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Chapter 686 The Grand Finale (4)
"It's rare for my father to stay in the mansion early in the morning. It's the second time I've met since I moved back. My father talked a lot more than before. He asked the children and me in detail, and said that if you need anything, just talk to your mother and so on. Kind of words." Wan Xia replied with a faint smile.

Ruoxi was embroidering flowers on the pillowcase, when she heard this, her heart trembled, the needle pierced into the belly of her finger, and bright red blood burst out.

She stuffed her fingers into her mouth in a panic and sucked, her eyes flickering non-stop.Raising his eyes to glance at Wan Xia, seeing that she didn't seem to notice his abnormality, he restrained his anxiety and asked, "The fourth brother-in-law has been gone for almost a month, right?"

"Well, it looks like we should have arrived at the place long ago." Wan Xia replied with a sigh.

Not only did they arrive at the place, but if there were any movement in the Western Regions, the battle would have been fought.It is not a good sign that Lord Hou is concerned about the life of his daughter in the house at this time, could it be Meng Kuo...

Ruoxi didn't dare to think wildly, so she went to Mrs. Hou to inquire about the news with Wan Xia on her back.

Sure enough, Lord Hou talked to Madam Hou this time, saying that Meng Kuo's firearms battalion had gone to the border, but they were not used to the high temperature over there and people had heatstroke one after another.Because the war has not officially started, there are still business trips in the desert.Not long ago, soldiers from the Western Regions turned into businessmen and attacked the firearms battalion. There was no loss of firecrackers and cannons, but the ammunition depot was set on fire. Although it was discovered in time, part of it was lost.

The emperor was furious when the news was sent back to Kyoto, and ordered Meng Kuo to take full responsibility, and he would be punished when he returned to Kyoto.

It seems that the Western Regions really harbor evil intentions and act cunningly.Although Meng Kuo had experience in battle, he had no choice but to not understand the terrain and conditions around the Western Regions. He suffered a big loss at the first meeting, and the morale of the soldiers was greatly frustrated.In this case, the advantage of the Celestial Dynasty on the border of the Western Regions was greatly weakened.

Now that there is movement in the Western Regions, presumably other countries will not be peaceful either.The war will start soon, and I am afraid that Master Hou will not be able to hide it if he wants to.Just where is Yixuan and his son now?How's it going?

Madam Hou heard Ruoxi's questioning, and replied: "The whereabouts of Yixuan and his son are temporarily uncertain, even Lord Hou doesn't know."

Ruoxi felt more and more uneasy when she heard the words, but the two armies' battle relied on tactics, and only by surprise could they kill each other.The cavalry is the weakest part of the Celestial Dynasty. The emperor puts great effort into training and keeps a secret attitude to the outside world. This time, he let Yixuan and others pretend to be a caravan, which is probably of great use.

If Ruoxi's guess is correct, Yixuan's cavalry will definitely be a sharp sword, which will penetrate the enemy's heart at a critical moment.It's just that this arrow is not easy to insert, otherwise it will be engulfed by the enemy and wiped out by the entire army!

Thinking of this, Ruoxi couldn't help but fight a cold war, secretly thinking that she watched too many war-themed TV dramas in her previous life.

Seeing this, Mrs. Hou hurriedly comforted her: "No news is good news. Don't worry too much. You kept the matter of my uncle's punishment from Wan Xia. She has never experienced such a thing. My uncle has nothing to do on the battlefield. She couldn't sleep well. If she knew that the emperor issued an imperial decree to punish her, she might cry like that." Ruoxi nodded after listening.

Madam Hou's eyes were dim when she saw her, she missed Yixuan even more than Ruoxi, he was her only son.Where is the border, is it as simple as two sides fighting now?Besides, there was her precious grandson there, so how could she not worry about it day and night?Just looking at the young daughter-in-law with a young child, she can't be cowardly as a mother-in-law!
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other silently with tears in their eyes, but they both desperately endured it in order to appease each other.

The old matriarch suddenly sent a girl to invite the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to come over. They hurried to Anfuju, and when they arrived, they found that the second wife, third wife and others were also there.

"I heard that there are suddenly a lot of people fleeing in from the capital, saying that there is no peace at the border." The old lady said to everyone, "I think we have been blessed by the Buddha for many years, and now we want to do good deeds. But This is different from the last time we gave porridge. If the influx of refugees continues to increase, our Hou Mansion may not be able to handle it. So I consulted with Yihao. We don't care about the young and strong, and we will help the old, weak, women and children. It’s not enough to just provide porridge, and it’s the middle of winter, and most of them have thin clothes, so let’s take out the old clothes we wear on weekdays and donate them.”

"It's a good idea for the old lady, so that there is no place to put those old clothes." The second wife replied with a smile when she heard the words: "Those shameless girls and mothers also have some bottoms, but it's better to volunteer."

"The second wife is very thoughtful. I don't have any good things, but I do my best. Last year, I made a new set of padded clothes. This year, I got a little thinner, so I simply took them out to do good deeds to accumulate virtue for myself." Mammy responded first.

Hearing what she said, the girl and mother-in-law of Anfuju responded one after another.After hearing this, the servants in other courtyards also took out some clothes, shoes and socks that they didn't usually wear.In less than a day's work, five or six loads were picked out with a pole, not including the belongings of the masters and sons.

When Jiangzhou was hit by a disaster, the Hou Mansion was the first to make donations. This time there were a large number of refugees in Kyoto, and the Hou Mansion was the first to respond.The emperor knew that rewards were unavoidable, and other aristocratic families followed suit one after another. It is better to make a wrong move than to be silent.At the same time, many aristocratic families said behind their backs that the Hou Mansion wanted to reap benefits. Although the Lin family shop donated [-] dans of grain last time, it seemed to be a loss, but the emperor rewarded him with a gold plaque, which is inestimable in value.

In history, no one said that businessmen are the last class, and big families tacitly allow their descendants to do business in order to support them, but they feel that it is not the right way.But now the Hou Mansion has made a way out in business, embarrassing all the businessmen in the world, and making them even more straight-backed.

The prestige of the Hou Mansion in Kyoto has risen, bringing fame and benefits, as well as jealousy and hatred.

The Marquis of Nanning distributed quilts for the winter like a arena, and set up collection points for old clothes in the streets and alleys, and then distributed the old clothes donated by the people to the refugees.

The old lady was very happy to hear that, and said that only by taking action can all the big families really help more refugees, and it doesn't matter which one is the most popular.Ruoxi admires the old matriarch from the bottom of her heart, if this kind of demeanor is put into modern times, she will definitely be able to achieve a great career.

However, good people do good things, but the results may not always be good.On this day, rice porridge was distributed on Central Avenue, and for some reason, there was a sudden chaos.The people in the back squeezed forward vigorously, knocking down the people in front and trampling them a lot.This side has not finished dealing with it, and there are people yelling that they drank the porridge from the Hou Mansion, had diarrhea, vomited, and said something like poisoning.

Yi Hao got the news and rushed over, thinking that someone was playing tricks on this matter, so he contacted the government and asked them to intervene in a thorough investigation.

When the old matriarch heard this, he ordered Yihao to stop giving porridge, and told everyone in the Hou's mansion not to go out of the house during this period of time, obviously someone is eyeing the Hou's mansion.A big tree attracts the wind, it really is an old saying that never changes.

(End of this chapter)