The assassination of Tiekui made many ministers of the imperial court panic. They didn't dare to forget the last bloody case, so after Tie Kui was injured, those ministers went out with enough guards, and they didn't dare to go to restaurants and other places to talk about things. Of course, there are also some people who are not afraid of assassination, among which Chen Ran, the left attendant of the ministry, is not afraid, and he only went out with four long entourages as usual.

Yu Xixian persuaded Chen Ran, but unfortunately Chen Ran didn't listen. In desperation, Yu Xixian could only ask for help from Lao Taininghou.

Old Taininghou got the news, looked for him and said: "Ran'er, now that the Chen family is relying on you, you must not make a mistake." When you go out later, let's bring more guards!" Since the death of the eldest son, the burden of the Chen family has fallen on Chen Ran.

Chen Ran said: "Dad, no, it's enough for Tang Qiang and them to follow." "Four entourage, except for Ah Li, who is his henchman who doesn't know martial arts, the other three all have martial arts.

Old Taining Hou said: "It's better to be careful." Last time, the Assassins had killed several important ministers. ”

Chen Ran was not afraid because of this: "Dad, King Ming is leading troops to attack the Northern Captivity, Princess Ming is a smart person, and she will not let those people act rashly at this time." ”

Old Taining Hou felt that it made sense when he thought about it, and Chen Ran insisted on refusing to bring more guards, so he gave up: "Ran'er, when King Ming solves the problem of the northern captivity, the next target will definitely be the capital." Of course, we should have planned for it a long time ago. ”

Chen Ran had already thought about this question: "If the capital can't keep the emperor, he will definitely retreat to Liaodong, and then we will retreat to Liaodong with the emperor." ”

Old Taininghou asked, "Do you think it is safe to retreat to Liaodong?" As long as Yunqing recovers his vitality, he will definitely lead troops to attack Liaodong.

Chen Ran lowered his eyes and said, "Dad, even if it is not safe to retreat to Liaodong, we can only follow, there is no other way." "Not to mention that they have already taken refuge in Yan Wushuang, just to say that he and Han Yuxi have been married, and King Ming can't tolerate him.

Old Taining Hou understood the meaning of Chen Ran's words, and asked, "Do you regret it?" At the beginning, this family affair was decided by Chen Ran.

Chen Ran shook his head and said, "No regrets." "I don't regret marrying Han Yuxi, nor do I regret retiring from Han Yuxi. Because he was sincere when he was married, and Han Yuxi insisted on asking for the resignation.

"It's good not to regret it. Chen Ran didn't regret it, but he regretted it. knew that Han Yuxi had such ability, so he shouldn't have followed Chen Ran's intention to marry this family in the first place. In other words, when she knew that Princess Qinxin had a crush on Chen Ran, she withstood the pressure and did not withdraw from her family. Unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world.

At this time, Yu Xixian was sitting on the soft couch in the room in a daze. She married Chen Ran, which was the words of her parents. Before that, she knew about Chen Ran's marriage and resignation. In fact, although there are not many people who quit after marrying a big family in the capital, it is not nothing. And she thought that after Han Yuxi married in the northwest, this matter would become a thing of the past. But she never expected that Han Yuxi's reputation would become louder and louder, and now she has become the most powerful woman in the world, making it difficult for them not to pay attention to it.

The henchman Jinxiu looked at Yu Xixian and asked softly, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"

Yu Xixian nodded and said: "Now in this world, there is chaos everywhere, and I don't know what will happen in the future?" A woman from a big family, while taking care of the back house, will also pay close attention to the affairs of the previous dynasty. After all, the changes in the previous dynasty are related to their pity.

Jinxiu is Yu Xixian's most trusted person, and now she helps Jinxiu take care of the backyard, and she also knows a lot about things outside. Jinxiu was relieved: "Madam, we can't worry about things outside. "Outside the rice grain is one price a day, and it is better for them to have their own Zhuangzi in the Hou Mansion, but ordinary people are living extremely hard. Many families can't get by, so they can only sell their sons and daughters.

Yu Xixian smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that the capital won't be able to hold it." ”

Jinxiu was startled, but quickly said: "Madam, there are more than 400,000 soldiers and horses in the capital, you should be able to hold it, right?"

Yu Xixian shook her head and said: "King Ming is like a god with soldiers, and the northwest soldiers are strong and strong, more than 400,000 soldiers and horses may not be able to hold the capital." ”

Jinxiu was a little flustered and asked, "Madam, what should I do then? The Northwest Army is extremely vicious, murdering, arsoning, raping, and plundering, and everywhere it goes, it will become a ruin." ”

"The capital can't be saved, and the emperor will definitely retreat to Liaodong at that time. Yu Xixian didn't explain anything about this, if it weren't for Han Yuxi and Yunqing, her younger brother Chunhao would not have died, and the Yu family would not have fallen so quickly, so Yu Xixian hated Yuxi very much. It's just that she knows that she doesn't have the ability to avenge her brother, so this hatred is only hidden in her heart.

Jinxiu said with some worry: "Madam, Liaodong is in ice and snow for most of the year. "They went, afraid they wouldn't be able to adapt to the climate over there.

Yu Xixian said with a wry smile: "The bad environment is still secondary, the most important thing is that Liaodong is not peaceful, and Tongcheng is fighting all year round. "If you really retreat to Liaodong, there will be a vicious wolf in front of you, and there will be a fierce tiger Yunqing in the future, and it will not be peaceful.

As he was talking, the maid who was waiting outside raised her voice and called out to the master. The conversation between the master and the servant was immediately terminated.

Chen Ran entered the room and asked, "Dad knows about the assassination of General Tie, is it your handiwork?" It can be heard from his words that Chen Ran is very dissatisfied with this matter.

Because of his poor health, Old Taininghou has rarely paid attention to outside affairs. If it weren't for Yu Xixian's intention this time, Old Taining Hou would still not know about Tie Kui's assassination.

Yu Xixian didn't deny it, and said with red eyes: "I asked the old lady to tell this matter." Master, I asked you to increase the guard but you don't want to, I'm worried. Master, if you want to have three long and two short, what can you do if you let your father and mother and our mother and son? Even for the sake of this family, you should take care of yourself. After the defeat of the Yu family, they, the aunts and grandmothers who married in the Yu family, no longer had their mother's family to support. It's okay if you don't have a son, but those sisters who don't have a son have a hard time. She is lucky, Chen Ran's attitude towards her has not changed from beginning to end.

"Forget it this time, I don't want a next time. The two have been married for more than ten years, and Chen Ran was a little soft-hearted when she saw Yu Xixian crying: "Don't listen to the wind or rain, those rumors outside are not true." Don't worry about me, I know it. ”

has been married for so many years, and Yu Xixian also knows that it is the limit to let her husband say these words: "Master must take care of himself." ”

Chen Ran nodded: "Don't worry, I will take care of myself." "For the sake of the family, he can't be fine.

Speaking of this, Chen Ran remembered one thing: "It's not too peaceful over there in Hebei, and I will leave one-third of it after the grain in the grange is harvested." "The Chen family has more than 6,000 acres of high-quality land in the suburbs of Beijing, which is a lot among the powerful.

Yu Xixian nodded in agreement and asked, "Master, now that the situation is getting worse and worse, should we also make some preparations?"

Chen Ran said: "If you have something to say, just say it." ”

Yu Xixian said: "Master, if the capital can't be defended, where is the emperor most likely to retreat?"

Seeing Chen Ran looking at her, Yu Xixian didn't hide what she was thinking: "Master, I think there is a chance that the capital will not be able to hold this situation." In this case, we should have planned in advance, knowing where the emperor would retreat in the future, and we could also buy property there in advance. If we really retreat to Liaodong, we also have a place to live, so we won't be in a hurry. ”

Chen Ran was a little surprised, he didn't expect Yu Xixian to think so far. After a long time, Chen Ran said: "Shengjing, Spring City, and Ice City, these three places are all possible. According to my speculation, the probability of Spring City is a bit greater. But I'm not sure which city I'll choose in the end. "The main reason is that Shengjing is relatively close to the capital, and Bingcheng is not far from Ho City.

Yu Xixian weighed it in her heart when she heard this, and said, "Otherwise, I will send people to buy some properties in these three places." ”

Chen Ran nodded and said: "There is a property in each of the three places, and it is not too big, it is enough to live." In addition, if you want to buy land, about 100 acres is enough. If the action is too big, it will definitely attract the attention of those who are interested. "Others are not afraid, they are afraid of being noticed by Yan Wushuang.

Yu Xixian immediately agreed.

As the left waiter of the ministry, Chen Ran was also very busy, and after a few words with Yu Xixian, he went to the yamen.

A few days later, Ok-hee received a handwritten letter from Falcon, and after reading the letter, Ok-hee fell into deep thought.

After a long time, Yuxi called Xu Wu and said, "Let Pan Yingfeng come over to see me immediately." ”

In addition to asking Pan Yingfeng to strengthen the security of Ho Cheng and strengthen the investigation of outsiders, Yuxi also sent troops into Ho Cheng to carry out 12-hour patrols. In addition, she also transferred 300 elite soldiers into the palace.

It is impossible to hide such a big move, and people who get the news have speculated whether something big has happened.

Xu Wu asked Yuxi directly: "Princess, is Yan Wushuang doing anything?"

Yuxi said: "The falcon sent a message to say that Meng Nian had an abnormality, and it is not clear what they want to do for the time being. The prince is fighting in the north, and there can be no chaos in the pickaxe city. Even if it is said that Cheng Xingshi is making a fuss, she is not willing to wait for something to happen and then regret it.

Xu Wu didn't think much about it, and when he heard this, he said, "Princess, don't let the second young master and them leave the mansion during this time." He was worried that Meng Nian's change this time was aimed at Arrow and them.

"I won't let them out of the house until the war in the North is over. "No matter how much fuss or cowardice, she didn't dare to take the risk.

Yuxi is a very enlightened mother, and she told the triplets about it that night, and also said the reason: "When your father comes back, you can go wherever you want at that time." ”

Brother You immediately said: "Mother, don't worry, we won't go anywhere before my father comes back, so we will stay in the house." "It's fun outside, but he doesn't want his mother to worry.

Brother Xuan is the most timid, knowing this, even if Yuxi doesn't tell him, he won't dare to go out.

Brother Rui clenched his fists and said, "Mother, when I learn kung fu well, I won't be afraid of these ghostly tricks they use anymore." "If he has the martial arts of his eldest sister, he will not be afraid of even if he meets an assassin.

The attitude of the triplets made Yuxi very satisfied.

Ayou asked, "Mother, when will the eldest sister come back?" Zao Zao was seriously injured, and the triplets knew about it.

Yuxi said: "Your eldest sister has injuries on her body, so it is not suitable to travel long distances. I guess I won't be back with your father until the war is over. ”

Ah Rui said with a regretful face: "The eldest sister also said that this time she will kill 1,800 northern captives!"

Ah Xuan hurriedly said: "Second brother, the most important thing is that the eldest sister is fine, as for meritorious service, there will be opportunities in the future." ”

The triplets told it, and Liu Er was left.

After Liu Er learned about this, she said very worriedly: "Mother, as long as we don't leave the palace, we will be fine, but Dad, eldest sister and Ah Hao are outside! Especially the eldest sister, she is still on her way back to Yucheng!"

Yuxi naturally also considered this: "Don't worry about your eldest sister, I have already written a letter to Yin Zhaofeng, and he will protect your eldest sister." "As long as there are precautions, even if Yan Wushuang wants to be unfavorable to them, he will not be able to find a chance.

Liu Er was a little relieved: "Mother, this time the eldest sister was lucky to save her life, but next time she may not be so lucky." Mother, you persuade the eldest sister to stop going to the battlefield, it's too dangerous. ”

Yuxi shook his head and said, "This matter depends on your eldest sister's own meaning." Seeing that Liu'er was going to say more, Yuxi touched her hair and said, "Liu'er, you have your way, and your eldest sister has her way." ”

Liu Er said in a low voice: "I know what my mother said, but the eldest sister is always injured, and I am very worried." ”

Yuxi smiled and said, "It's not just you, your father and Zaojube, every time you go out, your mother is hanging." You can't let them go because you're worried. ”

Liu Er lowered her eyes and said, "I know Mother." "Originally, I didn't have any hope of convincing Yuxi, but now I just got the expected result.

The news of martial law in Ho City soon spread to the capital. Meng Nian said to Yan Wushuang: "Your Majesty, the inventory of Hocheng is very strict, and our plan cannot be implemented for the time being. ”

Yan Wushuang frowned and said, "Ho City is suddenly under martial law, can you find out the reason?" Seeing Meng Nian shaking his head, Yan Wushuang said, "Could it be that our news leaked out?" Yan Wushuang never believed in any coincidences, not so much a coincidence, but Han Yuxi got the news.

Meng Nian said with certainty: "Impossible, only a few people know about the plan this time." Moreover, if Han Yuxi really gets the news, with her temperament, she will definitely be secretly arranged, and when our people arrive in Ho City, they will be wiped out, instead of martial law in the whole city, and the grass will be frightened. ”

Yan Wushuang felt that Meng Nian's words also made sense: "Since this is the case, the assassination matter will be put aside for the time being." ”

After saying these things, Yan Wushuang asked, "How is Tie Kui now?

Meng Nian said: "Although General Tie's life is not in danger, the imperial doctor said that he must take care of it for a while, otherwise he will fall into trouble." ”

The imperial doctor has said so, if Tie Kui is injured on an errand, it will be too impersonal.