Wealth and glory seek stability

"No wonder the lady likes you so much. Her little lips are as sweet as honey. What about you?" Caisang looked at the copper coin in his hand in confusion.

Jian Xi had thought carefully about giving copper coins. She was a young maid who had just entered the mansion, and giving her other things would be too conspicuous.

Jian Xi held Cai Sang's arm affectionately, "Sister, I'm here to invite you for tea. I just want to ask if there are any new servants around the Third Master recently?"

That hundred bucks was almost half a month's salary for Jian Xi. As the saying goes, money makes the world go round.

Caisang was a second-class maid, with a monthly salary of eight hundred coins. One hundred coins was not noticeable, so it was no big deal to accept it.

But Caisang was puzzled, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"

Jian Xi explained, "Sister, you don't know, I was sold into the mansion some time ago, and my brother was sold here with me. I don't have any roots in the mansion, so I just want to know if my brother is safe." As she spoke, a few tears came out of her eyes, trying to speak with sincerity.

Cai Sang expressed her understanding, "I thought you had other thoughts. Let me tell you, although the Madam is kind to you, you must not be so shallow as to approach me. If the Madam finds out, it will be no joke.

A while ago, a maid was sent away. The Third Master will come to the Magnolia Courtyard soon. The servants are not allowed to enter the inner courtyard. They must be resting at the corner gate on the west side. If you want to see your brother, go over there and take a look."

Taking money from others and helping them to avoid disasters, Caisang said a few more words out of kindness.

Jian Xi was overjoyed, thanked Cai Sang and walked towards the west corner gate.

After a cup of tea, a few servants came and rested at the entrance of the corner gate.

Shen Nanxing was among them.

"Brother Nanxing."

Jian Xi shouted with a smile.

Shen Nanxing was sitting on a small stool at the corner door. Suddenly he heard someone calling him and raised his head.

Seeing that it was Jian Xi, he was instantly overjoyed, "Sister Xier, it's really you!"

After explaining the situation to the people they were with, Shen Nanxing and Jian Xi went to an open space outside the corner gate to reminisce about the past.

"Sister Xier, are you doing well recently?"

"I'm fine. Today I asked my sister in the Madam's room and she said that the Third Master had come. I thought you might come with me, so I came to see you."

In the original owner's memory, after Jian Yu died, only Shen Nanxing treated her well.

"Brother Nanxing, what do you do every day following the Third Master?"

"When I first arrived, Third Master thought I had a good temper with him, so he was willing to talk to me a few more times every day. In the morning, I followed Third Master to the academy, and in the afternoon, I accompanied Third Master to learn martial arts. The mansion invited military officers to teach martial arts. Third Master and I were about the same age, so Master Wu asked me to learn as well and practice with Third Master."

Shen Nanxing recounts his experiences after entering the palace.

What he didn't say was that learning martial arts was very hard, and no servant was willing to learn it on his own initiative. He followed behind secretly every day to learn. In the past, he and Jian Xi were always bullied. After learning martial arts, he could protect the people he wanted to protect. Master Wu saw that he was hardworking and gave him a chance.

"Sister Xier, I will protect you well in the future."

This cheap brother who came for free is a pretty nice guy.

No one had ever told her that they would protect her.

Knowing that she was one of them, Jian Xi told Shen Nanxing all her plans. "It's enough to know that you are doing well. I heard here that if you do well, when you grow up, the mansion will be gracious and you can marry or redeem yourself. I want to save money and live a good life outside the mansion in the future."

Shen Nanxing observed that there was no one around, and whispered to Jian Xi: "Sister Xier, the Third Master secretly told a few of us a few days ago that he will join the army in a while, and asked if anyone is willing to go with him. I have been thinking about this, do you think I should go?"

Jian Xi's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. She analyzed seriously, "If it were me, I would go. With our status, it would be best if we could make achievements in the military camp. We would have a future. But the swords on the battlefield are blind. I heard that the old prince died on the battlefield. You still need to consider this matter yourself."

Shen Nanxing clenched his fists and made up his mind, "I have decided to go too. Good people are often bullied. If I had achieved fame and honor before, my relatives would not have taken away my family's land, and Aunt Li would not have sold us after Uncle Jian passed away. Besides, I don't want to be a slave for the rest of my life. A real man should be upright and be able to be your backer in the future."

"Okay, I'll wait then."

"Well, go back quickly. The palace has strict rules. We are young now, so no one will say anything. I will send you a message if there is anything in the future. The third master came to pay his respects today because of joining the army.

I will join the army with you when I return this time. I have asked around. Madam Tai is the kindest person. You should take good care of yourself in the palace and wait for me to come back."

Jane Xi's heart was filled with ripples. It was the first time that someone cared about her so much.

This feels really good.

"Okay, I'll leave now." After saying that, he trotted back to the inner courtyard.

When passing the main courtyard, we heard a quarrel inside.

It should be the Third Master Baili Yanhua. The young man's voice was firm, "Mother, please let me go. When my father was alive, he promised me that he would let me join the army in the future. He fought against the Xuanwu Dynasty and was killed. I must avenge him in the future."

Xia's voice suddenly became weaker, "Alas, it's all injustice. If you want to go, go ahead. I'll ask your eldest brother to write a letter of recommendation for you, and you can go to the place where your father stayed before. But this time you insist on going, so you can't say that you are a member of the Baili family when you go out." This was already the biggest concession Xia could make. After that, she had to see Baili Yanhua's determination.

Qin chimed in, "Third brother, you have to think carefully. The army is not your home. Without the identity of the Baili family, you are just a soldier and you have to start all over again."

Baili Yanhua was already very satisfied. "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I didn't learn martial arts in vain. Besides, my father taught me a lot of military tactics when he was alive. And one more thing, a servant of mine has been learning martial arts with me in recent days. I want to take him with me when the time comes."

Qin naturally had no choice but to say, "Okay, I'll let the housekeeper know."

After a while, Jian Xi saw a boy of about fourteen or fifteen walking out happily. He was wearing a silver-white brocade robe and had strong facial features. He vaguely looked about four or five points like Xia.

This is the proof that he is the landlord’s stupid son!

Chunyan came out and saw Jian Xi. "You've come just in time. Go to the tea room and ask Caisang to make some soothing soup."

"Yes."

In the tea room, Caiyun and Lai Xi were squatting beside the brazier boiling water.

"Is Sister Caisang here?"

Caiyun was curious, "Why are you here to deliver the message today? Usually it's Sister Chuntao who comes, and Sister Caisang is not here."

Jian Xi rubbed her hands and walked to the brazier. "It's really warm here. Sister Chunyan just told me to ask Sister Caisang to make some soothing soup and send it to the Madam right away when it's ready."