Chapter 2: The General's Mind
Helanqin groped in the secret passage for a long time, she still didn't have a clue about what had just happened, in front were two well-behaved and strong children, and in the back was endless fear and grief, she felt that her grandfather gave her such an important task, which was a test for her!
Indeed, because she has been weak since she was a child, unlike her two brothers and two sisters, even if she was born in Jiangmenhou Mansion, she has never been exposed to this kind of scene of fighting and killing, except for the attic and study, the place she has the most contact with is the sickbed!
It's just that at this juncture of the life and death of the Helan family, grandpa handed over the only bloodline of the Helan family to her!
Grandpa said that only by handing over the children to her would Xu Yingcheng and the emperor not have any suspicions!
Because when the grandfather closed the gate of the main courtyard, he said to all the subordinates and the family that all the family members of the Helan family had a clear will to die, and they couldn't do it!
And arranged for the nurse's child and the housekeeper's grandson to replace the real bloodline of the two Heran families who followed her, and then only sent the housekeeper who was loyal to the Heran family and the nurse who grew up in the Herlan family to escort them out of the main courtyard!
Grandpa said that more people will attract people's ears, and the fewer people who know, the better!
The reason why she was sent was because she had been locked up in the attic since she was a child to recuperate, and there were only a handful of outsiders who had really seen her, even if it was the house slaves of the Herlan family, few of them had seen her true face!
Since you want to survive in the next people, you must not let others recognize you!
The two children were also dressed up and painted beyond recognition, so they mingled in the crowd all afternoon, without attracting the attention of any of the defenders!
She knew that after they were sent into the secret passage, grandpa and her mother, sister-in-law, and those old slaves and servants who swore to follow the Herlan family, as well as several maidservants who took their place, the children all drank the poison prepared by the grandfather, and in order to keep the only bloodline of the Herlan family, the grandfather cut himself off in this decisive way! Cut off her father and brother's concerns about them!
Grandpa said that the life and death of his father and brother were decided, and they couldn't be distracted by them!
Since you want to die, just die simply, don't let those who are alive disturb their minds because of them, and do something that will make those traitors and villains succeed!
So, I can only hand over the children to you, you must know that the only hope of the Herlan family is in you!
yes, it's on her!
Heran Yeting, Heran Wanyue! This is the only bloodline of the Herlan family!
Father, eldest brother and second brother are now uncertain, children, there can be no more mistakes!
Seven-year-old Heran Yating began to practice martial arts with his father and grandfather since he learned to walk, and his physical fitness is obviously stronger than that of Herlan Wanyue, who has been pampered since childhood, he has been holding Herlan Wanyue's hand, holding Helan Qin's hand, and is very calm to lead them in front, although he is only seven years old, but today's one-day experience has made him a little man!
He knew that his aunt was not in good health and his sister was timid, so he had to follow his grandfather's instructions and protect his aunt and sister well!
"Little aunt, I'm scared!" Helan Wanyue whispered when she walked for a long time and still didn't find the exit!
"Don't be afraid, my aunt is here! And my brother is also here, we can go out soon, and when we go out, we will go to your mother and father, don't you be afraid, okay? Helanqin suppressed the unspeakable fear and grief in his heart and whispered!
"That's my sister, we can go out to the imperial city to find your father and mother, and let them avenge grandpa, grandma, and my mother!" Hranyeting also whispered.
"I know, I will let my father teach me martial arts, and when I grow up, I will also avenge my grandfather, my grandmother, and my aunt!" Holland Wanyue said very seriously!
Heran Wanyue was only five years old, but under the teaching of her mother, Princess Huiren, she was knowledgeable, and although she did not practice martial arts and swords like Herlan Yeting, she could already recite poetry and paint, and stroke the qin and ink!
She also witnessed today's scene, and also experienced the tragedy of the destruction of her family!
They didn't know what hatred was since they were children, but today they buried their hatred deep in their hearts!
After the general came out of the utility room, he explained to his lieutenant, and then came to Xu Yingcheng's side casually, "Lord Dutong, the fire in the main courtyard has stopped, did you order to enter the house to investigate?" ”
Xu Yingcheng looked at him, "The fire has stopped, the gate has not been opened, how can I enter and investigate?" ”
"Didn't Lord Totong already order someone to open the back door of the main courtyard? Could it be that Lord Tutong doesn't want me to wait for me to enter the main courtyard to find out? Or is it...... What other scruples does the Lord have about him? After the general finished speaking, he stared straight at Xu Yingcheng!
Although the generals are several grades lower than the Imperial Forest Army in terms of rank, in front of being a man, Xu Yingcheng is not as good as these generals who have been fighting on the battlefield all year round!
Xu Yingcheng, as the commander of the imperial city, is many times more slick than these reckless heroes! In addition, he also knew that there was a saying that the order of the monarch outside the country would not be subject to this truth, especially the person in front of him, the only son of Wei Ying, the hussar general of the Western Regions Governor's Mansion, and Wei Qinian, the former border guard of the imperial dynasty, even if he had any disrespect to himself, he couldn't be too careful, just because he could come to encircle and suppress the Hou Mansion on time today, he couldn't say anything unfavorable to them in front of the emperor!
So looking at the displeasure on Wei Qinian's face, Xu Yingcheng finally frowned and arched his hand, "General Wei is too worried, although the fire in the main courtyard has been extinguished, but the situation inside is unknown, and the Bendu Commander does not dare to rashly allow the general to venture into the hospital to find out, just wait for your subordinates to investigate the matter, okay?" ”
Wei Qinian looked at Xu Yingcheng, as if accepting his explanation, turned his sword to the side, and stopped to watch the rest of the people chase and kill those unarmed house slaves, without showing any emotion on his face!
In fact, as soon as he arrived, in order to avoid suspicion, he did not break in personally, but asked his adjutant to bring people in to conduct a comprehensive inventory of the Hou Mansion, until the deputy general secretly reported that the main courtyard had been sealed, but the old housekeeper of the Herlan family changed his outfit and mixed with the subordinates, and had been driven to the backyard.
He knew that it was impossible for the old butler to escape alone when the old lady set the fire, and there must be some mission!
Let the lieutenant keep an eye on the old butler carefully and see what he has to do!
The adjutant general came to report again, saying that the old housekeeper seemed to be protecting a little maid and two children, and several people seemed to want to get close to a utility room in the backyard, and they were driven back by Xu Yingcheng's guards several times!
Xu Yingcheng is from the imperial city, he doesn't know the housekeepers and subordinates of the Helan family at all, let alone the family members of the Helan family! Therefore, Wei Qinian concluded that the old man burned the main courtyard with fire and another meaning, that is, to exchange his death for the bloodline of the Helan family!
Wei Qinian asked the deputy general to keep an eye on the housekeeper and the few people he was protecting, quietly protecting them in secret!
He knew that he couldn't mess up, and he couldn't go in early, because Xu Yingcheng didn't believe him at all, and he was also looking for his flaws, and the Xu family wanted to eradicate those of them who were related to the Helan family while bringing down the Helan family!
Until the slaughter began, he knew that he could no longer sit idly by and take advantage of the chaos to send the butler and those he wanted to protect!
It's just that he's still a step late, except for the servant girl he hasn't met at all, the young lady who the nurse called when she was dying, the housekeeper and the people who protect them are all dead!
Luckily, he let them hide in a secret passage and burned down the utility room!
I hope Xu Yingcheng won't discover that secret passage! Hopefully, the people he sent to pick them up will be able to get those people out of the way!
Regardless of whether that young lady is the third young lady of the Heran family who has never shown up, he feels that the person who can let the old man of Heran protect him with death at this time must be the most important thing for the Heran family!
It's just that he didn't expect that after a while, Xu Yingcheng's subordinates ran over and whispered a few words to Xu Yingcheng!
He obviously felt that Xu Yingcheng's face had changed greatly, and quickly ran in with his subordinates.
And his subordinates quickly rushed over, "General, they found the utility room and have sent someone to search it!" The next sentence made him suddenly feel the seriousness of the situation.
"Didn't you burn it?"
"As soon as the fire was lit, they extinguished it, and they found their guards dead at the door, so they went in and searched, what did the general do?"
"Did you find a secret passage?"
"Not yet, but ...... Lord Totong has ordered someone to fence off the utility room, and we people are not allowed to get close! ”
"You go to find Yang Qing immediately, don't go out of the city after you save people, go to the Han Family Inn to find Old Man Han and settle people down! Wait for my news! After Wei Qinian finished speaking, he looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh!
The sky is above, I hope the heroic spirit of the Herlan family will bless, and don't let the old man Helan's desperate bet on his deathbed fall short!
Wei Qinian prayed in his heart!