Jiang Muyu pursed her lips, "You know."

"I can hear sounds within ten feet." Nan Xing pointed to his ears and said, "I can hear the slightest movement within ten feet, not to mention that they were talking quite loudly today."

Jiang Muyu frowned and asked, "Where did you learn martial arts at such a young age?"

"I started learning martial arts when I was four years old, so it has been three years now. As for where I learned it, I can't tell you."

Jiang Muyu sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard, raised his head slightly and talked to her, "Is there anything special you want to do?"

"Yes, I have."

"for example?"

"Revenge." When she said this, her eyes turned sinister. "I will cut off the heads of those enemies with my own hands to sacrifice to the souls of my family members!"

Jiang Muyu thought of her enemy and silently lit a candle for her in her heart. That person was not someone who could be killed easily.

"Besides this, do you have any other dreams?" Jiang Muyu asked.

Nanxing frowned, "Dream?"

"Uh... it's something you dream of doing."

"I don't dream."

"Okay." Jiang Muyu was speechless for a moment.

Nanxing jumped down from the roof, came to her, and suddenly knelt down.

Jiang Muyu was startled and hurried to help her up, "What are you doing?"

Nan Xing knelt stubbornly and refused to get up. She straightened her back and looked up at Jiang Muyu. Her obsidian eyes were firm and unyielding. "Princess, I have an unreasonable request."

"W-what?"

"Can you take me in?"

"What?"

Nan Xing continued: "I can do a lot of things. Although I am still young, please believe me. In the future, my martial arts will be so advanced that many people will be left far behind. As long as you are willing to take me in, give me a place to stay, and give me food to eat, I will do my best to serve you and repay you. If anyone makes trouble for you in the future, I will take off his head and send it to you, I..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Jiang Muyu covered his dirty face and sat back on the stone bench, "Don't fight and kill for no reason. I'm not interested in other people's heads."

Nan Xing was a little distressed, pursed her lips and said: "Then what are you interested in? Arms? Legs? Or internal organs?"

"I, I, I'm crazy? What am I going to do with all this, cook?"

"Not right." Nan Xing shook his head and said seriously, "Human flesh is not delicious."

Jiang Muyu wanted to escape, but couldn't. "No need, no need, I was just joking..."

"I'm not kidding."

Jiang Muyu held his forehead and sighed, "Why do you want me to take you in?"

"Because you are the Princess of Rui, I will at least not suffer if I follow you. And from what I have observed, you are very kind to the people around you."

"You should tell the truth." Jiang Muyu paused, thought for a while, and then asked: "Can you protect Tangtang for me?"

"Sure." Nan Xing said without hesitation: "As long as you are willing to take me in, I will do my best to protect the princess in the future. If she lives, I live too. If she dies, I die too."

Hearing this, Jiang Muyu said, "That's not necessary. Just do your best. If there is really no other way, your own safety is the most important. After all... everyone has their own destiny."

She was well aware of Liang Jingtang's fate in the book. Although she and Tangtang were now mother and daughter and had developed feelings for each other, she did not want Tangtang to die tragically. However, if the plot could not be changed, she would not let others sacrifice their lives.

"So... you agreed?" There was a glimmer of hope in Nanxing's eyes.

Having said that, Jiang Muyu had no choice but to nod.

Nanxing kowtowed to her three times and said only two words: "Thank you."

Jiang Muyu exhaled slowly and touched her head.

Let’s talk about the future later, and we’ll just deal with it as it comes... Nanxing is just a child. It would have been fine if she hadn’t encountered it, but now that she has encountered it and is left alone and having a hard time surviving, Jiang Muyu couldn’t bear it.

Jiang Muyu agreed in such a confused manner that he was still a little confused when he lay back on the bed.

…

The next day, Jiang Muyu had just finished breakfast when Lin Xiucai came to her house with the drawings he had just finished.

Jiang Muyu opened the drawing and saw mountains, water and fertile fields on the picture. It was vivid and the painting style was unique, quite like that of a master.

She praised: "Mr. Lin is an amazing painter."

Lin Xiucai said modestly, "Your Highness, I am too kind."

She asked Yunxuan to bring over fifty taels of silver and asked, "Do you think this is enough?"

Where had Mr. Lin seen so much silver? An ordinary family in Lihua Town only spent ten taels of silver a year, and here was fifty taels, enough for him to eat for several years.

He didn't dare to answer it, "My Lady, this... is too much."

Jiang Muyu smiled and said, "I think your painting is worth it. It is better than any other painter in the palace. Moreover, I am going to use this painting for the layout of the project, which is a bit blasphemous. I will consider part of this money as compensation."

Lin Xiucai said, "This picture was originally drawn for the Empress, so it is up to the Empress to deal with it. There is no need to ask for compensation."

Jiang Muyu glanced at Yun Xuan.

Yun Xuan understood what he meant and walked over and stuffed the silver into Lin Xiucai's arms.

Mr. Lin still didn't dare to accept it.

Yun Xuan said: "If you do this, you will offend the princess's kindness."

Mr. Lin then took it and knelt down to express his gratitude.

After he left, Jiang Muyu ordered someone to call Manager Shang and the others over.

She asked two guards to hold the drawings, and she held a wooden stick that she had casually broken off, pointing at the drawings while talking.

When she finished telling him her idea, Director Shang was astonished. He never thought that the princess would have such a brilliant idea. He had been managing the fields for nearly twenty years and had always been troubled by the difficulty of farming in dry fields and the problems of the four seasons. However, the princess came up with a solution after just taking a walk in the fields.

Regardless of whether her method is effective when implemented, it is very rare for a woman to have such awareness.

Director Shang said: "Madam, the vegetables you mentioned... uh..."

“Vegetable greenhouse.”

"Yes, it's a vegetable greenhouse. We have never done this before and we don't know if we can complete it. If we can't finish it before winter, I'm afraid our harvest this year can't be guaranteed."

Jiang Muyu asked, "How many tenant farmers are there on the farm?"

"Your Highness, excluding the elderly and children, there are a total of 102 people."

"So from the day we start construction, assign 20 people to be in charge of the vegetable greenhouses, and 30 people to be in charge of digging ditches. Remember, they must be young and strong."

"yes."

"Furthermore, give orders that if the work can be completed before winter, each person will receive an additional five taels of silver at the end of the year."

Manager Shang's eyebrows jumped. The tenant farmers in Lihua Manor only earned one or two taels of silver a month, but the princess actually gave each of them five taels of silver at a time. It was really generous.

Jiang Muyu looked at him, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Manager Shang, if this matter is handled well, you will definitely benefit from it."

"Yes, yes, yes." Manager Shang appeared calm on the surface, but he was already smiling brightly in his heart.

"You must pay close attention to this matter. I will send a few more chefs from the capital. I will take care of their three meals a day until the project is completed."

At this point, she paused, "However, if I knew that there were people who only wanted benefits but did not want to fulfill their obligations, I would definitely not let them off lightly."

"I understand. I will do my best."

Jiang Muyu waved her hands and asked the guards to take the blueprints away. She said, "Don't make this public yet. I can find some craftsmen to start the work in a few days."

"yes."

When the discussion was almost over, it was getting dark, and Manager Shang was in high spirits when he left.

He originally thought that the princess was just an embroidered pillow, but unexpectedly she was a person with her own ideas and brains. Manager Shang felt that with such a master, the farm under his control would have a bright future.