She loses if she divorces, the reborn mistress only divorces her husband

Soon, two guards came in, escorting a middle-aged man with a goatee.

The man's face was bruised and his clothes were covered in blood. His skin was torn from being whipped, and it was obvious that he had been severely tortured.

As soon as he saw him, Gao Yuanjia could no longer utter a word and cold sweat broke out on his back.

"Introduce yourself." Chu Tingyu looked at the man with a goatee.

"My name is... Hu Pan..." He spoke tremblingly, "I am an official at the Tacheng Post Station."

"Why did the king arrest you?"

Hu Pan glanced at Gao Yuanjia, lowered his head and said in a trembling voice, "I...I am delivering information to...to Yeqilu on behalf of Mr. Gao, collaborating with the enemy and treason."

It was not a heavy sentence, but it was like a thunderbolt that fell from the ground, blowing up the grass and trees.

"Is there any evidence?" Chu Tingyu remained calm.

"Yes..." Hu Pan nodded.

"I have a letter from Master Gao... to Yeqilu, and a map that he asked me to give to Yeqilu two days ago. It has battle strategies marked on it."

Lu Fa was shocked, and then he stared at Gao Yuanjia with his eyes wide open.

"Gao Yuanjia, you...are you really a traitor?"

Gao Yuanjia's face was pale and his eyes had lost focus, as if he had turned into a sculpture, unconcerned with worldly affairs.

"I'm asking you a question, and you speak!" Luva grabbed his collar and pulled him in front of him, his eyes full of anger and regret.

"Speak, speak!"

They had been guarding Tacheng together for so many years, and he could not believe that the person he regarded as a brother and who was deeply loved by the people could actually be a traitor!

Gao Yuanjia said nothing, his eyes were dull, as if he had lost his soul.

Li Jingwan then said, "Master Gao, when I went to a bookstore two days ago, I saw your calligraphy hanging inside. Not only the scholars who bought books, but even the common people passing by bowed to your calligraphy and said that you are a good official."

"The people of Tacheng regard you as their patron saint, saying that you protect them and their families, but they don't know how many of their family members and friends died under the butcher knife of the Xirong army because of your betrayal."

“Don’t you feel guilty when people praise you?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Yuanjia finally responded, his lips moving slightly.

He pushed Lu Fa's hand away and knelt in front of Chu Tingyu, "Your humble servant... is guilty of death..."

The room was dead silent.

Lu Fa was filled with grief and anger and could no longer bear it, so he punched Gao Yuanjia.

"Gao Yuanjia, you... you bastard! Are you worthy of the people of Tacheng? Are you worthy of the dead soldiers? You are not a fucking human!"

Gao Yuanjia was beaten so hard that blood came out of the corner of his mouth. He did not resist at all and his face was ashen.

"You are right. I have been disloyal and unrighteous for my own selfish desires. I am worse than an animal."

Lu Fa wanted to take action, but was stopped by Chu Tingyu, "General Lu, I still need to ask him."

He waved his hand, and the guards pulled Hu Pan away, leaving only four of them in the room.

Chu Tingyu looked at Gao Yuanjia and said in a deep voice, "Why did you do this?"

Gao Yuanjia's face was filled with pain and guilt. His usually straight back bent down and he spoke slowly, "I have lost my mind..."

The story was very similar to a story in a vernacular novel, except that the beginning was not happy and the ending was bleak.

His mother died early and his family was poor. He studied hard since he was young in order to change his life, and also for the sake of his beloved girl, Xiao'e.

Xiao'e is the daughter of his neighbor. They have been childhood sweethearts and have a very good relationship.

She was not from the Sheng Dynasty, but an abandoned baby adopted by a neighbor who was unable to have children, which was not uncommon in the small northern town.

Although life was difficult, Xiao'e's encouragement and support were the only sweetness in his life.

At the age of sixteen, he passed the examination and was about to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination. He secretly vowed to marry Xiao'e as soon as he achieved success.

He thought that life would get better and better, but before he went to Beijing, his gambling father stole the money he had saved from copying books and writing letters for others over the past few years. Not only did he lose all the money, he also owed a sum of money to the casino.

His father ran away, so the people in the casino arrested him and made him pay back his debts.

Naturally, he could not pay it back and was beaten badly. When he was about to miss the imperial examination, a local squire paid off his debt and lent him some silver as travel expenses to go to Beijing to take the exam.

He left in a hurry without even saying goodbye to Xiao'e.

More than ten years of hard work finally paid off. He was indeed on the list and his future is bright.

When he was imagining his future with Xiao'e, he found that Xiao'e was missing.

Later, he learned from Xiao'e's adoptive parents that Xiao'e sold herself into slavery in order to save him, and used the money from selling her body to pay off his debts so that he could enter Beijing to take the imperial examination.

In order to find Xiao'e, he voluntarily applied to be an official in the northwest, just because he heard that she was taken back to a tribe in the northwest.

After several years of searching, he finally found out Xiao'e's whereabouts.

She was presented to the king of Xirong by her tribe and gave birth to a son named Yeqilu.

She died during childbirth.

He was in so much pain that he swore he would never marry in this life. He worked as an official in the northwest to keep her company.

He thought that this was the end of his life, until four years ago, when Qi Lu found him with the token of love that Xiao E gave him.

Yeqilu said that he had a hard time in the palace. He wanted to prove himself and to fight for a status for his biological mother instead of being a nameless slave.

He refused at first, but couldn't resist Yeqilu's pleading, as he knew the child was having a hard life.

Xiao'e had a hard life, and he hoped that her son could live a better life.

After much consideration, he agreed to provide some information to Yeqilu to help him rise.

Having said that, Chu Tingyu asked.

"In the war three years ago, you revealed the battle strategy to him, right?"

"Yes." Gao Yuanjia nodded, feeling very ashamed.

"At that time, Wushilie's faction had control of the Xirong army, but they had not been able to fight well. Yeqilu managed to lead an army to participate in the war. He hoped that the army he led would repel the army of the Sheng Dynasty on the battlefield and thus win the favor of the Xirong king."

"He said that as long as he could repel the Sheng Dynasty army, it would not matter even if the Xirong army failed. I gave him part of the battle strategy I got, which only involved his attack route."

"But I was too naive. Yeqilu learned the overall battle plan by inferring the whole, and persuaded the King of Xirong to redeploy his troops. In the end, Xirong won a great victory."

Upon hearing this, Luva gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, wishing he could punch him a few more times.

"Mr. Gao, do you know how many people died in that battle? That battle severely damaged the Sheng Dynasty and gave the Western Rong a chance to survive and continue their rebellion."

Gao Yuanjia didn't dare to face him, "It's my fault."

So in the past few years, he has done a lot for Tacheng to make up for his sins.

"Since you know you are wrong, why do you still help Ye Qilu?" Li Jingwan asked.

Her tone turned angry, "Gao Yuanjia, you are simply a hypocrite."