I heard that you are a scum

Duan Mansion was surrounded by heavy soldiers!

Duan Yannian bought some clothes from nearby villagers to change into for Cen's family, so as to prevent them from being conspicuous as they pass by in the street wearing prison uniforms.

Who knew that before they reached Duan's residence, they heard the discussion of pedestrians gathered here——

"I heard that Mr. Duan has robbed the imperial court, and now the emperor is going to seal the Duan mansion and wait for a rabbit!"

"Hey, why do you think Master Duan did this? I heard the imperial decree they read at the gate of Duan's mansion, saying that if Master Duan and those criminals are caught, they can be shot to death!"

"Who knows, it's better for us little people to talk less about the big people."

Duan Yannian took Xiaoqi and Cen's family to hide in the alley in front of Duan's mansion.

"How could this happen?!" Duan Yannian said in disbelief as he glanced at the Duan Mansion surrounded by officers and soldiers.

Xiaoqi leaned his back against the wall, and replied: "The emperor probably thought that you were robbed and imprisoned by Mr. Duan. Now the emperor has decreed that we should be caught and killed. Even if you don't want to drag me into the water, I have to wade into this muddy water." .”

"Chuntao is still in the mansion! What are they doing with Chuntao?!" Duan Yannian grabbed his hair in pain. He knew it would become like this, and he shouldn't have let Chuntao wait for him in the mansion before!

Although Xiaoqi was also worried about Chuntao's safety, he knew in his heart that Chuntao was smart enough to deal with the situation. He comforted Duan Yannian and said, "Master Duan, don't worry, nothing will happen to Chuntao."

The old matriarch was so frightened that she fainted halfway. Uncle Cen put her down, leaned her head against the wall, and circled anxiously on the spot: "What can I do... Duan's mansion has already been destroyed. Surrounded, the General’s Mansion is probably guarded by officers and soldiers, not to mention the city gate, are we going to be trapped to death in Chang’an City after finally escaping from the prison?”

Xiaoqi suddenly remembered the house deed that Duan Yannian gave him before, and quickly said: "Master Duan, please be calm and don't be impatient. Do you remember the house deed you gave me back then? We can go there first to settle down."

When the Cen family heard that there was still a place to hide, they yelled and urged them to go there quickly. Duan Yannian took a deep look at the general's residence and could only nod in agreement.

……

Midnight.

The moon was half hidden in the clouds, two torches were lit at the entrance of the Duan Mansion, but the inside was pitch black, and several teams of officers and soldiers patrolled around the walls of the Duan Mansion.

The two officers and soldiers came to relieve themselves in the alley behind the Duan Mansion during the interval between shifts. As soon as they took off their pants, someone covered their noses with a handkerchief from behind, and passed out without struggling.

Xiaoqi and Uncle Cen looked at each other, and they both nodded, indicating to start action.

They dragged the two officers and soldiers into the depths of the alley and stripped them naked, then put on their clothes and walked out with their heads bowed. At night, the lights were dim, and the patrolling guards were also listless and yawning. Two strangers entered.

The two silently followed the patrol team, and when the team reached the gate, Xiao Qi suddenly pretended to be shocked and asked loudly: "You are not Wang Sheng! Who are you!"

Uncle Cen pushed him to the ground, then turned around and ran away.

The tranquility of the night was broken in an instant, and the leading officers and soldiers ordered loudly: "Catch him!"

A group of people gathered around, shouting loudly, and the sound of armor rubbing against each other was noisy and chaotic.

But the person they were chasing was nimble like a rabbit, walking around the streets, jumping up and down, playing tricks on them.

Seeing the officers and soldiers chasing the suspect away, the leader came over and stretched out a hand to the person still lying on the ground: "No problem."

He held it up and stood up with strength.Before the leader retracted his hand, Xiao Qi grabbed his wrist and nimbly twisted around behind him, pressing his arm firmly on his back.

"So you are in the same group!" The leader finally understood, but it was too late, Xiaoqi covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief stuck to the drug, he struggled a lot, but still passed out.

……

Because she was worried about Chuntao's safety, Xiaoqi disguised herself and went to investigate the situation near Duanfu. The surrounding residents said that they did not see officers and soldiers escorting people out of Duanfu, so they agreed that Chuntao should be hiding in Duanfu. inside.

Chuntao has lived in the Duan Mansion for several years, and she has a clear understanding of the structure of the Duan Mansion. It is not impossible to hide where to escape the search of the officers and soldiers.

Several people discussed the countermeasures, and decided that Second Uncle Cen, who was familiar with the streets and alleys of the capital and was often chased all over the street because of troubles, would be responsible for diverting most of the officers and soldiers away from the mountain, leading them around in circles, and Xiao Qi would deal with the rest by force. Find Chuntao and bring it out.

Xiao Qi kicked open the sealed gate of Duan Mansion, then walked quickly to the yard, and shouted in the front yard: "Chuntao! Are you here?! I'm Xiao Qi! Come out!"

There was no response from the front yard, and Xiao Qi called all the way along Duan's house, but did not receive any response.

His heart turned cold, could their idea be wrong?

Only the last backyard was missing. Xiaoqi ran over quickly, but the backyard was empty. The sound of cicadas and birds chirping could be heard clearly under the night sky. A few fireflies hovered over the mouth of the well, their bodies emitting a faint light.

"I'm here!!" There was an echoing response from the well, and Xiao Qi ran over quickly, and when she lowered her head, Chuntao was hanging on the wooden ladder on the side of the well. " Climbing up, Xiao Qi was taken aback.

Chuntao stretched out a hand from the well: "Give me a hand, why are you standing there?"

Xiao Qi quickly dragged her up.

Chuntao lay on the ground exhausted, panting heavily, and asked, "What's going on?"

Xiao Qi immediately picked her up, turned around and ran away: "I'll explain to you when I'm safe!"

As soon as she heard this, she understood half of it. It seemed that her young master and Xiaoqi had caused some trouble, so they were ransacked by officers and soldiers. They should have settled down now, so they wanted to take her there too.

When Xiaoqi was holding her and passing the accountant, she hurriedly stopped: "Wait a minute!"

"What's wrong?" Xiao Qi asked suspiciously.

"Go in and see if there is anything valuable to take away with you!"

The two of them ransacked the house again, but unfortunately the emperor had already sent someone to search the house, and they only found some fragments of silver that had fallen on the ground.

It's better than nothing.Chuntao picked up the pieces of silver and put them into the purse, then took Xiaoqi's hand, and the two ran out of the gate of Duanfu together.

"Oh!" Chuntao exclaimed.

"What's wrong?!" Xiao Qi immediately looked around nervously.

"You stepped on someone's hand..." Chuntao pointed at his feet, and saw Xiao Qi stepping on the leader's hand lying on the ground.She clasped her hands together and shook them up and down: "If there's anything to blame, there's nothing to blame!"

The corner of Xiaoqi's mouth twitched: "I'm not dead, I passed out."

"Ah? Oh, how offended you are."

Xiao Qi rolled her eyes, grabbed her and ran outside.

After running for a certain distance, they slowed down. Xiao Qi explained to her: "The Cen family didn't know who they offended, and they went straight to the prison. The other brothers retreated to cover us... all sacrificed... "Here, his voice lowered.

Chuntao knew that he had a good relationship with the other jailers, so she must feel uncomfortable when encountering such a thing. She silently held his hand and gave him silent comfort.

Xiao Qi calmed down her emotions, and continued: "Later, we escaped from the hunt and were afraid of danger, so we decided to go back to Duan's mansion first, but found that Duan's mansion was surrounded by officers and soldiers. There is no evidence of death. The emperor thought it was Mr. Duan who robbed the prison." Saved Cen's family and ordered that if we were caught, we would be shot immediately."

"It turned out to be like this." Chuntao also talked about her own experience: "This morning, the son told me that he was going to the prison to discuss countermeasures with the old lady, and asked me to wait for him to come back in the mansion. I waited in the yard." After waiting for a long time, I heard the voices of officers and soldiers outside the door, and felt that something was wrong, so I wanted to hide."

"What about the rest of the Duan mansion?"

"The others were dismissed. Because someone fell into the well before, my son was afraid that something similar would happen again, so he asked someone to set up a ladder on the side of the well. It was an emergency, so I went down the ladder directly to the well. Hearing that they finished raiding the house and gathered all the servants, as if they were looking for me, they didn't dare to make a sound."

"Who would have thought that there was someone hiding in the well..."

Chuntao snorted coldly: "If it wasn't for my wit, you would have to go to the prison to save me now."

"Yes, yes, officers and soldiers are fools, you are the only one who is clever." Xiao Qi held her hand, and looked towards the bustling place in the distance: "I don't know what happened to General Cen's uncle..."

Thinking of this, the chaotic voices in the distance quieted down little by little, and the officers and soldiers who went out to arrest people quickly formed a square team, and then walked back in an orderly manner.

In this case, it is nothing more than that the person ran away or was caught.

Xiao Qi was hesitant, not knowing whether to save the person or to slip away first.

Chuntao also looked around, and then said to Xiao Qi: "Let's go quietly to the Duan Mansion to have a look around. If he is unlucky enough to be caught, you can save him while there are not many people there."

"What about you?" Xiao Qi asked.

"I'm cheering you up, let's go." Chuntao pushed him forward, and the two of them approached Duan's mansion quietly under the cover of night.

At the gate of the Duan Mansion, a group of officers and soldiers bowed their heads and were being reprimanded by the leader who had already come to his senses: "I told you to chase people, but you are better off, and no one will be left behind! They all went to chase people! Don't you know what it means to lure the tiger away from the mountain?! Got it!" Forget about their tricks, a group of you chased one person, and let someone run away? What do I want you for?!"

Chuntao chuckled: "Is Uncle Cen so powerful?"

Xiaoqi was dissatisfied with Chuntao's praise of others, even if that person's seniority starts with uncle, he curled his lips: "It's amazing, isn't it just that when I was young, I was often chased and beaten by old general Cen, I just got used to it. Let's go to Lord Duan first, He's worried about you."