place for sale.
Yu Linglong nodded: "You've done a good job, keep the title deed here, go back to the cashier to get ten taels of silver."
The steward couldn't believe his ears, what, he bought such a poor place, and still got a reward
After being stunned for a moment, he came back to his senses, quickly knelt down and thanked the reward, and exited full of doubts.
Yu Linglong looked down at the land deed in her hand, then suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Ling'er, what happened to the person who asked you to buy it last time?"
Ling'er put down the kettle in her hand, and said: "If you go back to the princess, the maidservant and Mama Liu went to several places and bought a group of people."
"how many?"
"There are sixty or seventy of them," Ling'er quickly added, "All of them were bought according to Wang Hao's request."
As Ling'er said, she secretly looked at Yu Linglong's face, as if she was afraid of her scolding.
Seeing her expression, Yu Linglong figured out the reason after a little thought. Linger must have bought all the children who met the requirements because of the pity of those slaves, and now she was afraid of Yu Linglong complaining when she came back, so she was so cautious.
Pretending not to notice Linger's uneasiness, Yu Linglong smiled lightly and said, "Okay, in the future, if you meet the requirements, just buy them, as many as you want."
Seeing that Yu Linglong didn't blame her, Ling'er was greatly relieved: "Yes, Wangfei."
Ling'er thought for a while, but couldn't help asking: "Princess, what are you going to buy so many slaves for?"
If it is just to open a mountain, then there is no need to buy as much as you want. Besides, as the steward just said, this mountain is almost all stone mountains, which have been barren for a long time. There are not so many people who bought so many people and sent them to the mountain. There is work to do!
Yu Linglong was silent for a moment, then said: "I want to teach them martial arts."
"Martial arts?" Linger's eyes widened in surprise, "Princess, are you going to..."
As if aware of her slip of the tongue, Ling'er quickly covered her mouth, but her eyes were still wide open, obviously very surprised.
The princess has changed a lot recently since she married into Prince Xu's Mansion. She has more smiles and is more friendly to the servants. As a maid, she is of course happy to see the princess in a better mood. But she couldn't understand more and more.
Buying mountains, buying slaves, and buying property are normal things, but teaching slaves martial arts, and accepting the Dragon and Tiger Gang, she really doesn't understand.
The concubine is just a woman in the house, she doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, so why do she do these things
Of course Ling'er couldn't understand Yu Linglong's actions. In her opinion, Yu Linglong became the noble Concubine Xu, so she should be like other noble women, dressing up every day, going to banquets, drinking tea and listening to plays, etc. But Yu Linglong didn't think so, with her personality, doing these things was simply boring, she didn't care about them at all.
Besides, Ling'er can't understand the current situation, but she is very insightful. Although the prince has not moved these days, he will never let King Xu go. As King Xu's wife, she naturally wants to help her husband.
Buying mountains and forests and training manpower are all preparations for the future.
She didn't want to explain these things to Ling'er, she just told her plan to let them carry out according to the plan.
"Mother Liu, go to the mansion to find a few rough women who can cook. Afterwards, I will go to work in the mountains and ask them who would like to go. The monthly fee is ten times that of the mansion."
The mountain environment in the northern suburbs was harsh, and they were far away from the capital, so it was unlikely that anyone would be willing to live there. Yulinglong raised their monthly payment, which was considered a kind of compensation.
Yu Linglong was explaining to Mama Liu about hiring a mason to build a house on the mountain when Linger, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly knelt down.
"The servant wants to ask the princess one thing."
Yu Linglong was a little surprised, she knew Linger's temperament, perhaps because of her background, although she was only a servant girl, she always had a bit of arrogance and a stubborn temper, during the nearly a year by her side, except for that Ling'er had never been so serious about begging Yu Linglong to save her younger brother.
Xiu Mei frowned slightly, Yu Linglong said: "You get up first and then talk."
Ling'er shook her head, with a rare insistence on her face: "Princess, I beg you to agree to let my servants go to the mountains to practice martial arts together."
Yu Linglong was very surprised: "You said you are going to the mountain too?"
Ling'er nodded firmly: "Yes, the slaves are going up the mountain too."
Yu Linglong looked at Ling'er deeply: "You heard it all just now, the conditions on the mountain are very difficult."
Although Ling'er is a maid, she is Yu Linglong's personal maid, and she already has a very high status in Xu Wangfu. Although she serves Yu Linglong on weekdays, she still has a maid to serve Ling'er when she leaves the house. Yes, it's such a comfortable day, but you have to go to the mountains to suffer
Ling'er kowtowed to Yu Linglong, her small face was full of seriousness: "Princess, this servant is so weak that I can't protect the princess. I am really ashamed to let the princess be in danger several times..."
Her voice gradually choked up, but she kept holding back the tears in her eyes and refused to let them flow down: "I beg the princess to give this servant a year. The servant must study hard and learn martial arts so as to protect the princess."
The last time Yu Linglong was robbed by Feng Xuanyuan, she was knocked out without even a chance to make a move; during the spring hunt on the snow mountain, she tried her best to escape with her life, but Yu Linglong had long been lost; The first time she was surrounded by officers and soldiers dispatched by Yu Weiwu, she even needed Yu Linglong to save her life.
She is the concubine's maid, but she still needs the concubine's help. In the most dangerous time, not only can she not protect the concubine, but she even hurts the concubine. Thinking of this made her heart ache.
She has experienced family ruin and death, and even only her younger brother is left as a relative, but she still has to watch him being forcibly taken away and sold by others. She doesn't want to be so weak, so useless, even her own You can't even control your fate, let alone protect the people you want to protect.
Now, what Yu Linglong is going to do gives her a glimmer of hope. She knows the skills of the princess and the prince. If they want to teach the slaves martial arts, then the martial artists they invite must be people with high martial arts skills. If she If she can learn martial arts, she will not be vulnerable when protecting the princess in the future, so she thought for a while and immediately made up her mind.
Hearing Linger's words, Yu Linglong's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect that the fundamental reason why Linger wanted to learn martial arts was to protect her.
She has always regarded Linger as a nimble little maid, and she has long been used to protecting herself, but this time, she did not expect that Linger is no longer a little girl. In her heart, Yu Linglong Became someone I would swear to protect to the death.
It's just that Ling'er has been with her for so long, and she suddenly proposed to leave. She really didn't want her to leave her, and she didn't want her to go to the mountains to suffer.
Seeing the master and servant staring at each other silently, Mama Liu sighed and persuaded: "Princess, since Ling'er has this kind of intention, it's better for the princess to... let her be fulfilled."
Ling'er was still kneeling on the ground, as if she wouldn't get up if Yu Linglong didn't agree.
Yu Linglong stared at Ling'er for a long time before slowly nodding: "Okay, you can go."
Needless to say, she understands Linger's intentions and her persistence. One year is not too long a time, and it might not be a bad thing for Linger to experience it.
Ling'er said softly: "My servant, thank you, Princess." Then she stood up.
Yu Linglong said: "Go and get ready, I will go out with me tomorrow."
Ling'er is going to leave temporarily, which also reminds her that there are some things that she should go and see.
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Knowing that Qinghuahu and the others couldn't do anything positive, Yu Linglong had already made mental preparations before coming here, but when she saw the business store of the Dragon and Tiger Gang, she still suffered a lot psychologically.
The sunshine in late spring makes people drowsy, and even the soft wind is warm. The trees on both sides of the street are already a bit lush, which makes the flowers and willows in Baihua Lane more beautiful, and the spring is everywhere.
Even though it’s not summer yet, the girls from brothels big and small in Baihua Lane can’t wait to put on their summer clothes. Swallows, ostentatious solicitation of customers, and unbridled laughter made the alley, which does not appear to be spacious, very lively.
Ling'er has never seen such a scene before, from the moment she entered the alley, she lowered her head deeply, and didn't even dare to look at them.
Originally thought that the princess and her had changed into men's clothes, and it would be more convenient to go out. Who knew that at the moment those brothel women saw the two of them in men's clothes, young and handsome, and they all jumped up like flies seeing blood, as if they wanted to kill them. The two of them were caught in their own building and started working immediately.
"Oh, my little brother is so handsome, do you want my servant to accompany you?"
"You two masters, come to our place. The slave's work is notoriously good. I promise to serve you comfortably!"
Even the girls on the upper floor were moved by the wind, standing in front of the window and leaning forward, desperately waving handkerchiefs at them: "You two, come up quickly, I miss you so much!"
Yu Linglong could still remain calm, but Ling'er blushed and followed closely behind Yu Linglong, fearing that the women's army would be too aggressive and snatch her princess into it.
As they were walking, there was a popping sound above their heads. It turned out that the brave girl threw a fan directly and hit Ling'er on the head, trying to attract their attention.
Ling'er couldn't bear it anymore, and with a great effort in her hand, she directly took the incense