Jiang Tian looked at Wei Jinxiu slowly and deliberately: "Who?"
Wei Jinxiu lowered her head even further, but she still mustered her courage and said the person's name: "...Xiao Linghan".
Everyone in the capital knew that the Xiao family had gotten into serious trouble and might be executed along with their entire family, yet Wei Jinxiu insisted on saving him, which revealed an inexplicable strangeness.
Wei Jinxiu didn't actually want to reveal too much. Since the events of her past life hadn't happened, she couldn't find a good reason to persuade her aunt.
But if they don't save Xiao Linghan, they might miss out on a great opportunity.
"What's the reason? Is it your dream?"
Wei Jinxiu nodded heavily.
"In my dream, Xiao Linghan did not die in this major case, but he suffered extremely severe torture. Later... later he became a great general by chance, second only to the emperor."
In her previous life, Xiao Linghan was also imprisoned because of his second uncle's crimes.
At that time, he did not receive any help from others.
Even his close friend, Shen Yan, the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, was powerless to reverse the situation.
This case is being personally overseen by the emperor; who would dare to act recklessly?
As a result, the entire Xiao family was severely punished, especially Marquis Xiao Linghan.
Xiao Linghan suffered extremely severe torture. His face was badly burned with a branding iron, leaving severe scars. He was so ugly that he could make a child stop crying.
The handsome man who was once famous throughout the capital has become an ugly monster with no redeeming features.
He survived the punishment but was sentenced to exile three thousand miles away.
During his exile, he faced all sorts of crises. I heard that his journey was extremely difficult, and he even suffered the humiliation of being forced to crawl between someone's legs.
After this major case came to an end, apart from a few individuals, everyone else had long forgotten about him.
The Xiao family's former glory was submerged in the bustling city of Beijing by the tide of time.
Just when others' memories of him were very vague, a masked general suddenly appeared in the Northwest.
I heard that he rose through the ranks from a lowly soldier, experiencing countless life-and-death situations. After a few years, he became a fearsome military general.
When disaster struck, he resisted the invasion of the barbarians and protected the peaceful lives of the local people.
Due to his outstanding achievements, he returned to the capital as ordered by the emperor.
It is unclear what was discussed between the emperor and his minister, but Xiao Linghan soon left the capital and went to various battlefields, where he made great contributions.
At that time, Xiao Linghan did not use his real name, and no one else knew it was him.
In his most impressive battle, he annihilated 50,000 elite enemy troops with only 1,000 men, shocking the world.
His brilliant military strategy made everyone tremble.
It wasn't until the emperor bestowed honors upon him that everyone realized he was none other than Xiao Linghan, the former Marquis of Yongning.
He endured many hardships, both big and small, before finally returning to his original social class.
Even though the Xiao family's case was handled by the emperor at that time, Liu Jue did not distance himself from Xiao Linghan because of his criminal status. On the contrary, he trusted him very much and even regarded Xiao Linghan as his right-hand man.
Xiao Linghan did not disappoint the emperor's expectations; he became the emperor's most valiant general and his most useful sword.
A few years later, he was nearly thirty, but no one was willing to marry him.
He doesn't seem to have any intention of getting married and having children.
When the emperor needed him, he was sharp and fearless; when the emperor didn't need him, he seemed to disappear from the capital, remaining low-key and reserved.
In fact, Wei Jinxiu had thought that if she had to marry someone, then waiting a few years and marrying Xiao Linghan would not be a bad idea.
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