Exiled 3,000 miles away? Don't worry, Madam has space.

Ye Qinglin and the others walked and stopped from time to time. When they were tired, they would take a break, drink some water, and eat a pear. They felt very comfortable.

They walked around like this all day, and in the evening they came to a village and rented an empty house from the village head.

The house, with its black tiles and green bricks, and its two-courtyard structure, is unique in the village.

Such a nice house is not occupied?

Xie Xu gave Dongfang Yu and Bai Yuer a look, and they nodded in understanding.

Then he looked at Ye Qinglin and the others, and they all became alert and nodded slightly to Xie Xu.

The yard was a little weedy, but the house was quite clean, obviously someone had cleaned it.

Ye Qinglin touched the round wooden table, looked at everyone, and said in a low voice: "Everyone should be careful today. If someone comes to deliver food, don't touch it. Only eat what I take out."

Everyone nodded and left the room.

For safety reasons, they all lived in the east room so that they could be taken care of if anything happened.

They had just made their beds when the village head came over with some villagers and said they were going to bring them food. A bowl of steamed buns was placed on the round wooden table, and then the head and his companions left.

Seeing this, everyone frowned and subconsciously looked at Liu Qingzhi.

Liu Qingzhi picked up a steamed bun, sniffed it, and couldn't smell anything. He even broke off a little bit and put it in his mouth.

Seeing Liu Qingzhi's actions, Ye Qinglin's heart skipped a beat: "Qingzhi, spit it out quickly."

Liu Qingzhi chuckled and touched his head: "Aunt, don't worry, these steamed buns are not poisonous."

Ye Qinglin let out a breath. Even if Liu Qingzhi said it was not poisonous, she didn't dare to eat it. Instead, she threw the steamed bun into the space and took out the steamed buns, dumplings and bone soup.

After eating and drinking, everyone fetched some water, wiped their faces and bodies, and went to sleep.

Ye Qinglin and Xie Xu were lying on the bed, whispering.

"This village chief gives me a weird feeling." Ye Qinglin whispered.

Xie Xu hummed softly, his dark eyes moving slightly: "When the village head led the villagers to deliver steamed buns, he secretly observed me."

When Ye Qinglin heard this, her eyes widened a little: "Do you still remember the boy who broke into the room to deliver the flower pot last time?"

Xie Xu shook his head: "My impression is a bit vague. At that time, the flower pot could not be removed and blocked the boy's face. I didn't notice anything special..."

At this point, Xie Xu paused, looking thoughtful: "It could be someone sent by His Majesty."

Ye Qinglin was not surprised at all, her face was calm: "If that's the case, it means that His Majesty has been sending people to follow us secretly."

Thinking of this, Ye Qinglin's eyes darkened and she bit her lower lip gently: "You are really haunting me! You exiled the Xie family with a trumped-up charge and are trying to kill you!"

Xie Xu didn't say anything, his face was very calm, as if he had accepted everything.

He rubbed the back of Ye Qinglin's hand and comforted her in a friendly voice, "Alin, the court has nothing to do with me anymore. If anyone wants to hurt my wife and children, my family, I will not let it go."

Xie Xu's meaning was very straightforward.

Even if Emperor Qin Wen dared to harm them, Xie Xu would resist to the end.

Ye Qinglin smiled and said "hmm", now she felt relieved.

Suddenly, there was a slight sound outside the door. They looked at each other and then closed their eyes.

"Are you sure General Xie lives in this house?"

"Dad, I saw it with my own eyes. Stop nagging and do it quickly."

"But I haven't thought about it yet."

"There's nothing to think about. They want General Xie. If we give him the man, our village will be safe."

Then, a burst of fragrance swept over. Ye Qinglin frowned slightly, quickly took out the antidote bought from Zhenghetang from the space and stuffed it into Xie Xu's mouth, and ate one herself.

After a while, the door was pushed open, and the village chief and his son walked in quietly. Seeing the two people on the bed, the village chief sighed and murmured softly: "General Xie, I'm sorry, I had no choice. For the safety of the villagers, I had to listen to those bandits."

"The bandits want to arrest me?" Xie Xu suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, and looked at the head of the village quietly.

Ye Qinglin also woke up and sat aside, looking at the head of the village and his son, waiting for further instructions.

The head of the village and his son were startled, their faces turned pale and they took a step back, then they laughed at themselves and said, "I was wondering how a man as vigilant as General Xie could fail to realize the danger!

Forget it, it’s all because I, as the village head, am incompetent and cannot protect the lives of the villagers.”

After hearing this, Ye Qinglin and Xie Xu looked at each other. They were so conscious that they naturally understood each other's meaning.

"Why would the bandits want me?"

The village head shook his head: "I don't know either. A few days ago, five bandits came to me and told me that if I could hand General Xie over to them, they would let my village go."

No one knew when that group of bandits appeared. Every year after the autumn harvest, they would come down the mountain and steal some of the food. The villagers could handle it.

But this year, for some reason, they came down the mountain in July and said that they didn’t want food this year, but General Xie. If we can’t capture General Xie, then…”

The village head knelt down with red eyes and kowtowed to Xie Xu: "General Xie, please give me some advice."

Seeing this, the village head's son also knelt down and begged Xie Xu.

Ye Qinglin leaned close to Xie Xu's ear and whispered, "What do you think?"

"It's my fault that I got them into trouble." Xie Xu sighed.

Ye Qinglin pursed her lips and said, "Do you think it was done by His Majesty's men?"

"The other party specifically wanted me." Xie Xu's voice was light, his deep eyes were filled with unknown thoughts, and he looked deeply at the head of the village who was kneeling on the ground.

"Li Zheng, please get up. I need to discuss this matter with my family and give you a reply in an hour."

Hearing this, the village head's eyes lit up and he kowtowed several times. The village head's son also kowtowed to Xie Xu.

Afterwards, they left, and Dongfang Yu and the others came to Xie Xu's room.

Upon learning about this, Bai Yuer and Xie Cong were very angry and shouted that they wanted to teach the bandits a lesson.

Liu Shitou pursed his lips, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Ye Qinglin caught a glimpse of his expression and thought Liu Shitou knew something, so she quickly said, "Shitou, do you have something to say?"

Liu Shitou sighed and looked at Xie Xu: "Brother Xu, do you still remember that the old marquis led you to suppress the bandits four years ago?"

Xie Xu pondered for a moment and nodded: "Remember."

"This group of bandits is the remnant of the bandits from back then. I learned about this from the leader and Liu Zi by accident." Liu Shitou said, "They want to capture you, Brother Xu, for revenge."

Chen heard this and looked worried: "Silang, you can't go. If you go like this, it will be the same as..."

Having said this, Chen stopped. There was no need to say the rest, and everyone understood.

"Yes, Second Brother, let me and First Brother go and capture all the bandits." Bai Yu'er held the sword, her pretty face full of anger.

Dongfang Yu did not refute Bai Yuer's words, and obviously thought so too.

Xie Xu didn't say anything but looked at them quietly, and finally his eyes fell on Ye Qinglin.

"Arlene, what do you think?"