Chapter 507: Everyone Has Their Aspirations
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Wang Jianan did not expect them to leave so quickly and could not help but be a little flustered.
He hurriedly got the chefs to prepare the dry rations for them to eat on the way. In addition, he got someone to prepare a lot of local specialties that filled two large carts.
In addition, he had something to ask Duke Lang.
‘What should we do with the princess’s residence?”
According to the law, Princess Ni Yang had committed the crime of treason and would be executed.
However, her status was special. If her family was really executed, the current emperor and the empress dowager would lose their heads with her.
Therefore, it was impossible to execute her entire family. They could only arrest all the servants in her residence, convict them, and sell them again.
The person was gone, but the princess’s residence was still there, and there was a large amount of gold, silver, and treasure hidden in the residence.
Wang Jianan did not know how to deal with it and could only seek Duke Lang’s advice.
Xiao Juan already had an idea about this and said, “Take out 100,000 taels of silver and distribute it to the innocent commoners who were captured to be miners. Consider it compensation for them. The remaining money will be used to set up a charity hall to specially accommodate the helpless old, weak, women, and children. You’ll supervise this matter.”
Wang Jianan nodded. “Yes.”
He sighed inwardly. Although Duke Lang looked cold and unreasonable, he was actually quite kind.
Compared to his ruthless mother, he was really a good person.
At dawn, the next day, Yu Niaoniao, Xiao Juan, and the others left the County Governor’s Mansion.
Wang Jianan sent them all the way out of the city.
Seeing that they were about to exit the city, Xiao Juan asked Wang Jianan to go back.
Wang Jianan could only stop.
He got out of the carriage with the help of others and bowed deeply to Duke Lang.
“I’ve already said my thanks many times, but I have to say it one last time. Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my Ah Jun. I can’t repay your kindness. If Your Highness has any orders in the future, you just have to say one word. I won’t hesitate to go through hell and high water!”
His words were equivalent to surrendering to Xiao Juan, indicating that he was willing to stand on his side in the future.
Xiao Juan said calmly, “I don’t need you to do anything. You just have to do your job and be a good official with a conscience.”
Wang Jianan replied solemnly, “I will follow your teachings and definitely not let you down, Your Highness!”
Xiao Juan waved his whip, and the horse under him sped up and dashed forward. The others followed closely behind.
Wang Jianan stood there and watched them leave.
After they were gone, Wang Jianan looked away and waved at the old servant beside him.
“Let’s go back.”
In the next few days, every time Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan’s team arrived, they would be warmly welcomed by the local people, especially those rescued from the iron mine. They wished they could worship Duke Lang as an immortal. Their gratitude was obvious.
Not to mention Xiao Juan himself, even the Eagle Guards following behind him were not used to it.
Ever since they entered the Justice Department, they had become ferocious tigers in the hearts of the commoners. As long as they appeared, the commoners would tremble and hide everywhere.
This was the first time in history that the commoners showed liking and gratitude to them.
Faced with the eggs, flatbread, and other thank-you gifts sent to them by the commoners, this group of Eagle Guards did not know how to react. They could only continue to maintain their expressionless and cold appearance. They did not want anything.
But even so, there would still be some commoners who would forcefully stuff things into their hands.
Yu Niaoniao saw a tall girl stuff a handkerchief into Lo Pingsha’s hand and hug him when he was unprepared.
When he came back to his senses and wanted to return the handkerchief, the girl had already run away.
So Lo Pingsha could only stand there with a red face, not knowing what to do.
Seeing this scene, Yu Niaoniao was overjoyed.
Lo Pingsha discovered the Princess Consort and took a handkerchief to her for guidance.
“What should we do with this handkerchief?”
He had never encountered such a thing before. He had no experience at all.
Yu Niaoniao said as she smiled.
“Since it’s a gift from a girl, accept it.”
Lo Pingsha blushed and said in embarrassment, “It’s not good to take a girl’s things rashly, right? What if someone misunderstands?” Yu Niaoniao said, “Let me see the handkerchief.”
Lo Pingsha hurriedly offered the handkerchief with both hands.
Yu Niaoniao waved her two claws wrapped in gauze, indicating that she could not hold a handkerchief now.
Only then did Lo Pingsha remember that the Princess Consort was still injured. He immediately spread out his handkerchief for her to see.
Yu Niaoniao said after looking at both sides of the handkerchief.
“Don’t worry, there’s no girl’s name embroidered on this handkerchief. Even if someone saw you holding this handkerchief, they would not know who had given it to you.”
“Besides, we’re leaving tomorrow morning. From now on, you and she will be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. It will be very difficult for there to be a misunderstanding between the two of you.”
Lo Pingsha thought about it and felt relieved. “Thank you for your advice, Princess Consort.”
Yu Niaoniao sized him up and asked coldly, “You’re not young anymore.
Haven’t you thought of marrying and having children?”
Although Lo Pingsha had a baby face and looked very young, he was actually two years older than Yu Niaoniao.
In this era of common early marriage and early childbearing, he could already be considered an old leftover man.
If anyone else asked such a thing, Lo Pingsha would definitely think that they were meddling and would not even care.
But now that he was facing the Princess Consort who had done him a favor, she could be considered half a relative in his heart. She could ask such a question out of concern for him.
Lo Pingsha shook his head. “I haven’t thought about it yet.”
Yu Niaoniao had no intention of urging him to get married. After all, everyone had their own ambitions.
She only reminded him, “If you meet a girl you like, you can tell me. I’ll help you refer. If you really can’t meet anyone, I can introduce one to you.” Lo Pingsha lowered his head shyly. “Okay.”
At night, in the courier station, Xiao Juan was changing Niaoniao’s dressing.
Because the wounds on her body were scattered, she had to take off all her clothes.
At first, Yu Niaoniao was very shy, but when she realized that Xiao Juan was even more nervous than her, she immediately forgot about her embarrassment.
As the saying went, as long as she wasn’t embarrassed, others would be.
Seeing that Xiao Juan was carefully applying medication on her and staring at the wounds on her body the entire time, Yu Niaoniao did not dare to look anywhere else and could not help but want to laugh. When Xiao Juan heard her laughter, he paused in his actions.
“Why are you laughing?”
Yu Niaoniao said, “Nothing. I just thought of Little Lo. A girl sent him a handkerchief during the day and made him helpless. He was quite cute.” Xiao Juan tightened his grip on the medicine bottle, his expression unchanged.
“You think Little Lo is cute?”
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