Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 552: Find a way to save people first

In Rongqing Hall,

Everyone was still chatting about Ningguo Mansion, and they still had some bad premonitions in their hearts. Why did Jia Zhen suddenly believe it? Now when I asked about it, they all looked a little bit nagging. As the saying goes, sincerity is a spiritual thing, and if you believe it, you will not believe it. No, now, there are so many gossips inside and outside the house, which is not a good thing after all.

Especially Jia's mother, sitting on the kang and worrying alone, the good-looking Duke's mansion was filled with smoke and smoke. They both wanted to enter the Taoist temple, and there was no trace of the grace of their ancestors, leaving Nuo Da's family business and ancestral property in ruins. It's almost over, and the clan members' annual salary has been stopped. What kind of evil is this, leaving a whole body of infamy.

Thinking of this, I felt very upset, and suddenly I heard,

There was a boy outside the door shouting something.

When they heard that it was about Ning Guofu, everyone was a little surprised, and they did whatever they said. After hearing this, Jia Mu could no longer hold back her anger. She slammed the table and asked unhappily,

"Girl Feng, go and bring this person here to see what's going on. What kind of behavior is this yelling and screaming? It's becoming more and more unruly."

The reason why Mother Jia was a little angry was because the people from the Hou Mansion were sitting in the room. She had just experienced so many things, and the depression in her heart had nowhere to escape. It just so happened that this matter happened to her, so she said this .

But Wang Xifeng said yes with a somewhat reluctant expression. She was in charge of the house, so wasn't this a sign of shame for her?

"Yes, old lady, I'm going to show you what kind of blind servant came to disturb me. I really can't beat him with a few sticks and sell him. It's his misfortune."

What you say is unforgiving,

Jia Mu understood the meaning of the words and grinned.

"Mrs. Wang, look at your good niece. Her mouth is unforgiving. Why did I want to sell that slave? She just takes words out of context."

"Okay, Girl Feng, go and ask what happened, don't delay. Old lady, that girl also has good intentions."

"Know, know."

Jia Mu smiled and shook her head. Then Wang Xifeng stood up and walked out. She winked at Ping'er who was standing behind her. Ping'er understood and walked out first. Then, the master and servant left the main room. Wang Xifeng immediately put away his clothes. He smiled, then walked out with a cold face. Seeing the concierge outside the door, he asked,

"What's going on? You're making a fuss here, but something unexpected happened outside the house?"

"Back to the Second Grandma, nothing happened at the house. There were soldiers from the Marquis Mansion, so no one dared to come close. However, there were some incredible messages from the Ningguo Mansion that spread throughout the capital. This boy went out to help transport firewood today and passed by the Ningguo Mansion. In front of the door, I saw Uncle Zhen leading the Taoist immortal master to cast spells there. Then it got dark. In order to suppress the evil spirits at the door, he wanted to inhale Yang Qi or something. He just knocked down the stone lion outside the door, and then the ground moved. The people in the capital saw it with their own eyes and spread the news more and more. This boy talked about it after he came back. The old slave felt something was wrong and asked people to go out to listen. Who knows, the whole street was talking about this matter and it spread everywhere. The old slave felt something was wrong, so he brought him over to report to the old lady."

The concierge finished speaking in one breath, with an impatient tone. Although he didn't believe it and didn't see it, those people said they had noses and eyes. It was the same if he sent someone to ask. He was worried and secretly went to the door of Dongfu to see the two Not only did the stone lion fall, but there were also a large number of officers and soldiers surrounding it. By the way,

"Second Grandma, I went to see it personally. The two stone lions in front of the Ningguo Mansion have indeed been moved down. I don't know what is inside. There are a large number of soldiers outside the mansion, and they are surrounded. It seems that something happened. ."

The concierge just forgot about it in a hurry and didn't say anything. Now he remembered it and blurted it out. Wang Xifeng was still thinking about what Jia Rong had promised, so he went back on his promise. In this way, Ningguo Mansion and even the Jia family might be in trouble. It's on the cusp of the storm,

When I heard that Ning Guo Mansion was surrounded by officers and soldiers, my heart skipped a beat. The imperial court knew it so quickly.

"Then can you tell which yamen's officers and soldiers are surrounding them? Are they from Shuntian Mansion or from the Wucheng Army and Horses Division?"

Wang Xifeng asked this because she wanted to know which yamen person she was from, so that she could tell the old lady, and then find a way to inform her uncle Wang Ziteng and other relatives. They must not delay, otherwise the consequences would be unpredictable if those officials leaked the information. .

When the old steward listened to the Second Mistress' question about the officers and soldiers surrounding him, his expression was a little strange. He hesitated and didn't know what to say. He also wondered why the clothes of those soldiers were the same as those of the Marquis soldiers in the house. .

Seeing him like this, Wang Xifeng was anxious, and Ping'er immediately cursed,

"Why didn't you tell me what my aunt asked you?"

The steward shrank his head and hurriedly spoke out in fear,

"Grandma, Miss Ping'er, it's not that I don't want to say it, but I really don't know how to say it. Those soldiers don't look like they are from Shuntian Mansion. They look like the armor of the soldiers of the Marquis Mansion. It's just that there are so many people, at least they are not from Shuntian Mansion." There are more than a thousand people, and I don’t know why.”

"What, the soldiers of the Hou Mansion, did you read that correctly?"

"Back to Second Grandma, I am absolutely right. They are all heavily armored. There are no soldiers and horses from the five cities in the capital, let alone people from Shuntian Mansion. I still have this bit of discernment."

Wang Xifeng was stunned when he heard this. How could it be possible? There were only 500 soldiers in the Hou Mansion, and there would never be more than 600 people including the Marquis' soldiers. How could there be thousands of people surrounding Ning Guo Mansion? She glanced at Ping Ping Son, after thinking about it for a moment,

"Ping'er, go and call someone up. Let's go through the side door and see who is around."

"Grandma, it's so chaotic outside now, why take the risk?"

Ping'er stretched out her hand and pulled Wang Xifeng's sleeve, with a look of concern on her face, not letting grandma pass. Wang Xifeng waved her sleeve and shook Ping'er away.

"What do you know? Don't be careless about today's affairs. If you don't see clearly, something happened in the Ningguo Mansion. They all have the same surname as the Jia family. What do you think will happen to the Rongguo Mansion? It's better to make plans early. Hurry up, don't go out, open the door Just go to the corner gate and see who those soldiers are."

Wang Xifeng felt something was not good. She needed to find out what was going on, and then notify her relatives and other old princes to find a solution. Otherwise, there might be a big mess in the end.

Without any explanation, Ping'er took a step forward and walked over. Seeing that he couldn't stop him, Ping'er stomped his foot vigorously. He looked at the concierge who was still stunned and scolded,

"Why are you still standing there? If you don't follow me, let the boy go call someone in the yard."

"Yes, Miss Ping'er, hurry up and go."

The steward raised his leg, kicked the boy, and quickly chased after Miss Ping'er. Soon, Wang Xifeng led people to the east side door. He first raised his hands to silence everyone, and then listened, but there was no movement. , and nodded to Ping'er. Ping'er took out the key, inserted it into the copper lock, opened the lock, and let the servants work together to open the side door, revealing a little gap. If you look through the gap, you can see On the wall of the East Mansion, I saw cavalry patrolling back and forth outside. Their heavy armor exuded evil spirits. I took a second look and saw that these were the soldiers of the Marquis's Pioneer Battalion. How could they really be them? Go back to the old lady and Mrs. Wang to discuss it. .

"You guys, stay here and leave the door unlocked. I'm going to report it to the old lady."

"Yes, Second Grandma, I understand."

The steward nodded in agreement, and Wang Xifeng ignored them. He turned around and ran towards Rongqing Hall in a hurry, with Ping'er chasing closely behind him.

When they arrived at Rongqing Hall, they saw Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang still talking there. Wang Xifeng returned to his seat, thought for a while, and said,

"Old lady, aunt, something happened in the Ningguo Mansion. It seems that they were surrounded by soldiers from the Marquis Mansion. There were as many as a thousand people." Everyone who was still talking and laughing together was shocked. They turned around and looked over. Jia Mu Even more unbelievable, although there are guards in the Hou Mansion, there are at most five hundred people, but how could the thousands of people who came here have surrounded Ning Mansion.

"You girl are talking in your sleep. Where did so many soldiers from the Hou Mansion come from? They even surrounded Ning Guo Mansion. If anything happens, we will start a war."

The old lady didn't pay attention, maybe she still snatched the bride, but she didn't hear that the Marquis was getting a wife, and besides, she didn't have a seat.

Mrs. Wang said nothing, squinting her eyes, thinking about what Feng Yatou said, and the Hou Mansion's thousands of cavalry. There were not that many soldiers in the manor. Could it be that soldiers from the Dongcheng Camp had entered the city. Something must have happened in Ningguo Mansion. It must have been the order from someone in the palace, otherwise the army would not have been able to enter the capital.

When Wang Xifeng saw Jia Mu not believing it, she smiled bitterly and explained,

"Old lady, it's true. I just took a look. I was surrounded by people. As for what happened, I still remember the last time. Sister-in-law You came here and said that Brother Zhen is practicing Taoism. Now the immortal master is at the gate of Ning Mansion. The so-called spellcasting was known to everyone and spread throughout the capital. It was said that the immortal master had a nose and eyes, and that the magic power of the immortal master was so powerful that he could subjugate the sky and suppress evil spirits. He must have made too much noise and spread it out to attract the attention of the officials. "

After saying that, he glanced strangely at Mrs. Wang who was sitting there, and saw her holding the hands of Lin Daiyu and Qin Keqing calmly. I don’t know what she was thinking. Could it be that the Shihou Mansion did this on purpose, in order to avenge the previous Revenge of robbing relatives, this is not possible.

Besides, although Rongguo Mansion didn’t know secretly, didn’t Li Wan, the elder sister-in-law, pay compensation to the Marquis? Could it be that she was still thinking about Ning Mansion, but who else did Ning Mansion have besides Mrs. You? Thinking of Mrs. You, Wang Xifeng’s face turned red. Sister-in-law You is indeed a bit prettier than sister-in-law. Bah, bah, what are you thinking about?

Wang Xifeng quickly came to her senses and said again,

"Old lady, what we have to do now is to ask my aunt to take action. Why don't we take Sister-in-law You over first? What if something happens to a woman's family and she makes a fool of herself?"

Wang Xifeng thought of Sister-in-law You at this time, and blamed herself for being soft-hearted. She didn't pay attention to it last time. If the people from the Ning Mansion were imprisoned, it would be okay for the men, but the women would suffer, especially the beautiful women. No matter what, they had to help. .

Mother Jia also thought about not long ago, when Feng Yatou and Mrs. You came here to tell the story about Jia Zhen's Taoism. Unexpectedly, something happened before she could intervene. Feng Yatou was right. It was better to get Mrs. You out first. As for Jia Zhen, I'm afraid Zhen and Jia Rong can't count on the Hou Mansion and can only look for their old relatives.

"Mrs. Wang, I have heard a little bit about the Taoist priest. I wanted to ask Mr. Xuanzhen Guanjing outside the city what to do about it, but I didn't know that something like this happened. If he was caught, the man would be fine. , that woman has suffered a lot, Mrs. You is also from a small family, how can she live with dignity after making a fool of herself, why don't you let him come here, and tell us about the situation,"

Jia Mu had a pleading look on her face, not for Mrs. You, but to know what happened to the Ning Mansion. Mrs. Wang also noticed it and did not refuse. She thought for a moment and shouted outside,

"Wei Yong, please take someone over to see if Madam You from Ningguo Mansion is here. If she is, ask her to come out from the side door and bring her here."

"Yes. Old lady."

Wei Yong, the captain of the guard who was guarding outside, took the order. Inside the room, Wang Xifeng couldn't sit still anymore and stood up and said,

"Aunt, I will also wait at the side door to help you."

Mother Jia was unwilling at first, but she was relieved to see Wang Xifeng's anxious eyes. Feng girl really had the overall situation in mind.

"Then go ahead and be careful."

"I know, old lady."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took Ping'er out of the hall. Sanchun was even more depressed and worried. There was confusion in Li Wan's eyes. Why was there so much trouble in Ningguo Mansion during this period? Is it because of bad feng shui? Then he looked at Mrs. Wang. , I was never surprised, and I was even more envious in my heart. When will Lan'er be able to make a difference, she sighed silently.

After seeing the person leaving, Jia Mu felt a little relieved, but in an instant she thought of how to deal with the aftermath. She must inform Wang Ziteng, the old Duke, and even Wang Shuirong of Beijing. Only they could save Jia Zhen, and Dear Sir, but I don’t know what is going on in the capital right now. I don’t know whether the city gate is open or not. I have no idea for a while.

"Mrs. Wang, thank you for taking action, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do."

"Old lady, you're too polite. It's easy to do. However, old lady, after hearing what happened just now, my wife felt that it was not easy to handle. If this kind of thing spreads throughout the capital, it will definitely cause criticism. Those civil servants, especially Yanguan , I’m afraid I won’t let this matter go, so the old lady had better make plans in advance, and when the people come, the old lady will make some inquiries, and then I will take Qin Yatou back to have a look, and I don’t know what’s going on in the house.”

Although Mrs. Wang agreed, she did not want to interfere. After all, people from the Hou Mansion were surrounding her, and the old lady must have something she wanted here. In order to avoid embarrassment, it was better to go back.

Jia Mu understood what Mrs. Wang meant, and it was in line with what she was thinking. She couldn't help it anymore and said to Yuanyang,

"Yuanyang, go quickly and invite the second wife and the eldest wife to come over. We have something important to discuss."

"Yes, old lady."

Yuanyang bowed and walked out of the hall, letting Mrs. Wang take a closer look. With her plump figure and swaying figure, she was a woman who was easy to give birth to. Thanks to the old lady's consent, there was no movement yet. Qin Keqing next to her has a rosy complexion and a plump body. Even the two girls are in good spirits. However, their stomachs are flat. Go back and ask Zixiang what they should do.

Thinking of this, something happened in her heart. Daiyu never said anything, but she also knew that Ningguo Mansion was in a bad situation. Mrs. You, a woman, had to be saved by her "mother", otherwise she would really be in jail. I don't know. How much more sin can you endure?

outside,

Wei Yong led the people, left Rongguo Mansion, and headed towards Ningguo Mansion. He was followed by none other than Miss Ping'er and Wang Xifeng. Because Wang Xifeng was afraid that Mrs. You would not cooperate and something went wrong, which would be troublesome, she told Wei Yong Wei Yong thought for a moment and agreed to let him follow.

But as soon as they reached the road, they saw Zhang Jinyu coming towards them, leading the army in a mighty manner. The rest of the people escorted the three princes back and then returned to the camp on their own. Next to them was Wang Xiu, Prince Eunuch, riding a horse. There were also soldiers from the Royal City Guards following.

"Master Marquis, thank you for your hard work. Please come back again. When you are done with your work, Yanchun Tower, Master Marquis, and the Za family will have a nice drink with Master Hou."

"Haha, okay, it's settled, I've never been to Yanchun Tower before!"

(End of this chapter)