Du Xiaomeng soon followed Zhan Li to Nianciyuan.

Zhan Li ran into the house first, and when Du Xiaomeng walked to the door, he heard the old man Zhan say: "Li'er, send the soup on the table outside back to Avon Garden, and tell her that Dad doesn't want to drink it." ”

"Daughter, let's do it." Zhan Li obediently responded.

Du Xiaomeng glanced at the food box on the table and walked straight to the inner room. Zhan Li walked out of it, smiled at her, and went to do what her father had ordered.

Entering the inner room, Old Man Zhan, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, beckoned to her and motioned for her to sit on the table in front of the bed.

Du Xiaomeng sat down in front of Old Man Zhan as he said. Old Man Zhan raised his eyes to look at her, and said straight to the point: "Xiaomeng, the old man has something I want to ask you to do." ”

When he said this, the look on his face was serious that Du Xiaomeng had never seen before.

Du Xiaomeng couldn't help but sit up straight, put her hands on her thighs, and said, "Father-in-law, please speak." If Xiao Meng can do it, Xiao Meng will do her best to do it. ”

Old Man Zhan's serious face showed a look of worry, he didn't immediately say that he wanted Du Xiaomeng to do anything, but said: "The third prince sent people to surround the general's mansion and trap us, I am afraid that he will force Qi'er to obey him and do things for him; Perhaps, the third prince will force Qi'er to deal with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I don't want to pray that my son will do something that goes against my conscience because of me and my son. ”

Speaking of this, he paused and looked at Du Xiaomeng, as if waiting for her to say something.

Du Xiaomeng was stunned. She had also guessed the reason why the Third Prince imprisoned the people in the General's Mansion before, but now that she heard Old Man Zhan say this, she suddenly felt that the possibility of the Third Prince asking Zhan Qi to deal with Yu Tianzheng was very high. With Zhan Qi's affectionate character, if he dealt with his brother because his family fell into the hands of the third prince, whether it was success or failure, his heart would definitely be very sad in the end.

Du Xiaomeng guessed that the things that Old Man Zhan wanted to do by himself were mostly related to Zhan Qi or Yu Tianzheng, but she didn't know what she could do when she was imprisoned. She thought for a moment and asked, "Even if the Third Prince has such a plan, what can we do?" ”

"We can also stop the Three Princes' tricky plans from this." Old Man Zhan looked at her with a firm gaze and said.

"How can you stop it?" Du Xiaomeng looked at Old Man Zhan in disbelief, "The outside of the General's Mansion has been surrounded by the people of the Third Prince, and there is a Zhuo watching inside." Now it's difficult to even get close to the gate of the General's Mansion, what can we caged birds do? ”

Old Man Zhan smiled back at Du Xiaomeng's questioning, and said confidently: "As long as Xiaomeng is willing to agree to help, I have a way." ”

Du Xiaomeng looked at him in surprise, and after a while, he asked the question in his heart: "Is this the only thing I can do?" ”

"Without much choice, you're the best fit." Old Man Zhan said in an affirmative tone. He didn't say anything about his concerns about the relationship between the prince and Du Xiaomeng, Du Xiaomeng still calls him "father-in-law" now, he can't expose his old bottom and let Du Xiaomeng know that he has been pretending to be confused.

Du Xiaomeng lowered her eyelids and hesitated for a moment before raising her head and asking, "Then, what does my father-in-law want me to do?" ”

"It's very simple, bring a message to Qi'er for me." Old Man Zhan smiled slightly, his relaxed tone and demeanor were as simple as asking Du Xiaomeng to eat and drink.

Du Xiaomeng's eyes widened involuntarily. This "simple" task sounds like an impossible task at all! She is just an ordinary person, she can't fly away, what ability does she have to leave the General's Mansion to bring a message to Old Man Zhan?

Then I thought that Old Man Zhan told her very calmly just now that as long as she was willing to help, he had a way. The General's Mansion is the territory of Old Man Zhan, and he must have left a legacy when he says something like that. Perhaps, this general's mansion is like a place often played in martial arts movies, hiding a secret passage or something like that, which can allow people to sneak outside the general's mansion without knowing it.

Thinking of this, Du Xiaomeng suddenly felt a lot brighter in his heart. She was not in a hurry to ask Old Man Zhan what he wanted her to bring, but first grasped the key point and asked, "Father-in-law, what method are you going to use to send me out of the General's Mansion?" ”

Old Man Zhan glanced around, motioned for Du Xiaomeng to lean his ear over, and then lowered his voice and said, "Take advantage of the dead of night when the guards are lax, and send you out." ”

This answer has nothing to do with the half-dime that Du Xiaomeng thought. Hearing Old Man Zhan's seemingly unreliable method, her first reaction was to blurt out in disbelief and ask: "Isn't there a secret passage to the outside in the General's Mansion?" ”

"Nope." Old Man Zhan simply and neatly interrupted the fantasy about the secret passage in Du Xiaomeng's mind. Seeing that she didn't believe it, Old Man Zhan didn't plan to hide anything, and then said: "There is no secret passage in the General's Mansion, but there are three or two secret rooms where you can hide, but that secret room can't go outside." I thought about it for a long time, and I decided that sending you out at night was the most feasible solution. ”

Du Xiaomeng felt that her face was about to be squeezed into an "embarrassing" word. The few people who remain in the general's mansion today are enough to make the best summary with the words "old, weak, sick and disabled". With just a few people like this, to avoid the surveillance of Ah Zhuo and many officers and soldiers, send a woman who doesn't know kung fu and is not agile out of the general's mansion, okay? Even if there is no ready-made secret passage in the General's Mansion, it is more reliable to dig a tunnel to escape now!

I thought it would be a good way to shock the world, but I didn't expect it to be like this, Du Xiaomeng had to wonder if Old Man Zhan was sick again and made his brain mess.

Old Man Zhan seemed to see through the thoughts in Du Xiaomeng's heart, and asked, "Are you doubting this method?" ”

Du Xiaomeng said honestly: "Father-in-law, it's not that Xiaomeng wants to pour cold water on you, but the few people who stayed in the general's mansion, it seems that no one has the ability to send people out without knowing it." She spread her hands helplessly and continued to add, "If I have wings, I can fly up, and if I have good skills against ten, I can still think of killing a bloody way to rush out." It's a pity that I don't have any, so how can I get out! ”

Old Man Zhan showed an unfathomable expression, smiled, and said, "The old man never does things that he is not sure of. I have kept a secret for many years, and I didn't even let him know about it, so I'll tell you this secret today. ”

In Du Xiaomeng's eyes, that smiling face looks like a "scheming", and she also intuitively feels that the secret that has been kept for many years will be the key to completely changing the current passive situation. She subconsciously moved closer to Old Man Zhan, pursed her lips without making a sound, and waited to hear the secret.

"Do you know what the Zhan family knew about in addition to the huge wealth back then?" Old Man Zhan is selling Guanzi again.

Although Du Xiaomeng was anxious to know what the secret was, she still thought about it cooperatively and guessed, "Could it be the Zhan family's guards?" ”

She once heard Zhan Li say that the Zhan family spent a lot of money to hire the eight most prestigious masters in the martial arts and formed them into a team of escorts, which was specifically responsible for protecting the safety of the family owner and the goods in business. Under the strict protection of the eight masters, the Zhan family's goods have never been lost, and the head of the family has never encountered trouble when he traveled abroad. Over time, the reputation of the Zhan family's escort team spread far and wide, and many people came to the Zhan family to ask the head of the Zhan family to borrow those masters to protect people and goods.

Old Man Zhan seemed to be very satisfied with Du Xiaomeng's answer, nodded, and continued: "Back then, the old man, I went out to do business, and I encountered a lot of evil bandits and thieves, and I was in danger many times, but in the end, I was able to return safe and sound, most of which was the credit of the Zhan family's escort, and in the eyes of others, it was also because of their escort that it was foolproof. However, in fact, the person who has always protected me at the most critical moment is not the Zhan family's guards, but the top masters hidden outside the guards. That master's kung fu is better than anyone in the guards, but because I asked him not to show his kung fu in front of people, there are few people who know that he can do kung fu. ”

Speaking of this, Old Man Zhan paused, raised his eyes to look at Du Xiaomeng, and asked, "Xiaomeng, you are so smart, can you guess who the master who is hiding on my side is?" ”

When he asked like this, Du Xiaomeng could be sure that the master was someone he knew. In the General's Mansion, before the Zhan family declined, he had been with Old Man Zhan, and until now, as far as Du Xiaomeng knew, there was only one person.

Du Xiaomeng tried to say the answer in her heart: "Could it be that the master is Steward Yang?" ”

Old Man Zhan clapped his hands appreciatively and said, "That's right. Lao Yang's master is a master who has been hidden for a long time, and he has the true inheritance of that master, and his martial arts cultivation is even more blue. Back then, I saved him by chance, and he decided to stay by my side in order to repay his kindness; And out of consideration for the sake of staying behind, I asked him to pretend to be an ordinary person who doesn't know martial arts and become my secret guard. ”

Usually, I just think that Steward Yang is a calm and stable good housekeeper, and if I want to say that he has any advantages, it is probably a little more restrained temperament than ordinary old people, and he has a sleek way of life, I can't imagine that he will be a martial arts master who is not obvious.

After Old Man Zhan said this, Du Xiaomeng felt that the method of escaping at night was the only way at present. However, after thinking about it, she felt that something was wrong, and she couldn't help asking: "Since Steward Yang is a martial arts master, it will definitely not be difficult for him to leave the General's Mansion, isn't it more suitable for him to pass the word for you than for me, who doesn't know martial arts?" ”

Old Man Zhan shook his head and said, "If Lao Yang is gone, if something happens here, I and Qi'er will have no way to deal with it." ”

Speaking of this, Du Xiaomeng finally understood that Old Man Zhan's mind was far more detailed than himself, and he could see things farther than himself. If he hadn't had the foresight to let Steward Yang hide his true identity, he wouldn't have today's future. Now that the future is uncertain, and the life of a child will be at risk at any time, it is better to follow the orders of an old man who is shrewd like a fox when he is not sick than to be trapped here and waiting to die without doing anything.