The rebellion in southern Xinjiang was about to break out, and Luo Xicheng, who couldn't get any news from the shops in southern Xinjiang, was restless all day, but Luo Xicheng didn't dare to call people to southern Xinjiang at this time, after all, he was only going to die, and he and Ding Ning could only choose to wait silently for news from Qi Ming and Meng Li in Luo's mansion.

Luo Xicheng did not have Qi Ming and Meng Li by his side, he was much busier than before, Ding Ning was worried that Luo Xicheng's body would not be able to bear it, in addition to asking Cuilan to prepare some nourishing soup every day, he also took the initiative to help Luo Xicheng deal with some small things, as Ding Ning accompanied Luo Xicheng day by day to deal with business matters, these days the shops in Hangzhou City know that their lord's newlywed wife is a capable and shrewd lord, and she has simply inherited the style of the lord of Baili.

Luo Xicheng was noncommittal about these praises and titles from outsiders, and he was happy to hear them praise his wife so much, after all, in their eyes, Luo Xicheng has always been a person with vision.

On this day, Ding Ning accompanied Luo Xicheng to deal with affairs, and when the two were resting and eating tea in the study, the shopkeeper of the salt number hurriedly came to Luo Xicheng, and when he saw Luo Xicheng, he hurriedly said:

"Master, it's no good, all the salt we transported to Hangzhou was robbed by bandits."

"Robbing the official salt? Or is it the official salt personally escorted by my Luo Fu caravan? Even Luo Xicheng couldn't believe that what the salt shopkeeper said was true.

"yes, just got the message." The shopkeeper replied solemnly.

Luo Xicheng didn't say a word for a moment, and he didn't make any decisions. Ding Ning looked at Luo Xicheng's pensive appearance and didn't want to disturb, but she was wondering if the matter had really started to get serious, and if someone had already started to do it. Ding Ning wanted to say something, but held back, after all, nothing was more important at this moment than giving Luo Xicheng some time to think.

Luo Xicheng pondered for a moment and then said with a solemn face to the salt shopkeeper:

"You go back first, the salt is operating as usual, if anyone sees any problems, I'll ask for you."

The shopkeeper of the salt number had seen Luo Xicheng's methods, and at this moment he looked at Luo Xicheng's expression, listening to Luo Xicheng's words, as if he had received a holy decree, and did not dare to disobey.

After the salt boss left, Luo Xicheng looked at Ding Ning and said:

"You stay at home obediently, you are not allowed to step out of this house, and you are not even allowed to go out of Huanxi Cuilan. Taking care of your home is what you have to do now. I'll go back as soon as I go. If I don't come back at night, you don't have to wait for me, rest by yourself, and the whole house will strengthen the defense, and no one will be allowed to go out. If there's anything I haven't thought of, think about it more carefully. ”

Ding Ning looked at Luo Xicheng and said seriously:

"You can deal with it with confidence, I will wait here for you to come back, I will protect myself and help you guard this home."

"Fool, it's our home!" Luo Xicheng gently stroked Ding Ning's hair and corrected with a smile.

Ding Ning smiled and nodded. Luo Xicheng didn't stay for a moment, turned around and left.

After Luo Xicheng left, Ding Ning summoned the guards at home and asked them to be on duty 24 hours a day, and every weak link at the entrance and exit and the courtyard wall could be strengthened and defended. Ding Ning also asked Huanxi and Cuilan to pay attention to the subordinates who came to take leave and go out in the past few days, wrote down their names one by one, and did not let any of them out.

Cuilan has seen Ding Ning and Luo Xicheng's loving appearance these days, and she is silently happy for Ding Ning in her heart, although she was obedient to Guan Lumo at the beginning, but she believes that Guan Lumo will sincerely bless if she sees Luo Xicheng can cherish Ding Ning as he imagined.

Cuilan looked at Ding Ning and said:

"Is there anything else Madame has to do?"

"Let's guard the yard first, there shouldn't be any more things in a short period of time, and if it happens, it's estimated that it won't be okay to stay in the hospital." Let's take a look first. ”

Ding Ning responded to Cuilan, and secretly thought to himself that now in the face of everything that happened outside, it seems that he can only cover up the water with soldiers. She and Luo Xicheng had been paying attention to the business for so long, and they also thought that people in the shadows might do something about freight, but they didn't expect that these people would dare to touch the mind of the official.

Cuilan and Huanxi went their separate ways, Ding Ning sat alone in the room with her hands covering her forehead, lowering her eyebrows, thinking carefully about everything that had happened these days, although she didn't fully know what level of difficulties Luo Xicheng encountered, but Luo Xicheng was unwilling to ask Bailixi for help, and he didn't want more people to know, then this matter would not be small, and now that there is a problem with Guanyan, will the two things be related? Will the people behind Luo Xicheng come out to help, or Luo Xicheng doesn't dare to let the people behind this know everything that is happening now. Ding Ning can only take one step at a time, what she can do is not to charge, but to guard Luo Xicheng's backyard.

When you are worried, there will always be more troublesome things waiting for you, Luo Xicheng only left on the front foot, and Aunt Wei and Aunt Qiao entered the garden where Luo Xicheng and Ding Ning lived.

As soon as Aunt Wei and Aunt Qiao entered the door, Aunt Wei greeted with an embarrassed look:

"Mastermother, Aunt Qiao and I haven't come to sit with you for a few days, and today we thought we should come to you to say hello to you, so we came. These days haven't come, you are a lot, don't be mad at us. ”

"Well, sit down. Huanxi and Cuilan went out to help me with my errands, and no one poured tea for you at this time, so you can only sit like this and talk to me for a while, don't be surprised. Ding Ning didn't force these two to come to her grandmother to say goodbye on weekdays, but this time she would make amends, and Ding Ning naturally wanted to teach them a lesson.

Aunt Wei and Aunt Qiao laughed and said they didn't dare, and happily found a seat and sat down. Aunt Qiao saw that Aunt Wei was slow to ask the point, so she opened her mouth and said:

"We were walking in the garden just now, and when we saw the shopkeeper of the salt number in a hurry, with a solemn look, I don't know if something happened to my husband in the official salt business. Is there anything we can do to help? ”

As soon as Ding Ning heard this, it was half of the lie. Where can these two people guess the owner of the salt accident when they see the expression of the salt shopkeeper, it is clear that they got the news of the salt accident from the second uncle and the third uncle, and they began to worry about the safety of the Luo Mansion, and helped the two uncles and themselves to come to find out the news.

Thinking of this, Ding Ning couldn't help but smirk:

"This shopkeeper who came to the house every day to report the business accounts is not only the shopkeeper of the salt number, who can't raise his head when the lord says, frowning, crying and mourning, and the shopkeeper who went out of this garden with a sad face, the two looked at one and came to ask, if the lord has to blame the two here for not knowing the general situation, make a big fuss. If the master comes back, you must not mention it again, lest you be bored. ”

Aunt Wei and Aunt Qiao listened to Ding Ning's words, carefully observed Ding Ning's smiling cheeks when she spoke, and knew that Ding Ning meant that they didn't want them to continue to ask, and it was difficult for the two of them to ask further. So Aunt Wei thought about it again and said:

"When I came in, I happened to meet my husband leaving from here in a hurry, I don't know what my husband is doing today?"

"Huh? Is it? Does the husband look like he has something important? I never asked him about these things, he said he would go out and leave on his own, and if he came back I would wait here. I advise the two of you not to work your husband to ask about the length of the matter, so as not to attract the disgust of your husband. Ding Ning took out the posture of being a housewife and reprimanded him seriously.

Where did Aunt Wei and Aunt Qiao convince Ding Ning's lesson of this little girl, they are older than her, they have been in this mansion for a longer time than her, and they have a family background, they are no different from her. Although I am not convinced, I still have to be soft on my face. Aunt Wei and Aunt Qiao forced their smiles and nodded in agreement.

Aunt Wei and Aunt Qiao left with interest when they saw that they couldn't ask anything. When Ding Ning saw the two leaving, the pressure in his heart gradually weakened a lot.

Ding Ning waited until Luo Xicheng arrived at sunset, Luo Xicheng entered the house in the dust, and then saw Ding Ning and gave her a long hug first. Luo Xicheng asked with concern while hugging Ding Ning:

"Have you had dinner, ma'am?"

"I've eaten it. What about you? I've left some for you, do you want to eat them? I let the joy go hot. Ding Ning asked.

"It's not hot, I've eaten, I came back just to see you, I have something important to explain to you." Luo Xicheng said, letting Ding Ning out of his arms and looking at her affectionately.

Ding Ning looked at Luo Xicheng's serious and affectionate eyes, knowing that Luo Xicheng really had something to come back, she asked with concern:

"What's wrong? All things are taken care of? ”

"I have to go far away, and I may not be able to come back for a while, so I will come to see you and talk to you, so as not to worry you." Luo Xicheng looked at Ding Ning with a smile and explained.

"Is there really something wrong with Guanyan?" Ding Ning asked.

"Well, the official salt was intercepted by the mountain bandits. The officers and soldiers had to come forward to solve this matter, and I had already gone to the county magistrate and told him that the jewels transported by my caravan had been robbed, and I hoped that he would do him a favor. Thinking of the old friendship, he agreed. Luo Xicheng said.

"Are you hiding the robbery of the county magistrate's official salt like this?" Ding Ning was a little scared.

"It's okay, even if he finds out, it won't happen, after all, it happened on his realm, and he can't escape if he is held responsible. I didn't tell him that he didn't want to make a fuss, but if he really knew, he would also hide it and go with me to fight the bandits and regain the official salt. What's more, after exterminating the mountain bandits, I will give him all the jewels of the mountain bandits, can he not be happy? Luo Xicheng explained.

"Really? Are you sure it's okay? Ding Ning asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, this kind of thing happened when I first took over Guanyan, the situation was more severe than now, and now it's nothing, you wait for me at home, I'm fine." If Qi Ming and Meng Li come back, you remember to tell them not to come to me, take care of business and wait for me to come back. Luo Xicheng instructed again.

Ding Ning listened to Luo Xicheng's words and nodded seriously in agreement. Luo Xicheng can't stay for a long time, the matter of official salt is not a trivial matter, he has to rush overnight, and he is afraid that he will not be able to catch up if it is late. Luo Xicheng saw Ding Ning nodding obediently and seriously, kissed Ding Ning's lips lightly, and then turned around and walked towards the door.

Ding Ning didn't sleep well all night with his concern for Luo Xicheng, keeping his eyes open until the light made the room gradually brighter.

The next day, Ding Ning insisted on staying uneasy until the evening, Cuilan and Huanxi saw that she was anxious and forbearant and refused to go to sleep, so they persuaded Ding Ning to wash and lie down for a long time. But as soon as Ding Ning lay down, there was a frenzied knock on the door outside the garden.

Cuilan was afraid of disturbing Ding Ning, who had just rested, so she immediately opened the garden gate and said:

"What's the matter, madam......" As soon as Cuilan opened her mouth, she saw the officers and soldiers at the door and the servants guarding the door of Luo's Mansion tonight. Cuilan felt that something was wrong, so she stopped and listened to what the officer and soldier had to say.

"Girl, I want to see your wife, I have something important to tell you." The unkempt hair of the officer and soldier looked at Cuilan and said with a solemn expression.

Cuilan didn't dare to slack off when she saw this posture, and immediately ran into the house to wake up Ding Ning. Ding Ning also felt that the situation was wrong, so he immediately got up and walked to the main hall.

At this moment, the officer and soldier had also been taken to the main hall by Cuilan, and as soon as he saw Ding Ning, he said:

"Madam, tonight, our county master and Master Luo led troops to raid the mountain bandits, and Master Luo disappeared in the melee!"