My name is Wei Qing, and I want to fight the Xiongnu.

The conflict between Liu Bei and Lü Buwei is none of our business. Why don't we just sit back and watch the show?

Anyway, the situation is quite stable now. Let the Lü and Liu families continue their struggle, and it would be best if they continued to struggle forever.

After all, once the royal family and the maternal relatives have finished their battle, they will turn their attention to the court officials.

In the Han Dynasty, the rank of a senior princess was equivalent to that of a prince, and the rank of a princess was equivalent to that of a marquis.

As a princess, Liu Yangxin naturally resided in the "Di" section of the Marquis's District.

Land area, District A, Sub-district B.

The princess's residence was not very large, especially compared to the surrounding marquis's residences, it appeared rather small.

Liu Yangxin was wealthy, but land in the capital was incredibly expensive, and since she herself didn't pursue extravagance, she naturally didn't care much about the size of her residence.

On the other hand, the princess's residence is not large, compared to the surrounding mansions.

Upon closer examination, the land area alone is at least several dozen acres, making it no smaller than the multi-million dollar villas of later generations.

"The front yard is where the servants live. The drill ground and stables are located in the left yard, and the pond garden is on the right. His Highness always likes to go there to cool off when he has free time. As for the back yard, it is where His Highness lives on a daily basis or receives guests."

His Highness means that the young master may temporarily reside in a side room in the back courtyard. If he needs anything or finds anything unusual, he can simply let the servants know.

Liu Yangxin still had some important matters to attend to. After bringing Wei Qing back to Yangxin Mansion, he asked two maids to accompany him to familiarize himself with the place. He could also tell the maids if there was anything he was not used to, and they would take care of it.

Wei Qing surveyed the layout of the buildings in the mansion and thanked the maids, saying, "Thank you for taking care of me, sisters. This place is much better than where I used to live."

"You're too kind, young master."

The two maids smiled broadly when they heard Wei Qing address them as "elder sister".

I used to think this young man was ungrateful, but now I think he has a really sweet tongue.

In fact, Wei Qing's attitude towards people never changed.

If anything has changed, it's the impression that's formed in the minds of the maids.

When they first met, the maids thought Wei Qing was nothing more than Xing Jin's slave.

Slaves should be obsequious; if you act neither humble nor arrogant, then you are ungrateful.

But through their time together, the maid had come to see Wei Qing as a young genius with limitless potential.

Geniuses are often arrogant and conceited, but if you continue to act neither servile nor overbearing, you'll naturally appear approachable.

If you call her "sister" again, wouldn't that be considered sweet-talking?

Wei Qing didn't think too much about it. When he was in Pingyang County, he was also called Uncle Cao, Aunt Li, and Uncle Zhang, and he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it.

Led by a maid, Wei Qing arrived at the backyard, only to discover an interesting situation.

"Are all the people in the manor women?"

"His Highness did this to avoid suspicion."

There's always gossip and trouble around a widow's door, especially for widows like Liu Yangxin who were widows before even getting married.

There were already rumors circulating about the lack of men in the manor before. If we were to bring in a few more male servants, who knows what kind of gossip would spread about us.

Wei Qing stopped and said to the maid beside him, "Well... let me stay in the front courtyard for now."

"Young master, this... is not appropriate."

"There's nothing wrong with it."

Wei Qing didn't know what Liu Yangxin was thinking. In the past, to avoid suspicion, there wasn't even a male servant in the mansion.

Now, after going out, not only did he bring a young man into the manor, but he was also arranged to stay in a side room in the backyard? Isn't this just asking for gossip?

Even if Liu Yangxin himself didn't mind, Wei Qing didn't want to put Liu Yangxin in a difficult position because of his own reasons.

Seeing that Wei Qing was adamant, the maidservant did not try to persuade him further.

They also felt that His Highness's actions were somewhat inconsiderate, but as people of low status, they didn't dare to bring it up with him.

Even though Young Master Wei took the initiative to ask to live in the front courtyard, everyone was happy.

As for the rest, we'll talk about it when His Highness returns.

Liu Yangxin had just returned to Chang'an and had many things to take care of.

The first step was to remove Wei Qing and his family members from the nationality system.

The household registration system of the Han Dynasty was very strict, and it prohibited people from leaving the household registration at will.

Wei Qing himself may not realize it, but as long as his name remains on the register of slaves, any official of the Han Dynasty can recognize him as a slave at a glance.

Fortunately, Wei Qing was a slave in Pingyang Prefecture, while I was still the nominal master of Pingyang Prefecture, so the Court of Justice wouldn't make things difficult for me.

So Liu Yangxin directly ordered his personal maid to go to Pingyang Prefecture and Cao Shou's younger brother to go to the Court of Justice.

Pingyang Prefecture is not far from Yangxin Prefecture, only about ten miles away.

For this vast royal city, it is already very close.

Cao Shou died suddenly before getting married, so he naturally did not leave any offspring, and his title could only be inherited by his younger brother.

Currently, the person in power in the Pingyang Marquis's mansion is Cao Shou's younger brother, Cao Ying, who is only fifteen years old.

Since Cao Shou's death, Cao Ying has been like a husky that has been let off its leash, running wild with abandon.

No one in the entire Pingyang Prefecture could control him anymore.

There was nothing they could do; all of Cao Ying's uncles and aunts had died.

It's not that the whole family died young; it's just that Cao Can's descendants were mostly mediocre.

If you count, there are four generations from Cao Can to Cao Yingcai.

Cao Shen is now four hundred years old.

For a normal person, living to be a hundred years old is already considered a long life.

If you want to live longer, you have to cultivate yourself to become stronger.

The result was that Cao Shen lived too long, while his descendants did not.

When Cao Shen was preparing to pass on the title of Marquis of Pingyang to his son, his eldest son's great-grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-grandson had all passed away.

Chapter Twelve: The "Reliable" Cao Ying

For Cao Shen, it was better to pass the title to his illegitimate youngest son than to pass it to his unfamiliar great-great ...

They say grandparents and grandchildren are closer, but the generational gap shouldn't be too wide, right?

They're over eighteen generations removed. Forget about their names, they wouldn't even recognize each other if they met. How could they still be related?

Furthermore, Cao Ying was born to his parents late in life, and after Cao Shou's death, Cao Ying not only held the highest rank and status, but also had the highest seniority.

In Pingyang Prefecture, Cao Ying was naturally the one who had the final say.

When the maid arrived at Pingyang Prefecture, Cao Ying was just about to go hunting.

As a husky of the new era, Cao Ying doesn't have many friends, which is still a matter of seniority.

His peers are all too old, and those of similar age are much younger than him, making it difficult for them to get along.

So when she had nothing to do, Cao Ying's favorite things to do were hunting falcons and indulging in sensual pleasures.

As for bullying men and women, I wouldn't dare do that, since my great-grandfather is still alive.

If I were to do something truly outrageous, my great-grandfather would surely punish me severely when he returns.

Cao Ying led the white lion, Shan Dengxue, out of the mansion. This white lion was specially captured by Cao Can from a certain place in the Western Regions when Cao Ying was just born, and given to the newborn Cao Ying as his mount.

As she arrived at the door, she saw the maid sent by Liu Yangxin and stopped in her tracks, smiling as she said, "Oh, it's Sister Qiao! What brings you here today?"

Cao Ying recognized this maid. Liu Yangxin brought four maids with him when he went to Pingyang County to serve as guards. Clearly, these four maids were not just people who could serve tea and water.

Of these four maids, Qiao Lan was the most honored.

It is said that even a minor official is inferior to a prime minister. As Liu Yangxin's most trusted servant and his personal maid who had accompanied him since childhood, Qiao Lan's status was naturally extraordinary.

Cao Ying called her "sister" as a way of showing respect for her nominal sister-in-law.

Cao Ying calls Qiao Lan "sister," but Qiao Lan doesn't dare to address herself as such.

She followed Cao Ying respectfully and said, "I just returned from Pingyang County with His Highness. I came here on His Highness's orders and hope that Young Master Cao can do me a small favor."

"Help? Sister Qiao, just say so. We're all family. I'll definitely help if I can, and I'll do my best to help if I can't."

Since my sister-in-law sent me, there's no doubt I should help her.

Cao Ying was a bit of a playboy, but not stupid.

Although Princess Yangxin's marriage to her brother was not yet finalized when her brother suddenly died, the relationship between the two families was still extraordinary.

In this situation, you should help those who should be helped, and even those who shouldn't be helped, you have to bite the bullet and help out of consideration for the relationship between the two families.

Qiao Lan smiled and said, "It's nothing serious, I just want you to help a few people get their citizenship removed."

"How many people? Those who have relinquished their household registration? From Pingyang Prefecture?"

It can only be from Pingyang Prefecture, right? He doesn't have that right to belong to anyone else.

Qiao Lan nodded and said, "Your Highness has heard that there is a woman surnamed Wei in Pingyang Prefecture who has had several illegitimate children with someone."

"Oh, I know the one you're talking about."

Pingyang Prefecture was very large, extremely large. As the second most meritorious official of the Han Dynasty, Cao Shen's rewards were self-evident.

Even if the Cao family is not as powerful as it used to be, the area of ​​Pingyang Prefecture will not change.

The entire mansion had over a thousand servants; if it were anyone else, Cao Ying might not have been able to remember them all.

But Cao Ying really remembered the Wei family that Qiao Lan mentioned.

For no other reason than that Cao Can had returned to Chang'an three times in the past ten years. One of these times was for the birth of Cao Ying, and the other time was specifically to instruct Cao Ying's father to treat the Wei family well.

Considering that my sister-in-law personally went to Pingyang County a few days ago, perhaps this matter was also my great-grandfather's idea.

Thinking of this, Cao Ying patted her chest and said confidently, "Don't worry, Sister Qiao, I'll take care of this. By the way, after they are released from their official status, will they continue to live in the mansion, or will we arrange another place for them to live?"

"Your Highness means that we will stay in Pingyang Prefecture for the time being, and then we will take you to Yangxin Prefecture after a while."