Xu Li opened his mouth and wanted to say what it had to do with the Xu family, but he swallowed the words back.

The Xu family is an aristocratic family in the capital, and their descendants have been scholars for generations. The ancestor of the Xu family once served as the emperor's tutor.

His father suddenly resigned from his position in the cabinet three years ago, and even his eldest and second brothers volunteered to go to the Qingshui government.

He was considered a useless person in the Xu family. He just wanted to sleep when studying. He had two outstanding older brothers, so his family just ignored him.

However, this time his father suddenly used his connections to get him to come to Luocheng to be the county magistrate. He never expected this, and by the time he found out, the imperial edict had already been issued.

He was blessed with a favor, so he didn't have to take the imperial examination, but he still managed to get a position as a county magistrate in a small county.

He even had a fight with his father over this matter, but this time his father was firm in his attitude and he had no choice but to compromise.

Xiao Chiye was actually quite strange. According to Xu Li's personality, there was no need for him to take on the responsibility at home. With his father and elder brother above him, he was just a idler waiting to die. He never expected to appear here as a county magistrate.

Xu Li looked up at Xiao Chiye: "Will there be danger?"

Xiao Chiye was silent for a while: "I don't know, I don't even know who attacked our family now, I can only tell you that three years ago we were saved by Divine Doctor Hua, and later our family had health problems and lived in seclusion here."

"You don't even know who wants to attack your family?" Xu Li looked stunned.

Xiao Chiye nodded: "Yes."

Xu Li had investigated the matter privately back then, but was scolded by his father and he didn't dare to investigate further.

Xiao Chiye didn't want to involve him: "Since you are here today, let's talk about another thing."

Xu Li actually had a lot of things he wanted to ask, but when the words came to his lips, he found that he couldn't ask: "What is it?"

Xiao Chiye: "Those women who were not taken away by their families."

When Xu Li heard him mention this, he felt overwhelmed: "Now these women can only cry, no matter how much you persuade them, it's useless."

Xia Wanniang: "Will you send them to the nunnery?"

"What if we don't send it away? We can't keep it in the government office!" Xu Li looked helpless.

Xiao Chiye told him the method they had discussed: "What do you think?"

Xu Li frowned and thought for a moment: "What you said seems to be true. At least they will have a good home in the future." Then he looked at Xiao Chiye: "Is this Liu the matchmaker reliable?"

Xiao Chiye nodded: "She is a trustworthy person. Now it depends on how you go to the families of these women to explain the situation. If they are willing, it would be the best, and everyone will be happy. If they are not willing, then there is nothing we can do."

Xu Li nodded: "I will think of a solution when I get back."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Chiye and said, "I don't know what happened three years ago. I only know that you are my brother. If you need me, I will always be by your side."

Xiao Chiye raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "Even if it means going through mountains of swords and seas of fire?"

Xu Li answered seriously, "Even if it means mountains of swords and seas of fire."

Xiao Chiye: "Even if it means the Xu family will be doomed?"

Xu Li just paused for a moment this time and said, "If it really comes to this, give me some time, I will remove myself from the family, and I will keep my life with you. Forget about the Xu family."

Xiao Chiye looked at him with a smile: "Ali, are you stupid?"

Xu Li rolled his eyes and said, "You are stupid. I am so unlucky that I have met someone as unlucky as you." He stood up and walked out, "Don't even think about running away. If the sky falls, I will hold it up with you."

Xia Wanniang looked at his leaving back and said, "Husband, you don't want to keep him for dinner?"

There was a smile in Xiao Chiye's eyes, but the words he said were not so pleasant to hear: "Too noisy."

Xia Wanniang watched the master and servant get on the carriage and leave: "They are nice people."

Xiao Chiye turned to look at Xia Wanniang: "Since you can't sleep, do you want to hear a story?"

Xia Wanniang placed her hands on the table, propped up her head and tilted her head to look at him: "Okay."

Xiao Chiye looked outside the courtyard: "My father is the commander of the Xiao family army. He went to the battlefield at the age of sixteen and married my mother at the age of eighteen. He was like a god of war on the battlefield. I grew up listening to his stories. In my heart, he is a great hero. As long as he is around, it seems that there will be no failure."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like