Reborn to abuse the scumbag, the demon queen destroyed her ex-husband's entire family

After making sure that no one was following outside, he closed the door, turned around and looked at Xiao Ruge excitedly.

"This subordinate greets the young lady!"

As he said this, Old Man Tian was about to kneel down in front of Xiao Ruge.

Xiao Ruge quickly reached out to support him, "Grandpa Tian, ​​what are you doing? Aren't you embarrassing me?"

Tears welled up in Old Man Tian's only remaining eye, but he forced himself to hold them back. He waved his hand and called a young boy to tell him to go and inform everyone on the farm.

"Miss, please follow me to the front hall first!"

He made a gesture to Xiao Ruge to invite them in, and led the way with a lantern in hand. Soon, the two of them entered the living room.

As soon as Xiao Ruge sat down, she heard footsteps coming from outside, hurriedly, and it sounded like there were quite a few people around.

She looked up and saw Uncle Sun running in with his clothes on, followed by many of his other subordinates.

Although these people are old and have disabilities, some are missing an ear while others have a lame leg.

But without exception, these people were all full of energy, and some of them even looked more agile in their steps than young people.

"Miss! It's really you!"

Everyone looked at Xiao Ruge excitedly, and finally, under the leadership of Uncle Sun, they knelt on one knee and saluted her.

"This subordinate greets the young lady!"

"Everyone, please stand up quickly!"

Xiao Ruge personally helped Mr. Sun up.

Looking at these disabled old people, it feels like seeing my family, and my heart feels warm.

These are all veterans who fought on the battlefield with her grandfather.

If they hadn't blocked the knives for grandpa and charged into battle time and time again, grandpa wouldn't have achieved what he has today.

It’s a pity that my grandfather died on the battlefield in the end.

"I heard that the young lady returned to Beijing a while ago. Our identities are sensitive, so it is not convenient for us to go to the Xiao Mansion to pay a visit. I hope the young lady will forgive us!"

Old Mr. Sun first apologized, and then asked Xiao Ruge how she was doing in the Xiao Mansion.

The main reason is that they have also heard those rumors recently, and they are all worried, fearing that Xiao Ruge will suffer losses in the Xiao Mansion.

"Don't worry, uncle. I'm fine. Although the Xiao family wants to take advantage of me, they have to agree to it!"

Seeing that she didn't look like she had been wronged, Mr. Sun nodded in relief.

Then he took Xiao Ruge aside and talked about the current branches of various forces in the capital.

The emperor is now in his prime, but his princes have all grown up, and they are fighting fiercely for the throne.

Apart from the eldest prince, the second prince and the sixth prince who died young, the one with the most advantage now is the third prince, followed by the fifth prince who holds military power.

As for the Fourth Prince, he had no intention of vying for the throne because of his weak health and constant medication.

The fifth prince was a cynical man who only cared about eating, drinking and having fun, and he didn't care much about the throne.

As for the seventh prince, he was not valued by the emperor because his mother was an orphan of the previous dynasty.

Therefore, the only ones who can compete for the throne now are the third prince and the fifth prince.

In fact, Xiao Ruge knew everything that Old Man Sun had told her, and she even knew some things better than Old Man Sun.

For example, the frail Fourth Prince is not actually weak, he just appears weak in front of others.

Moreover, although the Fifth Prince seems cynical on the surface, he is not as bad as he appears.

When the princes were fighting for the throne, every prince sent out his troops.

It was just that at that time, with his help, Lu Yu had already established a firm foothold in the army, which was how he was able to finally seize the throne.

Thinking of his past life, Xiao Ruge sighed heavily.

"I have almost understood the situation in the capital, but I still need you to pay more attention to it secretly. Although I have no intention of getting involved in the disputes in the court, I cannot be implicated by others."

She has the title of General Xiao, and anyone who understands the situation would want to lend a hand.

After all, the soldiers that General Xiao had brought with him were spread all over the army, and even many of the soldiers and generals under the Fifth Prince's command were from the Xiao family army.

Because Mr. Sun knew all this, he had been keeping an eye on the situation of various forces in the capital.

Seeing Uncle Sun nod, Xiao Ruge said, "I came here today to entrust something to you, uncle."

"Miss, please tell me what you want, and I will definitely get it done!"

Looking at Mr. Sun’s resolute face, Xiao Ruge smiled.

By the time she finished giving instructions, it was already late. Seeing that Xiao Ruge was about to return to the city, Mr. Sun felt a little worried.

"Miss, why don't you stay at the farm for one night and go back early tomorrow."

Xiao Ruge thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I just need to go pick some herbs. By the time I'm done, it will be almost daybreak."

It would be the same if we go into the city early at that time.

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Mr. Sun stopped trying to persuade her and simply called in a young man who looked 70% like him from outside the door.

"This is my son. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and now he has made some achievements. Today, the young lady is coming over, so I will let him go back with her and do some work for her, so that she won't be short of manpower."

"Sun Yan greets the young lady!"

After hearing his father's words, Sun Yan immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xiao Ruge.

Xiao Ruge looked at him in surprise, remembering that when she was a child, she went fishing because she wanted to have fun. Sun Yan was still a young boy at that time, so he followed her out of concern.

Unexpectedly, both of them fell into the river. Although he was fine, Sun Yan was implicated and was beaten by old man Sun.

"Hurry up and get up. We are old acquaintances. I caused you to be beaten and lie down for more than half a month. I still feel guilty about it!"

When talking about his childhood, Sun Yan grinned.

"It's okay. I have thick skin and strong muscles. Miss, don't mind it."

In the end, Xiao Ruge took Sun Yan away from the manor.

The two men rode their horses quickly towards the hill where they were going to collect herbs, and when they reached the foot of the hill they walked up the hill.

Sun Yan was only good at martial arts and didn't know any medicinal herbs, so he could only follow Xiao Ruge silently with a torch.

Xiao Ruge only picked out the herbs she could use, and soon she had found all the herbs she needed. The two were about to go down the mountain when they suddenly heard the faint sounds of swords.

Sun Yan immediately put out the torch, and the two of them carefully moved towards the source of the sound.

Tonight is the fifteenth day of the lunar month and the moon in the sky is very bright. The two men soon saw seven or eight people besieging one person.

But because of the swaying shadows of the trees, I couldn't see the man's face clearly.

This man was quite skilled in martial arts, and although he was injured, he managed to kill seven or eight people.

After making a strong cut on the neck of the person lying on the ground and making sure that the person was dead, he sat down exhausted, leaning against a big tree.

Sun Yan turned to look at Xiao Ruge, asking with his eyes whether he should go up and help. Xiao Ruge shook his head and gestured, indicating that he should leave quietly.

But at this moment, the man stood up with the sword in his hand and stumbled towards this side.

Before he got close, the man discovered the two people hiding behind the bushes. Without saying a word, he raised his sword and stabbed them.