The negotiations are to be handled by Si Yang; just negotiate to the bitter end.
These past few days, Su Wanyan and the others have been packing their things.
In reality, there wasn't much to pack up at the Governor's Mansion. Su Wanyan had already processed most of the herbs, and the rest could be left to the military doctors.
Su Wanyan brought a few sets of clothes with her when she came, but now that she's gone, she's left with a lot more bottles and jars.
Then Su Wanyan remembered that she had come to Donghai with Xiao Chensheng.
But after Xiao Chensheng collected the medicinal herbs, he disappeared.
I thought he would be back in a few days, but I haven't seen him at all.
She didn't bother to find out Xiao Chensheng's whereabouts.
The Jin army will not withdraw from Chengdao Island. Lü Cezhong will lead troops to garrison the island. If nothing unexpected happens, Chengdao Island will become part of the Jin territory.
The tents in the front yard of the Governor's Mansion were also packed up and loaded onto the carriages. They were originally temporary military medical camps. After Yu Nanqing left, the Governor's Mansion would be roughly modified. In the past few days of tidying up, they even took down the plaque of the Governor's Mansion at the gate.
Except for those with severe cases who are unable to be moved, most of the mild cases have returned to work.
"Madam Yu! Madam Yu!" Su Wanyan was giving her final instructions to the military doctor when Xiao Daya's voice rang out at the entrance of the main room.
Xiao Daya was stopped outside by Mingyu. Unable to force her way in, she could only call out.
Su Wanyan was slightly taken aback. She hadn't seen Xiao Daya for many days. After talking to her that day, Xiao Daya seemed to have disappeared. Su Wanyan thought she had given up and left.
I didn't expect they hadn't left yet.
Su Wanyan stepped forward: "Why are you still here?"
"Madam Yu, are you leaving? Are you returning to the Great Jin?"
Xiao Daya didn't leave, but she did stay in her room feeling depressed for several days. However, she didn't completely stay away from the outside world; she was simply blocked from entering Su Wanyan's bedroom every time she approached it.
She couldn't see Yu Nanqing at all; she had tried to see him before, but missed him every time.
"Yes." Su Wanyan didn't hide it.
"Madam Yu, could you take me with you? I also want to go to the Great Jin."
"..." His round eyes looked pitifully at Su Wanyan, who got straight to the point: "I will not allow the prince to take a concubine."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Daya's expression trembled, and she felt as if her heart was breaking.
She tried to struggle a little, and said cautiously with her head down, "But... he is a prince of the Great Jin Dynasty, it's impossible for him to... marry only Madam Yu for the rest of his life."
This is impossible not only in the Great Jin Dynasty, but also in the East Sea.
These past few days she had thought about it carefully. Although Su Wanyan had kept her in the dark, upon closer reflection, they had given her hints.
Everyone here obeys Su Wanyan, so her identity is actually quite easy to guess, or she could find out by making a little inquiry.
However, she was so focused on her savior that she ignored the information these people were giving her.
Furthermore, she is the rightful wife of the man who saved her life. She came to him eagerly saying she liked his husband, and he treated her kindly. What right does she have to be angry with him?
She was just a merchant's daughter, and thinking back on her unruly behavior in this mansion these past few days, she realized how utterly disrespectful she had been.
At this moment, she was watching Su Wanyan's expression: "Madam Yu, I promise I will not compete with you for favor. Once I enter the manor, I will follow your lead and serve you comfortably."
Xiao Daya knew that a concubine served the mistress of the house.
Su Wanyan could see right through what Xiao Daya was thinking, and sighed helplessly, "If I need someone to serve me, there are plenty of maids in the mansion. Why would I need a concubine like you?"
Xiao Daya asked anxiously, "Madam Yu, have you asked the Prince for his opinion?"
Su Wanyan frowned instantly, her expression turning cold: "I only talked to you so much because I thought you were a good person, and now you're trying to blackmail me using Yu Nanqing's name? What right do you have?"
Yu Nanqing?
The prince's original name was Yu Nanqing.
Xiao Daya then realized that the "Yu" in Madam Yu's name was actually her husband's surname.
As she thought about it, Xiao Daya shook her head repeatedly and hurriedly knelt down in front of her: "No, Madam Yu, I just want an opportunity."
She came from a merchant family; if she didn't find another way out, her life would just stay the same.
Now that she has finally met someone she likes, she just wants to try her best, and she doesn't ask for anything, she just wants to be a concubine.
Even if she didn't serve Yu Nanqing, but only served Su Wanyan, she would be willing.
"What opportunity do you want?" Suddenly, a deep and authoritative voice came from behind.
Yu Nanqing's tall and upright figure was like a mountain, completely enveloping Xiao Daya, who was kneeling on the ground.
The dark cloud between his brows was menacing, and even though the sun was shining brightly, his condescending gaze sent chills down the spines of everyone around him.
Xiao Daya turned around abruptly. Whether she was intimidated by Yu Nanqing's imposing aura or by the naked death in his eyes, a bead of cold sweat dripped down her forehead in just a moment.
This seems to be the same as, yet also different from, the Yu Nanqing that Xiao Daya saw at Xiaoyao Tower.
When the food was delivered to him at Xiaoyao Tower, Yu Nanqing was strategizing and winning from afar. His calm demeanor made him look like a figure in a painting, with an aura of aloofness that made people want to get closer.
But now, it is bitterly cold.
That look in his eyes made it seem like he could take her life at any moment.
She suddenly remembered what Su Wanyan had once said: if she wanted to live, she should behave herself.
Xiao Daya suddenly shivered, and her hands began to tremble involuntarily.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but before she could utter a word, the oppressive force above her surged towards her like a tidal wave.
Especially at this moment, Yu Nanqing calmly pressed, "Tell me, what opportunity?"
Xiao Daya lowered her head, unable to say anything.
The words were already on the tip of her tongue, but for some reason, she couldn't utter a single word; all that remained was fear.
"Heh." Yu Nanqing suddenly chuckled softly.
Xiao Daya trembled all over: "I never said that I couldn't take concubines."
Upon hearing this, Shinoda opened her amber eyes, as if she had found a glimmer of hope, and mustered the courage to look up.
However, before she could meet Yu Nanqing's gaze, she heard the sound of a long sword being drawn.
The sword was drawn from Mingyu's hand, its cold blade gleaming against her neck. His words plunged Xiaodaya into an icy abyss: "This king only takes in the dead."
Xiao Daya finally couldn't hold back any longer. As she uttered those words, tears welled up in her eyes instantly. She was terrified.
"Spare...spare my life..." Xiao Daya managed to utter two words, her body stiff and completely unable to move.
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