Lu Zhongda was dumbfounded. Could it be that Yu Chiguang's daughter was dead? This is impossible. He shouted with a tigerish face: "Yu Chiguang, stop playing tricks. Do you think I, Lu Zhongda, am being fooled?"
Yuchi Guang didn't say anything, and gently opened the white cloth, revealing a beautiful face, with long eyelashes, delicate nose, and tightly closed cherry mouth. She looked like a peerless beauty, but her complexion was gray and bloodless. Look at it.
He had been dead for several hours.
"My daughter took poison and died at night. Are you satisfied now?" Yuchi Guang said calmly.
Waves of suppressed cries came from the back house, all the women were crying, and even the men were quietly wiping their tears. Yu Chijia's escape was arranged by Yu Chiguang himself, and no one knew about it, so this kind of sadness
At first glance, it's not pretending.
Lu Zhongda rolled his eyes and thought to himself that I have never seen Yuchi Jia. Who knows if this dead man is real? He waved his hand and said: "Come here, please invite the third master and bring a widower by the way."
Lu Shubao couldn't wait for a long time. He ran out early in the morning and followed his second brother to snatch the bride. However, Yuchi's family used swords and guns, which frightened him so much that he didn't dare to go in. When he heard the second brother calling him, he quickly ran in and got away.
From afar, he saw Yuchijia covered with white cloth. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and slowly walked up to take a look. Sure enough, it was the beautiful young lady he saw at the Dunhuang Guild Hall last time. Why hadn't he seen her turn into a dead person in a few days?
?
When Lu Shubao saw Yuchijia, he had a startling glance and probably remembered it completely. This body that had been transformed by a master in disguise highlighted the characteristics of Yuchijia's appearance, so Lu Shubao felt that it was real when he saw it, and he couldn't help but sit up
She started crying on the ground: "Little lady, why are you dead? What should I do if you die?"
Lu Zhongda felt bad. I was afraid that this was not a civet cat replacing the prince, but a real one. He was still uneasy and glanced at the female relatives of Yuchi's family. Ma, who was standing in the team of servants, secretly nodded to Lu Zhongda.
, indicating that this is really the body of the young lady.
Not long after, the widowers from the Chang'an Mansion arrived and were about to step forward to do an autopsy. They were stopped by Yuchi's tiger guards. Yuchi Guang shouted: "Second Master Lu, Jia'er has been forced to death by you, and you still want to humiliate her."
The body?"
The Tiger Guards were all so furious that they almost crushed the hilts of their swords in their hands. They had long been unable to bear it when their master's family suffered such a shameful humiliation. Now as long as Yuchi Guang gives the order, they will definitely destroy the Fenyang Marquis Mansion.
Help people chop them all off.
Lu Zhongda also knew not to bully others too much, so he forced a smile and said: "After all, your daughter is also an unmarried daughter-in-law of our Lu family, and our family also has the right to know. How and when she died, we must find out.
Or... humph, it’s unreasonable for the owner of the house not to allow an autopsy."
The subtext is, who knew that your daughter was really dead and had faked her death? If she had faked her death, wouldn't it mean that the Fenyang Hou Mansion was involved, but Yuchi even resisted death and refused to allow an autopsy, which meant that the fish was dead and the net was broken.
It was Wu Zuo who settled the matter. The man said: "Mr. Yuchi, the younger one is from the Chang'an Mansion, not the Fenyang Marquis Mansion. If someone dies suddenly in the city, it is common sense for the government to send someone to conduct an autopsy. Please rest assured, sir. The younger one will definitely not do anything."
It will disrespect the lady's body, just use a silver needle to test whether the blood contains poison."
Yu Chiguang reluctantly agreed, and only allowed Wu Zuo to step forward, and he was not allowed to lift the white cloth. Wu Zuo stepped forward and skillfully took the pulse of the deceased's wrist. It was cold and pulseless, and he was indeed dead.
, and then used a silver needle to test the blood vessels in his arm. The silver needle suddenly changed color, proving that the person had indeed been poisoned.
Wu Zuo put away the silver needle, sighed and said to Yuchi Guang: "Master Yuchi, please express your condolences." He turned around, nodded to Lu Zhongda, and left first.
Lu Zhongda didn't want to stay or leave. He was frozen there. Yuchi Guang said coldly: "If the second young master doesn't leave, do you still want to stay and watch the funeral?"
Lu Zhongda sneered and said: "Very good, even if I force my daughter to death, I don't want to marry into the Fenyang Marquis Mansion. I have you, Yu Chiguang, I will remember it, let's go!"
After that, he led the thugs away, and the crying in Yuchi's mansion became even louder...
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Back at the house, another passerby came to report that the Princess of Xiliang had run away, and even Deng Ziming and others were missing. When Lu Shubao heard this, his nose almost became angry, and he couldn't even catch a single one.
Ah, the third young master went crazy on the spot, threw things and smashed furniture, and tore down all the happy words and red silk that were posted everywhere in the house. The old lady panicked and ran out to persuade him. The more she persuaded him, the more he became a demon. The old lady hurriedly begged you.
Master: "Old man, please think of a solution quickly, San'er is going crazy."
Lu Zhen was so angry that his beard stood up: "These people simply don't take me seriously. Whoever comes here, give me the order to go out and chase him. I don't care whether he is a princess or a queen. He will be caught by me!"
"Yes!" A group of warriors took the order, and Lu Zhongda said: "Dad, how do you cook at Yuchi's house?"
Lu Zhen said: "I don't want to enter the door of my Fenyang Hou family. It's very good. This relationship is settled. If he doesn't let me feel comfortable for a while, I won't let him feel comfortable for the rest of his life. From today on, Yuchi's family will
Don’t even think about doing business in Chang’an.”
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The Fenyang Marquis Mansion was very efficient. They quickly found out that there was a caravan going out from the west gate this morning. It must be Deng Ziming's group. So the old Marquis used his eldest son's cavalry and a whole battalion of Shaanxi Army's elite cavalry.
Let it go and chase it with all your might.
Just a few days after the New Year, there were not many pedestrians on the ancient road outside the city. The caravan of camels and horse-drawn carriages could not move very fast. The cavalry followed the ruts until noon, when they saw a caravan in the distance.
The pedestrians were walking slowly, and the cavalry roared, divided into two groups and surrounded them, stopping the team.
"Stop! Stop! If you don't stop, the arrows will be fired." The officers and soldiers shouted fiercely. The team slowly stopped. A horseman ran out of the team and came to the officers and soldiers and asked coldly: "Why did you stop?"
Chariots and horses?”
The sentry leading the team was a little puzzled. This man's attitude was very improper. Ordinarily, if ordinary people were stopped by officers and soldiers, they would not rush over to beg for mercy and politely give money. How could anyone dare to question why the officers and soldiers blocked the road?
Looking at this man's attire, he is indeed a little different from ordinary businessmen. He has official boots on his feet, a brocade robe under his cloak, and a long sword at his waist.
Suddenly some officers and soldiers screamed: "Look, Sir Sentinel!"
The sentry officer raised his eyes and saw that the people in the convoy were unbuttoning their cloaks and taking out the armor they were wearing. They were black eight-ring chainmails, extremely fine. There were blazing guns and scimitars stuck on their belts, and there was a knife under the iron helmet.
His eyes were cold and ruthless, and his hands were placed beside the weapon intentionally or unknowingly, assuming a vigilant posture unknowingly.
The sentry officer is also a well-informed person and knows that this kind of sophisticated equipment cannot be afforded by the caravan. If a conflict breaks out at this time, the number 100 under his command will most likely be no match for the opponent's number 50 or 60.
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"Who are you? You carry firearms privately, don't you know that you violate the laws of the Zhou Dynasty?" the sentry officer asked with a stern expression. He was the fastest sentry, and he would not be afraid when the rest of the team arrived.
"Military Lord, we are an envoy appointed by the Lord of Daliang. We have returned from your capital of Great Zhou to deliver our credentials. Wearing weapons is permitted by the Ministry of Rites of your country. I am afraid we have not violated the laws of Great Zhou." The leader of the team.
He replied neither humble nor arrogantly.
The sentry officer was a little surprised. This group of people turned out to be a delegation from Xiliang, not an ordinary business trip. This made him a little at a loss. After all, the order from above was to intercept the Xiliang caravan, but he had an extra thought.
That person may be hiding in this team.
"I'm sorry, I have military orders. Please cooperate. We are searching for key criminals who escaped from Chang'an." The sentry said in an official tone.
"What a joke, how could there be a fugitive in our mission? We are in a hurry to go back and recover, so please get out of the way." The leader did not give in at all.
The atmosphere was already a little tense. The Shaanxi officers and soldiers raised their crossbows, and the Xiliang people also put their hands on the handles of their muskets. However, both sides were relatively restrained, because this was the hinterland of the Zhou Dynasty after all, and a quarrel would cause a lot of trouble.
"This is a mission appointed by the Lord of Daliang. It represents the dignity of Daliang. How can we allow people to search at will?" the leader said in a serious tone.
Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats, and another group of Shaanxi Army cavalry arrived. The officers and soldiers, who had greatly enhanced their strength advantage, were more confident and surrounded the regiment. Arrows were unsheathed and swords were unsheathed. A conflict was imminent.
"I'll say it again, this is a mission from Great Liang. It represents the dignity of our Great Liang. Anyone who dares to search will be in trouble with our Great Liang." The leader reiterated his identity.
"Are the people of Xiliang great? It's you people of Xiliang who are being investigated!" came an arrogant voice. It turned out to be the admiral of the Shaanxi Army. Lu Bo, the eldest son of Fenyang Marquis, had arrived. Admiral Lu was wearing armor and a red robe.
, dressed as a Confucian general, the family has already reported what happened today, saying that the third brother has fallen in love with the princess of Xiliang, a golden girl. If he can't get her, the third brother will have to seek death. For the sake of the third brother's life,
For the sake of the dignity of the Fenyang Marquis Mansion, I had to capture this person no matter what.
In Lu Bodang's eyes, the people of Xiliang were nothing. They were just barbarians, a country founded by a group of lucky horse thieves. Those men of letters regarded them as great heroes and good men. He, Lu Bodang, did not accept that.
If there is no envoy, even if the king of Xiliang's chariot comes, we will still check!
Along with the arrival of Lu Bodang, there were hundreds of Shaanxi Army cavalry. Nearly 500 people surrounded this convoy, with three floors inside and three floors outside. The arrows on the crossbows shone with cold light, and their murderous intent became more and more intense. Lu Bodang said
: "I will count to three and put down all weapons, otherwise I will kill you without mercy!"