Old things in the Red Chamber

As soon as Hua'er came out, she saw Jia Huan striding over.I couldn't help but asked him, "Master Jia is not going well outside?"

Other rooms in this courtyard are still crackling and burning, only the old lady's upper room is still intact.From the door, Jia Xun could see the people kneeling on the floor in the dark inside.

"Don't worry, Commander, everything outside has been dealt with, but there is still a group of people in Jinling City who are doing things against the law. Let me tell you, I will leave the matter to you, and I will take people around the city. .”

After saying goodbye, Hua'er nodded and watched him leave the yard.

Jia Huan led the people all the way out, and when passing the rockery, he glanced casually, didn't stop on his feet, and then walked forward.

After leaving the hanging flower gate between the front yard and the back yard, a group of people surrounded Jia Xuan at once, and the guards of the Hou Mansion quickly stopped in front and drove them away.

There are Jia Baoyu and Jia Huan. Jia Baoyu broke free from the restraints of the guards, "Big brother, where is the third sister? How is the third sister?"

Jia Huan also yelled, "The rebellion of the Zhen family can't be counted as the third sister. The third sister has never eaten a sip of his family's food or drank a sip of his family's water, so she is not counted as a member of his family."

"That's right, big brother, if the third sister is imprisoned, please be accommodating." These may be the most worldly words Jia Baoyu has ever said.

"This matter is out of my hands. It depends on the emperor's intentions in the capital to see what the fate of their female relatives will be. Don't stay here. I heard that some of the guests this time can still escape. You have to die, if you are not implicated at this moment, then hurry up and leave!"

Jia Baoyu still wanted to talk, so Jia Huan pulled the two of them away quickly.

The shouts of killing rang throughout the whole night in Jinling City, and many people dared not open their doors at dawn.Only those soldiers looking outside through the crack of the door were wandering non-stop on the street, and they could hear some begging for mercy and the beating of weapons at any time, accompanied by all kinds of screams.

The entire Jinling City was very quiet. I don’t know how many people were afraid of someone knocking on the door. There were even many people who hid their valuables overnight. Dare to speak.

After a busy night, not long after dawn, Jia Xun was holding a bowl of porridge and was slowly drinking porridge under a city gate. The hidden guard named Cao'er ran over to talk to him.

"My lord, Sister Hua'er counted the number of people just now, and found that all the junior members of the criminal's family have disappeared. By the way, there is also a son of theirs, Zhen Baoyu, who is also missing."

Jia Huan didn't want to talk to her, so she swallowed the hot porridge in small mouthfuls.

"My lord, what do you think of this?"

"Go and ask your commander what to do? We agreed at the beginning that I was only responsible for suppressing the rebels outside, and you were responsible for their family members. Now that they are lost, it is useless to find me."

"My lord," the little girl was acting coquettishly on the side, but Mu Mu, who didn't understand the style, continued to drink porridge on the side. "You still have to rely on your lord for this matter, or let the commander in the capital know that we can't keep our heads. We've been working together for so long, and your lord will definitely not be helpless, right?" Pulling Jia Xun's arms twisted back and forth, showing a particularly innocent and delicate expression.

Jia Huan looked at her after listening, and motioned for the little girl to bring her ears closer. After saying a few words in her ear, the little girl left happily.

Xia Zhi, who was guarding on the sidelines, asked in confusion, "What advice did you give her? It seems that she is so happy that she thinks we are good people."

"We are good people, but this girl's heart is not good enough. If it is said that people are lost, they should be responsible for it. Even if the person who can't come to ask us for help at this moment, it shouldn't be her. She is so He ran over in a hurry to set us up, and when the time comes back to the capital, he will bite us in front of the emperor and say that we meddle in their affairs. The emperor hates people asking about secret guards. If this is the case, If we want to keep our meritorious service, we have to obey her orders, otherwise we can get the emperor at any time. This little girl has as many eyes as lotus roots in a rotten mud pond, and her ambition is not small."

"Then you promised her to give her advice and help them find those who escaped? Aren't you worried that he will bite us back in the end?"

"Where did the criminals escape? It's just my guess whether they were with the defeated soldiers who fled. Isn't the place we are going to suppress the bandits in that barren mountain? When the time comes, a lot of people will die inside, you say?" Will the dead still threaten us? Besides, her death in the line of duty is a great achievement, so let's not stop her from making such a great contribution."

While the two were talking, Autumn Equinox ran over from a place and motioned Jia Xuan to look at a clothing store. A disheveled woman was sitting under the eaves of the clothing store, and she tied a door panel to herself with a hemp rope. On the shoulders of the door, on the straw spread on the door, lay a young man with a clean face, and both of them made themselves unkempt.When the woman looked at Jia Xuan, the tears in her eyes couldn't stop falling.

Jia Huan lowered her head and continued to drink the porridge expressionlessly. After a while, the sun rose and shone warmly on everyone. It should be New Year's Eve tonight.But the deathly silence of the whole city suppressed everyone from breathing loudly.Many people crowded in front of the city gate and kept praying, "My lord, please let us go back. We will worship our ancestors tonight."

"My lord, we are all good citizens. We have lived outside Jinling City for generations, and our neighbors can all testify to us!"

"My lord, it's Chinese New Year today..."

The officers and soldiers guarding the city wall arbitrarily separated everyone. This is the time when they would rather kill the wrong than let them go. Many people dare not go up to challenge the officers and soldiers at this time, and they are honestly nestled at the door of each shop. They didn't eat or drink, and they didn't even have a place to warm up. They didn't dare to cry even if they cried a lot.

There was a sound of horseshoes in the distance, and the chariots and horses of Rongguo Mansion approached. Jia Huan got off the horse quickly, and approached Jia Huan in a fawning manner, "Brother, please be accommodating, let us go out of the city!"

"You don't care about your third sister?"

"Look at what you said, why don't you care about her? My second brother and I can't help here. Let's go back to the capital to ask the old lady and the master for advice. Besides, my third sister just married into their family, and their family rebelled. It doesn't have much to do with my third sister, at worst, our family will bring her back again."

Jia Huan pointed to the crowd crowded in front of various shops, waiting to go out, "Did you see that? They are all waiting here. When will this matter subside? When will you be able to leave?"

"Big brother……"

Jia Huan didn't want to tell them so much, "Even these plain-headed people know that they will go home to worship their ancestors tonight. You brothers are in a hurry tonight, and your ancestors are gone. Stop talking nonsense and go back to your mansion in a hurry. Go, or else the ancestors will come looking for you when they have no food tonight."

At this time, Jia Cong carried a bag of clothes to look for Jia Huan. After seeing Jia Huan, he was also surprised. The two of them played very well when they were very young, but as they got older, the relationship between the two became more and more complicated. It's getting worse.Jia Huan came here for several days and never thought of looking for Jia Cong, nor did Jia Cong think of going to Jia Huan to catch up on the old days.

Seeing Jia Huan being helped into the carriage, Jia Cong shook off his clothes and put them on for Jia Xuan.

"They left in such a hurry, why don't they stay and take care of it? If there is no one to take care of the third sister, they will inevitably suffer some grievances. A new daughter-in-law who just married has nothing to do with this matter. Too much involvement."

Jia Yu motioned Jia Cong to look at the ready-to-wear shop diagonally opposite. After all, Jia Cong chased after Jia Baoyu and these girls when he was young. After so many years, he can still tell the difference by looking at their movements.Immediately he was stunned.

"She... Could it be that Huan'er wants to take her away like this."

"If you don't take it away, she is dead. Now I don't need to hide it from you. Do you know why your father insisted on dividing the clan? That's because the Rongguo Mansion was also an accomplice in this rebellion, and this wedding is also To send people and weapons to Jiangnan. Therefore, whether she returns or not is a dead end."

"My lord, we have already found out where that group of rout soldiers fled to. Shall we pursue them now?"

"Soldiers are expensive, of course we have to chase them." Jia Xun hurriedly threw the clothes to Jia Cong, and led people out of the city in a hurry before he could tell him.

Jia Cong walked into the city with his clothes in his arms. When passing by Jia Tanchun, he couldn't help but look down at her.

Jia Tanchun raised his head and begged him silently.

In the end, Jia Cong stomped his feet hard and left here.The brilliance in Jia Tanchun's eyes disappeared instantly, and he turned to look at his newlywed husband lying on the door panel.The other party shook her hand and patted it.

The two of them hadn't touched a drop of water since last night, and their stomachs were growling with hunger. An old lady sitting not far from them handed her a steamed stuffed bun.

She would definitely not eat the cold and hard buns as usual.But in this environment, someone can give them a steamed stuffed bun, which makes her very grateful.

The husband and wife shared a bun and ate it, quietly waiting for the city gate to open, or waiting for someone from the government to take them back.At this time, let Jia Tanchun say that it's good to catch him back, at least he won't be hungry, he won't be cold, and he won't be struggling for his life in this kind of weather.

In particular, the future is bleak, and my husband has a fever all over his body. I don't know if he can survive today.

Her eyes were crying like a pair of rotten peaches.It is inevitable to recall the past when everyone joked about Sister Lin when I was young.For her, those days were almost the same as her previous life.In just one day, she changed from a lady in the government office to a fugitive who could die at any time.

It's really hard to say about fate. In the early years, she didn't believe in fate, but since her second sister flew up a branch and became a phoenix, and now she is in such a state of desperation, she seems to believe in fate a little bit.