I fought back after reselling my engagement

This was more painful for Lu Yan than not daring to face her humiliation. At least she could still survive the humiliation, and perhaps in this life, he could still hope to marry her; but if she died, he would owe her for two lifetimes, and he would never be able to repay her.

In his previous life, he owed her a life, and she died because of him.

In this life, he promised to protect her, but on the night of the pirate incident, he got drunk and she jumped into the river.

The slightly plump woman sighed softly, "The Hu family only has Miss Hu left, and a few servants. Sigh..."

She was old and had seen a lot, so she groped in the dark, took her daughter and changed into maid's clothes, then took advantage of the chaos to sneak up to the second floor, where she squeezed on a bunk bed with the other maids in the house, and thus escaped the disaster.

This time, the bandits killed the ladies and masters of the superior rooms, and spared those in the middle and inferior rooms. Those in the superior rooms either jumped into the river or were killed. The only person who survived, Miss Hu, was raped by the bandits.

Lu Yan cupped his hands and said in a clear voice: "I am the mighty general Lu Yan of our dynasty. This time, to protect my friend, my sister, I have cleared the boat of bandits. Fifty-nine of them were killed, and three bandit leaders were left alive. The boatman now needs to drive the boat back to the dock where the river is running. The Yueyang was besieged by bandits and needs to be reported to the local government. The three bandit leaders also need to be handed over to the government for a thorough investigation and strict trial."

The one who escorted Miss Shuzhen was a great general from a family of old friends. The great general needed to protect a woman when she went out, but this woman jumped into the canal and now her life or death is unknown.

Miss Hu tried to commit suicide several times, but was stopped by her servant Xiaoqing each time.

"Girl, if you die, none of us will survive."

Lu Yan learned about the thrilling events of that night from his companions. In order to protect herself, Miss Hu revealed that Zhen Su was a beauty as beautiful as Chang'e. Zhen Su had a strong personality and did not want to be humiliated, so she jumped into the canal.

The leader of the pirates failed to catch Zhen Su, so he took out his anger on Miss Hu, and has been torturing her from last night to this morning.

She admired Su Mo and fell in love with him at first sight, but Mr. Su didn't even look at her.

This time, encountering the same thing, Zhen Su jumped into the river to save her reputation, while she survived being raped. In his heart, Zhen Su was as bright as the moon in the sky, and she was as dark as rubble in the mud. How could they compare? Losing love and being raped, how could she survive?

Xiaoqing thought she had persuaded the girl, but at noon, she heard someone shout, "Someone jumped into the river!"

The waves were rolling, and Miss Hu finally jumped into the canal.

Xiaoqing shouted "girl" at the top of her lungs. If the girl lived, she could live; if the girl died, she would have no way to live. The girl returned to Yueyang this time to fulfill the marriage agreement between the two families and return to her hometown to get married. But now that something like this happened to the girl, how could she live?

Xiaoqing followed Miss Hu.

The ship sent sailors and boat girls down into the river, but it was too vast a canal to rescue anyone.

Half a day later, they arrived at a pier and the people on the Yueyang reported the matter to the authorities. People from the government office carried down 59 bodies of pirates, three bodies of guests in the superior guest rooms, and nine people in total, including the missing Miss Hu and her servant, Mr. Su and his servant, and Shu Zhen. The missing people jumped off the boat and fell into the canal, and their life or death were unknown.

Lu Yan, together with government officials and local fishermen, gathered twenty fishing boats and returned along the way, salvaging bodies from the canal. They spent several days fishing in the area with dozens of boats. As summer was approaching, they salvaged several bodies from the canal, two of whom were people staying in the upper-class guest rooms.

A murder occurred on the Yueyang, and a steward and two sailors were left on the ship to do errands for Lu Yan.

The manager said, "The previous group of pirates came from the Jiangnan Canal. There were only a few of them at first. Because they killed someone in the Canal, they didn't dare to stay there any longer, so they went to the Hunan Province area and recruited others. From a few people, they grew to dozens or even hundreds of people. Those dozens of people were just pirates in a small water fort."

Lu Yan said: "I have sent an urgent message to the emperor and the second prince over 800 miles away, asking them to clear the Beijing-Hunan Grand Canal of banditry."

The steward bowed and said, "With the help of General Lu, the Beijing-Hunan Grand Canal will be able to keep it open and safe."

"It's been six days, and we still haven't found Miss Shuzhen?"

"It's a good thing she didn't get it. Luckily, she's probably still alive and well."

Lu Yan wanted to rescue the person, but was also afraid of failing.

If she can’t be found, it means she is still alive.

If I get it, I will only have regrets in this life.

He could not repay what he owed her this time, but as long as she was alive, there would be a chance.

Rejected by her, he drank to drown his sorrows. Unable to protect her at the critical moment, he secretly swore in his heart: If God blesses Su Niang to live, I, Lu Yan, swear to heaven that I will never drink again from now on.

*

The scenery in June is charming. Outside the Mingxiang Tower in the capital, there are green trees and blooming flowers. People from the calligraphy and painting club write a few words and paint a few pictures as usual while enjoying the breeze and cool air in the woods and pavilions. The young men and ladies who consider themselves to be talented and elegant people are trying to show off their elegance.

Under the scorching sun, men never put down their folding fans, while women hold their round fans and brocade fans from morning till night. There are endless lotus flowers in the lotus pond, and people are more beautiful than flowers; there are endless thousands of acres of green, and purple and blue light; it is most comfortable to blow the wind and hide in the shade of dense green.

In the Second Prince's mansion, the Second Prince frowned slightly after reading the letter written by Lu Yan.

Li Fu said respectfully, "Your Highness, what did General Lu say?"

"Alas, he escorted the little girl Zhen Er to Yueyang Prefecture, but he got drunk and was besieged by water bandits at night. Zhen Er was unwilling to be captured and humiliated, so he jumped into the canal and his life or death is still unknown. Lu Yan asked the court to issue an order to send troops to clear the Beijing-Xiang Canal of banditry, saying that unrest on both sides of the canal was a taboo.

In my opinion, he is just trying to avenge Zhen Er. Zhen Er has jumped into the canal for several days, and I am afraid he is in grave danger. "

Li Fu and his two grandchildren all remember Zhen Su's great kindness. Without Zhen Su, his two nephews and grandchildren would not have been reunited with their family.

Li Fu said, "Your Highness, do we need to tell the Ninth Princess and Princess Changle about this? They have been talking about it since Princess Jiarou left the capital."

"If you tell them, they will definitely gather together and cry again. Don't let it get out so that Lu Yan can look for her again. If she is not destined to die, she will definitely be able to survive." The second prince sighed, "Zhen Er looks so weak, but she jumped into the canal to protect her reputation. She is such a loyal and strong woman!"

Li Fu thought of his nephew and grandnephew, who regarded Zhen Er as a childhood friend, especially Li Yanqing, who regarded Zhen Er as a fairy in his heart. Knowing that Zhen Er's life and death were unknown, he would probably be very sad.

The second prince stood up and said, "I will go to my father and ask for his help. If the bandit problem on the canal is not eliminated, it will be a serious problem. Since Lu Yan is determined to make the sea peaceful and the river calm, I will lend him a hand. I just want to see if he can drive away Qi Dan and eliminate the bandit problem on the canal."

If he could clear it, Lu Yan would be able to make further progress in his career. He could fight in the north, but he might not be able to fight water battles or ship battles. If he could do that, he would be an all-round general and commander, and even the old emperor would use him.

The old emperor was a person who loved talented people very much, especially those who came from humble backgrounds, whom he trusted even more.

Not long after the Second Prince received Lu Yan's document, the old emperor had already received a document stating that Lu Yan had killed fifty-nine bandits at Dayong Wharf in Hunan Province, captured three bandit leaders alive, and rescued a boatload of people.

The old emperor was delighted. He thought that he could kill dozens of people by himself. It was truly a magical power.

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince requests an audience!"

"Xuan——"