On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 320 War 1
The sound of the copper basin scared Madam Hu out of her wits earlier.

But after listening to Xiao Xiao's words, Hu's mother suspected that she was dreaming: "This late at night..."

Xiao Xiao said sternly: "Hurry up and do as I say!"

This was the first time that Hu's mother saw her master being so harsh. She trembled with fright and immediately turned around and ran away.

Xiao Xiao looked around and slapped his forehead: "You're so stupid."

Stand high and see far, just climb up to the roof.

She brought two stools herself, hugged the pillars, and climbed up along the carved patterns on the pillars and under the eaves.

Fortunately, she had not lost her previous tree-climbing skills. Although her posture was a bit difficult to see, she still climbed up.

The cold bright moon was in the sky, illuminating the nearby areas, but it was still pitch black in the distance.

But Xiao Xiao saw a long torch in the distance. Even if she wanted to deceive her, she couldn't sleep at night... It's better not to deceive yourself. There was a curfew in the city. This was really a big deal.

Yan's mother and the others came out when they heard the noise, and happened to see someone sliding down on the roof holding a pillar.

"There are thorns..." Before he could say the word "Ke", under the bright moonlight, he saw that it was the eldest mistress who was sliding down.

They all suspected that they had not woken up and actually dreamed that the eldest mistress was sliding down the pillar like a monkey.

"Go and clean up your belongings. If things go wrong, hide away. I'm afraid there will be trouble." Xiao Xiao originally wanted to go back to the room, but thinking that she was already married, she decided to take Aunt Mo with her.

I also didn’t forget to tell Yan’s mother: “You stay in my room.”

As for whether other maids and women would believe what she said, she didn't care.

The Sangyu Courtyard where she lived was relatively remote. Everyone was sleeping so hard at night that no one heard anything going on in the Sangyu Courtyard.

Xiao Xiao ran to the gate of Osmanthus Garden and knocked hard. The mother-in-law who was keeping watch at night was quickly awakened. She opened the door cautiously and saw that it was the eldest mistress. She could only swallow back the curses on her lips.

Aunt Mo was also awakened by the knock on the door. She put on her clothes and went to bed, and saw Mrs. Xiao pushing away the maid and rushing in.

Aunt Mo's first reaction was: Could it be that something happened to her son?
Otherwise, Mrs. Xiao would not have such an ugly face, let alone rush to her yard in the middle of the night.

"you you…"

Xiao Xiao interrupted her: "Auntie, something is wrong outside. Please pack some soft and wear some older clothes..."

Aunt Mo was half convinced.

There was no need for Xiao to lie to herself about such a big matter.

She hurriedly said: "Then we have to go and talk to Madam, otherwise we won't be able to get out of the second door."

Even if she were beaten to death, she wouldn't believe it. The situation outside was already very serious. She suspected that there was just a disturbance outside to capture fugitives.

At this moment, Aunt Mo was even more worried about whether there were fugitives hiding in the general's mansion.

Then let Madam arrange for someone to inquire about it, and they can feel at ease.

"My aunt is still thoughtful." Xiao Xiao thought it was true. Unless someone wanted to rush into the general's mansion, it would be easy for the guards to deal with them.

Even if she wanted to climb the wall, the wall of the General's Mansion was too high, so she paid attention and found no dog holes yet.

Aunt Mo walked out first: "I will go with you to see Madam."

If Xiao Xiao said that there was a fugitive, it would be harmful to her reputation. Why would others think that the fugitive was in her yard?
Furthermore, it was just her conjecture that the fugitive was being pursued outside.

Xiao Xiao wanted to roll her eyes as she followed Aunt Mo. Even though Aunt Mo walked faster than usual, in Xiao Xiao's eyes, she was still too slow.

But she couldn't drag Aunt Mo away, she was really anxious to death.

Aunt Mo knocked on the door of the upper room herself and followed her mother-in-law to ask to see Mrs. Li.

After hearing what their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said, Mrs. Li did not dare to be careless, and quickly asked Mother Liang, who was watching the night, to go to the front yard to meet the nurse and concierge who were watching the night.

Xiao Xiao weighed it in her mind, and she was not sure whether the soldiers and horses left behind could withstand the sneak attack of the enemy.

The most helpless thing is that there is no point in being anxious.

Before the chaos breaks out, there is no way to break out of the gate of the General's Mansion.

She began to think that if it was really serious and forced to flee, she would take Aunt Mo and flee to her home to meet her parents. As for others, she really didn't want to care about others.

Otherwise, these pampered inner-city women would be exposed faster if they took their time walking with them.

After a while, Li Yuan rushed in. There were a few blood stains on his messy clothes, and he didn't know whether the jade crown that bound his hair was broken or lost. He looked very embarrassed.

Unable to conceal his panic, he gasped and said urgently: "Mother, the soldiers and horses under King Liang are attacking the city. Let's leave quickly."

It's a coincidence that there are a lot of things going on in the palace these days, and he has to sort out documents as a compiler.

Furthermore, his biological father and eldest brother were both away at war, and he also wanted to learn about their current situation from the documents everywhere.

So today he rested in the palace. Unexpectedly, he heard chaos outside just after sleeping for a while.

He hurried out and inquired, only to find out that King Liang had somehow established a relationship with Qi State and borrowed troops to sneak attack King Jin'an.

King Liang was very ambitious. Not only did he want to capture the thieves first, but he also wanted to capture the family members of civil and military officials.

When the time comes, having the hostage in hand will be of great use.

The news was the first to reach the palace. It is said that if a gentleman does not stand in danger, if the Lord is kidnapped, the consequences will be disastrous.

Moreover, this was a civil strife in the Wu Kingdom, but King Liang used all means to invite reinforcements from the Qi Kingdom, and his methods were so despicable.

To put it in layman's terms, it's like a family of four or five brothers all fighting over the family property, but one of them asks someone from outside to help, which arouses public outrage.

King Jin'an left under the protection of his personal guards and went to the nearest military camp, firstly to make a truce, and secondly to unite with his opponents and kill King Liang first.

King Jin'an also asked his subordinates to notify their families, and Li Yuan hurried home: "Now the prince personally leads the armored guards to intercept the rebels at the south gate."

"I heard that there are many rebels and they may not be able to hold on for long. Let's leave through the north gate quickly."

At first, Mrs. Li, like Aunt Mo, thought it was just a small quarrel caused by the fugitives, which frightened the unexperienced Mr. Xiao into making a fuss.

It was also for the sake of the safety of the General's Mansion that she didn't kick out Mrs. Xiao who was disturbing Qing Meng.

Who would have thought that something really happened.

"Ah? Why is this so sudden?" Mrs. Li was so frightened that she stood up: "My son, are you injured? Let Dr. Luo come and take a look at you quickly."

"Lao Liang, go and ask the second young lady to get up quickly and ask her to pack some luggage. Let's leave quickly."

"Mom, it's too late." Li Yuan was really anxious. When his life was at stake, he was afraid that she would pack more than a dozen boxes of luggage.

At this time, he did not dare to conceal anything, but instead exaggerated: "My son also encountered rebels when he came back. Fortunately, there were guards and Zi Mo around, so he didn't lack any arms or legs."