Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 681: Lin Xuelan's request, concubine
"I see. I have to thank you, Mr. Mo. If you hadn't helped, I'm afraid Xue Lan and Old Han would have been doomed."

After hearing what Lin Xuelan said, the faces of the people in the hall changed slightly, and then Hu smiled and expressed his gratitude to Chen Mo.

"Mr. Mo, this is my mother, and this is my second uncle," Lin Xuelan introduced in a low voice beside Chen Mo.

"Mrs. Lin, you're 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 outside of the hall. A servant came in. Mrs. Hu said, "Ask the kitchen staff to prepare a banquet. I want to entertain our distinguished guests."

"promise."

"And clear out a few upper rooms for Master Mo and his friends. They have come from afar, so we can't treat them badly." Lin Xuelan's second uncle also spoke up, then looked at Han Yang and said, "Old Han, you can take our benefactors downstairs to rest."

Han Yang knew that the Lin family had gathered together to discuss something important, which was inconvenient 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 in the Lin family and there were important matters to discuss. He naturally would not stay here and be conspicuous, so he followed Han Yang downstairs.

After Han Yang took Chen Mo and the others down, Lin Xuelan couldn't wait to ask, "Mom, Second Uncle, what happened to Dad?"

"Alas, it was the court that arrested your father and put him in jail. Even his goods were seized by the court. The charge was that your father was in collusion with Lou Wo." Mrs. Hu sighed and said worriedly.

"How is it possible to collude with Louwo?" Lin Xuelan didn't believe it at all. Yelang had just fought a war with Jucheng and Louwo some time ago, and had a blood feud with Louwo. Moreover, Louwo's ​​strength was far inferior to Yelang. How could such a shrewd man like my father collude with Louwo?

Yuzhu, who was standing by, discovered something and said, "Madam, even if the master was in collusion with Louwo, how did the court know about it?"

“This,” Hu was about to say, when Lin Xuelan’s second uncle interrupted, “Sister-in-law, let me say it.

I have inquired about it. It is 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. My brother used to do business with Lou Wo, so the Diao family used this as an excuse to report to the court, slandering my Lin family for colluding with Lou Wo, 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? Moreover, when my father did business with Louwo, the relationship between Yelang and Louwo was very friendly. At that time, many people in our country did business with Louwo. Did the court arrest all these people?"

"Colluding with Lou Wo 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 behind this."

"Diao Hong?"

Lin Xuelan knew Diao Hong, who had been serving as an official in the imperial court. He was the eldest son of the head of the Diao family and was considered to be in the Third Prince's camp. However, there were so many people following the Third Prince, and Diao Hong had no real power, so he was never valued by the Third Prince. Besides, the Lin family also had backers in the imperial court, so the Diao family could not suppress the Lin family officially.

Now that the second uncle said that Diao Hong had caught the third prince's eye, that meant he must be valued.

Lin Xuelan's face turned a little ugly: "Second Uncle, what should we do now?"

"We can only think on the bright side. Maybe the Diao family is just taking advantage of the power of the other family and using the Third Prince's banner to act privately. The Third Prince himself doesn't know about it. In this case, we just need to go to Beijing and build some connections, and maybe our brother will be released." Lin Xuelan's second uncle said.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry to Beijing now." Lin Xuelan said anxiously.

"I also know about going 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 we go to the capital, if they attack us on the way, Old Han alone can't protect us." Lin Xuelan's second uncle said in a deep voice.

After all, it takes several days to travel from Jincheng to the capital, and one has to pass through an uninhabited desert. If one dies in the desert, no one will collect the body.

If the Diao family really wanted to take advantage of the situation, they would definitely stop them from entering Beijing.

As for the Lin family, only Lin Xuelan's father and Han Yang are mid-level warriors. Now that Lin Xuelan's father is in jail, Han Yang is the only one left in the Lin family.

The Yelang Kingdom was not like the previous Song Dynasty which was in chaos.

This kind of family is not allowed to keep private soldiers, and there are also requirements for the number of guards, which cannot exceed fifty.

If you hire an escort company, it is impossible that the Diao family, the escort company in the city, is not prepared.

Therefore, the road to Beijing is full of dangers.

"Yes, the Lin family may be in some trouble this time." The members of the Lin family were also worried.

"Yes, since Master Mo was able to save Xue Lan and the others from danger and escort them all the way to Jincheng safely, if we ask him for help, we won't have to worry about the Diao family ambushing us on the road." One of Lin Xue Lan's cousins ​​thought of something and said.

"Yes, Xue Lan, 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 we must find a way to rescue this man.

"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 definitely not be afraid of the Diao family." Yuzhu also spoke, but then changed the subject: "But..."

"Just what?" Lin Xuelan's second uncle asked hurriedly.

"But I'm afraid 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 mean?" asked Lin Xuelan's second uncle.

"According to my observation, Master Mo is not someone who is willing to invite trouble, and he will not act rashly. This can be seen on the way to the Western Regions. They ate Hulugguang's food, but nothing happened. So there are two possibilities.

First, they are just like me, very cautious when going out, and second, they had already seen Huluguang's little tricks and were prepared in advance, but they didn't remind us. Apart from this, with Mr. Mo's strength, if he was the kind of warm-hearted person, the guards who accompanied him would not have died. "

After all, with the opponent's strength, they can completely prevent the Lin family guards from being killed.

Lin Xuelan was stunned. After all, she was young and had not thought of this.

Yes, with Mo Yu's strength, if he was a kind-hearted person, when Huluguang and the others took action, he could quickly deal with them, the guards would not die, and Grandpa Han would 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 have taken action."

The crime here should be to attack "Mo Yu" and the others, that is, if Hulugu did not take action against "Mo Yu" and the others, Mo Yu would not help.

At the time, she thought the other party said this out of "modestness", but now it seems that the other party is serious.

But then again, they have no obligation to help them.

Hu and Lin Xuelan's second uncle also understood what Han Yang wanted to express.

Saving Lin Xuelan and the others was a piece of cake, and escorting them to Yelang Kingdom was also convenient.

But now, if they want to ask Mo Yu to escort them to the capital, it is not easy or convenient.

Not to mention, this matter would offend the Diao family.

The hall fell into silence.

After a while, Lin Xuelan clenched her jade fist and said, "No matter what, I must rescue my father. I will go find Master 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 agree to it." Hu said.

No one objected. After all, the Lin family could only be what it is today thanks to the head of the family.

……

In a wing room of the Lin family, Chen Mo was taking a bath.

Since setting foot in the Western Regions and before coming to Jincheng, Chen Mo had never taken a bath. His body reeked of sweat, mixed with a strong smell of spices, which was sticky and extremely uncomfortable.

After taking a shower now, I feel refreshed.

This is also the reason why after arriving in Yelang Kingdom, he followed Lin Xuelan to the Lin family.

Chen Mo did not ask for anything in return from Lin Xuelan. After all, he had everything he needed.

But I can ask the Lin family for a little help later.

The tavern Liang Mu mentioned was in the capital of Yelang Kingdom.

The environment in Yelang Kingdom was more complicated than he expected, so he needed a guide to take them to the capital.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Mr. Mo, it's me. Are you done washing?" Lin Xuelan said outside the door.

"It's Miss Lin. I'll be there soon. What do you want?"

"Wow."

Chen Mo stood up from the bathtub, got out of the bathtub, picked up the dry towel on the rack, and wiped the water droplets on his body.

"Well. Can I come in and talk to you?" Lin Xuelan said.

"Wait, let me get dressed."

After a moment, Chen Mo said, "Ms. Lin, come in."

Lin Xuelan pushed open the door and walked in.

Because I had just taken a shower, there was still a light steam rising from the room.

Chen Mo poured Lin Xuelan a cup of tea and said, "Ms. Lin, please sit down."

"Ah."

This is clearly her own home, but it is Lin Xuelan who seems reserved.

Seeing Lin Xuelan fidgeting, Chen Mo smiled and sat down opposite her, saying, "Miss Lin, please tell me if you have anything to say."

Lin Xuelan rubbed the teacup with her jade hands. After a moment, as if she had mustered up her courage, she said, "Mr. Mo, can I ask you for a favor?"

Chen Mo frowned slightly and did not agree immediately: "Ms. Lin, please tell me first."

Lin Xuelan bit her red lips lightly with her pearly teeth, and after hesitating for a while, she told Chen Mo everything she wanted, as well as the whole cause and effect, without hiding anything.

"This"

Chen Mo thought about it. What Lin Xuelan asked for was not a big deal, but the Diao family he mentioned was also involved with the third prince of the Yelang Kingdom. It would be troublesome if he escorted Lin Xuelan safely to the capital and thus caused the Diao family to investigate him.

After all, Nalan Yiren’s matter has not been settled yet.

Seeing Chen Mo's embarrassed expression.

Lin Xuelan suddenly stood up, then knelt down in front of Chen Mo and said, "Mr. 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 begging was actually "coercive".

Chen Mo said: "Since we are going to Beijing to build connections, we can't just send one person. We need to send a few more groups, disguised as people. 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 seek connections with has a special status. If we send someone to see him, he will not meet him, and it would not be respectful enough." Lin Xuelan said anxiously.

After all, when I asked someone to do something for me, you didn't come in person, but sent a servant instead. Do you look down on me?

Chen Mo raised his hand and frowned, looking at the pleading and eagerness on Lin Xuelan's face, feeling a little headache.

Seeing Chen Mo in hesitation, Lin Xuelan's pretty face suddenly flushed, she gritted her teeth and said, "As long as Master Mo agrees to help, I am willing to be your concubine."

As she spoke, she began to unbutton her dress.

"Ahem." This scene shocked Chen Mo so much that he quickly stopped her and told her to stop. "Don't do this. Give me some time to think about it, okay."

Chen Mo hurriedly helped Lin Xuelan up.

Hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed across Lin Xuelan's beautiful eyes, but she still nodded.

After Lin Xuelan did this, Chen Mo did not attend any subsequent banquets. It was still Lin Xuelan who asked Yuzhu to bring wine and delicious food to the room.

Chen Mo felt that he should talk about this matter with Nalan Yiren and the others.

So Chen Mo found them and told them about this.

Of course, the fact that Lin Xuelan was treated as a concubine was omitted to avoid misunderstanding.

Nalan Yiren thought for a moment and said, "If we just want to escort them to Kyoto, it's on the way anyway, so we can help. Just don't get involved in other matters."

"I understand this. I'm just worried that the Diao family will ambush us on the road. If they fail, they will definitely investigate the matter. If the Diao family investigates us, I'm worried it will be a trouble." Chen Mo said.

"This is easy. If there really is an ambush, we just need to kill everyone and leave no one alive. Then the Diao family will not be able to find out anything if they really want to investigate. Besides, we have not revealed our identities along the way. As long as Miss Nalan and Elder Si do not take action, we have no need to worry about them investigating." Liang Mu felt that Chen Mo was overthinking.

Seeing that Nalan Yiren and Si Song both thought it was okay, Chen Mo thought he could lend a helping hand.

Although he agreed to help in this matter, Chen Mo would definitely not take the initiative to find Lin Xuelan and others and tell them that he agreed.

After all, they are the ones who are asking for help, so they have to take the initiative to come to you.

This delay lasted until evening.

This surprised Chen Mo. Isn't the Lin family in a hurry?

If it were him, he would at least send someone to ask him what he thought.

On the other side, after taking a bath, Lin Xuelan dressed up carefully and went towards Chen Mo's room.

On the way, he met Yuzhu, who was also dressed up carefully.

"Yuzhu, what are you doing?" Lin Xuelan asked.

"Madam asked me to serve Master Mo." Yuzhu said.

(End of this chapter)