While eating, Lin Mengchu said with red eyes: "I didn't want to elope. I know Li Qingxuan, but I didn't expect to elope with him on the wedding day. I got the news about my brother from my aunt, so I left the city, and

I met Li Qingxuan when I was leaving the city, and I also met this group of bandits."

Xu Jingzhe looked at her calmly, his pupils dark.

"I swear, I have no intention of ruining the reputation of the Xie family. I am also a young lady from an aristocratic family. Why don't I understand the importance of the family's reputation?"

Lin Mengchu was afraid that Xu Jingzhe wouldn't believe it, so he continued to add: "It was my aunt who came to me with my brother's token. If it weren't for my worry about my brother, I wouldn't have left."

Xu Jingzhe thought that when she went to pick up Lin Mengchu from Lin's house, she did meet Lin Mengchu's aunt, Lu. The first time she saw him, Lu said that Lin Mengchu had eloped with someone, and she didn't cover it up at all and wanted to publicize it.

Go out, if Brother Xie hadn't suppressed the matter, Lin Mengchu's elopement would have been all over the capital by now.

Even if Lin Mengchu returns to the capital, he will be drowned in everyone's spit.

And it's not that he doesn't understand the dirty things in the house. Among those aristocratic families, who don't have any family dirty things?

He pondered: "You and your aunt are at odds?"

"She has always disliked me and was jealous of my marriage to the eldest son of the Xie family. She wanted my cousin to marry the eldest son of the Xie family. She asked me to break off the engagement before, but I didn't agree."

Lin Mengchu suddenly raised his head, and his eyes met Xu Jingzhe's dark eyes: "I know that my aunt framed me, and I also caused trouble to the eldest son of the Xie family. I can't argue with this. I will go to the Xie family to apologize, no matter what.

Whatever the result is, I will accept it."

Although Xu Jingzhe was angry with Lin Mengchu for escaping from marriage, seeing that Lin Mengchu had a good attitude in admitting his mistake, half of his anger was gone. Although he still had doubts about Lin Mengchu's words, it didn't matter. He could find someone when he returned to the capital.

investigation.

If Lin Mengchu didn't lie to him, he wouldn't mind doing Lin Mengchu a favor. If Lin Mengchu lied to him, then don't blame him.

Thinking of this, Xu Jingzhe snorted coldly: "If you want to find someone, why don't you ask the Xie family to help you? It's not easy for the Xie family to help you find someone? You deserve to be set up by someone as stupid as you."

Xu Jingzhe said as he untied his cloak and threw it on Lin Mengchu's head: "I told you that the Xie family is not an unreasonable family. When we return to the capital and find out the cause of the matter, we can find whomever we should settle the accounts with.

Who settles the score?"

Lin Mengchu looked at the boy who was still childish. Although he had a bad temper, he still had clear love. Unconsciously, his heart became much warmer. He seemed to be a child now, and what had he experienced in his previous life to become such a child?

Will he become cold and bloodthirsty?

Lin Mengchu tugged on his cloak while thinking deeply.

"You also need to clean yourself up. We will be on our way soon, but first we need to send these bastards to the government."

Xu Jingzhe said from the side.

Lin Mengchu looked at the fire in front of him with a myriad of thoughts.

In the previous life, I was really a fool. I actually believed Li Qingxuan's words, thinking that the Xie family was like a dragon and a tiger's den, capable of cannibalism, and actually chose Li Qingxuan, that wolf-hearted guy.

The rain continued outside and didn't stop until morning.

The ground was muddy, and because the weather had just cleared up, the air was filled with the smell of mud.

Xu Jingzhe tied up the bandits with ropes, tying them one by one, and led Lin Mengchu to the government office down the mountain.

After waiting to hand over these bandits to the government, Xu Jingzhe took Lin Mengchu to find a carriage and led her back to Beijing.

The young man's face was still ugly and his mouth was already very venomous, but his attitude was much better than when we first met him.

Lin Mengchu was sizing up the young man beside her, with a lot of thoughts in her heart. At this moment, she suddenly felt a touch of warmth in her hands.

She lowered her head and saw that it was a small heater. Lin Mengchu opened her eyes wide with a look of surprise.

"What are you looking at?" Xu Jingzhe continued: "This place is still far away from the capital. If you are sick, it will delay my schedule. Get in the car quickly, let's get ready to leave."

After saying that, the young man stepped onto the shaft of the carriage with a riding crop, the cloak on his back rolled up as he moved.

Lin Mengchu looked at the young man's upright back, a smile appeared on his lips, and he felt warm in his heart while holding the heater in his hand.

The people in the Xie family are really nice and nice.

It's a pity that they didn't end well in their last life, and this young man eventually became bloodthirsty.

She remembered that at this time in her last life, it was also the day he left the capital. The battle report came from the capital, and the Xie family was ordered to rush to the battlefield in the face of danger.

And in that battle, no one from the Xie family returned from the expedition. The Xie family's son died on the battlefield. And for some reason, the Xie family was charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason. The women were turned into official prostitutes, and the men were

Being strangled.

That night, the Xie family was shrouded in blood.

Lin Mengchu closed his eyes and carefully thought about everything that happened to the Xie family in his previous life.

She was not clear about the twists and turns in the Xie family, because she had already left the capital to be with Li Qingxuan at that time. At that time, she was in a quagmire and had too much time to take care of herself. How could she inquire about things in the capital?

But when she and Li Qingxuan came to the capital, they heard some rumors among the female family members in the capital.

The Xie family was a plot set up by King Yu and the Prime Minister, in order to frame the Xie family and take away military power.

Lin Mengchu thought carefully, if it was just like this, it would be impossible for Xu Jingzhe to massacre the royal family when he returned to the capital, and Xu Jingzhe's actions showed that the Xie family's murder was indirectly led by the emperor.

After the murder, King Yu and the Prime Minister stepped on the blood of the Xie family and reached the peak of power.

Lin Mengchu opened her eyes suddenly. She wanted to mention it to Xu Jingzhe in a vague way, so that the Xie family in the capital could be prepared, and it would also relieve her guilt.

Just when she was about to say something, their vehicle was suddenly stopped.

Lin Mengchu opened the car curtain and saw clearly the person opposite.

I saw officers and soldiers standing on the opposite side, holding bows and arrows and quickly surrounded them.

When Xu Jingzhe saw this, his eyelids drooped. With one hand, he was trying to push Lin Mengchu back into the carriage, while with the other hand, he tightened his grip on the sword.

"What are you doing?"

Xu Jingzhe looked at the person in front of him and said coldly.

He didn't take action just because he saw that the people in front of him were the guards of the capital.

"We are the guards of the capital, and we have been ordered to capture the Xie family."

A man wearing armor said solemnly.

"Why should we arrest Xie's people?"

When Xu Jingzhe heard this, he held the hilt of the sword tightly with his hand.

"You are not pretending, are you?"

"Mr. Xu, you said that we are fake. It's impossible that you don't recognize this person."

As he said that, the man took out a token.

The moment Xu Jingzhe saw the token, his eyes were filled with surprise.

It was the symbol of the Emperor's Guards, who were ordered by the Emperor to capture rebels.

"what is going on?"

Xu Jingzhe murmured.

"Master Xu has been away from the capital for many days. I think he doesn't know what is happening in the capital."

The visitor glanced at Xu Jingzhe and continued: "The Xie family has collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. We have been ordered to arrest the Xie family for investigation."

"What! It's impossible, Uncle Xie. How could he betray the country?"

Xu Jingzhe's eyes were about to burst, and his hand tightly held the hilt of the sword.

"Xie Jin has died in South Vietnam. We have been ordered to arrest him. Please don't embarrass us."

After saying this, he motioned to his men to capture Xu Jingzhe.

How could Xu Jingzhe be captured without hesitation? He was about to take action, but was stopped by Lin Mengchu.

"Lin Mengchu! Get out of the way!"

"Listen to me." Lin Mengchu stopped Xu Jingzhe and said in Xu Jingzhe's ear: "You can't do it. Once you do it, you will be convicted of General Xie's crime, and the Xie family in the capital will also be punished because of your actions.

Suffer, even die."

After hearing what Lin Mengchu said, Xu Jingzhe froze.

The sword in his hand fell to the ground.

When the guards saw Xu Jingzhe stop resisting, they immediately moved forward and tried to tie Xu Jingzhe up.

Xu Jingzhe looked up at Lin Mengchu and said, "I don't believe Uncle Xie would collaborate with the enemy and treason."

"I believe it too, but you are the adopted son of the Xie family, and every action represents the Xie family. You can't do anything, not to mention you can't beat these people. Think about the women of the Xie family, what do you want them to do? Even if you kill them

I have silenced them, but what about the female relatives in the capital?"

Xu Jingzhe's face was pale, and his mouth opened and closed, but in the end he didn't say a word.

Because he knew that the female members of the Xie family would not survive, and even if they survived, they would become official prostitutes.

"Xu Jingzhe, listen, I owe the Xie family, and I will definitely help you, but don't be impulsive."

"Why should I trust you?"

Xu Jingzhe's eyes were red.

Lin Mengchu caught a glimpse of those people approaching them and said eagerly: "You can only believe me now. If you believe me, I promise you in the name of my father that I will do my best to protect the Xie family."

She must not ask Xu Jingzhe to take action. Once he does, he will be shot dead by the officers and soldiers in front of him. These people are King Yu's people, and he has no intention of letting Xu Jingzhe come back alive.

Because in her previous life, she heard Li Qingxuan, who had already risen to prominence at that time, say that one of the reasons why King Yu became King of Power was because he had meritorious service in capturing the Xie family and was rewarded for killing the traitors of the Xie family.

Therefore, she could not ask Xu Jingzhe to take action.

"Xu Jingzhe, you believe me."

Xu Jingzhe listened to the words of the person in front of him and looked carefully into Lin Mengchu's eyes. He saw that the girl's eyes were full of magnanimity. Maybe he could believe it.

I saw Xu Jingzhe suddenly stuff a hard object into Xu Jingzhe's hand.

"Lin Mengchu, I hope you didn't lie to me. Brother Xie has been waiting for you for many years and he has been protecting you. I hope you will remember this kindness."

Xu Jingzhe pulled Lin Mengchu away from him, looked at the person approaching him and continued: "Remember what you said, if you can't do it, I will definitely kill you."

Then he looked at the guards in front of him and said loudly: "My Xie family will not collaborate with the enemy and betray the country. I promise Jingzhe to follow you to Beijing for investigation. I believe that Your Majesty is wise and can restore my Xie family's innocence."

The leader of the guard army was holding his bow and arrows ready to go. He received an order from King Yu to shoot Xu Jingzhe immediately if he disobeyed, and then to kill the rest of the Xie family for treason.

But he didn't expect that Xu Jingzhe, who was originally rebellious, would actually obey and return to Beijing to investigate.

But he couldn't bring Xu Jingzhe back, so he pulled open his bow and arrow and aimed at Xu Jingzhe.

Lin Mengchu saw what he was thinking, and immediately stopped in front of Xu Jingzhe, saying loudly: "The Xie family has been loyal to the country for hundreds of years, and has no intention of going overboard. They are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and they will not collaborate with the enemy."

After saying this, she turned around and glanced at Xu Jingzhe behind her, and then said: "Although Xu Jingzhe is not from the Xie family, he will not disobey the emperor's order. He will go back with you to accept the investigation."

Xu Jingzhe's words were originally heard by many people because of his internal strength, not to mention Lin Mengchu's voice was sharp.

Xu Jingzhe had already laid down his weapons before the two sides fought, not to mention that they did not believe that the Xie family would collaborate with the enemy and betray the country.

The guards put down their weapons and looked at their leader.

Seeing this, the leader of the guard army had no choice but to put down the weapon in his hand, looked at the person in front of him and said fiercely: "Master Xu, just cooperate. Someone will come and take them two away."

The leader of the Imperial Guard put down the bow and arrow in his hand, and felt resentful in his heart. He should have shot Xu Jingzhe at the beginning instead of talking to them. It was a good thing that he had not completed King Yu's order.
Chapter completed!