Chapter 36 Go to the pawnshop and buy a maid

Chapter 36: Going to the pawnshop to buy a maid

In the Pacification Office, Ye Xuan carefully burned the secret letter sent by Song Zhenshan and stretched lazily.

According to the report, Song Zhenshan, with several elite Jinyiwei, has successfully infiltrated Yang Mansion. Wang Feihu has also brought a team of people disguised as peddlers to secretly monitor Yang Mansion's every move.

Secret letters have started to be sent back in the past few days, and the date and time of entry and exit are clearly recorded. The situation is very good.

It just so happened that because of the Yang Xian case, Ye Xuan hadn't been to Miaoyin Pavilion to relax for a few days.

Just as she was planning to go find Nianwei to hunt in the wild, she just walked out of the main gate of the Pacification Office when a maid called out in surprise, "Mr. Ye, you finally came out. I wanted to go in to find you but I didn't dare. I've been waiting here for most of the day!"

Ye Xuan smiled slightly and recognized that this was Nian Wei's personal maid Caidie, who was only 28 years old and was also pretty and charming.

According to Nianwei, if nothing unexpected happens, she will be able to get married and receive guests in a few months.

"Caidie, what do you want to see me for?" Ye Xuan said with a smile.

Caidie wrinkled her nose and made a cute face at Ye Xuan, complaining: "Why didn't you come these days, my dear? My sister Nianwei is so worried that she has lost her appetite and has lost a lot of weight!"

"What a sin!" Ye Xuan laughed, pinched Caidie's round face and said, "I'm really too busy with official duties to spare the time. I was planning to go to Miaoyin Pavilion!"

Caidie's face looked better after hearing this, and she pulled Ye Xuan's sleeve and left. "You don't have to go to Miaoyin Pavilion. Sister Nianwei is already waiting at the dental clinic in the south of the city."

Ye Xuan was a little surprised, so he asked Nian Wei what she was doing in the dental shop in the south of the city, saying that it was a mixed place and not a peaceful one.

Caidie stammered and couldn't explain clearly, only saying that Nianwei wanted to buy two maids.

Could it be that Caidie is going to get married in a few months, so Nianwei bought a maid in advance?
Unable to figure out what was going on, Ye Xuan strode towards the south of the city.

In just a quarter of an hour, the two of them saw Nianwei standing in front of a dental clinic in the distance, looking very lively.

When she saw Ye Xuan coming, Nian Wei's face lit up with joy at first, but then she lowered her head with a look of grievance.

The change in her expression was so charming that several passers-by didn't even bother to look at her and accidentally fell down.

"Are you tired of Nianwei, sir?" Nianwei asked aggrievedly before she even stood still.

Ye Xuan felt bitter. This girl was good in every way except that she became particularly clingy after Ye Xuan first fell in love with her.

It turned out that when Ye Xuan was in Miaoyin Pavilion, he didn't go anywhere except to the toilet and Nianwei's room.

However, he was busy with Zhu Yuanzhang's errands these days and did not go to Miaoyin Pavilion to visit Nianwei, so she asked Caidie to block the Zhenfusi Yamen and wait for him. This shows how sticky they are.

However, Ye Xuan naturally would not show these emotions.

He gently took Nianwei's hand, rubbed it in his wide sleeves and said, "I'm really busy with official duties and can't get away. You know the affairs of the Jinyiwei Yamen, and we can't delay at all."

In fact, Nianwei had no idea about the Jinyiwei, but the rumors about the mystery and terror of the Jinyiwei still made Nianwei dare not ask more. Seeing Ye Xuan said so, she didn't complain any more.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Ye Xuan quickly changed the subject: "By the way, I heard from Caidie that you are coming to the pawnshop to buy a maid? I remember that Caidie is still a few months away from getting married, right?"

Caidie, who was standing by, became anxious upon hearing this and pulled Nianwei's arm and acted coquettishly: "Sister Nianwei, Caidie doesn't want to get married and serve those stinky men. Can you let me stay with you?" "Mom wants you to get married, and there's nothing I can do about it!" Nianwei said helplessly.

Caidie was not willing to give up, and suddenly looked at Ye Xuan, "How about you take me with you when you redeem Sister Nianwei? I'm not as pretty as Sister Nianwei, so the madam won't charge you much money! At worst, I can be your and your sister's maid. It's better to serve you than thousands of men!"

Ye Xuan was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry, thinking that the girls in brothels knew more. They knew what a maid was at the age of sixteen.

Without waiting for Ye Xuan to express his opinion, Nian Wei hit Caidie on the head with a red face, "You shameless Caidie, is this something you can talk about in the street!"

After saying that, he looked at Ye Xuan with a pleading look.

Ye Xuan shook his head. It seemed that the two of them had a deep affection for each other as master and servant. He then said indifferently, "As long as you don't mind, Nianwei, I don't mind."

Nianwei and the other two girls immediately smiled happily. Nianwei was even more touched and stared at Ye Xuan and said, "Don't worry, sir. Since she is my own maid, I will find a way to redeem her and will not embarrass you."

"It's up to you. It doesn't matter whether we have a shared room or not, as long as you are happy." Ye Xuan said casually.

"Thank you for your understanding, sir," she said suddenly, "By the way, I asked the pawnbroker to prepare a few maids, sir, you can pick two to take back as servants."

While being pulled into the pawnshop by Nian Wei, Ye Xuan asked back, "I don't like being served by others, why do you buy me a maid?"

Nian Wei said indifferently: "Master, you are an official family after all. How can you not have two servants at home?"

Ye Xuan thought about it and it made sense. Although he was not used to being served, such a big house would always require someone to do some laundry and cleaning, so he did not insist.

Because Ye Xuan always changed into casual clothes when he left the Pacification Office, the comprador of the pawnshop did not see anything unusual.

He called out seven or eight girls in tattered clothes and said, "These are the wives of officials implicated in the case of the empty seal. They are all well-educated and well-mannered, so they would be the best to be maids!"

Seeing that Nian Wei didn't pay attention to him, the comprador leaned close to Ye Xuan's ear and laughed obscenely, "It can be said that she is going to the hall and the bridal chamber, young master, don't miss it!"

Ye Xuan glanced at the comprador with some disgust and said nothing.

All of them were covered in dust and dirt, and it was hard to tell whether they were pretty or ugly. They lowered their heads as if they were very scared.

Nian Wei made a decision quickly and was about to hand over the money. Ye Xuan was about to take out the money but was stopped by Nian Wei.

"How can I ask you to spend such a small amount of money?" Nianwei blushed. "Anyway, I will often come to your house to bother you. I will pay for it myself, so I will feel more at ease when I order you around."

Ye Xuan was slightly stunned. He was not allowed to pay for the maid, and even asked for the take-out service to be delivered to his door.

This... is this the rhythm of being kept?

But then again, it doesn’t feel bad!

Anyway, from Ye Xuan's modern worldview, the two of them are at best in "free love", and he doesn't have to marry Nian Wei, so it doesn't matter whether she is kept or not.

After all, men and women are equal!
In short, Ye Xuan would not refuse if he was needed.

Alas, it looks like I’ll have to work hard again tonight.

(End of this chapter)