This is just a sparse and ordinary day in the lunar month, Zhou Hai opened the door wearing an old jacket, leaned the long ladder in his hand against the door, and neatly climbed up to take down the lantern hanging on the eaves.

His son Zhou Yusheng was holding on to the ladder below, and the knife-like night wind blew on him, making him shiver again and again.

Zhou Yusheng covered his mouth with his hands and sighed, raised his head and asked puzzledly: "Dad, didn't you say that this lantern is hung throughout the wax moon, and tomorrow will be Laba, why did you take it down?" ”

"Be quiet, ......" Zhou Hai scolded, but he didn't expect to be poured a cold air as soon as he opened his mouth, so he could only shut up.

took the lantern and handed it to Zhou Yusheng, and carefully checked the door lock, and then Zhou Hai took the ladder and walked back.

This street is next to the back door of the Rui Wang's Mansion, and most of the people living in the Rui Wangfu are domestic slaves. The so-called back to the big tree is good to enjoy the shade, although these people do not say that it is brocade clothes and jade food, but most of them are much better than ordinary people's lives, but there are many people who hang lanterns in the wax moon to be happy.

Zhou Hai's family took the lantern, and the already gray and old door looked even more inconspicuous in the night.

When the father and son entered the house, a woman stepped forward and locked the door neatly, then turned around and touched Zhou Yusheng's head, and said softly: "It's freezing outside, I'll ask your sister to heat the soup again, you go to the kitchen to help her bring the soup in." ”

Zhou Yusheng nodded and went to the kitchen without saying a word.

Zhou Hai and Zhou Hai's family were speechless, and both of them sighed involuntarily.

After a long time, Zhou Haicai said angrily: "Although the mountain road is not easy to walk. But it's been two days, and the person who went to Zhuangzi to report the news should have returned. You are on duty in the house today, what news have you heard? ”

"Except that Mama Qin sent someone back to report the news after she went that day, and there was no news from Zhuangzi." Zhou Haijia also sighed, the look on his face was not without worry, "You also saw what happened a few days ago, even if you dare to be so unscrupulous in the palace, what can the princess do if she knows about it." ”

Zhou Hai was silent.

Zhou Haijia continued: "The princess's life is also difficult, if the prince is ...... It's good...... Naturally, it's easy to say, but that's it. The princess's situation is embarrassing. ”

With that, she lowered her voice. "I heard that King Jing's Mansion was also the same as ours that day, although Prince Jing and Princess Jing were not in the house, but there were still two side concubines in the house, and it was not that they didn't get any benefits. Let's go to the house. Not to mention. ”

Both remembered the scene of that day. I couldn't help but shudder in unison.

The second watch of that day was just after the second watch. Zhou Hai was in a daze when he heard the movement outside quite loudly, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly got up from the bed. Before he was discharged from the hospital, he saw the lights in the palace from a distance. The cries and screams coming from the courtyard across the walls were especially frightening to listen to in the quiet of the night.

Zhou Hai discussed with Zhou Hai's family, and then tiptoed around to the direction of the gate to inquire about the situation.

The gate of the palace was wide open, and there was a row of officials standing at the door, all holding knives, looking fierce and vicious. And the long history of the palace and the two housekeepers were tied up by officials, and they were all paralyzed on the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive. And the guards in the house were blocked at the door.

Zhou Hai was horrified, and hurriedly ran back to the back street to explain the situation to his family.

It wasn't until the second day that he realized that these officials had come to search for the Qin criminals. It's just that the Qin prisoner was not found, and the Rui Wangfu suffered a big disaster.

That night, there was a shortage of soldiers in the house, many people were injured, and the mother-in-law guarding the second gate was even killed by someone. Fortunately, Mama Zhang and Mama Tian were alert, and they drove the maids into a room before the officials entered the inner courtyard, so there was no big mess.

On the second day, when the inventory was counted, Fuzhong was naturally taken away a lot of things. But what is missing is not clear to this day.

Mama Tian and Mama Zhang are old people from the palace, how can they bear this breath, and hurriedly send someone to Zhuangzi to report to the prince and princess.

But when he heard that King Jing's Mansion had also gone to the official business that day, Zhou Hai knew that it was useless to report this matter to the prince and princess. Although he is a subordinate, he was originally the son of the Marquis of Dingyuan's family, and he is not ignorant of such things.

The official sent to search for the prisoner, but it is still unknown whether this "prisoner" exists.

Faintly, he felt that this matter must be inseparable from the palace. The street where the palace is located is inhabited by powerful people, and it has been too quiet and weird these days, so Zhou Hai has become more and more cautious these days.

While the husband and wife were talking, the curtain in the room was lifted, and a woman walked in with a tray. She put the clay pot on the tray on the table, dried her hands, and then asked, "Daddy, have you taken down the lantern at the door?" ”

Zhou Hai nodded, feeling a little speechless.

Zhou Haijia said uneasily: "It's good to ask your father to take down the lantern, and he looks mysterious, Guiye, you have to tell me what's going on, otherwise I won't be able to sleep well at night." ”

That woman was the eldest girl Gui Ye beside Gu Qingwan, seeing that Zhou Yusheng, who had just entered the back room, looked at her with a good look, Gui Ye's expression was a little heavy: "Before the princess went to Zhuangzi, she told me in private, if nothing happened in the house, it would be fine, if something really happened, let me be careful in the future." If you can, go to Xichang Street and find another house to live in. ”

Xichang Street is far away from here, and most of the people living in it are poor people.

"That's why you asked me to put a lock in the yard and in the house." Zhou Hai's family must have figured out something, and his face was a little pale.

Gui Ye responded: "I thought that if I really moved away, the movement would be too big and it would be difficult to explain, so I only reminded my father and mother to be careful." This lantern also looks big at night, so it is better to simply take it. ”

Zhou Hai and his wife nodded again and again.

This night, Zhou Hai and his wife did not sleep well. I don't know if I was thinking in my heart, just after the third watch, Zhou Hai's family pushed Zhou Hai and said softly: "Dad, listen, is there any movement outside." ”

Zhou Hai was startled, and hurriedly listened attentively, and his face suddenly became bad.

There was really a commotion outside, Zhou Hai was still lying down, and he wanted to light the lamp when he got up.

"Don't light the lights." Zhou Haijia hurriedly stopped him, only put on his clothes, opened the window and looked out. Seeing that there was no movement in the yard, she dared to open the door.

As soon as he turned around, he saw Guiye coming out of the house in the dark, and his lowered voice seemed to tremble a little: "Mother, look there." ”

The husband and wife looked in the direction pointed by Gui Ye, and their faces suddenly turned white with fright. (To be continued......)