"Brother, what should we do?"
Shi Qian looked at the closed door of Xu Ning's mansion and asked Sun Lei. Qinbei Pavilion
"Of course I'll go in for a visit and wait for the rightful owner to come back."
Sun Lei pointed at the closed red door with a smile and said.
Zhang San quickly stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"Brother, are we going in like this?"
Shi Qian was a little confused. None of them knew Xu Ning, so it might be inappropriate to come suddenly.
"We are here to help. The Xu family will definitely welcome us, and of course we have to go in!"
Sun Lei nodded. He must know what Xu Ning was thinking, otherwise how could he help?
Zhang San knocked on the door and it took a while before a servant came to open the door.
"who are you?"
The boy who opened the door looked at Sun Lei, Lu Zhishen and others and asked doubtfully.
"We are friends of Teacher Xu. We heard that Teacher Xu was in trouble and came here to help!"
Sun Lei said with a smile.
"It turns out to be a guest, please come in quickly!"
Upon hearing this, the boy quickly opened the door and invited Sun Lei and others in.
"Brother, since when have we become Teacher Xu's friends?"
Lu Zhishen touched his head and asked in a low voice.
"You almost went to the Palace Commander's Mansion to save him. Can't we still be friends?"
Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and said.
"That's true! We are all brothers within the four seas! Haha!"
Lu Zhishen laughed.
When they sat down in the hall, the housekeeper had already asked the maid to serve fragrant tea and fruits, and asked Sun Lei and others to wait, saying that the master would be back soon.
After sitting for about half an hour, when it was already dark, the real owners of the Xu family came back. It was Xu Ning's wife and Tang Long. Xu Ning's wife was a beautiful woman in her early thirties, dressed in a simple and elegant dress. It looked like he was used to being pampered, while Tang Long was dressed in regular clothes, with slightly dark skin and a strong build. At first glance, he looked like he worked manual labor.
At this time, Xu Ning's wife's eyes were red and Tang Long frowned. It seemed that the visit to Xu Ning was not going well.
When the butler saw the real owner coming back, he quickly went up to explain that a guest had arrived and was waiting for him.
"Thank you so much for coming to help me, I would like to thank you all!"
Xu Ning's wife paid homage to Sun Lei and Lu Zhishen. He didn't know these people who came and just thought they were the friends Xu Ning had made outside. From Xu Ning's accident to today, she had asked all the people in Xu Ning's official circles. No one among her friends was willing to lend a helping hand, but now someone came to her aid and she was very touched.
"Sister-in-law, you're welcome."
Sun Lei smiled and shook his head.
"These are my cousin's friends, I guess. My younger brother Tang Long, the Golden Leopard, is Brother Xu Ning's cousin. I would like to thank you all."
Tang Long looked at Sun Lei and others and said.
"polite!"
Sun Lei still said with a smile.
Xu Ning's wife saw that the tea on the table had reached the bottom, so she called the housekeeper and maid to quickly replace it with new fragrant tea and fruits, and then invited everyone to sit down.
"I just heard that my sister-in-law went to visit Teacher Xu. I wonder what the situation is like?"
Sun Lei looked at Mrs. Xu and asked, "It's okay not to ask." When asked, Mrs. Xu's eyes suddenly turned red, tears couldn't stop flowing down, and she took out a handkerchief and wiped it.
"I beg the evil thief to put my brother in prison. My brother is a member of the royal family. He didn't dare to punish him, so he thought of a bad trick. He deprived himself of food and only gave him a small bowl of gruel every day. My brother has already Weak from hunger.”
Tang Long gritted his teeth and patted the armrest of the chair angrily.
"This... high demand... is quite cruel!"
Sun Lei was speechless for a while. Gao Qiu's vicious tricks were really endless. Xu Ning was a teacher of the Imperial Golden Spear Class and would often appear in front of the emperor. Xu Ning had not committed a capital crime. It would be bad if he was injured by a severe punishment. He confessed that things were different when he was hungry. Xu Ning didn't have any scars on his body, but the pain was no less severe than torture. Even if the matter was publicized, Gao Qiu could still get rid of it cleanly.
"It's so vicious!"
Lu Zhishen also said angrily that there are many ways to torture people, and hunger is a very cruel one. People usually don't feel how uncomfortable it is to be hungry, but if they are really hungry, it will be more uncomfortable than death.
Mrs. Xu was even more sad and cried.
"Teacher Xu didn't say anything? For example, did he give Gao Qiu the golden goose feather ring armor?"
Sun Lei looked at Mrs. Xu and asked, "Everything started because of that treasure armor. As long as Gao Qiu is given, everything will stop. Xu Ning will still be the teacher of the Imperial Golden Spear Class."
"My husband...he said he would never give the family heirloom to an adulterer until his death."
Mrs. Xu cried.
"Don't want to?"
Sun Lei looked at Mrs. Xu unexpectedly. He was curious about the reason for Xu Ning's insistence. Is a piece of armor more important than life?
"This brother doesn't know something. My brother is the most filial brother. The golden armor with wild goose feathers is a family heirloom of the Xu family. The ancestors of the Xu family once rode on the battlefield to serve the country loyally. There is a family motto passed down, wearing this armor must be Go into battle and kill the enemy! This armor is your brother's life. Usually it is sealed in a leather box and hung on the beam in the bedroom. Now how can you give it to Gao Qiu, a treacherous and greedy person! My brother just said that Gao Qiu did not dare to take it. How is he? When the emperor goes out and thinks of him, he will be fine."
Tang Long said, "Xu Ning regards this Yan Fei Circle Golden Armor as life, and they refused to let go even after they tried to persuade him for a long time today."
"Is that so?"
Sun Lei and Lu Zhishen exchanged glances.
"Sister-in-law, brother Tang Long, since Teacher Xu said this, I am sure, but if things change, we will still come to help."
Sun Lei stood up and said, Xu Ning wanted to drag Xu Ning away until the emperor remembered, that is, he was unwilling to give away the treasure armor and was unwilling to abandon everything in Tokyo. This made them unable to take action. After all, their only way was to take Xu Ning away and go up the mountain to drop grass. .
Mrs. Xu and Tang Long still thanked them profusely and sent Sun Lei and others out the door.
"Look, it's not our turn to save!"
Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen helplessly.
"Hey, what's wrong with this useless official?"
Lu Zhishen sighed and said, if he can't bear it any longer, I'll just raise my fist and hit him.
"Xu Ning is, after all, the hereditary teacher of the Imperial Golden Spear Class. How can he give up so easily? Maybe the emperor will go out in two days and there is no honor guard like Xu Ning, so Gao Qiu will really let him go."
Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and smiled.
"Is it really that simple?"
Lu Zhishen didn't believe it. He heard a hint of teasing in Sun Lei's tone.
"Of course not! Xu Ning's so-called teacher of the Royal Golden Spear Class is just a teacher. He may be higher than Lin Chong, but his identity cannot be changed. Compared with Gao Qiu, the third yamen Taiwei, he is just an ant. Remember Have I said it before? People like Gao Qiu don’t need any deep hatred to kill people. They just want to do it. There is no need for a reason at all. This is an absolute right. "
Sun Lei said.
Just like Lin Chong in the original work, who had been assassinated in Cangzhou, and his wife had been killed by Gao Yanei. Lin Chong never took the initiative to offend Gao Qiu from the beginning to the end. Instead, he tolerated it again and again, giving in again and again, but what was the result? Gao Qiu still sent people to kill Lin Chong. There is no reason, I just want you to die. This is the right of those in high positions.
Xu Ning thought about the emperor saving him, how could this be possible? A fool like Zhao Ji, who only knows how to have fun, may remember a little helper who played football with him to make him happy, but he will never remember a loyal guard.
"Then we just don't care?"
Lu Zhishen vented his dissatisfaction loudly.
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