Lu Ping and Lu An were not criminals, so they did not need to wear shackles like Lu Huaiyi and his son. In principle, they were not subject to the supervision of the police, and they could even drive a carriage if they wanted.
But in order to make their masters' lives easier, they chose to be humble and subservient in front of the yamen runners without hesitation.
Moreover, their inherent sense of hierarchy prevented them from doing something shocking like letting their master walk while they rode in a car, so they just followed General Lu and his son in a low-key manner, each carrying a small bag.
They silently shared four of the backpacks that Yu Zizhen brought, leaving only the two light backpacks filled with clothes, shoes, straw mats and raincoats. At the strong request of Lu Huaiyi's eldest son Lu Mingzhe and second son Lu Mingheng, they fixed them to the two men with straw ropes.
With Lu Ping and Lu An accompanying them to take care of them, the safety of Lu Huaiyi and his son was further guaranteed. However, for the sake of caution, Yu Zizhen finally secretly gave Lu Ping and Lu An each a sharp short knife with a very thin scabbard and a narrow blade.
She quickly stuffed the things into the sleeves of the two men and said, "Be careful on the road. Don't let General Lu and his son get assassinated."
Being able to climb to the position of deputy governor of the Left Army Governor's Office, Lu Huaiyi is naturally not a stupid person. When he heard Yu Zizhen say this, he immediately thought of words like "eradicate the problem at its roots" and "eliminate future troubles forever."
Lu Huaiyi was filled with indignation but helpless. He glanced deeply at Yu Zizhen, who acted like a little adult, and said, "If anyone in the Lu family manages to escape death, I will go through fire and water and repay the prince's kindness in the future."
Yu Zizhen smiled slightly, "Then the general and the two young masters must live well. After all, whether it's gratitude or hatred, it only has meaning when people are alive, right?"
Lu Huaiyi also smiled. Although the wound on his face hurt so much that he grimaced when he smiled, the desire to survive in his heart was stronger than ever before.
After bidding farewell to Yu Zizhen, the father and his two sons, accompanied by Lu Ping and Lu An, followed the yamen runners and left. Yu Zizhen watched them walk until they could no longer see her, and then she asked the coachman to turn the carriage around and take her to the human market.
On the way, she asked the accompanying guards to buy some freshly baked cakes, soy milk and the like, and then she and Yaoguang and Yuheng had a simple meal in the carriage to fill their stomachs.
"You wait here, Yuheng and Yaoguang, accompany me in." When they arrived at the main gate of the human market, Yu Zizhen got off the carriage and stopped the guards from following him.
The guards were worried, so Feng Yuan stepped forward to speak on behalf of the others, "Prince, the market is full of mixed people. It's too risky for you to take only Yuheng and Yaoguang with you."
Seeing his unwillingness to give in, Yu Zizhen couldn't help but frowned in pain.
The two of them stood in silence for a moment, and finally, because she was in a hurry, Yu Zizhen gave in. She said, "It's not impossible for me to take you with me, but you must not interfere with any decisions I make."
Although the chances were very small, if the person from the Lu family was a very influential figure, they might dare to confront her head-on. Then she would definitely offend the Lu family and hurt her own small treasury.
In this case, the guards around her would most likely stand up and express their disapproval when she "goes crazy".
Yu Zizhen didn't want to waste time arguing with them and delay her important matters, so she decided to explain the rules to Feng Yuan and others in advance.
Feng Yuan is not stupid. Yu Zizhen first wanted to get rid of them, and now she is negotiating conditions with them in advance. It is obvious that what she is going to do next will most likely be something they will disagree with and will speak out against regardless of the difference between master and servant.
He didn't want to agree to Yu Zizhen's conditions, but Yu Zizhen crossed his arms and said directly, "If you can't do it, don't come with me. This is an order."
As soon as the word "command" came out, even if Feng Yuan had a thousand words to say, it was not a good time to give advice at this time.
He quickly weighed the pros and cons of following or not, and finally decided to go in with them.
Although even if they followed them, they would not be able to stop Yu Zizhen from doing things they did not agree with, but at least they could protect her when Yu Zizhen was in danger.
After all, this is their job, isn't it?
After realizing this, Feng Yuan immediately agreed to Yu Zizhen's condition of taking them in.
The group left the coachman behind to guard the carriage, while the others surrounded Yu Zizhen and entered the human market.
The human market is not an open area like a market, but a combination of small courtyards, surrounding the high platform in the middle used to auction official slaves, forming concentric circles from the inside to the outside.
Yu Zizhen and his companions walked from the outermost circle inwards, and it took them about two quarters of an hour to finally reach the platform used to auction official slaves.
Along the way, Yu Zizhen and his friends attracted almost everyone's attention.
Child, you can tell at first glance that you come from a wealthy family. How could such a person come to a place like this in person?
Everyone was muttering in their hearts, but they didn't dare to open their mouths. They just tacitly stepped aside and gave Yu Zizhen and others priority to pass.
Yu Zizhen nodded in thanks, then strode straight to the stepped seats near the platform.
They arrived neither too early nor too late, and most of the stepped seats around the platform were already occupied by people waiting for the auction to begin.
Yu Zizhen only came to buy the women and children of the Lu family, so he didn't have to fight for the best seats. Therefore, he found a corner seat that was big enough for all of them.
Less than two quarters of an hour after she sat down, the official in charge of the auction finally brought the official slave to be auctioned today to the platform.
Yu Zizhen turned his head to look at Miss Yuheng, "You come and bid the price, and follow the routine I just told you in the carriage."
What did she tell Yuheng?
First, every time she bid, she would shout "Zhenbei Palace offers xx." That's right, she wanted to use her power to pressure others.
Second, each time they increase the price, they always do so by the minimum standard set by the broker. For example, if the broker stipulates that the price should be increased by at least ten cents each time, then they will increase the price by ten cents each time.
3. Buy out as many of Lu Huaiyi’s relatives as possible.
Of course, if someone maliciously raises the price and wants to make things difficult for her and prevent her from buying someone, she won't be so foolish as to keep raising the price.
After all, compared to hitting people with money and pretending to be a victim, hitting people with fists and making them scream makes her feel more comfortable.
Yu Zizhen said that he is very good at convincing people with reason (or force).
Yu Heng, who had already memorized all of Yu Zizhen's requests, nodded obediently, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I have memorized all of your requests."
Yu Zizhen was very satisfied. "After I buy the people, I'll take you to listen to storytelling."
Forgive her for being stingy, it's her fault for being poor.
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