Chapter 73 Minions
The people from the East City Military Department took Aluta's people away, and the people who had originally come to the teahouse to watch the excitement gradually dispersed.
Zhu Yuhuan sat in the cleaned box, calm and composed, but Shi Jing stood there, seemingly not having fully reacted.
Seeing that he was silent, Zhu Yuhuan thought he was frightened by Alutai's men, so he patted his shoulder and said comfortingly: "It's okay, it's okay. The people have been captured by the soldiers and will not rush up."
Shi Jing subconsciously retorted, "Who's scared? I just don't understand why the soldiers and horses don't come up to cause trouble."
Zhu Yuhuan blinked and said, "Looking for trouble? Even if it was an ordinary shop owned by a royal relative, the military wouldn't dare mess with it. Not to mention that this is Princess Shunde's Taiping Teahouse. Who would dare to cause trouble here?"
Shi Jing felt a little awkward when he heard what she said, but when he thought about it, he felt that it did not seem completely unreasonable, so he agreed.
Zhu Yuhuan poured him a cup of tea and said half-jokingly, "Did Alutai's people scare you out of your wits? Why are you so stupid all of a sudden?"
Shi Jing came back to his senses and curled his lips, saying, "What do you mean by scared to death? Why would I be afraid of them?"
Seeing Han Guilan standing by the door looking like she'd just recovered, Zhu Yuhuan couldn't help but laugh. She stopped when Shi Jing glared at her, saying, "I was just teasing you. Our Young Master Shi has seen all sorts of people, so how could he be afraid of a few Tartars?" She waved her folding fan and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen. You've forgotten that Emperor Taizong died of illness on his way back from the northern expedition against Alutai. Your Majesty has long been fed up with Alutai's people. I'm just giving Your Majesty an excuse to drive them away. Even if I don't, someone else will."
Shi Jing saw that she was talking so clearly and logically that he already thought what she said made sense. He muttered, "So that's how it is..."
Zhu Yuhuan tilted his head slightly and said jokingly, "See? Being a royal relative, a minister, or a noble isn't easy. You have to understand His Majesty's thoughts, but you can't let His Majesty know that you understand—"
Shi Jing understood her implication and said with a hint of frustration, "I understand. I'm not destined to be an official in this life."
Zhu Yuhuan comforted him, "Becoming an official isn't the only path. It just so happens that Princess Shunde has something for you to do."
Shi Jing was stunned when he suddenly heard the name of Princess Shunde. He asked curiously, "What's the matter?"
"I heard that there are many women in the south city who are good at weaving and often spin yarn and weave cloth to supplement their family income. Please help the princess ask if there are any people willing to work in the imperial farm. If they find it inconvenient, they can bring their children with them."
Shi Jing was confused and asked cautiously, "What do you mean? Princess Shunde is not going to abduct people to be her tenants, right?"
Zhu Yuhuan was a bit amused and asked, "What image do you have of Princess Shunde? Why do you think what I said is not good when I mentioned the princess?"
Shi Jing said disdainfully, "Aren't all these tycoons like this? The Sun family previously annexed land themselves, yet they asked the tenants to help cover it up. Aren't they just bullying the common people because they can't afford to offend them?"
Shi Lin was the one who investigated the case. Zhu Yuhuan wasn't surprised by Shi Jing's knowledge of it. She simply explained, "Princess Shunde's imperial estate already has tenant farmers. Even if you wanted to enter, you couldn't." She rested her chin on her hand, half leaning forward, and said, "But the women among the tenant farmers aren't good at weaving, so the princess wants to find some skilled weavers to teach them. They don't need too many, and the wages will be about the same as at the charity hall."
Shi Jing groaned, then felt something was wrong and asked, "Why did the princess ask me for help?"
"Because I'm Princess Shunde—" Zhu Yuhuan noticed Han Guilan's panicked gaze and continued, "My little follower, of course I'll do whatever the princess asks me to do."
Han Guilan finally breathed a sigh of relief, then subconsciously began to feel a sense of fear.
The princess's identity was exposed. What if she attracted bad guys? She had heard from Qiuying and the others that someone was trying to murder the princess while she was away. The princess was so scared that she ran all the way back to the capital and fell seriously ill...
Shi Jing thought to himself, no wonder this guy is so arrogant. It turns out he has someone above him. But he said, "What does that have to do with me?"
Zhu Yuhuan chuckled and said, "I'm the princess's minion, and you're my little... partner. Isn't it normal for me to ask you for help?"
Seeing her smug look, Shi Jing finally agreed and said, "I see. I'll go ask."
Zhu Yuhuan patted his shoulder and said sincerely, "Good brother, thank you for your concern. I will leave now. Let's meet at Wangzhi's clinic in a few days. Please help me write down the list and pay the wages first, then we will go to the imperial farm."
Shi Jing watched her leave and couldn't help muttering, "Like a gust of wind..." After saying this, he went downstairs and turned back home.
But while walking on the road, Shi Jing couldn't help but think about the relationship between Zhu Yuhuan and Princess Shunde.
Zhu Yuhuan said that she was Princess Shunde's little follower, which meant that she was definitely not Prince Wei. But she seemed to have a good understanding of the royal family and even had a tribute horse awarded by His Majesty...
Could it be that Zhu Yuhuan is Princess Shunde?
Shi Jing was shocked by his own thoughts. Rumor has it that this Princess Shunde was arrogant and domineering, and she was somewhat similar to Zhu Yuhuan.
If Zhu Yuhuan was really a princess, wouldn't he have hit the princess? Wouldn't he have been confiscated, exiled, or even beheaded?
Shi Jing didn't want to think about it anymore, so he slapped himself decisively and subconsciously chose to forget it.
It’s best not to ever think about it…
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