Quick wear: cannon fodder is a bit strong

Aunt Xu came a while later because she had been eavesdropping for a while.

Dongmei left the house, unable to conceal her joy, and even hummed a little tune. Curious, the maids pressed the matter with inquiries.

Dongmei quickly mumbled and pretended to accidentally reveal that she was about to become half the master of the mansion.

Of course, she didn't forget to emphasize that this was the intention of her master, Nan Xi, and she was reluctant. But with her smug expression, who would believe it?

Out of concern, Aunt Xu naturally stopped and listened for a while.

"...Miss, although there are indeed examples of wealthy families giving dowry maids a face-lift, but..." Aunt Xu hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Dongmei is probably too scheming, Miss, be careful not to raise a tiger that will harm you!"

In fact, Nanny Xu had reminded the owner of similar things many times in the previous life, but the original owner just thought that she and Dongmei were competing for favor and did not take it to heart.

Nan Xi felt something and suppressed the sourness that was rising in her heart.

When the general's mansion was destroyed in the previous life, the original owner was devastated and bedridden. The funeral arrangements for General Nan and his loyal servants were all handled by Nanny Xu and several of his former loyal servants.

Nan Xi thought about how to settle Aunt Xu in this life and decided to let Aunt Xu know a little so that she could help.

"Nanny, actually I had a dream last night..."

Before speaking, Nan Xi used her mental power to sense the surroundings, making sure no one was eavesdropping, and then continued:

"In the dream, the emperor could not tolerate the General's Mansion, and Zhao Wenxuan was the knife that the emperor used to deal with the General's Mansion" - she no longer called him husband as before, and she really felt disgusted by this title.

Aunt Xu was shocked when she heard this. Her face changed several times before she said in a trembling voice:

"Miss! This...this...is true. What should we do?"

"... Fortunately, fortunately, this was just a dream of the young lady... It can't be counted..."

"I also thought it was just a dream, but today, Zhao Wenxuan proposed to me to make Aunt Min a co-wife just like in the dream."

Nan Xi's voice trembled: "Nurse, you have to know that I fainted before not because I was angry, but because Zhao Wenxuan wanted to elevate his wife, which was exactly what happened in the dream."

"Nurse, disaster will soon befall our general's mansion!"

Aunt Xu's face turned pale instantly. She was about to collapse, and tears immediately flowed down her face.

"Miss, what should we do? ... The General's Mansion has been loyal and righteous for generations, damn it..."

She wiped her tears and said, "I will return home immediately and report this to the general so that he can deal with it as soon as possible!"

"Don't panic, Nanny," Nan Xi quickly tried to comfort her. In this life, she didn't want to pass on messages through Nanny Xu's mouth—not because she was afraid she wouldn't be able to explain clearly, but mainly because she was afraid the General's Mansion would act rashly.

On this day in her previous life, Aunt Xu was scolded by her and rushed back to the mansion. She then reported Zhao Wenxuan's attempt to elevate his wife to a concubine to a concubine to General Nan. General Nan, eager to protect his granddaughter, immediately rushed to the Zhao residence with his guards and beat Zhao Wenxuan without explanation. He also threatened to break his legs if Zhao Wenxuan dared to elevate his wife to a concubine.

The next day, Zhao Wenxuan went to court with a bruised face and fiercely reported General Nan. Zhao Wenxuan tearfully said that elevating his wife was just his family matter, and that General Nan was bullying others by taking advantage of his power, beating up court officials, and no longer caring about the emperor.

The emperor was furious and immediately ordered the military power of the general's mansion to be taken away. He also stripped General Nan of his court robes, beat him with thirty sticks, and carried him back to the general's mansion to reflect on his mistakes.

In fact, anyone can see that the emperor's move is suspected of taking advantage of the opportunity to attack -

The grandfather, venting his anger on his granddaughter, beat up his grandson-in-law, which could have been considered a family matter. Besides, the man wasn't hurt; after all, the man who had been beaten could still be alive and well in court.

But the emperor believed what Zhao Wenxuan said and made a big deal out of this trivial matter. This inevitably made some old families alert and everyone felt insecure.

After returning home, General Nan became bedridden. It was said that the emperor sent a royal physician to treat him. However, it was unknown how he was cured, as General Nan passed away two weeks later.

After everyone was dead, the emperor issued another decree, saying that letters of treason were found in the general's study, so the general's mansion was raided and all the property and house were confiscated.

Of course, Nan Xi cannot let this happen again in this life.

"I will return home in the next few days and explain this matter to my grandfather in person. I will not let the dream come true, so there is no need to worry." Nan Xi said:

"I have something else to ask you, nanny."

Nan Xi said as she communicated with the system in her mind: "Jiujiujiu, are you there?"

[Nine-Nine-Nine is at your service—What instructions does the host have? ]

"Do you have any items like loyalty pills? Give one to Aunt Xu."

[Yes, Master.]

Jiujiujiu instantly offered up a mountain of pill bottles.

【……only……】

Jiujiujiu Mengmeng's voice was a little guilty.

"Just what? You're so hesitant." Nan Xi admired the beautiful bottle with a glazed sheen. "There are so many. Could it be that you're reluctant to give them away?"

[No, Master Host. These pills can be used by Master Host.]

[However, this Loyalty Pill is a defective product made by the previous, previous, previous host. That host's alchemy skills were a bit poor, and these Loyalty Pills need a "primer" to activate their effect.]

"What's the introduction?" Nan Xi had a bad feeling in her heart.

Sure enough, I heard Jiujiujiu say:

【The blood is the host's blood.】

Otherwise, after taking this loyalty pill, you'll be loyal, but it won't be directed towards a specific person. In other words, you'll only be more loyal to the person you were loyal to before taking the pill, and not to the person who gave you the pill.

"Oh, I see"

Nan Xi was a little speechless: If so many loyalty pills required blood, then the person would have bled to death. No wonder there were so many left.

"It's okay, take one first" - fortunately her psychic powers are still there.

Nan Xi tried it out and sent a hint of mental power to the pill - it should have the same effect, not to mention that Aunt Xu was originally loyal to her.

"System, does this pill need to be taken out and people need to take it?"

[No need, host. As long as you specify the target, Jiujiujiu can help you automatically deliver it.]

"Okay, let's put it out there."

A loyalty pill down -

"Miss, please give your orders." Aunt Xu didn't feel any difference, but her heart was filled with a little more respect for the young lady.

After the initial panic, Aunt Xu felt a little more at ease.

Yes, although the young lady's dream was terrifying, the general was a man of foresight, wisdom, and courage. As long as the general was well-prepared, the general's mansion and the young lady would be safe.

And the young lady seemed to have grown up. Today, she did vaguely feel that the young lady was acting differently than before. It turned out that it was influenced by that dream...

"For the time being, we need to calm down that bastard Zhao Wenxuan. We can't let the emperor notice anything is wrong, so we have to put the wet nurse in his place for the time being."

"Tell the nurse first that I will find an excuse to kick her out of the house tomorrow. Please don't blame me."

"Don't worry about it. My life is not worth mentioning. Miss, just go ahead and do it..." Aunt Xu's eyes were full of the determination to "die heroically".

"Nanny, what are you talking about? I have something important to ask of you," Nan Xi said, "Nanny, don't go back to the General's Mansion after you leave. Go directly to the manor west of the city next to Shichu Mountain. That manor just happened to be in need of a manager last year. The manor is my dowry, so you should know everything about it."

"Yes, I obey your command..." Aunt Xu agreed, then remembered something: "But Miss, now those dowry farms..."

Aunt Xu was embarrassed to finish what she said, which should be: Didn't they give it all to that old hag, Old Madam Zhao? She had tried to stop it at first, but the young lady was so unmotivated that such a huge estate was coaxed away with just a few words.

"That's fine," Nan Xi said, unfazed. The original owner wasn't completely foolish. Although the farm deeds and land deeds had been given to Old Lady Zhao for safekeeping, no transfer of ownership had been carried out. Fearing the attention of the General's Mansion, Old Lady Zhao didn't dare make a big move. Essentially, the properties were merely given to Old Lady Zhao for safekeeping; the title remained hers. All she had to do was find a chance to retrieve the deeds.

Nan Xi told all this to Aunt Xu, and Aunt Xu breathed a sigh of relief: It’s good that the young lady has a plan in mind.

"Please, nurse, take care of the farm for me. Just kick out those who are disobedient."

"Also, I want the wet nurse to find some other talents outside the mansion, whose backgrounds have nothing to do with the general's mansion, and train them. These people will be sent to the palace in the future. No matter what they do, I only need their absolute loyalty."

"Yes! Miss!" Aunt Xu was shocked.

But after learning about the young lady's "dream" and the influence of the "Loyalty Pill", Aunt Xu didn't think there was anything wrong with her young lady's order. At this moment, she was only secretly thinking in her heart how to better fulfill her young lady's instructions.