Several earth-shattering thunders and an unforeseen autumn rain struck, making the already cold weather even colder.

Mrs. Chen, who was sipping hot tea, suddenly shivered, and hurriedly called Steward Chen and ordered: "Go and tell the mansions, close the door, and beware of thieves." ”

Steward Chen didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and after Chen Tiecheng brought Huang Zheng back to Chen's house, he told him two things.

The first is to teach Huang Zheng etiquette and appearance, attend banquets and banquets, so that the whole Jiangyang County knows that the Chen family has a daughter to be married, and when the information is sent back from the capital, he will take Huang Zheng to the capital to promote the marriage between Qi Sihai and Huang Zheng;

The second is to close the door and be careful of the thief, as for which thief, it is not said.

It's just that judging from the fact that Chen Tiecheng left twice as many troops in the mansion, this matter is not trivial, and it is even related to the fate of the Chen family.

A Fuxi hurriedly ran in and said eagerly: "Mrs. Chen, General Xiao has come to see you at the mansion." ”

Mrs. Chen's eyebrows were furrowed, it was dusk at this time, and Chen Tiecheng was not at home, and General Xiao came to see him, obviously not in line with the courtesy.

Mrs. Chen put down the teacup and replied indifferently: "I went back to General Xiao, the old man is guarding the iron mine, not in the mansion, when the old man returns to the house, I will go to Jin to see General Xiao." “

Fu Ding ran out in a hurry, and ran back after a while, and said with a sad face: "Madam, Major General Xiao said that the matter is urgent, regardless of the number of courtesies, I came to ask Mrs. to help him send a condolence gift to the fourth son of Qi Shangshu's family." “

"What?" Mrs. Chen's voice couldn't help but raise her voice, and she said in a trembling voice: "Qi Sihai is dead? “

Fu Ding cautiously repeated it, and Mrs. Chen's body suddenly collapsed on the chair, and her heart felt like there was no seam, and she couldn't breathe.

It took a long time for Mrs. Chen to breathe a sigh of relief, and suddenly remembered that when it came to the speed of fast riding, Xiao Wei's military intelligence iron cavalry was much faster than that of Yan Tiesi, and a single condolence salute did not have to be so painstakingly begged for his head.

Mrs. Chen straightened down and asked, "Major General Xiao hasn't left yet, has he?" “

Fu Ding nodded and said, "Madam, Major General Xiao said that he would personally hand over the condolence gift to you, and others, he is not at ease." “

"Please General Xiao come to the Junlai Pavilion and present the newly appreciated Baihao tea from the capital in the spring."

Mrs. Chen said calmly, but her heart became a pot of porridge, she always felt that this Xiao Yi was not good, and the good did not come, but she was a woman, but she didn't know how to deal with it, although she knew that Chen Cheng was a mud who couldn't support the wall, and she could only rely on him at this time.

Mrs. Chen changed her clothes and secretly looked at Xiao Yi from behind the screen for a while, the young man's face was calm and indifferent, and the years were quiet, so that people couldn't see that he was a young general and a pioneer who had been decisive on the battlefield.

Mrs. Chen sat down quite politely, said a few words, and most of the time let Chen Cheng and Xiao Yi talk.

Xiao Yi is also not disgusted with Chen Cheng, and he will answer all questions, which is very different from the usual appearance of eyes above the top.

Where did Chen Cheng receive such treatment, his heart was overjoyed, and there was no door in his mouth when he chatted, and he actually talked about which restaurant had good wine, which opera troupe's play was good, and which Qinglou's prostitutes were good-looking, and the more he talked about it, the more nondescript it became.

Mrs. Chen glared at Chen Cheng fiercely, interrupted Chen Cheng's words, and no longer let Xiao Yi continue to play Tai Chi, and asked straight to the point: "Young General, can you bring a condolence gift?" ”

Xiao Yi reached into his sleeve, put a small gift box on the table, opened the box quite carefully, revealing a small piece of iron that was slightly black and red, and patiently explained: "Alas, God is jealous of talents, Qi Sigongzi died young, Qi Shangshu sent a black-haired person to a black-haired person, and he was in pain, but fortunately, Qi Shangshu took the country as his home, and when he saw this iron block baked by the fire, he would definitely be in good spirits and regain his strength." ”

Mrs. Chen didn't understand what Xiao Yi meant, but Chen Cheng's face changed, and he stood up and said in a trembling voice: "This, this iron pier you, how can you have it?" ”

This kind of iron pier is made of the perennial earth fire essence in the depths of the iron mine, which is different from the ordinary fire essence, no matter how stupid Chen Cheng is, he has also dealt with the iron pier for more than ten years, so he naturally sees the difference, so his face changed immediately.

Xiao Yi was surprised and said, "Little Brother Chen also recognizes this iron block?" I found it from a group of Daqi caravans that came down the mountain, and it was mixed with the Beiyu people, and these iron ores were also transported to the Beiyu. ”

Chen Cheng's face instantly turned pale, each region, the ore produced is very different, as long as the expert takes a look, he will know which iron mine this stone comes from and who is under his jurisdiction.

What Xiao Yi is in his hands is naturally from the territory under the jurisdiction of the Chen family, not to mention flowing into the north or out of the mine, which is a crime of beheading.

Chen Cheng stretched out his hand to copy the stone in his hand, and desperately fell to the ground, but unfortunately, the stone has been smelted into an iron block, and it is not easy to break at all, according to Chen Cheng's many years of experience in iron mines, making such a low-level mistake shows how panicked he is in his heart.

Mrs. Chen no longer understands iron ore, and from Chen Cheng's face, she can also see that the Chen family is in trouble, and she said eagerly: "Young General, I am a woman and a Taoist family, and I will not turn around and have no way, you have taken the time to meet this time, there must be a solution, isn't it?" ”

Xiao Yi took a sip of tea indifferently, and said before the Chen family's sisters and brothers were so anxious that sweat seeped from their foreheads: "Madame doesn't know yet, before Xiao came, in addition to receiving the news of Qi Sihai's death, he also received the news that Yan Yu was attacking the mountain gate of the iron mine, and Jiang County had already gone to reinforce it, but unfortunately, the heavy rain poured and he didn't even climb up the foot of the mountain." ”

Mrs. Chen asked eagerly, "Master, is my lord worried about his life?" ”

Xiao Yi frowned, he didn't expect to say it so clearly, Mrs. Chen still didn't grasp the point of the matter, she was concerned about Chen Tiecheng's life and death, didn't you know that once the mountain gate was broken, not only Chen Tiecheng, but even the fate of the entire Chen family would be rewritten.

Chen Cheng was not stupid enough to go home, and after a long time, he finally reflected, slumped on the chair, and asked weakly: "Once the things on the mountain see the light of day, the Chen family, is it a big disaster?" ”

Xiao Yi nodded firmly and said: "Wrong, it's not that a catastrophe is coming, it's that the Nine Clans will be punished, and even, the Ten Clans will be punished." ”

Mrs. Chen looked at Chen Cheng in confusion, and saw that Chen Cheng looked like a mourner? Mrs. Chen slapped Chen Cheng angrily, and said hatefully: "What did you and the master hide on the mountain?" If you are not guilty enough, how many people will be involved? ”

Mrs. Chen pinched her fingers and counted, according to the nine clans, the in-laws, mother-in-laws, in-laws, etc., are afraid that they will kill more than thousands of people.

Chen Cheng wanted to explain to his sister, but he couldn't say anything when the words came to his mouth, this salt and iron cheng, everyone knew that it was a fat poor, and he had to spend countless amounts of silver on an errand here.