After rebirth, I made the princes cry

The third prince always wanted to discuss serious matters with Nanci, but Nanci never gave him the chance.

He just chatted with Zhang Chongzhun casually: "When you and An Yu were in Wumei Cang, were you always detained in the same place?"

"At that time, two of the officials in Wumei Cang were survivors who were transferred to good status. They surrendered in time and voluntarily gave up their land and houses in exchange for good status and were recruited as minor officials. They were kind-hearted. Seeing that Old Man Xu only had An Yu, a granddaughter who was still in her infancy, they took care of her if they were separated. It was not easy for An Yu to survive. She did suffer a lot. As soon as she could walk steadily, she followed us to do hard labor. We were taken to the mountains to cut wood, and she followed the female slaves to collect firewood. Although she didn't work more than us, the little girl was so hungry that her bones were exposed. It was so cold that she couldn't eat or wear warm clothes. She was so tired that tears came out of her eyes. She didn't even dare to sit for a while to rest."

"Does Wumei Cang's servant expect to be sold?"

"At that time in Wumei Cang, there was no hope at all. If you were not sold, you would work hard for the government. If you were sold, you would work hard for the master."

"No wonder An Yu looks even more depressed now than he did back then. The more hope he has, the more worried he is about losing it."

"For Wumei Nu, staying alive is the only hope."

Nanci understood more from these words and nodded: "An Yu is indeed pitiful."

The Third Prince really lost his patience: "If Fifth Brother takes a fancy to An Yu, I will let An Yu follow you when we return to Jiankang in the future."

"Brother, please don't slander me." Nanci rolled his eyes. "I am not as kind and gentle as you, but I am indignant that the survivors have been treated so harshly. I also saw An Yu frightened and uneasy these days. I thought that she was familiar with Zhang Chongzhun, so I intervened in this matter. I ask Zhang Chongzhun to comfort her. Otherwise, she will always be so pitiful and helpless. It will be bad if it causes misunderstandings from others."

"What misunderstanding?"

"She is your maid, your only maid, and she is always timid and uneasy. What misunderstanding do you think there could be?"

The third prince’s face turned dark.

Nanci simply said, "We can't live without maids to serve us personally, and Anyu can't learn how to change clothes and comb hair for the time being. Cleaning can be done by the servants in the inn. To avoid gossip, third brother, you'd better not let Anyu serve you alone. Otherwise, even if you don't have any bad intentions, I'm afraid Anyu will misunderstand you."

"My fifth brother is really worrying too much."

"Zhang Chongzhun, let me ask you, has anyone used force on Wumei Nu?"

"This... this really happened."

"Brother, did you hear that? An Yu is not like our previous maids. She was trained first and knew that being chosen as a personal maid would not lead to humiliation. She also did not know that a maidservant beside her master would damage her master's reputation if she showed a timid look. I don't think you have the patience to comfort her. We are still in Northern Han. An Yu is not an ordinary maidservant. If you rescue her from the sea of ​​suffering, it will affect the state affairs of advocating the removal of Wumei Cang. Even if An Yu did not have such a misunderstanding, she should guard against the instigation and misleading of people with ulterior motives. How can I be worrying about nothing?"

The third prince glared at Nanci fiercely.

But I became somewhat clear about it in my heart.

He is not a clear-headed and stupid person.

"Come with me, and let's talk this over." The third prince stood up and left.

Nanci followed lazily and saw the Third Prince giving orders to An Yu, who was diligently wiping the floor in his room, by pointing his finger outside the door. He ignored the worry in An Yu's eyes, which were about to turn into two bubbles of tears, and cleared the scene resolutely.

He then smiled slightly.

"Are you suspecting that An Yu is a spy?" asked the third prince.

“She overacted.”

"I bought her on my own initiative. Ke Cao Ling didn't even know we were going to visit the West Market that day."

"She is not an informant, but now that she has the chance to contact us, isn't it possible that she can be bribed to become an informant?" Nanci said, "It is a luxury for a Wumei slave to even survive, especially someone like An Yu, who grew up in Wumei Cang. Brother, are you still hoping that she can judge the pros and cons and understand that we can really keep her in peace for the rest of her life?

This is Northern Han, we can't even protect ourselves, An Yu doesn't have ambitions for wealth and glory, she is someone who managed to survive in Wumei Cang with great difficulty, for her, survival is the most important thing. "

The third prince frowned tightly.

People who have never been backstabbed are so blindly confident that they will not be repaid with ingratitude.

"When Yingshu first took over the management of the private property of Shuzhuang a few years ago, she never trusted the original steward and accountant of Shuzhuang. These people were loyal to Minister Wang and Lady Lu. For many years, they did not dare to embezzle the property of the master and oppress the tenants and slaves. But when Yingshu took over, they were lucky. They just took advantage of Yingshu's young age and thought there were loopholes to exploit. Yingshu suddenly inspected the Shuzhuang to check the accounts and found a lot of deficits. In addition, many tenants took the initiative to report the steward's crimes. Brother, guess how Yingshu dealt with them?"

"He must be taking the opportunity to cultivate his own confidants."

Nanci laughed, "Yingshu doesn't need to fight for the family wealth, so why cultivate her own confidants? Her goal is to establish her authority and win the hearts of the people. Compared with those stewards who bully her because she is young, she will not easily believe that those who report her are really capable of managing the villa. However, although the stewards are retained, the accusers are also given a fair chance to compete. Yingshu told me that when Minister Wang and Lady Lu were in charge of the personnel of the villa, the tenants and slaves had never been oppressed by the stewards, and they did not actually have any hatred with the stewards.

After she took over the villa, although some managers began to behave recklessly, most of the tenants and farm slaves still remembered the past kindness and could still live a decent life. Although they suffered a slight loss, they were unwilling to fall out with the managers.

There are two types of people who report others. One is that they are loyal to their master, and the other is that they are trying to take advantage of others. Even if their motives are not pure, they are not guilty of a heinous crime, because human nature is extremely complex. At least reporting to the master is legitimate, so they should not be punished. However, they should also understand that reporting may not necessarily replace the other party. "

The Third Prince was becoming more and more confused as to why Nan Ci was giving him this lesson by using Deputy Left Envoy's principles of doing things.

"Brother, An Yu and Zhang Chongzhun have special identities. Since we have rescued them from Wumei Cang, there is no reason to keep them in Northern Han. But after they return to Dayu, how to settle them is a difficult problem. At least we should understand their personalities first. Although you didn't hear it today, Zhang Chongzhun has hinted to me that An Yu can actually speak Chinese."

"what?!"

"There are many Wumei slaves in Wumei Cang who cannot speak Chinese, but An Yu is lucky enough to have grown up with his grandfather, and he has an old neighbor like Zhang Chongzhun who can speak Chinese."

"So, these two people can't be trusted?"

"I just gave you an example of how Yingshu handled the personnel of Shu Manor. Zhang Chongzhun really sympathized with An Yu. He realized that An Yu might have been used as an informant, but he couldn't bear to watch An Yu fall into despair. In fact, the role of informants is very limited. As long as the third brother takes proper precautions, there is no need to execute An Yu. At most... After the third brother takes her back to Dayu, he will put her in the manor as a slave. She will have no use to others and she doesn't have to do hard labor, and she can be guaranteed to have food and clothing."

The third prince breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.

Then I understood what Nanci really wanted to say.

"We have had our own mansion since we were ten years old, but we have never really worried about the personnel affairs in the mansion, and we have never really experienced court struggles. The Left Deputy Envoy has much more experience than us."

My third brother was the only one who had not really experienced the palace struggles, but I had to endure the bitter fruit of being wrongfully imprisoned for no apparent reason. Even when I was being abused, I was still doubting myself and couldn't believe that it was really my seemingly benevolent and gentle brother, the prince, who had been behind all this and put me in a situation worse than death.

"Fifth brother, it's not that I don't trust Deputy Envoy Zuo, I just don't want to admit defeat." The Third Prince supported his forehead with a bitter look, "I used to think that among all the women in the world, my mother was probably the only one who had the strength to compete in the power arena, because she had the support of the entire Changping Zheng family. I also knew that He Jiuniang of Jiangdong He was promoted by the He family as being precocious and resourceful. I didn't know He Jiuniang's ability, but I sneered at her.

He Ao's brain is like that. The granddaughter he values ​​is at most someone with the same qualifications as Madam He. I have never believed that a woman can compete for power without relying on her family."

"I can't guarantee that we can successfully resolve the current predicament we are facing. What I want to discuss with my fifth brother is that at this time, we should find a way to send a letter back to the court to advise the emperor to mobilize the imperial guards and advance to Hanzhong to give the Northern Han a more practical deterrent."

"Brother San has changed his mind now?"

"I can't say I changed my mind. I've actually been hesitant. I'm afraid." The Third Prince scratched his neck several times and loosened his collar in annoyance. "I'm not even sure if our dynasty has the strength to fight the Northern Han. I'm even more unsure if we go to war with the Northern Han and the Northern Zhao and other countries besiege Xiangyang. Can Xiangyang be defended? Sometimes I even have doubts. I have a very dark idea. If we take advantage of the situation and let the identity of the Palace Lord be openly rejected by the Northern Han, will it be the most beneficial to Dayu?"

Nanci still wasn't used to listening to his third brother's honest words from the bottom of his heart.

"There's no way Yingshu would agree to such a shady plan."

The third prince rolled his eyes weakly.

He knew that the Left Deputy Envoy was upright, calm and composed, and was the one who would not fight a war without preparation.

"Deputy Envoy Zuo didn't want to tell me her detailed plan because she was worried that I would be exposed. I still can't believe it until now. An Yu actually knew how to speak Chinese. She was just pretending, but I never thought of being on guard against her. I have been... Not only am I no match for Deputy Envoy Zuo, I am not even a match for you, my fifth brother. I was too arrogant before."

The Third Prince straightened his back again and said, "Okay, I'll just study first. Fifth brother, do you want to study with me?"

Nanji:……

His knowledge of classics and history was already very solid, and he had long since awakened to the fact that the model of rote learning was a naive and clear one, a model that would probably make it difficult for him to even be a county magistrate. He did not need to study anymore, he had to work hard to catch up with Yingshu's thinking. He had a feeling that there were many things that Yingshu had kept hidden from him.

He was not worried. They had faced more pressing dangers before. He was very worried at that time, afraid that he would not be able to stop Sikong Beichen, the bastard, from dragging Yingshu to be buried with him before he died. However, Yingshu was very determined at that time - I can survive, and I will never...

Go to hell with Sikong Beichen.

She sealed off Qianyang Palace decisively until Sikong Beichen died.

This time, Yingshu was equally firm. She admitted that she had been prepared to accompany Dianjun on the diplomatic mission to Northern Han. No one forced her to take risks. She had long anticipated that Northern Han's establishment of diplomatic relations and peace talks were aimed at Dianjun Shenyuan.

But he still wanted to go to Baoguang Palace, to be with her and put Yingshu in his sight.

Of course, the Third Prince was not the only one who was worried about the fire in the Spirit Tower. Although Wu Huan had already made preparations to evacuate from Northern Han in the near future and handed over most matters to his successor, his current task was just to take care of Bai Mei and Xuan Mei, but he certainly would not really ignore the plan to raid Hanzhong. He was silently worried that the King of Northern Han was using the burning of the Spirit Tower to further incite public opinion and question whether Dayu had no sincerity in establishing diplomatic relations. Was this an unexpected incident?

He has been in Northern Han for many years.

He understood how important the Spiritual Tower and the Cloud Spirit Pearl enshrined in the tower were to the subjects of the Northern Han Dynasty. Wu had never expected that Jiang Tai would destroy the faith of the subjects of the Northern Han Dynasty and bring disaster upon himself just to find an excuse to detain the Lord of the Divine Yuan Palace!

More importantly, if the Northern Zhao court fell into the trap and really believed that Jiang Tai did this in order to completely "destroy" the influence of the descendants of Emperor Shenzong on the unification of the world, Northern Zhao would not use military intervention. If Northern Zhao did not attack Northern Han, Dayu would find it difficult to quickly capture Hanzhong, the capital of Northern Han would not be affected by the war, and the Lord of Shenyuan Palace would not be able to escape unscathed.

Wu had no idea that a person had died outside the Kunlun Temple on the day the fire in the Spirit Tower broke out. He never imagined that Xuanying, who had said he wanted to watch the excitement that day, was the murderer.

In his opinion, the two girls, Bai Mian and Xuan Mian, did not take the fire in the Spirit Tower seriously at all.

Of course, apart from inquiring about the news in Da Shangchen's mansion, the two girls were really powerless to change anything. And at such a critical juncture, they really couldn't take the risk of inquiring about any news.

Wu Huan's boss Zhi Suyu has already led a merchant group to Northern Qi. Zhi Suyu used to travel frequently between Han and Qi. He believed that once the incident of the Spirit Tower broke out, the peace talks and establishment of diplomatic relations would be stranded. It was unknown how long the dispute between Henan and Han would last, and it was unknown when the establishment of a trading market in Wudu would be delayed. For now, the focus of business should be placed on the Yizhou trading market. This time when Zhi Suyu was returning to Northern Qi, he would have to pass through Yizhou on the way, and he would not return to Northern Han in a short time. After Zhi Suyu left, Wu Huan simply let Bai Min and Xuan Min stay at their residence. There was nothing to do there, so they didn't even need to go to the trading company.

Now, all the employees know that Wu has adopted two adopted daughters. Bai Mei and Xuan Ying will be able to be released sooner or later. Unlike ordinary employees, even if they help with the affairs of the company, it is all arranged directly by Manager Wu.

Manager Wu still stayed in the business every day. One day, a waiter handed in a visiting card. A man who claimed to be from Northern Qi and the young master of a business wanted to pay a visit to the manager. The visitor also said that his father and Manager Wu were old friends.

But Wu had no impression of that business.