In Taihu Lake, there are many islands, densely dotted, the smaller ones are only a few tens of zhang square, and the large ones are several miles or even more than ten miles wide, which is not inferior to a village on land.

These islands are scattered in the depths of Taihu Lake, and few outsiders have set foot in them, even fishermen who grow up in Suzhou and along the shores of Taihu Lake have few people who know the location of these islands in detail, and the environment is very quiet. Therefore, there are some large families in the city, either tired of the noisy Suzhou City, or for other purposes, they have chosen an island in the middle of the lake to buy an industry. The big lake surrounds the court, accompanied by green waves, and even the government has little to do, which is quite a pure land in the world, and the interest of transcending things.

Mantuo Villa is not the largest among these island villages in the middle of the lake, but the scenery layout is the most elegant. Weeping willows are planted along the front line of the lake, and a well-arranged stone forest is further inside, which is an elegant landscape, which can also block the prying eyes of the occasional cruise ship pedestrians passing by on the lake, and is also a line of defense to guard Zhuangzi. The whole Zhuangzi was cut off from the rest of the world except for a simple wharf that was artificially carved out in the back corner for ships to dock, and even if anyone broke into the island, they were not allowed to enter the door.

Only women are allowed to enter and leave the village, even if they are always a group of strong men, they can only live on another small island, and they can only go to the island when they see the fireworks in the village. If you are not summoned to enter the village without permission, it is a punishment of cutting off your hands and feet, so no one dares to offend this prohibition at will.

Although there was a thrilling escape last night, Lao Chang was not very down-to-earth in his heart, and rushed back overnight to report the incident to his wife, but he was blocked by the maid guarding the door, only saying that the village was full of female dependents late at night, and it was inconvenient for men to enter the village. It wasn't until Lao Chang talked about Granny Ping's arrest that the maid let Lao Chang into Zhuangzi, but only let him tell him what had happened in front of the door, and even if he let him out, he didn't realize the seriousness of this matter at all.

Lao Chang, as the foreign steward of the villa, was a step higher than this maid in terms of knowledge, and seeing that the maid's expression was not very tight, he couldn't help but argue: "Girl, this matter must be tightened up and prepared early." Although we had to withdraw early when we saw the opportunity, but Granny Ping fell into their hands, if we inquire about the location of our Zhuangzi, and the other party is bent on pursuing it to the end, it will be a big disaster!"

"I naturally have an idea in my heart about what to do, and I don't need you to teach me! So many of you went to chase the murderer, not only did you fail to chase the person back, but let Granny Ping be arrested, and the smart one went to snatch Granny Ping back overnight. Otherwise, tomorrow let Madame know that you have done such a bad job, and be ready to be punished!"

The maid sneered and said, "It's just a gentleman who knows some kung fu, it's worth your scare like this? If you have real skills, you can still escape back? There is no man's temperament at all! Over the years, the lady has also punished many officials and eunuchs who have ruined the woman's reputation, what disaster is coming?"

was robbed by the maid, and Chang Chang was kicked out of the village with a blue face. Although he is called a steward, in this Zhuangzi, even an ordinary little maid can scold him at every turn without scruples. This kind of depression, if it weren't for the fact that the old lady was anxious to contain the grace of life in the early years and the old man's entrustment before his death, Lao Chang would have thrown his hands and left, how could he be ridden by this group of women as a blessing!

As for the maid's rebuttal, Chang Chang only sneered after hearing it. Although he didn't ask about what Madame had done over the years, he had heard about it. can only say that the luck is too good, and it does not provoke the role of a real prick. But this time, the other party even sent the soldiers of the camp of the Xiang army to move, if they really want to pursue it, they directly led the army to surround the villa, and they could be trapped to death!

After going back, I was worried for most of the day, and before dawn, I often went out by boat, wanting to find out if there was any wind and grass on the lake. When the boat was approaching the shore of Taihu Lake, it hit the boat carrying Granny Ping, and he followed it for a while, but he didn't find anything wrong, so he leaned up and asked, "Granny Ping, how did you give birth?"

Naping's mother-in-law was leaning on the board**, and when she heard Lao Chang's voice, she suddenly felt a wave of anger in her heart, waving her only remaining arm and scolding angrily: "You are a desperate old killer, I clearly want you not to move, but you don't care about my life or death, you obviously want to take the opportunity to kill me!"

Lao Chang was upset, and when he heard this, he said politely: "Old Qianpo, if you hadn't been arrogant and domineering, how could things have come to this point! You look like a ghost, you must not be able to escape by yourself, could it be that you have already betrayed your wife and confessed the location of Zhuangzi?"

When Granny Ping heard this, she was miserable, her mouth drooped, and she lamented: "Where do you want me to betray, that little slut himself is on the boat, and people have already explored our bottom thoroughly." This time I was let back, but I was asked to pass on a message to my wife, we have been annoyed by **, if we refuse to bow our heads, I am afraid that a big disaster will come......"

Lao Chang's face changed suddenly, and he took Granny Ping to his boat and asked them in detail about what happened after they escaped last night. The more he listened, the more frightened he became, and he didn't dare to delay any longer, so he hurriedly sent Granny Ping back to the village, hesitated outside the village for a moment, and then drove the boat in another direction.

The maids in the village were taken aback when they saw Granny Ping's miserable appearance, and hurriedly stepped forward to carry Granny Ping into the village on a stretcher, and at the same time sent someone to inform Mrs. Ping.

Not long after, Mrs. Wang turned out of the back hall, and saw Granny Ping lying on the stretcher and seriously injured, her face was as cold as ice, and she said in a deep voice: "Granny Ping, who is so bold and crazy that he can harm you like this?"

Before Granny Ping could answer, the next maid had already stepped forward to tell what Lao Chang had said when he came back last night, and said: "At that time, Madame had already fallen asleep, and the maid herself thought that it was not a big deal, so she did not disturb Madame's rest." In the morning, I forgot to tell you, Madame......"

"Is the matter slow or urgent, I want you to make up your mind? If I had known earlier and rescued Granny Ping earlier, how could she have ended up so miserable? Palm your mouth, get down and be punished!" Mrs. Wang snorted coldly, then turned her eyes again, and said angrily: "What about Lao Chang? Confess to him a small matter, but there is such a big mistake, and it is really a useless waste! Go and tie him up, since Granny Ping is so tired that she has no arm, she will cut off his hands and feet!"

As soon as Mrs. Wang gave the order, everyone below was silent, and when Mrs. shut up, Granny Naping finally had time to open her mouth and say: "Mrs. cares about the old body, and the old body and heart are really grateful." It's just that now is not the time to investigate, madam, the old body and others have gone wrong, this time provoked a tricky person, the person let the old body back, and asked the old body to pass on the message to Mrs. ......" At that moment, he told Mrs. Wang exactly what Zhao Ji said.

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang's face became more and more gloomy, and her beautiful eyes grew angry, and she laughed angrily: "Gather a crowd to rebel? Oh, what a sin! That kid is still waiting on the edge of Taihu Lake, right? You can order your men now, bring all your blades, and follow me to capture him! I will break him into ten thousand pieces, and let him go to the underworld to settle affairs with the king of Yama!"

"Madam, don't be reckless!" Seeing this, Granny Ping didn't care about the injuries on her body, so she hurriedly turned over and grabbed the hem of Mrs. Wang's clothes and said in a trembling voice: "Madam, there are more than 100 guards on that boat, all of them are powerful, and everyone has a crossbow in their hands. If you can't see our people after sunset, I'm afraid that we will really have to report to the government and arrest us as anti-thieves...... "She was afraid that Mrs. Wang would be impulsive and bad, and she couldn't help but exaggerate the strength of the guards on the ship several times, and after all, she was frightened in her heart and tended to calm things down.

When the women in the hall heard Granny Ping's words, their faces couldn't help but turn pale, although they were a group of women, they were not small, and they were not afraid of fighting and killing, but as Granny Ping said, the kind of consequences she felt palpitations when she thought about it, and some courage was suddenly gone. For a while, they had no ideas in their hearts, and they all turned their heads to look at Mrs. Wang.

If someone else came to advise, Mrs. Wang would probably go back directly. She has never had any concept of royal law in her heart, and what she wants to do depends on her own likes and dislikes, and she is happy to be revenge. But Granny Ping is the right-hand man she relies on, and even Granny Ping said so, she couldn't help but hesitate in her heart, and had to calm down and think.

After pondering for a long time, Mrs. Wang opened her mouth and said in a condensed voice: "If you want me to apologize to this official eunuch and calm things down, that's a dream! If you are brave enough, let him send troops to fight! What a great thing? It's a big deal not to be this great Song people!"

After a pause, she said again: "You all go down and clean up, pay attention to the movement outside the village in the last few days, and get ready." I really can't set fire to Zhuangzi by myself, find out the details of that kid's origin, let's go and destroy him! Dare to threaten me?

Hearing Mrs. Wang's heart-wrenching statement, the women in the hall lowered their heads and didn't dare to say anything, but their faces showed embarrassment. They also have parents and relatives, but for a while, it is difficult to break the net like Mrs. Wang. But seeing that Madame was angry at the moment, she didn't dare to persuade anyone, and no one left to prepare according to Madame Wang's instructions, and the atmosphere became deadlocked.

After a while, a maid came in from outside the door and said, "Madam, Uncle Deng Baichuan Deng of the cousin's family asks to see you." ”

Mrs. Wang was very annoyed in her heart, and after hearing this, she waved her hand and said, "No!"

The maid whispered again: "But, but Uncle Deng said that he has a way to help solve the trouble in front of him......

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang's tense expression loosened a little, and she was silent for a while before saying, "Let him in." ”