"Who are you?"
This short and fat man is about twenty years old. He raised his double chin high, as if looking at people with his nostrils, and said arrogantly, "This is the Zhuangzi of the Prince of Zhennan, who allows you to come in casually?! Believe it or not I will take you to the officer!"
He had just heard a report that there were strangers wandering around in the village, and he thought it was some kind of person, but it turned out to be just four delicate and weak girls.
Nangong Yue frowned, it turned out that they were doing this to smear Xiao Yi's reputation everywhere, no wonder Liuhezhuang gnashed their teeth when they mentioned Xiao Yi.
These people are simply disgusting!
David Chu showed disgust on his face. Of course he recognized the man in front of him. It was Niu Changan, the nephew of Liuhezhuang's chief steward. The kind-hearted girl fell into his hands, I'm afraid... Chu Dawei hurriedly said nervously: "Girls, thank you for your help today, you should go quickly." Then he prayed to Niu Chang'an, "Little Manager Niu, These girls just passed by by chance to ask for a glass of water, and they are leaving now..."
Niu Changan stared at David Chu, and said impatiently, "It's you two again!"
He thought to himself, he didn't know what the elder son was thinking, he sent these cripples here out of nowhere a year ago, and said that they should be taken care of with good food and drink. What's the use of raising such disabled people? It's a waste of food! Fortunately, I'm smart, and I suggested to my uncle that these disabled people can be used as long-term workers, which is somewhat useful anyway.
The first few months were fine, but gradually there were more problems, one sickness today, another sickness tomorrow... From his point of view, it was clearly pretending to be sick on purpose to be lazy! Especially the father and son, who refused to work hard all day long live. He even wanted to run away last time, which caused him to be severely scolded by his uncle!
These two people looked half-dead, it was really an eyesore, they might as well die quickly!
Facing his disgust, Chu Dawei still pleaded: "...and please, Mr. Niu Xiaoguan, please don't embarrass them!"
Niu Chang'an looked at Nangong Yue, saw that she was dressed luxuriously, and looked like a young daughter-in-law from a wealthy family, but he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and said: "In that case, then hurry up and leave, don't be an eyesore here, our son Lord’s Zhuangzi is not just anyone who can come here!”
"Master?" Nangong Yue's eyes were cold, and she said with a half-smile, "I don't know who you are talking about?"
"Of course it's the majestic Prince Zhennan."
"It turns out that this is Xiao Shizi's Zhuangzi..." Nangong Yue deliberately dragged out her voice, then her expression froze, she snorted coldly, and said, "Then I really take care of this business!"
Niu Chang'an didn't expect them to be so bold, he immediately became angry, pointed at Nangong Yue's nose, and cursed: "Shame on me!"
Before he could utter even worse words, Lily next to Nangong Yue stepped forward quickly and punched him with a wave, which knocked him to the ground.
"Big, bold!" Niu Changan covered his face in pain, and ordered to his four subordinates, "Hit! Hit me hard!"
"Who do you let fight?"
Lily clapped her palms and looked at him with a smile. In just two or three strokes, all the people he brought fell to the ground, moaning and screaming in pain.
Although Niu Changan is just a son of a family and a slave, but in this Liuhe Village, he grew up pampered and pampered since he was a child. He leads a few followers around all day without any appearance. Who dares to bully him? But these mere people, No matter how ruthless they are, they are just those who fight and fight, so how can they be Lily's opponent.
"Okay, okay..." Niu Changan got up and said harshly, "Don't go if you have the guts!" Saying this, he stumbled out with a few followers.
"Young madam?" Baihe looked at Nangong Yue inquiringly.
"Let him go." Nangong Yue said.
The little ones are gone, and the big ones will come naturally, saving her from having to look for them one by one.
"Madam, you should leave quickly." David Chu said anxiously, "This Niu Chang'an is a scoundrel, but his uncle is ruthless, so there is no need to confront them head-on."
"Tough and tough?" Nangong Yue smiled and said, "That depends on whether they are worthy... Both of your injuries need to rest, and I will give you another place to live later."
David Chu wanted to persuade him again, but Zhu Xing rushed back at this moment and presented a small bundle in his hand.
Baihui hurriedly took over the burden, took out two medicine bottles from inside, without Nangong Yue's instructions, handed one of them to Huamei, and said, "Take two pills for Uncle Chu." The other gave Lily, Let her feed it to Ah Lan, and she herself told Zhu Xing what happened just now.
Zhu Xing gritted his teeth and could hardly believe his ears.
This Zhuangzi was located in the outskirts of the royal capital, so close to them, it would be unimaginable that this officer Niu dared to act so recklessly, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.
At this moment, Zhu Xing's heart is not only filled with resentment, but also remorse. He has always been a little careless about the housekeeper's affairs, but he doesn't want his negligence to cause such serious consequences!
He still remembered that when the old prince was alive, he once said with emotion that whatever position he occupies, he needs to bear the corresponding responsibilities, but he didn't realize the meaning of this sentence until today!
"Ma'am." After taking the medicine, David Chu's face became more rosy, and he seemed to be a little more energetic. He continued to try to persuade him, "This Niu Chang'an and his uncle are indeed just two slaves, nothing to be afraid of, but This Zhuangzi belongs to the Xiao Shizi, judging by your appearance, you are not an ordinary person, there is no need to provoke that evil star for us, it will only implicate you."
"Uncle Chu." Before Nangong Yue could speak, Zhu Xing couldn't help but said, "Maybe Xiao Shizi doesn't know at all."
Chu Dawei was full of resentment, "The Niu Guanshi kept saying that the son asked him to do this!"
Nangong Yue's face was calm, but the anger in her eyes could hardly be suppressed, "What did he say?"
"He said that the son of the world only brought us here because of the kindness of the princess, but it is a waste of food to raise us wastes, so let us do the work and support ourselves." David Chu said through gritted teeth. , "It's natural to work to support ourselves! But, he didn't treat us as human beings at all!... It's a pity that southern Xinjiang is thousands of miles away from here, otherwise the princess would be able to make decisions for us."
princess
Nangong Yuexiu raised her eyebrows slightly, and wanted to ask again. At this moment, there was a commotion outside the house, and she heard that annoying voice shouting: "Surround them!"
Nangong Yue glanced out the window, and saw that fat man named Niu Chang'an brought at least 20 people to surround the shabby house like a pigsty.
How come it is still small
Nangong Yue originally thought that when he went back to file a complaint, she could bring Steward Niu along with her to save her trouble, but she was a little surprised.
Niu Chang'an with a swollen face seemed to have gained a lot of weight. He came back braggingly with all these people, and with him was a man in his forties. Wearing a blue straight collar, with bare eyes, he doesn't look like a Zhuang married man.
"Catch them!"
Niu Chang'an gave an order, and several people with wooden sticks rushed in yelling, and without saying a word, they raised their sticks and beat them.
David Chu looked guilty and anxious, if it wasn't for himself, this young lady would not have encountered such a thing.
A Lan, who was lying on the bed, was anxious to get up to protect her. Although the little maid next to the young lady seemed to be able to do some kung fu, she was no match for four hands!
Lily stretched out a finger to press on his forehead, and easily pressed it back: "The wounded patient should lie down obediently... It took so much effort for me and my cousin to give you good medicine and bandage, You don't want us to serve you again, do you? No way!"
Seeing this, Zhu Xing was the first to rush over. He blocked these people with three punches and two legs, looked at Niu Chang'an coldly, and said, "Niu Chang'an, you are really awe-inspiring. Disrespectful to the young lady!"
"you… "
The moment he saw Zhu Xing, Niu Changan, who had always been majestic and majestic, turned pale, as if he had seen a ghost, and stammered, "You, you... why are you?"
Niu Changan met Zhu Xing!
Just yesterday.
Because of his gambling debts, he couldn't afford it for a while, and his uncle went away again, so he thought of going to the Zhennan Palace to ask for some money to spend. Anyway, Liuhezhuang has raised these wastes for the son for so long, so it is only natural to give some money.
did not expect…
Could it be that he came to the door just for the mere one thousand taels? If you let your uncle know that he has caused such a big trouble, you must beat him severely!
"Butler Zhu, you're here, why didn't you tell me in advance..." Niu Changan was talking flatteringly, while his thoughts were spinning rapidly.
I'm afraid we can't hide these disabled things, we have to find a way to make Butler Zhu shut up. All the money is in the uncle's hands, so he can't get much out of it, otherwise he wouldn't come to ask for money. Hmm... Why don't you give him the little daughter-in-law you bought yesterday? I don't believe he won't be tempted by that delicate little daughter-in-law!
wait a minute!
He suddenly thought of something, he looked at Zhu Xing, then at Nangong Yue who was sitting on the broken stool, and murmured: "Young madam... Young madam?!" The one who is called young lady by the housekeeper of the son of the world, who else could it be
"Shi... Shizi Concubine?" Thinking that the thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl in front of him might be the Shizi Concubine of the Zhennan Palace, Niu Changan was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he almost fell to his knees.
It wasn't just him who was shocked, but also Chu Dawei and Alan. All their surprised eyes were focused on Nangong Yue.
David Chu's mood was extremely complicated. He had thought that this little lady might be a noble person, but he never thought that she was so "expensive"... Did she see that they were not miserable enough, so she came here to tease them
The resentment towards Prince Zhennan made this the first reaction in his mind, but looking at the well-bandaged wounds on himself and Alan, he was a little uncertain.
As soon as Niu Chang'an knelt down, everyone inside and outside the house also knelt down, including those hooligans with sticks in their hands.
It's not the first day that Nangong Yue has been paid attention to, she is still calm and calm, with a faint smile on her mouth, as if she is not in this shabby room like a pig shed at the moment.
Lily felt that her chance to appear on stage had come again, so she put her hands on her hips triumphantly and said, "When you see the concubine, why don't you hurry up and salute!"
This sentence scared those ruffians almost fainted, Shi Zifei, she is a big shot that these ordinary people have never thought about!
Stuttering voices rang out one after another, "See... see Princess Concubine."
Niu Changan was almost unable to think, so he could only raise his eyes and say dryly: "Concubine Shizi, this... this is a misunderstanding! Don't listen to the nonsense of these untouchables!" He thought: It's over, this time I will definitely be beaten to death by my uncle of!
"Who told you to look up at the concubine Shizi!" Baihehu reprimanded in a fake prestige, and Niu Chang'an was so frightened that he hurriedly fell down.
Nangong Yue looked at Niu Changan's drooping head, and said casually, "It is said that your uncle is the manager here? What about others, where are they now?"
"Small, small..." Niu Changan hesitated, too panicked to say a word.
Suddenly, a deep shout came from outside: "Catch them!"
Niu Changan looked back subconsciously, and saw that the man in the blue straight skirt was giving the order, and he heard him say: "How dare you pretend to be the imperial concubine, you are so audacious, the crime is unforgivable."
Niu Changan was still in a daze, when he saw the man raised his hand and made a movement of slicing his blade across his neck, he suddenly understood.
Today's incidents have become like this, Shi Zifei and Zhu Butler will definitely come to investigate those disabled things, even if it is not for these disabled people, the things that uncle has done all these years will not stand up to investigation at all. At that time, I am afraid that the life between him and his uncle will not be as comfortable as it is now, and he may be beaten to death!
Then he might as well give it a try!
In the final analysis, who told the concubine of this world not to stay in the royal palace and enjoy herself, and to go on tour in modest clothes for nothing? This housekeeper Zhu and this maid who knows some three-legged cat kung fu are no good! Just arrest them all and make no noise If it is "solved", who can prove that the imperial concubine has been to Liuhezhuang
In this Zhuangzi, he is the prince, whoever dares to talk too much will be dealt with together!
Thinking of this, Niu Chang'an suddenly became heartbroken, stood up, and yelled: "Uncle Zheng is right, you rascals dare to pretend to be the concubine, you really don't know what to do! Arrest them!"
The hooligans kneeling on the ground looked at each other, just now they said she was the imperial concubine, but now they are no longer? Is this really true
Niu Chang'an continued to shout: "Hurry up and do it!"
These ruffians have long been accustomed to obeying the orders of the Niu family. For them, the imperial concubine is too far away. The Niu family is the local emperor here, who can decide their life and death. So they gritted their teeth and rushed towards Nangong Yue and the others without saying a word, even the people who had surrounded the broken house rushed in together.
Nangong Yue was still sitting upright, she didn't pay attention to these menacing people at all, David Chu felt a little admiration for his composure.
Baihe and Baihui clenched their fists, took a step forward, and stood in front of Nangong Yue, while Que'er stood beside her with a smile, and lowered her head to ask her if she was thirsty, and if she wanted some water.
Zhu Xing's face turned dark again, where had he seen such a bold servant!
Zhu Xing smiled coldly, he was born in the army, and his hands were stained with blood on the battlefield, so how could he take these three-legged cats in his eyes, and kicked one of them directly in the abdomen , kicked him so that he screamed and retreated several steps, but knocked the two people behind him so that they fell to the ground, even the stick in his hand was thrown out of his hand.
Zhu Xing took a step forward, grabbed a ruffian's wrist, snatched the wooden stick from his hand, and swung it loudly.
This set of stick techniques came from the army, which made it so smooth that it swept away all at once.
Lily curled her lips boredly, obviously this time it wasn't the sisters' turn to show off their talents, so thinking about it, she didn't pause in her hand movements, and protected Nangong Yue tightly.
"It's useless! It's really useless!" Seeing that almost half of the people he brought fell down in the blink of an eye, Niu Chang'an stomped his feet and shouted, "Go! Give them all to me!" while sneaking out.
Get out of here and find uncle!
Uncle must have a way to solve this matter!
Niu Changan slowly moved to the door, seeing that no one noticed him, he rushed out without looking back.
"He ran away!" Ah Lan who was lying on the bed reminded loudly, and in exchange for Lily's eyes, "The injured person should sleep well, don't move around!"
The next moment, Niu Changan, who had just slipped out the door, stepped back step by step, and his face, which had been swollen long ago, had two more bruises.
I saw two black-clothed youths appear outside the door at some time, one was smiling, the other was expressionless, they just stood there casually, but one could tell by their aura that they were not ordinary people.
"I've seen the concubine." Xiao Ying and Xiao An saluted Nangong Yue while cupping their fists.
The two of them were originally Nangong Yue's secret guards, so naturally they always followed her.
They stood at the door without interfering. Not long after, Zhu Xing knocked another person unconscious with a stick. In a blink of an eye, there were only five or so gangsters left, and these five people were already dumbfounded. , his body was so stiff that he couldn't move at all. No matter how stupid they are, they also know that their ability is probably no match for a finger of anyone present!
What's more, even Niu Chang'an has already been caught, so what are they?!
Several people unanimously let go of their right hands holding the wooden stick, knelt on the ground with a "plop", kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Concubine Shizi, spare my life! Butler Zhu, spare my life!..." They kowtowed until their foreheads thumped, and there was no sound. After a few strokes, his forehead was already blue.
Regardless of whether this concubine is a fake or not, it is always correct to call her this way!
Niu Changan was even more frightened and trembling. He subconsciously looked outside, but he didn't see the person he thought of.
Soon, someone asked Niu Changan the doubts in his heart, and Nangong Yue asked, "Where is that person? The man in the blue straight coat." Only then did it become clear that he was the one who urged Niu Changan to kill him.
Zhu Xing swept the ground around, but there was no such person, he said annoyedly: "Maybe let him run away." As he spoke, he glared at Xiao Ying and Xiao An, and asked with his eyes: Why didn't you hold people
Xiao An was expressionless, while Xiao Ying shrugged helplessly. They were so chaotic just now, they dared not take their eyes off Nangong Yue at all, so they couldn't control others. After all, to them, apart from Nangong Yue's safety, everything else is irrelevant.
Nangong Yue was a little helpless, but she didn't bring out many people this time, and she couldn't assign people to chase after her.
She told Zhu Xing to ask questions first, then she stood up, walked towards David Chu, and said apologetically, "Uncle Chu, what happened this time was due to the negligence of the son and I, which caused you to be wronged."
At this moment, David Chu felt as if he had been in another world. After witnessing that scene, what else did he not understand
It turned out that the one who used them like slaves was really not the son of the world.
All along, they were all blinded!
The resentment that was so strong that he wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood seemed to have happened in his previous life, and he himself could hardly believe that the circumstances of their father and son had undergone earth-shaking changes in this short cup of tea time...
Nangong Yue looked at them with clear eyes, and said firmly in her voice: "I will definitely explain to you what happened today!"
Chu Dawei's heart is like an overturned five-flavored bottle. It is extremely complicated. I don't know whether it is more grateful to Nangong Yue, more ashamed of his eldest son Xiao Yi, or more joyful for the rest of his life after the catastrophe...
Nangong Yue smiled, and on the other side, Zhu Xing had finished asking, and replied to her: "Concubine Shizi, according to Niu Chang'an, his uncle, this Manager Niu of Liuhe Village, left for a long time half a month ago, and his subordinates Half of the people here are here. There are also some women, servants and long-term workers, etc., in the main house."
Nangong Yue nodded slightly, and said: "Go and do it, I'll give you half an hour. By the way, let Zhou Dacheng drive the carriage here, and take Uncle Chu and the others to another place to recuperate."
Zhu Xing responded and hurried away.
Not long after, a carriage came here, and Zhou Dacheng helped David Chu and Ah Lan into the carriage one by one, and Lily followed the carriage. Surrounded by Baihui and the others, Nangong Yue walked directly towards the main house.
After half an hour, Zhu Xing took care of everything.
Niu Chang'an had been taken down, and after the servants in Zhuangzi learned that it was the eldest concubine of the master's family who came in person, none of them resisted in the slightest.
Not long after, all the veterans in the village gathered in the yard of the main house. Those veterans used to reclaim wasteland in the back mountain, but Zhu Xing sent someone here temporarily.
They didn't know Zhu Xing, nor did they know Nangong Yue. They only saw Niu Chang'an, who was very arrogant on weekdays, shrunk and knelt beside him.
Here they are treated like animals and coerced to do all kinds of heavy work all day long, and Niu Chang'an will often come to act as a supervisor, scolding and beating them without any mercy.
Outside the yard, many villagers were also attracted. When they heard that the housekeeper from the main house had arrested the steward Niu, they all put down their farm work and ran to watch the fun. Dozens of people surrounded the gate tightly, crowded The old lady at the front saw Nangong Yue in the hall at a glance, and she couldn't help but showed surprise, and said in a low voice, "It's her!"
An aunt with sharp ears next to her immediately asked, "Mrs. Yang, who is she?"
"The one who just went to rest at my place..." Yang Pozi replied absent-mindedly, wondering who Nangong Yue was.
The villagers all stared at the main room in front of them, lest they miss a detail.
Standing in front of the hall, Zhu Xing looked at the veterans in ragged clothes, whose faces couldn't hide their tiredness and suspicion, and felt as if a mountain was crushed in his heart. The damage that has already been caused cannot be completely wiped out because of the current remedy.
He took a deep breath, calmed down, and introduced to them: "Everyone, please be quiet, this is the princess of Zhennan Wang, and the princess of the world has called you here today, and I have something to say to you. .”
As soon as they heard that Nangong Yue, a childish girl, turned out to be the concubine of Prince Zhennan, the expressions on the faces of those veterans became more complicated. Awe, resentment, resentment, surprise...all kinds of negative emotions were suppressed in their cloudy eyes , is also brewing.
And the villagers outside the yard almost exploded, whispering to each other, Zhennan Wang Shizi is a character that ordinary people like them can't even imagine! Mrs. Yang murmured in disbelief: "Shizi? I She even greeted the imperial concubine? The imperial concubine even ate my jujube and sat on my stool..." Even the imperial concubine boasted that her jujube was delicious, wouldn't it be worth a hundred times in the future
The various speculations and disturbances outside the yard did not affect Nangong Yue in the main room. Nangong Yue looked around these veterans slowly, then stood up, and solemnly apologized to all of them: " The son was careless in employing people, and you were wronged. The son is not in the capital now, so I will apologize to you for the son!"
The veterans couldn't believe their ears, they looked at each other half-believed, and finally they couldn't help but focus on the oldest one-armed veteran among them, wanting to see his attitude.
The one-armed veteran signaled everyone to wait and see what happened with his eyes, and everyone's impetuous hearts calmed down again, thinking in their hearts: This sinister prince tricked them into this hellish place to work as cows and horses under the pretext of taking care of them. What kind of tricks does he want to play this time?! Could it be that because the concubine is coming to ask questions, he deliberately came to please them in advance
Nangong Yue naturally saw that the veterans still had doubts about her. After all, they had encountered such a thing, and how could she let them go easily with her few words.
At this time, Baihe came back and reported to Nangong Yue: "Shizi Concubine, David Chu and Alan have already settled down, and this servant first invited them a doctor from a nearby village."
As soon as they heard the names of David Chu and Alan, the calm eyes of those veterans immediately rippled. Some people wanted to ask where David Chu and Alan were, but they held back under the signal of their companions.
After Nangong Yue sat down on the grand teacher's chair in the main seat, she asked calmly, "Niu Chang'an, are you guilty?"
Niu Chang'an didn't dare to raise his head at all, and prostrated himself on the ground begging for mercy, saying incoherently, "Young one is guilty! Concubine Shizi, please spare my life! I also ask Master Shizi to spare my life for my uncle's sake."
"Your uncle?" Nangong Yue couldn't help sneering.
For her to spare him for a minion's sake? Who does he think his uncle is!
Niu Changan realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly waved his hands: "No, no!"
Nangong Yue took a sip of hot tea intentionally and said: "Lily, how should I be punished for murdering my master's family?"
Lily replied in a gentle voice: "According to the law, you can kill him directly."
Niu Chang'an's face turned even paler, he could only keep kowtow, and begged: "Please, the princess, please spare the little one for the sake of the princess!"
"Princess?" Nangong Yue's eyes moved, and she said with a smile that was not a smile, "You have a big face? Could it be that even the concubine wants to give you face?"
Niu Changan couldn't care about anything else, his life was the most important thing, so he said quickly: "The little one's uncle is the real uncle of the princess..."
"Presumptuous!" Nangong Yue said with a serious expression, "The princess's uncle is the third master of the White Mansion in Southern Xinjiang, what does it have to do with that slave uncle of yours!"
Xiao Fang's family is a concubine, and according to the rules, her aunt's family is her uncle's family. As for Xiao Fang's own mother, she is nothing more than a slave.
Niu Changan just wanted to seize this last chance, and said in a panic: "I swear to God, the little one is telling the truth!"
Nangong Yue put the teacup in her hand on the table beside her, and said lightly: "If what you said is true, then the concubine's face will naturally be given to me as a daughter-in-law.... Anyway, my son The concubine will spare your life today."
What she said made Niu Chang'an feel relieved, but it made the veterans' hearts sink, and they secretly said: They really guessed right. What are you thinking about!
Niu Changan kowtowed ecstatically, "Thank you, Princess Concubine! Thank you, Concubine..."
"It's just that capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped..."
Niu Changan, who had recovered his life, hurriedly said: "Concubine Shizi, I am willing to be punished!"
Nangong Yue said casually: "Let's do this... Zhu Xing, with a staff of 50 boards, will be executed here! Then I will find someone to come over and sell it to the bitter kiln in the northwest. If you sell yourself for money or something, this concubine will not want it." , In addition, if you donate another hundred taels of silver to that human tooth, you must find a bitter kiln with the worst conditions in the Northwest, and he will not be allowed to die within ten years!"
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