The prince is very cruel

As soon as they saw Pei Nan come in, all the children showed great joy.

“Brother Pei!!”

"Brother Pei is here!"

All of a sudden, all the children rushed over and hugged Pei Nan.

The dirty hands directly scratched his white brocade clothes into a calico cat, but Pei Nan did not show any disgust. Instead, he bent down and hugged the children, revealing a smile brighter than peach blossoms.

"Xiaodouzi, have you been naughty these past two days?"

"Tiezhu, you're bullying the little girl again!"

"Li Shi, come here and let me see if you've gained weight again."

"..."

He could almost recite the name of every child. Guan Ning counted them and found that there were more than seventy children.

At the same time, several middle-aged women came out from the depths of the yard, wearing aprons and smiling, looking very familiar: "Mr. Pei, you are here?"

Pei Nan nodded, looked at Guan Ning and introduced: "I came to see the children. This is my friend, Guan Ning."

"Greetings, Master Guan." Several middle-aged women saluted. It seemed that the people who were here to take care of these children were obviously not mothers. After all, who could give birth to so many children?

Guan Ning nodded and said with a wry smile, "If I had known there were so many children, I would have bought more candies and cakes when I came."

"It doesn't matter. Giving some money is more practical." Pei Nan blinked his big eyes with a hint of cunning.

As soon as these words were spoken, dozens of children looked at him with eyes full of anticipation. The older ones were thirteen or fourteen years old, and the younger ones were only seven or eight years old. But there was no doubt that at this age, they already knew that money could buy things.

Guan Ning was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He had no choice but to give it to him. He took out the silver bag that Qin Yao had given him.

"You guys, take out as much as you can."

Shengqi and several others immediately brought in all the money.

"Ahem, well, Uncle Guan gave everyone some money. Everyone gets one. You're not allowed to..."

"oh!!"

"I have money to buy candy!"

The children rushed forward instantly, extremely excited, and surrounded Guan Ning.

"Don't grab it!"

"Don't grab it, don't fall down!"

Guan Ning's shout was so powerless.

"Hehehe..." Pei Nan laughed out loud.

A quarter of an hour later, the money also glowed. These children were innocent. After taking the money, they shouted "Thank you Brother Guan" with very sweet words.

Then, the children continued to play. Although the yard was small, it was full of laughter and joy, as if it were a paradise.

Guan Ning took a casual tour around the place. The courtyard was not shabby, the children were well fed and well clothed, and there were people watching over them. However, it was obviously not a long-term solution for so many children to stay in this courtyard.

"Would you like some?" Pei Nan came to the window and handed him a cup of tea.

Guan Ning took it, feeling the cool autumn breeze, and watching the children playing and fighting in the yard, he couldn't help laughing, as if his heart melted.

I don’t know when Sister Yao will give birth to his second child.

"They are all children of soldiers." Pei Nan suddenly spoke, leaning against the window, extremely serious.

"Soldier?" Guan Ning raised his eyebrows.

Pei Nan nodded, the breeze ruffling his long hair. He looked a little melancholy at the moment, his brows furrowed as he talked about the past.

"Most of these children's fathers once served in the Dawu Mingguang Army. Many years ago, they participated in the war with the Western Regions, made great contributions, and paid with blood and tears."

"But later, when peace reigned, the Mingguang army's military achievements were so great that they threatened the emperor, leading to its impeachment. Mutinies also occurred, leading to a series of disturbances. Many people died, and the army was disbanded."

Hearing this, Guan Ning frowned, and he probably understood the meaning of "being too successful to be a threat to the ruler".

Pei Nan added, "Their fathers are all dead. As direct descendants, these children have been relegated to the status of slaves since childhood. They cannot enjoy the same rights as ordinary people and can even be bought and sold."

"They and their mothers or families were initially imprisoned in the Miscellaneous Affairs Court. Later, the Ministry of Revenue sold these lowly people to cut costs."

"In the past few months, I have tried every possible means to buy them all back."