Chapter 262: Food in Hand, No Panic in Exile 5
Chapter 262: Food in Hand, No Panic in Exile 5
Shen Heyan pushed the door open and walked in. He didn't care whether the person in front of him was dressed or not. He walked straight to her bed and said, "Miss Chu, the entire Lu family will be confiscated and exiled tomorrow morning. Your uncle Lu Zhan's family is also on the list, so you absolutely cannot enter Beijing."
Chu Yuan's expression froze instantly: "Exile? Why is this happening?"
Seeing her panic, Shen Heyan gently placed his palm on her folded hands and said, "I never thought that your uncle Lu Zhan was actually a member of the Lu family. Lu Nanfeng has been executed for treason, and the rest have been exiled to Shu. This is an irreversible fact."
Then he added: "If you are willing, I can arrange for you to leave the capital. After this matter is settled, I will ask my father to marry you. I will never let you suffer any grievances."
Chu Yuan's tears dripped down her cheeks onto the back of Shen Heyan's hand. She shook her head resolutely and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Shen, but I can't bear to watch my aunt and her family suffer. Today, we will say goodbye and pretend that we don't know each other anymore."
Shen Heyan seemed to have thought of this answer a long time ago. During the time they had been together, he had already understood Chu Yuan's life experience clearly. He knew that she had lost her parents when she was young. To her, her uncle and aunt were no different from her biological parents.
I also know that with her personality, she will never abandon her loved ones alone.
What a kind and loving girl she is! But how could I bear to let such a good girl go?
"No, you are a girl, what can you do even if you are reluctant? Just listen to me and let me handle this matter. I will take care of everything and will never let your relatives suffer on the road. Just stay here and wait for my news."
Chu Yuan was very surprised when she heard this, but at the same time, there was a hint of confusion in her surprise. She didn't expect Shen Heyan to be able to do this.
Originally, she just wanted to build a good relationship with this Shaoqing of the Dali Temple so that he would spare her life after learning that the entire Lu family would be exiled.
Later, she realized that this man had feelings for her, so she pretended to be helpless in order to win his sympathy and let him show mercy to her aunt's family so that they would suffer less in the Dali Temple prison.
Anyway, a man's heart is like the weather outside the window, it changes at any time. After you leave, he will soon fall in love with another woman.
But no one expected that he would actually propose to make arrangements for his aunt and others. One must know that the relationships in the court are complicated. If he is associated with the traitorous Lu family, he will inevitably be suspected in the future, which will definitely be harmful to his future career.
What Chu Yuan didn't expect was that after just a dozen days of getting along, she already had such a high position in his heart.
She could hear the hidden meaning in Shen Heyan's words. This was a deal. He would arrange a way out for his relatives, and she would stay in the capital to accompany him.
If she was really a weak woman with no one to rely on and no other options, she would probably have been grateful to him when he said this, and would have revealed her entire heart to him.
Too bad she isn't.
Chu Yuan admitted that with Shen Heyan's status and position, he might be able to keep her aunt and her family safe on the road without suffering any grievances, but this was not a reason for her to sacrifice herself, and even without Shen Heyan, she could do it on her own.
She pulled her hands out of Shen Heyan's palms and said, "No need. Thank you for your care along the way, Lord Shen. I am of low status and it is not worth it for Lord Shen to make so many plans for me."
"You...you don't want to?"
"Yes, I don't want to. I will find a way to deal with my aunt's family. Please leave, sir."
When Shen Heyan heard her answer, he felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart. Why? He was willing to sacrifice his future for her, but she was so heartless.
But his good upbringing over the years prevented him from making things difficult for a woman: "In that case, you should take care of yourself. For your sake, I will instruct the people below to be polite to them."
After saying this, Shen Heyan left, and the two subordinates who were originally left here for protection but actually for guarding were also taken away by him.
Chu Yuan wiped the tears from his face and regained his composure: "Chun Tao, Zhu Zi, you all heard it just now, right?"
"Miss, what should we do?" Chuntao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing around the room.
Zhuzi was the one who could keep calm: "Miss, why don't we go back to Bingzhou? From what Lord Shen said just now, as long as you don't go to the capital, you won't be involved in this matter."
Chun Tao agreed when she heard this: "Yes, Miss, let's go back to Bingzhou."
Chu Yuan nodded: "Yes, we are going back, but you guys are going back, and I will stay here to see if I can help in any way."
Chuntao and Zhuzi didn't expect her to make such a decision, but just as they were about to speak out their objection, they met Chu Yuan's determined eyes.
"I can't leave my aunt and the others alone. Tomorrow I will go to the city gate to ask if there are any caravans going to Bingzhou in the near future. You can go back with me. By the way, please help me take a letter back to my grandfather."
"Yes, ma'am."
Since Chu Yuan had already decided to stay, the two of them did not try to dissuade him. People always put their own interests first. Chuntao and Zhuzi were also afraid that if they said a few more words, the young lady would ask them to go into exile with her.
Chu Yuan didn't need untrustworthy servants around him, so sending them both away was the best solution.
She summoned the puppet in her space, transformed it into a little maid who knew some medical and martial arts skills, and placed her on the road she would have to take tomorrow.
She wanted to find a legitimate reason for the appearance of a new maid by her side. It just so happened that the two things she knew would come in handy during her exile.
When the time comes, Chuntao will tell my grandparents about it, which will make the two old people feel more at ease.
The next morning, Chu Yuan packed his bags and set off.
She brought Chuntao and Zhuzi here, so she must send them back safely. If something happened to them on the way back, she would feel guilty.
Chu Yuan had already thought it through. He would spend more money to find a reliable caravan to take them along, and then send another puppet to follow the caravan from a distance to escort them back to Bingzhou safely.
As for myself, I was waiting for the opportunity outside the city gate and delivering some things to my aunt's family before the exile team set off. After their house was searched, they were thrown into prison. They certainly had no clothes or bedding. In such cold weather, wearing only prison uniforms would freeze to death.
You can also bribe the officers escorting the prisoners. Everyone is greedy. As long as you give them enough benefits, these are all small matters.
What's more, they are not the main culprits, they are just three innocent nobodies who were implicated. There is no need for the officials to be so serious about it.
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