The servant Huang Zhong was stunned when he heard this, and frowned and said, "I didn't get any letters." Our aunt and grandmother are coming back today, and the house is full of joy at this time. ”

The little second brother saw that he really didn't know, so he could only give up.

Huang Zhong walked back with the food box, and along the way, he heard a lot of discussions, he didn't pay attention to it, he listened a lot, and he was a little hairy.

Isn't there really something going on in the north?

However, it is only known that the man on horseback entered Beijing from the northern city gate, but the territory is so vast that no one can say which "north" it is.

Although Huang Zhong didn't think that person was from the north, after all, he was a servant of the Gu family, and he had the blood of a general in his bones, even if it was not the border guarded by the Gu family, if there was an accident, he couldn't be ignorant and not caring.

Thinking about it like this, Huang Zhong didn't delay at all, and hurried to Xilin Hutong.

As soon as he walked outside the gate of Gu's house, he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves coming quickly, and he hurriedly turned around to look.

Huang Zhong recognized the person who came quickly, that was Xue Ping, his old man died in the hands of Di Ren more than ten years ago, the old lady has been serving Mrs. Tian for many years, because of her loyalty and courage, she is very trusted by the old lady.

But he was a little afraid to recognize Xue Ping.

Not to mention that Xue Ping's clothes were torn several times, just his face, a piece of green scum on his chin, and his eyes were black, looking like he hadn't slept for two or three days.

Huang Zhong suddenly thought of what the little second brother said just now, and a spirit rushed up and stopped in front of the horse: "Xue Ping, why are you like this?" Where are you from? How did I hear that someone had gone to the palace? ”

The horse stopped abruptly and let out a neigh, Xue Ping controlled the horse, but the man fell off the horse's back crookedly.

Huang Zhong hurriedly went to help him, and the food box fell to the ground, and all the snacks in it rolled out and were stained with dirt.

Who cares about snacks at this time?

When the porter heard the movement, he also ran out quickly, pulling the reins of the horse, and helping the people.

"Why is Xue Ping here?" The concierge didn't know the rumors outside, which was very strange.

Huang Zhong's heart was full of bad premonitions, couldn't it be that north, was it really their northland?

He shook Xue Ping's shoulder vigorously, and his voice trembled uncontrollably: "Is there something wrong with the Northland?" Isn't it? ”

Xue Ping's whole body was out of strength, he held on, his upper and lower teeth chattered, and the word "yes" popped out of it.

The porter, you look at me, I look at you, and each other's eyes are full of disbelief.

Xue Ping sat paralyzed on the ground and gasped for a while before he said, "I want to see Mrs. and Uncle." ”

Some of them had sharp legs and feet, and ran into the house with a smoke, and the rest of the people set up Xue Ping, who was powerless, and helped him to go inside.

Huang Zhong followed behind, hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't bear his thoughts, and went around to Xue Ping: "What is the matter?" Tell us about it first. ”

Xue Ping looked at him in a deep voice and did not speak.

Seeing him like this, Huang Zhong became more and more panicked, and stomped his feet and said: "It's a good day for the sixth aunt and grandmother to return to the door today, and the little grandfather is here. ”

He was really anxious, he took Gu Yunjin back to the door as a shield, and he wanted to figure out the ins and outs, but he forgot that all the snacks he bought for Gu Yunjin were scattered at the door, so many people stepped on the original look.

Xue Ping hung his shoulders, shook his head towards Huang Zhong, and said, "I don't want to say it twice...... I can't say it twice......"

Huang Zhong staggered back two steps to the side, Xue Ping asked someone to help him go inside, but Huang Zhong didn't continue to follow, just looked at the trembling back, and his heart was numb.

A few people fell behind and surrounded Huang Zhong and asked, "What's wrong with you?" I've been distracted since I came back from outside, what have you heard? ”

Huang Zhong opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but he didn't know where to start, so he could only wipe his face heavily.

In the flower hall, I didn't know what was going on, and I was still laughing.

The maids were already setting the table, in front of Gu Yunjin's seat, there was a rice dumpling made for her by Mama Shen, and at the table of the brothers-in-law, there were several jars of wine piled up in the corner of the table, and Gu Yunxi shouted to compete with Jiang Muyuan.

"The loudest is the worst drinker!" Shan pointed to the back of his youngest son, laughed, and turned his head to Gu Yunjin again, "Let someone go to Suxianglou to buy snacks, there is your favorite oil bag." ”

Gu Yunjin responded with a smile.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, and it almost stopped when it rushed to the outside of the flower hall.

Shan heard it and subconsciously followed the prestige.

The people outside didn't come in, and shouted inside through the door: "Madam, Xue Ping is here, it seems that something happened in the north." ”

As soon as the words fell, the laughter in the flower hall disappeared in an instant, leaving only the ignorant Brother Feng and Sister Qiao still chattering, but soon, the two children who could look at their eyes were also frightened by the silence of the elders and froze in place.

Shan stood up and walked straight out of the flower hall: "What about Xue Pingren?" ”

Xue Ping also asked someone to help him walk halfway.

Shan paced back and forth under the corridor, waiting until she had no patience, and was about to go outside to greet her, when she saw Xue Ping appear in her sight.

Her eyes tightened suddenly.

Huang Zhong didn't dare to admit it, how could Shan dare to admit it!

Xue Ping's appearance made her whole heart feel like a drum, and Shan Shi hurriedly said: "The number of etiquette is waived, what's wrong with the Northland?" Let's talk first! ”

In the flower hall, after Xue Ping came in, the sound of gasping came one after another.

Xue Ping broke free from the person who was supporting him, and stood firmly, but when his eyes swept over the Gu family, his eyes turned red little by little, and then, he knelt down and forced out word by word: "Beidi, the city is broken, general, killed in battle, the children of the Gu family, heavy casualties......"

For a while, I couldn't even hear the sound of gasping, as if everyone's throats and eyes were choked, and they couldn't make any sound.

It wasn't until Brother Sheng cried that it was as if the balance had been broken.

This news was too sudden, too violent, like a thunderbolt, and people couldn't accept it at all.

Shan's body shook, and tears rolled down her cheeks, but she didn't seem to notice it: "What do you mean by heavy casualties?" Who died? Who was hurt? Who's there! Explain it clearly! ”

The voice is higher than the other, and the fear is also higher than the other.

Xue Ping also cried, crying uncontrollably, and had to try his best to let himself say everything: "That's it, it's a sea of fire in the north, I only know that the general died in battle when he defended the city, I was not in the city at the time, and when I rushed back, the general's mansion was also burned, and the people were dead and wounded, I inquired for a while, and the explanations were different."

Some say that the old lady must be gone, some say that the second aunt and grandmother and the brothers of the Jiang family are also gone, and some say ......"

Xue Ping couldn't go on......