With every autumn rain comes a chill. In the garden of the county magistrate's mansion, the flowers have begun to wither after the wind and rain, and the green leaves and fallen flowers have become fertilizer.
The young master's playful voice came from the yard: "No, no, I'm hot..."
"It's getting cold, Madam asked me to put on more clothes..."
Without even looking, Liu Qiao'er could imagine the scene of the wet nurse chasing after the young master.
"Yang'er, be obedient, otherwise I won't let you eat the milk cake when it comes."
The little boy is only three years old and has just learned to rebel, but he listens to his sister the most.
This must be the legendary blood suppression.
Liu Qiaoer was carrying tea and snacks back to the young lady's room.
Looking at the deserted courtyard, she was distracted, and a maid bumped into her, causing her gold and silver jewelry to fall to the ground.
Liu Qiaoer stared at him, her eyes showing a fierce look: "Why are you running around? You don't even know the rules of the mansion."
"Sister Qiaoer, there are many soldiers and officers coming to the county government office. I heard that the master has been convicted and they might confiscate our property. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave."
The maid's panicked eyes were filled with fear, and her legs went weak and she knelt down in front of her.
"Please, let me go. I have five brothers and sisters at home who depend on me for support."
Liu Qiaoer's heart skipped a beat. The county magistrate still couldn't escape the tricks of those people. Her heart sank, but she couldn't bear it.
He pointed at the corner door and winked at the maid, but the maid grabbed things on the ground and ran away as if she was chased by a wolf.
Just as she was about to enter the yard, Aunt Sun and the young lady rushed out from the yard and stopped her.
"There are soldiers coming towards the mansion. Take the girl and leave through the back door immediately."
Without waiting for Liu Qiaoer to ask more questions, he grabbed the young lady with one hand and pushed Liu Qiaoer with the other and ran towards the back door.
Liu Qiaoer was staggering as she led her.
While running, he turned his head and looked back.
The mansion, which was quiet a moment ago, suddenly became a mess, with all the maids and old women running around like headless flies.
The flowers and plants in the yard were pushed into a mess. The bright flowers and leaves were all crushed into the soil, with no one caring about them anymore.
"Everyone, run! The soldiers are here to arrest people. The master and the two young masters have been taken away. Run!"
The men in the outer courtyard also hurried to the inner courtyard, without even having time to pack up their bags, tying them as they ran.
"Aunt, what will happen to mother if we leave?"
"You guys should escape first. If you get caught, you might as well run into a wall and die."
The men were arrested and put in jail, while the women were sent to music troupes. The young lady was only seven years old this year, and her innocence for the rest of her life would be gone if she entered the music troupe.
Aunt Sun took them to the back door.
Just as she opened the door, Aunt Sun closed it again with a bang.
She looked pale, trembling all over, with sweat on her forehead, and a look of despair.
"The back door is also blocked off, so we can't get out."
Just as he finished speaking, suddenly, there was a scream from outside, and a spear stabbed in, piercing through the door. The tip of the spear was stained with a layer of red, flashing a cold light.
Due to inertia, the door opened and a sea of soldiers stood at the door: "No one is allowed to go out! Anyone who escapes will be executed!"
There was a person nailed to the door. It was the maid who had bumped into her and run away.
She widened her eyes in dissatisfaction, and the gold and silver jewelry in her arms fell to the ground. The group of soldiers pounced on the door like hungry wolves.
Blood dripped down the door, and Liu Qiaoer felt her breathing become lighter.
The bloody experience of the end of the world in the previous life came to my mind... Human life is really worthless!
Aunt Sun turned pale with fright and bit her lower lip tightly to prevent herself from making any sound. She covered the young lady's eyes with her hands.
"Mom?" the young lady called out in confusion.
Liu Qiaoer acted decisively, grabbed the young lady and the aunt and ran away.
Thanks to the habits from her previous life, she had already become familiar with the terrain in the past month.
"Come with me."
There is a dog hole in the bamboo forest in the back garden.
Outside the dog hole is a three-foot-wide alley.
Almost no one knows.
If they wanted to escape now, they could only escape through the dog hole.
When we arrived at the back garden, the noise became even louder, mixed with women's screams and men's roars, which made people terrified and their scalps tingled.
"I'm not going to the music hall, don't touch me."
"The government is confiscating your property, and you have no right to resist. Take them all away."
The master was captured, the servants were sold, and no one had a good ending.
With a "bang", the maid hit her head against the wall and died in order to prove her innocence.
The servant had just run into the yard when he was hit by a big knife from behind, and blood splattered everywhere.
Liu Qiaoer shuddered suddenly, her pupils slightly contracted. The red color was too bright and hurt her eyes. This was the bloody feeling of the end of the world. She thought she had forgotten...
He grabbed the young lady and ran along the wall, came to the dog hole, and quickly opened it.
"Auntie Sun, why are you here? Madam has fainted and the house is in chaos. Madam asked me to take the young master away."
The little boy was three years old. The wet nurse was holding him in her arms, looking anxious and flustered, as if there was no way to escape.
Aunt Sun glanced back worriedly, turned back resolutely and urged Liu Qiaoer.
"What are you standing there for? Go away."
Seeing that the soldiers were about to catch up here, Liu Qiaoer crawled out of the dog hole first, reached out her hand, and pulled the young lady out.
"Mother, mother..."
The young lady was trembling with fear.
The person who came out next was not Aunt Sun, but Nanny Zhang, the young master's wet nurse.
After she clumsily crawled out of the dog hole, she also pulled the little boy out. The little boy was only three years old and didn't know that he was in danger. He thought it was a joke.
After crawling out of the dog hole, he saw the world outside and clapped his hands happily: "It's fun, it's fun."
Aunt Zhang slapped the young master and said, "You have lost your family, what fun is this?"
Outside the dog hole, Liu Qiaoer and the young master were waiting for Aunt Sun.
"Auntie, aren't you going to run away?"
Aunt Sun in the yard burst into tears. She wanted to escape and she had the opportunity to escape, but she couldn't.
"No, the Madam still needs someone to take care of her. What will happen to her if you all leave? Qiao'er, take good care of the young lady. Your aunt kowtows to you here."
Liu Qiaoer lay on the ground and saw Aunt Sun in the yard through the small dog hole. She kowtowed to her solemnly and quickly blocked the hole.
For a moment, she felt mixed emotions.
"Auntie, there's no need to kowtow. Just return the indenture to me. And, and..."
And my storage space...