One touch and one silence

"How did he die? When did he die?"

Nanzhi's expression was solemn. Why did so many people die? She couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know. They didn't say much to me. This fellow villager of mine is a very honest person. He will never do anything out of line. Really!"

Shuhua spoke in an especially serious tone, as if he was afraid that his master wouldn't believe him.

Nanzhi pondered for a moment and said, "It just so happens that I am going to visit the Eighth Prince. You can come with me and find out how your fellow countryman died."

Shuhua was extremely grateful. He trotted to stand behind Nanzhi and wiped away his tears.

Liu Yue glanced at her and said nothing.

Nanzhi walked to Linyue Palace and the eunuch guarding the door saw her at a glance.

"I wonder why this master is here to see my wife?"

"Please tell Qin Shuyuan that the Seventh Prince is here to see the Eighth Prince."

When the eunuch heard this, the expression on his face suddenly changed.

"Please wait a moment. I will report back to you right away."

After saying that, he ran away.

When Qin Shuyuan in the hall received the news, she sat on a chair and admired Dan Kou today. Now that her enemy was dead, she didn't know how happy she was.

"The Seventh Prince said he came to see the Eighth Prince? Did he say anything else?"

"To answer your Majesty, no!" the eunuch answered respectfully.

Qin Shuyuan thought about it and realized that it might be because that person died that he came to see the eighth prince who was still related to him by blood. This made sense.

"Alright! Take her to see the Eighth Prince!"

After saying this, he didn't even raise his head, just waved his hand and let the person go.

After a while, Nanzhi was led by the palace maid to the eighth prince's residence.

Nanzhi didn't expect that it was such a remote place. Before she got close, she heard crying and voices of comforting inside.

Nanzhi paused for a moment, then continued to follow as if nothing had happened.

"Your Highness is here."

Nanzhi looked at the maid's expression and didn't feel guilty at all. It seemed that Qin Shuyuan was also very brave.

She is not afraid of what others say about her.

When Nanzhi pushed the door open, she saw a little kid sitting on the ground crying, and a nanny was comforting him carefully. The two were stunned when they saw Nanzhi pushing the door open.

"Who are you? Don't you know to knock before coming in?" From the voice, I could tell that although the accommodation was poor, the food should be good.

Full of energy!

This guy's little face is still white and chubby, and his voice is very powerful.

Nanzhi did not say who she was. She looked at the Eighth Prince and found that his appearance did not look like Concubine Liu, but rather a little like her father.

Presumably because they are all royal descendants, they have some similarities.

"You don't need to know who I am, but it seems that you are living well here, so I am relieved."

After she finished speaking, she was about to leave, but the eighth prince's wet nurse knelt on the ground and pulled at her clothes.

"Are you the Seventh Prince? Seventh Prince, please ask His Majesty to let the Eighth Prince go to the Prince's Residence. You can see that he can't go out once a year."

"Please!"

After the wet nurse finished speaking, she knelt down and kowtowed to Nanzhi. Just by listening to the sound, you could tell how strong the kowtow was.

Nanzhi sighed, pulled up the nanny on the ground, and said earnestly: "It's a bit chaotic outside now, Xiao Ba may not be better here than outside, you take good care of Xiao Ba, and when the time is right, I will find a chance to ask my father for mercy." After that, he patted her hand and comforted her. As for how sincere she was, I don't know.

"Bah! Who needs your fake kindness!"

Nanzhi saw that the little boy who had been sitting on the ground just now had stood up and looked at her with disdain and contempt.

Nanzhi was too lazy to argue with the child.

"In that case, the Eighth Prince should stay in Linyue Palace! I'm sure Qin Shuyuan will treat you well."

Nanzhi looked at the Eighth Prince with a smile.

"Your Highness, the Eighth Prince is young and ignorant, please don't bother with it! It's all my fault!" The nanny knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy.

Nanzhi watched without saying anything, looked deeply at the Eighth Prince, and left.

As soon as he reached the door, Nanzhi heard an angry voice from inside.

"Why are you begging him for anything? When did this prince fall to the point of begging that loser?"

"Don't beg her anymore!"

The corners of Nanzhi's mouth curled up slightly, causing Shuhua and Liuyue, who were about to comfort Nanzhi, to suddenly shut up.

Nanzhi complained in his heart, boy, you haven't been beaten by society yet!

I guess Qin Shuyuan didn't do anything during these days. Now that that person is dead, it's hard to say what she will do in the future.

Just now when Nanzhi was helping the wet nurse, she discovered that this wet nurse was actually also the Prince of Zhennan's man.

This damn palace has been infiltrated like a sieve, and her cheap dad doesn't know anything about it. He still has the mood to pick up girls? He has an extremely big heart!

"Master Liu Yue! Isn't it said that the palace is heavily guarded? How come someone can just come in so casually?"

Liu Yue: “???”

Liu Yue didn't understand what the Seventh Prince meant.

"What do you mean anyone can come in? Who are you talking about, Your Highness?"

Who just came in casually?

"Uh! It's nothing. Your Highness, I just asked casually, just casually."

Nanzhi felt a little annoyed and almost said something she shouldn't have said.

"Shuhua, have you inquired about your fellow countryman just now?"

Nanzhi quickly changed the subject.

"In reply to the master, they don't want to say anything more to this servant."

Shuhua answered his master's question sadly.

"Did you pay?"

"Your Highness means, have you given the silver?"

"No...no, I don't have any money!" Shuhua felt a little embarrassed.

"Didn't I leave part of the money with you? Forget it! I'll ask someone to help you ask later!"

Nanzhi felt helpless and also blamed herself. She hadn't paid them monthly wages for such a long time. No wonder Shuhua was short of money.

She planned to give them their monthly salary when she returned.

It was already very late when they returned to the East Palace. Nanzhi took out his own small treasury, thinking that Shuhua and Shuyue had always taken care of his original body and himself over the years, and never left them, so he decided to complete the payment all at once.

How much should the secret guard be given?

Nanzhi thought about it and took out one thousand two hundred and fifty taels.

One thousand will be given to Liu Yue, who can give it to the secret guards as she please. Two hundred will be given to Shuhua and Shuyue, and fifty taels will be given to Shuhua and Shuqi when the time comes.

Nanzhi called them to his side and said, "Master Liuyue, I don't know how much your monthly silver is. You should pay the one thousand taels yourself."

Nanzhi felt that she should give the money to their leaders, and their leaders would give it to them themselves.

Liu Yue looked puzzled, "Your Highness, our monthly salary is given by the palace, you don't need it..."

"What belongs to the palace belongs to the palace. There is no conflict. You are now desperately protecting me. How can I be stingy?"

Don't business trips require travel expenses or something? We can't treat them unfairly.

They really did it for her, and were willing to sacrifice their lives just like last time. She couldn't be ungrateful.

"Shuhua Shuyue, you two will each have 100 taels. The extra amount will be your compensation for all these years. It's my fault that I forgot about this."

"The remaining fifty taels, when Shuqi comes, just give the calligraphy and painting to him."