Chapter 1966
Late Ming Dynasty 2
Although reluctant, the Liu family still went to the capital.
Lord Liu chartered a ship and hired bodyguards to escort them to the capital.
These bodyguards have considerable backing; the escort agency they belong to is affiliated with the Golden Dragon Gang.
The Golden Dragon Gang is quite powerful in the martial arts world. Its young leader, Jiao Gongli, is an outstanding martial artist, known in the martial arts world as "Iron-backed Golden Turtle".
Of course, the Liu family was unaware of this; they simply assumed that they had hired an ordinary bodyguard.
Little did they know that they were lucky; the people of the martial arts world gave the Golden Dragon Gang face, which made their journey smooth sailing.
People who originally intended to harm them, such as the five Wen brothers of Shi Liang, abandoned their plans to kill and rob them after learning that the family was being escorted by the Golden Dragon Gang.
Just as they were about to reach Tianjin Port, Liu Dong and Liu Yinxia pulled a person out of the water.
This was a child about the same age as the two of them, dressed in brocade, something that ordinary families couldn't afford.
But apart from the clothes, the child had no other accessories.
Liu Yinxia reached out and poked the child's cheek, saying, "He's quite cute."
Liu Tong: "Stop poking. Go to the kitchen and have someone make a bowl of ginger soup."
After saying this, he instructed his servant Suixi and Liu Yinxia's maid Ruofeng to move the child to his room.
Ruofeng had hot water prepared, and Suixi changed the child into clean clothes.
Liu Yinxia used a spoon to feed the child ginger soup.
The child woke up groggily and saw a delicate little girl in front of him. He asked, "Are you a fairy?"
Liu Yinxia was delighted by the words "little fairy" and replied, "I'm not a little fairy, my name is Liu Yinxia, and I'm your savior. What's your name?"
“My name is ZH… My surname is Liu, and my given name is Dejou,” the child said.
He had now clearly seen the situation around him.
Besides the little girl who fed him ginger soup, there were three other children in the room, all around his age.
Two of them were likely servants.
There was also a boy, but I don't know what his relationship was with the girl.
Liu Qiu stepped forward and said, "My name is Liu Qiu. My sister and I pulled you out of the water. How did you fall in? Where are your family members? Should we send someone to send a message?"
Liu Deyue was very grateful to Liu Dong and Liu Yinxia, and replied, "I... I was pushed into the water. That person was originally a servant of my family, but he had treacherous intentions and defected to another, so he tried to harm me. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to be saved by the two of you. I will definitely repay your life-saving grace in the future."
Liu Tong quickly waved his hand: "No need, no need. It was just a small favor."
Liu Deyue said earnestly, "How can I not repay the life-saving grace? It's just that I am young and weak now and cannot repay it. I can only repay it when I have the strength in the future."
Seeing that the child insisted, Liu Dong stopped refusing.
The child finally gave his address—or rather, his uncle's address.
His uncle lived in Tianjin, so after the ship arrived at the shore, Lord Liu sent someone to deliver a message to the child's uncle.
The boat is so small that nothing can be kept secret. Lord Liu learned that Liu Dong and Liu Yinxia had rescued someone from the water and came to see the child.
Judging from the child's clothing and demeanor, the child was not from an ordinary family. Intending to befriend the child's family, he instructed Liu Tong and Liu Yinxia to take good care of the child.
The child still developed a fever after drinking the ginger soup, but there was no doctor on the ship.
Liu Tong and Liu Yinxia secretly channeled their inner energy into the child's body to expel the virus and lower his fever.
The child's fever broke the next morning.
The ship has arrived at Tianjin Port.
Lord Liu immediately sent people to find the child's family according to the address provided by the child.
When Liu Deyue's uncle and aunt heard the news, they rushed over immediately.
Uncle Liu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Liu Deyue. Just as he was about to speak, Liu Deyue said, "Uncle, I was able to escape danger this time thanks to Lord Liu and Miss Liu and Young Master Liu. You must thank them properly for me." Uncle Liu was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Of course."
He then bowed to Lord Liu with clasped hands in thanks.
Lord Liu quickly returned the greeting.
We must not offend this person in front of us.
He said that Liu Deyue was not like an ordinary family's child. Sure enough, this child came from a powerful family. His uncle was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Not to mention that he was a fourth-rank official like Lord Liu, Lord Liu wouldn't dare to offend him just because of his status as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
The head of a secret service directly under the emperor, who oversees all officials—who would dare offend him?
They can arrest people without notifying the emperor.
Lord Liu was afraid of offending the person in front of him, who would then have him thrown into prison.
Fortunately, this time he was the younger generation who saved someone.
Out of gratitude, the Imperial Guards won't bother him so easily in the future, right?
Uncle Liu took Liu Deyue away and later sent a generous gift over.
Lord Liu told Zhao to keep it safe, as he had no intention of having much contact with the Liu family.
Ordinary officials were hostile to the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot.
Lord Liu had already sent his servants to the capital to purchase a house.
The Liu family were originally salt merchants. Lord Liu's branch was separated, but it became the backer of the other branches of the Liu family.
Therefore, the Liu family would send Lord Liu a considerable amount of gold and silver every year.
The Liu family was not short of money, and their servants easily bought a five-courtyard house in the inner city.
Liu Tong was already over seven years old and could no longer live with Liu Yinxia. Instead, he lived with his other brothers in the outer courtyard.
However, every now and then, Liu Yinxia would run to the outer courtyard to find Liu Qiu and ask her questions about the doubts she encountered during her cultivation, so that Liu Qiu could answer them.
Then, the two siblings would sneak out of the mansion to play.
One day, the two met Liu Deyue while strolling on the street.
Liu Deyue recognized the two and happily acted as their guide.
It turns out he was originally from Beijing and had gone to Tianjin Port to visit relatives and have some fun.
After that incident, his uncle, worried about his safety, sent him back to Beijing.
The servant who harmed Liu Deyue has already been dealt with by Liu's uncle.
Although Liu Deyue is a native of Beijing, well—
"So, you've been confined to the house all this time and rarely explored the capital," Liu Tong said. "That's why we're lost now?"
Liu Deyue scratched his head sheepishly: "Um, I really haven't been here before..."
Liu Yinxia quite liked Liu Deyue, her friend, and tugged at Liu Dong, saying, "Brother, let's ask for directions."
Liu Dong: "Where is anyone?"
Liu Yinxia and Liu Deyue: "..."
Indeed, they were currently in a secluded alley, and there was no one else around except the three of them.
Liu Tong pointed in a direction and said, "There are voices over there, let's go there."
The two immediately followed Liu Tong.
Liu Dong led the way, and the three of them arrived outside a house.
The three looked at each other in bewilderment.
Liu Yinxia: "Should we knock on the door to ask for directions?" (End of Chapter)