And then there was what she said last time, witnessing the princess kill someone right in front of her. He knew then that she was different from him; if it weren't for saving her own life, she wouldn't like things involving violence and bloodshed.
He only regretted his poor health and wanted to take all the burdens upon himself so that she wouldn't have to worry about anything.
Su Wanyan sighed and softened her tone: "Yu Nanqing, I know you don't want to be oppressed by Emperor Yuanhe and the Eldest Princess anymore, and you're eager to turn around the current situation of Prince Gong's Mansion, but don't rush it, these things can't be rushed, understand?"
"..." That's not what he was after.
Yu Nanqing opened her mouth, but ultimately pursed her lips and remained silent.
"It's only half a year. You've endured so much longer, what's another six months? If you insist on torturing yourself and end up losing everything, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"
Six months is her safest estimate.
Given Yu Nanqing's recovery speed, it might be even faster.
"I understand." Yu Nanqing turned her face away. "I'll do as you say."
Seeing that he had listened, Su Wanyan plopped down on the soft cushion in front of the bed: "Really, even a child isn't this hard to coax."
"..." Yu Nanqing retorted, "But I need to know what you're doing. If you don't tell me anything, wouldn't all my thinking just add to my worries?"
Su Wanyan looked at him speechlessly: "It's as if you don't know what I've been doing all this time."
"..." Yu Nanqing was speechless, it seemed that this was indeed the case.
Whether Su Wanyan left the manor, made any decisions, or was brewing medicine in the small kitchen, she would tell him everything she did.
Su Wanyan's original intention was to keep him from getting bored, which is why she shared these daily moments with him.
But now that Yu Nanqing wants to take over, the meaning is different.
"Then... when you go out of the manor in the future, can you take me with you?" Yu Nanqing changed her request.
Su Wanyan rested her chin on her hand: "It depends."
"..."
Seeing him like this, Su Wanyan said helplessly, "It's definitely not possible this month. You're not fully recovered yet. How about next month? Isn't the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth of next month? I heard there will be a sky lantern parade in the city. If you're not too badly injured then, I'll take you to see it, okay?"
Yu Nanqing frowned slightly; he wasn't referring to those things.
He was referring to attending a banquet, like when she went to the Princess's residence and was mocked and harassed by the princess. He hoped that he could be by her side to protect her.
"Yu Nanqing, don't go too far. I already said I'd take you out to have fun, but you're still not happy."
"I'm not unhappy!" Yu Nanqing quickly denied.
Su Wanyan rolled her eyes: "So, are you going or not?"
“Go!” Yu Nanqing said immediately.
"Then you'd better behave this month."
“…Mm.” Yu Nanqing could only obediently respond.
After Su Wanyan's persuasion, Yu Nanqing finally stopped worrying about those unnecessary things in the mansion.
Su Wanyan performed acupuncture on Yu Nanqing twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. After each acupuncture session, she would supplement it with acupoint massage.
The most important thing is Yu Nanqing's legs. Every time Su Wanyan massages them, she massages them for half an hour.
Every time Su Wanyan finished massaging him, she felt that his hands were like they had just been tortured, and she couldn't use any strength at all.
Besides that, Su Wanyan gave Yu Nanqing oral medicine. Previously, Yu Nanqing's body was too weak to withstand the effects of the medicine, but now that he is gradually recovering his qi and blood, Su Wanyan has started to decoct the medicine for him two days a week.
As for washing her body, Su Wanyan left it all to Tanaka.
While busy with Yu Nanqing's affairs, Su Wanyan also kept up with the household chores.
Wang Zhang has already hired people to manage the farmland in Luming Village. It's only just begun, and Su Wanyan will need to personally inspect it to know how it will turn out in the end.
After clearing out Emperor Yuanhe's people last time, Wang Zhang started a caravan.
He had investigated other prominent families in the capital and found that many of their residences had their own private caravans.
The annual salary of a prince's mansion is 10,000 taels of silver. However, the mansion is very large, and there are many pavilions and courtyards that are not managed. If positions were to be hired for each one, the mansion would have to support at least two or three hundred people, which would basically take away half of the annual salary of 10,000 taels of silver.
If this is the case for princes, then the officials in the capital who hold positions in the court only receive 180 taels of silver per year, let alone the first-rank officials.
It was completely different from the Prince's Mansion.
Therefore, these families would form caravans and travel all over the country every year in order to earn money. Otherwise, how could they support their large families with just that little bit of salary?
The reason for delaying this matter was the fear that Emperor Yuanhe would suppress the Prince's Mansion if he found out, making matters worse.
Now that the person monitoring them is gone, Wang Zhang has put this matter on the agenda.
To be honest, this was Wang Zhang's first time being a housekeeper. He might not be the best or most comprehensive at it, but he was definitely the most willing to learn.
He learns what he doesn't know, just like Su Wanyan, who learns what she doesn't know.
Wang Zhang assigned the task of escorting the merchants to Wei Xiang.
It's that man with the centipede scar on his neck.
He looks fierce, and since he's in charge of escorting merchants, no one dares to cause trouble, which saves a lot of trouble.
When Wang Zhang told Su Wanyan about this, Su Wanyan agreed without hesitation and instructed Wang Zhang not to think about making money in the first year of trading.
Since everyone is a beginner, even if they have someone hired to guide them, it is still their first time, so figuring out the methods is the most important thing.
Money lost can be earned back; the Prince's Mansion currently has enough money to cover the losses.
Wang Zhang relayed Su Wanyan's words one by one, and Wei Xiang, who was in charge of escorting the merchants, kept these words in mind.
Autumn goes and winter comes.
October arrived quietly.
It was only early winter, yet the Prince's mansion had already luxuriously started burning incandescent bulbs.
For Su Wanyan, this was her first time experiencing something like an earth dragon.
She stepped barefoot onto the floor in surprise, staring wide-eyed at Yu Nanqing: "It's not cold, the floor is warm."
It's not hot to the feet; it's a feeling that's both cool and warm, but the overall temperature is warm.
She felt the house was warm and cozy early this morning, and when she asked Master Wang, he said it was because the floor heating had been turned on.
Yu Nanqing smiled and asked, "Comfortable?"
"Of course."
"Mmm." He also felt warm and comfortable.
Su Wanyan suddenly asked curiously, "Before you went to the frontier, were there earth dragons in the palace?"
Yu Nanqing shook his head: "Not every palace has an earth dragon."
His eyes dimmed, especially since his mother was not a favored concubine.
"Your Majesty." At this moment, Wang Zhang's voice rang out from outside the door: "The Lady of Yuanning Marquis has arrived and brought many gifts. She is currently waiting in the main hall in the front courtyard."
"I'll go too!" Before Su Wanyan could reply, Yu Nanqing spoke first.
The arrival of the Marquis of Yuanning is definitely not a good thing; he cannot let Su Wanyan be bullied alone.
Afraid that Su Wanyan wouldn't take him along, Yu Nanqing sounded a little anxious.
"..." Su Wanyan chuckled: "The Lady of Yuanning Marquis is a woman, what are you going there for?"
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