Chapter 304: Turmoil (Part II)

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through Chunying's mind.

Since there is danger. Of course, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, escape is on the top! However, she is now following the second old lady, and there are a bunch of people around her, and it is impossible for the old man to walk fast just because of the inconvenience of the old man's legs and feet. It is impossible to leave the crowd and flee by herself, unless the whole family in Dongfu is dead, otherwise she will escape at this time, even if she stays alive in the end, she has a reputation of abandoning her master and running away, she doesn't think she will have a good end. She has worked hard for so many years, how can she let herself fall short?!

Between the lightning and flint, Chun Ying gritted her teeth, suddenly bent down and picked up the second old lady violently, and then spread her legs and ran forward. The second old lady and the others were not mentally prepared, startled, and were shouted by her: "Run!" Fang woke up and immediately rushed forward. Some people were so frightened that they fled in other directions, and when they saw a stranger coming from behind with torches. They screamed repeatedly, and some people rolled their eyes and fainted. There was chaos inside and outside the Shoyi Temple.

Although Chunying is stronger than other girls, she can't hold up a hundred pounds of living people, but she remembers a "want to live" idea in her heart, and she insists on running to the main courtyard. But she no longer had the strength to run forward, her feet were weak, but fortunately, Qiu Yan had been following closely behind, and when she saw that she was unsteady, she reached out to help, so she didn't fall down with the second old lady. The fourth lady who stumbled closely behind hurriedly asked, "Grandmother, grandmother, do you want to care?!" ”

The second old lady was turned upside down all the way, and she only had to gasp, where could she say a word?

Aunt Xu, who fell last, shouted: "They are catching up, let's go!" There are the fourth young master and Mr. Tu in the front yard, they will be able to hold it! Before the words fell, a group of women panicked again, and a few little girls couldn't help crying.

Chunying gritted her teeth, and was about to reach out again to carry the second old lady, Qiu Yan and Bailing panicked and helped the latter on her back, her feet were weak, she almost didn't fall, and she walked a few steps forward, and suddenly a black shadow flashed in front of her, and a strange man rushed over from the front with a spear, so frightened that she screamed, and shouted in her heart, "Is it really heaven is going to kill me?!" ”

But instead of coming at them, the man went toward the rebels behind them. quickly intercepted the person running at the front, and poked him in the heart with a shot.

Chun Ying was stunned, and then looked at several young men in military uniforms and weapons rushing over, and then the fourth young master ran over with a sword: "Grandmother, sister, are you all safe?" No mistakes, no less words! The fourth lady cried "brother" and pounced. The fourth young master comforted his sister a few times, and then rushed to see his grandmother. The second old lady had already taken her breath, slid off Chunying's back, leaned on Qiu Yan and said weakly: "Good boy, be careful not to get hurt, what about your mother?" ”

"Mother is safe and sound, Da Hong just went home to report the news, took a few military masters, and cut down two thieves in front, and the leader has been taken! The men of the East City Terracotta Division also arrived and tied up the others. It's just that when I heard that there was something wrong behind the house, the thief leader said that there were two teams of people, one team went to the back door, and the other team went to the Hou Mansion, and the grandson was worried that his grandmother would be frightened! ”

The fourth lady cried: "We also thought we would not be able to escape. Fortunately, Chunying picked up her grandmother and ran so far, we only knew to keep up, and finally met the rescuers! ”

Hearing this, the fourth young master hurriedly saluted Chun Ying: "Good sister, thank you for saving your grandmother." ”

Chun Ying was staring at the battle in the distance, still a little stunned, and hurriedly waved her hand when she saw this: "No...... No, I'm just ...... I'm just ......" his mind gradually settled down, and his voice became much more stable, "Fourth young master, I'm just doing my duty, quickly help the old lady to a safe place, it's ...... here"

The fourth young master came to his senses, hurriedly handed the sword to Aunt Xu, and personally helped his grandmother to walk forward.

Finally in a safe situation, Chun Ying couldn't help but look back at the bloody scene behind her, shrunk her neck, and secretly rejoiced that she had a big life.

In the front yard, the people of the Dongcheng Terracotta Division were guarding the rebels, so they went to the upper room of the main courtyard. The second wife, Zhuo, brought the big girls over to take over and wait, Chunying didn't care about showing her loyalty and courtesy, anyway, her credit this time was big enough, so she found a quiet corner and sat on the ground, only to feel that her whole body was weak, and she didn't want to move at all. There were people in the upper room, and no one noticed her for a while, so she finally took a break and stood up. I've been looking for myself for a long time.

Zhuo Shi walked over with tears in his eyes and said, "This time it's really thanks to you, Yajun just told me about the situation at that time, and it really scared me into a cold sweat." Who knew those thieves would come to our house? actually attacked the old and weak women and children, what a real thing! ”

Chunying tugged at the corners of her mouth, she was really in no mood to say good things, so she had to say, "Is the old lady okay?" There are many words that are not wrong at the time, but don't bump her old man's house. Since the officers and soldiers are here, then they are all right? There won't be thieves hiding and looking for opportunities to kill, right? No mistakes, no less words! ”

Zhuo's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly dropped a sentence: "The old lady is frightened, you go and see her." Then he led them to the front yard.

The turmoil that plagued Dongfu came to an end at dawn. The rebel army that raged in the Hou Mansion and the East Mansion happened to be the Yulin rebel general and his own soldiers, and some of them were people from other rebel groups that they met on the way to escape. After the defeat of the uprising, they fled in the inner city, but the city gate was locked, and the officers and soldiers chased after them tightly. The rebel thought that he would fall into this field, it was all the result of Li Yan's meddling, if it weren't for the military general he found who had commanded his soldiers and surrendered most of his troops, he might not have the strength to fight. Under the hatred, he brought people to take revenge, planning to die to let Li Yan taste the taste of the destruction of his family, but the Dongfu had already prepared, they made great efforts to break in, and the officers and soldiers also arrived.

The second master, Li Yan, did not hurry home from the palace until after dawn, and saw the scars on the gate that had been cut by the chaotic army's knives and guns, as well as the blood stains on the steps that had not been washed, and he was also faintly afraid. When I arrived in the front yard, I met with the people of the Dongcheng Terracotta Division. Then he looked at the rebel with a calm face.

The man was temporarily imprisoned in an empty room, his clothes were disheveled, his armor was torn and his body was covered with blood, but he was only in his early thirties, but his hair was suddenly half gray, and people couldn't help but be stunned when they saw it.

Li Yan looked at him with complicated eyes for a while before he asked coldly, "General Yutai, do you regret it?!" ”

Yutai Minghao smiled miserably: "Do you regret it?" I have nothing to say. ”

Li Yan snorted coldly: "Until now, you are still obsessed?!" The matter of eating the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, you have a bright future, why can't you think about it, and get involved with those traitorous parties?! ”

"A bright future?" As if he had heard a joke, he was full of ridicule, "Maybe I once had a bright future, but since I was sent by the emperor to accompany Taishi Liang to announce a decree, my future is no more!" Obviously I was acting on the orders of the emperor, but the emperor regarded me as a thorn in his side, what else could I do?! If King Ke ascends the throne, I will at least be able to protect my future! After a pause, his eyes widened, and he stared at Li Yan, "Lord Li, before today, how similar was your experience to mine?!" obviously made great contributions at the border pass, but because the emperor was too suspicious, not only did he not get a reward, but he also had to be idle. Will you be willing? You're not afraid...... In the future, like me, the emperor will be sent away by the emperor for a random crime? Maybe even the official position is gone?! ”

Li Yan stared at him and shook his head: "Thunder, rain and dew, all are Jun'en." Moreover...... If the Holy Lord had been willing to idle you, he would not have arranged for you to serve in other places all the time, and he transferred you back to the Yulin Army last fall. The so-called loyal ministers and good generals. How could it be that because of the cold treatment of the saints, he would have a rebellious heart? The Holy One just gave it a try, and you fell all the way, who can blame you?! ”

Yutai Minghao was shocked, seemed to understand, and instantly softened, and the whole person seemed to be ten years old.

Li Yan ignored him anymore, just went out to say a few words to the people of the Dongcheng Terracotta Division, and then rushed to the second gate to visit his mother.

Hearing his mother's escape, he also pinched a cold sweat, turned his head and found that the savior was Chun Ying, who had been noisy that day, and his wife Zhuo was on the side, so he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, and said to Chun Ying dryly: "Well done, I was wrong about you, and I will remember your merits in serving the old lady in the future." ”

Chunying only felt a little inexplicable when she heard this, and she couldn't help muttering when she turned her back, when did the second master "missee" herself?

As time passed, the causes of the unrest became clear. It turned out that the second master, Li Yan, and several generals who had returned from the northern border city presented a secret letter when they met the saint, which exposed the evidence that a certain general had privately raised the army, embezzled the military salaries of the military department, and colluded with the Qing army, which led to the defeat of the imperial army in the early stage of the war, and also attached evidence. The emperor was furious, but the general was quite famous in the army, and he was somewhat involved with King Ke's mansion, so it could be said that he was a strong supporter of King Ke's struggle for power. Next, there was a royal history to impeach the children of several powerful families for harassing the people around Nanyuan in the southern suburbs of the capital, robbing the people's daughters, and causing death, including the only son of the general. Seeing that there was a good opportunity, the emperor wanted to use this as an excuse to seize the military power of the general, and also mobilized the Yulin army to strengthen the security of the capital during the Lantern Festival. Unexpectedly, the news leaked, and the general and King Ke's Mansion wanted to strike first, so the emperor had to launch it in advance. It was also because it was too hasty and not arranged it well, so that the person of Minghao was missed, which led to the burning of Donghua Gate, and many eunuchs in the inner city were affected by the chaos.

Dongfu experienced this catastrophe, which can be regarded as hurting its vitality. Whether it was the young man guarding the front door or the domestic servants guarding the back door, they all had their own dead and wounded. Seventeen men and eight women died in the whole house, and thirty or forty wounded; The front gate and wall were knocked crooked, a large area of the house behind the house was burned black, and even the back hall of the Songyi Courtyard was also affected, the back door was broken, the wall collapsed a few feet wide, and countless things were damaged; In the back street, several houses were burned, but there were no casualties, except for an old servant who was seventy years old and was frightened and died.

The second master was busy going to the court to take care of the aftermath, and the Zhuo family was not idle at home, renovating the house, caring for the families of the dead and wounded, and buying furnishings and adding manpower. The fourth lady also came over to help. Chunying takes a group of girls all day long to take care of the second old lady. Perhaps because she was frightened, her body became more and more deteriorating, so she specially invited a doctor to come and took medicine for a few days before she got better.

When Chunying was free, she went around to inquire about the news of people she knew, and learned that Yinhuan and Little Lotus were safe and sound, so she was relieved.

Within two days, the situation in the Hou Mansion also reached the ears of everyone in the East Mansion. Compared with Dongfu, the houses in Houfu were not so badly damaged, but there were some casualties. I heard that the second young grandmother Liang was frightened that night, and shouted loudly that she was the daughter of Mrs. Liang, but she didn't expect to be shot by the rebels from a distance, and it hit the arm of the big girl next to her, and she fainted immediately. When she woke up, she heard the news that her mother's family had been questioned, and the blow was even greater. However, the third young grandmother, Fan, organized her servants to resist the rebels in this turmoil, and won the admiration of everyone. Because both the old lady and Mrs. An were frightened, the former simply handed over the housekeeping power to this granddaughter-in-law.

After another two days, the top and bottom of the East Mansion settled down again, the burned places were all sorted out, the dead and injured people were also dealt with, and the frightened people were also recovered.

Knowing the reason for the incident, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, and it was not good to vent it in front of Qingluan, so she had to smile and say: "I see, then I really have nothing to say, I am not a loyal servant, if I was really loyal to the master's family, I would not have come to this mansion in the first place!" ”

Qingluan pushed her: "Why is this weird?" The master doesn't recognize you, he doesn't know who you are, and it's not surprising that he misunderstood for a while. Doesn't he know you're a good one now? You have really made a great contribution this time, who will not respect you in the future? ”

"Why should I be respected?" Chunying pursed her lips, and suddenly thought that she didn't dare to say that she wanted to leave the house directly, because she was worried that the master's family would think that she was disloyal and angry, and she would refuse to let go if she didn't do well. But now that she has the Savior's credit, no one will question her loyalty anymore, does that mean that she can speak with less scruples?!