The atmosphere was silent and awkward. Duan Tingye couldn't stand any longer, so he straightened his back and was about to leave. =.But he heard a "creak" and saw the door open. Su Nuannuan stood under the lantern and said calmly: "Let's put things in perspective. Mrs. Min and your sister-in-law were not wrong about what happened today. It's human nature to be afraid of death. There's nothing to be ashamed of. They are not deserters on the battlefield. I will help them explain in front of the old lady and the noble women. Don't worry, second brother."
Duan Tingye was overjoyed, showing a trace of gratitude on his face. He bowed deeply to Su Nuannuan and turned away. Duan Tingxuan turned around and took Su Nuannuan back to the room, scolding her: "It's such a small matter, is it worth going out? The weather is cold now, if you catch a cold, it's not a joke, especially since you have injuries on your body, flesh injuries are also injuries, do you think you are me, with thick skin and flesh, so it's okay to have some flesh injuries?"
Su Nuannuan was speechless and said, "I am not blaming anyone but the matter. I took the initiative to stay. What's more, if I don't speak up for Madam Min and my sister-in-law, Aunt Lin and my second sister will also be implicated. According to the theory of hierarchy, they are the ones who should stay, right? My second brother came here so quickly, which shows that he is thoughtful. Let's forget about it."
"You even care about a few servants, what else can I do if I don't care?" Duan Tingxuan sighed, stretched out his hand and gently stroked Su Nuannuan's face: "You are so kind-hearted, I am really worried about how you can gain a foothold in this mansion?"
"Don't I have you as my backer?" Su Nuannuan smiled, then raised her eyebrows and said leisurely: "Besides, I don't think I am kind. I just did some things within my responsibility. If someone really dares to provoke me, I will not let them have a good ending. Grandma Yun and Second Grandma should all understand this."
When she said this, Duan Tingxuan also remembered his wife's current sharpness, and couldn't help but smile and said: "You are right, it is probably because of you that I can't help myself."
"Yes. So I think it's safer to kick you out. Otherwise, if you can't control yourself, I'm a weak woman. Wouldn't it be useless for me to cry out to heaven or earth?" Su Nuannuan hugged her shoulders and pretended to be terrified, successfully turning the young marquis into a statue with a ghostly look on its face.
However, Duan Tingxuan was still magnanimous. After discovering that his determination was not so unshakable, he decisively left the room. Anyway, there were still many things to do. After thinking for a while, he went to the back hall where the criminals were imprisoned: they did not get any strong clues and witnesses from the theft and robbery cases in the capital during this period and the assassination of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. Perhaps they could find a loophole from those criminals.
Su Nuannuan had experienced such a great excitement that she couldn't sleep for a while. She tossed and turned for a while. Then she sat up and put on a cloak, looking at Honglian and Xiangyun who were still awake. She said, "Xiangyun, take me to where those servants are imprisoned. Honglian will watch in the room. If there is anything, send someone to find me there."
"yes."
Honglian agreed. Although she didn't hear the argument between Su Nuannuan and Duan Tingxuan, she understood her master's personality very well. It was obvious that she was going to save those wives. Buddhism said to save all living beings. Her master's compassion was almost as great as that of a bodhisattva. She didn't know how she was going to save those people. Was she going to let them go secretly? That was probably the case. Although those people had relatives in the mansion, since they could devote themselves to the enemy in order to survive, what did it matter if they were separated from their relatives?
Honglian was lost in thought until the sound of a door closing interrupted her thoughts. Then she realized that Su Nuannuan and Xiangyun had already left.
It was early in the morning, the autumn was deep and the dew was cold. I followed the path full of wild chrysanthemums to a side hall. Before I entered the door, I heard crying coming from inside. Su Nuannuan listened outside for a while and couldn't help sighing in her heart. She really couldn't understand: why was the slaves so harsh in this era? It was said that there were cruel noble families who would even kill dozens of slaves silently every year, and no one would ask about it. Even a man like Duan Tingxuan, who cared about his country and the people, was also cruel and ruthless when treating these slaves, and didn't regard them as living lives at all.
"Grandma, please go in quickly. If you stand here any longer you will catch a cold. The master will get even angrier and it's hard to say what will happen to these servants." Xiangyun advised softly. Su Nuannuan nodded, and Xiangyun went up the steps and opened the door for her. She followed her in and then carefully closed the door.
There were three maids talking excitedly inside the door. When they saw Su Nuannuan coming, they stood up and saluted, smiling warmly, "Why are you here, grandma? Don't worry, we are watching them. Even if they have eight more legs, they can't run away."
Another woman scolded the crying daughters-in-law, "Stop crying, it makes people feel upset. Why did you want to be cut into pieces when you were crying?"
Su Nuannuan said, "Thank you for your hard work, moms. I have a few words to say to them, and I'll leave after that."
One of the clever maids smiled and said, "In that case, we will wait outside..." Before she finished speaking, Su Nuannuan smiled calmly and said, "No need, it's cold outside. It's not a secret anyway, so you can just listen here."
"Yes, we old slaves thank you for your consideration, Madam." Several maids thanked in unison, feeling touched. It was not because Su Nuannuan asked them to stay, but because it was cold outside. If it were another master, he would not let you go out regardless of whether you were cold or not. Would it show that I am superior as a master?
Su Nuannuan came to the wives and glanced at their sad and evasive faces. She had to admit that they were all beautiful wives, the oldest of whom was only in her early thirties, which was the best time of their lives.
"I pleaded for you in front of my master, and he promised to spare your lives."
All the eyes that had been dodging just now suddenly froze, and several wives raised their heads abruptly. Su Nuannuan, who was so aggressive, was worried about their necks, wondering if they would break. Looking at their unbelievable eyes and their lips that were tightly pursed but still trembling, she knew what they wanted to say but couldn't, so she nodded seriously and said, "I didn't come here in such a cold early morning to tease you. I really promised not to take your lives."
The wives finally believed that this was not an illusion. They burst into tears and rushed to kowtow to Su Nuannuan, crying incoherently: "Thank you grandma... Thank you for giving me a new life, wuwuwu..."
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