At night, the laundry alley that runs across Kaidao Street and Deshengmen Street was bloody at this time. In the wide alley, which can be used for two carriages on weekdays, the limbs are lying all over the ground. It was already dark at night, and the clouds obscured the moon, and after a desperate battle, a gong lay quietly in the corner, and around it, scattered several lanterns, one of which had broken into disshape. Only three or two people were left in the carriage parked in the middle of the road, and the longing black shadows in all directions looked more than ten or twenty at first glance, and those bright steel knives and swords were all pointing at the carriage. I don't know who snorted lightly, and the five or six black-clothed men in front of him rushed forward fiercely, first the sound of swords clashing, then the muffled sound of swords entering the body and the wail of death, when a steel knife struck the door of the carriage like lightning, and then split the roller shutter in half, his movements suddenly froze. In front of everyone's eyes, they saw the steel knife in his hand fall to the ground, followed by the whole person falling backwards. The people next to him could even clearly see the crossbow bolt that pierced deep into the door in front of him.

"Watch out for the crossbow!"

As if to confirm this reminder, three or four arrows suddenly swished out of the carriage, and the few men who were originally close to each other immediately fell to the ground. The rest of the people scattered in all directions, and each hid behind the high and low wooden boxes on both sides of the alley, followed by someone shouting and firing arrows. For a moment, there was the sound of many bowstrings pulling around, and more than a dozen arrows sank into the carriage at once, and it seemed to be a rare snort. Seeing that this trick worked, the sound of the bowstring suddenly stopped, but the sound inside became lower and lower. Until the wall of the carriage was covered with countless sharp arrows, the men in black appeared from behind the wooden box, and two or three people arrived at the front of the car as if tentatively, but there was no movement inside.

"Bring the torch!"

"Wait!" A loud shout from the back stopped a man in black from lighting a pine resin torch, and only shouted in a deep voice, "Few of you know the people in the car, get out of the way, let me see for myself!" ”

Seeing him come out of the crowd, a black-clothed man in front of him hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him: "The Lord can't help it, what if there is fraud in it?" Besides, that's your ............ after all."

"Shut up and get out!"

After the three brutal words, the man in black pushed aside the man in black, stepped forward and took the torch from the other person, and when the torch was lit, he put it in front of his face and took a picture for a moment, smiled, and then strode forward. Under the firelight, King Huai's young face was full of smug smiles, and it looked distorted. When he reached the front of the carriage, he tore open the broken curtain and poked his head in, but the torch fell to the ground suddenly, and he saw a hand stretched out like lightning in the carriage, and suddenly dragged him in by the collar.

The change in this moment was so great that even the man in black who was three or four steps away from him didn't react at all. When the black-clothed man who had spoken at the beginning of his persuasion came back to his senses like a dream, King Huai, who was still standing in front of the carriage just now, had disappeared. Looking at the black carriage that seemed to be a bottomless pit, the man in black only felt that his back was soaked, and he didn't know whether to enter or retreat for a while.

"Lord...... Host! ”

He called out in a trembling voice, but there was no sound in the carriage. Just when he was at a loss, a sneer suddenly came from behind him: "At this time, you deserve to die in person!" Kill, don't scruple so much! ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of bowstring sound behind him. The man in black turned around, only to see a sharp arrow coming towards him, he only had time to pick one off, but he couldn't escape the next rain of arrows, and in an instant, his arms, thighs and chest were hit by three arrows, and the whole person also fell to his knees. Seeing that few of his men had survived this round of arrow rain, and the people who came up behind him were exactly the same black night clothes as them, he only felt angry, and he wanted to stand up as soon as he propped up the ground with his knife.

"You ...... You guys are going to ......,......

However, this questioning and emotional sentence was terminated in his mouth by a sharp arrow. When he involuntarily let go of the steel knife and staggered to the ground, the group of men in black behind him stepped forward with good training. A dozen paces closer to the carriage when a shrill voice rang out from them.

"Lord Yang, don't put garlic in the carriage anymore, come out! Even if you hold him, it's useless, we're not all the way with him! ”

However, there was a cold snort from the carriage. After a sound of Cuicui, a black shadow suddenly flew out of the carriage, and then fell to the ground like a stone, but the group of people did not advance but retreated, and actually gave up three or four steps away. Until another black shadow jumped out of the carriage and landed steadily, they didn't take another half step.

Torches were suddenly lit in front of them, and when everyone could see the face of the young man standing with a sword, an angry voice came from behind.

"You are not Yang Jinzhou, who are you!"

The young man kicked King Huai to the side of the road, and then Fang said lightly: "Good to teach you a little ............" However, as soon as the words fell, his left hand, which had just hung down his head, waved out violently. The black-clothed men in front instinctively avoided it, only to see a rope noose falling from the sky, followed by a person who flew into the air and fell heavily to the ground. When the thud came to the well, the others gasped.

At this time, the remaining half of his words were spit out unhurriedly: "My surname is Xiao, not Yang!" ”

After a moment of silence, an unusually angry voice sounded among a group of black-clothed people: "Zhendong Houshi"... You are Zhendong Hou Shi Xiao Lang! The voice paused slightly, and then he laughed, "Don't be too happy, don't think that only you will use your voice to attack the west, the Lord has already led a large group of people to lay a net, and none of you can escape!" What are you still doing in a daze, kill! ”………………………………

The west bank of Jishuitan is also tense at this moment. Compared with the corpses in the alley of the Huanyi Bureau, there is a confrontation between two and two, and no one has ever done it first. For a long time, Yang Jin Zhou Fang, who was standing in front of Hengjian, shouted coldly: "This is only a stone's throw away from the northwest corner of the imperial city. ”

"If Lord Yang is so sure, why bluff here? The gong on the other side of the Huanyi Bureau Hutong has stopped, and it is clear that the overall situation has been decided, not to mention that no one has come for a long time, what reinforcements does Lord Yang expect? It's just that if Lord Yang can vote for me, I can look at Mrs. Zun's face and open the net. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Jinzhou couldn't help but be stunned. Looking at the surrounding guards, they were all suspicious, and he immediately became furious: "The thief dares to slander Madame!" ”

"Slander or not, it's all human words." As he spoke, the group of black-clothed men in front of him branched out, "followed by a man in a wide cloak, surrounded by two entourages, but his face was tightly hidden under the hood. Before the end, he stopped, and asked lightly, "The soldiers are divided into two roads, one virtual and one real, Lord Yang was born in Jiangmen, but it is really a good plan, only the two roads that came out of the mirror garden have been sent for me to guard them tightly, Lord Yang sacrificed himself as bait, but if that end has been wiped out, your hard work has not only become a joke" I am afraid that I will also bear a deep notoriety! If you follow me, not to mention the princes, the flow of life is also at your fingertips. ”

"There are many emperors under the knees of the saints today, and it is not your turn to control the government with a chaotic minister and thief!"

"Is it a thief, but it is not your turn to make an assertion, Lord Yang. It is the Holy One today......... At the beginning of his ascension, he did not use any bright means! The voice was not concealed at all, it suddenly turned cold, and then it was no longer calm, and there was a little more deep resentment, "There were so many dragon and phoenix grandsons back then, how many will survive decades later?" This secluded confinement killing, is it Mingjun's wrist? It's no wonder that the upper sorghum is not right and the lower sorghum is crooked, thinking that Taizu was able to kill heroes like the Duke of Chu back then, the kings of the Great Chu Dynasty will inevitably follow the same example. It's a pity that "governing the country with power, it is inevitable that the lady's heart" has important ministers and nobles, and even his own children can attack his father, "... Since you don't want to be obedient, I have nothing to say, let go of the arrows! ”

"Shoot the arrows!"

Almost when the voice dropped the last two words, Yang Jinzhou also shouted violently, and rolled violently on the ground. Almost instantly, countless bowstring sounds rang out behind the cloaked man, but the person on the other side fell to the ground and rolled almost at the same time, and he actually rushed into the pool of stagnant water. At this moment, the originally black riverbank suddenly rose a large section, and it was even a rain of arrows.

"Fooled......,... Withdraw! ”

Almost the moment the voice sounded, only a dull loud noise was heard, and for a while, whether it was Yang Jinyi who took advantage of the situation to go into the water, or the group of people who retreated in embarrassment under the rain of arrows, almost all set their eyes on the direction of the sound at the same time. When he finally retreated to Kaidao Street under the protection of a few subordinates, he glanced at the scattered people around, and noticed that the sky was faintly red in the southwest, and the cloaked man who was hurriedly retreating suddenly laughed.

"Good, good! Even if I lose this time, if even the community altar suffers, it can be regarded as relieving my hatred! You guys, come with me to the Mirror Garden......... Maybe that's the latter side! ”……………………

In the past, the lights went out early, but now it is brightly lit, and there are not only people standing in the room in the bright room, but also girls and servants entering and leaving extremely frequently. And although Chen Lan, who was sitting on the first chair on the lower right, had a calm face, fine beads of sweat had oozed from his forehead unconsciously, and even the layer of middle clothes inside seemed to be withered on his body, and he didn't know how many thoughts had turned in his mind. When she saw Jiang coming out of the West House, she was slightly stunned and quickly stood up.

"I've heard all of that." Jiang Shi furrowed his brows and sighed as he spoke, "The people of the Terracotta Division have already passed, but they still can't stop, and some people even climb the wall to peep at our house, it seems that the matter is really not small." In this way, you will sit here, and I will take a small sedan chair and go around outside, so as not to wait here and feel uneasy. ”

"Mother, I'd better go!"

Chen Lan saw the disapproval on Jiang's face, but he still said: "Don't worry, I feel much better now, and besides, I was just frightened before, so I won't force myself." At this time, I can't breathe in the room, but it's not good. Let Changdi and Hongying follow me, and bring a few sturdy servants, and I'll be back as soon as I've seen them around. ”

"You kid! Why are you so tough! ”

Seeing that Jiang's brows were furrowed, and in a hurry, Chen Lan couldn't help but blurt out: "If I don't go outside, I really can't let go of my heart." After all, Shu Quan didn't have to follow, "But I asked him to escort Lin Qiye back." ”

"Alas, you" ......, go ahead, remember to bring a good hand stove, I see that your clothes are too thin, so wear my fox fur coat, lest it freeze." Jiang said while asking Zhuang's mother to go into the house to find clothes, and after a while, she came out with a fox fur, and she motioned for Chen Lan to come over, "I actually buttoned the top two buttons for her personally, and then pressed Chen Lan's arm tightly with both hands, "I will say again, "Don't be reckless!" ”

Chen Lan rubbed the thick fox skin and nodded lightly for a long time. The moment she stepped out of the house, the cold wind blew in her face, but she felt that the restless mood she had been in a moment had miraculously calmed down. said that she was worried about Yang Jinzhou, but now that she was walking on the cold Zhishi Yong Road, she understood that it was only because she had never had the habit of sitting and waiting, "She is used to making all the preparations she should have while waiting." When she sat on the small sedan chair that she rarely took on weekdays, she never felt dizzy for the first time, and her thoughts were even clearer than usual.

"Madam, everything is normal over there."

"Madam, the back door has all stopped," the woman guarding the door looked through the crack in the door and said that there was no one. ”

"The tiger master of the front door has come down from the side wall, saying that the alley in front of our door is very quiet."

Everywhere the sedan car went, there were still people who came forward to report from time to time, but Chen Lan only responded lightly and did not follow up on the question.

However, when she reached the second gate, which had been locked, she motioned to the two women carrying the sedan chair to stop, waited for a long time and said, "Open the door, I will go to the outer courtyard to have a look." ”

Hearing this, whether it was the two women carrying the sedan chair or the accompanying Changdi Hongying and the two healthy women, they were all taken aback. Changdi opened his mouth and was about to persuade him, but he saw the sedan curtain lifted, and it was Chen Lan who walked out. Changdi saw Chen Lan looking at the locked second door, his eyes seemed to be a little strange, and his intention to persuade was immediately dispelled, and he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered a few words to the mother-in-law who was guarding the door. It wasn't until Chen Lan stood for a moment and sat back down the sedan curtain that she gently pulled the red tassel on the side.

"Madame shouldn't be untargeted, is there anything wrong outside?"

"No, didn't Aunt Yun run a trip just now?"

The two girls couldn't discuss a reason, and the two healthy women with the sedan chair were at a loss. However, when the sedan chair went out of the second gate, went out along the bluestone road, and turned a corner, everyone heard Chen Lan's command from the sedan chair: "Go straight to find Ah Hu, just say that I have something to ask him." ”

With this command, although everyone had doubts in their hearts, they finally had a direction. As soon as people waited for the sedan chair to go to the tent room in the front yard, someone saw it along the way, and inevitably ran back to report the news before waiting for the ground, Qin Hu had already personally greeted him, and the two mothers-in-law who carried the sedan chair hurriedly stopped, and put down the sedan chair steadily.

"Madam, if there is anything that calls me, why should you come in person?"

"The long dysprosium red tassel stays, and the rest of the people retreat for the time being."

Hearing this, Changdi Hongying glanced at each other, and immediately stood still on both sides of the sedan chair, and the woman who carried the sedan chair and the healthy woman who followed the sedan chair immediately retreated. Although Qin Hu was puzzled, he still dismissed the two family members who came with him, and then asked with some puzzlement, "Madame has something to ask?" ”

"Isn't Lin Qiye still gone?"

As soon as these words came out, not only the Changdi and the red tassels guarding outside were taken aback, but even Qin Hu was stunned. After a while, he said curtly: "Madam, are you joking, the old man is obviously escorting people back with the Hou Shi of Zhendong" ............

Before he could finish speaking, the sedan curtain was opened by a hand. Chen Lan, who was sitting inside, looked up at this rough-looking man, and by the light of the lantern, she saw his unnatural smile that wanted to cover up, saw his wandering eyes, and saw his hands rubbing around uncomfortably. Originally, it was just a sudden thought when she came out of Xifuju, but at this moment, she already knew that this guess was probably seven or eight points accurate.

"Is there enough people in the front yard?"

Seeing that Chen Lan no longer asked the question just now, Qin Hu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said with a smile: "Madame, don't worry, except for the family members in our mansion, they have fought with the old lady in the first place, and it is the adult who recruited to protect the old lady when he was in the Xuan Mansion. Plus I still have a ......... just now "In short, the front door corner door is closed enough to deal with, you can rest assured that ...... "......"

Almost at the moment when Qin Hu patted his chest and assured him, Chen Lan heard a muffled sound. At that moment, she immediately heard the voice, "and saw a faint red light in the southwest sky." Although it is impossible to discern where it is from afar, such a movement in the middle of the night, even the most dull person can see that something is wrong, let alone her? After standing silently for a while, she heard a faint sound of people on the street outside, and she simply stepped out of the sedan chair.

And at this moment, there was a commotion at the courtyard gate not far away, and after a while, a middle-aged man wearing the complexion of the house stumbled over here, and before he could stop steadily, he asked breathlessly: "Did the strip sent out before dinner be delivered, will there be a delay on the way?" ”

"Impossible" didn't he take the palindrome of Bei'anmen at that time...... "Ah! Qin Hu remembered that Chen Lan was beside him, and hurriedly turned his head uneasily, and saw that the eunuch was also staring at Chen Lan, and then he also woke up like a dream, his face was not so good-looking, he felt calm, and simply took two steps back and moved away. Sure enough, the next moment, he saw Eunuch Fang take two steps forward unnaturally, and gave a salute to Chen Lan in the sedan chair.

"County Lord," ......

"Are you the only one?"

Seeing that Chen Lan didn't ask for other reasons, he came up with this straightforward sentence, and the expression on Eunuch Fang's face was subtle, and he replied after a long time: "It's not just the small one, there are ten elite guards, four of them are in it at this time, and the other six are listening" ......, listen to his assignment. ”

With Eunuch Fang's flustered finger, Qin Hu was suddenly a little at a loss. He hadn't lied much, so he had to scratch his head at this time, looking left and right for a while" This sighed and said: "Madam, it's not that I deliberately deceive, it's really a sudden decision before the master leaves" Then Lin Qiye issued a strict order again, not letting me reveal half a word" People are still staying in the tent, and even the other family members in the family don't know. ”

"Do you know who Lin Qiye is?"

Seeing Qin Hu nodded, Chen Lan didn't ask anything more, and directly ordered, "In this case, you can do whatever you want." I'll go back after a round walk in the front yard. As for Father-in-law Fang, others didn't know that you were there, you just ran out this time, I'm afraid that there are a lot of people to see, right? ”

Eunuch Fang hurriedly laughed and said: "The county lord forgives the sin, I just heard the sound outside, the seventh master called the small one out to take a look, the little one looked around and went in to report, the seventh master said that he wanted to come to the south side of the end has been decided, let the little one come and call the tiger master over, so that he can talk about the things after that, and the little one hurried over." As for the one just mentioned, ""

He hesitated for a moment, and his voice changed to a mosquito red ding: "That one was given to Yang Ninghou of the leading guard." ”

In this way, at the critical moment, Chen Ying actually dragged on until now and has not disappeared!

Although he has never had a good impression of Chen Ying, he also knows that this third uncle is not such a stupid and short-sighted person, at this moment, Chen Lan only felt that this was really incredible, and nodded in a daze. Just when she returned to the sedan chair and was about to let Hongying on the side go to call someone over, she suddenly heard a shout from outside, and she could vaguely hear someone scolding something.

Qin Hu almost didn't have time to greet Chen Lan, he turned around and ran out in an instant, while Eunuch Fang was stunned, Fang saluted Chen Lan in a panic for a while, and immediately followed Qin Hu like a smoke. Seeing this scene, Chen Lan, who had already sat down, folded his hands, closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Madam, should you go back to the blessed house, or go to the tent......"

"Call the two mothers-in-law and the servant women back, and according to the previous arrangement, take a sedan chair and turn around in front of you, and then go back."

"You can go......,......

"Do as I tell you, I'll do whatever I want!"

Changdi didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so he glanced at Hongying and hurriedly called someone. But after a while, the mother-in-law and the healthy woman who had just retreated rushed over in a panic, lifted the sedan chair and walked forward. I walked around several places, and when I was about to walk back, someone stopped the sedan chair again. Chen Lan opened the curtain and looked, and now it was the eunuch Fang he had just met.

"Madame, there is something going on in the tent, can you .........

His voice was extremely low, and Chen Lan reacted almost instantly, and before he finished speaking, he commanded in a deep voice: "Turn around, go to the tent!" ”