Nangong Zichen smiled and said, "Little brother, let me formally introduce myself. My sister's name is Sheng Lingwei, and I am her younger brother."
Jing Qingyue nudged Nangong Zichen lightly, not to be outdone, "Hmph, Princess Sister is still my sister-in-law."
Xie Chun blushed slightly, looking embarrassed, and hurriedly asked Jing Qingyue for help: "Qingyue, how should I introduce myself?"
If we're really talking about kinship, he's a generation above the princess, since he's Qingyue's uncle!
Jing Qingyue tilted her head to look at Xie Chun, patting her chest with a grin, "Uncle, you can just say you're my uncle."
She may not be as good as her sister-in-law, but she's not bad either!
Xie Chun nodded sheepishly, "Hmm, that works too!"
Liang Yuanyuan blinked her cute big eyes and smiled sweetly at Liu Zi, "Little brother, I am the princess sister's favorite little sister, and also the little sister that my brother and sister-in-law love the most."
Liang Tianling and Luo Xingnuan: ...Little sister, confidence is a good thing, but don't be blindly confident!
Nangong Zichen and Jing Qingyue, uncle and nephew, rolled their eyes in unison, but didn't say anything in rebuttal.
Liang Yuanyuan was the youngest among them, only a year younger than them, but they knew how to respect the elderly and care for the young.
"Pfft..."
Following behind the four little ones, Yue Mingxi and the others couldn't help but laugh out loud. Kids are just too cute.
The four little ones, including Nangong Zichen, blushed instantly. After exchanging glances, they quickly turned to look at their older brothers and sisters behind them, their eyes filled with the same scorn as if they were looking at a heartless man.
Yue Mingxi and the other seven: ...Alright! They couldn't laugh anymore. If they kept laughing, these four little guys would probably start bringing up their boss's name again.
Forget it, if we can't afford to offend them, can't we at least avoid them?
Liu Zi stared dumbfounded at the interaction between Nangong Zichen and the others, his jaw almost dropping to the ground.
It took him quite a while to get his chin back.
She couldn't help but swallow hard. "Um, you...you're Princess Chang Le's people?"
Everyone nodded in unison, "Yes!"
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"Um, I...I didn't mean to do anything to harm the princess. I only worked for those bandits to survive."
Liu Zi's delicate face was almost completely red.
At this moment, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, running around in circles, constantly trying to explain himself.
"Really, I only had to curry favor with the boss to survive in Yucheng County and make him look at me differently. But rest assured, I have never done anything bad all these years, and I have even helped others escape the clutches of the boss and his gang many times. Please believe what I'm saying, I..."
Nangong Zichen smiled and stopped him, "Alright, little brother, don't say any more. We trust your character."
"Really?" Liu Zi's eyes lit up, his clear gaze fixed intently on Nangong Zichen.
Nangong Zichen nodded solemnly, "It really is, more real than real gold."
"Waaah..." Liu Zi couldn't help but burst into tears. Apart from his parents, this was the first time anyone had trusted him so much.
He was deeply moved.
Nangong Zichen blinked, walked over to Liu Zi, stood on tiptoe and patted his thin shoulder, his tone serious and solemn.
"Young man, would you like to join our team? Would you be loyal to my sister, Princess Chang Le?"
"Yes, I'm willing, I'm a hundred thousand times willing."
Liu Zi burst into laughter through his tears, forgetting everything else, and hurriedly nodded in agreement.
Nangong Zichen smiled and extended his hand to Liu Zi, "Congratulations, this decision of yours will definitely not leave you with any regrets for the rest of your life."
Liu Zi's eyes reddened, and he naturally grasped Nangong Zichen's hand and shook it gently. "Thank you, young master. Please let me know if you need anything in the future."
"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony."
The seven members of Yuemingxi frowned slightly as they watched Liuzi's practiced handshake.
Why did the boy shake hands?
Nangong Zichen withdrew his hand, his little face gradually becoming serious. "Big brother, could you tell us about those idiots?"
Liu Zi nodded quickly.
"Young master, these bumpkins...idiots are one of the four major powers in Yucheng County. Their leader and second leader are bandits."
He had killed countless people in the Northern Qi Dynasty and was later captured by the court. However, because he bribed officials, he was eventually sentenced to exile in Yucheng County.
They played this "releasing the tiger back to the mountain" trick very skillfully.
After arriving in Yucheng County, the first and second leaders went back to their old ways, committing all sorts of crimes, including burning, killing, robbing, and abusing, and they even recruited notorious criminals as their underlings.
After decades of hard work, their numbers have expanded to over two thousand, and they have secured an unshakeable position in Yucheng County. The other three factions generally do not wish to confront them directly.
Nangong Zichen raised an eyebrow. "Why is that?"
Liu Zi let out a long sigh.
"Mainly because bandits are inherently vicious and ruthless people who will do all sorts of bad things. In addition, they are fierce, ruthless, and fearless of death. Their main tactic is to be domineering and tyrannical. Therefore, the other three forces are unwilling to have a conflict with these bandits."
Nangong Zichen nodded. "I see. Little brother, what's the situation with the other three forces?"
Liu Zi immediately began to explain in detail.
"One of the forces is the locals, led by the four surnames Jin, Shi, Tang, and Wu. They control the economic lifeline of Yucheng County and are extremely hostile to outsiders."
But outsiders inevitably need their help, such as buying things, buying land to build houses, etc., all of which have to go through their hands.
Therefore, although the locals weren't particularly capable, other forces in Yucheng County had to curry favor with them, and even the tyrannical bandits dared not easily provoke them.
Nangong Zichen nodded slightly. "And then?"
Liu Zi's eyes darkened, and he sighed again, "Young Master, you may not know this, but Yucheng County is an uncontrolled area. The imperial court doesn't take this place seriously at all."
As a result, forces from other countries infiltrated the area, using Yucheng County as a base for transmitting information in Northern Qi.
Therefore, people from these countries formed a large power base. They had money and connections, and directly bribed the locals, allowing them to firmly establish themselves in Yucheng County.
Nangong Zichen narrowed his eyes.
No wonder my brother-in-law has a bad impression of Yucheng County. The locals don't consider themselves Northern Qi people at all and openly collude with people from other countries.
Isn't this a typical traitor?
Nangong Zichen suppressed his anger, looked up at Liu Zi and said, "Little brother, please continue."
Liu Zi: "The last force is the officials who have been exiled by the court over the years. They have formed cliques and set up their own small court, and they have always treated the newly exiled people according to the principle of 'those who obey me prosper, and those who oppose me perish.'"
And also because he had connections in the imperial court.
Therefore, even if the people from the other three factions disapproved, they could only turn a blind eye.
"I'm afraid that if things go wrong, they might send a message to someone in the imperial court, and before long, the court will send someone to wipe them out."
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