On the third watch, the wind suddenly became stronger.

On the fourth watch, the street watchman raised his throat and shouted: "Oh no, the mountain is on fire, the mountain is on fire!" ”

Before him, there were already soldiers who slid down the city tower and rushed all the way to the palace, and the raging fire in the direction of Shilipo outside the city was already visible to the naked eye, and if the fire burned farther away, it would be terrible!

The streets and alleys are lit up and the doors are opened, the sleepy eyes are hazy, and the sky in the distance is orange and red, and the sound of the watch continues to penetrate into the ears, and people have just woken up from a big dream and have rushed to tell each other.

"Bang bang bang!"

The soldier slammed on the door vigorously, "Open the door, it's on fire, Lord Futai!" "I'm already scared and incoherent.

But in the blink of an eye, the mansion lit the lanterns up and down, and He Fangnian rushed to the lobby while dressing. "Why is the good end on fire, is it in the city or outside the city?"

Chang Sui was also confused where to know this, and it happened that the soldiers couldn't wait to rush into the back hall, "My lord, ten miles...... Shilipo direction...... It's on fire! ”

Although He Fangnian has just woken up, his head is very flexible, there are mountains all over the slope of ten miles, and it is autumn at this time, and a little spark is about to burn the whole mountain!

"Prepare horses, prepare water, quickly gather all the carpenters in the city to bring wooden saws, and go out of the city to extinguish the fire!" He Fangnian didn't care about wearing an official hat, and ordered: "Send someone to find Xu Yuan!" Fast! ”

The figures of the government were swaying, but the order was orderly, and he followed He Fangnian with a quick step, and he didn't think of a great thing.

"My lord, the barracks of the Lu garrison seem to be in the direction of Shilipo......"

He Fangnian subconsciously said: "Then let them help put out the fire-"

He stopped abruptly, what if a fire started to spread from the barracks? Holy! I'm afraid this year is not a disaster year!

"Inform Lu Garrison, if he still wants his own soldiers, he will quickly spread his wings and fly over!"

The voices of people on the street were turbulent, and the guards were all over the corner, and as soon as they heard that there was a fire in the direction of Shilipo, they hurriedly set off fireworks and whistles.

"Boom!"

The fireworks exploded, and the garrison was eager.

When Dong Guo Mo shook and hurried over, Lu Jin was already riding on horseback in military uniform, and shouted coldly at him: "You stay in the mansion and take care of Lu Yue, if he loses a hair, Lao Tzu will come back and cut your kidney and drink!" ”

Dong Guo Mo subconsciously protected his waist, he still knew that the atmosphere was extraordinary, and he didn't smile on his face, and nodded sincerely.

……

The Xu Mansion was in the southwest of the city, starting from Dongdajie to cross half of the city, Chen Ma was too young to take many steps, and when he arrived, the news of the fire outside the city had spread all over the sky.

There were a few horses outside the Xu Mansion, and there were also several officials from the government who were so anxious to circle around the horses, Chen Ma ran over, and Xu Yuan happened to come out of it.

"Second son! Second son! Chen Ma waved his hand and shouted, he had to quickly tell Xu Ergongzi about his father's departure from the city.

Xu Yuan found him, and after explaining a few words to the officials, he walked up to Chen Ma, saw that he was the only one, and asked, "How did you come here?" ”

"Come here, Second Prince Xu, please help, my father went out of the city at night!"

Xu Yuan's expression froze, his face was both shocked and incredulous, and it took a while to come back to his senses. The reason for his consternation was known only to him—

The day of the arson case is advanced!

"When did your dad leave? Why go out of town? Didn't he know that he couldn't go out of town after curfew? Chen Ma didn't know how to answer the questions one after another.

"My father said that there was a batch of red tassel guns to be inspected in Shilipo, and he left on the second watch."

Red tassel gun? Xu Yuan's fists and ten fingers turned white, Chen Zhi was in order for him to practice marksmanship as soon as possible......

Xu Yuan pushed Chen Ma to the little servant, "Hurry up and send him back, when the family asked, they replied that I would go outside the city to find Lord Futai." With that, he got on his horse, and the inky black cloak blended with the night and disappeared.

……

Ruan's east and west mansions were also woken up, and the lights were bright inside and out...... The light over the city of Binh Duong is not inferior to that outside the city.

Ruan Yanzhe rushed to the hall in a hurry, and the old lady Ruan and the people from the big house had already arrived. "It's not dawn yet, it's all noisy!"

Ruan Dao and Ruan Miaoqing said in unison: "Ten miles outside the city is on fire. ”

"That's it, what are we doing?" As soon as Ruan Yanzhe sat down, he saw a room full of people staring at him with terrifying eyes, and he said in a humble heart: "What do you see me doing......

Ruan Miaoqing stood up and explained: "It's autumn now, the trees are dry and flammable, if the wind direction changes and turns to the city, it will not only burn outside the city, but the entire Binh Duong City will be destroyed!" Third uncle, didn't you wake up! ”

As soon as he heard that the whole city was going to be burned, Ruan Yanzhe jumped up from his chair in fright, "Then why are you still sitting, hurry up and pack your things and leave." "A person is holding the valuable calligraphy, painting and porcelain in the flower hall, and he is very busy.

Ruan Dao walked out, and Ruan Miaoqing took a step behind to follow.

Old Lady Ruan shouted, "Why are you two going, come back!" ”

The sister and brother looked back side by side, "Go fight the fire, our home is in Pingyang, we don't want to leave, besides, where will my father and eldest brother live when they come back?" If grandmother and mother want to go, let's go. ”

The eldest lady is based on her husband and children, and she also followed the words when she heard them. "The daughter-in-law is not leaving, and the daughter-in-law has to wait at home for Yanqi and Zheng'er to come back."

Mrs. Ruan doesn't want to leave, but there are no absolutes, what if the wildfire really spreads into the city? The most important thing is that people live, and they don't have to worry about running out of firewood.

Xinwan has already made a decision, "Yanzhe still has a three-room daughter-in-law, you hurry up and pack up the softness, Miaoyi Miaorou and Miaolu accompany your grandmother." ”

After a short time, Ruan Yanzhe and his wife packed up the fine softness, loaded three carriages, and left two carriages to carry people. The maid who was waiting with her followed the car, and the group staggered towards the city gate.

The streets were full of people, and panic was everywhere.

……

As soon as Wen'er heard the news, he ran to Gu Ren's courtyard, this kind of person who needs courage to calm the scene when people's hearts are unstable.

As long as Gu Ren comes out of the horse and doesn't speak, one face can solve it.

However, Gu Ren's courtyard was empty and there was no one to be seen, so Wen'er ran back again.

"Miss, General Gu is gone!"

The fire came unexpectedly, Ruan Miaoling had only heard a little bit before, but one thing was certain, the fire came early, because Gu Ren's scheduled death was just a few days later.

This fire burned too early, is it necessary to advance the deadline for Guren? Ruan Miaoling didn't dare to think about it, but she could be sure that Gu Ren was safe tonight.

Ruan Miaoling suddenly remembered that there were more uninvited guests in the house, blocked it, and shouted in the air: "Woodcutter, you can come out." ”

A few shadows flickered in the shadows, and Wen'er blinked, and more than thirty figures suddenly appeared in the courtyard, which frightened her and patted her little chest again and again: "It's terrifying!" ”

A young strong man respectfully bowed his hand to Ruan Miaoling, "Miss knows that we are still here?" ”

It stands to reason that Gu Ren went out quietly, and he should take them with him, but it is impossible for the young lady to know.

Ruan Miaoling said: "There are too many of you who are easy to attract attention, I just gambled." ”

She smiled sweetly and breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that the bet was right." ”