When the prison van arrived at Nanshan Garden, the moon was already high in the sky.

I pushed open the side door and a woman in her forties came to greet me.

She was dressed elegantly and had a faint smile on her face. If there were any old people around the queen here, they would definitely recognize her identity.

"Thank you for your hard work, both eunuchs. The hot water and dinner are ready. Leave this to me."

"How dare I trouble Aunt Xiwen?"

The casual eunuch quickly said, "It's just my job. Auntie, you are so polite. It really makes me feel embarrassed."

Xiao Qianzi followed and exchanged greetings, and took the palace maids out of the prison car one by one.

"I don't care which palace you worked for before. Remember, in Nanshan Garden, everyone is a sinner, regardless of status, all beings are equal."

Aunt Xiwen glanced at the faces of the ten people and continued to warn them: "Since you have entered Nanshan Garden, you must obey the rules of Nanshan Garden. Here, everything must be based on the labor rules of Nanshan Garden."

The ten people looked at each other, surprised by this new rule.

Nanshan Garden under the moonlight was completely different from what the palace people had expected.

They entered through the side door and walked around a vast expanse of paddy fields. The sounds of chickens and ducks could be heard faintly.

Nanshan Garden is located in the suburbs of Beijing, adjacent to the Qingjing Mosque for women. At night, it is much quieter than the imperial palace.

"Thanks to my aunt. Who would have thought that this piece of land was once barren?" The young eunuch couldn't help but sigh when he saw the surrounding paddy fields.

Xiwen smiled and replied, "I was originally a criminal, but thanks to the Emperor and the Empress, I was able to serve as the chief envoy of Nanshan Garden, and I can eliminate the sins of the Dachen royal family and accumulate virtue and pray for blessings."

"What's more, this achievement is the result of the concerted efforts of everyone in Nanshan Garden. It is not something that I can achieve alone."

The group continued walking on the dirt road.

The night was so dark that no one noticed when a small tail appeared behind them.

After an incense stick of time, everyone came to a brightly lit house.

Through the half-open window, you can see the textile workers working on their sewing machines.

They were wearing the same plain white clothes, which were roughly the same style as Xiwen's clothes.

Someone in the team was sharp-eyed and recognized that there were many palace maids in the room with whom he had worked before.

The atmosphere in the room was harmonious. Some people were chatting and laughing quietly, but they did not neglect the work at hand.

Xiwen introduced: "These are the looms popular in Jiangnan. The skilled women workers can weave a piece of fine and soft cloth in just three days. Every seven days, the finished cloth will be packed and sent to the cloth workshop in the city for sale, and the gold and silver obtained from the sales will be used to help the people."

Passing the weaving house, there is another two-story building with bright lights.

Even from several hundred feet away, one could hear the deep sound of reading.

If you listen carefully, you will find that what they are reading are not serious scriptures, but some great principles that are known to everyone but not practiced.

"Love the country, love the people..."

"Love to work, study hard, think hard, ask questions, and be willing to explore..."

Xiwen said, "This is the Chanting Study Room, a place for the people of Nanshan Yuanyuan to study and cultivate themselves. After they pass the annual exams, they can do their own things every night."

Apart from the fields, the buildings in Nanshan Garden do not occupy a large area.

Xiwen quickly took the group on a tour of a series of facilities including the cafeteria, dormitory, and sunken plaza.

According to her, these names were given by Concubine Ji.

Before returning to the bedroom, Xiwen saw off the two eunuchs who accompanied him and settled the newcomer who had arrived this month.

She turned around to leave, but heard someone calling "Auntie" softly in the corner.

Xiwen paused, a wave of shock rising in his heart.

I saw Xiyan walking out silently from behind the pillar.

"Your Highness! Why...why would you come here without permission?" A flash of surprise crossed Xiwen's face, and then a look of deep anxiety spread across that no longer young face.

Xiyan looked around to make sure that there was no one around, then she lowered her voice and said, "I escaped with the convoy, so please don't tell anyone, aunt."

She added, "I want to stay in Nanshan Garden for a while. When the storm is over, I will leave. During this time, I will trouble you, aunt."

...She came here to avoid the limelight? What limelight?

Xiwen was thinking about the situation in his mind, his face still showing anxiety, "You ran out without even saying hello. If the Emperor and Empress knew, how worried would they be about you?"

"——I just don't want Father to know!"

It seemed that Xiwen's words touched a sore spot in Xiyan, and she suddenly became very angry.

"Aunt, you don't know yet, do you? Father wants to send me to Xixia to marry! That prince is a generation older than me!"

"…How could the emperor do this? There must be a misunderstanding."

"My second brother said it himself, how can I wrongly accuse him?"

Xiwen comforted Xiyan verbally, but in his heart he understood the reason why the princess ran away.

She was stubborn and refused to marry easily, let alone marry the prince of Western Xia.

Princess Xiyan wiped the corners of her eyes and sobbed softly.

Xiwen then advised: "Princess, please stay here today. My room next door is still empty, but the furnishings are far inferior to those in the palace. I am afraid that it will be unfair to the princess."

With Xiwen's assurance, Xiyan seemed to feel a little relieved.

She put down her hands, revealing a pair of swollen eyes, and said, "Aunt, what are you talking about? I am very lucky that you are willing to take me in. However, along the way, I found that the interior of Nanshan Garden is indeed a bit old. I hope Aunt will accept this and buy yourself something good."

She took out the heavy purse from her sleeve.

Xiwen opened the purse, and suddenly her pupils shrank, and her voice became trembling: "Princess, so many banknotes... How, how can this be done...?"

Xiyan smiled slightly.

She closed the other person's hand and wrapped the purse in her palm tightly.

"Aunt, this is a little gift from me."

There was light in her eyes and her voice was gentle. "Although my aunt lied to me, that was a long time ago. I believe that people can change."

"Besides, over the years, my aunt has often asked people to send me new and interesting things from outside, and I also want to find an opportunity to repay her."

Xiwen finally couldn't resist the temptation and took Xiyan's purse.

She thought that the princess could not be allowed to stay here for long, so she had to find a way to send a message to the palace and take the princess back.

…

A night passed.

The next morning, Xiwen's door was kicked open.

Before she could get up and put on her makeup, the guards lifted her from the bed to the ground.

"Tell me! Where is the princess now?"

The sudden light stung Xiwen's eyes. She frowned unhappily and said, "This is the Nanshan Garden set up by the palace. Who do you think you are talking to?"

She tried to get up from the ground, but was restrained by another person.

The man said in a cold voice: "I guess I should be qualified to talk to you."

Zhu Hanxin looked down at Xiwen lying on the ground, "Sinner Xiwen, where did you hide the princess?"

Xiwen paused. He didn't expect that Zhu Hanxin would come in person.

She is now the top leader in Nanshanyuan and is respected wherever she goes.

…She hadn’t heard the words “the sinner cherishes writing” for a long time.

Xiwen adjusted his mentality and said calmly, "The princess said she would stay in Nanshan Garden for a few days. She slept next door last night. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself."

"Next door? Ha. My subordinates have searched all the rooms in Nanshan Garden and found no trace of the princess, but they did find this."

Zhu Hanxin took out Xiyan's purse, threw it on the ground in front of Xiwen, and asked, "Why is the princess's purse in your hands?"

Xiwen replied: "This was given to me by the princess yesterday."

Zhu Hanxin laughed, "Give it as a gift? Including the banknotes and small change in the purse, there are a total of four thousand silver coins. How could the princess give it to you so easily without any reason?"

He stopped Xiwen's quibbling and waved his hand, saying, "There is no point in saying more. Take her away and interrogate her thoroughly. No matter what method you use, you must pry her mouth open and find the princess's whereabouts."

"yes!"

Xiwen was shocked, and then struggled frantically, with such force that the guards who were holding her hostage could hardly control her.

When Xiwen was carried out of the room, his eyes suddenly widened and he figured out everything.

...Why did the princess escape from the palace and not go somewhere else but come to Nanshan Garden?

...Why did you come to Nanshan Garden and see her, and even gave her a purse?

…

The person at the center of the incident has already left the capital.

On a remote path, Liang Xiyan was wearing a bamboo hat and holding the Seven Sacred Swords "Jingyu" that she had taken away from Qingjing Temple last night.

She rubbed her ears from time to time, as if someone was nagging in her ears.

This is also true.

[Finally someone took me away from the Qingjing Temple! I, System No. 6937, was reborn again! This time, I will take back everything I lost! ]

[Princess, I will take you to find Taichu and Kunwu. When you gather all seven holy swords, you will be invincible, shatter the void, and go to another world! ]

System No. 6937 was almost in tears.

It came to this world a long time ago, but due to lack of energy, it lived in the Pure Language Sword.

Now that Liang Xiyan has taken it away, it can finally begin to perform its original mission.

Liang Xiyan listened and commented: "Boring."

System No. 6937 wanted to speak again, but Liang Xiyan raised her sword and said, "If you say another word, I'll use you to pick up cow dung."

"I can earn five copper coins by picking up cow dung in a day, and I'm worried that I don't have the right tools. How about giving it a try?"

After the threats, the chatter in my head finally stopped.

Liang Xiyan straightened the hat on her forehead, feeling disdainful.

What a shit system?

Why would she want to crush the void? She's crazy.

Of course, she still had to use it to pick up cow dung. After all, she was a person who held grudges.

Thinking of Xiwen's current situation, Liang Xiyan curled the corners of her mouth slightly.

She walked away humming the little tune that Concubine Lin often sang.