Wan who bought them, she was so excited that she wanted to go into the mansion to kowtow.
The housekeeper held her back and said, "Miss Chuyun has found a good way for us. Miss Qin took the responsibility to buy us out, so we should be grateful and not repay kindness with hatred. If we go and kowtow now, won't that just cause trouble for them? We just need to do our job well and complete the tasks Miss Qin has assigned us, and that will be our way of repaying her kindness."
Xiaoyu nodded at this, having resolved the crisis of being sold into the brothel. She then became concerned for the housekeeper: "What about your family? Your youngest son is only a year old and needs you right now. Why don't we go and ask the young lady to find a way to get everyone out?"
When the housekeeper heard about her youngest son, tears welled up in her eyes, but she still shook her head firmly: "No, I still say the same thing, we can't repay kindness with enmity."
Xiaoyu opened her mouth and said, yes, it was not easy for them to escape to such a place, they couldn't ask for more.
Despite her words, the steward's mother still missed her family. After some thought, she went to see the steward off, took off all her jewelry, and gave it to him, asking him to take a message home: "Please keep it, thank you. Please tell me that I'm leaving now, and I'm afraid we won't be together in this lifetime. Ask him to give me a letter of divorce so he can remarry. Just take good care of the children, and I'll be relieved."
The steward took the things and said, "I'll tell you something. I'll give these to your family as a keepsake."
The steward was gone for nearly half an hour before returning. He brought a large bundle with him. As soon as he entered the yard, he opened the bundle, called Xiaoyu and the others forward, and distributed the items to each of them one by one: "Your family asked me to bring you some things."
The manager didn't say that when he went there, Bai Wanyi was ordering people to search their house. Not to mention Xiaoyu and others' personal belongings, even many things in the house had been taken away.
Why are you saying all this? There's no need to worry about them. Let them leave in peace.
The steward handed them the purse, clothes, and tokens he had brought with him: "Mrs. Lu is keeping a close eye on them, so don't blame them for not giving you much."
I can’t give you any more. All the previous ones have been taken away.
"It's just a thought. The money isn't much, but it will be convenient for you to use once you settle down. But don't worry, the young lady will arrange everything once you get there."
The steward distributed everyone's belongings, leaving only the steward's mother last. He handed her a purse and a set of children's clothes and said, "I have delivered my message, but I want you to go with peace of mind. He will stay in the capital and find a way for you. When the time comes, the family will either reunite in the south or in the capital."
The housekeeper's mother held her son's little clothes, feeling very sad, but she didn't feel sad for too long. She wiped her tears after a while, and asked Xiaoyu and others to pack up and quickly follow the housekeeper out of the city.
The steward counted the number of people and rushed out of the capital before the city gate. When he arrived at the destination and counted the number of people again, he found that one person was missing. He settled everyone and was about to go look for the person when he saw the man jogging towards him from a distance.
The steward looked him up and down and asked, "Where have you been?"
Song Shao foolishly took out a bun and handed it to the steward: "I just saw a bun shop that was about to close, so I bought two buns. Would you like to try some?"
The steward glanced at his black hands and waved his hands in disdain: "Eat it yourself, and don't run around anymore."
"Oh, don't worry." Song Shao nodded and responded. Thinking of his master's instructions just now, he wanted to cry.
Song Shao was quite good at martial arts, so he took advantage of the time when everyone was packing up to leave, and sneaked out and entered the East Palace.
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