Soldiers and horses were rushing inside Jiangling Mansion, which attracted nervous inquiries from the people.
Since being besieged by the rebels, Jiangling Mansion has not been in danger of being destroyed. However, the situation has been critical recently, with rebels fighting in the southeast, northwest and northwest.
The wounded barracks were overcrowded. Many new tombs were built outside the mansion, and there was also the Heroes' Temple from Huainan Road, where the Lady of Chu State came from, and the incense was soaring...
Miss Li Minghua is in charge of Pengcheng Camp.
But these running soldiers and horses did not all leave the city or stand at the top of the city ready to fight. They also spread out on the streets, blocking the people on both sides...
A group of officials came running over, and the prefect led a group of officials in brand new clothes and hurried away.
The people breathed a sigh of relief. It was not time to defend the city to the death, but to welcome guests...
What kind of guests could make the prefect and others so solemn? In this world, no adults would come to the court. The people who were stopped by the guards stood on tiptoe and looked towards the city gate.
A roar like thunder came from the other side of the city gate.
"Welcome Miss!"
The prefect of Jiangling Prefecture straightened his back, pulled up the corner of his clothes, and walked towards the carriage ahead. He first raised his hand and saluted Li Fengjing, who turned over and dismounted beside the carriage: "Fourth Master, I'm so glad to see you again."
Meeting acquaintances in this troubled world always makes people happy and sad.
Li Fengjing stepped forward and held the prefect's hand, saying in a thick nasal voice: "Master Hu."
The two shook hands vigorously, and the officials also stepped forward. The city of Jiangling Mansion was not breached. Except for the officials who escaped, the rest were still old people. As the fourth master of the Li family, even though he was a concubine, he also followed
These people were familiar...although not so familiar at that time that they held each other's hands, hugged each other and shed tears.
After the disaster, the feelings are naturally different from the past.
After exchanging greetings, Magistrate Hu looked at the carriage again. This carriage, which looked simple but was full of magnificence, was always quiet.
"Miss," he said, "it's been a hard journey."
The curtains of the car were not raised, and a female voice inside whispered: "You have worked hard to protect Jiangling Mansion."
They didn't even see each other, let alone get out of the car. Magistrate Hu didn't think anything was wrong. He had heard about the deeds of the eldest lady of the Li family. He said, "Just come back. Come quickly, let's go to the city."
He led the officials to get out of the way, and the guards driving the horses urged their horses. With everyone watching, soldiers and horses crowded on both sides, and they headed towards the city.
"Look!"
"That carriage has pearls all over it."
"It's really the eldest lady of the Li family who is back."
People on both sides of the street stood on tiptoe, pointing and looking excitedly at the approaching carriage. The hanging curtains swayed gently, as soft as clouds and water, but covered the people inside like fog, and everyone could only see faintly.
silhouette.
But it was enough to remind many people of the original time.
"When the eldest lady returned to Jiangling Mansion for the first time, she was like this, a fairy in the sky."
At that time, it was a time of peace and prosperity, living and working in peace and contentment... just like a dream.
People were emotional as they recalled the past.
There are also many outsiders in Jiangling Mansion, who are a little confused, especially when they see Li Minghua following the car. They are more familiar with this young lady.
"Miss, are you Miss Minghua's eldest sister?"
"As a respecter of my sister, I won't get on the carriage, but will follow you from the side."
This is not like sisters, like servants.
"No sister. In terms of seniority, this eldest lady has to call Miss Minghua sister."
After hearing this explanation, the outsiders were even more shocked and a little aggrieved.
"Then how can you let your sister be like this..."
"Miss Minghua is a hero of our Jiangling Mansion."
These words did not cause more people to express their dissatisfaction, but instead they all laughed.
"Miss Minghua's soldiers and horses are from Jiannan Road. This lady is the eldest lady of Jiannan Road. Without her father's soldiers and horses, how could Miss Minghua's great achievements in defending the city come from."
"This eldest lady is the daughter of the former Governor of Jiannan Road, the eldest sister of the current Governor of Jiannan Road, and the nephew-in-law of the heroic general Xiang Yun. Her husband is the emperor's newly appointed white-robed general."
So that's it. Listening to this list of names, outsiders are stunned.
That's really big, miss!
So he joined the others, and with excitement and curiosity, the crowd surged to follow the carriage that seemed to come from the sky.
Soldiers and horses cleared the road all the way to the door of Li's house. In front of the door, rows of servants, male and female, stood on the left and right, looking at the approaching carriage and shouting "Miss."
The carriage drove straight in without stopping, and the door was slowly closed, blocking the public's sight, but the discussion about the eldest lady became even more heated.
Only a man in rich clothes did not participate in the discussion. He stood in the corner, wearing a bamboo hat with a hairpin on his head, a sword on his waist, and a scabbard studded with gems. He was shaking a folding fan with one hand and holding a rabbit leg with the other.
Gorgeous and greasy, elegant and uninhibited coexist.
"Miss, what's the big deal?" He took a bite of meat and chewed it, "Escape from Taiyuan Mansion, it's more of a shame than it is."
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...
The carriage entered the house, the servants were dispersed, and there were only two women in the quiet and gorgeous room.
"I heard that the news was rushed, and the place where the eldest lady lives has not been tidied up." Li Minghua said, looking around the room, "You can decorate it if you see what is missing..."
Before she finished her words, the girl in front of her jumped on her, put her hands around her waist, got close to her face, and rubbed her: "Minghua, I miss you so much."
Li Minghua looked at Li Mingqi, who was clinging to him, and thought about how Li Mingran was a head shorter than him back then. He wondered if Li Mingran had also grown taller. He hadn't seen her for three years. It was such a long and fast time...
Li Minghua reached out and hugged her and patted her. His voice was as soft as the girl's skin rubbing against his face: "Okay, let's meet now."
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...
"Mingqi and fourth uncle are returning to Jiangling Mansion?"
At the same time, Li Minglou also received the news that Xiang Nan had written to her saying that the Xiang clan would not be allowed to enter Huainan Road. The people around Li Mingqi also wrote to her and said that the Xiang clan would stay in An.
East.
Li Minglou knew very well that Mrs. Xiang did not allow his clansmen to go to Anton. The reason was actually to prevent the two eldest ladies from Jiannan Dao and Southeast Dao from getting involved in Anton.
Unexpectedly, Li Mingqi quickly found a solution. Since she couldn't get what she wanted by guarding the Xiang family, she immediately gave up and looked for another way. She even used assisting Xiang Nan and the Xiang family as a temptation and excuse.
"What a smart little girl." Li Minglou sighed.
In comparison, I was really stupid in that life. I was so devoted to the Xiang family. No, or rather, I had no heart at all and didn't think about anything...
If she didn't want to live, she would still be the same in this life as she was in that life.
Therefore, the monk told her to forget and continue to be the ignorant and heartless Li Minglou.
"Miss." Yuanji asked, "Do you want to stop them?"
Yuan Ji has no feelings for Xiang at all now, and he looked very unhappy when he heard that Li Mingqi still wanted to use Jiangling Mansion and even Jiangnan Road to help Xiang Nan.
Li Minglou said: "No need, there is Minghua over there."
Li Mingqi surprised her, and so did Li Minghua, who is also a smart girl.
Li Minglou put down the letters and asked, "Where did Liu Fan go?"
After several days of deep thinking, Liu Fan wrote an article inviting the emperor to return to the capital, and then selected some aristocratic families from the capital to go to Linzhou to invite the emperor. This was a great honor, and Jiang Liang took the opportunity to collect money again.
.....
A few days ago, we set out under the escort of three thousand soldiers and horses.
The journey to Linzhou is not easy. Ankang Mountain occupies Taiyuan Prefecture. An Qingzhong’s soldiers and horses join them on Hedong Road. An An Qingzhong’s army is wandering outside Linzhou. The roads to the capital and Linzhou are blocked.
It's been cut off, and it's still difficult for both parties to send messages.
Three thousand troops and horses are not many.
But this is not because Mrs. Chu is stingy and cold-blooded and does not care about their lives or deaths. Mrs. Chu wants to defend the capital and there really are no extra soldiers and horses for them.
If the capital was gone, what would be the use of them arriving in Linzhou.
"We met the rebels in Ningcheng five days ago. After escaping, they are now taking a detour to Linzhou. It is expected to take at least a month to reach Linzhou." Yuanji clicked on the map and asked, "Is it too big?"
Fast? Do you want it to be slower?"
Li Minglou said: "No, that's enough. Let nature take its course. Don't let them all die on the road."
There are rebels and they are on the road again. Liu Fan is a weak scholar, and most of the aristocratic families this time are older people. The letter reported that in addition to the rebels who were injured, frightened, and sick, treatment methods were limited during the journey.
Scatteredly, three or four people have died.
Their servants carried their clothes and continued to move forward... Wealth and honor were obtained in danger, and they had made up their minds before going out.
Yuanji responded by putting down these messages.
"Is there any new news from Governor Wu?" Li Minglou asked.
Yuan Ji raised his head and saw Li Minglou curling his lips into a smile after asking.
What's so funny?
Oh, it was Xiaowu Ya'er who chased Ankang Mountain so far, thinking of attacking Ankang Mountain from outside with Taiyuan Prefecture's troops. In the end, Taiyuan Prefecture's 30,000 troops surrendered to the enemy and ushered Ankang Mountain into the city, leaving him alone to watch.
Lamenting at the city, I have no choice but to leave the matter of returning to the North Land.