The one hundred and seventy-first round: Punishing the three tribes
After Ah Chu and Qili entered Liaoyang City, they found that there was no wanted warrant issued in the city to hunt down Mrs. Rong, and the feeling in the entire Liaoyang City was the same as in the past, as if nothing had happened. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć However, they soon learned from some people: the general's mansion was burned down, and almost all the people inside died in the mansion.
After Ah Chu heard this, her face turned pale, and she almost couldn't help crying, Qili hurriedly pulled the corner of her clothes: "It's on the street now, don't attract attention." ā
Ah Chu nodded, holding back his tears, but his eyes were still a little red. She said softly to Qili, "Why don't we go back to the General's Mansion later?" ā
Qili stopped: "Li Min, they must have set a trap, if the two of us look in the past, we will definitely expose our whereabouts, and now we must not return to the General's Mansion, otherwise we may be caught by them anytime and anywhere." ā
It's not that Ah Chu doesn't understand, it's just that she has always valued feelings more than Qili, and when she heard that almost all the servants and subordinates in the General's Mansion had died, she really wanted to go back, even if it was to collect the bones for those people...... It's just that she also understands that at the moment, their top priority is to send Mrs. Rong out of Youzhou safely, and anything else may cause trouble.
Ah Chu and Qili walked around Liaoyang City all morning, mainly to buy some dry food and clothes used on the road, and originally they also planned to buy a carriage, but now unlike the Tianping period, almost all the horses of the people were confiscated by the government or large families, and there was no way for them to buy horses with two maids who had nothing to rely on. But they considered that Mrs. Rong was a pregnant woman after all, so she still bought two donkeys that could be pulled into a small cart, and although she could not travel much in a day, it was better than walking on foot.
The main reason is that Ah Chu and Qili found that such a major event as the murder of the prince did not spread wildly, but few people talked about it, which shows that Li Min and others probably did not dare to disclose many things, and naturally they did not dare to blatantly let the soldiers search for their wife everywhere, so that they were temporarily relieved.
When Ah Chu and Qili returned to the dilapidated house on the outskirts of the city, they only saw blood on one place, and Mrs. Rong, Biluo, Ye'er, Yi'er, and Ren Hong were all gone.
Ah Chu looked at the blood stains on the ground, and his face turned pale with fright: "What should I do?" Could it be that something happened to them? ā
Qili's expression at this time also became very solemn: "Could it be that someone took advantage of our arrival in Liaoyang City to arrest the ladies?" ā
"Oh no, no, no...... What should I do? Ah Chu was obviously very flustered, she was not a very assertive person, and she was already panicked in such a situation.
Although the expression on Qili's face was different from her previous calm and calm, she quickly calmed down: "We have not seen any army movements along the way, so I don't think it will be Zhang An's pursuers." ā
"However, if it weren't for the army, who would be able to beat her with Biluo's skills?"
āā¦ā¦ This, I can't guess either. ā
The two of them were silent, Qili thought for a while, and then said, "Let's start a careful investigation from the surroundings, maybe we can find traces of the whereabouts of the lady." ā
Ah Chu had a miserable white face, nodded with tears in his eyes, and began to look around.
It didn't take long for them to see Ren Hong in the bamboo forest behind the dilapidated house: she was digging into the ground little by little with a knife with her red and swollen eyes......
"Hong'er!"
Ah Chu hurriedly rushed over, and she also saw the bodies of Ye'er and Yi'er lying behind Ren Hong.
"What the hell is going on? What about Madame? ā
Qili's voice was much more anxious than usual, and she also saw the two corpses, even Qili, who had always been cold, was already in turmoil at this time.
Ren Hong knelt on the ground, numbly saw Ah Chu and Qi Li, and two lines of tears flowed out of her red and swollen eyes: "Sister A Chu, Sister Qi Li, are you ......too late?"
Ah Chu heard Ren Hong's sentence "It's too late", and looked at the bodies of Ye'er and Yi'er again, she felt that her mind was suddenly blank, her thighs were weak, and she seemed to be unable to stand steadily.
What's Late? Could it be that Mrs. Cheng has ......? Ah Chu didn't dare to think about it, couldn't they even protect the prince's wife and the prince's last bloodline?
"Hong'er, what's wrong with Madam, tell me quickly." Qili walked over and pulled Ren Hong, and asked anxiously.
"Madame, she...... was captured by the princess's people. Ren Hong cried.
"The princess's people?" Ah Chu and Qi Li asked almost at the same time.
"Yes, I can hear it clearly, before she died, Sister Ye'er said that she was going to arrest the lady and go back to ask the guilt......"
"Impossible! If it was someone next to the princess, it would be impossible for anyone to beat Biluo, what about Biluo? Ah Chu couldn't believe it: she knew Biluo very well, and if Biluo herself was fine, she would never tolerate anyone taking Mrs. Rong away. Moreover, they had already let Bai Ling go to the Wang family before, Bai Ling was a very smart person, if someone reversed black and white in front of the princess, Bai Ling would not sit idly by, right?
"Sister Biluo, she ...... I don't know, but when I went back, in addition to Ye'er and Sister Yi'er, there was a broken arm on the ground...... It seemed to be Biluo's sister's arm. When Ren Hong collected the bodies of Ye'er and Yi'er again, she found Biluo's severed arm that was cut off by Xinyi, and she recognized it as the sleeve that Biluo was wearing.
"Biluo's ...... Arm? Ah Chu was stunned when he heard this, who could be even higher in kung fu than Biluo? Although she didn't want to believe it, Biluo was cut off by someone, so she would sit back and watch her wife be taken away? In this case, it does make sense. It's just that the princess has really been bewitched? Could it be that the princess couldn't listen to Bailing's words?
Ah Chu didn't know what kind of relationship Bai Ling, Mrs. Rong and the princess had before, but simply thought that Bai Ling was the princess's former maid, and the princess should be able to trust Bai Ling's words.
Qili said suddenly: "Ah Chu, didn't you ever say that there is a maid by the princess's side, and her kung fu is extremely superb, and the assassin of the day, she can knock down several people in an instant...... Could it be that person? ā
Qili's words reminded Ah Chu, and Ah Chu immediately recalled that Xinyi, who was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Her face turned pale again: if it was that person, maybe she could indeed defeat Biluo.
"No, I ...... I will go to the princess at once, and in any case, I must rescue the lady!" Ah Chu had a white face, and he was about to leave in a hurry.
"Wait a minute."
Qili grabbed Ah Chu, "We can't just go to the princess yet." ā
"Why? The princess has taken Madame captive, and we must now go and rescue Madame and Biluo at once. ā
"You have to think about it!" Qili couldn't help but scold: "You have to think about it, why did the princess send someone to arrest Madame? Presumably the princess must have been bewitched by Zhang An and Li Min, Li and Zhang are so cunning, the two of us are just maids under the prince, how can the princess believe us? ā
"But, but!" Ah Chu said angrily: "Can we only watch our lady being framed, and be questioned by the prince's royal sister?" ā
"Of course we have to rescue Madame, but we can't rush to find the princess at this time. Li Min and them, I'm afraid they will also guess this step, we will only be sheep in the mouth of the tiger in the past! The princess listened to the traitor's words, and even the lady doubted it, let alone our two mere slaves? ā
Ah Chu sat down on the ground dejectedly, "What if Madam has something...... So let's ...... What should we do? "Now that the prince is dead, the general's mansion has turned to ashes, and even his wife and Bi Luo have been arrested, life and death are unpredictable, which is simply a torment of life and death for Ah Chu.
"We ...... You can sneak into Liaoyang City first, and then go around to find out the news, if the lady is still in the Wang family, we can sneak in and rescue her. "However, it's getting late today, and if we want to enter the city, we can only do it tomorrow." ā
Ah Chu wiped a handful of tears and agreed: "What you said is just, it's just that we have to be careful of the maid named Xinyi next to the princess, she is afraid that she is not within your reach, if you want to rescue Madame, it is best to be when she leaves the house." ā
Qili let out a "hmm", and then glanced at Ye'er and Yi'er's bodies again, "It's not too early, they ...... It's better to settle in the ground as soon as possible. ā
Ah Chu turned his head again and saw the two tragic remains, "Hmm." Ah Chu finally cried, Ye'er and Yi'er were not originally the maids of the General's Mansion, and the two of them were worried that Mrs. Rong followed back to the General's Mansion. However, I didn't expect that today because of the disaster in the general's mansion, I finally died here. As the steward maid of the General's Mansion, Ah Chu's heart was full of self-blame: she failed to protect these sisters.
In the twilight, the three of them buried the bodies of Ye'er and Yi'er.
In the early morning of the next day, Ah Chu, Qili, and Ren Hong arrived at the city gate early, and they mixed in the crowd that was going to enter the city, and they originally planned to enter the city gate as soon as it opened. But for some reason, the city gate was not opened, and it was not until noon that the gate of Liaoyang City slowly opened.
Some of the merchants in the crowd who were about to enter the city and the soldiers who were guarding the city were familiar with each other, and they inevitably complained a few words.
The soldier said apologetically: "Today, I heard that the princess ordered to arrest the thief who murdered the prince, so it was delayed to open the door now, and you don't have to complain, but if you tell the princess's people, you will be killed." ā
After Ah Chu and the others listened, their hearts jumped, although they all endured the change in their expressions on their faces, they straightened their ears and listened carefully to these conversations while the people waiting in front of them lined up to enter the city.
"I heard... The prince is dead. ā
"Lord Wang? That King Luling? That's the first prince of the dynasty, I'm afraid that he will be the crown prince in the future, and he will die? ā
"This is by no means groundless, as you know, there was a fire in King Luling's mansion the night before yesterday, and almost all the people inside died."
"Then King Luling was also burned to death by fire?"
"I heard that it is not...... However, now the soldiers in the city have arrested all the people of the Xu family. ā
"The Xu family?? Could it be that Xu Rong, the first talented woman in Youzhou, ......? ā
"I just heard that, don't talk nonsense about this, the Xu family seems to have colluded with the Xianbei people to murder the prince, and now they are naturally going to be beheaded."
"What? Xianbei people? Hmph, it's a thousand cuts! ā
"Let's just talk about it here, don't spread it, otherwise this is also the sin of killing the head."
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Hearing these words, Ah Chu and the others were so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat: The princess has wronged Mrs. Rong, but she can't be wrong again and again! If all the people of the Xu family were killed by mistake, how could the prince be at ease underground?
However, before they could enter the city, they heard the city explode as if something had happened, and the noise was higher and higher. However, for Ah Chu and the others at this moment, this voice simply made their scalps tingle: What happened in the city?
"Kill the Xu family who colluded with the Xianbei people and plotted to kill the King of Luling!"
"The people of the Xu Mansion are going to be beheaded all over the house!"
Hearing these Xuan Xuan's shouting voices, Ah Chu and the three of them couldn't help but tremble: The matter has reached the point of no return, if the Xu family is to be exterminated by the three clans, what will happen if Mrs. Rong falls into the hands of the princess?
The three of them were quickly squeezed to the city gate with the crowd, Ah Chu looked shocked and stunned, and even the guards at the city gate interrogated her without hearing anything, which attracted the attention of the guards.
Fortunately, Qili said to the guards on the side: "Brother soldier, what is going on?" My sister is so timid that she is so scared that she can't open her mouth, and the slave family is also afraid. After saying that, she also pretended to be frightened.
The guard saw that Qili looked delicate, very happy, and thought that girls like Ah Chu and Qili were timid, and they were afraid that they were frightened by the noise in the city, so they had no doubts, so they waved their hands and smiled: "It's nothing, it's just that Taishou and a few generals get rid of the spies who endanger the big man, I don't think you little girls should be afraid, don't worry." After saying that, he also pretended to pat Qili on the shoulder affectionately.
Qili didn't care about being treated lightly at the moment, so she could only pull the sleeve of La Achu's coat, and then pretended to be shy and said to the guards: "Thank you, eldest brother, the three sisters of the slave family are entrusted by the master of the family to go into the city to buy things, and please make it convenient for this eldest brother." With that, she quietly gave the guard a small amount of silver.
The soldier smiled at the corner of his mouth, and weighed it in his hand: It's only a few dozen dollars, and then look at the clothes of Ah Chu, Qili, and Ren Hong, all of them are just very ordinary, probably the slaves and maids of the big families outside the city, the faces of the three people are not particularly clean, it seems that it is caused by the early morning rush, so they put their minds at ease, and touched Qili's face frivolously when Qili passed by, if this is a girl from a big family, he would never dare to be so presumptuous, but a maid dressed like Qili, Of course, he had to seize the opportunity to take a good look at the oil: young girls in this era still rarely enter and leave the city gates.
Qili is actually a person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, at this moment she doesn't care about the guards' lightness towards her, at the moment it is at a critical juncture, Ah Chu's feelings are more delicate and attaches importance to affection, so there is no way to calm down at this moment. And although Ren Hong is smart, she is too young, so only Qili must provoke the beam.
It's not that she hasn't thought about committing suicide again, but now as long as Mrs. Rong is alive, she will find Mrs., and this is their duty.
The three of them walked on the street, and soon came to the vicinity of the downtown area, only to hear the sound of people inside, the onlookers were three layers inside and three layers outside, it was very lively, there must be something big!
Qili stopped a middle-aged woman who had just walked over there with a slightly pale face: "This sister-in-law, over there in the city...... What's going on? ā
The middle-aged woman covered her mouth with a handkerchief, looking very frightened: "Girl, sister-in-law advises you not to go and see... There's killing over there. The Xu family is said to be beheaded, both young and old...... Tsk, it's horrible. ā
"People from the Xu family? Beheading!? ā
Qili looked at the woman in shock, what they feared most had happened!