Those people don't obey Su Wanyan's orders, so even something as simple as maintaining order is unlikely to get them to do anything.
Wang Zhang nodded repeatedly upon hearing this: "Yes."
"You can handle the rest. I can't think of anything else for now. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me." After saying that, Su Wanyan sighed, "Sigh, you guys haven't slept for a day and a night. I'm sorry to trouble you again tonight."
She's not from this era; to be honest, it's really not my style to boss people around like that.
But she can't do these things by herself.
"It's not hard work at all, Your Highness is too kind." They were worried that Su Wanyan wouldn't trust them and wouldn't give them any work to do.
Although they had entered the Prince's mansion, the brothers under his command were all feeling increasingly uncomfortable.
Apart from visiting the Prince's Mansion for a few days after returning from the frontier, they had never set foot inside again, so they felt no sense of belonging to the mansion.
But because Yu Nanqing was there, they felt at ease.
"Yes, that's right. Tomorrow, go to the warehouse to get the money for purchasing ingredients. All the silver bestowed by the Emperor is there. Just take it to the Silver Bureau to register and exchange it for the Imperial Silver."
Since it's meant to benefit the people anyway, even if Emperor Yuanhe knew, he wouldn't say anything.
"Okay, okay." Wang Zhang listened attentively.
Su Wanyan thought for a moment, not thinking of anything she had overlooked, and said, "Go ahead, there's still time, you can take a break and rest a bit."
"Yes." Wang Zhang nodded respectfully. "Then, I shall take my leave."
While Su Wanyan was talking to Wang Zhang, Yu Nanqing lay on the bed listening quietly. Now that they were gone, he finally spoke softly, "Last night..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Wanyan suddenly turned to look at him and asked, "How much should we embezzle?"
"……What?"
Su Wanyan was also taken aback: "What were you about to say?"
"No, it's nothing important..." He just wanted to ask in detail how he escaped from those assassins last night.
Even if his men come to his rescue, given the enemy's numbers and his injuries, it will likely be a fierce battle to the death.
Judging from Su Wanyan and Wang Zhang's expressions, it seemed that he hadn't lost too many men.
"...What did you just say?" Yu Nanqing asked.
"Didn't I just tell them to go to the silver bureau tomorrow to exchange for silver? How much should we embezzle? Will Emperor Yuanhe check the accounts?" If he doesn't check, she plans to pocket a small amount as her private stash.
I might need it when I need to run away later.
"..." Yu Nanqing opened his mouth in astonishment, as if in her eyes, all the important things he thought were important were trivial matters, and all the trivial matters that were not worth mentioning were important matters that she should pay attention to.
Yu Nanqing suddenly smiled, a slight curve appearing at the corners of her pale lips.
Why did he initially find her noisy?
As long as she was by his side, he felt a sense of security he had never known before.
"What are you laughing at?" Su Wanyan leaned closer and glared at him. "I'm serious."
“Since it is a reward, it is yours to use.” Yu Nanqing’s breath was weak, but his tone was cheerful: “The officials and ministers are afraid that person will investigate, but that’s just vanity, or perhaps they have really done something shameful.”
"So, according to you, I can actually exchange the silver and squander it?"
Logically speaking, that shouldn't be possible.
Because officials are required to set an example for all people, even if they are just low-ranking officials, they have this responsibility.
Squandering the rewarded silver will have a negative impact on the people. There is a regulation in the Great Jin Dynasty called "violating discipline and order," which means the same thing.
Therefore, most of this money can only be used for good deeds.
but……
"There's nothing wrong with being a spoiled prince."
“Then it’s like saying the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners,” Su Wanyan retorted.
Very few emperors actually achieved this.
"Exploiting loopholes and exploiting loopholes."
"Yes," Yu Nanqing admitted.
This is indeed a privilege granted by status and position, because with the support of status, even the law can turn a blind eye.
"Then—after the silver is exchanged back, I'll take it as I see fit."
Yu Nanqing looked at Su Wanyan and couldn't help but smile. He moved his hand, and a desire to touch her cheek surged into his heart. But in the blink of an eye, his expression darkened, and he curled his fingers into his palm.
After finishing her noodles, Su Wanyan picked up a pillow and propped up Yu Nanqing's head. She then took a spoonful of porridge and held it to his lips, saying, "Make do with this."
Yu Nanqing's gaze fell on her face, and as she drew closer, his eyes became increasingly fixed on her.
He just looked at her, gently opened his mouth, and drank the porridge.
"You were able to eat normally before, but after all this trouble, you can only drink plain porridge again." As he spoke, he handed her another spoonful.
Yu Nanqing remained silent, quietly pursing her lips.
“Master Wang is a man, and he’s lost an arm. He’s definitely not used to this kind of servant work. Tomorrow I’ll go to the slave market and pick out two maids. What do you think?”
"Okay." Yu Nanqing said softly, "I'll listen to you."
"Now you say you'll listen to me, but when I bring them back, you'll blow them to bits in the blink of an eye."
"I won't have your people."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Unless they have some inappropriate thoughts..."
"Is serving you something I shouldn't be thinking?" Su Wanyan shoved a spoonful of soup into his mouth: "Are you trying to work me to death?"
"..."
Su Wanyan fed him, and the room quieted down, creating a sense of peace.
Yu Nanqing slightly raised her eyelashes, but it was impossible to keep Su Wanyan silent. Her little mouth was always chattering, and such quietness could not be maintained for more than a moment.
Sure enough, just as the thought crossed his mind, Su Wanyan spoke up again: "Yu Nanqing, can I ask you something?"
"Hmm." Seeing that she started talking again, Yu Nanqing withdrew his gaze from her.
Why did Emperor Yuanhe kill your people?
"Cough...cough cough..." As soon as Su Wanyan finished speaking, Yu Nanqing started coughing uncontrollably.
Even the porridge he had already eaten was sprayed out with the cough.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Su Wanyan quickly put down the bowl and wiped his mouth clean with her sleeve.
Yu Nanqing raised her hand to cover her mouth and nose, and tried to turn to the side to make herself more comfortable, but she couldn't muster any strength.
Su Wanyan immediately removed the silver needles from his body, helped him turn to the side, and gently patted his back.
The moment he touched him, his palm was stained with the blood from his back.
Su Wanyan frowned, a pang of heartache rising within her. She was truly heartbroken; she was injured everywhere.
There's no time to worry about that right now; let's calm him down first.
"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. I won't ask anymore, I won't ask anymore, don't get agitated."
Yu Nanqing was breathing heavily, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, whether from coughing or some other reason, he clenched his fists and lowered his head, his cascading hair completely obscuring his face.
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