Chapter 11: Showdown
"Plague? Are you sure? ”
Yan Qing opened a pair of cat's eyes and asked incredulously.
The passer-by who came to beg for water wiped his mouth and replied:
"Is this still fake? I got the news early, I didn't dare to delay for a moment, packed my luggage and took my family, locked the door and came to my third uncle and grandfather. ”
He raised his sleeve to wipe his face, begged for a bowl of hot water and handed it to his wife and children, and continued:
"I can't hide this, no one is stupid, and those who fled immediately caught up. Don't delay, little boy, hurry home and go home, it's not safe outside. ”
Yan Qing's brows furrowed slightly, and his small mouth was tightly pursed.
That's not right, how did the plague break out two months earlier? Could it be that she is misremembering?
Probably not.
When she was a child, this difficult time without relatives can be said to be unforgettable, especially when she picked up the first companion Hongying, who depended on her life, she will never be mistaken.
Since the memory is correct, it can only be that she changed the fateful catastrophe.
Yan Qing pursed the corners of his mouth, his eyes lit up.
There had never been a moment when she was so sure that she had really come back alive and might live to the end of her life!
She has come back from the dead, and of course her fate can be changed!
"Thanks for the reminder, then we're on our way, farewell."
Yan Qing said goodbye politely, and almost couldn't wait to jump into the carriage.
The plague is coming, and Red Tassel is waiting for her.
She couldn't wait to meet the deceased.
Uncle Zhang's family quickly packed up the unfinished lunch, extinguished the open fire, and set off in a carriage.
"Why is there a plague again? A few days ago, a fire fell from the sky, and on a sunny day, a thunderbolt shook the mountain; If it hadn't been for the heavy rain that followed, I was afraid that the forest on the top of a mountain would have burned. ”
Aunt Zhang simply put the things in the carriage away, and continued to eat while holding a vegetable dumpling, while sighing and shaking her head:
"The world is not peaceful."
Yan Qing poured a cup of grass tea and drank it to eliminate food, and when he heard this, he raised his eyes to look at her, and asked:
"Auntie, the catastrophe is coming, the people are suffering, and there must be many people who can't afford to eat and buy medicine. I have some money in my hand and want to do some good deeds, do you have reliable manpower? ”
Aunt Zhang was stunned when she heard this, and then her eyes were full of emotion, and she smiled softly at her, so that even the old scar that ran through her left eye didn't look hideous.
"The master is kind-hearted, you are asking the right person."
She shouted to her husband outside the carriage and asked:
"Did the master hear it, the master has a hand."
The mangzhong holding the roasted chicken leg on the wheel looked up blankly, his mouth was oily, and he opened his mouth to ask and quickly closed it.
It always felt like something was going on that he didn't know about.
Zhang Quan shook an empty whip and drove with a sound, making the big black horse pulling the cart run faster, and then he looked back at the master in the carriage unhurriedly, and said to his daughter-in-law angrily:
"You can do it."
Aunt Zhang smiled and sighed, took another bite of the vegetable dumplings in her hand, and asked the little adult-like master opposite:
"How did you tell we still have manpower?"
Yan Qing replied neatly:
"Do you think I take everything? If I don't find out the details of you, how dare my brother-in-law leave me alone and be escorted home by you? ”
She calmly showdowned:
"Peacock Ling, the granddaughter of the late loyal general Fan Zhu, was implicated in the treason case of the Pingnan Hou Mansion that year, and her family was ruined."
"Your mother is a concubine at home, and she is not to be pardoned, and she is unfortunately killed. You escaped by luck because you were playing outside, and then you got covered by the old general's subordinates, and you escaped with your life, and you have lived in seclusion to this day. ”
Mang Chong clicked the chicken leg in his hand, and looked at his mother in the carriage in disbelief.
Mother, there is still such an amazing background hidden? Then they will not be arrested if they enter Beijing so blatantly?
Or is it that my father and mother have long been ready to make trouble in the capital and avenge my grandfather's family?
Then his little martial arts may not only not be able to help, but will also drag his father and mother back!
The half-grown boy was in turmoil in his heart, and the usual strict lessons from his father and mother worked, but it didn't make him panic, and he could still sit calmly and observe his mother's expression carefully.
Peacock Ling was called to reveal her identity, and it seemed to be expected, she glanced at the little master with a smile, and then turned her head to look at her son outside, and couldn't help but have the idea that people have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away.
I really want to stuff this stupid boy back in his stomach and rebuild!
Mang Chong was trembling by his mother's disappointed eyes, and subconsciously straightened his back and sat down.
Thinking of the approving eyes that his mother gave to his master, the little boy couldn't help but feel wronged, who was his mother's biological child? Don't bury your own son like this.
The little boy who was more and more flexible under the shock glanced at the confident little master sadly, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind:
Since his mother is so bullish, but she unusually recognizes the next master very happily, is it not, could it be, is it the idea of using the identity of the master as a pretense?
Even he knows about the treason case of the Pingnan Marquis Mansion, and the imperial court has not rehabilitated him until now! Their family is a real Qin prisoner on the run, and they are going to be beheaded!
Since the master knew their identities, why was he willing to accept them and take them into Beijing? This is a felony for harboring Qin, and he will also be killed!
Or is it that the master wants to trick them into Beijing, and then sell them to the imperial court to make meritorious contributions? So why pierce the window paper in advance?
What does my father and mother think, is she going to use the identity of the master and servant to clear her name, or take the opportunity to take revenge, and by the way, entrust him to the master?
The little boy's mind was a mess, and Mu Ran listened to the conversation in the carriage:
"Zhang Quan, who was nicknamed Sai Mengwei, is actually after Zhang Fusheng, the four generals of the loyal generals. I am anxious for justice and justice, and I collected the widows and orphans who survived the tragedy that year, and the old, weak, sick and disabled who retired from the army under General Zhongyi, and lived in seclusion in Nanshan Village, am I right? ”
Zhang Quan's and his wife's faces changed together.
"How do you know these things?"
Zhang Quan clenched the whip in his hand, and the tip of the whip trembled slightly, like a spirit snake spitting out a letter, and he could wrap it around someone's neck and bite it in a moment.
Mangzhong didn't dare to breathe, fine sweat appeared faintly on his forehead, and his fists were clenched tightly.
Yan Qing smiled, looking as usual.
"Don't be nervous. If I have bad intentions, I will not entrust my life to your family. Besides, I'm alone, and you're still afraid that you won't be able to beat me? ”
The peacock feather sitting opposite her was tense and serious, and the scar became hideous again, revealing a strange red.
"No, although the master is young, since he dares to walk the rivers and lakes alone, he must be a master of art and bold, and the foolish couple is not sure to be your opponent."
Mang Chong listened to his mother's weak ambition, opened and closed his mouth, and did not dare to refute, but he also clenched the soft sword at his waist, and when one was wrong, he fought against the enemy with his father and mother.
Yan Qing smiled approvingly:
"It's not bad to be sober-minded and not to take the enemy lightly."
She praised and shook her head with a smile:
"Don't be nervous. There is no doubt about employing people, no matter what your status was in the past, from the moment I accepted you, you are my people. ”
"If I want to kill you, why wait now? I said, I want to do good, I need people, and I can trust you. Is there anything else you don't understand? ”