When she saw helplessly a group of soldiers claiming to be Ningyuan Army took away the people in the Sheng family, Old Mrs. Sheng, who had regained her composure, showed a thoughtful expression. The little ones in the Sheng family were all afraid.
Hiding behind Old Mrs. Sheng, Aunt Wei, a pregnant mother-in-law who was about to give birth, looked at the old lady with worry, "Mother, what should we do?"
"It doesn't matter! Since they are willing to keep us old and weak women and children, it means that this so-called Ningyuan Army wants to conquer my Sheng family. I think Tong San and Chang Bai should not be in danger for their lives." Old Mrs. Sheng naturally thought in her heart.
She was very panicked. Looking at the pregnant woman and the children who were so frightened that they were sobbing softly, she could only pretend to be calm and relieved.
"Great! As long as I can survive." When Aunt Wei heard that no one was in danger, she naturally burst into tears with joy.
"Hey! It's just a pity for my poor Hua'er..." Although I think Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai are not in great danger of their lives, it is hard to say for the captured female family members and Sheng Hualan.
"Mom, Hua Lan is just going to be the maid of the commander, so there must be no danger." Wiping the disappointed tears on her face, Aunt Wei in turn comforted Old Mrs. Sheng. Of course, she knew that Old Mrs. Sheng was the most dangerous.
I love this eldest granddaughter.
"Hey... I hope!" Mrs. Sheng suppressed the grief in her heart and looked at the empty door. She could probably guess what would happen to her precious eldest granddaughter.
"Old lady, be more open-minded." Mother Fang understood Old Madam Sheng's worries and was just pretending to be calm in front of everyone.
"Mother Fang, Mother Qi, from now on the Sheng family will close the door tightly. Everyone will go to the Shou'an Hall to stay. No one is allowed to go out unless it is urgent." Then Mrs. Sheng looked solemnly at the two remaining old ladies beside her.
, and then gave instructions on the next arrangements at home.
"Yes! Old lady."
"In addition, check how much food is left in the warehouse at home, calculate how many days it can last, and then gather it together and keep strict supervision."
"Yes! Old lady."
In fact, Mrs. Sheng had guessed a lot of things from the word "Ningyuan" in "Ningyuan Army", but she didn't tell anyone around her. She just wanted to pretend to be confused and get through this crisis. After all, she didn't tell anyone around her.
Acting too shrewd is not only meaningless, but also a very dangerous thing.
But what puzzles Old Mrs. Sheng is why Suning would use such extreme methods to retaliate against the Gu family. Knowing that the rebellion is destined to fail is undoubtedly a kind of overestimating one's own capabilities, but this little Suning is
After actually doing this, I realized that the Gu family of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion must have done something outrageous to Suning. You must know that rebellion will result in the confiscation of the house and the extermination of the family by the officials.
Mrs. Sheng, who had figured out her joints, couldn't help but relate it to herself. Because Sheng Hong was not her own biological son, in order not to dislike Sheng Hong, a cheap son, she voluntarily gave up managing housework and intervening in trivial matters at home early on.
, a person was hiding quietly in the Shou'an Hall, eating fast and chanting Buddha, but Sheng Hong did something stupid like doting on his concubine and killing his wife. Ning Yuanjun's incident made Mrs. Sheng realize that she could no longer hide, otherwise they would
The Sheng family will also begin to collapse from within.
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Yangzhou is a big city located on the canal. The population living in the city is still very large. In addition, it is also a place where merchants of the Song Dynasty gather. Ningyuan's army was busy for three days just to confiscate these wealthy homes. Ningyuan soon let Ningyuan
The army raised a huge amount of initial capital.
At Hou'an Salt Village, the Gu family members have become completely honest at this time. If they don't want to be beaten here, they have to work honestly. Soon, these officials and dignitaries with tender skin and tender flesh have become sallow and thin.
His hands and body were covered with old and new wounds, and he endured heavy physical labor that was worse than death every day.
Gu Tingbing was a playboy who grew up in a honeypot since he was a child. He had never experienced such brutal high-intensity labor and suffering. He immediately couldn't stand it and lay down in the salt pond. This made Gu Tingbing's father Gu Laosi very nervous.
Gu Laosi immediately rushed to his fainted son and shouted, "Ting Bing? Ting Bing? Wake up!"
"What's going on? Do you want to be lazy?" The supervisor not far away immediately noticed the situation here, ran over and whipped Gu Laosi hard on the body.
"Ah... no! Sir, my son fainted from exhaustion. Please take him down for treatment as soon as possible!" After enduring a whip from the salt village supervisor, Gu Laosi quickly looked at him with a grin on his face.
The fierce supervisor explained.
"Hmph! Trouble! If the commander hadn't ordered the salt village not to kill anyone, I would have dug a hole and buried you." At this time, the supervisor of the salt village naturally noticed the unconscious Gu Tingbing, and reluctantly
made a complaint.
"My lord, is the commander of your Ningyuan Army really called Gu Tingye?" Hearing the Yanzhuang supervisor mention the commander again, the evil-minded Gu Laosi wanted to build a relationship again.
"Bold! You can also call our commander by his name?" The vicious salt village supervisor immediately wanted to wave his whip, feeling that these idiots from Bianjing didn't have a long memory at all.
"Master, I am your commander's uncle. The one who fainted is your commander's cousin. You can't treat us like this!" Looking at the whip that was about to fall again, Gu Laosi
revealed his identity again,
"Haha, you actually tried to have a relationship with our commander. It's really a big joke." At this time, the supervisor of the Salt Village immediately laughed out loud at Gu Laosi's statement, feeling that this group of people really could
My brain is broken.
"Master, I am serious."
"Hmph! I think you are looking for death." The supervisor immediately waved the whip in his hand angrily and hit Gu Laosi hard. He kept scolding loudly, "You don't know how to live or die!"
I'll let you have random relationships!"
"Ah... Sir... I was wrong... I know I was wrong... I am no longer your commander's uncle..."
"Hmph! What a shame! If I find out that you are having an affair again, I will break your relationship."
"Yes! Sir, I don't dare to do it anymore."
"Go to work quickly!" The supervisor gave Gu Laosi a stern warning, and then said to several salt workers on the side, "Some people come! Carry this guy to the infirmary."
"Yes! Master overseer."
After the salt village supervisor turned around and left here triumphantly, the two people who were drying salt in the corner looked at each other thoughtfully. They were Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai who were brought to do coolies by Ning Yuan's army.
Sheng Hong looked at Sheng Changbai with a strange face and said, "Changbai, how come there are people from the Gu family here? Then is this mysterious commander not Gu Tingye?"
"Father, it is precisely because there are people from the Gu family working here that I am convinced that it was Gu Tingye who rebelled against the court, because his relationship with the Gu family is really bad." At this time, Sheng Changbai was convinced of Suning's identity, because he knew
I know how much Suning hates the Gu family.
"Ah? But he is only fifteen years old! Where did he get such strength to control the entire Yangzhou city overnight?" Seeing that Sheng Changbai was convinced that the rebel was Suning, Sheng Hong couldn't help but raise the biggest threat.
Confuse.
"Father, have you forgotten about the three major salt merchants?" Sheng Changbai smiled bitterly and shook his head again and again, in advance of the Yangzhou murder case not long ago.
"What? Are you saying that the three major salt merchants were also done by Gu Tingye?" It was easy to understand what Sheng Changbai meant, and then his eyes widened in horror. You must know that the Bai family is Suning's mother clan.
"Huh! We're inseparable." Sheng Changbai looked at Sheng Hong with certainty and nodded, then muttered to himself with a strange expression on his face, "But what makes me feel a little strange is that Gu Tingye has decided to join the army.
, why should we suddenly start this drama of rebellion again? You must know that this is a serious crime that will result in the confiscation of your property and the annihilation of your family by the officials."
"Changbai, I think maybe those Gu family members know the reason." At this time, Sheng Hong also showed a thoughtful expression, and then suddenly looked at Gu Laosi and Gu Laowu who were struggling beside him.
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"It makes sense! We will go over and ask secretly later."
"Okay!" Sheng Hong nodded in agreement at first, and then started to worry again, "Hey! I don't know how your mother and Aunt Lin are doing now? And I wonder if Hualan has already died?
Victimized by Gu Tingye?"
"Father, you don't need to worry too much. Since the Ningyuan Army has asked my grandmother and Wei Xiaoniang to stay in the Sheng family, it means that they will not do things too badly. If this commander is really Gu Tingye
, it shouldn’t hurt mother and Aunt Lin, it’s just..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that Hua Lan may have..."
"Ah? What should we do?" Although Sheng Changbai hesitated to explain clearly, Sheng Hong could still understand what Sheng Changbai meant.
"Hey! Let's take it one step at a time! Our Sheng family is really in bad luck. Unlucky things happen one after another."
Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai were worried about their families, so they were eager to know the real reason and information. Then they slowly approached the Gu family who were working obediently and asked, "Everyone, are you really from the Gu family of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion?
"
"Ah? No! No! We are not." The children of the Gu family, who had been completely frightened, immediately shook their heads and waved their hands desperately.
"Don't be afraid! This is my father, Sheng Hong, who is the current magistrate of Yangzhou." Sheng Changbai on the side suddenly pointed at Sheng Hong and introduced him while holding back a smile.
"What? Are you the in-laws of Earl Zhongqin's Palace?" Sure enough, after hearing the true identities of Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai, the children of the Gu family let go of their fears.
"Exactly! Why did you appear in Yangzhou? And in this Hou'an Salt Village?" Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai naturally did not have the leisure to chat with the children of the Gu family, and then went straight to the point and looked at the children of the Gu family in front of them and asked.
"Hey! It's fitting that our Gu family is unlucky. We originally heard in Bianjing that the entire Bai family in Yangzhou was wiped out. We were worried that Gu Tingye wouldn't be able to manage such a large family business, so we went to Yangzhou to help Gu Tingye without any trouble.
I think I was caught here just after I got off the boat from Yangzhou Pier."
"Oh?" At this time, Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai looked at each other thoughtfully. Of course, they would not be fooled by the words processed by the children of the Gu family. They finally knew the real reason for Gu Tingye's madness.
It turned out that it was the Gu family who wanted to seize the Bai family's property, which made Gu Tingye, who had no way out, jump over the wall. However, this was a desperate act. The Gu family of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion was completely ruined this time.
You must know that they don't think that the Ningyuan Army can compete with the Song Dynasty Army. When the time comes, the entire Gu family will definitely be killed by the angry officials.
"Father, when the imperial army comes back, how long do you think Gu Tingye's Ningyuan Army can last?" After knowing the real reason, he stayed away from these greedy Gu family children, and then Sheng Changbai looked at Sheng Hong on the side in confusion and asked.
"Hmph! Gu Tingye relied on these ignorant salt men to make a sneak attack while Yangzhou was unprepared. When the imperial army came to annihilate them, these so-called Ningyuan Army would surely fall apart soon.
." After all, this attack was carried out while he was sleeping in the early morning. Sheng Hong naturally believed that Suning and Ningyuan's army could not win without force.
"Well, I think so too, but Hua Lan..." Sheng Changbai naturally didn't think that Suning's hasty and crazy move had any strength. He just thought that Sheng Hualan, who had been taken away and released Suning's maid, was revealed again.
An expression of worry and melancholy.
"Hey! When the imperial court succeeds in quelling the rebellion, it will be announced that Hua Lan has hanged himself, and the marriage with Earl Zhongqin will be terminated directly." Sheng Hong had naturally been thinking about this matter, and he just sighed and said
A helpless arrangement.
"Yes! This is the only way to go from now on." At this time, Sheng Changbai naturally had no other good ideas and had no choice but to adopt Sheng Hong's method.
In Sheng Changbai's eyes, Suning's behavior was crazy and extreme. It was unwise to do something that he knew couldn't be done. No matter how greedy and excessive the children of the Gu family were, there was no reason for Suning to rebel and bury the entire Gu family with him, so Sheng Changbai
It is still difficult to understand Suning's ridiculous behavior, and I feel ashamed that I considered Suning my confidant in the first place.
...
At this time, Lin Zhishuang, Wang Ruofu and others were taken to a large house. It was obvious that this place used to belong to a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou, but unfortunately it has become a large handicraft workshop now, and many people like them
The same wealthy daughters and official family members are embroidering something, and there are many people busy making shoes there. I heard that these finished products need to be sold for money.
As for when they can truly be free to go home, they need their officials to truly surrender to the rule of Ningyuan Army. As long as their family members choose to serve for Ningyuan Army, then their family members can come here.
They took him home, so they all hoped that their fathers and brothers would surrender quickly, so that they could suffer less punishment.
"Madam, can we go back?" At this time, Lin Zhishuang was completely confused. Lin Xiaoniang, who had lost Sheng Hong's protection, naturally no longer had the capital to cause trouble.
"Bitch! If you ask me, who am I going to ask?" Wang Ruofu felt so angry when he saw Lin Jiaoshuang, who was sitting opposite me and felt pity for her.
"Madam, although we didn't deal with each other in the past, now that the situation is like this, we should still be united." Faced with this precarious and tragic situation, Lin Yushuang was naturally smart and wanted to make peace with her.
Wang Ruofu eased the relationship, and even if he wanted to fight, he would have to wait until he was out of danger.
"Madam, what Aunt Lin said makes sense. I still don't know how to live in the future." At this time, Wang Ruofu's personal maid, Mama Liu, also spoke out to persuade Wang Ruofu to recognize the reality.
"Hmph! These rebellious ministers and traitors will soon be wiped out by the imperial army. Then I will naturally return to the Sheng family to be my eldest wife." Wang Ruofu was naturally flustered, but he still didn't want to show his cowardice when facing Lin Biaoshuang.
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"Madam, the master and Brother Bai don't know what's going on yet." Naturally, Lin Jiaoshuang knew Wang Ruofu's stern look and inner feelings best, and immediately reminded Wang Ruofu with bad intentions. After all, his own son and daughter were still young.
They all stayed in the Sheng family.
"Ah? Where is my poor official! My poor Changbai!" At this time, Wang Ruofu suddenly howled in grief, as if the sky had fallen.
"Where are you howling? If you want to die, keep howling! See if I don't beat you to death." The supervisor's wife not far away immediately said in a stern voice, and the whip in her hand was waving vigorously, as if the next moment
Will slap Wang Ruofu in the face.
"Huh?" As expected, Wang Ruofu immediately calmed down when he saw the angry-faced supervisor's wife in front of him, howling there.
"Madam, today is different from the past, we still have to be patient!" Mother Liu on the side once again comforted the grief-stricken Wang Ruofu, and unknowingly she had already regarded Wang Ruofu as a child.
"Uuwu...my Changbai...my official..." At this time, the grieving lady Wang Ruofu could only sob in a low voice,
That aggrieved and pitiful look could be described as smelling sad and crying.
The female workers in this workshop are all the female relatives of the big families in Yangzhou City. Naturally, they were affected by Wang Ruofu's pitiful crying and expression, and they all thought of their own fathers and brothers.
There she burst into tears. The women who were in charge of overseeing the work at this time, of course, seemed to have stayed here. They immediately looked around angrily for something, and soon focused their attention on the women of the Sheng family again.
Then several big-bodied and round-waisted supervisors and women came to the Sheng family's female relatives aggressively, and then dragged them all out under the shocked and stunned eyes of everyone, "Humph! You bunch of scumbags from the Sheng family, always...
He is the one who causes the most trouble, drag him out and beat him severely!"
"Ah? No! It's the eldest lady Wang Ruofu who suffered from the plague. What does it have to do with the rest of us?" At this time, Lin Yushuang, who was also dragged away, felt depressed and aggrieved, and immediately performed a song there.
Version of Dou E’s injustice.
"Huh! Lin Biaoshuang, if you keep chirping with me, do you believe that I will drag you to the theater to sell songs?" The big-bodied and round-waisted supervisors and wives will not accept Lin Biaoshuang's tricks. They are not the weaklings like Sheng Hong who have no bottom line.
, immediately looked at Lin Zongshuang fiercely and scolded.