As the bells and drums of the curfew rang out one after another, almost every household in the Ertiao Hutong was locked, and the hutongs that had been crowded with people during the day were now empty. Only when the drum beat behind the door, a figure quickly rushed into the alley, and when he arrived at the small courtyard, he didn't even knock on the door, and went directly through the low courtyard wall.

At this time, someone in the courtyard was washing clothes by the well, but she didn't pay any attention to the person who suddenly jumped in, even the yellow dog lying at her feet didn't move, and even her eyelids were always drooping. The figure did not stop, but went straight into the main room, and immediately stood in front of the curtain of the east room.

"The master of the nunnery."

"Come in!"

Looking at the woman who came in, the master of Longquan Nunnery put down the pen in his hand, and there was an inquiring look in his eyes. And the woman didn't dare to slack off, and said bluntly: "Master of the nunnery, there is a message from the Xuanwu Gate, King Huai...... King Huai left the palace from the Xuanwu Gate! The people who followed him saw him enter the Huanyi Bureau with their own eyes! Before he came out of the fifth place in the west of the Qianqing Palace, our secret line overheard him saying to people, don't miss the opportunity and don't come again......"

After a crisp sound, the owner of Longquan Nunnery actually broke a brush in his hand. She looked up at the woman, and immediately showed a sneer: "Opportunity? The emperor came out on the spur of the moment, so why are our people already prepared at this time? Besides, who knew that this was a flaw and not a trap...... The Huanyi Bureau is on the edge of the mirror garden, and there are only two alleys in the middle, so the little one must be crazy! Damn, damn it! If we follow the previous plan, we will have at least three or five days to be enough, but this time we were all dragged in by him! ”

The woman's face turned pale when she was told by the master of Longquan Nunnery, and then hurriedly asked: "There are still our people over there in the Huanyi Bureau, why don't I run immediately and see if I can ......?"

"Don't look at it!" The master of Longquan Nunnery immediately interrupted her words, and then stood up with his desk propped up, "I regret that I shouldn't have let him get the Huanyi Bureau!" It's all here, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, it's today! You immediately go to deliver the message and mobilize all the people who can be mobilized, especially the Beicheng Terracotta Division, and you must try to drag the people of Shuntianfu out of the Silver Key Bridge! ”

"That brocade guard ......"

"Don't count on Jinyiwei! Ouyang Xing actually exposed the important place of Baitong Che Ma Xing because of King Huai's request, he thought that he wanted to go crazy from the dragon's work, and he also fell into prison! The people in the shops near the back street of Jinyiwei let them move, and at the critical moment, as long as they can make trouble in the Chengtianmen of the Sheji Altar, it is enough to shake the overall situation! Also, the Jin Palace, the Yixing County Lord's Courtyard" These two places are firmly watched, if it is a critical moment, they are allowed to make a decision on the spot! ”

"Yes!"

Wait until the woman leaves" The owner of Longquan Nunnery sat down slowly, and his right hand unconsciously rubbed the iron ring on his arm, and his eyes gradually softened, as if he had touched the man who gave her this thing after a long time. After a long time, when she heard the sound of someone tiptoeing in, she raised her head, and her face returned to her usual ancient well.

The "master of the nunnery" just got the news, saying that the imperial doctor Lin was summoned by the emperor after returning to the palace, and then there was a micro-service trip for this trip. Also, the county lord of Haining seems to be fine, but because of his fragile endowment, "he has been hit the head before, and he may be in trouble." ”

"Really?" The corners of the Longquan Nunnery's mouth twitched slightly, and then he said undoubtedly, "I know, don't worry about this matter, you go down and prepare for the trip, I will go to the Mirror Garden in person." ”

When the man stepped back, she raised her head to look at the roof, and suddenly smiled, "That smile is as touching as melting ice." After a long time, she muttered to herself, "After so many years" your words have not been fulfilled after all. The people of Jiangnan only think about making money, and the people of the world who are favored by you are more forgetful than anyone else, and as for the person who swore to create this great river and mountain with you, he was buried in the mausoleum and praised by ten thousand people, and worshiped by future generations. It's just you, and your real mantle has long been forgotten............ Even if she is the one you are waiting for, under the grace of the emperor, how can she care about your legacy? But I've done my best, otherwise I......'ll be ruthless if I do it."

She suddenly laughed out loud, and stood up for a while: "God has eyes, let me crawl out of the grave, give me a second way to live, let me see the rivers and mountains in this hundred years!" Even if I really lose this time, you don't have to worry, your descendants are not completely cut off............ There are forgetful people in this world, and there are also people who remember that grievance from generation to generation! ”

Leaving the main room, Yang Jinzhou couldn't help but look back, and strode in the direction of the cottage. When he entered the door, he saw that Luo Xu was no longer there, only Xiao Lang was still standing there, and he couldn't detect the clue just now from that face. Seeing this, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, but when he bowed, a faint voice came from above.

"Excuse me." The emperor suddenly stood up with a bunch of handrails, and immediately spoke, "It's not too early, so I let Ji Xi go back, and then I will have my own Zhendong Hou Shi to escort me back." It's rare for you to come back, so accompany your daughter-in-law well. ”

Yang Jinzhou glanced at Xiao Lang, who was still expressionless, but he bowed slightly to himself, but he was still very uneasy. Well, as far as Chen Lan said to him just now, his sword eyebrows were suddenly twisted together.

"Uncle Quan, although Tianwei is fortunate to be a minister, but if something happens, it is deeply implicated, and you must not be careful. What's more, from the very beginning, you were single-handedly promoted by the emperor, and you have nothing to do with other magnates, that is, your mother is known as the county lord, and the authority also comes from the emperor.

The emperor's trip came suddenly, I'm afraid that someone will have bad intentions, I'm okay now, you don't have to worry about me, you must not leave the emperor's side. ”

So, almost at the moment when the emperor took a step, he lifted the corner of his robe and suddenly knelt down on one knee: "The minister's body is close to the side, and the emperor is fortunate to be in the house, and there is no reason to let the emperor go back like this in the middle of the night." In any case, the minister must bring someone to personally escort him to Bei'anmen! This is not only the duty of the minister, but also the internal advice! ”

"Is it Alan's advice?" The emperor paused slightly, then shook his head in self-deplorment, "I should know that this girl is such a stubborn and thoughtful woman............ It's just that you, as a husband, don't know how to persuade her, but listen to your daughter-in-law for everything, you have to think about how not to be gossiped about. ”

"Returning to the emperor" is smart and quick-witted, and what he says is the right one, and the ministers naturally obey their words, what is the right thing for outsiders? ”

"Okay, okay," I won't fight with you. That being the case, it is up to you! The emperor said impatient words, but there was a faint smile between his eyebrows, and then he looked sideways at Xiao Lang, who had always been silent, and suddenly said meaningfully: "When my father was in the capital in the past, he used to study for my companion for half a year, and he did everything in the fight, and then he was separated because he went out of the town and the slaves went to the city. Well, no, but now it's replaced by Xiao Lang, your accompanying guard. ”

Hearing that the emperor no longer called himself the Marquis of Zhendong, but changed to such an intimate title, Xiao Lang's complexion finally changed a little, but he just lowered his head. And when Yang Jinzhou and Xiao Lang followed the emperor out of the grass hall side by side, the former keenly saw that the face as white as ice and snow had a little more strange red at this time.

When the emperor and his entourage came out of the Mirror Garden, Chen Lan did not lie on the bed as Yang Jinzhou did when he left, but put on his clothes under Qin Fang's service and quietly went to the Xifu Residence. Knowing that Jiang had fallen asleep, she still walked to the bed to take a look, and when she left, she asked Zhuang's mother to take care of her. All the way back to the Yiqing Pavilion, walking through the hall, she saw many people standing in the courtyard.

"Madame!"

As soon as Aunt Liu saw Chen Lan, she stepped forward and grabbed her arm, and touched her hand again, now Chen Lan still remembered wearing sheepskin gloves, which was relieved, but she still said angrily: "On such a cold day, Madame woke up and was still weak before, what are you doing if you are in a hurry to go out, when the old lady knows, she will definitely blame you for being too thoughtful, regardless of your body, if the emperor knows, it will not be necessary!" ”

She said while pushing Chen Lan inside, and Qin Fang saw that Aunt Yun was also coming, so she hurriedly gave up the other side. Chen Lan had to let them speak, and she just coped with it in her mouth, and when she entered the house, she shook her head and said that she would not enter the west house, and then went to the kang in the east room and sat down.

"Ma'am, it's so late......"

Before Aunt Liu finished speaking, Chen Lan interrupted her: "I slept all day, you guys have been busy all day, you don't have to stay here all day." Red snail Qin Fang Yun'er go back to the room to sleep, just keep the long dysprosium and red cherry blossoms to clean up. Aunt Yun and Aunt Liu also stayed a little longer, I have a few words to say. ”

Seeing that everyone stayed and retreated, Chen Lanfang looked at Aunt Yun and Aunt Liu and said, "Did you get the information in advance about the emperor's coming today?" ”

Ah" The aunt was shocked when she heard this, and immediately stepped forward, and actually knelt down, "It was a message sent by Gonggong Qu, the master of ceremonies in the palace, and it was pointed out that the old lady and the lady were frightened and wanted to recuperate, and they were not allowed to be alarmed, so the slave and maid agreed with Sister Yun together, only saying that there was a noble person who wanted to visit, but did not reveal the truth, and even hid it from the old lady......"

Hearing Aunt Liu say this, Aunt Yun immediately came to her senses, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, but she explained very bluntly: "Madam, it's not that the slave and maid deliberately deceive, just because we are all people who came out of the palace, if Mrs. is awake, she can still quietly inform her, and the people next to her really don't dare to disobey the orders of the master of ceremonies and the eunuch Qu, after all, when we left the palace, we were," the people who walked through the road of the ceremonial supervisor. ”

"You don't have to worry about that." Chen Lan didn't think that he just wanted to ask about this matter, but there was anything hidden, and Aunt Yun said such heart-wrenching words, so she took a deep breath and smiled, "You did a good job today, and I don't mean to blame the two of you." Now I just want to know if the emperor has made a temporary intention to walk here, or if he has already arranged it. ”

"This ......,..." Aunt Liu and Aunt Yun glanced at each other, and then Aunt Liu nodded, "The person sent by Gonggong Qu didn't say anything in detail, but just saw that the two eunuchs who came first followed the two of us to check the arrangement, and it didn't seem like a whim." It's just that our Mirror Garden was under the royal name in the past, and it is inevitable that the emperor will come up. ”

There are countless royal manors and forests, and the emperor is the nine arches of the sky, and he just plays in the West Garden on weekdays, although the mirror garden is elegant, but it is far from the West Garden, why bother to travel here? If the emperor had never come, but the two eunuchs could understand the structure of the Mirror Garden, etc., then the "Answer" case might be about to come out"......

At this moment, Chen Lan already had a rough judgment in his heart, so he pondered for a moment and asked: "It seems that the Yangning Marquis Mansion and Niang's side have sent people over to help today, how many people are there in total now?" ”

None of the others present expected Chen Lan to suddenly ask this, and when Aunt Yun and Aunt Liu were groaning, Changdi rushed ahead and said, "Mrs. Hui sent a total of twelve family members, and the Hou Mansion has a total of eight people, plus the original family generals in our mansion, there are about fifty or sixty people. Is there something to be assigned? ”

"Don't ask the two aunts to give an order, the door of the house, the east and west corner doors, and the back door will be locked immediately, and all the girls will go back to the room to lock the door, and they are not allowed to wander outside. The number of servants who patrol the inner court at night has doubled, and the number of servants who carry gongs in the front court has increased to twelve. Before the old man came back, everyone in the front yard was waiting for him.........

After a series of commands, the faces of the four Aunt Yun gradually changed. The emperor is fortunate to be in a small service today, and now that he is going back so late, it is the only arrangement of Chen Lan, could it be that the two glanced at each other, Aunt Yun and Aunt Liu immediately went out, and Changdi and Hongying both came forward.

"Madame, do you think something will happen at night?"

"It's not that I think it's just a defense." Chen Lan settled down, and smiled at the two people who were full of nervousness, "The emperor is still fully prepared, and our family is naturally the same." It's better to be prepared than to rush when things happen.

Although the Hou Shi of Zhendong was my savior, but at that time, I thanked him and walked straight away, and it must not be a coincidence that he suddenly came just now. When you're busy, you two get dressed up, and then serve me to change into clothes that are easy to move. ”

Changdi and red cherry blossoms were all taught by the county lord of Yixing, and at this time there was no second word, and he immediately went out, and after a while, two heroic female generals appeared in front of Chen Lan. Seeing their leather armor with a quiver at the waist and two guns neatly connected into a red tassel gun, she couldn't help but go to the inner room to change a set of clothes when she went out. When she got to the east room and sat down, she vaguely heard movement outside and hurriedly stood up.

"I'll take a look!"

Changdi glanced at the red cherry blossoms, and then rushed out of the door like a gust of wind, and after a while, he turned back with a solemn face, and explained without waiting for Chen Lan to ask: "Miss, it's the sound of gongs, and the direction doesn't sound like the front yard, but like a few streets across the street." Hey, the gong is ringing again! ”

"Go out and have a look!"

Chen Lan stood up as soon as she saw that Changdi and Hongying were about to come up to help, so she smiled and waved her hand. However, the moment she stepped out of the warm indoor threshold and walked outside, she felt a chill hit the surface, followed by the piercing sound of gongs in the night sky. Taking a deep breath, she didn't even notice the extra thick puff on her shoulders, but she just stood there motionless with her hands folded, and when the gong suddenly stopped, her knuckles were pinched a little white from overexertion.

"Madam, Aunt Yun hasn't come back yet, do you want the slave to take a look......

"Don't panic, it's quiet in the front yard, and you can see that even if there is a situation, you can deal with it. This big night suddenly made such a noise, I was afraid that it would wake up my mother, Hongying went to say to Hongluo, if they fell asleep, let them be careful about the door, and then let the mother-in-law temporarily lock this Yiqing Pavilion, let's go to Xifuju to take a look. ”

When Sakura left, she was alone, but when she came back, there were three more people around. Looking at the three neatly dressed girls in front of him, Chen Lan raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then Qin Fang took the lead and bent her knees: "Madam, we can't sleep, and I'm afraid of something, so I happened to sit in the room doing needlework and chatting, and they all said that we would go to sleep when you fell asleep, so as soon as Hong Sakura came in to talk, we came out with her." Although we don't have much ability, we are able to run errands and pass the word, and in case something happens, we can stay by your side and call on multiple people. As for this courtyard, several little girls are taught by us, and it is enough to see the courtyard. ”

The always steady red snail and the always jumping Yun'er didn't say much. Therefore, Chen Lan only pursed his lips, nodded and walked towards the door reflexively. The woman who was guarding the door had already been screamed by Changdi, and at this time, seeing this mighty crowd of people, she opened her mouth, but she didn't dare to say anything after all, but only promised Aunt Yun and Aunt Liu to come back and let them go to the Blessing House, and then honestly closed the door and locked the door.

The bright tile lamps in the mezzanine have been lit at this time, although this not very wide place is a little dim, but with the two glass-topped lanterns, it is enough to illuminate the road under your feet. However, a few people walked halfway through when there was a rush of footsteps behind them. Chen Lan immediately turned around for the first time, "I saw a figure flying at the end of the darkness over there."

"Madame!"

The man was very exposed, and it was really Aunt Liu who was ordered to go to the front door. After she stood firmly, she took a breath first, and was about to open her mouth to persuade her, but when she saw Chen Lan's calm eyes, the words that came to her mouth immediately changed: "When the master went out, he left the tiger master, and as soon as the slave and maid came to the front and gave orders, he immediately asked for orders, and at this time he had already dispatched those people." After all, he has been on the battlefield, and the slave and maid will not be in the way if they think about it, so they will come back to ask for your instructions. ”

Yang Jinzhou...... Left Qin Hu? Chen Lan suddenly remembered the situation when Qin Hu was anxiously inquiring by the carriage at that time, and he was still a little uneasy, and his heart was a lot more settled. By the way, "Aunt Liu, can you hear where the gong sound came from?" How far is it from us? ”

Aunt Liu hesitated for a moment, looked around, and replied in a low voice, "It's about the direction of the Huanyi Bureau." There are all old and retired palace people, as well as the families of criminals who have been confiscated for crimes, and it has never been a place that can be stopped, and I really can't think of anything going there......"

Although the Huanyi Bureau is also one of the 24 yamen of the 12 prisons, 4 divisions and 8 bureaus, due to his humble position, although every time he goes out from Jingyuan, "except for the road by the pond, he has to pass through the Huanyi Bureau Hutong to open the road or Deshengmen Street, but Chen Lan has hardly paid attention to this yamen. However, at this moment, she only felt her heart shrink suddenly, "The next moment, she heard a faint shout from the outer courtyard, and in an instant, she instinctively grabbed Aunt Liu's hand.

"Let's go to the Blessed Residence!"

With such a big movement, Jiang has always slept lightly at this age, "Naturally, he has woken up at this time."

She took a sip of water under the personal service of Zhuang's mother, and before she could ask what was going on outside, she only heard a burst of talking from the bright room, "After a while, she was stunned to see" Chen Lan, who was supposed to be in bed to recuperate, actually walked into the house. After a moment's pause, she frowned.

"Why are you so careless about yourself, why are you here so late?"

Seeing that the Jiang clan rarely spoke in such a stern tone, how could Mother Zhuang dare to say that Chen Lan had come here once before, so she hurriedly prepared to interrupt beside her. But before she could say this, Chen Lan stepped forward to speak.

"Mother, it's just a little trauma, it's not in the way, besides, I've slept all day." Chen Lan stepped forward and sat down next to the head of the bed, and explained, "Uncle Quan escorted Lin Qiye back, and the sound of the gong suddenly sounded outside, and it was very embarrassing, so I naturally came over and said that I was with you, but in fact, I didn't want you to accompany me?" ”

"You kid!"

Jiang Shi showed a hint of a smile, only looking at Chen Lan's outfit, and the right hand that had been buttoning her sleeves, she walked away in her heart, and simply lifted the quilt, and the Zhuang mother ordered: "You go, look for the sets of clothes that I wore before." Ah Lan, you don't have to twist and pinch, if you have something to say, just distribute it in the house. ”

Chen Lan heard Jiang say this, and knew that the movement outside could not be hidden from his mother-in-law, so he nodded and stood up immediately. Her family knows her own affairs, and if there is really a thief breaking in, she can't do much other than the previous arrangement, so when she arrived in the bright room, she assigned things to everyone one by one, and when everyone went, she pressed her sleeve with one hand and exhaled deeply.

There is Qin Hu in the front yard, and Aunt Liu goes to the back to help Aunt Linyun, as long as it is a small group of people, it is expected that she will not be able to break through here. After all, this place is close to the imperial city of Bei'anmen, and there are many noble mansions around! I only hope that the group that has left will be safe, after all, how many dangerous situations have already come!

Despite the thick curtain of the door, the noisy voices still came in from the window paper through the cracks, and the news came to her like flowing water.

"There seems to be the sound of a bowstring on the side of the Huanyi Bureau Hutong, but the sound of the gong can no longer be heard, and the front door strictly obeys the instructions of the lady, and no one is sent to inquire about the movement."

"The alley in front of the door is noisy, and it seems that the people of the Terracotta Division have passed!"

"There is some movement at the back door, Aunt Yun has already transferred the county lord and those family members sent by the Yangning Marquis Mansion to guard it!"

"Master Tiger went up to the side wall to check the movement!"

Listening to these countless reports, Chen Lan took a deep breath, and immediately said word by word: "It's still the same as before, don't open the door, don't inquire, all give me my place!" ”