Madam Wei paused for a moment, then said, "Then I'll have to ask you, Shixian, to convey our sincere gratitude to the Prince of Zhenbei on behalf of the Wei family."
She trusted the character and vision of the Yang family, so in the current situation where the Wei family was surrounded by enemies and had a hard time, she was willing to take the risk and trust someone that Yang Shixian trusted.
Yang Shixian nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, I will definitely convey your message."
Madam Wei looked at her eldest son and said, "Just give the deeds of our house, shop, and farmland to Shixian. We don't want the money."
If Yu Zizhen hadn't taken the initiative to take over, all these things would have ended up in their own hands. Not to mention that Yu Zizhen had offered to send someone to escort them, so they couldn't ask for his money.
The eldest son of the Wei family nodded in understanding and turned to get the deeds of his own family.
His family has two shops, two farms and a mansion. None of them are valuable properties in good locations, but they are the entire property of his family that has supported all their expenses over the years.
The house they live in now is a small one with two courtyards. People living around it are all court officials who have no wealth like Lord Wei.
The shops are located in remote areas, so the Wei family does not do business themselves. Instead, they rent them out and collect some money every year.
The farm was located in Tonghe County, over 200 miles from the capital. Most of the land around the capital had been divided up by the powerful, and although the remaining land was occasionally sold by the owners or the government, the price was too high for the Wei family, so Mrs. Wei bought land farther away.
After giving these to Yu Zizhen, all they could take away were the few gold and silver jewelry in their home.
This shows that they are very sincere in thanking Yu Zizhen.
However, Yang Shixian stopped the eldest son of the Wei family and said, "Zizhen said that if you don't charge according to the market price, he will never dare to take over your family's property."
"He said he intervened because he admired Lord Wei's character and loyalty. If he didn't pay enough money, he would be considered a villain who took advantage of the situation."
"So, consider it for the sake of Zizhen's reputation. Please accept this money."
Since Yang Shixian had said so, the Wei family couldn't insist on giving it away for free. After all, for scholars like them who valued their integrity, integrity and morality were of paramount importance. If they simply rewarded him with money, it would seem like they were looking down on Yu Zizhen.
The two brothers of the Wei family bowed deeply and asked Yang Shixian to thank Yu Zizhen on their behalf, thanking her for her willingness to take over the Wei family business at this time, and also thanking her for the "house servants" sent by Yang Shixian and the escort agency recommended.
Yang Shixian hurriedly bowed in return, "I will accept this thank you on behalf of Zizhen, but please do not admit to others that you received help from Zizhen."
"He specifically explained that his status is special and that associating with him would be harmful rather than beneficial, so he also asked you not to reveal your involvement with him to anyone else."
"In addition, Zizhen also said that he and the Wei family are only mutually beneficial, and the Wei family does not need to feel that they owe him anything just because he intervened in this matter."
When saying these words, Yang Shixian's expression was sad.
Although in Yu Zizhen's view, she and the Wei family did have a mutually beneficial relationship where both sides took what they needed. The Wei family was able to be preserved because of her, while she used the Wei family to create obstacles for the Lu family, and she was about to gain a system point because of the Wei family.
But in the eyes of Yang Shixian and the Wei family, Yu Zizhen not only helped them a lot, but also considerately used this seemingly inhumane way to maintain their dignity and self-esteem, relieving them of their worries.
Because of the slight difference in cognition between the two parties, a wonderful misunderstanding was born.
Yang Shixian and the Wei family were extremely grateful and admired Yu Zizhen, but Mr. Jiang, speaking from the perspective of the Zhenbei Palace, believed that Yu Zizhen should not get involved.
It was too late for him to stop Yu Zizhen, so he could only try to make up for his loss with earnest words, "Prince, how can there be so much justice in this world? You were able to accomplish this only because of your status as the Prince of Zhenbei."
If she did not have the identity of the Prince of Zhenbei, Mr. Jiang believed that even if she sent people to escort the Wei family, it would not change anything.
How many times has the situation been completely reversed overnight? If the Lu family really did go to extremes, what could the few people she had asked Yang Shixian to send to the Wei family do?
Mr. Jiang didn't know that she was also involved in the previous exposure of the imperial examination cheating case, and didn't know that the witness was controlled by someone with ulterior motives at the first time and the evidence was almost spread all over the streets, which was all Yu Zizhen's work. Otherwise, not only would he no longer believe Yu Zizhen's claim that she had no intelligence network unique to her, he would even go on to suspect how many people Yu Zizhen had trained in private.
Of course, Yu Zizhen wouldn't be so foolish as to reveal her family's wealth. She agreed with Mr. Jiang and said, "You're right. I'm relying on my status as the Prince of Zhenbei, and I'm relying on them not to dare to kill me for this kind of thing."
Before Mr. Jiang could continue his lecture, Yu Zizhen said, "Using force to uphold justice is certainly tragic, but isn't it even more tragic that no one upholds so-called justice?"
Mr. Jiang was speechless for a moment. He then ignored Yu Zizhen's last sentence and said, "Since the Crown Prince knows that he is under the protection of the palace, he should be more considerate of the palace when doing things."
Yu Zizhen looked at him and slowly revealed an ambiguous smile. "How could I not know that the palace had protected me? Hasn't my title of 'Prince of Zhenbei' always been in vain?"
Mr. Jiang paused before saying, "Is the Crown Prince dissatisfied with me for not letting him take power?"
Yu Zizhen lazily leaned back in the high-back chair, showing off a bit of his edge without any hesitation.
"That's not the case. I'm dissatisfied with you because you usually just treat me as a mascot and leave me there without paying any attention to me, but every time I do something wrong, you have to come and teach me a lesson."
"Mr. Jiang, if you don't sow seeds in the spring, you won't harvest food in the fall. You should understand this simple truth, right? Since you've allowed me to grow wildly, it's normal that I don't look to your liking, right?"
"Besides, the identity of the Prince of Zhenbei is not what I want. I've already risked my life to be a shield for others, so can't I use this identity to gain some benefits for myself as hard work fee?"
Unless she volunteered, no one in this world could take advantage of her. Since the Zhenbei Palace had allowed her to come to the capital, a den of tigers and wolves, as the prince, they couldn't blame her for using this identity to do what she wanted.
Mr. Jiang was speechless for a long time before he said, "Then why did you have to buy those junk from the Wei family at this critical moment?"
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