"Master, that person has arrived and asked if we are ready?" Soon a servant came to report. It was almost time, so Su Hengyi nodded.
"Uncle, the people who are going to take you out of the city have arrived. Let's go there immediately." Su Hengyi said to Beian Hou and his sons.
"Then Hengyi, you are not coming with us?" Bei'an Marquis and his son knew that Su Hengyi was not leaving with them, and they were a little worried.
"No, if we go together, there will be too many people and we will be a big target and easy to be exposed. Uncle, don't worry, I have made all the arrangements. Just follow that person and we will meet outside the city." Su Hengyi wanted to personally escort the Marquis of Beian and his son away. This was his original plan, but there was a high possibility of encountering danger and causing failure. Now that he has Sikong Ling's help, he will naturally use a safer method.
"Well, you two must pay attention to your safety. If the bandits really find us and chase us, it is important for you to protect yourselves. Don't take risks for us again. Now that the Beian Marquis's Mansion has collapsed, the future of our Su family depends on you. You can't get hurt. For the sake of the Su family, you must take care of your own safety." The Beian Marquis gave detailed instructions. He had not been able to communicate with Su Hengyi in prison before, and even if he was worried, he could only wait. Now that he saw Su Hengyi, he naturally would not forget to give him some instructions.
"Don't worry, uncle. I know what to do. You should also take care of yourselves. Although that person is here and should be able to keep you safe, he said that he will only escort you out of the city and will not take care of the rest. Everything depends on you. Fortunately, the danger will be much smaller after leaving the city. Here are the travel expenses and dry food. Let's meet at the agreed place."
Su Hengyi said this as he handed a package in his hand to the Beian Marquis and his son. It contained clothes, travel expenses, dry food, and other items that had been prepared earlier, as well as some medicines, mostly for external injuries.
The son of Bei'an Marquis took the package, but there was still doubt on his face. Who exactly was "that person" that Su Hengyi mentioned several times? He could actually lead them out of the city at this time when the bandits were defending so tightly. He must be an extraordinary person. He was really curious.
"Hengyi, who is the person you are talking about? He is willing to take the risk to help you at this time, but he has a close relationship with you?"
"I am ashamed. The person who is willing to help is not a friend of mine, but Yue Niang's husband, my brother-in-law Han Yu. I don't really understand the specific matters. As for who it is, you will know when you meet him later." Su Hengyi wanted to say more, but there was really no time. Besides, he really couldn't figure out the matter between Sikong Ling and Han Yu, so it was not easy for him to say more.
"Is this the husband your grandfather found for Yue'er? Judging from your expression, Hengyi, you should be very satisfied with this brother-in-law. Your grandfather's vision must be good." When Beian Hou mentioned his only niece, his usually serious face showed a rare expression of doting and love.
"He's indeed not bad, and is worthy of my sister." Su Hengyi now has a better impression of Han Yu, and he has an expression of pride when he mentions Han Yu.
At this time, Su Hengyi didn't know what Su Wenyue had experienced during this period. Although Master Su and Han Yu were deeply saddened by Su Wenyue's affairs, they still took Su Hengyi's safety into consideration. Saving people under the nose of Wang Mang in Chang'an was an extremely dangerous thing, and they must not be distracted by other things.
"Uncle, it's getting late. Let's go there earlier. I'll take you there." Su Hengyi said as he sent the Beian Marquis and his son to the other back door.
During this journey, Marquis Bei'an actually thought a lot, trying to guess the man's identity, but he still had no clue. When they arrived at the place and saw Sikong Ling, Marquis Bei'an and his son were really surprised.
As officials in Chang'an, the father and son of Bei'an Marquis naturally knew Sikong Ling, but they had never had much dealings with each other. After all, the two sides had different positions, especially after Wang Mang usurped the throne and took control of the government, the position of the Sikong Mansion even leaned towards Wang Mang's side, which made it even more impossible for them to have any intersection, and sometimes they were even on the opposite side. After all, the Bei'an Marquis Mansion had been opposed to the treacherous prime minister Wang Mang from beginning to end. No matter how they thought about it, they would never have imagined that the person who had been helping them in secret and sending them out of the city would be the young master of the Sikong Mansion: Sikong Ling.
Bei'an Hou was puzzled before, but now he is not surprised. If it were someone else, it would not work. Sikong Mansion does have the ability to rescue him and even send them out of the city. Even when Bei'an Hou Mansion was prosperous, it was still inferior to the old family Sikong Mansion. Even now that Wang Mang is in power, he is still wary of the Sikong family.
"It turns out to be Young Master Sikong, thank you for your help!" Even though Bei'an Marquis Mansion knew that Sikong Ling was the one who was going to send them out of the city, he had his own integrity and would not lower himself to please Sikong Ling. If he was willing to do so, Bei'an Marquis Mansion would not have fallen to this point today. However, there was still some gratitude in his tone.
"Marquis Bei'an is too polite. I have an agreement with Han Yu that I should be loyal to the person who entrusted me with the task. Moreover, I admire Marquis Bei'an's integrity. It's getting late. We have to leave the city on time. I won't say more. Let's set off quickly." Although Sikong Ling took them out of the city for Su Wenyue's sake, he couldn't do more. Sikong Ling was also an extremely conceited person in some ways, and he could see some of Marquis Bei'an's thoughts.
"Everything is up to Master Sikong. Even if there is a deal between Master Sikong and his brother-in-law, as long as Master Sikong is willing to help, our Su family is still grateful. In the future, as long as we can help, we will never refuse." Su Hengyi clasped his fists and said to Sikong Ling
Sikong Ling was still a little more polite to Su Hengyi, compared to the Bei'an Marquis and his son, who were a layer apart. After all, Su Hengyi was Su Wenyue's biological elder brother: "Brother Su, this is serious. If the Su family really needs help, I won't be polite."
Sikong Ling's words were somewhat profound and implied certain meanings, but it was not convenient to say it now.
Su Hengyi agreed, although he was a little surprised by Sikong Ling's address to him and his respectful attitude, and didn't understand what Sikong Ling was up to, but since he had said it, he wouldn't go back on his word. However, Su Hengyi never thought that Sikong Ling was actually targeting his sister.
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Sikong Ling felt quite proud when he saw Su Hengyi agreed to his words without knowing why. If that girl really followed him in the future, Su Hengyi would be his brother-in-law, and the term "big brother" would not be called in vain. However, Su Hengyi might not know what happened to that girl, otherwise, considering how much he loved his sister, he would definitely not have such an expression when mentioning Su Wenyue.