465 Arrangements

“My heart aches for you. I want you to be happy.”

Su Xiaolu sniffed. She was such a good sister. Why couldn’t she live an easy and happy life?

It was really hard to protect herself from all kinds of schemes and traps.

“Xiaolu, I feel happy to be with Brother Heng.”

Su Xiaoling knew that Su Xiaolu’s heart ached for her, but feelings were like this. Once she loved someone, she was willing to do anything for them.

“Xiaolu, don’t worry about me. I love him, so I have to face this. I’m not afraid.”

She also knew that being with a man from an ordinary family would not be so dangerous, but she liked him. What could she do?

If there was danger, she would just work hard with him to overcome it.

“As long as you like it.”

Su Xiaolu said gently. She had never experienced such feelings in her two lifetimes, but she had seen them.

No matter what, a person who was willing to sacrifice everything in a relationship and a determined person was worthy of admiration.

“Goodnight, Xiaolu.”

Su Xiaoling said goodnight gently.

Su Xiaolu also closed her eyes and fell asleep.

—-

Zhou Heng and Zhou Zhi returned to the Wisdom King’s Residence together. Zhou Zhi had been resting with his eyes closed in the carriage.

When they reached the entrance of the residence, Zhou Heng still had no intention of returning to the palace.

Zhou Zhi looked at him. “Brother, it’s time to go back.”

“Ah Zhi, help me.”

Zhou Heng’s eyes were filled with pain. The only person who could help him now was Zhou Zhi.

Zhou Zhi lowered his eyes. “What do you need?”

“I need someone to protect Xiaoling. I want her to be safe. I can’t lose her.”

Zhou Heng gulped. Su Xiaoling’s safety was a rock dangling above his heart.

Zhou Zhi smiled. “Brother, have you ever thought that when you become the emperor in the future and have a harem, the entire court will not tolerate that you only have Su Xiaoling? Do you know this? What will you do in the future?”

Zhou Heng loved Su Xiaoling too much. This was very dangerous for Su Xiaoling.

The court did not care how much Zhou Heng loved Su Xiaoling. They only cared about whether their daughter could become a concubine and whether their daughter could give birth to a prince.

“Ah Zhi, I’ve thought about this long ago. If I become the emperor in the future, I’ll find women who liked other women to be my concubines in the palace. Anyway, they can be as close as sisters in the palace and won’t hinder me from doting on her alone. This can stop others from gossiping and fulfill my promise to her.”

Zhou Heng did not hide anything from Zhou Zhi. He told him his plan.

Zhou Zhi’s eyes darkened.

Some men liked other men, and so did women. It was fine for men. Some of them were officials who had noble statuses. No one would take such a fetish seriously. After all, apart from women, there were also male prostitutes in the brothels.

“Go back to the palace. I’ll send two maids to her tomorrow. I’ll remember this favor. If there’s a chance in the future, You have to return it.”

Zhou Zhi opened his mouth. He was willing to help, but not for nothing.

“Okay, thank you.”

Zhou Heng heaved a sigh of relief. He was relieved that Zhou Zhi had agreed.

Zhou Heng returned to the palace.

Zhou Zhi also returned to the residence. He called the secret guard, Yin Yi, who came out from the shadows. “Master.”

Zhou Zhi instructed calmly, “Bring the two women from the shadow guards over and send them to the Su Residence tomorrow. From now on, they will be used by Su Xiaoling. After they acknowledge her as their master, they will be hers.”

“Yes.”

Yin Yi left.

Zhou Zhi went to the desk, took the booklet, and started writing.

Zhou Heng was just not used to it. After he adapted, he would definitely be like a fish in water.

It was better to have a far-sighted plan. Zhou Heng was used to seeing ordinary couples like Su Sanlang and Madam Zhao interact. It was normal for him to want to imitate them, but as an emperor, he had to weigh everything. It was good that Zhou Heng could understand this.

It did not matter what the concubines in the harem were like. As long as there were concubines, they could stop everyone from talking. It was not that the Emperor did not want to expand the harem, but he just did not like their daughters.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhi could not help but smile.

This was quite good.

—-

After yesterday’s incident, Su Xiaoling no longer left the house.

During breakfast in the morning, Su Hua solemnly proposed to buy some servants. The Su family was no longer the same as before. They did not have to worry about everything themselves.

They did not dare to be careless with Su Sanlang and Madam Zhao’s safety.

The house needed maidservants, servants, and guards.

Neither Su Sanlang nor Madam Zhao objected.

Therefore, after the morning, Su Chong and Su Hua went out to choose people together.

At noon, Jin Liu came to the Su residence and brought two women over for Su Xiaoling to take a look.

“Miss Su, these two secret guards will protect you from now on. Please give them names.”

Jin Liu said to Su Xiaoling.

Su Xiaoling accepted it graciously. Jin Liu nodded at Su Xiaolu and went back.

The two women looked ordinary and were a little thin. They knelt down when they saw Su Xiaoling. “Master, please give me a name.”

Su Xiaoling looked at Su Xiaolu. “Xiaolu, what name do you think is good?”

Su Xiaolu smiled and said nothing.

She meant that she couldn’t help.

Su Xiaoling laughed helplessly. She said, “Get up. Your name is Hui Xiang, and your name is Dou Fu. Huixiang is a very common spice. Dou Fu sounds like tofu. What do you think?”

Hui Xiang lowered her head. “Thank you for the name, Master.”

“Dou Fu thanks Master for the name.”

The two of them spoke together. To them, a name was a title. They didn’t care what they were called.

Now that Su Xiaoling was their master, she could give them any name she wanted.

Su Xiaolu saw that Hui Xiang and Dou Fu had thick calluses on their palms. She knew that their martial arts skills were not bad, but their looks were ordinary. They looked no different from ordinary maidservants. In the future, with them protecting her sister, Su Xiaolu was much more relieved.

At night, Su Chong and Su Hua bought ten servants.

There were old maids who knew how to cook. There were four eighteen-year-old maidservants who changed their names to Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. They were very ordinary, but they were good at working.

There were also two servants, Shuang Lei and Shuang Gui, and three guards named An De, An Shun, and An Cai.

After settling them in the side room, Su Hua set a rule for them. They were all slaves who had signed a death contract. He did not care why they had become slaves previously. As long as they were still slaves, they had to abide by the rules. In the future, if they could afford to pay three times the price of a slave contract, they could also redeem themselves.

If they worked hard, they could also get a monthly salary.

If they were outstanding, they would be rewarded.

No matter how ordinary a servant was, as long as they did not need to spend money, they would be able to remove their slave status after saving up for 30 years. No one wanted to be a slave for the rest of their lives. Su Hua had given them a chance to remove their slave status. As long as they could meet the requirements, they could successfully remove their slave status.

The ten of them knelt down gratefully and swore that they would definitely serve their master well.

Su Xiaolu began to prepare the herbs carefully.

Su Xiaoling would help, and Hui Xiang and Dou Fu would also help.

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