Just when the two children were just full moon, there was a sudden change in the capital.

"Knock...... Knock ......"

The old lady who was eating breakfast heard the voice from the imperial city, and suddenly stood up in shock: "Second daughter-in-law, did the death knell ring just now?" ”

"Yes, mother." Second Mrs. Shen also put down the dishes and chopsticks in a panic.

"How many?"

"The daughter-in-law counted it, and it seemed to be nine."

Nine down?

That's the emperor's funeral!

Mrs. Hou suddenly shed a tear, His Majesty was a good emperor during his lifetime, and he was not thin on their Hou Mansion, but he was a little confused about his heirs when he was old, and the position of the prince is still empty, why did he go like this?

But now the most important thing is the safety of their Hou Mansion: "Inform the second child and the housekeeper to close all the doors of the Hou Mansion, and no matter who knocks on the door, they are not allowed." ”

The eldest prince's men and horses were guarding outside, and she had to act quickly before those people outside were ordered, otherwise no matter what identity Rong Jing came back, it would be too late.

At this time, Zhong Lan, who was breastfeeding, also heard the death knell, and her face was also worried.

"Madam, don't worry, the old lady is used to seeing big scenes, she will definitely have an arrangement, you have to believe her." Ye Qiu comforted.

Since giving birth, Zhong Lan has especially believed in Ye Qiu, what she said was like a needle in the sea, sometimes more effective than Mrs. Shen's words, and she has now become the head of the major maids.

"Well, I'm not in a hurry, it'll be fine."

Fortunately, Mrs. Hou gave her timely orders, and not long after the doors were closed, the officers and soldiers outside seemed to have received some kind of order and began to slam on the doors.

Seifu-in is close to the outer courtyard, and you can hear the heavy slamming of the door very clearly.

"What should I do?"

"Those people aren't going to break in!" The maids in the courtyard panicked, and Ye Qiu frowned.

"What's the panic?" Ye Qiu stood at the gate of the courtyard and scolded everyone, "Madame has an order, all the little servants have volunteers to go to the gate of the courtyard to face the gate, reward one year's salary, if someone unfortunately dies, Madame will give him a thick burial, and give his family a hundred taels of silver." ”

"Sister Ye Qiu, can we also be a maid?" There was a silence for a while, and a bold maid stepped forward.

"Yes, everyone is treated equally."

"Slave and maid, go now." That maid may have some hardships at home, and she is very resolute.

Seeing that the thin maid was gone, the rest of the people also aroused a little courage, anyway, those people rushed in and died, it was better to take a risk, and they saved their lives, and they had to pay for another year, if they didn't succeed, their families would not lose, and there were a hundred taels of silver, and those people fought hard.

With Ye Qiu's words, more and more people joined in, and the originally crumbling gate became unbreakable again.

"Madame, you won't blame me for making it my own way!" Ye Qiu let out a sigh.

"No wonder, if this difficulty passes today, I will reward you heavily." Old Madam Hou walked in from the courtyard outside, looking at Ye Qiu's eyes with more and more appreciation.

Then he said to the people in the back: "Inform all the subordinates in the house, and those who go to voluntarily block the door will follow this policy." ”

"Old lady auspicious." Ye Qiu knelt down and said goodbye.

"Get up!" There was a smile in her eyes, "Lan'er has a good maid!" ”

"Slaves and maids are ashamed, this is what slaves and maids should do." Ye Qiu said modestly.

The old lady still sighed: "There are a lot of people in the house, and there are not many people who have done your step." ”

"Yes, that's why I'm reluctant, I wanted to give her the deed of sale, but who knows why this girl doesn't want it, saying that she doesn't know where to go when she leaves the Hou Mansion, so she has to stay by my side and serve." Zhong Lan finished feeding and walked out with a smile.

"The slave maid was originally an orphan, and it was thanks to the adoption of the lady's mother back then, otherwise there would be no today." Ye Qiu's attitude was still very modest and respectful.

"I'm naturally glad that you're willing to stay with me, and if you want to leave one day, just talk to me."

"Mrs. Xie."

"Come into the house, you're not full yet, so you can't blow the wind." After the master and servant finished speaking, Mrs. Hou hurriedly let Zhong Lan into the house, and after entering the house, she hurried to see the two children, and when she saw that the two white and chubby children had eaten and slept soundly, she was completely relieved.

"When I saw them, I didn't have any worries in my heart, fortunately, you let Rong Yu and her daughter-in-law go to Jiangnan at the beginning of the year, otherwise I wouldn't be even more worried that Brother Jie was here." Mrs. Hou had palpitations.

Second Mrs. Shen is the same: "I originally asked Rong Yu's child to go to Jiangnan to see his uncle, but who knew that he found out that his daughter-in-law was pregnant again halfway, and it was a blessing that he couldn't come back in a hurry." ”

"I just hope that this turmoil will pass quickly."

All day long, everyone in Weiyuan Houfu was worried, but fortunately, the sound of banging on the door stopped in the afternoon, and only heard the noise outside the street, and there seemed to be the sound of weapons handing over.

"Why is it silent?"

"Who won?"

The subordinates of the Hou Mansion still didn't dare to open the door.

"Uncle Zhong, open the door." After a long time, a magnetic and heavy male voice sounded outside the door.

The housekeeper named Uncle Zhong widened his eyes in disbelief: "Master Hou? ”

"It's me."

Uncle Zhong opened the door when he heard this, and the moment he saw the person who came, his old eyes were full of tears.

"Hou Ye, Hou Ye is back!"

"Go and tell Madame and Old Madame!"

The sound of chattering outside the courtyard came in, and Mrs. Lao Hou and Zhong Lan stood up: "What's the matter?" Why is it so noisy? ”

"Back to the old lady, it's the Hou Ye who is back." The subordinates who came in to report were excited and knelt on the ground.

"Who are you talking about?" Mrs. Lao Hou almost didn't stand firm, Zhong Lan also stumbled, and then leaned on Ye Qiu.

"It's Hou Ye, Hou Ye, he didn't die, he really came back!"

With this voice, a tall and sturdy man walked in from outside the courtyard, although he looked like he had a scruffy beard and had not been groomed for a long time, everyone recognized him at a glance.

"Rongjing?" Mrs. Hou's voice trembled.

"It's me, grandmother, I'm back." Duan Rongjing suddenly knelt down in front of Mrs. Lao Hou, lowered his head and admitted his mistake, "Grandmother, your grandson has worried you during this time. ”

"Get up, just come back, just come back."

This Zhong Lan leaned on Ye Qiu and looked at the strange and familiar man, only two days after he got married, he went to the border gate, and he didn't even say a few words, but the later correspondence made the two become more intimate, but when she saw the real person at this time, she felt that everything had become so unreal.

Duan Rongjing just raised his head at this time, colliding with Zhong Lan's gaze, his eyes were eager and apologetic, and he no longer had the seriousness and businesslike of just getting married.