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Lu Yan patted Lin Jinrong's shoulder comfortingly: "Don't worry, let me go and take a look. Maybe it's not necessarily the same situation as last time." His expression seemed calm, and his tone and movements were relaxed, but
He knew very well that the same thing could not happen twice in a row, and there was probably something wrong with the so-called victory of the officers and soldiers.
At this time, it was just about to dawn, and there was a chaos outside. The situation was unknown, so naturally you couldn't go out and run around easily. Although Lin Jinrong was restless and wished he could immediately put on his wings and fly out, he had to force himself to calm down and carry the others out of the mezzanine.
I put on a small jacket with gold beads on top of my undergarment, and put on the coarse cotton-padded clothes I had prepared earlier. I put on thick leather boots that were not afraid of being soaked in water and were easy to walk on. I opened my makeup box and took out yellow powder to apply on my face.
After it was browned, he wrapped his hair tightly in a piece of green cloth, and when he was done, he stuffed a pair of sharp scissors into his arms.
After doing all this, she just called Cherry Dou'er and others who were whispering outside to come in. When everyone saw her dress, they were all dumbfounded. Mrs. Pan was so frightened that her face turned pale: "Grandma, this is
What's wrong? What should I do?"
"Don't be impatient, everyone, please listen to me first." Lin Jinrong ordered Chunya to give them some yellow powder and scattered coins, and asked them to go back and put on their thick clothes, shoes and socks, and then assigned them to the kitchen.
While cooking, I led Chun Ya and several others, hugged Yi Lang, and sat around the fire cage, waiting for Lu Yan to come back from inquiring about the news.
At this time, everyone in the Lu family had woken up and was in chaos. Zhu Jianfu led a group of strong servants with sticks to guard the gates of each courtyard. He was so nervous that he couldn't breathe when he heard the slightest movement.
Lu Jian stood in front of the corner door. When he heard three long and two short knocks on the door, he quickly opened the courtyard door. Changshou rushed in from the outside, panting heavily. He was out of breath, his face turned pale, and he said intermittently: "Two
Sir, it’s not good, the bandits came in. There was only one veteran in the military patrol shop at the street corner in front. I don’t know how they came in. Legend has it that the bandits disguised themselves as officers and soldiers and opened the city gate...
Some people also said that a few days ago, many bandits disguised themselves as ordinary people and sneaked into the city. I glanced at other streets and saw that the streets were full of chaos..."
The officers and soldiers were not a great victory at all, but a great defeat. The victory report was false! If so, the Pingzhou City was empty, and the bandit soldiers could easily take over. Pingzhou City was in danger! Lu Yan made a quick judgment and quickly
He said in a voice: "What actions will be taken to appease the envoy's office and the magistrate's office? Where are the defenders?"
Changshou leaned against the wall, panting, and shook his head feebly.
Lu Yan stopped asking. In such a short period of time and in such a chaotic time, it was good for Changshou to find out this bit of information. How could he know such detailed information? He immediately pressed Changshou's shoulder and quickly turned in.
Lu Jianxin was supported by Aunt He and stumbled down from Hanyue Tower. As soon as he saw Lu Yan, he kept saying: "Hurry up and order someone to prepare the car! We can't keep him!"
Lu Yan was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that the situation outside was still unclear at the moment. Instead of running out to die, it would be safer for the whole family to guard the door and hide at home. Just when he was about to persuade him, Lu Jianxin said loudly: "
I want you to order someone to prepare a car quickly! Don’t you understand? You don’t want your life?”
At this time, Aunt He still had the time to persuade Lu Jianxin: "Master, don't be anxious, I won't come in a hurry."
"Shut up!" Lu Jianxin roared angrily and glared at Lu Yan. Lu Yan silently gestured to Chang Ning beside him, then ignored Lu Jianxin and went up to the top floor of Hanyue Tower alone.
He took a breath.
The sky was about to dawn, showing a dim gray-white color, and the city was in a mess. The fire in the direction of the Envoy's Mansion and the Magistrate's Mansion dyed half of the sky, and it broke out not far from the Lu Mansion, above the military patrol bungalow on weekdays.
There was a thick smoke, and it was obviously a fire. He understood why Lu Jianxin was so anxious. If the military patrol house was on fire, it meant that the bandit soldiers were coming. Even if they were lucky enough to resist it for a while, they would not be able to stop it.
The fire can't be contained. The houses in this area are already densely packed, and one family cannot escape even if the next one is on fire. Even if the ancestors of the Lu family have the foresight and there are flowers and trees on the courtyard wall, they can't help but people throwing torches and pouring oil from outside.
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Lu Yan ran downstairs quickly. He heard his footsteps tapping on the wooden stairs, which seemed urgent and frightening in the empty Hanyue Building. He heard the cold wind carrying snow particles and hitting the window paper.
There was a slight crackling sound, and then he heard the copper wind chimes hanging under the eaves ringing like crazy, making a series of rapid and crisp crashing sounds. Finally, he heard his heart beating excitedly in his chest, as if it was about to break through his throat.
, jumped out. He thought of the random dream Lin Jinrong told him that night in front of the ancestral hall, and also thought of the nightmare he had in the inn. Look, it was indeed snowing that day.
The grass and trees in the winter garden were dry and the branches were covered with snow. It looked lifeless everywhere. Lu Yan walked through it quickly. He did not follow the normal path, but took the easiest way to take a shortcut.
, the broken snow accumulated on the branches fell on him one after another, and the top of his head turned into snow water. He did not feel cold at all, and he was covered in sweat from running.
He met Lu Wei at the gate of the yard. Lu Wei was thin and tall. He always hunched his back and squinted his eyes habitually. He held a door latch as thick as an arm in his hand and stood there alone, looking around with hasty eyes.
, pretending to be calm. When he saw his brother coming over, his eyes immediately opened wide, he straightened his back hard, and gave him a stiff smile: "Second brother."
Lu Yan didn't bother to say anything else to him. He just patted him on the shoulder and said loudly: "Pack your things quickly! Get ready to go to the old house. Remember, nothing is as important as your life!"
Lu Wei's face suddenly turned pale, and the hand holding the door latch trembled uncontrollably. His upper and lower teeth were fighting fiercely, and he finally managed to form a sentence: "Second brother, how are you?"
Only then did Lu Yan notice that not everyone was like him. Lu Yan was too young. He held Lu Yan's shoulders and looked directly into his eyes, trying to make his tone gentle and calm: "The situation is not good. At this time, outsiders
You can't rely on them. You can only rely on yourself. Third uncle and third aunt are relying on you. Go in and pack their things quickly, take them to the main hall, pick up the important things, wear thicker clothes, and bring some food with you.
Don't be afraid, maybe you won't reach that point." Seeing that Lu Wei's mood had stabilized a little, he encouraged him again: "You are a man now, you can definitely do it, in case... remember to go to the old house first."
Lu Jin swallowed hard and subconsciously grabbed Lu Jin's sleeves. Lu Jin looked at him gently and said softly: "Grandma, your sister-in-law, nephew, uncle and aunt are not around."
Lu Yan silently let go of his hand, slumped his shoulders and watched Lu Yan walk away. Seeing that Lu Yan was about to disappear out of sight, he shouted loudly: "Brother! Don't worry!"
Lu Yan turned back to look at him and smiled, then turned around quickly and continued to run forward. On the way, he met Changshou who had come to find him, and told Changshou: "Go get a horse and find a way to go to the Lin family and tell them that if they want
When you leave the city, go to our old house, and you will lead the way! There is no need to turn back again."
Lin Jinrong took the maids and women in the room as quickly as possible to fill their stomachs, fed Yilang as well, made a package of steamed buns, pastries and other items, and whispered to everyone: "We must all gather together later.
If you want to go to the main hall together, then follow. If that doesn't work, I won't stop you if you want to go find your own family, and I won't blame you. If you feel that there is no problem in the city, then stay.
If that doesn't work, go to the old house. Anyway, it's important to save your life."
Mrs. Pan blinked and shed tears silently. Lin Jinrong knew this well, stuffed an embroidered bag filled with broken silver coins to her, and said softly: "Go find your man and child. If everyone is lucky enough to be missing,
It’s okay, you can come back anytime in the future.”
Pan kissed Yi Lang's forehead with nostalgia, turned around and left quickly. Then a few more rough girls and women left quietly.
Chun Ya said anxiously: "I don't know anything yet. Why did grandma get into trouble on her own?" As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Fang Zhu hurried in from outside and said: "Grandma, the second master asked you to hug the fourth young master quickly.
Let's go to the main hall together. The bandit soldiers have come in, and the government office is on fire. Even the military patrol shop on the corner of the street is also on fire. I'm afraid the fire will soon spread to the next door. This time it's not as bad as before, I'm afraid it's more fierce.
It's a good thing, but the family is already preparing carriages and horses."
Lin Jinrong wrapped Yilang in his cloak, put his favorite cloth tiger into his hand, and said with a smile: "Yilang, be good, let's go out and play." Yilang vaguely knew that something was not good, but he was okay with it.
He lay quietly in her arms, holding the cloth tiger tightly without making any noise. Dou'er reached out to pick up Yilang and whispered: "No matter what, the slave will always follow grandma. Grandma is free to go."
Just do other things."
Yingtao leaned against Lin Jinrong's ear and whispered: "Grandma, you go first. I will bury all the valuable things before you come back."
Lin Jinrong sighed: "Where are those things so precious? Let's go."
Cherry hesitated for a moment, then lowered her eyes and agreed. At this time, the fine snow in the sky was still falling slowly, and the wind was blowing hard. Lin Jinrong stood on the corridor and listened carefully, and could vaguely hear the noise outside.
Panting, Lu Jianxin directed Nanny Fang, Fang Ling and others: "Bury this in the flower bed. Why are you so clumsy with this?" He looked at the door and lost his temper again: "Why can't Lu Mian come over?"
Aunt He, dressed in pure white, quietly came in from the outside and said in a low voice: "Master, Madam, the second master has gone to Rongjing Residence. Please pack up and go to the main hall first. It is said that the whole family is here."
Let’s gather them there first and then discuss how to go.”
Lu Jianxin let out a breath and said pretendingly: "Since he went to pick up the old lady, I won't go there. I will arrange other things. You guys pack up the house and come over quickly." After that, he lifted a heavy hand from the table.
The package came and motioned for Lin Yuzhen to follow: "Let's go, let's go first." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.