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Mrs. He and Mrs. He secretly exchanged glances with each other, and they were overjoyed.

Their plan worked!

Sure enough, Duanmu Xian is the first assistant of the dignified, and now that he is like that, his face is also dull, he will be poked and poked wherever he goes, his reputation is flawed, and there will even be people who fall into the well.

Mrs. He patted He's right hand, put on the posture of the eldest sister-in-law, and said softly: "Amin, when you see someone later, you must not be soft-hearted." He wants to take you back, but he has to pay a price, and we have to negotiate the terms anyway! Our He family is not just coming and going at once, but we can't let people slack off! ”

Mrs. He's chin was slightly high, her expression was full of confidence and pride, and she looked like "she is all thinking about He's".

The He family present were all smiling, and only the Tang family was happy, but also a little annoyed: she thought that her father-in-law would have to delay at least a day or two before coming to the He family to pick up people, but she didn't expect him to succumb so quickly. Hey, my brother and sister-in-law went back too early, so it's inconvenient to negotiate terms with my father-in-law.

Tang rubbed his handkerchief and looked at He with a begging expression.

He knew Tang's thoughts, gave her a reassuring look, and patted the back of her hand.

Meaning, rest assured, her niece's affairs are wrapped up in herself.

Of course, the He family knew that the Tang family had her own selfish intentions in planning for herself this time, but she was finally able to do her job, otherwise she would still be locked up in the Yongxi Hall.

Tang relaxed slightly, and there was a smile on the corner of his lips.

Mrs. He instructed the maid in Tsing Yi: "Go and invite the old lady of the Duanmu family over." ”

The green-clothed maid left in a hurry, and at the same time, Mrs. He was still telling He:

"Amin, we've got a chance for you. The temperament of the person in your family, you, the person next to the pillow, know best, and have always been the most assertive, if you miss this time, it won't be so easy to let him bow his head next time. ”

"Besides, this method can only be used this time, and it won't work next time."

"It's rare that he has softened this time, you have to put your posture up! Later, when people come, don't talk yet, just leave everything to us. ”

“……”

Mrs. He talked endlessly, and it was not until a maid came to say that Duanmuxian and the others had entered the courtyard, and Mrs. He was silent.

She elegantly picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup at hand and slowly drank tea to moisten her throat.

After a while, the footsteps of several people were heard outside the door curtain, approaching this direction.

The maid lifted the door curtain, Duanmu Xian led the way into the house, and then Duanmu Chao and the three of them followed closely into the room, and with the arrival of these four men, the room that was not too small suddenly became a lot more crowded.

When He saw Duanmu Xian enter the house, his heart was settled.

She lowered her eyes slightly, twisted the string of rosewood Buddha beads in her hand, and was calm.

The maid of the He family hurriedly invited Duanmu Xian to sit down.

"Mother." Duanmu Chao, Duanmu Teng, and Duanmu Shuo saluted the He family one after another, and the faces of the three brothers were extremely complicated.

There was a faint incense in the room, which filled the air, but Duanmu Chao, who was upset at the moment, only felt that this incense was rich and smoky, and the smoke made him dizzy.

He glanced at Duanmu lightly and glanced at the three of them, did not speak, and did not look at Duanmu Xian squarely, looking like "I don't want to pay attention to Duanmu Xian".

Seeing this, Duanmu Chao was almost about to vomit blood in his heart.

Duanmu Chao rushed ahead of Duanmu Xian, and hurriedly spoke: "Mother, my son heard that you came to visit your eldest uncle and aunt today, and specially came to pick you up and take you home. ”

Duanmu Chao deliberately said that the incident of the He family returning to her parents' house was that she just came back to see her brother and sister-in-law.

He still had the last glimmer of hope in his heart, and wanted to take advantage of Duanmuxian's resignation before he took out the letter of resignation, let He Shi soften, persuade her to go home, and turn the big thing into a small one.

"Mother, my son knows that you may not have seen your uncle and aunt for a long time, but it's not too early today, so let's go back before the curfew. It's a long time coming. ”

Duanmu Chao said as he tried to look at He, hoping that his mother would follow the steps he gave him in a funny way, and the matter would be over.

Given that Duanmu Xian was on the side, Duanmu Chao couldn't put it bluntly, he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, obviously it was still the cold winter of the first month, but he seemed to be fished up from the water.

Of course, the He family and the He family also saw Duanmu Chao's impatience, and they were overjoyed.

In their opinion, it was really Duanmu Xian who came to the door when he was soft, but he still couldn't put down Shoufu's shelf, so he asked Duanmu Chao to come forward to persuade the He family to coax the He family to return to Duanmu's house.

Although this game of chess has only begun, their He family has already taken the lead.

Mrs. He hooked the corners of her lips, and her expression revealed a high-minded taste.

She quietly gave Mrs. He a look, and Mrs. He said to Duanmuxian knowingly: "Second uncle, nephew and daughter-in-law are juniors, and some words should not be said by the nephew, but looking at the second aunt like this, the nephew and daughter-in-law have some words that are really unpleasant. ”

"Second aunt and uncle, you have been married for so many years, and it is inevitable that there will be some bumps and bumps between this husband and wife, just take a step back from each other. What can't you say well, how can you treat your second aunt like this! ”

"Even we outsiders look at it, and we feel distressed for the second aunt. There is a way that filial piety comes first. The granddaughter is a junior, and she should be respectful and obedient to her grandmother, how can she make her granddaughter behave like this! This looks like a girl from the Shousuke family......"

Mrs. He almost said the second half of the sentence "I don't know which robber's den I ran out of", but when the words came to her mouth, she felt that this sentence was a little wrong, didn't it mean that Sang scolded Huai and pointed at Duanmu Xian's nose and said that he was a robber?!

Mrs. He coughed dryly and closed her mouth.

He didn't speak from beginning to end, but since she didn't stop Mrs. He, it obviously meant that what Mrs. He said was what she meant.

Duanmu Xian didn't even raise his eyebrows, and there was no joy or anger on his face.

Duanmu Chao's heart plummeted, angry and anxious.

No matter which matter is right or wrong in today's matter, all interested people are persuaded to make peace and not persuade to leave, but this He family has no eyes, what are they talking about, they wish they could separate their father and mother!

Duanmu Chao once again grabbed in front of Duanmu Xian, and said stiffly to Mrs. He: "Cousin-in-law, you also said that there will inevitably be some bumps and bumps between husband and wife, just take a step back from each other." ”

Duanmu Xian, who was sitting on a mahogany circle chair by the window, watched coldly, his dark eyes were bottomless, shining with shrewd sharpness.

He knew that the He family had been jumping up and down for so long since the beginning of the year, and there must be a purpose for tossing this.

Since he is here today, he has to see what the purpose of the He family is.

Therefore, Duanmu Xian knew Duanmu Chao's intentions, but he kept silent, and waited for the changes first.

"Nephew, you're not right." At this time, Mrs. He spoke, pulled down her face as an elder, and said to Duanmu Chao with a sinking face, "There are bumps and bumps between husband and wife, but there is also a distinction between right and wrong." Your Duanmu family is too unseemly, even if your granddaughter neglects the elders, you can drive your mother out of the house today, and you can be rough tomorrow! Do you want your mother to blindly put up with it! ”

Rough?! Duanmu twitched at the corner of his eyes, he thought that he had never beaten a woman, but at this moment, he had the urge to slap Mrs. He, and he hated the He family in his heart, and he was still stirring up the wind and rain.

Duanmu Chao no longer wanted to have a verbal dispute with the He family, so he looked at the He family again and begged: "Mother, even if your son begs you, you can go back with your son." ”

Duanmu Chao looked at He earnestly and his eyes were bloodshot like spider webs.

But he didn't dare to say the matter of the divorce directly, for fear that if his father wanted to scare his mother, if he broke it and his father couldn't get off the stage, then he would really divorce his wife, and there would be no room for turning around.

There are priorities, anyway, his top priority is to coax his mother back first, and then persuade her to break off contact with the He family in the future.

He glanced at Duanmu Chao, immediately looked away, and said in his heart: Sister-in-law is right, she must not be soft-hearted. Otherwise, the two girls in the long room wouldn't be riding on her head!

Mrs. He was afraid that the He family would be soft-hearted, so she said to Duanmu Chao with righteous words: "Cousin, I know that you are always a filial person, you should help the second aunt persuade your father more." ”

"Can't you see how much your mother has been wronged in the past two years?! Did you take her back just so that your father could keep her locked up?! ”

"Hey, we also know that you, the son, are sandwiched between your parents, and it's not good to be a person on both sides, and today we will be the bad guy."

The He family didn't give Duanmu Chao a chance to speak at all, and after one finished speaking, the other immediately spoke.

"Second sister-in-law," Mrs. He on the Luohan bed looked at Duanmuxian, stroked her sleeves, and put forward the conditions with a condescending attitude, "There are no outsiders here, I will open the skylight today and say something." If you want to take Amin back, you can. First of all, you have to promise to marry off your family's troublesome eldest granddaughter as soon as possible! ”

He gently rubbed the string of Buddhist beads in his hand with his fingertips, and his eyes flashed.

The two girls in the long room, the small one is careless, they will be coquettish and behaved, and in Duanmu Mansion, they all rely on the big one to protect them. As long as Duanmujun is married, Duanmufei will be isolated in the house, and he will have to learn by himself in the future.

Duanmu Xian looked at Mrs. He fixedly, and did not respond.

Mrs. He thought that Duanmuxian felt that she couldn't marry Duanmujun in a hurry, so she said lightly: "Second sister-in-law, but a girl who is out of a household, it's almost the same to find a random family." ”

The He family had already prepared, and Mrs. He immediately took the initiative to provide Duanmuxian with a candidate, "Second uncle, as far as I know, the second son is looking for a daughter-in-law in the right temple of Dali Temple, and he can get married within three days." Isn't this a godsend?! ”

The right temple of Dali Temple is also a five-grade official, and it can be regarded as a cheap widow and eldest daughter. Mrs. He hooked her lips mockingly.

Duanmu Xian sneered in his heart.

The He family really dares to say that the second son of the right temple of Dali Temple has had deficiency since he was a child, three steps and one cough, five steps and one breath, which is simply a sick seedling, the reason why this marriage is urgent, it is also because of Chongxi, because the man has been lying in bed for three months and can't get up, and he is dying of breath.

But anyone who will marry the girl in the family to this kind of sick seedling, either they were married in the early years, in order to keep their promises, or they sell their daughters, such an unbearable marriage, the He family even dared to say that they were the girls of the Duanmu family, did they really think that they couldn't be deceived!

Duanmu Xian thought of the royal envoy who had been raided again, and his face became even colder.

Duanmu Chao was so anxious that he just wanted to block the mouths of Mrs. He and Mrs. He's mother-in-law. The cold sweat on his forehead became denser, and he coughed dryly several times, trying to give He Shi a look.

However, the He family had already made up his mind, no matter how much Duanmu Chao did, it was just a flattering act for the blind to see, and it was in vain.

Duanmu Chao couldn't blame the He family, he could only count all the accounts on the He family's head, and he was annoyed and hateful in his heart: he didn't know what kind of ecstasy soup the He family poured into his mother, so that she couldn't even listen to her son's words at all!

Duanmu Chao was really out of luck and was about to speak, however, this time Duanmu Xian grabbed ahead of him.

"What else?"

Duanmuxian calmly looked at Mrs. He and Mrs. He and asked.

As soon as Duanmu Xian said this, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the He family thought that he had agreed to their first condition, and they were happy, and they were even more proud.

In this game, their He family won!

Second Mrs. He hurriedly made a gesture and motioned for the maid to serve tea to the guests.

He was also secretly happy, the Buddhist beads under his hands twisted faster, and he felt that his mother's family was helping him.

Thinking about it, her eyes glanced at Duanmu Chao, and her expression inevitably showed a trace of dissatisfaction.

Her son is really useless, because she conceived in October and gave birth to him, he knows that he is towards his father! Who made Duanmu Xian the first assistant! Even if the children are not reliable, everything is still based on interests.

Mrs. He calmed down, forcibly suppressed the ecstasy in her heart, and continued calmly: "Second sister-in-law, your fourth granddaughter and Feng Yan were married by the emperor himself. You have also heard the rumors outside about Feng Yan's actual surname 'Mu', right? Maybe Mu Yan is really ......"

Mrs. He raised her right hand as she spoke, pointed to the sky with her index finger, and smiled meaningfully, "Then, your four granddaughters will have great creation." Mrs. He's eyes sparkled.

Duanmu Xian raised his eyebrows slightly, he didn't expect the topic to be on this matter, he was startled at first, and then he showed a little thoughtfulness.

It was the first time that Duanmuteng and Duanmushuo had heard this rumor about Mu Yan, and they couldn't help but look at each other. Did she mean that Mu Yan was the orphan of Emperor Chongming?!

Duanmu Chao had heard of one or two before, but he didn't take it seriously before, until he heard it again from Mrs. He's mouth at this moment, and Duanmu Xian didn't refute it.

Duanmu Chao couldn't help but beat faster in his heart, his heart was like a drum, and a thought came to mind: Could it be that the rumor turned out to be true!

Mrs. He sighed faintly, and then changed her words: "The emperor's marriage is a double-edged sword, on the one hand, this is the luck of the Duanmu family, on the other hand, Mu Yan and the emperor already have a grudge, maybe Mu Yan will be angry with your four granddaughters because of this." ”

"Hey, if only your fourth granddaughter knew how to be soft, but this girl was raised by her sister to be arrogant and willful, arrogant and arrogant, and there is no one in front of her, in the future, if she really ascends to the sky in one step, she will definitely not be able to entrap Mu Yan."

"With her temper, after the two get married in the future, do you still expect Mu Yan to coax her? In the future, she will definitely offend Mu Yan, and she will turn a great good thing into a bad thing. ”

Listening to Mrs. He counting the shortcomings of her four girls, Duanmuxian almost thought that they knew two people at all.

He asked lightly, "What then?" ”

Mrs. He felt that there was a play, and softened her voice a little, "Second sister-in-law, you and I are in-laws, like a family, it is better to let the girl of the He family be a 'sister' with Sister Fei in the future, and in the future, the two families will support each other and help each other to go further." ”

"Second sister-in-law, do you think this is the reason?"

Mrs. He put on a posture for the good of the Duanmu family, as if their He family sent a concubine to Mu Yan not for their own family, but for the Duanmu family, and it was the Duanmu family who benefited more from this matter.

In other words, the second condition offered by the He family was to give Mu Yan a concubine.

This He family's wishful thinking is really good, could it be that you coax him as a fool?! Duanmu Xian almost didn't laugh, and finally realized in his heart.

I see, it turns out that the He family has done so many things in a roundabout way, and they are playing this idea!

However, there is indeed a "fool" who believed it and was stupidly used as a gun......

Duanmuxian quickly glanced at He Shi with the corner of his eye, and the corners of his mouth hooked sneeringly.

It's no wonder that the He family is in a hurry to release the He family, because they want to use her as a bargaining chip!

Duanmu Xian was unmoved, but Duanmu Chao, Duanmu Teng and Duanmu Shuo were all moved, and their faces were full of brilliance. The three brothers all felt that what the He family said was not unreasonable.

Assuming that Mu Yan is really the son of Emperor Chongming, in fact, whether Mu Yan ascends the throne or the eldest prince ascends the throne, it is a good thing for the Duanmu family.

Duanmu Fei has been pampered since he was a child, and his temperament is a little squeamish, and he really needs someone to watch the point, and there is one more girl from the He family in the harem who is a solid pet and helps each other in order to win Mu Yan's heart.

With the strength of the two families, the Duanmu family can prosper!

Duanmu Chao's eyes became brighter and brighter, and the depression since Duanmu Xian said that he wanted to divorce his wife was swept away.

I see.

It turned out that her mother followed the He family back to her parents' house, not to be angry with her father, but for the future of the Duanmu family.

Everyone's eyes looked at Duanmu Xian in unison, and their eyes were so hot that they almost burned Duanmu Xian's clothes.

Now it's all up to Duanmuxian's meaning.

However, Duanmu Xian's face didn't show any clues at all, he was still so calm and light, and his joy and anger were invisible, so that people couldn't see what he was thinking at all.

Duanmuxian didn't speak, and the room fell silent, and silence spread.

At first, the He family was full of confidence and felt that this matter was safe, but seeing that Duanmu Xian was silent and anxious again, Mrs. He quietly pulled He's cuffs and motioned for her to help beat the side drum.

He Shi actually had a thousand words to say in his heart, and when he saw that it was finally her turn to appear, he raised his eyes and looked at Duanmu Xian and spoke freely:

"Duanmu Xian, back then, after you won the Tanhua, you stayed in the Hanlin Academy for three years and failed to be promoted, and then you relied on the connections of our He family to get to your current status step by step."

"There is also a concubine, if it weren't for the help of the Queen Mother, our daughter would not have become the current concubine." The emperor has been romantic since he was young, and there are countless 3,000 beauties in the harem, and it is not Duanmu Guifei who gave birth to an heir for him, and the reason why the concubine was named a concubine is just a sentence from the Empress Dowager He.

"Duanmu Xian, are you going to turn your face and deny people now?"

He's every word is aggressive.

Duanmu Xian's eyes were three points cold when he looked at He's eyes, and he knew at this moment that He's vision was so shallow.

But anyone who reads doesn't know that if he wasn't from the Hanlin Academy, he would not have a chance to enter the cabinet in the future.

He Shi saw the disapproval in Duanmu Xian's eyes, snorted coldly, and said, "Don't think that our He family has taken advantage of it......"

"You have always liked the fourth child in the long house, so you naturally think she is good, but who outside doesn't know that she relies on Cen Yin as a backer and offends people everywhere. Now that Cen Yin is in power, naturally no one dares to do anything to her, but this flower is not red for a hundred days, what if Cen Yin falls? When the time comes, it will not be the tree that will fall and scatter. ”

"Once you enter the harem, it is as deep as the sea, and if you have one more person in the harem, it will be one more guarantee, and it will be beneficial to both families."

"It's just that you don't think about yourself, you should always think about Brother Heng'er's future, right?"

As soon as He Shi talked about Duanmu Heng, Duanmu Chao's heart, who was already excited, became even more excited.

Their Duanmu family is not prosperous, and now Duanmu Heng has the talent to read among his grandchildren, and he will definitely be able to enter the Jinshi in the future.

But Duanmu Xian is not young, I don't know how many years I can sit in this position of Shoufu, and when Duanmu Heng enters the court in the future, Duanmu Xian is afraid that he will not be able to help for a few years.

There is a way that people take tea and cool. Once Duanmu Xian returns to his hometown, Duanmu Heng's position in the court will be embarrassing, if the eldest prince ascends the throne, it will be fine, but if the person who ascends the throne is Mu Yan......

The more Duanmu Chao thought about it, the more he felt that what the He family and the He family said was not unreasonable, and this matter was a win-win situation for both the Duanmu family and the He family.

Duanmu looked at Duanmu Xian with blazing eyes, and said in his heart: Father will definitely agree, this is for the good of Duanmu's family.

"Turn your face and don't recognize people?!" Duanmu Xian sneered lightly, and said unhurriedly, "I was twenty years old and went directly to the Hanlin Academy as an editor to assist in the revision of the "Great Event". At the age of twenty-six, he was appointed as a Tobe Langzhong. ”

At the age of thirty-two, he was promoted to the right deputy capital of the imperial history, and was ordered by the emperor to go to Dafeng Dike to control the embankment breach. After taking office, dredge the upstream Hanying River, dredge Lijiadu, build a total of 300 miles of embankment, so that the flood can be cured, and I was rewarded by the first emperor and promoted me to the left deputy capital of the imperial history. ”

"At the age of thirty-five, he was promoted to Yuzhou Zuo to participate in politics, and at that time, the bandits in the three cities of Chaling City and Zhitu County in Yuzhou were in rebellion, and I crusaded against them in Fengwen, and it only took three months to quell the banditry."

"At the age of thirty-eight, he was transferred to Jiangzhou as the political envoy of Youbu......"

"At the age of forty-one, Fang was transferred back to the capital and served as the left waiter of the household department......"

“……”

Duanmu Xian methodically listed the political achievements he had made since he joined the office, his eyes were bright and firm, and he said in an unquestionable tone: "I have only relied on myself to get to my current position step by step!" ”

He can be promoted step by step, relying on his political achievements over the years, not the He family walking around and lobbying for him, even if he was able to fill the vacancy in the household department Lang more or less because of the face of the He family, but over the years, the He family has gradually declined, and he has helped the He family a lot, not only to pay off the favor of the He family, but also to repay it several times.

And the He family even thought that he could be ranked as the first assistant, all because of the light of the He family?! It's ridiculous! The mockery at the corner of Duanmu Xian's mouth deepened.

With Duanmu Xian's words, He's face was like the twilight sky, getting darker and darker, and green tendons appeared on his neck, and he said hatefully: Duanmu Xian is going to completely erase the credit of their He family!

Duanmu Xian and He Shi looked at each other and called him by his name: "He Yimin, there are some things you have forgotten, but I still remember!" ”

"Back then, I repeatedly told you not to marry our daughter into the royal family, but you talked to yourself, and when I was released, I agreed with Sister Ling, and gave my daughter to King Ning as a side concubine. At the beginning, I only learned about this matter when I received the holy decree of the first emperor. ”

Duanmu Xian's voice could not hide the coldness.

Eighteen years ago, King Ning ascended the throne, and the He family felt that she was betting on the right treasure, and felt that she was prescient and extremely proud, and so was the He family, who always felt that they had helped the Duanmu family a lot, but ignored that Duanmu Xian didn't want her daughter to marry the royal family at all.

Duanmu Chao, Duanmu Teng, and Duanmu Shuo listened, and their faces couldn't help but show a touch of surprise, this was the first time they had heard of these things.

He's face was even more ugly, and of course she remembered these things.

For the sake of her daughter's marriage, Duanmuxian colded her for a long time, and it was not until the birth of her eldest grandson Duanmuheng that she was relieved.

Up to now, the He family doesn't understand why Duanmuxian is unhappy, this is obviously a good thing, their daughter is now a noble concubine, and their granddaughter is a prince and princess who is golden and jade, this is a dignity that others can't ask for!

has been married for many years, Duanmu Xian knew what He was thinking at a glance, and he was even more disappointed in her. She is still obsessed, and her eyelids are too shallow.

Duanmuxian originally had a lot to say, but looking at the resentful appearance of the He family, he suddenly felt that there was nothing to say, and only said six words: "I don't owe the He family." ”

These six words are neither light nor heavy, neither soft nor hard, but they are like boulders that have smashed heavily on the hearts of the He family, and their faces are all extremely ugly.

The He family was furious, and even his voice trembled slightly, and he retorted: "Duanmuxian, if it weren't for me, if it weren't for the He family, you would have today!" You...... You ......"

"You're crossing the river and demolishing the bridge!!" Mrs. He said, her chest rose and fell violently in anger, and she slapped her palm heavily on the square table at hand, and her wrinkled old face was slightly distorted with anger.

"Hmph, it's ungrateful!" Mrs. He said dissatisfiedly, "Last time, the lord begged him to help Zhou Xuan with the errand of Guanglu Temple, but he didn't help!" Obviously, it was just a matter of Duanmu Xian's words, but he refused without saying a word, and saw that such a good errand was taken away by others.

Duanmu Xian's heart became more and more speechless, and his expression was cold.

The errand of Guanglu Temple was taken by Cen Yin from the hands of Chengengong, so many pairs of eyes were staring at the court, if the He family was allowed to make that errand, not only would the He family have a feud with the Xie family, but also might attract Cen Yin's dissatisfaction, and even implicate the eldest prince and the Duanmu family.

Looking at the tense atmosphere between Duanmu Xian and the He family, the three Duanmu brothers were a little at a loss, and they didn't know whether they were surprised or suspicious.

Although Duanmu Xian didn't say it directly, it was obvious that he rejected the He family's proposal, and he was also determined to dissociate himself from the He family.

"Father's ......"

Duanmu Chao tried to ease the atmosphere, however, Duanmu Xian didn't want to listen to him, nor did he bother to argue with the He family anymore, so he casually took out an envelope from his sleeve and said lightly to the He family: "I'm here today to deliver this!" ”

Duanmu Xian looked at the He family deeply, "He Yimin, I have already given you a chance, but you are obsessed, and the Duanmu family can no longer tolerate you." ”

As he spoke, Duanmu Xian directly put the letter of resignation in his hand on the side of the square table, and there was no disappointment on his elegant face.

Can't tolerate her?! What do you mean?! The blood on He's face faded little by little at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his eyes widened as he looked at the envelope that Duanmu Xian had put down.

Could this be ...... Could it be—

Leave the book!

Not only the He family, but Mrs. He and others were also shocked, and their bodies seemed to be frozen.