Jinghong Building

Chapter 406 Martial Maid Hongswept

General Anyuan He Dali led his troops into the city. The next day, the snow stopped, and dozens of large pots were laid in the city. Ran's army took out military rations and served porridge to the people.

Two days later, merchants from Xi'an and Xianyang entered the city one after another. They brought rice, grain, medicinal materials, charcoal and cotton coats to protect the cold. In the previous three months, these were all things that were not even money could be bought. thing.

Seven days later, He Dali made his own decision and buried Wu Ji with a grand funeral.

The reason why he said he was self-righteous is that He Dali had not received the order from the capital.

Not only in Yulin, but in the entire northwest, Wu Dongming has a certain prestige. After Wu Dongming's death, He Ran ordered He Dali to bury Wu Dongming with the courtesy of a marquis.

People in the world do not know the grievances between the Wu father and son. They only know that Wu Ji is the son of Wu Dongming, so no matter what, Wu Ji must have a grand funeral.

But Wu Ji is the king of Chang'an. He Dali is not sure whether he can be buried according to the rituals of the princes. But he can't be buried forever. It's almost the New Year, and it's not auspicious to keep the spirits and not mourning.

So He Dali buried Wu Ji with a grand funeral, but did not follow the prince's specifications.

It was cold and the letters from Qianzhou and the capital also became slower.

It was not until the first month that the letters from the capital were finally delivered to Qianzhou. At that time, it had been two months since Wu Ji committed suicide.

Sure enough, He Ran said in the letter that Wu Dongming was buried with the ceremony of a marquis, and he could not be more son than me, so Wu Ji was buried in the name of General Chang'an.

The King of Chang'an is not recognized.

The monument had not been erected in front of Wu Ji's tomb. After receiving the order, He Dali asked the craftsmen to carve the monument overnight and chose an auspicious day to erect the monument for Wu Ji.

It was already February, and the spring in the northwest came late, but it was no longer cold in winter.

From Yulin to Qianzhou, the entire army has been fully blessed, the road is smooth, the city gates are open, and a large number of merchants from all over the country are pouring in, and officials sent from the capital have arrived one after another. This land that has experienced the baptism of war has ushered in vitality again.

On the day the monument was erected, there were crowds of people outside Qianzhou City. Not only were people from Qianzhou, but also gentry and people from all over the northwest, among which were the former Wu family members who came from Yulin thousands of miles away.

He Dali read out the tribute written by Nie Chen loudly. In the past two or three years, Nie Chen has a high reputation. When he learned that the tribute was written by him, many people sighed silently in their hearts.

From beginning to end, He Ran never concealed the achievements of the Wu family's father and son in fighting the Tartars. The Wu family has been defending Yulin for decades, which made the Tartars frightened and dared not step beyond the thunder pool. The loyal soul of the Wu family has remained in history.

On Wu Ji's tombstone, Wu Ji's heroic deeds against the Tatars were written in detail, but he did not mention a single word about his actions after coming to Xi'an.

Those old Wu clan members were filled with tears in their eyes. So what if they were not buried as princes? He Ran gave the Wu family the last dignity. Thousands of years later, Wu Dongming and Wu Ji would stay in the history books as national heroes.

The king succeeds and the enemy loses. The king of Chang'an is just an unsuccessful anti-king, while the heroes of the nation can shine brightly on the sun and the moon.

"The eldest son is confused, confused!"

Among the crowd, an old man wiped his eyes with his sleeve and muttered to himself.

The grandson next to him quickly pulled him out of the crowd: "Okay, okay, stop crying, come from Yulin all the way, don't cry and ruin your body."

"I just regret the eldest son. Why did the person who was so steady in the past be so wrong when he was confused? He harmed himself and the old general. Alas, the whereabouts of the second son are still unknown."

"That's why I don't marry, women will only affect my speed of drawing my sword."

"No, how can I do not marry a wife? Go back to Yulin, go back now, and see each other when you go back!"

The news of Wu Ji's death reached Longxi, and He Shuting locked herself in the house, neither crying nor making a fuss, but just sat there in a daze.

The man who saved her from water and fire, the man who pityed her and loved her, ended his life in this way.

General Chang'an?

He Shuting sneered, He Ran, you shouldn't have done this. Wu Ji is already dead. You don't even let anyone go. Bury him as a prince. What losses do you have?

But you don’t even want to give Ai Rong to him after death. You are too cruel!

Wu Ji is not the King of Chang'an, what about her?

Without the King of Chang'an, she would certainly not be the Princess of Chang'an.

He Shuting gritted her teeth, fortunately it was Longxi here, and the Meng army in Longxi did not listen to He Ran.

Although Wu Ji had been buried long ago, since the news reached Longxi, He Shuting, as her first wife, still has to mourn.

After being "deadly entrusted" by Xiao He, Meng Zhong "accidentally" fell off the bed and fell to death.

After the love affair between Xiao He and Fang Dalong were exposed, they were killed by the angry generals of the Meng family army.

Meng Zhong's son, grandson and younger brother were all dead. Because Meng Cheng forced the **** of his eldest sister-in-law, Meng Cheng's wife and children were blind, so they simply took the family to leave Longxi overnight.

Nowadays, only He Jiang and He Shuting live in the huge Meng Mansion.

Wu Ji's funeral was held in Meng's Mansion, but although the plaque of Meng's Mansion has not been taken off yet, there is no one named Meng in the mansion.

But He Shuting didn't expect that when she was wearing white clothes and holding the wives of the generals with a big belly, the ladies did not call her princess, but called her Chang'an Lady.

Mrs. Chang'an?

What is this title?

But He Shuting soon discovered that what changed was not only the name, but also the attitude of everyone towards her.

Although the sky is high and the emperor is far away, these people have respected her in the past. Although they are the Meng family army, Meng Zhong is a subordinate of Wu Dongming. Therefore, for many years, all the Meng family army has worshipped Wu Dongming as gods. He also attaches great importance to Wu Ji, who is already the King of Chang'an.

Not only was He Shuting's first wife, she was Wu Dongming's eldest daughter-in-law, and she also had Wu Dongming's eldest grandson in her womb. Her identity represents her status. In this remote place, she is as noble as the crown princess.

But now Wu Dongming is dead, Wu Ji is dead, and the King of Chang'an has also become a general of Chang'an. With Wu Ju's whereabouts unknown, the once glorious Wu clan now has only two widows left.

In the past, because it was far apart, the matter in Xi'an did not reach Longxi, but as time went by, and the roads there were already smooth and after the weather warmed up, merchants began to travel with Longxi, Xi'an and Xianyang, so at the beginning What happened spread to Longxi one after another.

The Wu family father and son were separated, Wu Ji proclaimed himself king, He Shuting killed the shopkeeper of Jinghonglou, He Ran was angry, Wu Ji took over the powerful, the people besieged the royal palace, He Shuting fled from Xi'an, and Wu Dong Ming Dynasty son was sentenced to death to apologize!

The people of Longxi understand.

The Meng family army understood.

So you are such a Chang'an Princess!

He Shuting is sober.

She had known for a long time that without Wu, she was nothing. But she was very lucky that she was pregnant when she escaped from Xi'an.

She thought that with the children in her belly, she could still enjoy the glory of Wu.

But she didn't expect that these people didn't take her belly seriously at all. In their eyes, she was just a widow who lost her husband.

And the generals' wives also changed their previous respect for her, and their tone gradually became harsh.

"Mrs. He, I heard that Mrs. Wu is now in Xi'an and suffers from wind disease and cannot take care of herself. You, a daughter-in-law, should serve the disease and be filial."

"Yes, yes, how can the mother-in-law fall ill in bed, but the daughter-in-law is hiding outside and leisurely."

"Also, Mrs. He, after General Wu passed away, you came to Longxi. You were still in the filial period at that time. Oh, my father-in-law's body was not cold, and he showed up as a daughter-in-law. It was the first time I saw him. ”

He Shuting's face was as deep as water. She was indeed in the filial piety period. In the past, now, the Wu family is about to die. How could she not be in the filial piety period?

But these were just the beginning. As soon as Wu Ji's funeral was finished, the news that He Shuting was He Ran's sister spread to Longxi.

This incident is not a secret in Xi'an. In order to increase He Shuting's net worth, He Jiang and his wife "inadvertently" released the news. Although it has not been confirmed, those wealthy families are discussing it privately.

It was just because of the power of the Wu family that everyone just closed the door and discussed at home.

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

However, as something happened to Jinghonglou, these discussions gradually disappeared.

If He Shuting is really He Ran’s sister, why would she attack Jinghonglou?

Either there is only hatred and no love between sisters, or this is a fake.

Now that Wu's family has fallen, these things have become topics of conversation after dinner, and with the spring breeze, it blows to the distant Longxi.

At the same time, the past of the true and false daughter of the He family came.

What a good guy, the whole of Longxi is in full bloom.

This He Shuting is just He Jiang’s adopted daughter. So where is her real family and what is her origin?

He Ran was born into the He family. It would be fine if He Shuting was just her cousin, but it was rumored that she was He Ran's real sister. What was that? Of course it wouldn't be the fake daughter of the He family, so she could only be the daughter of He Ran's stepmother.

That stepmother is said to have been married during the filial piety period.

He Shuting also showed up during the filial piety period and ran from Xi'an to Longxi.

If He Ran admits that He Shuting is her sister, then she is now a delicate body and rich, comparable to the identity of the eldest princess.

How could it be spread to Longxi?

Either it is fake, in order to marry into the Wu family's Hu Bin's identity.

Or that's why He Ran doesn't recognize her at all. No, she offended He Ran and took over the entire Wu family.

This is a disaster, she cannot stay in Longxi!

Before the white lantern at the gate of Meng's mansion was taken off, a group of soldiers broke into Meng's mansion. The general led by him was Yu, who was in his thirties. His mother's family was related to the Meng family, but the relative was far behind him. As a result, when Meng Zhong was alive, he was just an ordinary general, and Meng Zhong did not regard him as a relative.

He Jiang came out after hearing the news and looked unhappy: "General Yu, what do you mean?"

General Yu looked around and said disdainfully: "This is my cousin's home. If I come to my cousin's house, do I have to go to my cousin's house and have to go through the consent of outsiders?"

After saying that, General Yu looked at He Jiang up and down: "By the way, I heard that you are the cousin of that **** of He? He did something ugly, and he couldn't even get into the Meng family's ancestral tomb. You are her family, but you're still Have the face to stay here and don't leave?"

He Jiang climbed up from the soldier. General Yu's ridicule could not stimulate him, but before he could fight back, General Yu waved his hand: "Come on, tie the murderer who killed General Meng Er to me!"

He Jiang's personal soldiers rushed over and fought with General Yu's men, and even the martial maids around He Shuting joined in.

In the chaos, someone shouted loudly: "General Yu, General Yu!"

At this time, a woman flew to a high place, holding a **** head in her hand.

"The person surnamed Yu is dead. Who wants to avenge him? Just come up, I will not be afraid!"

Everyone saw that the woman was young and beautiful, and she was the martial maid Hongxiu next to He Shuting.

He Jiang twitched his cheeks. He didn't expect that these martial maids would be so skilled.

He had seen Wu Bi kill people before, but he only took action after he was stunned by his opponent. This was the first time He Jiang saw him taking the head in a mixed fight.

He asked He Shuting that all these martial maids came from the Zhang family and Liu family in Yulin.

The mistresses of these two families are sisters. They are both practicing family children. All the women in the family know martial arts. Even the maids are guided by famous teachers. Yulin is a border, and they are often disturbed by Tartars. In addition, the local folk customs are fierce. Therefore, the wealthy families in Yulin often rely on their relationship and spared no expense to buy martial maids from Zhang and Liu's houses for their own women. However, the Zhang and Liu's family did not make money by doing this. Therefore, any wife from any family can get it. One or two martial maids from Zhang and Liu's families are very respectful in Yulin.

When He Shuting was still at He Jiang's mansion, He Jiang asked someone to go to Zhang and Liu's house to ask, but unfortunately they were both rejected.

He Shuting brought out four Wu maids from Xi'an, all of whom were asked by Wu Ji from the Zhang family. This shows the Zhang family's respect for the Wu family.

He Jiang had the deepest impression of this martial maid named Hongxiu. He used to think that she was born beautiful, but now he realized that she was so skilled in martial arts.

If she was asked to assassinate someone, she should be able to do it too.

Once this thought arises, it will no longer be suppressed.

In the capital, Zhong Yi came to see He Ran. He brought two news. One was to catch Feng Zhaoyan and Feng Jianjian. It was not a big deal that the Jinyiwei took four months to catch them. It turned out that Feng Zhaoyan had successfully lost weight and had gone from a round ball. The fat man transformed into a thin and dry little old man.

The Jinyiwei had been to the alley where he lived three times, but he didn't recognize him!

Feng Zhaoyan had no special marks on him, so after he caught him, in order to determine his identity, Zhong Yi invited Mrs. Feng to identify him and sent someone to Feng Zhaoyan's hometown to find his cousin, who is six of the current Feng Zhaoyan. It is seven points similar, so this is confirmed that this person is Feng Zhaoyan.

The second news brought by Zhong Yi was a translated piece of information.

The information used by Jinyiwei now is a password borrowed from Jinghonglou, and based on the password, it is searching for corresponding text in a popular book nowadays.

This information comes from the martial maid Hongxiu, who is beside He Shuting.

Like Lan Ruo and Lu Mingming, she was both killers trained by King Jin.

Lan Ruo died early, while she and Lu Mingming were taken to Hengshan by Zhong Yi. Later, she was sent to the northwest and fled to Longxi with He Shuting.