Xu Ke's hands were shaking. He took the pamphlet out to see. His calm expression gave way to a sudden mix of emotions. He could hardly suppress his internal shudder, and his eyes were filled with tears.
Jiang Pengji spoke indifferently. "This is yours and Xun Mei's slave deeds. They are to be your wedding gift."
Based on the rules of ancient times, children born to slaves were still slaves. Their names were recorded in the slave records, making them worse off than commoners.
Jiang Pengji did not need the slave deeds to control both; their existence would ultimately be their shortcoming, so she might as well seize the chance to solve it.
If the slave deed was returned and removed from the record of servants, she would become a commoner.