First Wife of Zhu Family

Chapter 689
For several days, Song Zixi did not show up.

It is said that the emperor's condition has changed again, and he has to be on duty in the palace these days.

At the same time, outside is also jittery.

As the emperor's condition worsened, various forces were ready to move, and the Xianwang party was busy purging dissidents in the court. In just a few days, many ministers who refused to join forces were arrested in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

Soldiers patrolling back and forth with sharp knives can be seen everywhere on the street, and even the interrogation of entering and leaving the city gate is much stricter than in the past.

Everywhere is filled with the tense atmosphere of "the rain is coming".

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The night in the palace was still exceptionally quiet.

Ever since Du Rongzhi was almost raped by Song Zixi in the mourning hall last time, she was terribly frightened. Jing Si and the others even lost their souls and guarded her every day, never daring to relax for a moment.Fortunately, Song Zixi was not in the mansion for a while, and even his minions didn't know what they were up to, so no one made it difficult for them anymore.

That night, Du Rongzhi just drank the medicine and was about to go to the mourning hall, when suddenly he saw the flames outside, followed by the clamor and shouts continuously coming in from outside the wall, as if he was very close at hand.

The master and servants were taken aback, and were about to send someone out to check, when they saw Shuangxi running in sweating profusely, "Young madam, the virtuous king, the virtuous king has rebelled!" She panted, "There are a group of bandits If you want to take advantage of the chaos and attack the gate, the servants are all running for their lives!"

Du Rongzhi took a few steps back abruptly, and everyone's expressions changed drastically.

"Young Madam, let's run away too!"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" Nanny An nodded repeatedly with a pale face, "Your maidservant, go and wake Miss Sun and the others up!"

"Wait a minute!" Du Rongzhi forced herself to calm down, "Nowadays there is a lot of chaos outside, we women and children, where can we escape? After all, the mansion is heavily guarded, and those bandits may not be able to break in..."

Momo An's heart settled down slightly, but after thinking about it, she couldn't help crying again, "But if we don't take advantage of this time to go out, once the virtuous king... what shall we do!"

Now that the second young master has not yet taken power, he has already trampled her young wife like this. If the virtuous king really comes to fruition, how can they survive in this duke's mansion? !
But if the virtuous king is defeated, the whole family will also be buried with the virtuous king!
When everyone was in shock and at a loss, they only heard a burst of noisy footsteps outside, and the next moment they saw Jing Si, Lu Song and his wife rushing in, "Young Madam, hurry up, take Miss Sun and Young Master Sun with you." Go through the corner door behind the big kitchen! Shopkeeper Han’s carriage is parked under the big pagoda tree at the entrance of the alley!”

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Mess everywhere.

The fire seemed to have burned most of the sky, and even the air was filled with a choking smell of smoke.

Everyone protected Du Rongzhi and ran wildly with the two children.Screams, cries, I don't know if it's from inside or outside the wall, they can be heard all the way.

After finally running out of the alley outside the corner gate, he saw Han Zonghao waiting there in a carriage.

The joy of being reunited after the catastrophe made the seven-foot man's eyes turn red. He hurriedly jumped out of the carriage, glanced at his wife who was holding Brother Jing and was crying, and said, "Young Madam!"

She gave charcoal in a timely manner in the previous life, and saved her life in this life, but now, she has no chance to repay her...

Du Rongzhi nodded deeply towards him, and quickly ordered Nanny An, Qing He and the others to carry Sister Guan and Brother Jing into the carriage.

It wasn't until everyone settled down that Du Rongzhi walked up to the carriage and said solemnly, "Shopkeeper Han, thank you for your kindness... I will leave my son and daughter to you. I will repay you father and son by making straw rings in the next life." Great kindness and great virtue." After saying that, she gave him a deep blessing.

"Young madam!" Han Zonghao exclaimed, "What is young madam doing?!"

Jing Si immediately heard other meanings from her words, opened the curtain and said anxiously, "Don't you, Young Madam, come with us?!"

Guan'er in Nanny An's arms cried out with a "wow", "Mother, mother, don't go back! Don't leave us!"

When she cried, even Brother Jing, who was sleeping, woke up, and immediately burst into tears.

Du Rongzhi felt his heart was being pierced by a knife, gritted his teeth and forced a smile, "Silly boy, how could mother abandon you... It's just that your great-grandmother and grandfather are still in the mansion, they have limited mobility and need someone to take care of them... …When mother moves them to a safe place, they will naturally join you.”

Guan'er looked at her with tears in her eyes, half-believing and half-questioning, "Really?"

Du Rongzhi's eyes turned hot, and she nodded vigorously, "Of course it's true! When did mother ever lie to Guan'er?"

Guan'er nodded seriously, and choked up, "Then mother, come quickly... Guan'er is waiting for mother..." As she was speaking, she heard a shrill scream from a distance.

Du Rongzhi's body trembled violently, she slammed down the curtain forcefully, and said sharply, "Hurry up!"

"Young Madam..." Facing Du Rongzhi's decisive gaze, Han Zonghao cupped his hands with red eyes, "Young Madam, take care!" After saying that, he pulled the rein hard, "Drive!"

I only heard Madam An's heart-piercing cry from the carriage, "Young Madam!"

Tears welled up in Du Rongzhi's eyes...

She gritted her teeth and walked towards the mansion without looking back.

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The Duke's Mansion is already in chaos.

The girls and women fled frantically with their things in their arms, and the clothes and objects they left behind were everywhere on the ground...

Du Rongzhi walked between them, as if in a lifetime.

In less than half a year, the loss of husband, framing, house arrest, palace changes, riots... everything was illusory, like a nightmare.

But all of this is real, just like the cries lingering in my ears are real...

Something flashed in her mind, but when she thought about it again, she couldn't remember anything.

Maybe she was too tired...

Everything that happened these days almost exhausted all her energy, and every step at this time seemed to weigh a thousand catties.But she knew that she couldn't fall down, as long as she was still alive and breathing, she had to fulfill her promise——

Guard this home for him, guard his family.

Du Rongzhi was thinking in a daze, but saw a girl running past in a panic in the crowd. Du Rongzhi recognized the egret next to Jia Shi, and hurriedly grabbed her, "Where are you going? Where is your young lady?" ?”

Bailu burst into tears, "The third young master said that the bandits outside would come in immediately, and asked the servants to inform everyone to flee to the Zhuangzi to take refuge, but when we arrived, they had already run away in a carriage..."

Du Rongzhi was taken aback for a moment, although she knew that the second room had already made up her mind to ignore the other rooms, she still couldn't help asking with some hope, "What about the others, old lady, old man?!"

Bai Lu cried and shook his head, "Now everyone has retreated to the Grand Master's yard..."

(End of this chapter)