After Jiaojiao got pregnant, her husband who died in the war came back

Xie Shuyao had no idea that danger was about to come and was still happily imagining the future.

Now that the Fan family has fallen and there is no longer any threat, and she has the Queen Mother's approval, she can no longer stay in the Pei Mansion for even one more day. She decides to move out immediately and get away from this corrupt family.

As she was thinking, her nose started to itch and she suddenly sneezed several times.

Xie Shuyao rubbed her nose angrily and muttered, "Who missed me?"

After walking out of the palace gate, Xie Shuyao invited Meng Nianrui: "Do you want to come with me? I called a carriage and will be waiting over there."

Meng Nianrui shook her head, a hint of shyness flashed across her face, and she politely refused: "No need, my husband is still waiting for me outside."

Since the couple was together, Xie Shuyao naturally didn't say anything more. After saying goodbye to Meng Nianrui, she left on her own.

Meng Nianrui was filled with joy and walked out briskly to find Xie Xun.

But when she went out, she found that the place where her carriage was supposed to be parked was empty, and Xie Xun was nowhere to be found.

For a moment, Meng Nianrui was a little confused. She looked around and instinctively felt that Xie Xun might have something to do and had to leave for a while.

She didn't dare to go far, for fear that Xie Xun would not be able to find her when he came back, so she waited where she was.

The sun is very strong now, and it feels hot on her body. Soon, her face was sunburned red.

After a stick of incense had passed, Meng Nianrui looked at the busy street and realized that Xie Xun was probably really gone.

But that shouldn't be the case. He clearly said he would wait for me.

The initial shyness gradually cooled down and turned into loneliness.

Although it was unbelievable, she had to accept the reality.

In this way, Meng Nianrui embarked on the journey home.

Thinking of what Xie Shuyao had said just now, she originally thought about calling a carriage.

But before she could find a place to rent a carriage, she was targeted.

A young girl alone easily attracts people's attention, especially one who looks as well-behaved as Meng Nianrui.

Two men, one tall and one short, followed Meng Nianrui quietly, looking her up and down as if they were appraising the value of an item.

They couldn't make much money from petty theft, but if they sold a girl of this beauty, it would be enough for them to live on for a while.

After walking for a while and confirming that Meng Nianrui was indeed alone, the two looked at each other and followed tacitly.

Not long after, the short man came forward and grabbed Meng Nianrui's arm without saying anything.

Without waiting for her to respond, the man shouted, "You stinky woman, not only did you steal someone's house, you also eloped with him. I'll beat you to death."

Meng Nianrui was startled by the person who suddenly rushed out, and instinctively struggled for help: "What nonsense are you talking about, I don't know you at all, let me go, help!"

As soon as these words were spoken, passers-by came forward one after another, but before they could determine the situation, another tall man rushed out.

He stood in front of Meng Nianrui, blocking her way, and cursed:

"My father took out all the money for his coffin and gave it to my brother as a betrothal gift. You can cheat my brother, but you have to return the money. Don't even think about running away with a random man with the money."

This society is particularly harsh on women. When passers-by heard that this was a family matter and that the woman was cheating on her, they pointed at Meng Nianrui and cursed:

"He looks like a decent person, but I didn't expect him to be so shameless. Pah, he really deserves to be thrown into the pig cage."

Listening to everyone cursing her, Meng Nianrui was flustered and struggled to defend herself:

"Nonsense! I don't even know you. Do you know Xie Xun from the Earl of Yongchang's Mansion? I'm his wife!"

The two men looked at each other and laughed:

"Why are you pretending to be the young mistress of the Xie family? People like that are always surrounded by people when they go out. How can they be as shabby as you?"

"My father is almost mad at you now, come back with me and make amends to him first."

After saying that, the two looked at each other, took out the hemp rope, and pretended to tie Meng Nianrui's hands.

It is said that two fists cannot beat four hands, let alone a delicate and weak woman against two grown men.

Meng Nianrui was in a panic, holding on to her last hope and asking for help from the people around her: "No, I really don't know them!"

Meng Nianrui had never felt so helpless before. No matter how hard she tried, no one answered her call.

The onlookers watched her being tied up, not only did they not help, they even spat at her.

No matter how Meng Nianrui explained, no one believed her.

At the critical moment, a tall figure rushed out of the crowd, and with clean and neat movements, he kicked two people away with a series of kicks.

The two men were beaten so hard that their teeth were bared, but they did not forget to stand up and fight back immediately.

But before they could make any move, they were knocked to the ground by a few more moves.

After realizing that the other party was not a good person, they looked up at each other and shouted, "Who the f*cking hell hits me? Do you know who I am? I'll kill you."

After the man finished cursing, he looked clearly at the person in front of him.

It would be fine if they didn't look, but once they did, they were so scared that their souls almost left their bodies.

Ignoring the pain in his body, he immediately knelt on the ground and shouted, "It turned out to be Lord Lu. I was blind and did not recognize the great man. I have offended you. I will leave now."

Everyone in the capital knows Lu Beixiao, the commander of the Imperial Guards, let alone people like them who often get into trouble.

The person who usually frightened them at the mere mention of his name was now standing in front of them.

The tall man winked at the short man and pretended to run away.

But before he could stand up, the blade was pressed against his forehead.

Lu Beixiao had a blank expression on his face. He gestured with his other hand and called to the people around him, "Take it away."

As soon as the words fell, the two men who had just threatened Meng Nianrui so majestically were so frightened that their legs trembled, and they quickly knelt down and begged for mercy:

"It's all a misunderstanding. I was just joking with the girl. Please forgive me, sir."

But Lu Beixiao didn't even glance at him. He walked forward and cut the hemp rope on Meng Nianrui's hand with a knife, and let his subordinates drag the two men away.

When the voice of begging for mercy died down, Meng Nianrui's heart finally settled down. She pursed her dry lips, covered her aching wrist with her sleeve, and said in a somewhat flustered tone, "Thank you, Lord Lu."

Lu Beixiao lowered his eyes and looked at her with a unhappy expression.

He didn't say anything, but took off his cloak first, and wrapped Meng Nianrui around her without saying anything.

Then he glanced at the passers-by watching the excitement and said coldly, "Get in the carriage first."

Meng Nianrui lowered her head and followed numbly like a puppet.

The carriage moved forward slowly. Lu Beixiao took out a bottle of medicine from somewhere, pulled Meng Nianrui's arm, and was about to apply the medicine on her wrist.

Their skin touched each other, and his rough fingertips touched Meng Nianrui's wrist, making her shudder.

Apart from Xie Xun, she had never been so close to any other man.

Meng Nianrui retracted her hand, glanced at Lu Beixiao, and stammered, "This, this doesn't make sense."

Lu Beixiao lost his patience and forcefully pulled her hand over, placing it on his knee. While applying medicine, he said with a straight face, "Do you like taking walks?"