The carriage came to a steady stop in front of the main entrance.

The curtain of the car was raised, King Gong stepped on the back of the house slave and got out of the car, and two brocade guards had already walked down the steps of Hufu, blocking the front two or three steps away from him.

"See the prince!" The brocade guards knelt down and saluted.

King Gong didn't look at them, but looked up at the plaque of the Hu family.

The Hu family's mansion, which has always been simple and elegant, actually showed a bit gloomy and gloomy in the middle of the night when it was surrounded by Jinyi guards.

"It's hard work, let's get even." King Gong whispered, and although he had wiped away the tears from his face, his eyes were still swollen and looked more haggard than before.

He looked at the brocade guard in front of him, "You are still guarding here, is it my father's order?" ”

"Back to the prince, the emperor said that he was afraid that Lord Hu would take office late at night and would not have time to take care of family affairs, so he sent us to take a look first."

King Gong's heart was shocked, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and his expression and voice still tried to remain calm, "Then how are you cooking?" ”

"We have finished counting the furnishings in the mansion," he said, Jin Yiwei held up a scroll with both hands, "It's all here, the prince can take a look." Master Hu said that since he wanted to go north to fight against Jin, he also had to be frugal in everything in his family, so he dismissed most of the domestic servants before leaving. However, the emperor thought that this was the ancestral home of the Hu family after all, and it should be kept for Lord Hu, but now that there are no servants at home, let's look at the door for Lord Hu first. ”

King Gong took the scroll and glanced at it, but his mind was not on it at all.

These explanations of Jin Yiwei are completely different from the previous statements of Hu Yishu's small house. They actually picked themselves so cleanly, and whitewashed Hu Yishu's derogatory trip to the north overnight so peacefully.

Anyway, Hu Yishu is no longer in the capital at the moment, and what the matter is is all based on the words of these brocade guards.

King Gong was afraid for a while, and then he realized how far-sighted Zhen's judgment was—he had not expected that this was a test by his father to see if he would appear at this time to save the Hu family from danger.

If he hadn't come tonight because of his weak heart, I really didn't know what it would be like tomorrow......

"Mrs. Hu, what about them." King Gong asked in a low voice.

"Old lady, they should all be resting at this moment," Jin Yiwei replied respectfully, he looked up at King Gong with some confusion, "I don't know what the prince is doing when he comes so late?" ”

King Gong's throat moved slightly, and he pondered for a moment before saying, "I'll take Old Madam Hu to the palace for a while." ”

"This ......" Jinyiwei looked at each other, as if he was a little puzzled and embarrassed, "Good manner, the prince suddenly said that he was coming to pick up people...... "King Gong frowned slightly, and interrupted, "This king knows that Lord Hu is kind enough to order the dismissal of the people in the house, but the old lady is old and can't stand the days of sudden poverty. Since he has reported to the court in the north, this king cannot leave his family without support. ”

As he spoke, King Gong's voice became a little colder, "The emperor asked you to guard here, not to take care of the prisoners." ”

"Where is this talking about the prince, of course not!" The brocade guards hurriedly denied it, "It's just that we have to enter the palace tomorrow morning to report this matter to the saint, and with the words of the prince, we will be able to reply." ”

"The prince is benevolent!"

Jin Yiwei said and made way, in the midst of praise, King Gong only felt that something was not quite right, but he really couldn't say the specific reason.

Under the guidance of one person, King Gong and several guards and domestic slaves came all the way to the inner house of Hufu.

None of the lanterns in Hu's mansion were lit tonight, and all the pavilions and pavilions as far as the eye could see had a vague dark blue outline in the dark night.

Bypassing a water pavilion, the Jinyi Wei who led the way pointed to the courtyard in front of him, "It's there." ”

King Gong stopped, and the eunuch beside him stepped forward quickly, and entered the courtyard with brisk steps.

Not long after, in that small courtyard, there came out of the old lady Hu, Mrs. Hu, two aunts, and four or five children—King Gong recognized at a glance that the fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy headed by him was Hu Yishu's eldest son, Hu Lu.

So many people, huddled in a small courtyard, all with horror and dazed on their faces, and the red light of the torches reflected their pale faces.

Although the women of the inner house do not participate in court politics on weekdays, they have a relationship with King Gong at several family banquets in the inner palace. A few people recognized the prince not far away, and their eyes instantly lit up with hope, but their lips and teeth trembled, and no one dared to speak out first.

King Gong stepped forward at this time, first held Mrs. Hu's hand, and called her in a low voice.

Mrs. Hu's eyes were dizzy, and then she saw the person clearly, and after a moment of stunnedness, tears flowed down, she threw her cane and was about to kneel down to King Gong, King Gong held her with both hands, and said in a low voice, "A book entrusts this king to come and see ......"

Nothing more.

Old Madam Hu covered her heart with one hand, and grabbed the sleeve of King Gong's shirt with the other, and did not let go for a long time.

With the support of several eunuchs, the ** people of the Hu family finally left the house in the second half of the night and got into the three carriages brought by King Gong.

Before leaving, King Gong personally asked Jinyiwei a few words about the guarding of the Hu Mansion, which was nothing more than some clichés about doing a good job in fire prevention and theft.

King Gong frowned, "What, this is also difficult?" ”

"It's not that it's embarrassing, it's just ......"

"It's just that," King Gong said with a little unhappiness in his tone, "you just say it." ”

"The prince may not know, we have changed a group of people, and many things are in the process of handover in the next few days, so there are many places in the past few days There are insufficient manpower, and some errands may not be taken care of......"

When the brocade guard said this, he bowed his hand to King Gong, "But don't worry, the matter on Lord Hu's side will not be delayed no matter what, after all, the emperor has specifically mentioned that you should pay attention here, so the lowly people will definitely go all out......"

King Gong only felt a wave in his heart.

"Substitution?" He stopped, "Who's changing?" ”

The Jinyi guard showed an unexpected expression, his eyes quietly turned to King Gong, and carefully paid attention to his eyebrows, "The original commander, Jiang San, one of the thirteen Taibao of my Jinyi Guard, was executed in the prison in the evening, doesn't the prince know?" ”

King Gong snorted coldly, met the other party's tentative gaze, looked back with an extremely stern and hateful look, and replied word by word, "...... How does this king know about the affairs of your Beizhen Fusi? ”

The brocade guard was shocked by King Gong's gaze, and hurriedly leaned down and knelt down, "Lord forgive me!" It's a reckless dereliction of duty. ”

“…… Get lost. King Gong gritted his teeth and replied.

Although there was fear in the words of the brocade guard, but his movements were still calm, he bowed to King Gong as usual, and then turned around and returned to the door of Hu's mansion, and watched King Gong and his party go away with a calm face. In the middle of the night, there was a whip sound, and the three carriages that had turned their heads slowly drove back towards the way they came, and the almost imperceptible choked throats of the women and children turned into the last sad look back, and with the corner of the carriage, this last sight was also cut off.