Is this a test for them?
In particular, the spies planted by the Empress Dowager were unsure of what they were up to, and dared not make any moves while exchanging glances.
"eight……"
The count has reached eight, but no one has stepped forward yet.
When he counted to ten, Tanaka's tone turned completely cold.
Even his eyes were filled with hostility: "Since none of you are willing to leave, then from now on you will serve the Prince and the Empress well. Without the Prince's order, no one is allowed to leave without permission!"
Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads and looked at each other in bewilderment. That's... that's it?
It doesn't seem as scary as the legends say.
Dai Yiqiu took the lead in declaring, "This humble woman will certainly do her best to serve Your Highness and Your Highness, and will never disappoint them."
The smugness on his face was impossible to hide.
She said there was nothing to worry about. The Empress Dowager said that all men are the same; as long as you use some tricks, you can make him fall at your feet.
Yu Nanqing, whose expression had been indifferent, suddenly looked at Dai Yiqiu.
Dai Yiqiu was secretly delighted, her face showing a shy blush, and she lowered her eyes, feeling secretly pleased with herself.
After a long while, a deep, slow voice came from above: "I am very relieved that Miss Dai has done so much."
"Yes," Dai Yiqiu replied happily in an instant.
After walking all day, Su Wanyan was also tired.
When Yu Nanqing arrived at the room, Su Wanyan had already started having dinner.
Upon seeing Yu Nanqing arrive, Su Wanyan naturally served him a bowl of rice. As Yu Nanqing took off his outer robe, she added several dishes to his rice bowl.
Only after Yu Nanqing sat down at the table did he say, "This villa seems to have a hot spring."
The steward who had just been managing the villa led the way, and that's how I heard his introduction.
Yu Nanqing hadn't expected that this villa would have a hot spring.
He sent people from his residence to purchase a villa, but he didn't inquire about its condition.
All we know is that since it was him who gave the order, the people below should not dare to be careless.
Although he had doubts in his heart, he remained calm on the surface and nodded: "Yes."
Su Wanyan, still chewing her food, leaned closer and asked, "Is this villa yours?"
Yu Nanqing nodded: "Mm."
Su Wanyan's eyes lit up with an "Oh!"—surprised, yet not surprised: "You're so rich!"
She knew about Yu Nanqing's salary; for an ordinary person, that salary would last several lifetimes, no, more than ten lifetimes.
Yu Nanqing had more than enough money to purchase a house.
The Dragon Flag Army is currently receiving military pay, and once they arrive in Fuzhou, the wealth of Prince Gong's Mansion will only increase.
Su Wanyan hadn't dealt with accounts for a long time, but suddenly asked curiously, "How much money do you have now?"
This question left Yu Nanqing speechless; how was he supposed to explain this to Su Wanyan?
The amount of silver is probably impossible to count, and the fields, houses, shops, and estates he has had purchased are now countless.
Furthermore, Su Wanyan once said that he should purchase houses in various parts of the Great Jin Dynasty, and it would take some time to calculate the value of those houses in silver.
So when Su Wanyan asked this question, Yu Nanqing really couldn't answer it.
However, Su Wanyan didn't seem to really want to know, and said, "I had Wei Xiang open a lot of pharmacies before. I was worried that the Prince's mansion wouldn't have enough money. Have you seen the accounts?"
She told Wei Xiang to focus on business and use the money he earned from trading to acquire other goods.
Yu Nanqing opened his mouth slightly, about to speak, but Su Wanyan changed the subject again, as if she had only asked casually and did not expect to know the answer: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen Wei Xiang for a long time. We went back to the capital but he didn't write to say that he wanted to come back."
Yu Nanqing pursed his lips and waited a short while to make sure Su Wanyan had nothing more to say before gently speaking, "I've received the letter, and I've sent him to Fuzhou."
They're probably waiting in Fuzhou now.
Su Wanyan suddenly realized: "So you were making the arrangements."
Su Wanyan and Yu Nanqing chatted casually, with Su Wanyan doing most of the talking and Yu Nanqing chiming in. They had already finished eating, but the two seemed to always find something to talk about, which meant that the meal lasted for almost half an hour.
Su Wanyan didn't ask about what happened in the front yard, and Yu Nanqing didn't say anything either.
Before going to bed, Su Wanyan took Qiuye and Huangye for a relaxing soak in the hot spring.
Perhaps because her body had been relaxing after a long day, Su Wanyan fell asleep shortly after getting into bed.
Yu Nanqing sat on one side of the bed, his fingertips carefully stroking her hair, his smiling eyes always carrying an undisguised tenderness when he looked at her.
He was wide awake and just stared at it for a long time.
It was midnight, the third watch of the night.
A shrill scream echoed from the secluded courtyard in the woods.
The birds, who were resting at night, were startled, and a chorus of birds flying away from the forest followed.
Yu Nanqing, who was sitting on the side of the bed reading, frowned and looked up when he heard the cry. After listening for a moment, he saw that the shrill scream only rang out once, so he lowered his eyes again and gently tucked the blanket around Su Wanyan with a smile.
His gaze returned to the book.
Su Wanyan had no dreams all night.
The next day, early morning.
While Su Wanyan and Yu Nanqing were having breakfast, several urgent voices suddenly rang out from outside the door: "This servant has something to ask Your Highness, please grant me an audience! This servant has something to ask Your Highness, please grant me an audience..."
They repeated those two sentences anxiously, and you could hear the sound of their heads hitting the ground.
However, not long after, several "ah-ah" sounds were heard outside the door, as if the person who was requesting an audience was being dragged away, but the sound stopped after a few seconds.
Su Wanyan was stunned and looked at Yu Nanqing: "What's wrong?"
Yu Nanqing calmly served Su Wanyan some food: "It's nothing, just a small matter."
Seeing how calm and collected he was, Su Wanyan decided not to interfere any further and continued eating, saying, "Okay."
Meanwhile, the three palace maids who came to see the emperor had their mouths covered by the accompanying guards.
The three palace maids struggled in fear, their eyes filled with terror. Tanaka waved his hand, and the guards dragged the three of them outside the courtyard.
Tanaka didn't want them to die; no, it's just not the right time yet.
So as soon as they reached the courtyard, he ordered the guards to release them.
As soon as they were released, they begged for mercy: "Brother guard, spare our lives! Please have mercy... Can you let us go? We agreed to the prince's request yesterday, we'll leave... We'll leave now..."
Last night, one of them died.
They were in the same room as the dead palace maid, and the three of them saw it clearly: the palace maid was stabbed to death by a terrifying wooden puppet!
Last night, when they saw that scene, they were terrified. However, as soon as they screamed, Tanaka appeared out of nowhere with several guards and knocked them unconscious.
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