"His son-in-law is a soldier under our prince. He recently fought against the Japanese pirates in the island nation and made great contributions."
"If we can curry favor with his son-in-law this time, and then beg for mercy, we can probably get my father released."
"After all, my father wasn't the mastermind; he was just involved in the Heaven and Earth Society's case."
As the fat man spoke, he became somewhat excited, already imagining the life of wealth and luxury he was about to live.
"If we can really curry favor with his son-in-law and show our faces in front of the prince, then our family will truly rise to prominence."
The fat man spoke with great confidence, which made Liu Yue frown.
The last time we went to Beijing, Fatty said the same thing, and then the group slunk back from Beijing.
Once you step through the Xu family's gate, you'll enter their courtyard.
Some villagers from Caijiazhuang, under the direction of Xu's father and mother, are setting up tables, chairs and benches.
Looking at the busy crowd, Liu Yue felt they looked increasingly familiar.
She felt like she had seen these people somewhere before.
She had always looked down on the villagers, so she didn't recognize them at first glance as people from Caijiazhuang.
Just as she was wondering, a group of carriages stopped in front of Xu Kun's house, completely blocking the gate.
Xia Yan felt somewhat displeased upon seeing the caravan.
They're about to get married, and you're blocking their doorway like this? Is that appropriate?
Just as he was about to get up and tell the caravan not to block the gate, he saw a man in white leading a group of little girls out of the carriage.
Then Xia Yan saw Yang Wenguang, the local tyrant of Fujian who was in charge of all affairs in Fujian, kneel down with a thud.
"General Yang Wenguang of Fujian pays his respects to Your Highness and Your Highness the Princess!"
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