Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

"Eh?"

"ah!"

Xia Yan's sudden yell scared the family members beside him.

After a while, Li Shi and others looked at Xia Yan at the same time.

Xia Mengyu asked softly: "Daddy, what do you know? Is it the reason why Master Lu refuses to see us?"

"Um."

Xia Yan nodded, then chuckled inexplicably, raised his hand, and stroked his long beard with an inscrutable look.

Seeing this, Xia Yun and Xia Mengyu's eyes lit up at the same time.

Xia Yun asked directly: "What is it, Daddy, tell me quickly!"

From leaving Lu's house to now, this question has been bothering him, making him puzzled and entangled. All the way, he racked his brains to think about the deep meaning of Lu Chen's actions.

Now Xia Yan said that he had already thought of it, how could he, who has always been impatient, not be in a hurry?

It wasn't just them, among the Xuanwu guards who escorted them behind them, the Xuanji guard woman who accompanied the maidservant Emperor during the trial of the third division and was also monitoring Hu Yan also pricked up her ears at the same time.

Xia Yan didn't show off much, and slowly said under the eyes of everyone asking: "Master Lu refused to see us, probably because he felt that the reason why he was a father was able to overturn the case, change the original death penalty into a crime of death, and even get His Majesty personally encouraged, and it has nothing to do with him in essence."

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

Xia Yun came to his senses first, and then said with disbelief: "Father, what are you talking about? How is this possible?!"

For some reason, Xia Mengyu took over the words rather displeasedly and said: "Brother is right, who would have known that if Mr. Lu hadn't firmly believed that you were a good official, you would have begged His Majesty to retry the case in the temple, and you would have even risked your life for this case?" Everything, and then running around for our family, moved Mr. Fang, one of the three chief judges, and then worked tirelessly to read the files countless times, only then did he find the key point that can make Dad reverse the case, otherwise Our family has long been escorted to the vegetable market and beheaded!"

When Lu Chen made a special trip to Tianlao to find Xia Yan, she was also there.

Lu Chen's firm and decisive appearance at that time is still deeply burned in her mind at this moment, and it is estimated that it will never disappear in this life.

She was instinctively displeased to hear her father say that.

"The reason why our Xia family escaped a catastrophe, and even got a blessing in disguise, not only deserves His Majesty's attention, but my brother and I have also been granted permission to study at the Imperial College this summer. All of this is due to Mr. Lu, and he paid for it without asking for anything in return. How can we say that our Xia family has nothing to do with Mr. Lu?"

Although Li didn't speak, his face was full of disbelief.

To the children's questioning, Xia Yan sighed quietly, and then explained: "This is where Mr. Lu has a noble character."

"Um?"

The three of them were a little dazed.

It's not that they questioned Xia Yan's words, but felt that Xia Yan's words were a bit inexplicable, which made them puzzled.

Of course they knew that Lu Chen had a noble character. If there were not such a noble official in the court, they would have died long ago.

But what does this have to do with what Xia Yan said?

Xia Yan didn't let them doubt for too long, and directly expressed his opinion: "Master Lu advocates that 'the people are the most important, the society is second, and the king is the least', and he believes that officials should be people-oriented, and the father should take the post of Yongchuan. Since the county magistrate, the governance methods and practices have basically been in line with Lord Lu's ideas, and it is precisely because of this that his father was so loved by the people. This is why when his father was in trouble, the people of Yongchuan spontaneously organized and signed the Wanmin Letter, Li Da and others came all the way to the capital to avenge my father."

It seems that he talked too much at once, which caused some dry mouth.

When talking about this, Xia Yan paused for a while, then picked up the teapot from the side and poured himself a big bowl of tea, took a big sip, and then continued under the urging eyes of the three:

"As the so-called good cause bears good fruit, Mr. Lu must think that it is a good cause for his father to treat the people of Yongchuan kindly, and the people of Yongchuan went to Beijing to save his father at all costs. Being a father, putting the people first, implementing benevolent government, and allowing the people of Yongchuan to live and work in peace and contentment has nothing to do with him, and our family should not be so grateful, so they don’t want to see us.”

After the words fell, Xia Yun and Xia Mengyu suddenly realized.

It turned out to be like this.

Mr. Lu actually thinks this way, no wonder he hasn't had any contact with their family since the end of the interrogation of the third department.

That makes sense!

If Lu Chen knew what they were thinking, he might be so angry that he would take off from where he was.

Nima, I just simply don't want to see Xia Yan, a backstab, so why are there so many messy thoughts?

Don't you fucking have Dick's blood?

"But."

Xia Mengyu was very troubled and said: "If there is no Master Lu, we would not even have the chance of a retrial. When Uncle Li and the others came with the Wanmin Book, we would have already been killed. How could he feel that he has no kindness for our family?"

Xia Yun also nodded and said, "Yes, Daddy, how can Mr. Lu think like this?"

"You don't understand!"

Xia Yan shook his head, a look of admiration gradually appeared on his face.

"Master Lu is a true gentleman. He not only has the common people in his heart, but also speaks and acts for the morality and belief in his heart. Others should not pay too much attention to his contribution, and think of others without selfishness."

At this point, he sincerely praised.

"Lord Lu is so outstanding when he was only a weak crown. He has been an official for his father for nine years, and he has seen countless people. He has seen many young talents, and even outstanding people in the world, but there has never been anyone like Lord Lu. My father respects you from the bottom of my heart.”

"Your Majesty is so fortunate. With Master Lu and other unparalleled national scholars in the court, Great Xia will surely be able to reproduce the prosperity of Renxuan!"

Hearing his father's high evaluation of Lu Chen, Xia Mengyu and Xia Yun nodded at the same time, feeling that what their father said was absolutely right, Lu Chen was indeed such a person, no matter how high an evaluation he could deserve.

There is no doubt.

"Yuner, Mengyu, you two, remember."

Xia Yan put his hands behind his back and said solemnly: "If you have the opportunity to become an official in the future, you must follow Master Lu as an example. If you are lucky enough to work with Master Lu, no matter what your position is, even if you are just a knife and pen official, you must do your best to assist Lu. My lord, don't let yourself slack off!"

Hearing this, Xia Mengyu immediately turned serious.

"Yes, Daddy, my child will remember, and I will definitely live up to Daddy's expectations in the future!"

While agreeing, she quietly clenched her fists tightly, as if she had made a decision, and an unshakable determination flashed in her eyes.

Xia Yun replied carelessly: "Dad, don't worry, I made up my mind when I left that ghostly place in the prison. Become Lord Lu's right-hand man, in order to repay this life-saving grace!"

"very good!"

After receiving the answer from the two without hesitation, Xia Yan immediately smiled in relief.

"When you are alive, you should aim high. Seeing that you have such ambition, I feel relieved to be a father."