The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

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Duan Jing'an was shocked. His Majesty already knew about this?

"I already knew the news last night, but I never thought you would tell me today. If it were any other experienced people, they might not have your courage."

Duan Jing'an's face suddenly flushed. He seemed a little self-righteous. He thought he knew Nanyang's secret and hurried to tell His Majesty.

But he forgot that Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, so how could he not know everything? He was just obsessed with appearances.

Duan Jing'an stuttered a little, like a child who had done something wrong. He didn't dare to look into the eyes of the Emperor of Chu. He could only lower his head and whisper:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was reckless and I am ashamed!"

The King of Chu had already sat back in the seat of honor. He blushed as he looked at his handsome and calm young man. He was surprised for a moment, then laughed out loud and said:

"No, no, I'm happy. Besides, in yesterday's secret letter, Prince Xin only suspected that there was a problem with the flood in Nanyang. Your coming here today has helped him a lot. I want to reward you well. What do you want?"

Duan Jing'an bowed

"I dare not conceal the news upon hearing it, and this matter concerns the people of Nanyang. If the people of Nanyang can safely survive this disaster, that is my greatest wish."

"What a shame! You understand the truth, but some people don't."

The Emperor of Chu had a forced smile on his face, which frightened Duan Jing'an so much that he lowered his head even further. What was involved here was not something a mere sixth-rank official like him could understand.

"Just do your job well and don't make this public. Take care of the teacher and his family in your house."

Duan Jing'an responded and retreated respectfully.

When I got out, I found a thin layer of sweat on my back even in such a cold day.

Eunuch Xiao looked at Duan Jing'an who was relieved. He had followed the Emperor of Chu since he was still a prince, and he could sometimes guess what the Emperor of Chu was thinking.

"Master Duan, please come this way."

Duan Jing'an bowed to Eunuch Xiao, who quickly moved aside.

"Oh, no, no, I'm just a eunuch who can't be on the stage."

While walking with Eunuch Xiao, Duan Jing'an stuffed a purse into his hand, and Eunuch Xiao accepted it without batting an eyelid.

"Mother once said that you, my father-in-law, are no less capable than those imperial officials; it's just that your duties are different. Don't be so self-deprecating."

Eunuch Xiao was so shocked by these few short sentences that he was speechless. It turned out that these eunuchs without roots could be compared with those officials.

Although Eunuch Xiao never considered himself lowly, he still said with a smile:

"Master Duan has said so. I will send you here. Master Duan, have a nice trip."

Duan Jing'an nodded and turned to leave.

Cheng Xi had been waiting for news of Duan Jing'an in the mansion. He was worried that if something happened to him, he would feel sorry for him for the rest of his life. And as for Nanyang, he didn't know if anyone had noticed what his uncle said before he left.

It would be good if someone could spread the news and it reached the ears of disaster relief officials.

While Cheng Xi was anxiously waiting, Duan Jing'an finally returned home and went to Cheng Xi's yard first.

Cheng Xi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Duan Jing'an was unharmed. It seemed that nothing should be wrong.

Duan Jing'an omitted what he shouldn't have said and told Cheng Xi the general idea of ​​what had happened.

Cheng Xi walked around the room happily after knowing that the court had learned about it and that Nanyang had more hope.

"I will tell my uncle and the others about this right away. They will be very happy when they hear it."

Duan Jingan quickly stopped him

"Wait a minute, Cheng Xi, come here, I want to tell you something first."

"I have a small house with two entrances, just outside the city. Your uncle and his family are having trouble moving around outside these days, so they can move in first and move out when Nanyang gets better."

Cheng Xi knew that Duan Jing'an would not say these things for no reason. He immediately realized that it was an instruction from above and agreed directly.

It is indeed not suitable for my uncle and his family to move around the capital now, and it is safer to live in the Duan family's house.

"Okay, I'll trouble you, Brother Duan."

In this way, Cheng Fu's family, who were still waiting for Cheng Xi at the inn, were taken to Duan Jing'an's house. The maids and all necessary items in the house had already been prepared.

"Oh my! This house is so beautifully built! There are even flowers in the garden. Oh my! And this fish! My goodness! It's so big!"

Wang sighed as she walked, and the maids in the mansion covered their mouths and laughed.

Although Cheng Fu was also very curious, he couldn't stand Wang's surprised look, so he quietly pulled her.

Wang was a little unhappy about being pulled, and turned her head to glare at Cheng Fu.

"you!"

"Master, why are you pulling me!"

Cheng Fu looked at the maids who were all laughing and wanted to go up and cover their mouths.

"Keep your voice down. You look so ignorant and embarrassing."

Wang rolled her eyes. What was so embarrassing about it? Such a beautiful house was a must-have. He was just being picky, but Wang didn't say anything else.

Cheng Xi followed beside them, watching the little dispute between his uncle and aunt with a smile. The playful banter was so heartwarming to watch.

Shaozi, who was leading the way, naturally noticed it as well. She glanced at the smiling maids calmly. When the maids saw that it was the older sister from the Bo's Mansion, they were frightened and quickly looked for something to do.

"Master and Madam, please don't blame me. These little maids have been kept in the house for a long time, and their education is not good enough. I will control them well in the future."

Cheng Fu quickly waved his hand: "No, no, they look young and lively, which is fine. It's just that this house is too exquisite and we are dazzled."

Shao Zi explained with a smile, "This house was given to the Fourth Master by our old lady. It is said that she bought it from a wealthy businessman from Nanyang. The Fourth Master thought of this house because the old lady was from Nanyang."

"Oh, Fourth Master, you are so kind. We rough people can handle any place. It would be a waste to let us live in such a nice house."

At this time, everyone had arrived in the main hall. Shaozi couldn't help but laugh when she heard Cheng Fu say that.

"The Fourth Master said that the house is for living in, and since you, Master Cheng, are close relatives of Master Cheng, our family must treat you with courtesy. The Fourth Master has been a bit busy these days, so he asked me to tell you that I will definitely visit you when I am free."

Cheng Xi then replied, "Yes, uncle, you can just live here peacefully."

Cheng Fu was still a little at a loss. After all, the house was so elegantly decorated that he felt a little out of place standing here.

Cheng Fu didn't know yet that this was a relatively simple house owned by Duan Jing'an.

Wang didn't think too much about it. She touched the handrail and looked at the vase. She kept sighing in her heart: Wow, this must cost a lot of money.

Shaozi knew that Cheng Xi had something to say to Master Cheng and the others in private, so she took the servants with her to give them a lecture.

Cheng Xi took Cheng Fu to sit down and gave him some careful instructions.

"Uncle, you need to control my aunt and Cheng Zhang and the others and don't go out for the next few days. We have servants who specialize in shopping. You should stay in the mansion for the time being and wait until Nanyang has a turnaround."

"I see that Grandma seems to be feeling unwell. I'll ask a doctor to come in and give her some good care. It's a good opportunity for you to come and see her too and take good care of yourselves."

Cheng Fu saw that Cheng Xi had grown up now, and Cheng Xi was the most educated person in their family, so whatever he said was naturally reasonable, so he just had to listen.

"Uncle knows. I will definitely keep your aunt and the others in check. They will listen to everything I say. Don't worry about that."

Cheng Xi smiled and nodded. It seemed that his uncle was a man of his word. When he was a child, whenever his aunt wanted him to do something, his uncle would always argue back. He used to think that his uncle was a very powerful patriarch.

However, Cheng Xi couldn't help laughing when he thought about how his uncle would have to coax his aunt for a long time at night after he had argued with her during the day.

Cheng Fu always felt as if his little secret had been discovered, and he felt a little uncomfortable. He said he wanted to go check the house and left.

Wang couldn't help but spit as she looked at Cheng Fu's back. He looked so mortal, yet he was still blaming me. He couldn't hide the truth himself.

He glanced at Cheng Xi, smiled awkwardly and said, "I'll go see your uncle." Then he followed Cheng Fu.