nucmednet Chapter 975: Willing to Prove Loyalty with Time
Chapter 975: Willing to Prove Loyalty with Time
Although Luo Feng, the head of the Luo family, had slightly changed his appearance, changing his originally handsome appearance beyond all recognition, Shi Anxia still recognized him at the first sight.
Luo Feng stepped forward and knelt respectfully in front of Shi Anxia, "I pay my respects to the mistress."
Shi Anxia had countless thoughts running through his mind, but his expression did not show.
Without waiting for her to ask, Luo Feng hurriedly called out Luo Chen, Jing San and Luo Bing who were hiding in Chongyang Inn to meet the mistress.
In addition, there were four other members of the Luo family. He introduced them to Shi Anxia one by one, and explained clearly each person's strengths and weaknesses, as well as the areas they were responsible for.
Luo Feng emphasized, "Everyone is here."
Behind him, Luo Chen, Jing San and others stood with their heads bowed, their postures respectful, and they all knelt on the ground, "We are at the mistress's command."
Shi Anxia looked at them one by one without expressing her opinion. She looked dignified, cautious, and unfathomable.
Someone in the Luo family began to sweat slightly.
Not everyone can easily withstand that kind of pressure.
The people present were all elites who had seen big scenes. They couldn't help but think that she was indeed the master's woman, with a strong aura that was intimidating. She was even like a king, making people dare not look directly at her.
Luo Feng had someone bring in several large boxes of account books, which were filled with records of several generations of the Luo family quietly mining gold.
Shi Anxia casually flipped through the account book, put it down, and asked calmly, "What is your relationship with Uncle Wan?"
This house was handed over to her after being arranged by Uncle Wan. If Luo Feng is the housekeeper, the Luo family should have a close connection with Uncle Wan.
Unexpectedly, Luo Feng shook his head and said, "I have no relationship with Uncle Wan. It was the master who arranged for me to contact Uncle Wan as a subordinate several years ago, just in case."
At this time, it is "an emergency". No one would have thought that the dignified head of the Luo family was hiding in a house as a housekeeper.
Shi Anxia understood that they needed to have a legitimate identity to hide, so he made arrangements in advance.
Luo Feng’s disappearance caught the Luo family’s traitors off guard, and also deprived them of the most important bargaining chip for surrender.
Luo Feng had a guilty look on his face. "My Luo family is ashamed that there is a person who betrayed the master. As the head of the family, I am also to blame. I only hope that the mistress will let us stay by her side and serve her."
Shi Anxia suddenly realized, "So the real purpose of the Liang State's Great Prince coming to the North Wing is to capture you and use you for his own purposes."
"Yes." Luo Feng lowered his head and replied, "The Luo family has a tracking expert who betrayed his master and tracked his subordinates all the way to Gongcheng."
In order to escape tracking, they changed their itinerary countless times and finally arrived at Tiema City.
At that time Anxia knew that it was Cen Yuan who took action personally to cut off the traces of Luo Feng and others in Gongcheng.
Shi Anxia felt relieved when she remembered that the eldest prince did not catch the person but lost 500,000 taels of silver.
Luo Feng knelt on the ground, holding out a black iron seal with both hands, and said in a deep voice: "This seal is the key to the mine that the Luo family has protected for generations. Today, I present it to the mistress. All the gold produced from the mine is dispatched by the mistress. We, too, swear to follow the mistress until death."
This is what the eldest prince of Liang State dreams of getting.
Shi Anxia took the seal and looked at Luo Feng calmly.
After a while, she asked, "Are you really willing to become my Northern Wing people and be used by me from now on?"
Luo Feng knelt on the ground and answered, "I am willing."
Shi Anxia shook her head and said pointedly, "Now that your master is dead, you are placing all your hopes on my son, right?"
Luo Feng thought for a moment and responded honestly, "Young Master is the Lord's son. He is half Liang and half Beiyi. His wish is what I wish for, and what the Luo family represents."
The others also bowed their heads and expressed their opinions, "We are willing to follow you with our lives and protect you until you grow up."
Shi Anxia said, "As a mother, I don't want my son to be involved in a struggle for power and profit as soon as he is born. I just want him to grow up safely and healthily."
Luo Feng replied, "This is also my wish. From now on, I am willing to restore my surname Cen and take it as my responsibility to protect the young master until he grows up."
"The name is not that important, it's just a symbol. The human heart is the most difficult to predict." Shi Anxia said calmly.
Luo Feng fell to the ground, "I wish to prove my loyalty with the years to come."
Everyone followed, "May the years prove our loyalty."
Shi Anxia then said in a gentle voice, "Then I will rely on you in Tiema City."
Luo Feng and others were overjoyed, as the mistress was willing to use them.
Shi Anxia asked a few more questions and then asked them to leave, leaving only Luo Bing and Jing San.
The two knelt on the ground and said, "Greetings, Madam."
Luo Bing lowered his head, trying his best to hold back the urge to cough, and clenched his hands so tightly that his nails dug into the flesh.
Seeing that Luo Bing was still weak, Shi Anxia gave them a seat and asked, "You fell ill in Chang'an County last time. Are you feeling better now?"
Luo Bing replied vaguely while sitting on the chair, taking a few deep breaths to suppress the itching in his throat, "I feel better now, thank you for your concern, Mistress."
Shi Anxia watched Jing San look at Luo Bing with concern from beginning to end, and said with a smile, "It seems that you two have become a couple?"
Luo Bing blushed. It was Jing Sanhui who said, "Reporting to the mistress, the two of us have obtained the master's approval and have become husband and wife. From now on, we will be at the mistress's disposal."
Shi Anxia smiled gently and said, "It turns out that Jing San has become the son-in-law of the Luo family. He is considered a member of the Luo family."
Jing San was very happy.
Shi Anxia rewarded Luo Bing with a piece of top-quality ginseng, "Take it to nourish your body, and take more rest in the future, so as not to suffer when you are old."
Luo Bing was flattered, and because of her excitement, she couldn't help coughing. Her face flushed, and when she suppressed her cough again, she hurriedly apologized to the mistress.
Shi Anxia asked the two to leave. She was afraid that if they delayed any longer, Luo Bing would feel uncomfortable if he had to hold back his cough.
After the two returned to the servants' room, Luo Bing said to Jing San, "Madam... very good, I... am willing... to be a Beiyi man and follow you."
She spoke these words in a halting manner and almost choked on coughing.
Jing San felt so distressed that he quickly went to get some warm water and patted her back to calm her down.
Luo Bing coughed for a long time and finally stopped. He was breathing heavily but still wanted to speak.
Jing San quickly responded to her, took over the conversation, and said tenderly, "I have already said hello to the mistress."
He is the one who has the most contact with the mistress among the Twelve Killers. He knows that the mistress is clear about rewards and punishments and makes the best use of people's talents. He is the best among the mistresses.
Luo Bing was happy to see that her husband agreed with her. She held the hot water and drank it in small sips.
After a while, Bei Hui came and said that the lady had allocated a courtyard in the inn for them to live in, and asked them to pack up their things and move there quickly.
Jing San only knew that he had received a reward from his mistress, but Luo Bing understood her good intentions.
That courtyard was one of the few places in the inn that had a ground heating system and a warm room. The mistress saw that she had a cough and asked her to move there to live more comfortably.
Bei Hui didn't beat around the bush. "Madam said that Miss Bing is ill and afraid of the cold. She might cough more severely at night, so she should just move into the warm room. Also, if Miss Bing is able to do so, Madam hopes you can help her manage the accounts."
This is reused.