Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 2704 Artillery Threat
It is the last few days of the twelfth lunar month, and it seems that the new year is coming, and some children in Fu village have started to set off firecrackers.

But Liu Ya could tell that the sound was definitely not the sound of firecrackers!

There was also some chaos outside. It seemed that other people were also suspecting the source of the sound. Someone in charge of patrolling and guarding should check it out.

Xiao Zhiyue was also awakened, but she wasn't too scared, she just sat up rubbing her sleepy eyes, looked towards the window, and muttered, "Are you going to send me off? Tie Zhu said I Let me set off firecrackers today."

Liu Ya patted Zhiyue's shoulder and wrapped the quilt around her, worrying that she would catch a cold.While agreeing softly: "Yes, Chinese New Year is almost here, and firecrackers are being set off. But it's not time to send you off yet."

Xiao Zhiyue let out a "hmm", fell down along the quilt again, buried herself in the pillow, and struggled for a while before crawling out.

But this time she seemed much more energetic, she must have slept well and was fully awake, her big eyes were shining brightly.

But Liu Ya was still paying attention to the situation outside. The reason why she said that just now was because she was afraid that Xiao Zhiyue would be afraid, or she was afraid that she would run out out of curiosity.

After waiting for a while, Jin Lan's voice sounded outside the door: "Master, the source of the voice has been found."

"What is it?" Liu Ya's face was gloomy, knowing that it might not be a good omen.

Jin Lan said: "Bring it back, please see the master personally."

"Bring it in." After Liu Ya finished speaking, she had pulled the cloak from the hanger beside the bed and tied it, and slowly stood up from the bed.

Xiao Zhiyue rubbed her still messy hair, jumped out of bed curiously, and asked, "What is it?"

Liu Ya frowned and said in a low voice, "Cannon!"

Sure enough, Liu Ya's guess was right, what Jin Lan asked the two of them to carry in was a small cannon.

But seeing this cannon, Liu Ya's heart tightened, and chills rose up behind her back.

Because this artillery is not conventional, it is too small and exquisite.The exquisite cannon is only the size of a wooden box, and the barrel is about as thick as Liu Ya's arm.

The cannonball had just been fired, and there was still a little smoke from the front of the barrel, and a faint smell of gunpowder wafted out.

Liu Ya frowned even tighter, and asked Jin Lan, "How about the destructive power?"

"It broke a pine tree." Jin Lan compared her hands and said, "It's about the thickness of an adult man's arm."

For such a small cannon, the shell should only be the size of a fist, and the gunpowder that can be loaded is limited.According to the ratio of ancient gunpowder, the firing distance will not be too far, and the power will be relatively small.

But if the small artillery is converted into the size of an ordinary cannon, the power can be said to be amazing.

Who transformed such an amazingly powerful small artillery?And why do you want to test it near Fucun?
If the other party is for warning and threat, then what is the purpose?
What made Liu Ya even more worried was that the cannon was made so small that it would be more convenient to carry.A strong adult man should be able to lift it up, and it is also easy to hide and carry.

If it is produced in large quantities, the harm that may be caused is even greater.

While thinking, Cang Qianche and Su'er came.

They set off early in the morning to pick up Liu Ya, but they didn't hear the artillery firing.

But when I came, I found that the atmosphere in Fucun was tense, and there were too many patrols inside and outside, so I hurried to ask about the situation.

Liu Ya frowned and said, "Che, look, such a small cannon is really too dangerous."

Cang Qianche walked over and touched the barrel first to make sure it was warm.He lifted it with his hand again, and with his strength, he could lift it up with a little force.

But if you want to move fast, one person still can't do it, you need two people to lift it.

Cang Qianche asked Jinlan again: "Have you found anyone suspicious?"

"No." Jin Lan said helplessly: "Fucun didn't have any security before, and there was no need for it. It's just that the manpower was strengthened in the backyard where the master lives. And when the incident happened, we didn't dare to check all of them. Some people will go."

Cang Qianche nodded, and expressed his appreciation for Jin Lan's actions.

The safety of Liu Ya and Xiao Zhiyue is the most important thing, if they all go after the person who set off the cannon, they may be caught by the other party's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

Liu Ya said: "Che, this person's threatening purpose is obvious, I don't think he will let it go. It's just that he can't find a clue for a while, or you take Zhiyue and Su'er back first, and I will stay for a few more days."

Cang Qianche immediately shook his head when he heard this, he knew Liu Ya was going to use her body as bait, so of course he couldn't agree.

Liu Ya said seriously: "If the other party is coming after me, at least the children are safe here. If I go back to the capital, the whole capital may not be safe."

The situation in the capital is not good now, half of the palace has collapsed due to the earthquake.If someone is really playing with artillery in the capital, I'm afraid it will cause riots again.

Cang Qianche thought for a while, then said: "Then let's go back to the prince's other courtyard. The house over there has been repaired, and the place is not too big and easy to guard. The key is that our family can reunite and have a good New Year together. .”

Naturally, Liu Ya also hoped that the family would be reunited, and after hearing what Cang Qianche said, she had no other objections, so she packed her things and set off for the prince's other courtyard.

Although Cang Qianche is now the Prince Regent, the Prince's Courtyard in the suburbs is still the original plaque, which has not changed at all.

The interior layout is still in that gorgeous and extravagant style, which is in line with the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.

And it's not just Liu Ya's family who are celebrating the new year in the Prince's Courtyard this time, Jin Lan is Liu Ya's shadow guard, so naturally they are going, Qing Mo and Jin Mei are also here.

Mai Chengjin lingered and said that he was helping to buy new year's goods, but in the end he just moved in.

Liu Ya originally wanted to take Luo Jia and A Xiu over so that they could spend the New Year with Xiao Zhiyue at ease.So I simply put Axiu, Luo Jia and Mai Chengjin in a small courtyard, after all, they are considered a family.

After everyone was settled down, Liu Ya asked Cang Qianche to bring her uncle to celebrate the new year.But she didn't say it was for Jinmei and her uncle.

Cang Qianche naturally agreed, and immediately went to pick up General Tuoba himself.

This New Year this year is really lively, festive and reunion like never before.

Lanterns and red silk were hung inside and outside the Prince's Courtyard. All the servants in the Prince's Courtyard put on festive red clothes, and the maids even tied red ribbons.

Mai Chengjin was even more lively, so he went to Wangjing Town and made two big strings of firecrackers in red.On New Year's Eve, the bamboo poles were hung on the left and right in front of the gate of the Prince's Courtyard. The bamboo poles were one foot high, and the part hanging on the ground was more than one foot long.

(End of this chapter)