In Songjiang Mansion, Sheng Huaiyin greeted his brother-in-law Zhang Yan's family who came in a hurry from Nanjing under the dim light in front of the door. "Master Zhang, what kind of wind blew you here, and there was no news beforehand." Sheng Huaiyin said with a smile. "Didn't you say that Old Tarzan was critically ill? Why are you acting like you're nobody? Zhang Yan's eyes widened in surprise. Old Tarzan is critically ill? Sheng Huaiyin was also taken aback.

At this time, Jin'er stepped forward and grabbed Gui'er's hand and choked up: "Eldest sister, it was Wan'er who sent a letter to say that our father is critically ill, how is my father?" Jin'er's eyes were red and swollen, and tears flowed out again, and she must have cried a lot. Second sister, my father didn't hear that he was critically ill, I went to Rose Manor the day before yesterday, are you sure it was Wan'er who sent you a letter to come back. Gui'er looked confused. Jin'er took out the letter and said, "Eldest sister, this letter is Wan'er's font I know." ”

Gui'er took the letter and took a quick look at it, and said after reading it: "It's a letter written by Wan'er, what's going on?" And they were all confused. Sheng Huaiyin read the letter and said: "Master Zhang, the journey is tired and the house is first, this matter is easy to do, call Wan'er tomorrow morning and ask." Wan'er is not a casual person, there must be something wrong here. And they came in.

During the banquet, Gui'er and Jin'er were suspicious, and they took the children to bed after hastily eating dinner. Sheng Huaixuan saw that the female dependents had left and said, "Brother Zixuan went to the south to take care of business, and Wan'er stayed at home. She writes to you out of the blue, stating that something must have happened. "Brother Sheng, now that Brother Zixuan's business is so big, he has become a thorn in the side of others, is the government paying attention to him?" Zhang Yan analyzed.

"Impossible, Brother Sheng Huaixuan is deeply valued by Lord Li, he doesn't have any trouble, Brother Zixuan won't have an accident." Sheng Huaiyin shook his head. "I heard Jin'er say that Brother Zixuan and Hu Xueyan are very close, is there something wrong with this?" "No way, don't be blind, if there is any wind and grass I should have heard of it. Okay, you and I don't have to worry about it, tomorrow morning everything will be revealed, maybe Wan'er can surprise us. It's rare for my brother-in-law to come here, let's get drunk and rest! ”

One of his subordinates ran in in a panic and said, "My lord, it's not good, there is a riot in the British and French concessions, and the flames are raging inside." The concession is under martial law and is not allowed to enter, I don't know what happened! The two were shocked when they heard this. Sheng Huaiyin was suddenly left without a master, and Zhang Yan was quite sober and said: "Brother Sheng, although this matter is within your jurisdiction, you have no right to interfere in what happened in the concession, and it is urgent to report it to the Governor of Liangjiang immediately." ”

Sheng Huaiyin woke up like a dream, and immediately ordered his subordinates to report to Zuo Zongtang, the governor of Nanjing Liangjiang. However, this series of changes made them completely confused, and Sheng Huaiyin had no idea and ordered to bring in his master Hao Shizu. About an hour later, Master Hao Shizu came in a hurry. Since Sheng Huaiyin served as the Taoist, Hao Shizu has become his master. Because of Deng Zixuan's relationship, Hao Shizu tried his best to assist Sheng Huaiyin, but he was also safe.

After listening to Sheng Huaiyin's account of the Anglo-French lease, Hao Shizu was silent for a long time and said: "My lord, several French warships docked in the British and French concessions this afternoon, and riots broke out in the concession, which may have something to do with the landing of French warships. "Master's analysis is reasonable, I heard that the French are about to move in Annam, and the French warship suddenly came here, which shows that the French did it on purpose!" Zhang Yan agreed.

Hao Shizu continued: "My lord, you can't control the affairs of foreigners, since you have already reported to the governor, let's wait and see what happens." Sheng Huaiyin thinks what the master said makes sense. Hao Shizu continued: "The old house of the Deng family is in the concession, I hope that the elder brother of Zixuan is safe!" When everyone heard this, their faces showed anxious expressions again.

The situation is critical and confusing, and no one is sleepy. Just after midnight, there was a sudden noise in front of the door. After a while, Sheng Huaixuan entered in a panic, followed by several big men. The big man had a revolver in his hand and seemed to be eyeing him. "Big brother, you're fine!" As soon as they met, Sheng Huaixuan asked eagerly.

Sheng Huaiyin was also confused: "Brother, why are you asking like this, what happened?" Sheng Huaixuan was furious and yelled at one of the big men: "Bastard, didn't you say that my brother is critically ill? Who are you? What the hell does that mean. The big man said expressionlessly: "I'm sorry, Lord Shan, we are acting on orders!" "Acting on orders, may I ask who your master is?" "We are on the orders of the Master!" "The master's mother's command, who is the master's mother?"

Dahan said calmly: "The housemother is Gao Wan'er!" "Gao Wan'er?" The crowd exclaimed. At this moment, there was another noise in front of the door, and then Hu Xueyan's figure appeared in everyone's field of vision. "What are you doing here?" Sheng Huaixuan looked extremely unfriendly. Hu Xueyan didn't reply, but turned to Sheng Huaiyin and said, "Master Sheng, what did you ask me to discuss in the middle of the night?" Sheng Huaiyin was confused again.

The big man from before interjected, "Master Hu, I'm sorry. This matter has nothing to do with Master Shan, it was Wan'er who asked you to come. "Wan'er, where is Wan'er, I want to see her immediately! Which play is this in the middle of the night? Hu Xueyan was furious. Master Hu, you can't see Wan'er now. Ladies and gentlemen, I am inconvenient to inform you of the current situation, but the main mother has ordered that everyone must stay in the government office for the sake of their own safety. There will be a great change in Shanghai tonight, and tomorrow morning the housewife will come back to explain to you! "Everyone looked at each other, and they didn't know what to do.

At midnight, the riots in the British and French concessions gradually stopped, but many places were still on fire, especially the Deng family's old house, which was the most fired. At this time, in the Anglo-French joint governor's building, the French governor and the British governor were silent. The deputy commander of the French Far East Fleet, Bell, was talking.

"Gentlemen, I am very sorry that this has happened. It is completely understandable that the soldiers suffered a great humiliation in Majiang, the incident has happened irreparably, and how to deal with the aftermath is a matter that we should consider. But what I would say is that the Battle of Majiang shows that the military liliang of the Great Qing State is rising, which is not in our interest, so I hope that the British government will pay attention. ”

The British governor asked: "Is it true that you said that 5,000 people of your country's expeditionary force were wiped out by the Black Flag Army in the north of Annam?" "The situation is true, otherwise it would be impossible for the commander-in-chief to transfer the fleet back to Annam." The Governor muttered to himself, "Black Flag Army? This is absolutely impossible, eating 5,000 men and horses in one go, the Black Flag Army can't do it, presumably the Qing court sent troops. Now the situation is very critical, although the minister is exerting pressure in the capital, but he does not dare to guarantee that the Qing court will be double-faced. ”

The French governor said: "We have limited troops in the concession, so we must prepare for the worst!" The British governor said: "I will immediately inform the South Seas to send colonial troops and requisition the British fleet." "At this point, the British and French governors could not afford to let the worst be prepared. In their eyes, the riots in the concession were just a drizzle, and the rise of the military Liliang of the Great Qing State was the most terrifying.

In the Deng Mansion in Shanghai City, Chen Jintang and Wan'er were anxiously waiting, and several plainclothes men entered. "How's the situation in the concession?" As soon as they met, Chen Jintang couldn't wait to ask. "Report to the deputy commander-in-chief, the concession has now been fully martial law, and Victoria Road is blocked. We sneaked inside and found the entire street ransacked. In particular, the old house of the Deng family was on fire, and the British and French troops were on guard outside, so we couldn't get close, and it was estimated that there was ······ inside. ”

Hearing this, Wan'er choked up and said, "The eldest brother's family must have suffered, how can I explain to Zixuan······." "Mistress, don't be sad yet, the situation is unknown now. Maybe they're out of danger. Chen Jintang knew that there was a lot of bad luck, but he had to comfort Wan'er. Later, Chen Jintang inquired in detail about the situation in the concession, and a warm blood rose in his chest, and he secretly made up his mind that the blood debt must be repaid with blood.

At dawn, there was the sound of horses' hooves outside the door, and then a group of mighty soldiers appeared in front of Wan'er and Chen Jintang. "Report to the main mother, deputy commander-in-chief, chief of staff Seinfeld led the brigade headquarters guard to report for duty." "Report to the main mother, deputy commander-in-chief, Nie Fengwu, commander of the 1st Regiment of the 3rd Mixed Brigade of the provisional formation, came to report, according to the order of the deputy commander-in-chief, the troops are encircling the British and French concessions." Chen Jintang, who had already changed into a military uniform, said: "The brigade headquarters guard unit left a platoon to protect the main mother, and the others immediately followed me into action,"

Before leaving, Chen Jintang said: "Mastermother, you go to Daotai Mansion in a while and hand over these letters to them, which were specially explained by the lord before he left Shanghai. After speaking, Chen Jintang solemnly saluted and led his subordinates to leave. Then Wan'er got into a small sedan chair and was escorted by the guard platoon to Daotai Mansion. The small sedan chair is in the center, and the guard platoon is surrounded by tall horses, which is very eye-catching on the avenue in the early morning.

After a night of tossing and turning in Songjiang Mansion, everyone was lying on the table in the lobby and falling asleep. Suddenly, there was a loud shout outside: "The mistress has arrived!" When they heard this, they ran out. In front of the yamen of Daotai Mansion, Sheng Huaiyin, Sheng Huaixuan, Hu Xueyan, including female dependents and children, all ran out to inspect. I saw a small sedan chair in front of the door, and a group of soldiers riding tall horses, wearing strange military uniforms, gathered around the left and right.

The sedan curtain opened, and Wan'er appeared in a black cheongsam, her demeanor noble and calm. "The master mother is above, please be greeted by your subordinates. The big man guarding the door knelt on one leg to salute. "You're glad you're suffering!" Wan'er said kindly. "Thank you for your kindness!" The big men stood up one after another and stood aside. Everyone was stunned when they saw this scene, and they didn't know how to express it.

This kung fu gui'er and Jin'er suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the hand of the player and said, "Wan'er, what's going on, how did you become the housewife," "Third sister, I'm not dreaming!" "Two sisters, it's hard to say, I'll tell you in detail in a while." Then Wan'er turned to Sheng Huaiyin, Sheng Huaixuan, and Hu Xueyan and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am frightened. Please come with me into the house, and I will tell you in detail. ”

At dawn, a messenger sent by Sheng Huaiyin arrived in Nanjing. However, the governor Zuo Zongtang had already gone to the capital, and the messenger naturally reported to the governor Ding Richang. Ding Richang was shocked to hear that he was also numb, and when the six gods had no owner, he quickly sent someone to report to the capital. However, everyone did not expect that the foreigners making trouble was a trivial matter, and a surging wave of rebellion was fatal.