Chapter 43 Maid
"You can either send them back home or write to your hometown. You can eat and drink at the porridge stalls outside the city for a few days. At least you won't be stranded in a foreign land without food and clothing."

Wang An thought that this arrangement was appropriate, but unexpectedly, several women started sobbing when they heard it.

In his two lives, Wang An had never been a man who was gentle and kind to women.

I don’t bother to guess why these women were crying, maybe to express gratitude, or maybe it was out of sympathy from King Bird.

In short, seeing these women crying and in a hurry to find Chen He, he suddenly became a little impatient.

The leading woman was a perceptive person. Seeing Wang An's impatience, she immediately stopped sobbing and explained, "Please forgive me, Your Highness, for making fun of you. We sisters are crying because our family members were killed by tigers when our family was in trouble. Now we have nowhere to go if we go home."

Upon hearing this, Wang An immediately put away his impatience and said with emotion: "So they are actually some unfortunate women..."

"But the dead cannot be resurrected. Since you have no one to rely on, why don't you stay in White City? I will find a family for you so that you can live a peaceful life."

"If you don't want to get married, I can give you some money to make a living. It's up to you whether you stay or go back home."

The women were deeply moved. It turned out that they had nowhere to go, so they just spent the night outside the government office.

But I never expected to meet Wang An, and receive such a great favor from him.

But the leading woman bit her red lips tightly and said resolutely: "Your Majesty, I have no way to repay your kindness! But I have no relatives in my hometown, so there is no point in going back. As for starting a family... that is not what I want either."

Wang An began to get a little impatient again. He said, "I can't even send you back to your hometown, and I'm not willing to find a home for you. Do you want me to support you for the rest of your life?"

Wang An thought that the two ideas he came up with were quite humane and the best options for these poor women at the moment, but he did not expect that the wretched woman refused them.

So he said in a somewhat stiff tone: "How are you? You may as well tell me. I will do my best to help you as long as it is not excessive."

The woman also sensed Wang An's mood, and immediately knelt on the ground obediently and said, "Since I have nowhere to go and don't want to get married, I can only beg Your Majesty to spare my life and let me be a maid in your mansion for the rest of my life!"

"So that's how it is!" Wang An was slightly surprised. He thought that this young woman thought she had caught a living Buddha and wanted to get rid of her, but he didn't expect that she just wanted to find a place for herself to stay.

This request was not excessive, and he did not bring any servants with him when he left the capital.

These days, the yamen runners have been serving me when it comes to washing, brushing my teeth and eating.

Although Wang An didn't care much about these things, those rough-handed and clumsy yamen runners always felt uncomfortable watching them.

After all, he is a prince now, so it is not too much to have a personal child. At least he can wash his clothes and make his bed.

So Wang An nodded and agreed, "In this case, I will accept it. I will ask Lord Chen He to arrange accommodation for you and teach you the rules in the government office."

The woman was overjoyed when she heard this and kowtowed to express her gratitude.

When the others saw that the woman's request was granted, they immediately became interested.

The dark experience on Crescent Mountain caused them unimaginable trauma, so much so that they felt a strong disgust when seeing men.

It was only because he had no other choice that he accepted Wang An's proposal.

Even so, most people were not planning to get married. Instead, they took the money given by Wang An and risked returning home, or found a remote and uninhabited place to live in seclusion.

But no matter what, in this chaotic world, it is unsafe for a weak woman to be alone outside. She might end up in the same tragic situation as what happened on Crescent Mountain.

When they saw the woman being kept by Wang An as a maid, they were immediately moved.

So they all pleaded.

"Please help us, Your Majesty, and let us be maids in your palace!" "I don't want any wages, I just want three meals a day!"

"I can wash clothes, cook, and even cook Jiangnan dishes. Please keep me, Your Majesty!"

Wang Anjing and other women begged sincerely, and as a prince without a single head, he really needed people around him. It was just a matter of adding a few pairs of chopsticks, not something he couldn't afford to support.

So he nodded and agreed, thinking it was a good deed.

He also instructed the women to wait for Chen He to come back and arrange accommodation for him.

Everyone kowtowed happily to express their gratitude, and Wang An waved his hand and rode away.

When Chen He learned that Wang An was coming in person, he ran out of his house in a panic and kowtowed to greet him.

Wang An got off his horse, helped Chen He up and said, "You don't have to be so polite when you see me in the future. I am not a person who cares about those red tapes."

Chen He's eyes moved slightly, and he was slightly moved.

Then he invited Wang An into the house. When he entered the living room, he saw several people sitting around the dining table, eating breakfast.

Wang An then felt a little hungry. He had been reading documents and walking around the city to observe the terrain last night. He was in a hurry to get out in the morning and was already starving.

Before I knew it, some indecent sounds came out of my stomach.

Even though Wang An was thick-skinned, he still felt a little embarrassed.

Chen He was a man of good sense, and he directly invited Wang An to dine with him: "If Your Majesty does not mind, you can have some simple meals in my mansion."

Wang An was not a picky person, so he waved his hand and said, "What's there to be disgusted about? I am just an ordinary man. If I don't eat simple meals, do I have to drink nectar?"

Having said that, he found an empty seat and sat down without Chen He's invitation.

Chen He hurriedly shouted to the old servant to add more bowls and chopsticks.

However, after Wang An sat down, several people who were originally sitting around the dining table standing up immediately.

Wang An stretched out his hands and pressed them down, pretending to be angry and said, "Why did you all stand up? Do you think I am not worthy of eating at the same table with you?"

It would have been better if Wang An hadn’t said anything. Instead, his words frightened these people so much that they fell to their knees.

Chen He was even more panicked and said, "Please calm down, Your Majesty. My family members are just country folks who don't know etiquette. Please forgive me if I have offended you!"

Wang An really didn't expect that he just wanted to get a free meal, and perhaps had some intention of showing respect to the wise, but he didn't expect that an accident would happen.

Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, he helped everyone up one by one, "Chen He, what are you talking about? Isn't it just breakfast? Is it worth making such a fuss?"

"I have never been a person who cares about red tape. If I make everyone uncomfortable because of me, then I will not be able to continue eating this meal!"

"Everyone, sit down. If you don't sit down, I will leave!"

Seeing that Wang An's words did not seem false, Chen He signaled his family members to sit down.

"That's right, why do we have to be so polite just for a meal?"

(End of this chapter)