The three of them then accelerated their pace. After walking for more than a mile, they saw a large courtyard from afar. At this time, the courtyard was brightly lit, with two big red lanterns hanging high at the door, and a group of people stood at the door with steel knives, with about a hundred people. Not far from the gate, there were two groups of pirates with dozens of people guarding each.

When Jiang Feng saw this, he felt a little guilty. Seeing that the yard was so tightly guarded, they had no way to get in.

Originally, Jiang Feng planned to find a remote location and then the three of them crawled into the yard. However, judging from the pirates' posture, they could not find such an opportunity at all.

"Bring this with you." Just as Jiang Feng was worried about how to enter the door, Li Yu handed him a white strip of cloth.

Jiang Feng was just not sure what he meant, but Li Yu had already helped him tie a white cloth strip to his left arm. Looking at Li Yu and Ying'er, they also tied a white cloth strip to their left arms.

After tied up the strips of white cloth, Li Yudang walked towards the gate of the Chen Mansion first, and Ying'er followed him. Seeing that Jiang Feng was not moving, Ying'er hurriedly walked back and quietly pulled him up. Jiang Feng felt his heart reaching his throat. He followed Ying'er tightly, lowering his head, not daring to look at the men holding swords around him.

The pirates guarded just glanced at the three of them and let them in without even asking.

Jiang Feng was very nervous at first, but when he saw the pirates not even asking questions, he gradually felt relieved. He turned his head to look at the pirates and saw that each of them had such a strip of white cloth tied on his arms, he began to understand. He must have tied such a strip of cloth on his left arm, which was the mark of the pirates' self-identification. No wonder they tied such strips, and the pirates didn't ask them anymore.

The three of them entered the Chen family openly.

The Chen Mansion is very big. In addition to dozens of rooms, there is also a large garden. However, when the three of them entered the Chen Mansion, they found that there was no one in the huge courtyard. They went to the back garden and saw a bunch of people gathered there.

Li Yu should walk over first. Everyone's attention was focused on the few people in the encirclement, and no one paid attention to the three of them.

Jiang Feng stood behind a big man holding a knife and looked into the crowd. He saw that there were five people kneeling in the crowd. The first one was a man of forty years. Behind him was a scared woman trembling. Behind the woman, three children were kneeling.

A middle-aged man who looked quite elegant stood in front of several people and spoke, he should be the leader of this group of pirates. But when Jiang Feng looked at him, he didn't look like a pirate, but he looked more like a scholar.

"Chen Yuanliang, I'll ask you. Why did you rob the Song family's merchant ship?"

The man who was about forty years old was known to die at this time, but he was not too scared. "At that time, everyone was sheltering from the same island. When I saw that the Song family had few people and many cargoes on the ships, I became greedy and asked my subordinates to snatch their ships and cargoes together.

However, I brought them to Fuzhou City, and no one of them was killed." Chen Yuanliang said.

The middle-aged man with a gentle face sneered, "Why did I hear that? It was because your wife fell in love with a pair of golden hairpins from her and she refused to sell them, so you did it!"

Chen Yuanliang was slightly surprised. He did not expect that this person knew the situation so clearly. However, he immediately thought that it must have been what the Song family members told them after they escaped.

Chen Yuanliang was about to explain, but the woman kneeling behind him was already screaming. "It's not my business! It's all him. He asked someone to rob the Song family's ship and cargo. He also said that they were private ships, and it would be robbed for nothing if they robbed them. If they dared to sue the government, not only would they not be able to recover the cargo, but they would also be convicted and imprisoned."

Chen Yuanliang was a little surprised. He didn't expect his wife to suddenly say such words at this time. But he did not argue about the wife's words that were all the blame on him.

The middle-aged man with a gentle face was a little angry when he heard this. "You are a woman who is not a woman and is greedy on weekdays. If something happens, you will blame all the blame on your husband. Is this the duty you are a woman who should be?" At this point, the middle-aged man waved his hand.

"Come on, drag this greedy and unscrupulous woman down first."

Seeing this, Chen Yuanliang hurriedly crawled forward. "If you want to kill me, kill me! This matter is indeed all done by me and has nothing to do with the insider."

The middle-aged man glanced at Chen Yuanliang, "You are a responsible man. Unfortunately, you have violated the taboo of our Li family, but today I can't forgive you. If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself. Who told you to let the boat go to sea without knowing the rules? Do you think you violate the rules of our Li family at sea and you will be fine if you escape back to the city?

Let me tell you the truth! Don’t talk about a small Lianjiang City. Even if you escape into Fuzhou City, our Li family still has a way to destroy your Chen family’s door!”

Chen Yuanliang kowtowed to the middle-aged man. "I made such a big mistake, and I would have died if I had known. I just hope that the king would let my wife and a few children go."

The middle-aged man shook his head. "I can make the decision to not kill these children of yours. But your wife cannot stop killing them, because she is the beginning of this matter. If she does not kill her, it will be difficult to calm the anger of the public."

Chen Yuanliang knew that asking for more was useless, so he had to say impatiently, "Then, please kill me first!"

The middle-aged man nodded, "I can satisfy you in this regard." As he said that, he waved to one of the subordinates behind him.

The man was holding a knife and was about to pull Chen Yuanliang, but suddenly a person rushed out of the flowers beside him, which scared everyone.

As soon as the man rushed out, he rushed to Chen Yuanliang and shouted, "You can't kill him. If you want to kill, kill me!"

Only then did everyone have the chance to see this person clearly. It turned out that this was a woman with disheveled hair. Because her face was facing down, her hair was even more dispersed. Everyone couldn't see her appearance clearly. Just based on their voice, they should be a middle-aged woman in her forties.

This sudden change caused the man who was originally going to drag Chen Yuanliang, but he didn't know what to do for a moment, so he had to go and see his leader. However, the middle-aged man with a gentle face was just staring at the scene in front of him quietly and not speaking. So the pirate who was about to drag him could only stand by and wait with a knife.

Chen Yuanliang suddenly saw this woman and couldn't help but sigh. "Why are you doing this? This matter has nothing to do with you. Besides, you are not from the Chen family anymore. Why bother to die again!"

But the woman still hugged Chen Yuanliang tightly. "No. Master, you are the head of the Chen family. You must not die. If you die, what will the children do!"

After saying that, the woman crawled in front of the middle-aged man, "Master. I am Chen Yuanliang's original wife. If you want to kill the king, just kill him! Please spare my master's life."

The middle-aged man was not in a hurry. He asked Chen Yuanliang slowly, "Chen Yuanliang, what's wrong with this woman? As far as I know, you, Chen Yuanliang, only one wife!"

Chen Yuanliang raised his head with shame. "Return to the words of the king. This woman is Huang Xiufang, the first wife I married back then, and she is indeed my original wife. However, because Chen Huang's family has been in the family for three years, and my mother married me again without adding a child to the Chen family. She asked me to repair Chen Huang's family.

Since then, my Chen family has no relationship with her. This time, my snatch of the Song family's cargo has nothing to do with her. Please don't make things difficult for her."

The middle-aged man looked at the woman Huang Xiufang, "You heard it! Chen Yuanliang said that you have no relationship with their Chen family anymore, so why should you sacrifice your life to save him like this?"

"Although the master said that, I always regard myself as a member of the Chen family in my heart." Huang Xiufang said.

"So, are you really willing to die for Chen Yuanliang?" asked the middle-aged man.

"I do!" Huang Xiufang answered very firmly.

"Diet, it's a very painful thing! Since he has long been ruthless to you, it's meaningless for you to do this! Do you really don't regret it?"

"No regrets!" Huang Xiufang said. "If the master dies, it is meaningless to live alone in this world. Instead of doing this, it is better to go with the master."

The middle-aged man was silent, as if he was thinking about something.

At this moment, Li Yu, who was standing among the crowd, suddenly interrupted, "Chen Yuanliang, as far as I know, you didn't divorce her because Chen Huang did not give birth to him! Chen Huang had a daughter for your Chen family less than a year after entering your Chen family. Doesn't that count?

The reason you want to get rid of Huang Xiufang is not because she cannot have children, but because your Chen family despises the poor and loves the rich. After you passed the imperial examination, your mother told you about the daughter of a wealthy family in Lianjiang, which is your current wife, so she forced you to get rid of Huang Xiufang.

I'm right!"

Chen Yuanliang suddenly heard Li Yu telling his past scandal, but he was not angry or angry. Because he knew that at this time, he was no longer the former Chen Yuanwai who could have turned aside in Lianjiang City. Now he is just a fish on someone else’s desk!

"My brother said it well. Although I was ordered by my mother to practice my wife, the responsibility lies with me. If I persisted in front of my mother, maybe I could have kept Xiufang.

Alas! I, Chen Yuanliang, have always been so blessed that I am destined to not have such a virtuous wife. Now I have suffered some great disasters, which can be considered retribution!"

"No, the master is a good person. The Bodhisattva will definitely bless you. You have been in Lianjiang for many years and have been building roads and bridges. Every year, you will always send food to help the hungry people. The Bodhisattva will watch these good deeds! The Bodhisattva will definitely save the master." Huang Xiufang still protected Chen Yuanliang and tried her best to defend him.

Li Yu smiled softly, "Sister-in-law Huang only knows the good things Chen Yuanliang did in Lianjiang. Do you know how many bad things he has done for so many years? Although he has helped some people in Lianjiang, he has harmed far more people outside than this. How many merchants end up losing their money because of being exploited by him? Do you know?
Chapter completed!