Rebirth of the Main Room Manual

Chapter 234 Letter
Seeing those women crying at every turn, Yiqing couldn't take it anymore, she was very happy to follow the old lady's order and get out of Anhetang as soon as possible.

That is to say, Fang Zheng's worried son was anxious and didn't think carefully. It is actually very dangerous to let Baozhang go back to the Marquis Mansion at this time. ,
The officers and soldiers outside the gate have sternly warned that no matter who they are, they are not allowed to enter or leave the Marquis Mansion at will, and anyone who violates the order will be shot to death!In this way, places with gates can't be left indiscriminately. If Eucommia sends a master to jump out from the wall, avoid the officers and soldiers guarding outside, and run to the academy to bring back the treasure, how can he enter the Hou's mansion? ?Baozhang is a frail scholar who would be exhausted after walking a few more steps. It is impossible for him to climb the wall. At least two people are needed to support him and send him over the high wall. The Hou Mansion is under surveillance, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents during this process?If those officers and soldiers find out and use bows and arrows to stop them, it is not difficult to imagine the consequences!

Rather than risking his life to toss back and forth, it is better to let Baozhang stay in the academy, no matter how chaotic outside, it will not affect the place where students study hard.

Yiqing came to the front yard. When she saw Du Zhong, she first inspected the security situation of the gate. She saw that the guards led all the family members to perform their duties and set up a lot of defenses. The atmosphere seemed tense but not flustered. Du Zhong said that the back door It's the same situation, everyone is stepping up their protection, please don't worry too much, Madam!

Yiqing asked if there was any news from Prince Qin's Mansion?Du Zhong was silent for a while, and said: "The officers and soldiers outside the gate are guarded very tightly. Soldiers are patrolling outside the wall day and night. If we can manage to escape one or two, we will be chased by them. Absolutely impossible! Therefore, we have not been able to inquire about the situation outside. I think the situation in Prince Qin’s Mansion is the same as ours, and we have not received any news from them for the time being! Even the situation in Xia Mansion and Pang Mansion is unknown! But Fortunately, the Seventh Prince is helping to guard, and the officers and soldiers should not have time to worry too much, Xia Pang and the two houses should be fine!"

It made sense for Yiqing to think about it, and the anxiety and worry in her heart inevitably decreased.

When mentioning that the eldest aunt asked to go to Baozhang and Baochan to return to the Hou's mansion, Du Zhong shook his head like a drum: "Impossible! We can't even leave the gate of the Hou's mansion, how can we get out of the city? Besides, now The eight gates are closed, and there is fighting outside the city..."

Suddenly realizing that he had slipped the tongue, Du Zhong took a quick look at Yiqing, then quickly lowered his head: "Young, the little one also heard from the people outside the door!"

Yiqing said: "Since I heard it from someone, it's a rumor. Why not listen to it? I'm not made of mud, I'm not that fragile! Tell me, I want to hear it!"

Du Zhong had no choice but to lower his voice: "I heard that King Wei led the garrison to guard the city gate, and the one who came from outside the city was King Qi..."

Yiqing clicked in her heart: King Qi?Wasn't King Qi ordered to go to the frontier to fight?How did it appear in the capital so quickly?

He wanted to continue asking, but seeing Du Zhong tightly shut his mouth, with a nervous expression on his face, he knew that he must be restrained by others, just like knowing that the emperor was asleep in the palace, but was forbidden to speak by Princess Qin, There are some things that you can understand in your heart, and there is no need to ask too many questions.

Then he changed the subject and asked: "The officers and soldiers outside the gate just surround the Hou's Mansion, but they don't know what the people in our Hou's Mansion have committed? But we can find out, which department do these officers and soldiers belong to?"

Du Zhong replied: "The little one looked out from the dark eyes on the door and was sure that they were people from the imperial guards... There is one thing, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

Yiqing smiled indifferently: "What worries do you have at this time? You can say anything!"

Du Zhong said: "Our guards of the Hou Mansion are on duty to observe outside. Some people have seen Uncle Liu wearing armor and riding a horse around the door!"

"Uncle Liu? But Liu Yubin, the second master of Uncle Zhongyi's mansion?"

"Exactly! He is the deputy chief of the Imperial Guard Battalion!"

Yiqing paused for a moment, and said in a joking tone: "It's not surprising, he is just a lieutenant general, of course he has to obey the order of his superiors, and he has to do whatever the superiors tell him to do! In this case, we are not considered his relatives." Now, if he calls the door as a aunt, you must not open it indiscriminately!"

Du Zhong couldn't help showing a smiling face: "Young Madam, don't worry, the little ones understand!"

Accompanied by Eucommia, Yiqing walked back along one side of the wall, inspecting several defensive points all the way to the back door. The defenses built by the guards were very solid, but Yiqing was not optimistic. She knew that , there are only [-] or [-] guards in the mansion, plus the servants, fifty or sixty men, if the officers and soldiers outside insist on attacking in, fifty or sixty men may add more officers and soldiers to deal with one or two hundred, these are not enough How long can I resist.

Du Zhong seemed to have noticed Yi Qing's thoughts, and comforted him softly: "The guards who stayed in the mansion were all selected by Lord Hou before he left. The mansion... even if you can't hold it in the end, you can delay the time and let the wives escape!"

"Flee? Where are you going?"

Du Zhong said: "Young madam, have you forgotten? The Marquis's foreign academy has a darkroom, and there is a passage in the darkroom, which can lead to a private house! If that time really comes, I will desperately escort my madam to escape!"

Yiqing was stunned!Really forgot, Zheng Jingyan's dark room where gold, silver and jewels were hidden, she was so busy searching for treasures at that time, she didn't even bother to look for a passage!

Knowing that there is such a backup safe passage, Yiqing's mood is somewhat clearer, and she returns to Anhetang with confidence and patience, facing those crying women.

Fang Zheng heard that no one could go out of the Marquis's mansion to bring Baozhang and Baochan back, so she cried even harder, accusing Yiqing of being cruel, not taking the safety of her cousins ​​seriously, and neither did Yiqing. Make more excuses, and just pass on Du Zhong's words to the old lady:

"The officers and soldiers guarding the outside are members of the imperial guard camp. They have sternly warned everyone inside the gate of the Houmen: Do not go in or out, and those who violate it will be executed immediately! Du Zhong said that although the guards all have unique skills, they can only be alone. Using lightness kung fu, they are willing to risk their lives to go out of the mansion and bring back someone who does not know lightness kung fu. They are afraid that if they fail to enter the Hou's mansion, they will be shot through by the officers and soldiers with bamboo arrows! It's better to let the young master Biao live here. In the academy, as long as he doesn't run out of the academy, there should be no danger!"

Mrs. Zheng nodded when she heard this, and said to Mrs. Zheng, "That's right! At this time, there is turmoil in the city, no matter how chaotic it is, it will not affect the academy! Baozhang is just a scholar, so it should be fine to stay in the academy! Don't worry too much!"

Fang Zheng wiped his tears with a handkerchief, and said in a choked voice, "Since that's the case, Baozhang has no choice but to stay in the academy, but Baochan..."

Yiqing said: "Auntie, now the gates of Bafang City are closed, not only the people from the Hou's Mansion can't get out, but also the people in the city can't get out!"

The old lady sighed: "Forget it! Outside the city and inside the city, no one cares about anyone anymore, everyone should keep safe!"

Fang Zheng cried again.

Mrs. Zheng suddenly asked: "Qing'er, you just said that the guards outside the gate of our Hou's mansion are people from the imperial guard camp? Isn't Mrs. Liu in the imperial guard camp? Can you ask someone to ask him what happened? What is the reason for trapping our Marquis Mansion? It can’t be because Yan’er is outside...something happened, right? Why didn’t Prince Qin’s Mansion send anyone to come and see us?”

Madam Zheng said, her eyes were red again, and Yiqing hurriedly comforted: "Mother, don't worry, it's not about Lord Hou, it's...it's about Prince Qi's mansion! There is something wrong with Prince Qi's mansion, and the higher-ups have investigated and dealt with it. To be interrogated, Prince Qin's Mansion is no exception! Our Hou's Mansion has also been involved! Uncle Liu was ordered to act, and he did come to our Hou's Mansion to inspect, but there are so many people, what can he do? What? We dare not open the door of our house, so naturally we can't ask him anything!"

After hearing Yiqing's words, the Anhe hall was completely silent, from the old lady up to Wang Yaozhen, Wang Wenhui and Feng Yuejiao, all sat in a daze and did not make a sound.

After a few more days of panic, the officers and soldiers outside the Hou's mansion neither evacuated nor increased the number of people. Dry, in the remote part of the back garden, there are melons grown by the servants who have nothing to do, and the chickens, ducks, geese, etc. that have not been slaughtered are raised in the side courtyard, and there are still plenty of food and other things. The people in the mansion have been working for a long time, but the mental anxiety cannot be eliminated. Whether it is the masters or the servants below, they all have sad faces every day, and they feel that the days are like years.

Until July [-]th, Eucommia suddenly ran straight into the backyard with a pigeon in his hands, came to the Anhe Hall, and shouted happily at the old lady, Mrs. Zheng, and Mrs. Young:
"The homing pigeon is here! Lord Hou has news!"

Everyone was overjoyed, and they all surrounded Du Zhong, but they couldn't help but froze when they saw what he was holding in both hands clearly!

It was a dead pigeon, with a sharp bamboo arrow sticking out of its poor, small body!

It is conceivable that this carrier pigeon was shot with a bamboo arrow by the officers and soldiers guarding outside when it flew into the Hou's mansion. Fortunately, it fell inside the mansion instead of outside it!

Yiqing sighed in pity, and said to Chun Nuan: "Find a sturdy and beautiful brocade box, wrap it up, take it to the back garden and bury it under the most blooming flower tree!"

Chun Nuan left as she said, and the old lady here grabbed Du Zhong and asked him for the letter from Lord Hou: "Show me quickly, Yan'er, what did he say? Where is he now? Is he coming back?"

Du Zhong grinned: "Old lady, don't worry! Listen to me!"

Yiqing motioned for Qiuju and the others to help the old lady back to her seat, and then Du Zhong said: "Old lady, Master Hou didn't really send the letter back, so he was just in case he was intercepted halfway! But let the carrier pigeon fly home, obviously he already knew what happened to us at home, and he was afraid that the old lady, wife and young lady would worry, so he knew that the carrier pigeon could not escape this disaster, so he was willing to let it fly back, just wanted to tell the old lady He and his wife and young lady: Don't panic, Master Hou is nearby, and he will be home soon!"

The old lady was so happy that she couldn't react for a while, Mrs. Zheng burst into tears, and Yiqing couldn't help clenching her hands, feeling much more secure in her heart for no reason.

Wang Yaozhen and Feng Yuejiao surrounded Du Zhong and asked anxiously, "But where are the letters hidden? Otherwise, how would you know this?"

Du Zhong was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "It's not difficult. If Lord Hou is far away, he will use the letter hawk from the Qin Palace. The letter hawk is much faster than the carrier pigeon! But he uses carrier pigeons, and the carrier pigeons are painted Some kind of medicinal fragrance, this kind of medicinal fragrance will lose its fragrance overnight, and the place where it has been dyed will turn purple... Now you smell it, the medicinal fragrance is still very strong, and the feathers on the carrier pigeon are still gray! It means that it has not been flying for a day, and it is It means that Master Hou is somewhere outside the city!"

(End of this chapter)