latelenovela Chapter 56, Part 5: Shadows Handed Over to Qin Wanying for Management
Chapter 56, Part 5: Shadows Handed Over to Qin Wanying for Management
The father was sitting in the main hall. Qin Wanying entered the main hall and bowed to her father.
She did not sit down without her father's permission.
"Father, you are calling your daughter."
"Wanying, sit down." Her father gestured to the seat next to him.
Qin Wanying then sat down.
“Wan Ying, His Majesty has given five hundred Shadow Guards to my Dingbei Marquis’s residence. As you know, these Shadow Guards were previously from the Yan family. Now that our Marquis’s residence has taken over, we don’t know if they are loyal.”
Qin Wanying nodded.
“You have the ability to judge people. You are also intelligent. I have decided to entrust these shadowy figures to you.”
Qin Wanying's eyes widened.
What?! He's putting five hundred Shadows under my command? Oh my god, Father trusts me way too much!
“Wan Ying, this matter is best left to you. You can see people’s past and future, and know who can be used and who cannot. I will only feel at ease if I give you these five hundred Shadows.”
Qin Wanying felt that her father made sense.
What if any of these five hundred shadows are disloyal and still have ties with the Yan family?
They weren't like the shadow guards of the Marquis's mansion, raised in the mansion from childhood. What if they betrayed the Marquis's mansion and joined someone else?
The best way is to take it upon yourself.
Qin Wanying rose and knelt down: "Thank you for your trust, Father. I will certainly not fail in my mission!"
Because her mental strength had been greatly enhanced, Qin Wanying only spent a few days reading about the fates of these secret guards.
During this time, she continued to tell fortunes as usual. After all, she only told fortunes for five people a day, which wasn't difficult for her now.
Liangchen's fate also changed.
Qin Wanying saw that he had become the leader of the five hundred Shadows and was very loyal to her.
They decided to follow the will of fate and let Liangchen lead these five hundred men.
Five hundred people stood in neat rows in front of Qin Wanying.
This was Qin Wanying's first time experiencing what it was like to command five hundred people.
If this were modern times, would I be considered a manager of a large company?
It felt pretty good!
Qin Wanying stood at the front and spoke to them.
“You have all lived lives without seeing the light of day, without freedom, controlled by poison, and your lives were casually tossed around by others.”
"Now that you have pledged allegiance to the imperial court, His Majesty, out of trust in my Marquis's mansion, has entrusted it with managing you."
"The Marquis's residence is different from where you used to live. From now on, you will be regular guards of the imperial court, with a considerable monthly allowance, days off, and the right to marry any woman you like."
These words deeply moved the Shadows.
They were once treated like slaves, with no monthly allowances for their work. As members of the Shadows, they were forbidden from having women they liked and were destined to remain single for life.
If you don't comply, you will suffer great pain.
Now that they are government employees, they are respected by the people and are no longer considered shameful.
More importantly, you can now talk about your wife.
Thinking of this, some of the guards already had a silly smile on their faces.
"From now on, the Marquis's mansion will not treat you unfairly for your work. Today, you will all be rewarded!"
Qin Wanying rewarded each of her bodyguards with silver.
The guards were all smiles; this was the first time they had received a monetary reward for their work.
Qin Wanying discussed it with her father and elder brother. Of the five hundred people, some would still be responsible for collecting various intelligence, some would be responsible for carrying out secret missions, and some would be responsible for protecting the safety of the mansion.
Among these people, Qin Wanying selected some loyal and capable individuals to serve as their leaders.
For those with questionable character traits, Qin Wanying only assigned them marginal tasks.
There are also some disloyal and unjust people, and we will find reasons to deal with them later.
These shadowy figures were quite skilled, better than ordinary soldiers, but not as good as the shadow guards in the mansion.
Qin Wanying asked her father to have some shadow guard commanders train them so that their martial arts skills could be further improved.
While Qin Wanying was out having her fortune told these past few days, Zhou Liyun came to see her.
"Young lady, you are truly a prophet! Just as you said, Tian Guang committed a crime and was exiled to the frontier! His lover, whom he had just married, encountered this misfortune and was exiled along with him while heavily pregnant!"
"And his old mother, she bullied me a lot before, and made me stand in the proper place, so she went with me too!"
"Thanks to the young lady for reminding me and giving me advice, otherwise I would be the one being exiled now!"
"And my younger brother, Zhou Yonglu, just as you said, has indeed entered the Imperial Treasury! If you need anything in the future, please just say the word!"
Qin Wanying smiled and nodded. It was a good thing that her fortune-telling abilities could help others.
Qi Ang also came to find her.
Upon seeing her, Qi Ang immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the ground: "Young lady, you saved me from a calamity, cured my mother's illness, and showed me the way."
"I'm going to join the army, and I will never forget your kindness. If you ever need anything, just let me know, and I, Qi Ang, will certainly not refuse!"
Looking at Qi Ang's fate, Qin Wanying realized that his fate had indeed changed.
Qi Ang will become the second brother's subordinate.
"Young Master will become a subordinate of the Second Young Master of the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion. If you wish to repay me, then do your best to serve the Second Young Master."
Qi Ang was not surprised that he was going north and would inevitably become Qin Xiaorong's subordinate.
Surprisingly, the girl instructed me to do my best to serve the second young master.
Could this girl possibly have some connection with the Second Young Master?
However, Qi Ang felt he shouldn't have asked so many questions.
He had always admired General Qin Xiaorong, thinking that he was a brilliant strategist at such a young age.
I was really looking forward to working under him.
Even if the girl didn't tell him, he would still do his best to serve the second young master.
Now that the girl has given him instructions, he must do his best.
Qi Ang left Tianji Garden very soon.
Qin Wanying frowned as she watched Qi Ang's retreating figure and thought of her second brother, who was guarding the border.
The only one in the Marquis's mansion with military power was the second brother.
The military power held by the second brother is also an important asset to His Majesty and the Crown Prince.
In the novel, it was because his second brother was murdered that Xiao Dongqian's rebellion was able to proceed more smoothly, as it was like cutting off the arm of the Emperor and the Crown Prince.
Qin Wanying secretly resolved that she must prevent her second brother from dying.
Not only must we not let our second brother die, we must also promote him to a high-ranking official position.
Qin Wanying originally wasn't very confident about defeating the male and female leads.
But when he saw that so many people's fates had been changed because of her appearance, and that the eldest sister who was supposed to be killed not only did not die, but also sent that scumbag brother-in-law to the guillotine.
The female protagonist's shadow organization was also destroyed by her beforehand, and she even took it over to use for her own purposes.
At this moment, Qin Wanying felt that she was able to change the future.
I've calculated the days, and my third brother will be back tomorrow.
Heavy rain caused the river to overflow, delaying our trip by several days.
Fortunately, it should arrive tomorrow.
Qin Wanying had been eagerly anticipating seeing her third brother for a long time.
That business genius, who became incredibly wealthy in a short period of time, would be considered a promising young entrepreneur today!