Noble Lady

On the way back to the Marquis' Mansion.

Xue Luoyan held it in for a long time before finally saying, "Sister, is the medical officer who treated Mr. Cai the person in Sister Meimei's painting?"

Xue Chenyu paused for a moment, then continued, "I recognized her the first time I saw her, but I didn't tell anyone."

"Well, you did a good job." Xue Chenyu touched her face, "Luoluo, this matter is very important. Don't tell anyone else except my sister. Got it?"

Xue Luoyan thought for a moment, "Can't Mother tell me either?"

"It's not that I can't." Xue Chenyu sighed helplessly, "Mother still has a lot of things to worry about. I don't want to add to her worries. I can handle this matter. Do you understand?"

"So that's how it is. Sister doesn't want to worry mother, so she wants to solve it herself." Xue Luoyan muttered to herself, then nodded, "Don't worry, sister, I'll remember it."

Xue Chenyu touched her furry head and felt comforted.

Luoluo is a child, but not just a child.

She can do a lot of things now.

……

With the protection of the imperial guards, Xue Chenyu and his party returned safely to the Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

Xue Chenyu told Madam Xue everything that happened after entering the palace.

When Madam Xue heard that she had gone to Jinyang Palace alone, her brows furrowed, but she was reluctant to say that she acted on her own and did not take her life seriously.

It was not until Xue Chenyu said that she had met His Majesty, and that His Majesty had told them about his past friendship with Marquis Xue and some interesting stories, that Mrs. Xue's expression became more and more solemn.

After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but ask, "From your Majesty's tone, it seems that he and my father and mother had a deep friendship in the past. But why did my mother never come to the palace to attend palace banquets?"

Mrs. Xue was silent for a while.

Mother He also had an expression as if she wanted to say something but was hesitant, as if she had some huge secret that she wanted to tell but couldn't.

"I didn't expect that he would tell you all this." Mrs. Xue's tone was gloomy, and it was unclear whether it was emotion or helplessness.

Xue Chenyu had lived two lives after all, so she could easily recognize a hint of melancholy from the past between her mother's brows.

Having a close relationship with His Majesty is a past that A Niang cannot bear to look back on?

When this thought flashed through his mind, Xue Chenyu was secretly shocked, but he didn't dare to show it.

"Mother, is there something wrong?"

"Nothing, since he said it, just listen."

Xue Chenyu pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and finally told him about the promise His Majesty had made to Luo Luo.

Mrs. Xue heard: "..."

"What nonsense are you promising the child again? Isn't this just causing trouble?" The blame was evident in his words.

Xue Chenyu: “…”

I always feel that the tone is not talking about an emperor, but about a friend who is not doing his best.

She didn't dare ask more, for fear of touching on her mother's sad story.

Mrs. Xue did not dwell on these matters any further, but instead asked about Cai Jinxue.

Xue Chenyu also told the truth and conveyed the words of the imperial concubine.

"Concubine Chen is right. This is an opportunity, but also a challenge. Whether or not we can save your father depends entirely on this one time."

Madam Xue suddenly stood up as she spoke. "Fortunately, there's good news. The road is now open. The people from the Wuwei Escort Agency have already headed north with food, fodder, and medicine."

She has always cooperated with the Wuwei Escort Agency, and this time she went north to find them.

Of course, considering that this matter was rather special, Mrs. Xue had made it clear to the people at the Wuwei Escort Agency early on that the danger was extremely high, and asked them to try to choose people who were already married and had children, so as not to cause them to be without descendants.

But when the young men heard that the one going to rescue was Marquis Xue, the victorious general who had guarded the border for more than 20 years, their blood boiled and no one was willing to give in.

Transporting these things depends on the people of the escort agency, but when it comes to the northern border, crossing mountains and rivers depends on the people of the martial arts world.

Xue Chenyu listened to Mrs. Xue's downplaying of it and also knew the difficulty involved.

Both mother and daughter tacitly agreed not to talk about those difficult things.

soon.

Mr. Lu and Mrs. Qi also came over, and Xue Huai accompanied them.

"I heard that Marquis Xue is in danger. I wonder what I can do for the Marquis's mansion? I will do my best to help."

Mrs. Xue personally welcomed him, but after hearing what Mr. Lu said, she just smiled and said, "Mr. Lu is thoughtful, but there are some things that you should not get involved in anymore."

Mr. Lu immediately understood that she was referring to Cai Jinxue's matter.

Cai Jinxue was his student and the magistrate of Daling County. He was the one who informed on Han Hongyue.

Mr. Lu is now teaching at the private school in the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, and his relationship with the Wu'an Marquis Mansion is more or less unclear.

If I get involved again, I'm afraid I'll be completely tied to the Wu'an Marquis Mansion from now on.

Mrs. Xue was leaving him a way out.

Mr. Lu figured this out and shook his head, saying, "Mrs. Xue is worrying too much. From the day I entered the Marquis' Mansion to teach, my relationship with the Marquis of Wu'an has been inseparable."

"Now that Cai Jinxue's incident has occurred, who would believe me if I told others that my relationship with the Marquis's Mansion was simply that of a teacher and a student?"

Mrs. Xue paused.

Madam Qi also said, "Madam Xue, don't feel burdened. Yu'er previously caught the scoundrel in Lingnan, and now he has saved Jinxue. He is a great favor to us."

"If there's anything we can do to help, please don't be so polite to me."

Zheng Duoqi, the villain who colluded with others to ruin Mr. Lu's reputation, is no longer worthy of having a name in front of Madam Qi.

Xue Chenyu couldn't help but smile and exchanged a look with Mrs. Xue.

"It would be disrespectful to refuse such a kind offer." Madam Xue said with a smile, "I do need your help with something."

Mr. Lu said, "Please speak."

……

In the northern border, in a valley outside Daling County.

The sky was filled with snow and the cold wind was howling.

Spring has arrived in Shengjing, but it is still the dead of winter here.

Marquis Xue and his two brothers shook off the snow and wind and crouched down to enter the cave.

Prince Cheng, Situ Zhen, had already handed him a bowl of warm wine, "Drink some to warm yourself up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The other two followed suit and expressed their gratitude.

Situ Zhen waved his hand and asked, "What's the situation outside?"

"As expected, Han Hongyue's men have surrounded the valley. If it weren't for the prince and I jumping down at the critical moment, I'm afraid they would have already attacked by now."

Everyone present knew that Han Hongyue wanted to kill Marquis Xue, but was afraid of his status as the crown prince and did not dare to touch him, so there was this glimmer of hope.

When surrounded, Marquis Xue chose to break out alone. They couldn't bear to see him go, so they followed him.

They were all prepared to die, but they didn't expect that the prince would jump down as well.

This time, Han Hongyue was afraid to act rashly and stayed outside the valley.

But this is not a long-term solution.

It was already a cold winter, and there was very little prey in the valley. They had little food left. Fortunately, they found this jar of wine under a big tree in the valley, which gave them an extra way to keep warm.

They went out early in the morning to explore the route and find food.

But it was obvious that the valley had been plundered by them for several days and there was nothing left to eat.

This time I went out and came back empty-handed.

What's left won't last much longer.

"Prince, Han Hongyue dare not do anything to you. Otherwise, you should go out first." Marquis Xue suddenly said.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

Situ Zhen frowned slightly, "There's no need to say such things, Lord Xue. Abandoning my comrades who shared life and death with me at this critical moment and escaping alone is something I, Situ Zhen, would never do, no matter how idiotic I am."

"Besides, when I left the capital, I promised Miss Xue that I would bring you back safe and sound. If I break my promise, how can I face her?"

"How can this mean abandoning our comrades and escaping alone? We can't all die here. If anyone can walk out alive, it will be you, Prince."

The other three also said, "Yes, Prince, none of us are important. Han Hongyue has already made up his mind to kill us and silence us. As soon as we show our heads, he will definitely shoot us from behind. We will not be able to leave the valley."

Marquis Xue continued, "But you, the Crown Prince, are different. You are His Majesty's nephew, the Crown Prince of Prince Cheng's Palace. Even if Han Hongyue had the guts, he wouldn't dare to attack you."

"You are too naive." Situ Zhen put down the branch and stood up suddenly.