Chapter 1301: Slaves Delivered

The largest set is naturally reserved for Baoxi. Although Baoxi has not come to live there yet, once he arrives, just the number of women he will bring along means a smaller place wouldn't be enough; it is estimated that some women will still have to live in the same house.

It is not that Baifeng is stingy; it is mainly for the sake of the overall quality of living, so those who are not important have to be wronged. In the Manchu Dynasty, there was simply no such thing as harem infighting, because whether they were "Daying" or "Cairen," everyone was just a sister sleeping on a large communal bed; there were no separate courtyards for them in the imperial palace at all.

Before entering the palace, they enjoyed comfort in their own homes, but after entering the palace, they ended up living on a communal bed. You tell me, who would still be happy to enter the palace? Moreover, it is almost impossible for them to have their own separate courtyard for their entire lives. At night, they have to be wrapped in a quilt and carried away to serve the Emperor, and then carried back after the Emperor is finished (the little sisters probably all gossip about the Emperor's performance in bed).

The courtyard Baifeng built for Baoxi is already considered quite good. If he wants something bigger or better, he can only build his courtyard in other places with more and emptier land. Even if he were to build a separate courtyard for each of his women, Baifeng wouldn't care, but for now, let them live like this; after all, everyone is more or less the same.

Chengqie's courtyard does not have many rooms, but it can house a small family. Even if Chengqie gets married, he does not need to move out; there is still room to live. The bathroom, kitchen, and such are also separate, and there is a room in the corner for his Slave to live in.

The main thing is that Chengqie cannot move out either. Once his father dies, he will have to take over this large courtyard. After all, this courtyard is also a symbol of status and position, a symbol of a Noble. How could a commoner live in such a central location and possess a courtyard of such a large area?

Besides discussing some furniture matters, Chengqie is also discussing how the vegetation in the courtyard should be arranged. Because personal preferences are completely different, the Ministry of Works only reserved the garden and did not plant any plants. Now, Chengqie is thinking for himself about what plants he needs, and after spring arrives, he will just buy them and plant them.

Liuye and the others rushed into the main gate excitedly, not caring about etiquette at all, because Chengqie said there were rooms for them in this courtyard, so they naturally considered themselves one of the owners.

Seeing the few people who had returned, Chengqie was still a bit happy. After asking the people from the Ministry of Works to wait a moment, he went up to welcome them.

"Hahahahahaha, how is it? Everything went smoothly, right?"

Liuye and the others hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Leader, everything went smoothly! We have already pulled the Slaves to the gate! They are right outside!"

Chengqie was overjoyed: "Really? Let's go, I'll go take a look too."

After Chengqie strode out of the courtyard, he saw a group of Slaves squatting outside. The number was extremely large, almost blocking the road completely. Fortunately, no one usually passes by here, and no vehicles pass by either, otherwise, it would have affected people's passage.

After taking a rough look, Chengqie asked: "How many Slaves are there?"

Liuye said nonchalantly: "Four hundred and seventy-three. I don't know what happened on the road, one died, so it became four hundred and seventy-three."

Chengqie did not care how that Slave died, nor was there any need to care. He put his hands on his hips: "Not bad, not bad. How about this, you guys, first divide the tasks, pick out three hundred of these Slaves, and send them to Changle Prince. This is a wedding gift for him."

"The rest will stay here for now. Later, I will go ask the King if he can help me train them together so they will be easier to use later, and then see if some can be traded away."

Chengqie suddenly thought of a more important matter: "What about the other clansmen? Didn't you say you would bring some clansmen over? Where are they?"

"They are all outside the city, Leader. Because there are too many people, they said it would cause chaos if everyone entered the city at once, so they weren't allowed in. They are all waiting outside for arrangements."

"The others have already returned to their own homes; they might go out immediately to bring people to their own fiefs."

Liuye also added: "They said the grain promised to us will be sent over later. However, Leader Chengqie, have we prepared houses and such for our clansmen on our fief?"

"That is definitely prepared, otherwise why would I bring the clansmen over? Those Nobles are providing the people and the grain to help us build them. This is what they promised us. This year, until the Autumn Harvest next year, our clansmen will be fed by them."

Chengqie pointed with his finger: "Alright, I see. Liuye, you take a few people, pick out the Slaves, and send them over. The rest of the people, go to the outside of the city first and watch over our clansmen. I will go find the King later. It is still early today, and I will wait for us to resolve everything."

Liuye and the others nodded and could only agree to go do the work. They had been busy for so long, so a little more time didn't matter, and they had no choice. Whatever the Leader said, that was it; could they even refuse?

After Chengqie made the arrangements, he hurriedly went back, had a brief discussion with the people from the Ministry of Works, and then set off without stopping to find Baifeng.

Liuye and the others brought the Slaves to the gate of Changle's house. It was not far away. They didn't know the way, but they happened to meet two people on the road. Judging by their attire, they should be children of some Noble family—though they couldn't really be called children, as they looked quite old. After asking, the two children led them directly to Changle's house and then left.

Liuye knocked on the door with a loud "bang, bang, bang." Knocking on the door before entering someone else's house was a rule they had learned, and they certainly remembered it. Besides, this was Changle's house, the Prince's house, so they didn't dare to mess around.

But after knocking many times, no one was there, leaving Liuye and the others not knowing what to do.

"Who are you people, and why have you come here?"

They looked in the direction of the voice. A very luxuriously dressed woman walked over, followed by several servants, with a very grand presence.

Liuye just bowed slightly and said: "Ah, we are here to find Changle Prince to deliver a gift to him."

A servant next to the noblewoman said loudly: "This is the Queen, why aren't you paying your respects?"

Liuye and the others then realized that it was Baifeng's wife. However, they felt a bit unhappy about having to kneel to a woman. Among their own clansmen, which woman would dare to make such a demand of them?

But this is Huaxia, and they knew Baifeng only had two women, both of whom he certainly valued highly, so they could only obediently kneel and salute, though in their hearts they thought, "Forget it, forget it. There are only a few women in Huaxia who require them to kneel; just endure it."