The maid's road to success

"Sir, I wonder who is around the person who asked you to pass on the message? What does he do on weekdays?"

Although Nan Yu didn't know why these people asked so many detailed questions, An Zizhong had told him when he asked him to come that he should answer all the questions he knew.

"Our young master and young lady now have An Lan and An Huang, a brother and sister. They are also the young masters of the escort agency I used to work for. Because of a special situation, the young lady rescued them and they have been serving the young master and young lady. Now we have a farm in Xishan and bought many children to learn skills. There are four brothers and sisters. The oldest is about eleven years old. The rest are nine, six, and four years old. They are very good at medicine. My old injuries were cured with just a few medicines. And An Hongzhi is the child of the head of Anjia Village..."

The more the old ancestor listened, the more flustered she became. The ages of the four siblings were indeed the same as the four legitimate grandchildren of the Yuan family, but why did he train people in Xishan? Unless this child had never followed her instructions to hide his identity, marry and have children, and live in peace to continue the family line, but had always wanted revenge, he took the imperial examination and made friends with the prominent young men in Gongzhou for revenge, why?

At the beginning, An Wen Niang had been told over and over again to stay with Chen Luoxi and protect him so that the Huaiyuan Marquisate would not die out. But how could Wen Niang persuade that stubborn Chen Luoxi? Although Chen Luoxi always looked like a carefree young man who didn't care about anything, he was actually a stubborn person, just like his father. If Chen Yuanzhi had listened to her advice, not trusted the royal family too much, and not been so blindly loyal, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

Although Bai was also angry that Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion had spent the last of its strength to protect him and let him escape, but he was still trying to find ways to take revenge and was not obedient at all, she was also proud that this was her child. Even in such an environment, she could quickly pave the way and train her own people and helpers. Looking at the appearance of the ancestor, she suddenly had an idea in her mind.

"Mother, how old is Luo Xi now? Wen Niang is even younger than him. I don't know how hard it was for these two children. How much suffering they have endured to get to this point. This is just the beginning. I don't know how many dangers they will encounter in the future. I didn't teach him many things in the past, and I don't know how much he can handle. Poor child, if the Marquis' Mansion was still there, his father and brothers would definitely teach him the mind and the art of controlling his subordinates. He was a soft-hearted child in the past. I'm afraid he will be in danger in the future. Who can teach my child?"

Bai cried sincerely, she did feel sorry for Chen Luoxi's current difficulties, but her most urgent task was to use Chen Luoxi to force the ancestors to live. Only when they were alive and well, Chen Luoxi would dare to let go and make good plans. Once the lives of these people were in danger or they were coerced by others, even if Chen Luoxi was blinded by revenge and held on, it would definitely greatly affect his character. He was afraid that he would go astray and do something that he would regret for the rest of his life.

"Alright, don't provoke me. As long as Luo Xi still needs me, I will fight to survive. Stop crying. Now that this is the case, we have to plan well. Take stock of the people we trusted in the past and make a list to send to An Zizhong. I didn't want him to take revenge before, nor did I think of leaving him a way out. Now we have to make arrangements."

Nan Yu saw that it was exactly as An Zizhong had expected, so she took out a few bottles of medicine from her arms.

"Young Master said that if the oldest old lady in the middle has come to her senses, she should take these medicines. All the money is earned by Young Master. Young Master said that from now on he will have people send money every year, and ask you to do your best to make Nalan a big family in Liangzhou."

No one could understand these words. The old ancestor knew that her maternal grandfather's family had the surname Nalan a long time ago, but unfortunately they committed a crime and changed their surname to Lan. This happened in the previous dynasty and almost no one knew about it. But Chen Luoxi knew it. When she was a child, she saw a very beautiful poem with the word "Nalan" on it. At that time, she told Chen Luoxi that if the previous dynasty was still there, her surname should be Nalan. Chen Luoxi was still young at the time, and he made a fuss about changing his surname. He wanted to be Nalan. Chen Yuanzhi beat him every day, and he didn't want to be Chen anymore.

Luo Xi's intention was to let them try their best to conquer Liangzhou and use it for their own purposes. First, the women of Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion would no longer have to be feared and their safety would be guaranteed. Second, when no one knew, he would make Liangzhou the last sharp weapon for Chen Luoxi in the future. It was far away in the northwest, a bitter and cold place, with the emperor far away, but close to the border. If used well, Liangzhou would surely be used by Luo Xi. Who would have thought that the exiled women would have the ability to subvert the power of Liangzhou? Who would have thought that the descendants of Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion had already begun planning to use Liangzhou to make the enemy regret in the future.

The old ancestor thought about it and felt that this was a good decision. Liangzhou was not a very important border city and was not prosperous enough. Exiled criminals were basically sent here, so it had no appeal to those in Kyoto. If they were careful and contacted the people they could trust in the past, they might be able to successfully win over the officials in Liangzhou.

Do it more covertly. Kyoto is not as peaceful as it seems. The Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince are under the care of Princess Fu'an and the Empress Dowager. Even if the Second Prince succeeds to the throne, he cannot get rid of these two. Instead, he will be suspected by the royal family because of the suspicious death of the previous emperor and will be controlled everywhere.

In order to ascend the throne, the second prince framed loyal ministers, not just the Huaiyuan Marquis Family, but also the noble families in Kyoto, which one was not a relative or friend was involved. Everyone watched the Huaiyuan Marquis Family being killed and dared not help, but they were inevitably afraid that they would be the next to be killed. The second prince would not be able to control the court smoothly. Now the people who came from Kyoto to monitor them had left, and the local officials received letters from time to time to threaten and intimidate them. It can be seen that Cheng En Gong’s faction is in a difficult situation.

In that case, some people in Kyoto would be prepared for a rainy day and willing to do some small things within their power. Liangzhou might not be that difficult to take back.

Thinking of this, the old ancestor was no longer depressed. Her grandson and the maid dared to fight for the innocence of Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion. What was there for her to be afraid of? Was she not braver than the children? She had lived enough. Even if she could not get a good ending, she could save Chen Luoxi's life in the past and in the future. With the rest of her life, she had to seek justice for Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion.

The ancestor opened a red-heart jade lotus, which was a rare secret medicine. The preparation was complicated and required many medicinal materials to be processed and refined one by one, and then soaked in the jade lotus. This was the ancestral secret recipe of the Yuan family. In the past, the ancestor of the Yuan family relied on this pill to pull an old prince who had lost too much money back from the hands of death.

The heir of the Yuan family was indeed by An Zizhong's side. After taking the medicine, a cool feeling went from his throat through the esophagus into the stomach. After a while, his body did feel a lot more relaxed.

The old ancestor nodded and asked Bai to keep the medicine. She had taken this medicine once before. She had been pregnant once with Chen Yuanxiang, but unfortunately she had a difficult labor and the baby could not be saved. She had an abortion and bled. It was the old marquis who went to the Yuan family to ask for a medicine to save her.

This child from the Yuan family is still a little bit inferior to his grandfather, but he is not bad either, after all, he is still young.

There are nine pills in the bottle. You can imagine how much effort the child has put in. But it’s also good. This also means that the child of the Yuan family must be loyal to An Zizhong and his sister now. She is worthy of being her grandson and her maid.

One pill of this medicine is enough. It should have been sent by An Zizhong specially to save their lives.

The next day, Bai took Yulan to deliver the letter to Nanyu. Yulan looked at Nanyu and finally asked a question.

"Is Wen Niang okay?"

Nan Yu nodded, looked at the girl for a long time, took out a small statue from his pocket, stared at it for a long time, and took out two pearl rings and a purse.

"The girl said that if I could see the two girls in the statue, I would give the pearl ring to the people in the statue, as well as the purse, and told them not to worry and live well."

Yulan nodded and accepted the things with red eyes. The journey was too hard. Yumei was weak and an officer wanted to insult her at night, but Yumei refused firmly and was accidentally beaten to death.

She was the only one left, and if her brother hadn't protected her, she would have lost her innocence long ago.

She had been thinking that since she and her group were exiled, at least someone was looking after them. Wen Niang was so young, and she had to take care of the Fourth Young Master. She didn't know how much suffering she had to endure. Now that she knew that she was safe and still thinking about her, she cried with joy, clutching the purse in her hand.

Wen Niang once received a reward, giving each of them a pearl ring. At that time, they wore it in one hand, and many people envied them. When their house was searched, the soldiers and bandits did not even let the maids go, and all the jewelry and silver they had hidden were searched away. They were completely cleaned out, and two of them died on the spot because they could not bear the humiliation.

The current appearance is very similar to the previous one, which reminds her of the six girls in Fu Shou Tang, some sad and some happy.

But now it’s good, the ancestors have come to their senses and will no longer indulge in addiction. We may see each other again in the future, just like this pearl ring, although it is not exactly the same as before, it is just as beautiful.

An Wenniang thought about how much Yulan valued the old ancestor. The women in the Huaiyuan Marquis's Mansion didn't have much money, let alone her, a maid, who would definitely be restricted.

So a bag of small gold leaves was specially sent to Yulan. Each one was the size of a fingernail. Although small, they were solid. Two pieces weighed one tael, and forty pieces in total weighed twenty taels of gold. One tael of gold was worth ten taels of silver.

Giving clothes and food as a gift is too conspicuous, so it would be better to give her gold which is easy to hide and convenient for her to use.

Yulan felt that Wen Niang had finally grown up and became more careful and prudent than before.

No wonder the old ancestor dared to entrust such an important matter to An Wen Niang. As the old ancestor said last night, Wen Niang was a good child, and she did not make a mistake in choosing her. Yulan herself also felt that she did not make a mistake in choosing her.

Nan Yu returned to Gongzhou with the letter written by the ancestor. This time he took too long to leave and there was heavy snow on the road, which delayed him for several days. An Zizhong must have been getting impatient.

After Nan Yu left, the ancestors began to take action. There were not many people available in Liangzhou now, and Wu Shi was busy enough taking care of their lives, so they still needed someone they could use.

The first person the old ancestor thought of was Wang. Wang was not a bad person. After all, after she followed Hu Yan, she had always asked people to protect them. It was worth it that she had been kind to them all these years.

But the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been together for so long, and Wang is the most stubborn. It is impossible for her to really be willing to follow Hu Yan in obscurity.

She even refused to be Hu Yan's concubine, and was willing to be a mistress outside, which showed that she still had her own self-respect.

She was just hurt by the Wang family's implicit hope that she would commit suicide to save the Wang family's reputation. Wang Shi did commit suicide, and she was no longer stupid after being rescued. The Wang family wanted her to die, and Wang Shi wanted to live.

The ancestors actually understood it. In the past, Wang's father was conservative and did not take her seriously. It was the second son who fell in love with Wang, so Wang was able to marry into the marquis's mansion and become the legitimate wife of the eldest son. Although she had made mistakes and done stupid things, she had always been sincere to the Wang family.

The mistress of the Wang family said that they had no money to spend, so she tried to leave some money for the Wang family. The mistress of the Wang family said that there was no one, so she sent the maid around her back. The mistress of the Wang family said that her maternal family had no place to live when they came to Kyoto.

She gave the house that the second brother had subsidized her to them. As long as the Wang family asked for something, she would try her best to satisfy them. Later, because of the unpleasantness with the second brother over Luo An's matter, she became a little estranged from the Wang family, but she did not completely ignore it.

However, when Huaiyuan Marquis's Mansion fell into trouble, Wang asked her family for help, but no one was willing to help. They had given so much silver in the past, but now there was not even a copper coin left. They also hoped that Wang would consider the family's reputation and the unmarried children in the family.

Wang is following Hu Yan now because Hu Yan is a military officer by birth and has been stationed in Liangzhou for many years. He has not come into contact with a woman like Wang who is well-read, good at composing poems and writing couplets. He is attracted by her, but how long can this last?

The old ancestor felt that they could support each other with Wang, and that she would not be treated unfairly when the Huaiyuan Marquisate was cleared of the charges in the future.

Wang sat at the dressing table, looking at the letter that was stuffed in by the food deliveryman Wu Shi had hired.

She had always thought that the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion was like this and there was no hope. Instead of being bullied by those lowly and disgusting gangsters and runners, it would be better for her to follow Hu Yan. At least he was the highest official in Liangzhou and could live a life of luxury. She could also protect Chen Yuanxiang's mother and family members.

Wang was a smart person. She had been deceived by her family in the past and had done many stupid things. But now she had seen through many things and could see many things clearly.

Hu Yan was not such a foolish person. He had his own principles and ambitions. How long could such a man keep his interest in a woman fresh? At least she had been with Hu Yan for more than half a month, and Hu Yan had not delayed a single errand.

The ancestor was right. Now that she was following Hu Yan, she had to consider her future. Once Hu Yan became disgusted with her, the women in the Hu Mansion would eat her alive. The ancestor's words were in the best interest of her.

If the Huaiyuan Marquisate could really return to the capital and take revenge, with the promise made by the ancestor himself, she could ask Hu Yan for help and set up a female household under the protection of the ancestor to live a rich and idle life. If the Huaiyuan Marquisate could not succeed, Hu Yan could still be the governor of Liangzhou, and she had the help of the Yuan family's secret medicine, so she could definitely make Hu Yan loyal to her and live a life without worries until old age.

The first time Wang saw the letter, she knew that this was a deal she could not refuse. It would be a win-win for her. However, Wang still hoped that the Huaiyuan Marquisate could make a comeback. The happiest days and memories of her life were given to her by the Huaiyuan Marquisate.

Although she can no longer return to Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion because she followed Hu Yan, she still hopes that Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion will be well, which will make her worthy of Chen Yuanxiang's love and indulgence for her over the years.

This person, cannot be compared. In the past, she saw Chen Yuanxiang talking about his harmonious relationship with her, but he still had children with Aunt Lu, Aunt Fu and other children.

She thought Chen Yuanxiang had betrayed her and was only good to her son. She had to follow Hu Yan, only then did she realize how wrong she was. Chen Yuanxiang gave her enough respect, and her word was the final word in the second house. Aunt Lu and Aunt Fu, one was a woman who schemed to enter the mansion, and the other was a maid who followed Chen Yuanxiang and served him for many years.

She didn't know how much money she had taken from the second wife to give to her parents' home. If Luo An's marriage hadn't turned out so badly, Chen Yuanxiang would have kept it a secret for her and made up for it out of his own pocket.

Hu Yan said that he was attracted to me, valued me, and wanted to protect me, but there were more than a dozen women in his house.

His wife would still come and criticize him when he was not around, and every time this happened, Wang would regret not treating Chen Yuanxiang well when he was alive.

But it is not too late now. She will let Chen Yuanxiang rest in peace. She will use her own power to restore Chen Yuanxiang's identity and return to the ancestral tomb of Huaiyuan Hou Mansion. The tablet can be enshrined in the ancestral temple openly and worshiped by future generations.

Wang took out a pen and ink and wrote down the information she knew about the capable assistants around Hu Yan. She had the same idea as her ancestors, that is, not to let Hu Yan know for the time being, but to start slowly with the people around him. Once she could send the medicine she needed, Hu Yan would be completely loyal to her. Then she could use Hu Yan to replace all the available people in Liangzhou with their own people little by little, and gradually erode and control Liangzhou.

Even Wang herself believed that her ancestors would personally avenge the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion. No one expected that the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion still had its own descendants outside. Even if Princess Yong'an and Prince Youli fought to the death to protect them, they were still taken with drugs that would sterilize their descendants and were harmful to the body. Everyone thought that all the men in the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion were executed, and even the youngest brother had no hope. The Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion was completely finished. No one expected that the descendants of the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion had joined forces with the female relatives far away in the northwest and started a journey of revenge. They were the spark that was enough to start a prairie fire.

Let those people live comfortably for a few more years. One day, they will take a knife and scrape off the flesh and blood of every person who harmed the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion piece by piece to commemorate their relatives who died unjustly.

With sufficient money and Wang's help, Wu Shi opened one shop after another in Liangzhou. While firecrackers were ringing in the streets and alleys of Liangzhou, secret letters were quietly sent out of Liangzhou.

After all, the ancestor was a noble lady from a noble family in the Marquis' Mansion. She was not capable of overthrowing the royal family and was framed by others, but she did not take a small Langshan Mountain seriously. She used both kindness and force, and in just three days, she successfully made the village head work for them. As for those villagers who wanted to step on the women of the Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion, they all died strangely. Don't think that the women can't stand the blood and can't accomplish anything because of their soft hearts.

You know, our ancestors always said, "Women are the most vicious."

When women become ruthless, they are no worse than men. In the past, these people were protected at home, enjoying tea and flowers, and had never stepped on an ant to death. But now it is different. Every one of them carries the blood feud of her husband, son, father and brother. They are the women of the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion, and they are from the clan of the most valiant and heroic founding heroes of the Chen Kingdom. Even though they are now exiles in the northwest, they are still iron-blooded ladies who can hold up half the sky.