Confused Escort Confused Account

Today's Xingyuan Mansion is the old Liangzhou City. It is located in the south of Chang'an, adjacent to the Han River. It was originally just a small city. Thirty years ago, when the rebels in the court rebelled, Dezong left Chang'an for a short time and went to Liangzhou to seek refuge.After the rebellion was put down, Emperor Dezong issued an edict to upgrade Liangzhou City to Xingyuan Mansion and vigorously support it.

As a result, the former small town has become more and more prosperous, and now it is a geomantic treasure in the Central Plains, even known as "Little Chang'an in Hanzhong".

Prosperous places, first of all, are crowded.The escort chariot was walking in the market, the horse could only pace slowly, and people kept passing by, bustling around.

Crowds of people poured in and out of the buildings lined with roads. Each of these buildings had two or three floors, with red bricks and brown tiles, magnificent.Most of the passers-by on the street were dressed brightly, with brocade clothes and skirts, and their faces were radiant, which was very different from the pristine Dunhuang in the Western Regions. Even Zhao Shitu was fascinated by it, looking around along the way, shaking the fan in his hand.

Jiang's family is one of the largest families in Xingyuan Mansion. Since they are in the business of forging swords and forging knives, Jiang's famous blacksmith shops can be seen everywhere in the city.Jiang Mansion is located in the south corner of the city. A few streets away, you can see the eaves of Jiang Mansion, and the flags on the eaves are fluttering in the wind.

Zhao Shitu sighed as he drove the horse: "How can we knock on the door without being turned away?"

Yan Wuhua said: "Before I left, my father gave me a letter. It was written by him and addressed to the master of the Jiang family. The Jiang and Yuan families are both famous martial arts masters. They have always been friends and respected and loved each other. To Mr. Jiang, in the name of the Yuan family, if he asks to lend the Kunwu sword, he should not refuse."

Zhao Shitu nodded and said with emotion: "It would be great if it could go so smoothly."

It's a pity that things are hard to come by.

Although Zhao Shitu is not a crow's mouth, his luck is not as good as he boasted. For example, this time, he miscalculated again and ran into trouble before he left the teacher.

The escort car drove to the gate of Jiangfu, reined in and stopped, only then did he realize that the atmosphere was not right.The gate of Jiang Mansion is spacious and imposing.The entrance was a chaotic scene. A group of officers and soldiers were swarming at the entrance. They were stopped by the servants, unable to enter the mansion, so they besieged the city with a half-moon-shaped formation, blocking the road. Sometimes people in the mansion walked in a hurry and tried to leave, but were stopped by the officers and soldiers. , the two sides refused to give in to each other, the negotiations were fruitless, and there was a stalemate.

Zhao Shitu was confused, and saw a peddler selling tea sitting under a big tree on the opposite side of the street, so he stepped forward and asked, "What's going on across the street?"

The peddler rolled his eyelids: "It's not because of the theft of the Jiang Manor, it's been going on for several days."

Zhao Shitu was shocked: "Stolen? Since it is stolen, isn't the Jiang family the victim? Why did the officers and soldiers come to the door?"

The peddler said: "Isn't it because the place where the theft was stolen was the hidden sword pavilion, and what was lost was all treasured magical weapons. After a few days, the culprit has not been found out, but these weapons have flowed into the black market. The government insisted that it was the work of the ghost. Come to blame."

Hidden Sword Pavilion?black market?Zhao Shitu was even more flustered, if the Kunwu sword was stolen, it would be really troublesome.

Before he could ask further questions, he saw a servant escorting a man from the mansion and handing him over to the officers and soldiers. The man was plainly dressed and had a dark face. He kept turning his head, wanting to argue, but the officers and soldiers didn't even have a chance to speak. If he didn't give it to him, several burly men clamped his arms together and quickly carried him away.Only then did they break away from the siege and disperse from the gate of Jiangfu.

The rest of the servants were still standing outside the door, looking into the distance and whispering.

Zhao Shitu watched the backs of a group of people disappear into the corner of the street, and asked, "Have you found the culprit?"

The peddler glanced at him again, sighed and shook his head, "Oh, don't say it, don't say it."

Zhao Shitu was even more confused. At this time, Yan Wuhua came behind him and leaned into his ear and said, "Boss Zhao, it's useless to wait here. Let's go and ask."

"Okay." Zhao Shitu nodded, then turned back to lead the horse, and tied the escort cart under the tree. Shangguanqing, Luo Huan and Ming Yuezhu also jumped out of the cart, and the five of them walked towards Jiangfu together.

The servants of Jiang's mansion looked at the door for a while, and seeing no other movement, they all dispersed, leaving only one woman standing still, her eyes always chasing the direction of the street corner.

However, the street corner was already empty, and her face was also pale.It wasn't until he saw the person approaching that he came back to his senses, brushed his hair, leaned over and asked, "What are the guests doing?"

Yan Wuhua took a step forward, took out the letter, offered it with both hands, and said modestly: "I'm from Dunhuang, please see the Jiang family master."

The woman took the letter, read the words on the cover, and said, "So it's Master Yuan's friend."

Yan Wuhua nodded and said: "Exactly, Mr. Yuan is busy with business, so it is inconvenient to come here in person, so the younger generation will do it for you."

The woman nodded, and then pursed her lips, wondering: "What a coincidence, everyone, there have been too many disasters recently, and the hidden sword pavilion at home was unfortunately stolen, which alarmed the general of the court. My master rushed to Chang'an early in the morning the city."

Yan Wuhua was shocked, the journey from Xingyuan Mansion to Chang'an would take at least ten and a half months, plus the time spent in the imperial city, I don't know how long it would take.He turned to ask: "Then who is in charge of the affairs of the family, can you hand over this letter to him?"

The woman said: "The master is not here, so naturally the young master will preside over it. Everyone, please follow me to the hall. I will hand over the letter to him in a while."

Yan Wuhua thanked, "I'm sorry."

The woman led a group of visitors through the front yard to the main hall.Zhao Shitu looked around, and saw that the inside and outside of the Jiangfu were also in a state of hustle and bustle. Occasionally, someone with their bags on their backs stuck to the wall and got out of the door, leaving in a panic.

"Why are these people leaving?" he asked.

Jin Niang sighed: "It's not to avoid disaster."

Zhao Shitu was dumbfounded, the Tibetan Jiange was stolen, and even the entire Jiang family was in jeopardy.He could only suppress his worries for the time being, and sat down with everyone, when he suddenly heard Yan Wuhua ask: "Miss Mingyue, are you okay, are you feeling unwell?"

Only then did he realize that Ming Yuezhu was silent all the way, with his head lowered, and he didn't say a word after sitting down, so he asked, "Azhu, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, don't worry." Ming Yuezhu said lightly.

The woman had already walked around to the backyard, but when she heard what they said, she suddenly stopped in her tracks, turned around, and asked in surprise, "Could it be Miss Azhu?"

Seeing that the other person was already in front of her eyes, Ming Yuezhu couldn't hide it no matter how difficult she was, she could only nod in response: "Aunt Jin, long time no see."

Zhao Shitu was even more surprised. It turned out that she had not only been to this place, but also had friendship with people in Jiangfu. No wonder she was full of worries along the way.

Aunt Jin took her hand and said with a worried expression: "Miss Azhu, why have you changed so much? Where have you been all these years? You must have suffered a lot..."

Ming Yuezhu squeezed out a smile, and said with relief: "I'm really fine, Jinniang should send a message first, my friend came to bother you because of something important, and you can talk about the rest of the gossip later,"

Jinniang nodded hesitantly: "Miss is right, I...I will send the letter first." Just as she was about to turn around, she was stopped by Mingyuezhu: "Wait, I want to avoid it for a while, can you not tell the young master that I am coming?" Pass……"

Before she could finish her sentence, she heard a familiar voice behind her.

"Azhu, it's you!"