Chapter 16: New Year's Eve
Han Xuan was already exhausted, holding his sword and pointing at several bandits in the howling wind and snow, confronting them. Snowflakes fell on his face, mixed with blood all over his body, making him look particularly terrifying.
The bandits were stunned by him, and they couldn't imagine that the man in front of them was just a teenager. Lunatic! Yes, he's crazy. Their hands holding the knife were constantly trembling, and Su Qiao'er was also so frightened that she couldn't help it, looking at Han Xuan very distressed.
Yang Xiong finally rode over and dealt with the remaining bandits.
Han Xuan was so tired that he almost rolled off the horse, fortunately there was a stirrup, Yang Xiong helped Han Xuan get off the horse, Su Qiaoer came over and took out a handkerchief to help Han Xuan wipe the blood and sweat off his face, and Han Xuan was relieved.
After a pause, Han Xuan said, "Quick, go back to the rescue!" Han Xuanqiang got on the horse and rushed back with Yang Xiong and Su Qiao'er, but when they arrived there, the battle was over, the bandits had already retreated, and the soldiers were dead and wounded.
There were less than fifty soldiers left, and the bandits had stolen most of the horses, leaving less than a hundred horses. Han Xuan shouted angrily, "What about Wang Fu? Tell him to come to me! The soldiers were so tired that they sat down on the ground, and one of the soldiers cried and said, "Wang Fu is in the same group as the bandits, and he has already run away with the bandits......
Han Xuan didn't expect that someone in the Han family's family would install a traitor, this is definitely a bureau set up by someone, but he doesn't know who is behind the scenes.
Han Xuan was thinking about it when a "corpse" in the distance suddenly moved, and he slowly stood up and wanted to escape. Han Xuan hurriedly asked Yang Xiong to catch him, and Yang Xiong brought the thief to Han Xuan and kicked him in the ligament, causing him to kneel on the ground in pain.
The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly begged Han Xuan for mercy: "Uncle spare your life, the little one is just a minion......"
Han Xuan endured the anger in his heart and said, "You tell me the truth, who sent you here, and also, which cottage are you from?" If you have the slightest concealment, I will make your life worse than death! ”
The thief trembled and replied, "The little one is the thief from Woniu Mountain, named Zhao Si. A few days ago, the big boss received a message, saying that you will take someone to pass by our Woniu Mountain, and the big boss will take the people of our cottage to intercept the road. ”
Han Xuan motioned for Yang Xiong to draw his sword, and Zhao Si was so frightened that he begged for mercy: "Son, spare your life, what the little one said is true, don't dare to hide it......"
Han Xuan said: "Think about it carefully, have any suspicious people visited your cottage recently?" ”
Zhao Si thought for a while and said: "There is one here, I was patrolling in front of the gate of the village that day, and I changed shifts with my brothers when it was almost dark. A man in a black robe came to the cottage and said that he was a friend of the big boss. He took out a bronze medal and asked me to give it to the big boss, and I took it to report to the big boss. ”
Yang Xiong asked, "What does the man in the black robe look like, do you remember clearly?" ”
Zhao Si said: "The little one didn't see it clearly, because it was late at that time, and the man's black robe was covered tightly. ”
Han Xuan asked, "You said that the black-robed man gave you a bronze medal, can you read the words on it clearly?" ”
Zhao Si shook his head: "There are no words on the token, only a strange beast pattern. The little one didn't know what the pattern was carved, it looked like a tiger and a cow. ”
Han Xuan's eyes looked into the distance and thought for a moment, and then asked, "Think about it carefully, think about it more carefully, what are the characteristics of the black-robed man, such as speech, movements, and the like." ”
Zhao Si thought about it and shook his head, and after repeating it a few times, he finally said, "By the way, I remembered." The black-robed man gave me the token with his left hand at the time, so I don't know if it counts. I hope that Childe can spare the little one's life. ”
Han Xuan nodded, and then stopped asking. This Zhao Si is just a small minion, and he shouldn't know too much. When everyone was almost rested, Han Xuan asked Yang Xiong to escort Zhao Si and let Zhao Si lead the way in front.
Zhao Si took Han Xuan and them for a while, and slowly they could see that there were more pedestrians coming and going on the side of the road, and they finally returned to the official road. Han Xuan and the others rushed for another day, and finally returned to Han Mansion.
Han Hao heard the report of his subordinates and immediately rushed out to greet him, and when he saw Han Xuan coming back with people in embarrassment covered in blood, he didn't care about blaming Han Xuan, and hurriedly ordered the maids to boil water to bathe Han Xuan.
Han Xuan took a breath in the bathtub, thinking about this scene in his mind, and it was certain that the mastermind behind the scenes was in the Han family. And the person he suspects the most is Han Guang, but there is no evidence.
After changing into a new dress, Han Xuan went to see Han Hao and told him what had happened to him. Han Hao scolded Han Xuan for this, and when he heard that the family soldier Wang Fu was a traitor, he was also secretly shocked, it was obvious that someone was trying to harm his younger brother. Han Hao was also suspicious of Han Guang, and Han Xuan said: "Big brother, why does Han Guang have such a status in the Han family as the eldest son?" ”
Han Hao was also very strange, when Han Hao talked about the attack on Han Xuan in front of Du Shi before, he just wanted to talk about Han Guang, but was interrupted by Du Shi. On weekdays, the Du family also respects the Guo family and Han Guang, so much so that the Han family does not dare to treat Han Guang as a concubine born to the concubine.
Early the next morning, Han Xuan, who was sleeping lazily, was woken up by the sound outside, pushed open the door and stretched his waist, only to see the housekeepers and maids in the courtyard busily cleaning the courtyard and hanging lanterns.
Su Qiao'er walked over to Han Xuan happily, and Han Xuan asked, "What day is today, why are you so happy?" Su Qiao'er squeezed him and said, "Hey, what do the big heroes think in their hearts?" Today is the end of the year, you won't wake up and forget who you are. ”
Han Xuan hooked her nose with his fingers: "You will be poor, how can I not know what day it is." Today is the Chinese New Year, I want to paste Spring Festival couplets, hang lanterns, and set off firecrackers......" Su Qiaoer interrupted him and said, "Stop, what are you talking about pasting Spring Festival couplets?" ”
Han Xuan almost forgot that pasting Spring Festival couplets was a custom that only existed in the Song Dynasty, and paper was not popularized in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Su Qiao'er blinked her big eyes and said to Han Xuan, "Let's go, let's go hang the lanterns!" ”
Han Xuan and Su Qiao'er came to the eaves in front of the courtyard, and as soon as the family members brought the ladder, Han Xuan picked up a lantern from the ground and was about to step forward, but was stopped by a person. It turned out to be Steward Wu, and he had met with Han Xuan before, but Han Xuan didn't pay attention. Steward Wu said: "Hehehe, how can the second son do these things himself, just leave these chores to the subordinates." ”
Han Xuan smiled: "Don't worry, I'll hang up with Qiao'er to play, and come to find the flavor of the New Year." Steward Wu, you go get busy. Steward Wu walked away with a sense of humor.
Su Qiao'er tiptoed up the ladder, Han Xuan handed her the lantern below, and Su Qiao'er took the lantern and carefully stretched out her hand to hang it up. At this time, a voice came from outside the courtyard: "Brother Xuan, are you there?" ”