Being a cannon fodder female supporting role is not as good as marrying a lucky villain

"My lord, I have counted everything clearly, a total of 12 taels!"

Hearing the butler's excited voice, Lu Shikai sat up straight involuntarily.

The huge hall is full of white silver ingots.

He stroked a few strands of beard, and while he was in a happy mood, he couldn't help being surprised: "Is this all sent by the Lord Changning?"

"Exactly!" The housekeeper nodded emphatically, "Grandma Gui, who is next to the Eldest Princess, led the people here in person, and it was indeed the money from the Changning county lord."

"Young people are awesome! Young people are awesome!" Lu Shikai said with emotion, "It took only three days, but she solved my urgent need for me!"

He had a smile on his face, and when he was excited, he accidentally said what was in his heart: "If we can have such a mistress, it will be much better than the daughter of Laoshizi Xiao's family..."

"Ahem!" The housekeeper coughed heavily, and glanced behind Lu Shikai.

Suddenly, Lu Shikai's back felt cold.

When he turned around to look, he saw a tall figure standing in front of him.

"A Yan!" Lu Shikai's face suddenly burst into a bright smile, and he lovingly looked Xie Yan up and down carefully.

"when did you come?"

"Just when uncle was speaking."

As soon as Xie Yan opened his mouth, Lu Shikai's smiling face froze.

But he asked confidently at the next moment: "Am I wrong? The Xiao girl used you wholeheartedly when she was young and almost killed your life. How can such a vicious woman deserve to be your wife?" ? Do you still miss her all these years?"

"I don't have any feelings for Xiao Shan." Xie Yan frowned and said, "From now on, uncle should stop talking about things like this."

Lu Shikai frowned, and carefully observed Xie Yan with his chin resting.

Suddenly, he suddenly realized, and excitedly said: "You have someone you like?"

"I heard from the two brothers Yue Ming that you don't even have a single female mosquito around you these years, except for Changning County Lord..." He slapped his head and said loudly, "You are happy with Changning County Lord!"

Xie Yan dodged slightly imperceptibly, but returned to his original state the next moment, still with a cold expression.

"When the goal of coming to the south of the Yangtze River is completed, I will go to the border with General Pei." He said indifferently, "Now I stay with the county master of Changning, one is because of my promise to the eldest princess, and the other is because I still need to pass the long County Lord Ning covers up my actions."

"It's just that?" Lu Shikai's face was full of disbelief.

However, Xie Yan's eyes did not fluctuate at all, and it was impossible for people to guess what was in his heart.

After a while, Lu Shikai gave up.

He sighed, shook his head and said, "Ayan, the relationship between a man and a woman is not necessarily an obstacle. An intelligent woman like the county magistrate of Changning is very suitable for you."

"And I've heard that kid Yue Rong say that Changning county lord is protecting you from arrows, and she loves you like an ocean."

Xie Yan's eyes sank, and he cast a cold glance at Yue Rong who was standing at the door.

Yue Rong shrank his neck and moved closer to his elder brother: "Why do I feel that the master looks at me with murderous eyes?"

"You must have said something that displeased the master again." Yue Ming warned without even guessing, "Even if it is the Lu family, you can't reveal the news about the master at will."

Yue Rong nodded like a pounding garlic, carefully looking into the hall.

Lu Shikai was still talking: "Although I was trapped in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River by the emperor, I have secretly cultivated a lot of people over the years. Why don't you bring them all with you?"

"Uncle, don't worry about me." When Xie Yan looked at him, his expression softened a little, "It's good that these people stay in Jiangnan to protect you, I have my own plans here."

Lu Shikai stroked his well-maintained beard, and looked at Xie Yan curiously: "Are you holding back some bad water, kid?"

"Mingzhou and Runzhou can last another ten days at most." Xie Yan said slowly, "Even if the dams are strengthened, many civilians will definitely be displaced by the flood, and this..."

"This is my chance."

He raised his head and looked at Lu Shikai. These eyes were very similar to Lu Shikai's memory, which made Lu Shikai unable to utter words of reprimand.

After a moment of silence, Lu Shikai waved his hands feebly: "Forget it, instead of making them servants of the aristocratic family, it's better to go to the border with you, maybe we can win some merits!"

Watching Xie Yan stride away, Lu Shikai sat down slowly propping up the table.

Finally, he sighed faintly: "This is very good, it has the demeanor of his father back then."

After leaving the gate, the two brothers caught a glimpse of Xie Yan's expression, looked at each other, and followed behind Xie Yan with a sad face.

Xie Yan walked in the front without saying a word. He knew that his uncle was the most sympathetic to the people, and he couldn't see the people suffer.

Take this action yourself, study it carefully...

Before he could think about it, a joyous laughter came from his ear.

"Thank you!"

Looking up, a slender woman is leaning against the wall with a smile, her eyes are as clear as lake water.

Xie Yan's heartstrings seemed to be gently twitched by a pair of invisible big hands, and he quickly lowered his eyes to cover up the throbbing in his eyes.

"Meet the county magistrate."

Xie Yan saluted Gu Ning respectfully, apart from that frosty face, no one could fault his behavior.

Gu Ning didn't seem to see the cold expression on Xie Yan's face, trotted forward, and approached Xie Yan.

"Today, my grandmother allowed me to go out, so you have to protect me."

Xie Yan was taken aback for a moment, and immediately turned his chilly eyes towards Chunyu: "The county lord is still injured, how can he go out to play?"

Chunyu quickly stepped back behind Gu Ning: "This is indeed authorized by the Eldest Princess. If Xie guards have any questions, you can go to the Eldest Princess."

Standing in front of Gu Ning, Xie Yan was exuding an aura that strangers should not enter. Even the two brothers Yue Ming were far away, but Gu Ning's smile remained the same.

When Xie Yan saw it, she opened a pair of beautiful eyes and looked straight at Xie Yan: "Xie Yan, don't you have the heart to let me go to the street alone?"

Chunyu on the side spoke weakly: "Master, the servant is still here."

"You are timid." Gu Ning opened his eyes and said nonsense in a serious manner, "I am afraid that you will faint before those malicious people get close."

Chunyu choked for a moment, opened her mouth, and finally swallowed her anger: "The county lord is right."

Yue Rong's eyes widened in shock: "Brother, is it because my ears are broken? Miss Chunyu is timid?"

"The county lord says I'm timid, so I'm cowardly." Chunyu said sadly, "You guys better be honest! Don't ruin my county lord's good deeds!"

Yue Rong covered his mouth, his eyes rolled around.

Why does he feel that the county lord is like that hungry wolf, while his own master is that weak and helpless sheep?

Seeing that Gu Ning's claws were about to reach out to Xie Yan, Yue Rong made a decisive decision and decided to stand up.

But before he could open his mouth, Yue Ming covered his mouth again.

"The master didn't even speak, what are you in a hurry for?"

Being stared at by his stupid younger brother with grief and indignation, Yue Ming endured and endured, before calming down his anger: "Open your eyes wide, take a good look!"

I saw Xie Yan standing there motionless, his fair and handsome face was still covered with frost, but the tip of his exposed ear was bleeding red.

At this moment, he stared at the woman in front of him, with tenderness in his eyes that they had never seen before.

Yue Rong was taken aback: "Brother, didn't you say that the master likes the Xiao family..."

"Bah, bah, bah!" Yue Ming quickly covered Yue Rong's mouth.

Under Chunyu's glaring gaze, the two brothers didn't dare to say a word, like quails, they shrank their necks and waited aside.

Gu Ning glanced at them from the corner of her eye, but the aura in her body is not enough for her to hear their words clearly.

Soon, several people were left behind by her.

She smiled and said, "After thinking about it, among so many guards, you are the only one who can protect me. What's more, it's my grandmother's order. Guard Xie won't refuse, right?"

"The county lord has an order, and the subordinates dare not disobey." Xie Yan said with a serious look, "But the county lord is still injured, so you can't stay outside for a long time."

"That's up to me." Gu Ning raised the corners of his lips and said meaningfully, "It depends on how much that person wants to say to me."

Before Xie Yan could speak, he saw Gu Ning walking briskly forward, so he could only follow quickly.

He didn't realize it himself, but in front of Gu Ning, he retreated again and again.

Due to the increasing number of refugees coming to Jiangning, although the city is still prosperous, the ragged people that can be seen everywhere still cast a layer of haze over the bustling Fucheng.

Gu Ning's pace gradually slowed down, and her expression became serious.

"I don't know what's going on in Mingzhou and Runzhou."

Hearing these light words, Xie Yan almost blurted out: "The local people have already moved out, but the floodwaters cannot be moved away. If there is no accident, the floodwater trapped in the two places will come straight to Jiangning in ten days. "

Gu Ning frowned, with an ominous premonition in his heart.

But before he could think about it, she was already firmly in Xie Yan's arms.

Only Xie Yan's voice was cold and harsh: "Who are you?"

Gu Ning looked down and saw a child with a dirty face looking at her pitifully.

The child was still holding something in his hand.

Looking at the familiar color, Gu Ning understood - the fish was hooked.

"I..." The child was obviously frightened by Xie Yan, and wanted to speak, but kept hiccupping.

"Don't worry." Gu Ning patted her on the head, and said in a gentle voice, "Talk slowly, he just looks fierce."

With tears in his mouth, the child touched his empty stomach and said cautiously: "There is a young lady who asked me to give you this jade pendant, saying that she is waiting for you in Qiyun Tower."

After she handed the jade pendant to Gu Ning, she wanted to leave.

But Gu Ning grabbed the back of her neck: "Don't worry."

"I……"

"This is your errand fee." Gu Ning handed her a piece of silver with a smile, "Go buy some food pads to pad your stomach."

Seeing her move, Xie Yan's eyes were inexplicable, and he wanted to say something, but finally fell silent.