Chapter 43 I will definitely live up to my grandmother’s trust!
After a while, the old lady came back to her senses, "You are talking nonsense, she clearly took good care of you when she returned home that day..."
"Grandma, I'm her husband in name only. It's okay for her to be mean to me, but if others treat me badly, that would be a slap in her face. Will she agree to that?"
The old lady fell into deep thought.
It sounds like this is the reason.
But...what should they do with their whole family?
Especially her, who had lived a glorious life, but when she got old, her living expenses were cut. Which old lady in Shengjing City was as miserable as her?
The old lady took a deep breath and forced a kind smile. "My dear child, you and the princess are husband and wife after all. There is nothing that cannot be discussed between husband and wife. If you talk to the princess in a nice way, I'm sure she will be willing to give you some face."
Xiao Ning's eyes were still red.
Hearing this, I almost burst out laughing.
This black-hearted old woman is really good at letting go.
In the past, the original owner held a sincere heart, but she always looked down on him and looked at him with a critical and disgusted look.
Now he can even humble himself and smile and say nice things to her.
Xiao Ning looked at the old lady, who was flattered. He rubbed his hands, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded vigorously, gritting his teeth and saying, "Okay! For you, I'll give it a try!"
He looked like he was ready to die.
After getting the answer she wanted, the old lady finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on her face became real: "Good boy, talk to the princess nicely, and don't let your grandmother down."
Xiao Ning clenched his fist: "I will definitely live up to my grandmother's trust!"
Shen looked at Xiao Ning with suspicion.
Is that all?
This guy has been pretending to be crazy and stupid for so many years, and he hasn't said a single word of truth...
But it would be bad to spoil the old lady's mood at this moment.
And now they can only pin their hopes on this guy.
The maid from the princess's mansion was hard-hearted and ruthless. No matter how much they tried to persuade her, it was useless. She just kept saying, "This servant is also following the princess's orders."
They also looked for that dead girl named Yuzhu. She seemed to be submissive, but she kept saying the same thing: "I am just an assistant, I cannot make the decision..."
They didn't dare to cause trouble in front of Princess Duanhui.
I finally caught Xiao Ning today.
There seems to be no other way but to believe her.
After the old lady and Shen left, the exaggerated expression on Xiao Ning's face instantly subsided.
She looked at the two people's backs as they walked away, snorted softly, and strode towards her Zhengde Residence.
Want to restore your former extravagant lifestyle? Dream on!
I'll tell Yuzhu later to reduce their expenses a little more.
…
The Lin sisters have been settled down. Yuzhu asked the two sisters what they thought and planned to go to the shops outside tomorrow to see if there is a suitable place to accommodate the two sisters.
After looking at the accounts for a while, it was already getting late.
Yuzhu packed up her things, rubbed her sore shoulders and went out. Just as she was about to see if Xiao Ning had returned, she saw her coming in from the moon arch gate.
Yuzhu came forward with a smile.
"Why is the prince here?"
Xiao Ning scratched his head. "I want to withdraw one hundred taels of silver. Is that okay?"
"Of course!"
Yuzhu agreed without thinking.
Xiao Ning coughed lightly: "Don't you even ask me what I need the money for?"
Yuzhu covered her mouth and laughed, "The prince will inherit the Marquisate in the future. He is spending his own money, so why should I ask?"
"However, I have to go and tell Sister Cuiyun. After all, she is the one who is officially in charge of the accounts."
"Master, please go back to your room and rest. I'll give you some silver."
Xiao Ning nodded.
Yuzhu turned around to look for Cuiyun. When Xiao Ning returned, he saw Chunfu loosening the soil in the yard, so he called him over.
"My Lord."
Chunfu is as his name suggests, he is chubby and very blessed.
"I need your help with something."
Chunfu was flattered and said quickly, "Master, if you have any instructions, just tell me directly. I will definitely do it!"
Chunfu was originally a servant who served the original owner closely since he was a child, but the original owner was a face lover and disliked Chunfu's fatness and ugly appearance after he grew up, so he sent him to the outer courtyard to do rough work.
Chunfu is a loyal and honest person. He does not feel resentful when being despised, but continues to do his job conscientiously.
Xiao Ning patted his shoulder and whispered in his ear, "I'll give you a hundred taels later. Go find a Taoist priest. It doesn't matter if he's real or fake, as long as he can act."
"It's like this. There's a Zhao family near E'er Village. I'm not sure exactly where they are, but I know their son just died. They've been looking at a lot of families recently, and they finally decided to marry the daughter of the Linwu family in E'er Village to their son..."
"What you need to do is to find out the Zhao family's situation and have the fake Taoist priest deceive the Zhao family so that they will give up the idea of arranging a ghost marriage for their son."
She saved the Lin sisters today, but there was no guarantee that they would not let innocent women be buried alive in the future.
The laws of Dayong were imperfect and did not protect the rights of women.
This is all we can do for now.
Chunfu listened to Xiao Ning speak and his eyes gradually widened.
After Xiao Ning finished speaking, he looked at her and swallowed hard: "My Lord, this may be a little difficult, little one..."
Xiao Ning held his shoulders and cheered him up, like a black-hearted boss who made promises: "Chunfu, I'm willing to hand this over to you because I trust you. Don't say discouraging words, I believe you can do it!"
"Once this matter is settled, I'll reward you with half a month's salary and give you three... five days' leave! How's that?"
Chunfu: “…”
To be honest, who wouldn’t be moved by this?
He hasn't been home for a long time...
Although I have a monthly break every month, it is only two days, and with the shift changes, time is still very tight. If I can complete the task well this time, five days... is enough time for me to go home.
What's more, there is still half a month's salary...
If you don’t make money when you have it, you’re a bastard!
Chunfu clenched his fist and said loudly, "Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely complete the task!"
Yuzhu came over with a banknote and happened to hear this. She asked with a smile, "What task did the prince assign to Chunfu?"
"As for what I said this afternoon, I'm worried that if I take the Sanniang sisters away, the Zhao family will attack other girls."
"The imperial court has no laws to protect the lives of children, and women are the most likely to be abandoned. I don't want the tragedy of the Sanniang sisters to happen again. If that happens, there may not be anyone to help them."
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
Xiao Ning raised his hand, took the banknote from Yuzhu's hand, and handed it to Chunfu, "Go."
Chunfu took the banknote, bowed to Xiao Ning, turned around and trotted away.
Yuzhu looked at Chunfu's back as he left, her expression dazed.
Xiao Ning stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her, then said with a smile, "What are you daydreaming about?"
Yuzhu collected her thoughts and said, "It's alright, I just think the prince has changed a lot."
Xiao Ning: “…”
Xiao Ning felt a little guilty after hearing this.
She coughed and changed the subject: "Do you know who I met when I left my grandfather just now?"
Yuzhu: "Old lady."
Xiao Ning: "How do you know?"
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