Fengluo Pingyang

That night, Fang Yuesheng was awakened by a noise.

He opened his eyes, only to hear a noise and crying outside the yard, no servant girl came to light the lamp, only the light from the fire outside was reflected on the window lattice.

Fang Yuesheng quickly sat up, his drowsiness was swept away, and he called repeatedly: "Shuang He, Xia Tao! What happened outside?"

The two maids who are very attentive on weekdays have not appeared for a long time.Fang Yuesheng went out with his clothes on, and was almost hit by a little girl running around.

"What's going on? Why are you running? Where are Shuang He and Xia Tao?" Fang Yuesheng grabbed the girl and frowned.

"I... I don't know. There was a sudden quarrel in the middle of the night. Sister Shuanghe and Sister Xia Tao went out to check the situation, but they haven't come back yet." The little girl said out of breath, her eyes full of panic , "I heard that many military masters have come outside, and they are arresting people!"

"What military master? Where did the rogue dare to act wildly in Pingguo's mansion!" Fang Yuesheng let go of the little girl and walked out angrily.

Before leaving the hospital, Shuang He suddenly ran in from outside in a panic, and stopped Fang Yuesheng head-on.

"Master, don't go out! There are many people outside, they say they are the officers and soldiers of Shuntian Mansion, and they are in disarray now. The master told us to go to the back house to watch the wife and the young ladies, and don't let those rough people rush in. Master You go with us!"

"Shuntian Mansion? What are the people from Shuntian Mansion doing here? What's going on?!"

Shuang He dragged Fang Yuesheng towards the back house, and said anxiously: "I didn't understand it, it seems that our mansion has colluded with some Jianzhou pirates, and now Lord Hou is negotiating with the official who led the soldiers to surround the mansion .”

"Jianzhou? Pirates?" Fang Yuesheng was at a loss, completely confused.

As soon as he left Qinghong Courtyard, he saw Fang Yueqi hurried over with a few servants.Seeing that Fang Yuesheng was doing well, Fang Yueqi breathed a sigh of relief, and told Shuang He, "Take the young master to your wife, and I will try my best to keep those people from disturbing the inner house. Be sure to take care of him." Good master and wife."

Shuang He quickly agreed, but Fang Yuesheng stopped and refused to leave.

"Cousin, what's going on?!" Fang Yuesheng walked up to Fang Yueqi, "I'll go ahead with you to have a look. Shuanghe, take a few girls to your wife to take care of her carefully."

"Stop messing around at this time." Fang Yueqi reprimanded, "A third-rank official from Shuntian Prefecture dares to bring troops to surround the Pingguo Palace, there must be someone behind him. You have never experienced this kind of battle, and going there will only add to the chaos. It’s better to go to my wife’s place to help.”

"I haven't experienced it, but you have experienced it?" Fang Yuesheng put on the clothes on his body and pulled up his hair. "I am the son of the Hou family. How can I hide in the inner house by myself at a time like this?" Ignoring Fang Yueqi, he walked straight out.

Fang Yueqi had no choice but to bring his servants to follow.

When the two arrived at the front yard of the Marquis' Mansion, they saw that the middle door was wide open, several teams of officers and soldiers holding torches stood solemnly, surrounded by an official in full official uniform.

Master Fang stepped forward and said, "Lord Mu, you visited late at night, but you don't know why? Why is there such a battle?"

Yin Mu Nanshan of Shuntian Mansion has never had much contact with the aristocratic family, and he has no friendship with Fang Hou Ye. At this time, he just glanced at Fang Hou Ye indifferently, cupped his hands and said: "Don't blame Hou Ye, I also came here with a holy order. Pirates in Jianzhou have been rampant for a long time, and they have been repeatedly suppressed. There have long been rumors that there are people in Beijing who secretly communicated with pirates and passed on information privately."

"This...what does this have to do with the Pingguo Mansion? This Marquis has never heard of any pirates in Jianzhou." Master Fang frowned.

"I recently arrested a few pirates who came from Jianzhou and sneaked into the capital pretending to be businessmen. They recruited the Pingguo mansion. I will naturally come to investigate. As long as there is no one in the mansion who is in touch with pirates, Hou Naturally, you don't have to worry about it. Once you find out, I will report it to you." After Mu Nanshan finished speaking, he beckoned a few subordinates and ordered them to search everywhere.

"Wait a minute." Fang Yuesheng stepped forward and said, "Mr. Pingguo's mansion is blessed by heaven, you people can come in and out and search at will?!"

Mu Nanshan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Did Fang Shizi want me to invite the imperial decree? Everyone will look bad when the time comes."

Fang Yuesheng bit his lips: "Now it's just an investigation, but not a conviction yet. If you want to search, you can search the front yard. The back house is full of female relatives. Old Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Fang still have orders, how can you allow them to collide at will?!"

Mu Nanshan pondered for a moment, then ordered to go down, not to break into the inner house.

Fang Yuesheng walked up to Master Fang Hou, and seeing the old god on the face of Shuntian Mansion Yin, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Master Fang Hou also had a look of horror, completely unaware of where this disaster came from.He has been extremely cautious, restrained and devoted to his duties, why is it that his Fang family is the first to have an accident among the twelve aristocratic families?

Master Fang Hou couldn't help thinking of Ling Ji, if he hadn't left the Hou's mansion, he might have been able to foresee this disaster in advance, so he wouldn't be so caught off guard.When he caught sight of his son's handsome and fair face, thinking of Lingji's other party Yuesheng's thoughts, Master Fang's chest felt tight for a moment, and he didn't want to think about that thief.

The officers and soldiers searched around, and Mu Nanshan stood in the middle of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, and didn't mean to say anything, just treating Master Fang as nothing.Fang Houye's heart sank, he just felt that this time could not be kind.

I don't know how long it took before I saw a group of officers and soldiers carrying several boxes of things noisyly towards this side and put them in the middle of the courtyard.

"Report to my lord, we found these boxes of suspicious items in the warehouse, please have a look at them." After speaking, he pried off the lid of the boxes with a knife, and opened them one by one, exposing the contents of the boxes to the light of bright torches.

As soon as Fang Yueqi saw the box, his face turned pale.

Isn't this the goods delivered by Zhuangzi yesterday?He noticed something strange at that time, but he didn't pay attention to it.Being carried out at this time, Fang Yueqi only felt that there seemed to be an invisible giant net, which gradually showed a hideous appearance in the darkness, covering the entire Hou Mansion.

"Fang Hou Ye, these are all found from the warehouse in the mansion, how about Hou Ye tell me about the origin of these things?" Mu Nanshan looked at Fang Hou Ye and asked with a half-smile.

Fang Houye was still in doubt, he could only say: "Yesterday, Zhuangzi in the mansion sent up his prospects for this year, did Mr. Mu's mansion not confiscate it?"

"Prospects in Zhuangzi?" Mu Nanshan sneered, and took out a few things from the box, one was a unique glazed lamp, and the other was a small clock.

"The Zhuangzi in Fang Houye's mansion is really different from what I have seen. I have only seen such exquisite and precious things in Fanshang's place."

Master Fang Hou saw those things clearly by the light of the fire, and suddenly his face turned pale with shock, and he lost his voice in disbelief: "This...how is this possible?! This Marquis has never seen these things before! This is definitely not Pingguo Gong government stuff!"

Mu Nanshan snorted coldly: "Master Hou wants to say that this officer intends to frame you? These things were searched in the warehouse of your mansion, but someone forced Master Hou to accept the goods? Now that the stolen goods have been obtained together, Master Hou still has any grievances. Let's talk before the emperor."

Fang Yueqi and Fang Yuesheng looked at each other, and they both saw a pale knowing in each other's eyes.The carelessness of the two of them yesterday when they took over the goods actually planted such a big disaster.With such a thunderous frame and attack, the person behind it is obviously trying to eradicate the Pingguo government in one fell swoop, leaving no room for respite.It's ridiculous that they still don't know who is behind the scenes to frame Pingguo's government.

Shuang He was waiting in Mrs. Fang's yard, but the news from the front yard couldn't get in, and all the female family members were full of fear and anxiety.

Shuanghe went to the Chuihuamen several times to inquire about the news, but she couldn't figure out what happened in front of her.Fortunately, after the previous chaos, the back house has quieted down, and no outsiders came in without authorization. This reassures Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Fang, maybe the matter is not that serious.

At the fourth watch, Shuanghe ran out again to inquire about the situation in the front yard. Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Fang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were waiting anxiously in the room.This time, Shuang He ran back with tears all over her face. As soon as she came in, she knelt down on the ground, choked up and said: "Old lady, madam, it's not good, Master Hou and Shizi were taken away by those officers and soldiers!"

"What?!" Mrs. Fang stood up abruptly, but her eyes darkened, and she fell down again.Mrs. Fang hurriedly asked the servant girl to carry Mrs. Fang to the bed, pinched her and slapped her face, and finally woke her up.

Mrs. Fang is the mother of Master Fang, the wife of Ping Guogong, who is a serious son, super high-ranking, and she is already eighty years old. She has already ignored the affairs of the house, and spent most of the time with Fang Laogong in the old mansion. live in.This time, it was because of Fang Yuesheng and Fang Yueqi's marriage that they were taken to Beijing, and they did not expect to encounter such an accident.

Seeing the chaos in the mansion, Mrs. Fang called a few of her personal nuns, and put the rear house affairs under control for the time being.

The old lady Fang had already calmed down, she sat by the bed, and said to the panic-stricken Mrs. Fang, "No matter what happened to Mingcheng, the emperor can't treat me and the Duke for the sake of the emperor. How about the master. Now that I'm here, I can keep the house safe for the time being, and we still have a chance to breathe. Now that Mingcheng and Yuesheng have an accident, you can't lose your sense of control."

"The daughter-in-law is all up to the old lady." Mrs. Fang said with tears in her eyes.

Old lady Fang sighed and patted the back of her hand.

"At that time, the Duke also said that with Ling Ji assisting Lord Hou and Yue Sheng, the Duke's Mansion of Ping Kingdom would be able to stand upright. You are so confused, why did you drive Ling Ji away?"

Mrs. Fang could only frowned and listened, but her heart was full of bitterness.

Lingji's thoughts on Sheng'er are so much, just for the future of the Pingguo government, if he is not driven away, why not give Sheng'er to him?