Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 82 Persuasion
  Lin Xiaoniang looked at the maid coldly, her eyes changing.

Xue Niang leaned close to Lin Xiaoniang's ear and whispered: "Xiao Niang, Dongmei's parents and family are all tenants of Zhuangzi under your name."

After hearing this, Xiaoniang Lin's brows relaxed a lot.

Generally, servants from wealthy families come from three sources: one is purchased from Ren Yazi, and the other is children born into the family. To put it simply, they are born to servants in the house.

The last one was bought from the tenants of their own village.

Although they were all deeded, the details of what Ren Yazi bought were unclear, and it was not impossible that there had been runaway slaves.

Relatively speaking, those bought by families with children and Zhuangzi tenants are the safest.

Because not only them, but also their family's fate is in the master's hands.

Except for a few of the maids in Lin Xiaoniang's courtyard who were given to her by Sheng Hong, she bought most of them from the tenants of the farm that Sheng Hong gave her.

This maid was bought not long ago, so her work was a bit fussy and she broke the vase.

"Your name is Dongmei, right?" Lin Xiaoniang said lightly.

"Back to my dear, my servant's name is Dongmei. My name was given by my dear." Dongmei said quickly.

"Well, I think you are smart, so I will serve you personally from now on." Lin Xiaoniang said.

"Thank you, little miss. Thank you so much, little miss!" Dongmei quickly kowtowed in gratitude.

"Get up! There are many rules for personal service. Xue Niang, please tell her." Lin Xiaoniang winked at Xue Niang.

"Hey."

Xue Niang responded, pulled Dong Mei aside, and spoke in a low voice.

"Do you remember everything I said?"

"remember."

"Okay, let's go down."

"Yes."

Dongmei responded, bowed to Lin Xiaoniang, and retreated.

"My dear, this servant has already given instructions. She dare not say anything nonsense for the time being. Do you want to..."

"No!" Lin Xiaoniang shook her head and said: "We are going to Bianjing soon. If a maid died inexplicably, it would be hard for the master to explain it. And it would be bad for the eldest lady to get the handle. Yes. Just keep an eye on her and talk about it later. The most urgent task now is to find out whether Aunt Wei notices it or not."

"Yes, I will try my best to test this." Xue Niang said.

"Well, go ahead." Lin Xiaoniang waved her hand.

The reason why she used this method to deal with Aunt Wei was because Sheng Hong rested in Aunt Wei's room every day during that time, which made her feel a sense of crisis.

Later, Sheng Hong's anger subsided and she never went there again. If Xue Niang hadn't suddenly mentioned her, she would have forgotten about Aunt Wei.

Afterwards, Lin Xiaoniang also realized that the reason why Sheng Hong went to live with Wei Xiaoniang in those days was because he was angry with her and Mrs. Wang.

After thinking about this, she actually didn't care much about Aunt Wei's life and death. As for the child in her belly, she had plenty of ways to deal with it.

However, if Aunt Wei knew that she had deliberately sent supplements to her, she would not be allowed to live. Otherwise, if Aunt Wei spilled the beans one day and Mrs. Wang found out, it would be a big trouble for her.

……

"Zi Qian!"

When Li An was approaching home, he heard someone calling him.

When he looked up, he saw Gu Tingye lying on the window on the second floor of the restaurant, waving to him.

Gu Tingye said: "Come up and sit down!"

Li An nodded, walked into the restaurant, and came to the private room on the second floor.

"Are you waiting for me here specifically?" Li An asked.

"Well, sit down and have a few drinks with me." Yuan Wenshao pointed to the seat next to him, picked up the jug and poured Li An a glass of wine.

Li An sat down and said with a smile: "Is it because you are unhappy about the news that Judge Sheng Tong has been transferred to Bianjing?"

Gu Tingye nodded, shook his head, and said: "I have already been mentally prepared for Judge Sheng Tong to be transferred to Bianjing. I didn't expect that Liu Xuezheng would also be transferred to Bianjing. I originally thought that you would be in Yangzhou, but at least there are still As a friend, it’s okay to stay and study in Yangzhou.”

"Are you so sure that I will also go to Bianjing?" Li An said in surprise.

"Originally, I went to your house to find you and wanted to ask about your plans, but your parents said that you went to Liu Xuezheng's house. I saw you were brisk in your steps just now, so I should have made a decision." Gu Tingye said.

"Then how do you conclude that I plan to go to Bianjing?"

"Haha, if you plan to stay in Yangzhou, you will definitely have some troubles. After all, this is an opportunity for you." Gu Tingye said.

"I didn't expect you to be quite considerate." Li An said with a smile.

Indeed, going to Bianjing is an opportunity for him.

It's not that he can't go there in the future, but once he decides to stay in Yangzhou, he won't leave Yangzhou for at least a few years.

And if you miss such an opportunity, even if you make a decision, you still feel a little bit reluctant to give up.

Li An picked up the wine glass, gestured to Gu Tingye, drank it all, put down the glass and said, "What about you, what are your plans?"

"I don't want to go back to Bianjing. You are all gone. Maybe I will join the army." Gu Tingye said.

"Join the army?"

Li An was stunned. To be honest, he really didn't understand the history of the Song Dynasty, not to mention that this was a time and space that was somewhat different from the original time and space.

He knew the plot of Zhifu very well. Minglan's plot was more about the inner affairs of the Sheng family. Even if there were changes, the impact would not be big.

But Gu Tingye is different. His line has a lot about the court.

As long as it doesn't change, there might be something that can be used in the future.

Once Gu Tingye went to join the army, his future life would completely change.

If so, his only advantage would be gone.

Thinking of this, Li An pondered for a while and said: "Zhong Huai, I have told you before that there is no use in escaping from many things. You have to face them all the time. If you join the army, do you have to give up your ideals? And ambition?"

"My ideal is to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun. Wouldn't it be easier to achieve it by joining the army?" Gu Tingye said.

"No, you are wrong!"

Li An shook his head and whispered: "If you want to regain the Sixteenth State of Yanyun, you have to abandon military service and become a military general. You will never have a chance."

"What? Are you like those rotten scholars who look down on generals?" Gu Tingye said displeased.

"That's not true, but emphasizing civility over military affairs is the characteristic of this dynasty. You don't deny this, right? Only civil servants have the right to decide whether to regain the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture. If you become a military general, you can only stand on the top of the city. Looking north and sighing, life is wasted." Li An said.

In other dynasties, in the middle and late stages, they were basically wealthy and powerful.

But in the Song Dynasty, civil servants commanded military officers, which was essentially different from civil servants who were noble and military commanders.

The Privy Council, which is in charge of the mobilization of soldiers and horses in the world, has always been held by civilian officials.

Di Qing was the only military general in the Song Dynasty who held the position of Privy Councilor.

However, there is no Di Qing in this time and space.

In other words, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, no military general has ever held the position of Privy Councilor.

Gu Tingye naturally knew this. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly and said, "Even if I study literature, do you think I can become a Privy Councilor?"

"I don't know, but I know that you still have a chance to learn literature, but you won't have any chance to join the army." Li An said.

No matter how good the military commander was, he was as strong as Yue Fei, but in the end he was killed on an "unfounded" charge.

(End of this chapter)