Noble Lady

Afterwards, Xue Chenyu told Cai Jinxue that she would discuss the complaint with him later. Then Mrs. Xue took Xue Chenyu and others out, leaving the place to Cai Jinxue and Mr. Lu, the teacher and student.

They hadn't seen each other for such a long time, and Cai Jinxue had experienced so many things, with too many things weighing on his heart. After seeing Mr. Lu, his elder, he could no longer hold back and said it all out.

I took out all the things that I didn’t dare to take out before.

When Mr. Lu saw what he took out, his hands were shaking, "You..."

"Sir, I have no relatives, nor anyone else I can trust. I can only entrust this item to you, sir."

Mr. Lu looked at the things he handed over and remembered the suicide note. "Don't do anything stupid. Things may not be as bad as you think."

"Sir, please understand. It's not that I'm pessimistic by nature and don't think positively."

Cai Jinxue wiped away his tears and said, "But Han Hongyue, the Han family behind him, and the queen who was born in the Han family will never allow anyone to shake their position, let alone expose their true colors."

"The Wu'an Marquisate originally had military generals as its origins. Everyone in the Great Sheng Dynasty knows what status military generals hold. Moreover, Marquis Xue has long since resigned from his position as the border general and handed over his military power."

"Now he's trapped in the northern border, unable to protect himself. It's hard to say whether the Marquis' Mansion will be in dire straits because of this. How can they protect me, a mortal?"

"If it weren't for this, they wouldn't have to go to so much trouble to find me."

Mr. Lu was stunned. "You are really confused."

"If it were someone else, I wouldn't dare to say it, but since they have said it, they will definitely find a way to do it!"

Cai Jinxue was also taken aback. "Why are you so confident in this family?"

"Do you think I can teach anyone and anything?" Mr. Lu rolled his eyes at him.

"It's true that I teach at the Marquis's private school, but they went to great lengths to find me because of Xue Huai, the only son of the Marquis's family."

Mr. Lu did not hide anything and succinctly told the story of Mrs. Xue and Xue Chenyu and her son coming to study in the scorching sun.

Including Prince Cheng's son Situ Zhen who helped them with some small moves behind the scenes, etc.

Cai Jinxue was also stunned when he heard this.

He had always thought that Marquis Xue and the Prince of Cheng were just superficially in the relationship of martial arts master and student, but he never imagined that they had such a good relationship in private.

They were so close that even when it came to the young master of the Marquis's Mansion looking for a teacher, Prince Cheng took the trouble to help.

"But what does it matter what you say, sir?"

Mr. Lu was so angry that he was puffing his beard and glaring.

Mrs. Qi couldn't stand it and slapped him, "You are just like your husband, a stubborn blockhead with no versatility in your thinking."

Cai Jinxue stared at his teacher's wife in a daze.

Mr. Lu also handed over the things he couldn't explain clearly to Mrs. Qi.

Madam Qi said, "The Xue family mother and daughter are so powerful. They provided disaster relief in Lingnan and are helping your husband achieve his lifelong goal of having more children go to school. How could they be ordinary people?"

"Your master had already entrusted your letter to them, but Marquis Xue brought it back before he left."

"At the time, we were worried that he would be reluctant to get involved. But he said that if you personally delivered the letter to His Majesty, it would be more convincing."

Mrs. Qi paused, "From that moment on, he was certain that you could return to Beijing safely. How could they not have thought of a way out?"

"Your journey was full of twists and turns, how you were rescued, and how you returned to Shengjing—you should know better than anyone. None of this was a coincidence, but rather a series of successive events, a chain of interlocking schemes."

When Madam Qi said this, Mr. Lu couldn't help but join in, "I don't believe you didn't see that, although Chenyu is young, she is a very scheming and cunning woman."

"If it were any other girl from an ordinary family, do you think she could have protected you from all the attacks and tricks along the way back to Beijing? You still think they're using you to save their father. Without you, they have other options."

Cai Jinxue was stumped by the question.

Then I began to ponder over everything that had happened in the past few days after meeting Xue Chenyu, and then I realized that what my master and mistress said was so true.

It was indeed he who judged others by his own standards.

It was also because he was too timid and too cautious.

"But teacher, with such a big thing happening, and Marquis Xue not being at home, and them being women and children, how can they possibly handle it?"

“…” Mr. Lu realized that he had been talking to him for a long time in vain, so he simply gave up.

But after thinking it over, she still felt unwilling, so she said to him, "Think about it again, Miss Xue, just do as I tell you, and don't hide anything."

Although Cai Jinxue was a little hesitant, he still had to listen to what the teacher said.

"I understand. No matter what, I will never forget Miss Xue's life-saving grace."

Unless it is absolutely necessary, I will never implicate them.

He said the second half of the sentence quietly to himself in his heart.

Mr. Lu and Mrs. Qi looked at each other and saw helplessness and relief in each other's eyes.

Unfortunately, Cai Jinxue has been so stubborn and won't change his mind after all these years.

Fortunately, he has not been corrupted by officialdom and remains sincere.

Maybe he is a little rigid and dull, but his basic character is definitely good.

……

While Mr. Lu and a few others were chatting in the flower hall, Xue Chenyu and Mrs. Xue also sat down next door and talked about things in the northern border.

Xue Chenyu personally handed the route map obtained from Mr. Xie to Mrs. Xue.

"This was handed to me personally by Meimei's grandfather, Mr. Xie."

She also briefly talked about how Mr. Xie saved Cai Jinxue.

Madam Xue's hands couldn't help but tremble. "Yu'er, this isn't an ordinary blueprint. This is the way out for your father and the Crown Prince, as well as the lives of those innocent civilians and soldiers."

For some reason, the huge pressure on Xue Chenyu's heart seemed to slowly ease after hearing what Mrs. Xue said.

"Mom, Dad and the others will be fine."

"Well, this road will keep them safe." Mrs. Xue was confident.

But he quietly pressed the map against his heart, tears glistening in his eyes.

At this moment, she wanted to cry for joy.

After the teacher and student had finished their conversation and calmed down, Xue Chenyu came in again and talked to Cai Jinxue about how to get him to meet His Majesty and let the grievances of the people of Daling and Han Hongyue's crimes be heard by the emperor.

Cai Jinxue was stunned again, and even forgot that he had previously questioned how she could get him to file a complaint to the emperor.

"Master Cai, Master Cai?"

“…Hey, hey.”

Cai Jinxue suddenly came back to his senses and couldn't help but blurt out, "Miss Xue is indeed a very creative person."

"Thank you for your cooperation, Lord Cai." Xue Chenyu smiled faintly.

Cai Jinxue nodded quickly.