The subordinates of the Jinying Mansion are all well-trained, and as soon as Jiang Ruan gave the order, they scattered the birds and beasts, and the little servants and servants with low martial arts all found a place to hide. Guards with martial arts lay in ambush in Xiao Shao's study and bedroom.

Jiang Ruan sat in the main hall with a gloomy face, and there were more than a dozen guards around him, and Steward Lin said anxiously: "Young lady, if you really don't want to leave, at least you have to find a place to hide." Don't stay here until those people come in? ”

"If I find a place to hide, those people will come in and find me, and they will inevitably hurt the innocent, so why waste a few lives. I can also see clearly what they want to do here, whether they want my life, or whether they have come to Jinying Mansion for some other purpose. Jiang Ruan shook his head.

"It's just too dangerous." Steward Lin was a little helpless, Jiang Ruan's temperament was the same as Xiao Shao's, and the nine cows couldn't pull back the things he decided. Besides, this is a way to risk one's life, but anyone who cherishes their lives will not do it, Jiang Ruan is completely putting life and death out of the way. This is not a big righteousness, Steward Lin has lived for so many years, and he can see people very accurately, Jiang Ruan has never taken his safety to heart. Her methods are fierce and ruthless, and if she has enough chips to achieve her goal, her life can be used as a trade. It's just that now that Jiang Ruan has made up his mind, it is impossible to change it. Steward Lin sighed, and had no choice but to ask, "What was the reason for what the young lady said just now?" How could someone burn down the houses around King Jinying's Mansion? ”

"It's late at night, and there's still anyone there. If you don't cause some movement, wouldn't you have quietly accepted an ambush. These people seem to be bold, but they still only dare to do it at night, presumably to hide people's eyes. Since he is under the guise of being an official, I will not politely expose him. The houses on this street are burning, which is bound to alarm everyone, and there are more and more people, and at this time, as long as someone shouts that the robbers are coming, some people must be suspicious, and killing people and setting fires at night is not a trivial matter. There are not many guards in one house, but there are many guards in each house on a street. Although it may not be able to deal with those people, it is impossible to kill them one by one. When they are flustered, they will naturally have scruples, and as long as they have scruples, we can find an exit. ”

Steward Lin suddenly realized and said, "The young lady has a good idea, but what if someone asks about it on the second day?" Burning people's houses is detrimental to yin morality. ”

"What does the fire have to do with us?" Jiang Ruan asked rhetorically, Steward Lin was stunned, only to hear Jiang Ruan write lightly: "The horizontal and vertical are the movements made by those people who pretend to be officials, and we are also victims." As for Yin De.... She smiled slightly: "This life is not over yet, what to do after death, it is not us who will die tonight." When it came to the last sentence, the tone had turned cold, and there was a faint sense of forest.

Steward Lin settled down and said, "What's the matter with the signal flare?" I haven't heard the young lady say anything about signal flares. ”

"I have always had private contacts with my cousin," Jiang Ruan said: "If Xuan Li attacks the Jinying Palace, the Zhao family will inevitably be indispensable." Since I married into the Jinying Palace, he will think that the Zhao family should be in the same group as the Xiao family. In order to prevent any accidents, I have been in contact with my eldest cousin all the time. It is inconvenient for Jinyiwei to go out tonight, but the Zhao family may not, and the soldiers and horses of the Zhao family are aware of the way. The General's Mansion is not far from here, and since there is a ready-made city garrison, it is also a good idea to use the city garrison to kill the rogues disguised as officials. Jiang Ruan looked at the tea in front of him: "They want to ambush the entire Jinying Palace's urn to catch turtles, but I want to use the Zhao family's soldiers and horses to wipe them out, I want Xuanli to send people to observe secretly to watch all this, and want them to understand that even if there is no Xiao Shao in this Jinying Palace, it is by no means a place where you can come and leave if you want!" ”

She said it extremely indifferently, but the guards and Steward Lin who were ordered to protect her around were secretly frightened, and couldn't help but be impressed by her in their hearts. At the beginning, the people of the Jinying Mansion also discussed which woman in the world could match Xiao Shao, and in other words, only the daughter of the Yao family could barely be counted as one. The daughter of the Yao family is proficient in calligraphy and painting, and she is also extremely smart, and her appearance and family background are top-notch. But if Xiao Shao marries her, what kind of situation will it be today? At least it won't be better than it is now. The daughter of the Yao family may be as wise as Jiang Ruan, and her appearance is indistinguishable from Jiang Ruan, but she will never be a Jinying princess like Jiang Ruan. Because the lady who grew up in a wealthy family learned to dance with long sleeves, but she was not murderous, she was used to the tactfulness in the deep house, not the cruel fight in the dark night.

Only those who have experienced extreme pain and danger will have the courage to remain silent in the face of any murderous attempt, and her heart is extremely tenacious, as if she has not grown up in a deep mansion compound in the past ten years, but has faced countless bloody paths paved with the tip of a knife, and she has now practiced her iron heart.

Steward Lin said: "The old slave knows that the old slave will desperately protect the safety of the young lady." ”

"It's not me you're protecting," Jiang Ruan said lightly: "It's the Jinying Palace." ”

Steward Lin's heart moved, and he stopped talking.

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The flames rose into the sky, burning violently in the night, and the crackling sound woke up the sleeping people, and the big families on a street began to shout and run out to put out the fire, and at the same time there was a noisy voice: "Someone, robbers have killed people!" ”

The panic contained in this voice was instantly transmitted to everyone. Everyone's drowsiness faded almost at the same time, and the guards in the house ran out with knives one after another, and the whole street was very noisy for a while, and the chickens and dogs were not lively.

Xia Qing woke up from his sleep in a daze, dragged his shoes and put on his coat and walked out of the house, looked at the little guy who came in a hurry and said, "What's the matter?" Why is it so noisy outside? ”

"Childe, the house is out of water." The little guy replied hurriedly.

"Huh?" Xia Qing's drowsiness suddenly woke up more than half, and he said eagerly: "How can you go to the water?" But is someone hurt? ”

"Nope." The little guy touched his head: "We don't have a lot of momentum here, and I don't know what's wrong with Lu Dao, the house on this street is suddenly full of water, and the slave just heard the noise outside that there are robbers." Childe, you better not go out, stay in the house, and the slave will inquire about the news again. ”

"Robbers?" Xia Qing was stunned: "Which robber is so rampant, he actually burned down a street house, and deceived people too much!" As he was talking, he saw Qi Feng in the other room also walking out in his coat, Qi Feng was obviously much more awake than him. Xia Qing hurriedly said: "Fourth brother, you were also woken up?" How can there be robbers, you say? Isn't it very peaceful at the feet of the Son of Heaven? It's too sinister. ”

Qi Feng was about to speak, suddenly moved, staring at a certain place in the sky without blinking, Xia Qing followed his gaze, and saw clearly that there was a firework blooming in the southwest sky at some point, the fireworks were not very big, but the sound was very clear, and it was particularly crisp at night. Xia Qing was stunned and said, "When is this, who still has the heart to play with fireworks?" Fourth brother, what the hell do you say is going on? He turned around and wanted to ask Qi Feng, but as soon as he turned his head, he was stunned by Qi Feng's expression. Qi Feng's face was a little pale, and there was a trace of panic in his eyes that had always been calm and shrewd, and he said in a low voice: "Something happened, she must have had an accident, I have to go and see." ”

After that, he didn't care about Xia Qing anymore, and turned around to go out.

Xia Qing hurriedly stopped him: "Fourth brother, where are you going?" There are robbers out there! ”

"Shut up." Qi Feng snorted: "Don't go out of your place if you stay here, don't make trouble for me!" With that, he rushed out of the courtyard and disappeared into the night.

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Jiang Ruanfang walked into the main hall and listened to the guards from time to time to explain what was going on outside. If it was really that fire, Xu didn't expect that so many people would be alarmed suddenly, and the people outside were obviously a little crazy, so they simply stopped pretending to be officers and soldiers, and had already broken through directly. The guards of the Jinying Palace's Mansion were all strong in martial arts, and they didn't let those people gain the upper hand for a while. It's just that they are outnumbered, and the other party is menacing, and I'm afraid they won't last long.

Steward Lin was also very anxious in his heart, for so many years, the Jinying Mansion had stood like an iron wall in the capital, but at this moment, he suddenly realized that those people did not dare to touch the Jinying Mansion in the past just because Xiao Shao was there. Now that Xiao Shao is gone, this Jinying Palace's mansion is like a bad house with stripped walls and tiles. The glory laid down by the ancestors is gradually fading, and everyone is afraid of Jinyiwei and Xiao Shao, but not Jinying Wangfu. However, the future mistress of this palace is trying to maintain it with a brave attitude. Seeing Jiang Ruan's cold and calm appearance, Steward Lin's uneasy heart gradually calmed down.

"Young lady, they have broken into the palace!" The guards came to report.

"Block it with all your might, and kill it directly. Kill one for one, kill two and earn one. Jiang Ruan said slowly: "I'm still sitting in this place, if something happens, I'll take care of it!" ”

She always has a calming tone, and seems to be able to accurately grasp the most easily changing parts of people's hearts. For example, when he carved these words, he aroused the guards' hearts to protect them. A woman can still treat death as if she were home, as a person from the palace, how can she retreat in front of a hungry wolf? Unconsciously, she has become the backbone of the entire Jinying Palace, and it seems that as long as she is there, there is nothing to be afraid of.

At this moment, Jiang Ruan's heart was not as calm as it seemed on the surface. Even if the General's Mansion is not far from here, those people must be the dead soldiers of Xuanli, and they will never show mercy. If Zhao Yi had entered this courtyard before Zhao Yi led his troops to arrive, everything would have been unknown. However, no matter what you think in your heart, you can't divulge a copy on your face. Things in the world are most afraid of revealing the bottom, but whenever there is a slight wavering in her expression, it will affect the people of Jinying Palace.

Time passed slowly in the nervous mood of the people, and each moment seemed extremely long and difficult, and before the tea on the table was cold, I heard the angry roar of the guards outside—the other party rushed into the courtyard.

Jiang Ruan laughed softly.

The lights were bright, but after a while, I saw people with torches outside quickly surround them, and the whole courtyard was flooded. These people were all dressed in the office clothes of officers and soldiers, and at first glance, they really looked like officers and soldiers on errands, but the murderous aura in their eyes showed their intentions.

This is already a one-sided situation.

After those people surrounded the courtyard, they did not act rashly for a while. The leader walked out. Today's events have probably not been carried out according to the plan. When accepting the task, the master also said that if he met Jiang Ruan, there would always be some changes. At first, he didn't pay attention to it, but he was just a woman, and at most he could only rely on the power of a man to exercise a little power. But when they arrived outside the Jinying Palace, they found out that it was not, and the sudden situation almost made them anxious.

The house on this street suddenly caught fire, and it has something to do with the people in the house, otherwise if you don't go to the water in the morning and don't go to the water in the evening, you just walk in the water at this time, and the people on the street are all awake. Their identities are exposed, and if this mission is not completed, it will be a dead end to go back. Moreover, the sudden fire made their plans a little messed up. It's just that the signal flare in the air was seen to be true, thinking that it should be the signal of Jinyiwei, the man led by his heart was terrified, and he couldn't help but be full of fear when he thought of the elusive team. However, the master's order cannot be disobeyed, and as a dead soldier, you must have the consciousness of a dead soldier.

He went all the way into the Jinying Palace, and his men and guards clashed, deliberately making murderous gestures, originally to disrupt the entire palace to act cheaply. But along the way, there was not even a small maid to be seen, except for the well-trained guards, there was not a single person in a panic. The silent fighting did not have the effect of intimidation and deterrence, and even the person who wanted to ask the secret was nowhere to be found, and everyone was very strange. When I arrived here, I saw a group of guards outside the main hall protecting me, and I knew that I was the hostess.

In fact, their people already had a handle outside, and if Jiang Ruan escaped from the Jinying Palace, he would inevitably be hunted down by them. Before Jin Yiwei arrived, Jiang Ruan might not be able to escape. They had a foolproof idea, but they only missed the fact that Jiang Ruan had not left the Jinying Mansion at all, and she had no intention of escaping.

This was so stupid that the chief felt incredible, because in such a situation, it was the right thing to do to protect the most important people in the palace. I heard that Xiao Shao was angry and cared about this Hong'an County Lord, since this was the case, her safety should be put first, but Jiang Ruan didn't leave Jinying Mansion at all, which was originally an accident.

At this moment, the guards who protected Jiang Ruan were all standing quietly outside the main hall, the maids in the main hall were standing on both sides of the stove playing with the silver silk carbon, and the bearded housekeeper stood on the side and gently flipped through the account book-like things, no one looked at this side, no one spoke, as if the voice was all hidden. And these people did not see the scene of them rushing into the courtyard with their troops.

Everything is calm and incredible, and it was originally a very ordinary and common warm scene, but it seems a little strange here, and even a little weird.

The leader took a few steps forward, and a woman in red sat on the main seat in the main hall. A light red embroidered plum brocade long piano jacket skirt, and a fiery red fox fur coat on the outside. The fox fur was oily and smooth, and the fur was shiny, dazzling like a gang in the night. More dazzling than the fox skin is the woman's appearance, she holds a small stove in her hand, bows her head slightly, her long and curly eyelashes tremble gently, her eyes are as moving as a flood of autumn water, her skin is brighter than snow, her lips are red and her teeth are white, although she has not seen the whole picture, she already feels that every move is wonderful, it is really a disaster.

This picture is so beautiful that it is almost unbearable to be alarmed. However, the leader froze, and with a wave of his hand, his subordinates slowly approached the main hall: "But the county lord of Hong'an? ”

The girl in red slowly raised her head, revealing a charming and bright face, she seemed to have just seen the fire in this courtyard, her expression moved slightly, and then disappeared for a moment, revealing a very shallow smile: "Exactly." ”

"I'm sorry county lord," the man sneered: "When you get to Huangquan Road, I will burn a piece of paper money for you!" His expression was gloomy, but there was a little doubt in his eyes.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, Xuanli's human nature is always a little similar to him, especially in the suspicious article. The calmer Jiang Ruan became, the more nervous they became, for fear that there would be some conspiracy involved. It is precisely for this reason that she is reluctant to do anything, probably because she is afraid that she will play some tricks, or that she warned them before leaving.

There was a trace of disdain in Jiang Ruan's eyes, if she returned her position in this person, she would never be so procrastinated. The death of life and death is ruthless, and looking forward and backward will only cost you your own life. She sighed softly, but did not speak.

"What does this mean, county lord?" The man's heart became more and more suspicious. But I heard Jiang Ruan's smiling voice sound: "It's late." ”

"What's late?" The man was stunned for a moment, and then sneered: "Is it the brocade guards who came to the rescue?" ”

"It's late." Jiang Ruan said calmly: "Jinyiwei won't come, your master can't try anything." ”

The man was shocked, and he almost took two steps back, only to feel that Jiang Ruan's eyes were amazingly bright, and there was a bit of shock. He settled down and said coldly: "Why should the county lord deceive himself, and he will be hard-mouthed when he dies. ”

"I was thinking, what the hell are you going to do, but now I understand." She smiled like a flower, and the firelight was beautiful, but her voice had a shocking coldness: "Tonight, you can neither take my life, nor can you test the depth of Jinyiwei, of course, you can't get out of the gate of the palace, and you have no chance to live." So I said," she shrugged, "It's late." ”

The more she said this, the more nervous that person became, as if someone had pinched seven inches, and she couldn't help but be affected by her words, and she was not as sure as Fang Cai. He immediately made a gesture to make his subordinates move, but as soon as his hand was halfway up, he heard the sound of breaking the air in the air, and before he could turn back, he saw an extra arrow in his chest. Arrows from nowhere passed through his foreheart.

Outside the courtyard of King Jinying's mansion, on the roof, I don't know when black shadows have appeared, these black shadows are silently hidden in the dark, and someone outside the door shouted: "Bandits are rampant, Zhao Yi is here in the capital, and he will be arrested quickly!" ”

Everyone was startled, the leader slowly fell, and Jiang Ruan's voice suddenly reached his ears from far and near, with an inexplicable sarcasm: "Huangquan all the way, please go well." ”

As soon as the leader died, the people below were suddenly in a mess, but they couldn't care about anything, and for a while, they were in a mess with the city garrison brought by Zhao Yi, and Jiang Ruan stood up from his seat suddenly. The rooftop was full of secret guards who knew each other well, and Fang Cai talked a lot to the man in charge, but it was just a delay. The secret guards are hidden in the shadows, and they will give these brocade guards the illusion of being elusive and suppress their sharpness. At this moment, she can see clearly, these people are really all dead soldiers, and now thinking that the leader is dead, it is a dead word to go back if she can't complete the mission tonight, only the fish die and the net is broken. Zhao Yi and those people are in a scuffle, it may not be a chance to win, but for a while, they can't quench their thirst, and who else can help here.

She struggled to figure out what to do, but she didn't notice that several of the dead were approaching her. Steward Lin just explained to the secret guard, Jiang Ruan walked to the gate of the courtyard alone, Bai Zhi and Forsythia screamed, Tianzhu jumped up and kicked the knife in front of Jiang Ruan, Jiang Ruan turned around, Tianzhu took her hand and hurriedly said: "Girl, go to the house first to avoid it, it's too chaotic here." ”

Jiang Ruan nodded, now that Zhao Yi has come over, she will be a drag if she stays here, so she followed Tianzhu and ran to the house with the maid. Who knew that halfway through, Tianzhu was entangled by the dead soldiers who came forward, and more and more dead soldiers surrounded her, and she was a live target. The guards are entangled with the mad dead, and no one can save her. Jiang Ruan glanced at Forsythia a few, turned around and ran in the other direction, always staying with her, Forsythia and they would also be affected.

Fang ran to a corridor in the courtyard, but his feet and necks were grabbed by someone unguarded, Jiang Ruan looked down and saw that a seriously injured dead man had woken up at this moment and grabbed her feet with all his strength. This man was so powerful that he couldn't break free, and when the other dead man saw this, he raised his knife and slashed at Jiang Ruan without thinking about it. Jiang Ruan couldn't move, so he stood there like a live target and watched the sword light fall on his head, and he was about to die on the spot.

Qi Feng, who had just run to Jiang Ruan's mansion to find Jiang Ruan, was a scene that made people cry out in his eyes, and immediately called out heartbreakingly: "Jiang Ruan! ”

The sadness and great grief in that voice almost drowned people for a moment, Jiang Ruan didn't have time to react, and the next moment, a black shadow flew up and grabbed her in his arms, and he could avoid the dangerous knife light.

The cold embrace still carried the familiar crisp aroma, Jiang Ruan was stunned for a moment, and the person under the moonlight was as cold as frost, and spit out two words: "Look for death." ”

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