The courtyard where the Liu family lived was behind Wei Qing'er, the so-called second-story courtyard, which was obviously much larger than the front courtyard.

Liu and Shen Yu originally lived in the middle room, next door to Mrs. Shen, but later, Shen Yu was worried that he would quarrel with his old mother when he usually dealt with things, so he lived near the corner.

In order to show respect for the old lady, Ling Zhan and Wang Si would come over to greet her almost every morning. Outside of this time, there are hardly any other men to be seen here.

The reason why Liu deliberately delayed for so long to let Sima Banru come in was because she knew that only at this time the old lady would take a short rest, and the little maid in charge of serving would also take the opportunity to run out.

Despite this, Liu still did not dare to see Sima Banru in the house, but went to the garden through the corner gate at the back.

The garden of Taishou Mansion can be said to be almost non-existent.

Since Ling Zhan did not have a small family, Wang Si was also single when he came. Usually, not to mention the garden, even the backyard is rarely visited, so the garden has almost become a barren meadow, and in some places even reeds have grown.

Passing through the garden, we came to the courtyard wall at the back, where a back door was set up, but it was rarely opened. From here, you can directly reach a very secluded street in Wushire. In normal times, only one veteran soldier is responsible for cleaning the steps of the back door, and when there is nothing to do, he can sit here and be regarded as a guard.

The little maid took Sima Banru to the corner gate of the garden.

"My wife is inside, and my husband can go in and see you."

Sima Banru glanced inside, and after making sure that no one was ambushed, he came in.

The little maid didn't know what the relationship between this Sima Banru and the Liu family was, so naturally she didn't dare to disturb, so she closed the corner door casually, and found a chair and sat here.

Sima Banru walked a few steps along a path that was already deserted, and did not see Liu's figure, so he stopped.

"Hou Ye Hugh is near." Liu's voice didn't know where it came from.

Sima Banru followed the prestige, only to see a nervous little face of the Liu family faintly emerging from behind a bush of grass.

"Sister-in-law dare to play with Ben Hou?" Sima Banru took a step, and he had already come to the front of the Liu family.

Liu hurriedly retreated backwards.

"Master Hou is moving forward, otherwise the concubine will shout, I'm afraid it will be unfavorable to you."

Sima Banru hesitated.

"Mrs. Sister-in-law said the day before yesterday that she was going to find a secluded place to meet Ben Hou, I don't know if you remember? In my opinion, this is the best place, but what excuse does my sister-in-law have? ”

Liu was ashamed and annoyed.

"On that day, the marquis forced him with a short knife, and the concubine had to say it casually. If the marquis threatens each other based on this, the concubine would rather die to prove her innocence. ”

Sima Banru smiled.

"Why should Mrs. Sister-in-law be so serious, although Ben Hou is down, he is still the body of the Hou Ye. Shen Yu has nowhere to go now, and he is poor here, and sooner or later he will be plotted by Wang Si or Che Wei and others. If Mrs. Sister-in-law obeys Ben Hou, Ben Hou can also take you away from home, wouldn't it be better to look at people's faces here? ”

Liu was told by Sima Banru about the sore spots, and he couldn't help but have a suspicious look on his face.

Sima Banru took the opportunity to take two more steps forward and reached out to grab Liu's clothes.

Liu panicked and dodged again.

"If Master Hou still refuses to restrain himself, the concubine will really call someone to come." As he spoke, Liu moved one hand behind his back to the front and handed over a very small package.

Sima Banru was stunned.

"The concubine knows that the Hou Ye is in a difficult situation now, this is a little savings that the concubine brought from Shangyong City, and I hope that the Hou Ye will leave immediately after getting it, and don't come to the concubine from now on." Liu said.

Sima Banru's eyes immediately lit up.

"Mrs. Sister-in-law treats Ben Hou so well, how can Ben Hou leave so easily?" Sima Banru took the package in his hand, but his other hand was still stretched out to Liu.

Liu was anxious and struggled hard.

Liu must not be Sima Banru's opponent, and he didn't dare to shout loudly, not to mention that Sima Banru saw that he couldn't succeed and pulled out the short knife, and took advantage of Liu's hesitation to push it down.

The back of Liu's head hit the wall next to the back door, and a sarcoma the size of a quail egg instantly bulged, and she couldn't help but scream in pain.

It was this cry that alarmed the sleepy veteran sitting at the door.

The veteran listened attentively, stood up and slowly opened the door.

Before the veteran came in, Sima Banru covered Liu's small mouth, and the short knife was also pressed against her chest at the same time.

Liu twisted a few times, and he was also afraid of being discovered by the veterans, so he didn't dare to move again.

However, things have changed.

In the struggle just now, the package fell to the ground and was seen by the veteran.

Just as the veteran leaned down to pick up the package, Sima Banru jumped out of the grass and stabbed at the veteran with a knife.

Although the veteran is a little old, he must have experienced many major battles, and he is extremely vigilant, and immediately jumps to the side when he hears the sound.

Sima Banru's short knife slashed one of his arms.

"Where is the strongman?" The veteran drew his saber and quickly stepped back a few steps.

Sima Banru took the opportunity to pick up the package, carried it on his back, and planned to escape through the back door.

But the old soldier got ahead of him and blocked his way, and glared at him with his steel knife raised.

Looking at the cold steel knife in the veteran's hand, and then looking at the short knife in his hand, which was only about a foot long, Sima Banru's heart was empty.

Liu Shi calmed down at this time, and planned to take this opportunity to escape, but he didn't want to provide Sima Banru with a chance, so he grabbed the collar and pulled him in front of him, and the short knife was attached to her delicate neck at the same time.

Liu screamed in surprise and collapsed in front of Sima Banru.

"Shen, Mrs. Shen?" The veteran was stunned.

Sima Banru held Liu hostage and moved forward.

The sound also alarmed the little maid outside the corner door, poked her head and glanced inside, and immediately screamed in fright, and ran to the front to report the news.

The scream woke up Old Madam Shen and Wei Qing'er in the courtyard in front of her.

It didn't take long for the crowd to follow.

At this time, Sima Banru had already forced the veteran to retreat outside the gate.

Mrs. Shen and Liu get along very well, because of Shen Yu's filial piety, under his influence, Liu also treats the old lady as a biological mother. Seeing that the Liu family was in danger, the old lady was also anxious, and she rushed over to pull Sima Banru.

Sima Banru was furious and stabbed the old lady in the chest with a knife.

Liu's eyes went black and he collapsed completely.

Sima Banru was tripped by Liu, leaned forward, and lay on Liu's head.

At the same time, the veteran and Wei Qing'er came from front to back.

Wei Qing'er didn't have a weapon in her hand, so she temporarily picked up a thick branch that was already a little rotten, and slammed it down on Sima Banru's fat waist.

The steel knife in the veteran's hand stopped less than half a foot away from the top of Sima Banru's head, and he was worried that he would hurt the Liu clan below.

The branch broke, Wei Qing'er threw away the branch, grabbed Sima Banru's bun with her hand, and tried hard to pull the others up, but Sima Banru swung a knife and cut the bun.

The short knife cut Wei Qing'er's fingers, forcing her to let go of her hands, and Wei Qing'er flew up and kicked Sima Banru's ass.

Sima Banru had just stood up when he hit the veteran's head again.

The veteran and Sima Banru fell at the same time.