Noble Lady

Fortunately, before the silver spear fell on Mother He, Qiuhua and Weng Xuemei picked it up by the head and tail respectively.

"Huh..." Mother He and Yuzhu both breathed a sigh of relief.

If something weighing dozens of kilograms really fell down, people would probably be seriously injured.

Qiuhua quickly split the silver spear into three pieces and placed them at the door.

"Are you okay, Mom He?" Then he turned around and asked about Mom He's condition.

Mother He touched her chest and smiled slowly, "The second girl has grown up. She thought she was taking the leftover fruit and candy."

There was more helplessness in his words.

Qiuhua and Yuzhu couldn't help but laugh, "The second young lady didn't even notice it herself."

at this time.

Xue Chenyu has already entered the flower hall.

Mrs. Xue was talking to a man dressed as a coachman. When they heard footsteps, they all turned around.

"Hello, Miss Xue." The man dressed as a coachman bowed.

When Xue Chenyu's gaze fell on him, she indeed breathed a sigh of relief.

The person was finally brought back to the Marquis' Mansion safely.

Madam Xue also nodded slightly to Xue Chenyu, "You're back."

"Master Cai, mother." Xue Chenyu returned the greetings one by one. "It was a safe journey. Fortunately, Master Cai is fine."

"I'm able to save my life thanks to Miss Xue," Cai Jinxue said. "If Miss Xue hadn't been so cautious and deployed so many decoys along the way, I'd probably have been beheaded before I even left Guilai Town."

Madam Xue also said, "Master Cai was praising you to me just now."

Xue Chenyu was a little embarrassed. "Mother, if you and Master Cai both said that, how could I feel comfortable saying that?"

"You have nothing to be embarrassed about. You did a really good job. Many other people might not be able to do many things."

Xue Chenyu did not refute this point.

But she knew in her heart that the reason she thought a few steps further than others was because she had lived a second life and knew that every step she took now would affect the lives of dozens of people in the Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

She had no other way out, so she had to think several steps ahead and consider the worst-case scenario.

"Mother, have you gone to invite Mr. Lu?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Lu will be here soon." Mrs. Xue said in a gentle voice.

Hear the words.

Not only Xue Chenyu was happy, but Cai Jinxue was also extremely happy.

Speak of the devil, and he appears. While he was speaking, Mr. Lu hurried into the flower hall.

"Where is Cai Jinxue?"

Mr. Lu suppressed his voice in volume, not daring to make a loud noise, but he couldn't restrain his excitement.

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure flew over and knelt in front of him.

"gentlemen!"

"I thought that the day you sent me off to my new post was the last time we would see each other; that letter was my final note to you. I never thought we would have the chance to meet again in this life!"

After Cai Jinxue said this, he burst into tears.

Where is the rigid, stubborn and obstinate look from before?

Even an old scholar like Mr. Lu, who always has a serious and stern face, had tears in his eyes.

"It's good that you're still alive, it's good that you're still alive!"

Mrs. Qi, who came in from behind, stopped suddenly with her footsteps as fast as the wind. She was unable to bear to watch the scene of the master and disciple hugging each other.

"Look, you always say you're a serious teacher, but now it's time to say something like, 'Men don't cry easily.'"

Originally, Mr. Lu was about to cry, but when she said this, he burst into laughter.

Cai Jinxue also quickly stood up and bowed to Madam Qi, "Greetings, Master's wife."

"That's enough. It's enough for you to have your husband in your heart. Whether you have me as your teacher's wife or not is secondary." Mrs. Qi has always been a talkative person.

Just two or three sentences made everyone who had been immersed in a sad atmosphere laugh.

"Madam, why are you making fun of me again?" Mr. Lu smiled bitterly and turned to pull her wrist.

Unexpectedly, Madam Qi used her dark blue sleeve to pull Mr. Lu's dusty sleeve and grumbled, "You'd better go greet your students quickly..."

"Haven't you two seen each other for a long time? If we have anything to say, why don't we talk behind closed doors tonight?"

Only Mrs. Qi dared to punctuate her sentences like this.

Mr. Lu shook his head helplessly and pulled Cai Jinxue to sit down and talk.

Xue Chenyu looked around and found that Xue Huai was standing at the door, and Luoluo saw her brother and came over.

I always feel that what follows is not suitable for children, but they have both grown up.

After thinking about it, Xue Chenyu waved her hand and called the brother and sister over, and asked them to sit beside her.

Mrs. Xue sat in the host seat, Mr. Lu was the guest and sat in the guest seat, and Cai Jinxue and Mrs. Qi took their seats in turn.

Once you enter the Marquis' Mansion, you don't have to worry too much.

Guarding outside the flower hall.

Mr. Lu couldn't wait to ask him about Han Hongyue's forced requisition of grain in Daling County.

On the way back, Xue Chenyu just asked a few simple questions, and Cai Jinxue didn't say much either.

But until now.

When Mr. Lu asked, he turned pale and said with a trembling lower lip, "Han Hongyue, he, he is worse than a beast!..."

"In order to collect the empty pay, he falsely reported many soldiers. He used this to embezzle the imperial military pay time and again."

"But this year, due to the severe drought in the south, the imperial court allocated a large amount of money for disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction. Since he couldn't get the military pay, he fabricated the so-called Northern Di invasion and forcibly requisitioned cattle, sheep, and horses."

At this point, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "To say it was forced conscription is an overstatement. He was simply a robber, robbing openly!"

"They're even claiming they're doing this for His Majesty and the empire, so what's wrong with taking a little from the people? What army, truly committed to protecting the people, would forcibly seize the last morsel of food from the people?!"

Xue Luoyan jumped up and said, "Don't fall into my hands. I'll shoot him!"

Xue Huai held his forehead and quickly tried to hold the little girl down.

The little girl naturally refused.

Xue Huai and Xue Chenyu exchanged glances.

Then, Xue Huai cursed, "What kind of a piece of shit is he? He's robbing the common people under the banner of the world. All the men who defend their country will die of shame because of him!"

"That's right!" Luo Luo agreed, "Why can't I curse like that?"

But at least he was held down by Xue Huai.

"The northern border is a bitterly cold place, already impoverished, where the people struggle to feed themselves. Yet, for his own selfish gain, he lied about military intelligence and forcibly requisitioned cattle, sheep, and horses, forcing civilians to death and even killing innocent people to claim credit for his achievements!"

Cai Jinxue's eyes were red, hatred about to overflow. "Adjacent to Daling County is a small town in Beidi. There aren't many people there, but there are many descendants of people from Beidi who married into our Dasheng people."

"They have lived here for generations, but because the land was ceded to the Northern Di during the war, they didn't move. But Han Hongyue, for his so-called merits, massacred the entire town's inhabitants!"

“Even the people from Daling County who had come to exchange things were not spared.”

Although the two countries occasionally engaged in small-scale fighting, they hadn't seen a major conflict for a long time. As they all lived in Beijing, it was common for them to exchange daily necessities, and over time, they naturally developed some interactions.

Unexpectedly, they became the victims of Han Hongyue and others who killed innocent people and took credit for their achievements.