Normally, considering the relationship between Shen Xuan brothers and the mistress of the fourth house, Pei Meiniang, who is not very reasonable, the Taifu Mansion always gives way to the Xiangning Bo Mansion. But now, life and death were at stake, but no one wanted to spoil the fourth room anymore. Mrs. Liu and Wei Changying both turned their heads and ordered them to "accompany" their mother and son to the side room to rest.
Half forcing and half coaxing, she dismissed Pei Meiniang and the crying Shen Shuliu, and the room became quiet. Only then did Mrs. Su speak with a cold face and said: "More than half an hour ago, your father suddenly came back from the Yamen to spread the news. The letter said that he found traces of the Rong people outside the city in the morning, so he came back to report the news just in case he didn't dare to investigate further. Then the Grand Master ordered the four gates to be closed for safety. Fortunately, it turned out that the Rong people were. The soldiers are coming! Now, the city is full of banners and soldiers like water!"
Everyone in the hall, both master and servant, gasped!
Liu's face turned pale and she said: "Mother, how could this happen? Is it over there in Donghu??" Her parents and close relatives were originally in the imperial capital, but when the army invaded the border, Liu sent her children to garrison, and several of her relatives Brothers, cousins, and nephews were all called back by the clan. Now they are all in Donghu.
Not only are they worried about these brothers and nephews, but they are also worried about the family - normally, if the Rong people want to enter the Central Plains of the Wei Dynasty, they must attack Donghu or even defeat Donghu.
Not to mention that the land of Sangzi might have fallen into the hands of foreigners... there was still hope of getting it back. The problem is that 80% of the Donghu generals are from the Liu family! Once these people die for their country, the blow to the Liu family of Donghu will be unimaginable!
If it weren't for the hope that something might happen, Mrs. Liu would have almost fainted at this moment!
Fortunately, she was really counting on her. Mrs. Su said with a sinking face: "Don't worry, although the Rong people have come to the imperial capital, there may not be anything big going on with the Liu family! Otherwise, how could there be nothing?" Just a few words?"
This is true. The Liu family has deep roots in Donghu. No matter how defeated they are, it is impossible that even a message cannot be sent to the rear to remind them.
After hearing this, Mrs. Liu felt relieved and asked in surprise: "Why did the Rong people appear in the imperial capital?" As soon as she said this, Mrs. Liu suddenly regretted it, and a terrible thought came to her mind!
"It should be from Hanhai." Mrs. Su frowned and said, "Coming via Yanzhou. This is the only possibility! Otherwise, there will be no news!" Even if the Liu family didn't tell, the Liu family and Rong were not the only ones in Donghu now. Human spies.
As long as the Liu family didn’t let it come here on purpose! Even if it’s flying here! Mrs. Liu was secretly relieved.
Wei Changying was about to speak when the second and sixth rooms arrived together. Duanmu Yanyu held Shen Shuyi in her arms, followed by her two daughters Shen Shurou and Shen Shuyue, who had already begun to show their girlish charm. Shen Shuyi's face was flushed, and there were tears hanging on her long eyelashes. She must have made a fuss about the bitterness of the medicine before.
Huo Qingling, who was one step behind, was supported by two maids on each side, but his steps were still a little light, and his face and greeting voice showed weakness.
Mrs. Su frowned and told them to take their seats and said, "You guys are so late! The soldiers are all approaching the city, and you are not in any hurry!"
Duanmu Yanyu and Huo Qingling were frightened when they heard this: "Rongren?"
"Second and sixth younger siblings, you don't know." Mrs. Liu briefly recounted what happened, frowning and said, "...that's why mother wants us all to come over!"
Mrs. Su took over the conversation and said: "This is also what your father meant. Although the Imperial Capital has never thought that it would be besieged before, you should not worry too much. Due to the previous unrest, now every family in the Imperial Capital has saved a lot of money. There are firewood and rice, and there are many wells in the imperial capital, so it won't be a problem to support it for a year and a half. There are still imperial guards and various guards in the city to defend the city. Although the Xuanjia guards are not there, how can they not know about such a big thing. News? We will be rescued by then!”
Mrs. Su spoke in an unhurried and orderly tone, which made everyone feel relieved. Before, hearing Pei Meiniang say that a disaster was imminent, as if the army would rush into the city at the next moment, but now Mrs. Su analyzed it. , things really haven’t reached despair yet!
Seeing that everyone's expressions had softened, Mrs. Su said again: "The reason why I called you here is to explain this matter clearly to you! Otherwise, if you just listen to the wind, the soldiers will not be able to capture the imperial capital, and you will frighten yourselves!" If you go out, you won’t lose our family’s face!”
Mrs. Liu and Wei Changying were both a little embarrassed at the moment because they had pressed the question before, and said, "The daughters-in-law can't keep their composure, thanks to the mother's guidance. After all, the mother understands much better than the daughters-in-law."
"You are still a little too young, and you have not experienced many trials and hardships. When encountering big things, you panic and are easily led by others!" Mrs. Su shook her head and said pointedly, "So If I don’t warn you in person, your father and I can’t rest assured.”
Then Mrs. Su asked the daughters-in-law to remember to beat the people in their rooms when they go back, not to allow anyone to spread bad rumors, and to take good care of the children at the same time. "The army is attacking the city, although our home is far away from the city wall." , and living in the inner house, you can't hear any other noise outside the city. However, if you make a loud noise, you may be able to hear it. Don't scare them by then, they are still young. "
The daughters-in-law all agreed, and Mrs. Su said lightly that there was no need to make a fuss about this matter, and everything in the house would go on as usual. The defense of the city was left to the emperor and ministers. They, the female relatives, just watched the backyard and waited for King Qin's troops from all over to come and relieve the siege. Only then did they ask about the health of Shen Shuyi and Huo Qingling.
Huo Qingling got busy and was blessed. Mrs. Su asked her to sit back. Huo Qingling sat down carefully before saying softly: "My wife was dizzy just now, but she is feeling better now."
"Xin Miao happens to be here." Mrs. Su looked at her adopted daughter and said, "I'll have to trouble you again soon."
Duanmu Xinmiao smiled and said, "My stepmother just said kind words."
Mrs. Su asked Shen Shuyi again: "How are you now?"
"I'm much better now after taking the medicine prescribed by sister Xinmiao. I didn't cough even once from the second room to here." Duanmuyan said.
"Tell the wet nurses to be careful during normal care." Mrs. Su agreed and ordered everyone to disperse, each going to appease the servants to avoid chaos in the Tai Fu's house.
But after Wei Changying and the others left, Mrs. Su couldn't rest because she had to give Pei Meiniang some more instructions. This was a headache... Mrs. Su sighed secretly!
Because Duanmu Xinmiao was going to the sixth room to treat Huo Qingling and would not be with Wei Changying, the two said goodbye after leaving the upper room. Wei Changying led his two sons back to Jintong Courtyard alone. After entering the door, before sitting down, Shen Shuguang pulled his younger brother and started chattering.
It was rare that Wei Changying did not coax them with a smile, but solemnly ordered: "Go to the court, Zhu Yi, you go and invite Zhu Lei over."
Because Shen Shuguang was doing homework in Jintong Courtyard today, and Wei Changying was watching in person, there was no need for Zhu Lei to be around. In addition, Duanmu Xinmiao came over today. She was an aristocratic lady who had not left the palace and had no fiancé. Zhu Lei, who was not a servant, was also not well after all, so Wei Changying gave him leave to go back to his master and his wife to fulfill his filial piety.
Fortunately, Jiang Zheng and his wife lived in the back street of Taifu's Mansion, and Zhu Yi was familiar with them and found them quickly.
Taking advantage of this intervening moment, Wei Changying summoned all the servants of Jintongyuan together, recounted what Mrs. Su had said and her words of comfort, and then ordered everything to be business as usual - this last order was particularly convincing. , so the servants were surprised for a while and then fell silent and served as usual.
As soon as the crowd dispersed, Zhu Lei came and brought a small basket of pastries: "My wife just happened to make them. I thought my second grandson would like to eat them, so I asked me to bring some."
"Aunt He is interested." Wei Changying asked Zhu Xian to take it out and share it with his two sons. "Xie'er can eat two pieces at most, and Guang'er can eat one more piece."
After talking about the pastries, Wei Changying asked the wet nurse to take the two sons and some young maids away, and then told Zhu Lei about the siege of the imperial capital.
Zhu Lei nodded slightly when he heard this and said: "I have heard about it from my master and my wife just now, but at least there are 200,000 Imperial Guards in the city. Even though the discipline of the Imperial Guards is lax, these people mostly come from various families in the city and the capital, and now they are the guards. The country also protects the family, how can we not do our best? Besides, there are many famous families in the imperial capital. I heard from Master that every high-ranking sect has the habit of storing firewood and rice for several years... It is unlikely that the Rong people will besiege the imperial capital for that long if they go deep alone. "
He had said all the words to soothe people's hearts. Wei Changying did not go into details. He looked around at his confidants and said sternly: "Even so, I'm afraid some people are timid and prone to thoughts that shouldn't be had, so that they follow It disturbs the people around you! So everyone in the house needs to be alert and watch out these days... "
Zhu Lei was a little confused when he heard this, wondering if he was being asked to work in the mansion? It's just that he has no other strengths besides martial arts. How can anyone in this house beat anyone
I heard Captain Wei pause for a moment before continuing, "So I'm afraid I don't have time to keep an eye on Guang'er these days, but I have to trouble you to worry about it."
It turned out that he was still accompanying Shen Shuguang. This second grandson was innocent and lively. He liked to act coquettishly but did not rely on his status to bully others. Although Zhu Lei was not the kind of person who particularly liked children, he did not dislike this grandson either. He felt happy immediately. Yes.
Wei Changying called Shen Shuguang in again and sternly told him to listen to Zhu Lei from now on: "Don't run around anymore. When you have free time, learn from your Uncle Zhu. At least you can lay a foundation! For my mother to be like you." When I was older, I had already learned a set of boxing techniques!”
No matter whether Shen Shuguang was lazy or not, he would always agree in front of his mother. At this moment, he said sweetly: "My child knows, I will definitely listen to Uncle Zhu's words in the future, and I will definitely not embarrass my mother." "Originally, Zhu Lei declined to be Shen Shuguang's official teacher, and he should have been asked to teach.
But Wei Changying himself called his teacher Xi Jiangzheng "Uncle Jiang" when he was a child. Zhu Lei also saved Shen Shuguang, so he asked his son to address him as uncle to show his closeness.
After hearing his son's promise, Wei Changying gently touched his head and said: "You must do what you say, go down."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Lei also stood up and left together.
After they all went out, Mrs. Huang came up to ask for instructions on household matters, and Wei Changying quickly calmed down and gave instructions... In this way, both master and servant were doing things as usual, which made them feel more at ease in the eyes of other servants.
But in the evening, when Mrs. Huang was waiting for the guard chief Ying to take a bath as usual, the two of them mentioned the siege of the city by the soldiers, but they were far away from the nonchalant appearance in front of others... (To be continued)