The smile on Chang Runzhi's face stiffened for a while.

Go with King Rui and his wife...... She felt that she would probably be much more restrained.

Back at the Prince's Mansion, Liu Tong had some of his own official affairs to be busy, and Chang Runzhi dealt with some miscellaneous matters in the inner courtyard.

Her dowry Zhuangzi, the steward will come to her every other quarter to pay respects, and she has to be more diligent around the autumn harvest. The manager of the dowry shop comes back once a month to report some of the shop's income to her, and let her look at the account books or something.

So relatively speaking, Chang Runzhi has a lot of free time every day.

When she was done with all these things, she was idle again.

At this time, Yao Huang walked in and said, "Girl, the Baoqin girl in the idle courtyard wants to see you." ”

Chang Run was stunned and said, "Do you know what happened to her?" ”

She didn't say anything, but the slave looked at her face and seemed a little embarrassed.

Chang Runzhi thought for a while, and then said, "Let her in." ”

Wang Baoqin came soon, dressed very plainly and cleanly, and did not wipe any rouge gouache, and walked to Chang Runzhi to salute her in a proper manner.

Chang Runzhi said gently: "Get up, sit." ”

Wei Zi moved a brocade pestle for her, and Wang Baoqin hesitated for a moment before taking a seat.

Chang Runzhi asked her with concern: "Are you doing well in the idle courtyard?" Food, clothing, food and clothing, what's wrong? ”

Wang Baoqin shook his head and said, "Under the care of the princess, the slave maid and Rou Nan are very comfortable in the idle courtyard, and there is nothing wrong with food and clothing. ”

Wang Baoqin paused, stood up and bowed to Chang Runzhi's knees.

Chang Runzhi was taken aback, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to help: "What do you say, why do you make this big gift?" ”

Wang Baoqin raised his head on the ground, and his voice was quite steady.

"The princess is benevolent, and the slave is ...... I want to beg the princess to let the slave redeem herself. ”

Chang Run was stunned.

This request may seem very perverse in the eyes of other powerful people, but in the eyes of Chang Runzhi, it feels very ordinary.

Some people are slaves, thinking that it is good to enjoy the shade with their backs against the big trees, and they are slaves for the rest of their lives, so they don't have to worry about food and clothing.

Some people are slaves, but they are not willing to be slaves forever, and they always want to abandon their slavery and become a good citizen.

Everyone has their own thoughts, everyone has their own aspirations, and it cannot be said who is necessarily right, nor can it be said who must be wrong.

So when he heard Wang Baoqin say that he wanted to redeem the slaves, Chang Runzhi was just stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Wang Baoqin's face suddenly showed joy.

"But ......" Chang Runzhi's words changed: "Why did you suddenly want to leave the house?" ”

If Wang Baoqin turns a slave into a good, he will naturally not be able to continue to stay in the prince's mansion.

Originally, when Liu Tong married Mo, he also planned to send Wang and Duan out of the mansion. It was because they were unwilling to go out that they kept living in the courtyard.

Now that Wang Baoqin has changed her mind, there is always a reason.

Wang Baoqin is a concubine in the end - the person who is now given to Liu Tong by the virtuous concubine, she wants to redeem the slave, and Chang Runzhi has to ask the cause and effect clearly.

Wang Baoqin knelt on the ground and said in a low voice: "Back to the princess, the slave maid originally had a fellow villager when he was in the palace, he was an internal prisoner, but the relationship with the slave maid has always been very good, and later because of some things...... Lost his life. ”

When Wang Baoqin said this, her voice paused, and Chang Runzhi saw a sentimental look on her face.

Chang Runzhi still remembered that Liu Tong once told her that Wang Baoqin originally had a good fellow villager in the palace and ate with her.

It must be the person Wang Baoqin is talking about here.

The most important thing he usually remembers is his brother, who is still in his hometown, and he also managed to get in touch with his brother. After his death, the slave could not bear to tell his brother about his death, so she imitated his handwriting, and still kept in touch with his eldest brother, and after saving his savings, he would ask someone to bring it back to his eldest brother in his name. ”

Chang Runzhi nodded and said, "If you can do this, it can be regarded as a dedication to him, and I think he can be relieved underground." ”

Wang Baoqin's eyes were slightly red: "The slave maid is not as good as the princess said, the slave maid just wants to do her part for him." ”

Chang Runzhi sighed silently, and Wang Baoqin continued: "Originally, it was good to go on like this, but two days ago, the slave maid received a letter from a fellow villager, saying that when his eldest brother went to the town to repair the yard, he was hit on the head by a crossbar that did not slide down steadily on the sorghum, and he ...... on the spot."

Wang Baoqin sniffed: "His eldest brother left a pair of children, and his sister-in-law was too burdensome, so she left the child to his family, so she packed up her baggage and went back to her parents' house to plan to remarry." ”

Chang Runzhi suddenly frowned: "She doesn't care about her children?" ”

"His eldest brother is lame, and his sister-in-law originally married his eldest brother because he saw that his eldest brother had a younger brother who could bring him money back from time to time, and she didn't have to work for anything, so she married his eldest brother." Wang Baoqin said: "Now that her man is gone, she is unwilling to be widowed...... It's good that such a woman who can't endure hardship is gone. ”

Chang Runzhi sighed.

There are all kinds of things in the world, and everyone has their own way of living, which is really impossible to say.

"And then?" Chang Runzhi asked, "Has his family taken in these two poor children?" ”

Wang Baoqin shook his head slowly.

In addition to the eldest brother, he only has a pair of uncles. The uncle is not young, the two children are still young, and they can't afford to eat every day, let alone the nephews of the next generation...... Even if they are willing to raise it, the sons and daughters-in-law of the family will also have opinions. Moreover, the relationship between the families was only average, and it was normal for them to be unwilling to raise them. ”

Chang Runzhi vaguely guessed what was going to happen.

"Then they thought that the two children had an uncle who had entered the palace in Beijing, so they sent the children to Beijing?" Chang Runzhi asked.

Wang Baoqin nodded: "That's what the letter said, saying that the letter was written and sent, and the two children were taken to Beijing." The slave and maid estimated that most of the people would be able to arrive in the capital in just two days. ”

Chang Runzhi hesitated for a moment before asking Wang Baoqin: "Are you planning to raise his two nephews and nieces for your fellow countryman?" ”

Wang Baoqin nodded.

Chang Run didn't know what to say for a while.

Wang Baoqin's move is undoubtedly a good deed, and if anyone knows about it, I am afraid they will praise her for her affection and righteousness.

But Chang Runzhi always felt that she had sacrificed too much and wronged herself too much.

"And then?" Chang Runzhi asked her softly: "You have two children, what do you plan to do in the future?" ”

Wang Baoqin said: "The slave maid also has some savings, and when the time comes, it should be no problem to go out of the house to rent a house, go to the morning market and night market to do some business, and support the two children." ”

Chang Runzhi frowned: "It's too hard, don't you think about yourself?" ”

"Slaves don't feel hard." Wang Baoqin said: "Actually, think about it, such a day is not bad, when they grow up, the slaves and maids are also a little rushed." ”

Chang Run paused: "Do you think that staying in the Prince's Mansion is nothing to do?" ”

Wang Baoqin hurriedly said that she didn't dare, bent down to kowtow, Chang Runzhi stretched out her hand to stop her, and said with a wry smile: "Even if you think like this, there is nothing wrong with ......" (to be continued.) )