Chapter 101 Plea
Chunniang paused for a moment, looking somewhat hesitant, but quickly smiled and said, "No problem, of course it's possible."
"Let's go then."
Tao Tao walked out, and as she passed the door, her gaze indifferently swept over the suppressed Ding Yunxiang.
Tu Miaoling quickly helped her up, shaking off the servant's hand with an unfriendly expression.
The servants were undecided. They glanced back at Chunniang, and upon receiving a signal from her, they withdrew their hands and followed behind her.
This farce attracted many people in the building to come out and watch.
On the third floor, a young man dressed in a fiery red robe with gold thread and a high ponytail leaned against the railing, staring down with great interest.
He was surrounded by several eager young men from prominent families.
Some people saw him staring down and assumed he had taken a fancy to the official's daughter and wanted to curry favor with her.
"Your Highness has excellent taste. That official's daughter is indeed very beautiful. Why don't I have the madam bring her up?"
Murong Yan turned and looked him up and down. "Didn't you hear that she was bought?"
"It's alright, it's alright. As long as the young master is happy, any amount of money is worth it."
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand to instruct the attendant waiting beside him. Before he could even open his mouth, he heard the impatient words of the person in front of him.
"Alright, this kind of trash isn't good enough for me."
A hint of disdain and mockery flashed in Murong Yan's eyes. He had no patience for these toads beside him, but he had to be polite to them because they were from poor families.
He came to the capital with his father because he wanted to get to know the sons of aristocratic families so that he could stay in the capital and make a name for himself, rather than being surrounded by a group of lonely poor people.
If it weren't for the fact that the Qiu family produced an empress who brought them all to prominence, they wouldn't be speaking to him today.
My father was a prince of a different surname, appointed by the late emperor. The current emperor does not value princes of a different surname, and all opportunities to go to the battlefield and make meritorious contributions are reserved for other imperial relatives.
Then, when it came to his generation, the emperor suddenly issued an edict that titles of nobility could not be inherited by men unless they made meritorious contributions.
This means that he cannot inherit his father's title of Prince, and after his father's death, Yingzhou will have to be returned to the Celestial Empire.
It just so happens that the Autumn Hunt Banquet is being held, and the Emperor has invited many princes and nobles, but he has not invited any princes of different surnames, which shows how little importance he attaches to it.
Unwilling to give up, the father, after much deliberation, decided to bring forward the scheduled time for his regular trip to the capital to pay homage to the emperor.
Murong Yan raised his hand, and the guard beside him stepped forward.
He whispered something to the guard, Chengfeng nodded in understanding, and then turned and left.
"This place is utterly uninteresting. I will take my leave now. Please make yourselves at home."
After speaking, Murong Yan, with an arrogant expression, put his hands behind his back, turned around and went downstairs, completely ignoring the bewildered young master of the noble family behind him.
"Oh, Your Highness, let me escort you back."
"Yeah yeah……"
The people behind him swarmed forward.
Tao Tao led them straight home. If they went to the shop, her mother would surely find out about the absurd things she had done.
Chunniang counted her silver notes one by one, her fingers flying across the paper, and the smile on her face grew wider with each count.
"Thank you, young master."
When she first saw the gate of this ordinary family's courtyard, she was worried that the young woman might not be able to afford it.
Now that the money is in hand, I feel relieved. I just don't know why this young lady wants to buy a woman to take home. Even if it's just to be a maid, the money spent would be enough to buy a hundred or two.
However, she actually hopes there are a few more idiots like that.
"Thank you for saving my life, young master."
Ding Yunxiang forced herself to stand up straight and bowed in a gesture of respect reserved for daughters of officials.
He stood up straight, his posture neither arrogant nor humble, and the despair he had previously shown had subsided.
He just looked rather disheveled.
Tao Tao glanced at her coldly and said with a faint smile, "If you want to thank someone, thank her."
Ding Yunxiang was taken aback and turned to look at Tu Miaoling.
Tao Tao stuffed the indenture into Tu Miaoling's hand and said, "Miaoling, take this person back. You can let her go or make her a maid, it's up to you."
Tu Miaoling pointed to herself blankly: "Me? But... but it's inconvenient for me."
She lived with her father; how could an unmarried woman live under the same roof as an adult man?
"Then let her go."
Hearing this, Tu Miaoling pulled her wrist and walked to the side, whispering, "But you spent so much money, why don't you let her pay off her debt at your shop?"
What do you think?
"You know what kind of shop I run, I really don't have that much patience to train their guts."
Tao Tao sighed and looked at her helplessly.
Moreover, how could a daughter of an official possibly be willing to work as a servant?
"Alright, it's up to you whether she stays or leaves. I have to go."
She patted her shoulder and was about to leave when someone suddenly blocked her way.
Ding Yunxiang's eyes were red, her face showed distress, and her hair and clothes were very messy. Coupled with her appearance, it was really hard to bear.
"Please, young master, take me in. I have nowhere else to go. I am willing to serve you as a servant to repay your kindness."
When she was captured and taken to the capital, she escaped once. She was grateful that she was able to find her father's old friends and ask for their help, because she believed that her father was innocent.
My father is honest and upright; he would never do such a thing.
The silver and bribe letters that were found must have been forged.
In her heart, her father was so tall and mighty, honest and upright, a good official who loved the people, but he had also offended many people, so he must have been framed.
She wanted to be exonerated, but she had no relatives or friends in the capital and struggled to even feed herself, let alone be exonerated.
Right now, she needs to establish a firm foothold in the capital before she can try to clear her name.
The two kind-hearted young men before her could be her first step in establishing herself in the capital.
Upon hearing this, Tao Tao reached out and pulled down her tied-up hair, saying, "We are both women, we don't need you to offer yourself to us."
Ding Yunxiang was stunned when she saw her disheveled hair.
She never expected that such a courageous and kind young man would actually be a young woman.
Moreover, she opened her own shop, proving that she was definitely not an ordinary person.
Perhaps following her would be safer than following others.
Thinking this way strengthened her resolve to stay.
"Young lady, please let me stay. I can do anything, and I'm willing to learn anything. I'm not afraid of hardship or fatigue, as long as I have a place to stay and something to eat."
Ding Yunxiang reached out and grabbed her arm, pleading with tears streaming down her face.
Seeing this, Tu Miaoling felt a little reluctant, but she also understood that Tao Tao must have bought her with money because she wanted to.
Because she wanted to save the person, Tao Tao spent so much money on her without any complaints, buying the person.
Tao Tao doesn't want her to stay in the shop right now, so she shouldn't try to persuade her anymore.
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