Chapter 681 Six Seven Nine: Lin Xuelan's Request, Concubine
"So that's how it is. Thank you, Mr. Mo. If you hadn't helped, I'm afraid Xue Lan and Mr. Han would have been doomed."
After hearing what Lin Xue Lan said, the faces of the people in the hall changed slightly, and then Mrs. Hu smiled and expressed her gratitude to Chen Mo.
"Mr. Mo, this is my mother, and this is my second uncle," Lin Xue Lan whispered beside Chen Mo.
"Mrs. Lin is too polite. It's just a small favor." Chen Mo said softly.
"Your life-saving grace must be greatly rewarded. Come here," Mrs. Hu called out to the hall, and a servant came in. Mrs. Hu said, "Ask the kitchen to prepare a banquet. I want to entertain the distinguished guests."
"Yes."
"And clean up a few upper rooms for Mr. Mo and his friends. Mr. Mo and his friends have come from afar, so they cannot be treated badly." Lin Xuelan's second uncle also spoke up, and then looked at Han Yang and said, "Mr. Han, you can take the benefactors down to rest."
Han Yang knew that the people of the Lin family gathered together to discuss something important, which was not convenient for outsiders to hear. He smiled and looked at Chen Mo: "Mr. Mo, please come this way."
Chen Mo also knew that something had happened to the Lin family and there was something important to discuss. Naturally, he would not stay here as a conspicuous bag, and followed Han Yang down.
After Han Yang took Chen Mo and the others down, Lin Xuelan couldn't wait to ask: "Mom, second uncle, what happened to my father?"
"Alas, the court arrested your father and put him in jail. Even the goods were seized by the court. The charge was that your father colluded with Lou Wo." Hu sighed and said worriedly.
"Colluded with Lou Wo, how is it possible?" Lin Xuelan didn't believe it at all. Yelang had just fought with Jucheng and Lou Wo some time ago, and had a blood feud with Lou Wo. Moreover, Lou Wo's strength was far inferior to Yelang. How could such a smart person like my father collude with Lou Wo?
Yuzhu on the side discovered something and said, "Madam, even if the master is colluding with Louwo, how did the court know?"
"This" Hu was about to say, Lin Xuelan's second uncle interrupted: "Sister-in-law, let me tell you.
I have inquired about it. It was the Diao family. The Diao family has always wanted to dominate Jincheng. They are very dissatisfied with my Lin family and always want to swallow up my Lin family's business. Because my brother had done business with Louwo before, the Diao family used this as an excuse to report to the court, slandering my Lin family for colluding with Louwo, so the court arrested my brother." Lin Xuelan's second uncle said.
"Diao family?" Lin Xuelan frowned and said, "Didn't the Diao family also do business with Louwo? How come the Diao family is fine? And when my father did business with Louwo, the relationship between Yelang and Louwo was very friendly. At that time, there were many people in our country who did business with Louwo. Did the court arrest all these people?"
"Colluding with Louwo is nothing more than an excuse to arrest my brother. The ones who really want to put the Lin family to death are the Diao family." Lin Xuelan's second uncle said in a deep voice: "I don't know what kind of shit luck Diao Hong has had recently. He actually caught the eye of the third prince. He must have been involved in this."
"Diao Hong?"
Lin Xuelan knew Diao Hong. He had been an official in the court. He was the eldest son of the head of the Diao family. He was considered to be in the camp of the third prince, but there were so many people following the third prince. Diao Hong had no real power and was never valued by the third prince. Besides, the Lin family also had a backer in the court, so the Diao family could not suppress the Lin family from the official perspective.
Now that the second uncle said that Diao Hong caught the eye of the third prince, he must have been taken seriously.
Lin Xuelan's face became a little ugly: "Second uncle, what should we do now?"
"We can only think about the good side. Maybe the Diao family is just pretending to be powerful and acting privately under the banner of the third prince. The third prince himself doesn't know. In this case, as long as we go to Beijing to make connections, maybe my brother will be released." Lin Xuelan's second uncle said.
"Then why are we waiting? Let's go to Beijing now." Lin Xuelan said anxiously.
"I also know that we should go to Beijing, but now we are being targeted by the Diao family. There are many people in the city, and the Diao family dare not do anything to us. But if they attack us on the way to the capital, Old Han alone can't protect us." Lin Xuelan's second uncle said in a deep voice.
After all, it takes several days to rush from Jincheng to the capital, and they have to pass through a deserted desert. If they die in the desert, no one will collect their bodies.
If the Diao family really pretends to be a tiger, they will definitely stop them from going to Beijing.
As for the Lin family, only Lin Xuelan's father and Han Yang are middle-grade warriors. Now that Lin Xuelan's father is in prison, only Han Yang is left in the Lin family.
Yelang Kingdom does not want to be like the Song Dynasty, which was in chaos before.
Such families are not allowed to raise private soldiers, and there are also requirements for the number of guards, which cannot exceed fifty.
If you ask for an escort agency, the escort agency in the city, the Diao family, cannot be unprepared.
So the road to Beijing is full of dangers.
"Yes, I'm afraid the Lin family will be in trouble this time." The Lin family members are also worried.
"Yes, since Mr. Mo can save Xuelan and you from danger and escort you all the way to Jincheng safely, if you ask him for help, you don't have to worry about the Diao family ambushing us on the road." One of Lin Xuelan's cousins thought of something and said.
"Yes, Xuelan, what is the strength of this Mr. Mo? Can you ask him for another favor?" Hu also asked.
The father of the Lin family is the backbone of the Lin family. The Lin family cannot do without him, so this person must be rescued in a way.
"Grandpa Han said that Mr. Mo's strength should be even higher than that of my father." Lin Xuelan said.
"Madam, Second Master, Mr. Mo is very powerful. If he can take action, he will not be afraid of the Diao family." Yuzhu also spoke, but then the topic changed: "It's just."
"Just what?" Lin Xuelan's second uncle asked hurriedly.
"It's just that Mr. Mo won't help easily."
Han Yang walked into the hall and said to Lin Xuelan: "Miss, everything has been arranged."
"Oh, Mr. Han, what do you say?" Lin Xuelan's second uncle asked.
"According to my observation, Mr. Mo is not someone who is willing to take the initiative to cause trouble, and he will not take action easily. On the way from the Western Region, it can be seen that they ate Hu Luguang's food, but nothing happened. So there is Two possibilities.
First, like me, we are very cautious when going out. Second, they had noticed Hu Luguang’s little moves and were prepared in advance, but they did not remind me to wait. Apart from this, given Mr. Mo's strength, if he was such a warm-hearted person, the few guards accompanying him would not die. "
After all, with the opponent's strength, he could completely prevent the Lin family's guards from being killed.
Lin Xuelan was startled. She was young after all and had not thought of this.
Yes, with the strength of "Mo Yu", if he is a kind-hearted person, when Hu Luguang and others take action, he can quickly deal with the opponent, the guards will not die, and Grandpa Han will not be injured.
She thought of what "Mo Yu" said at that time: "If they didn't want to commit murder, I probably wouldn't take action."
The person who wants to commit murder here should be committing murder against "Mo Yu" and the others. That is to say, if Hu Luguang doesn't take action against "Mo Yu" and the others, Mo Yu will not help.
At that time, she thought that the other party said this out of "humility", but now it seems that the other party is serious.
But then again, people have no obligation to help them.
Hu and Lin Xuelan's second uncle also heard what Han Yang wanted to express.
Saving Lin Xuelan and the others was a matter of course, and escorting them to Yelang Country was a matter of course.
But now if they want to ask Mo Yu to escort them to the capital, it won't be a smooth journey.
Not to mention, this matter will offend the Diao family.
Silence fell in the hall.
After the film meeting, Lin Xuelanyu clenched her fists and said: "No matter what, I must rescue my father. I will go to Mr. Mo and ask him for help."
"Xue Lan, as long as Mr. Mo agrees to help, no matter what he wants, as long as the Lin family can afford it, I will make the decision on behalf of the master and I can agree to it," Hu said.
No one objected. After all, the Lin family relied on the head of the family to survive today.
…
In a wing of the Lin family.
Chen Mo is taking a bath.
Since entering the Western Region and before coming to Jincheng, Chen Mo had not taken a shower. His body smelled of sweat, mixed with a strong smell of spices, which was sticky and extremely uncomfortable.
Now after taking a shower, I feel refreshed.
This is why he followed Lin Xuelan to the Lin family after arriving in Yelang Kingdom.
Chen Mo didn't ask Lin Xuelan for anything in return, after all, he didn't lack anything.
But when I get there, I can ask the Lin family for a little help.
The tavern Liang Mu was talking about was in Kyoto, Yelang Kingdom.
The environment of Yelang Kingdom is more complicated than he expected, so he needs a guide to take them to the capital.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Mr. Mo, it's me, have you finished washing?" Lin Xuelan said outside the door.
"It's Miss Lin. Come on, are you okay?"
"Wow."
Chen Mo stood up from the tub, got out of the tub, picked up the dry towel on the shelf, and wiped the water drops on his body.
"Yeah. Can I come in and talk to you?" Lin Xuelan said.
"Wait a minute, let me get dressed."
After a while, Chen Mo said: "Miss Lin, come in."
Lin Xuelan opened the door and walked in.
Because I had just taken a shower, there was still a touch of steam steaming in the room.
Chen Mo poured a cup of tea for Lin Xuelan and said, "Miss Lin, sit down."
"Um."
This is obviously his own home, but it is Lin Xuelan who seems reserved.
Seeing Lin Xuelan fidgeting, Chen Mo smiled and sat down opposite her and said, "Miss Lin, just tell me if you have anything to say."
Lin Xuelan rubbed her tea cup with her hand, and after a moment, as if she had gathered enough courage, she said, "Mr. Mo, I wonder if I can ask you a favor?"
Chen Mo frowned slightly, but did not agree immediately: "Miss Lin, let's talk first."
Lin Xuelan bit her red lips lightly. After hesitating for a while, she told Chen Mo everything about the request, as well as the causes and consequences, without any concealment.
"this"
Chen Mo thought about it and found that what Lin Xuelan wanted was not big. It was just that the Diao family he mentioned also involved the third prince of the Yelang Kingdom. If Lin Xuelan was escorted to the capital safely, this would cause the Diao family to express his disapproval. The investigation is a bit troublesome.
After all, the Nalanyi people have not yet settled the matter.
Chen Mo saw a look of embarrassment on his face.
Lin Xuelan suddenly stood up, then knelt down in front of Chen Mo and said: "Master Mo, please, as long as you agree to help, the Lin family will definitely give you a satisfactory reward."
"Uh, you get up first." Chen Mo frowned. Lin Xuelan's way of asking for help was actually "forcing".
Chen Mo said: "Since we are going to Beijing to gain connections, we can't send people there. We can send a few more groups in disguise. It's impossible for the Diao family to keep an eye on them all."
"Mr. Mo, you don't know that the nobleman we are going to ask for help has a special status. If we send someone, this nobleman will not meet him, and it is not respectful enough." Lin Xuelan said anxiously.
After all, you don't come in person to ask for help, but send a servant. Do you look down on me?
Chen Mo raised his hand and twisted his eyebrows. Looking at the pleading and eagerness on Lin Xuelan's cheeks, he felt a headache.
Seeing Chen Mo's hesitation, Lin Xuelan's pretty face suddenly flushed. She bit her silver teeth and said, "As long as Mr. Mo agrees to help, I am willing to be your concubine."
As she said that, she took off her dress.
"Ahem." This scene shocked Chen Mo so much that he hurriedly stopped the other party and asked her to stop, saying, "Don't do this. Give me some time to think about this matter, okay."
Chen Mo hurriedly helped Lin Xuelan up.
Hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Lin Xuelan's beautiful eyes, but she still nodded.
After Lin Xuelan did this, Chen Mo did not go to the banquet afterwards. It was still Lin Xuelan who asked Yuzhu to send the wine and food to the room.
Chen Mo felt that he still had to tell Nalan Yiren and the others about this.
So Chen Mo found them and told them about this.
Of course, he omitted the fact that Lin Xuelan was a concubine to avoid misunderstanding.
Nalan Yiren thought about it and said, "If it's just to escort them to Kyoto, it's on the way anyway, so I can help. Just don't get involved in other things."
"I understand this, I'm just worried that the Diao family will ambush us on the way. If they fail, they will definitely investigate this matter. If the Diao family investigates us, I'm worried that it will be a trouble." Chen Mo said.
"It's simple. If there is an ambush, just kill them all and leave no one alive. If the Diao family really wants to investigate, they won't be able to find out the reason. Besides, we didn't reveal our identities along the way. As long as Miss Nalan and Elder Si don't take action, we are not afraid of them investigating." Liang Mu felt that Chen Mo thought too much.
Seeing that Nalan Yiren and Si Song both thought it was okay, Chen Mo thought he could help.
Although he agreed to help, Chen Mo would definitely not take the initiative to find Lin Xuelan and the others and say that he agreed.
After all, they were the ones asking for help, so they had to take the initiative to find them.
This dragged on until the evening.
This surprised Chen Mo. Isn't the Lin family in a hurry?
If it were him, he would have to send someone to ask him what he thought.
On the other side, after taking a bath, Lin Xuelan dressed up carefully and headed towards Chen Mo's room.
On the way, he ran into Yuzhu, who was also dressed up carefully.
"Yuzhu, what are you doing?" Lin Xuelan asked.
"Madam asked me to serve Mr. Mo." Yuzhu said.