It's already this time, so there's no need to think about taboos anymore. Mrs. Liao smiled bitterly, and then saw Su Yao and Mrs. Yuan come in together.
She nodded to Su Yao and Madam Yuan.
Before she could say anything, Su Yao spoke first: "Madam, how many people are there in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion?"
Mrs. Liao didn't understand what Su Yao meant, but since Su Yao asked, she answered subconsciously: "There are fifteen masters in total, and the maids and servants who serve them rest in the backyard at night, a total of fifty people."
There will be no men in the backyard.
Su Yao nodded: "That is to say, there are now sixty-five people in total. Are they all here now?"
Although they are called the masters, in fact, the two guests, Su Yao and Madam Yuan, are also included. The rest are Madam Liao’s children and Liao Jingxu’s nephews and nieces and other relatives. Since the masters are here, it is natural that the servants should follow as well.
Mrs. Liao really hummed: "Yes, if you bring all the people over, then they will all be here."
She didn't know why Su Yao asked this. She held her youngest daughter in her arms and wanted to say something, but she couldn't help herself for a while. "Miss Su, I don't know if you know, it's... it's Xundian Prefecture and Anhua Prefecture that have surrendered to the enemy and are now attacking us... You also know the situation in our city now. There are only 7,000 people in total. The master has already led people to the city gate, but even if we temporarily recruit able-bodied men and everyone becomes a soldier... we don't have much chance of winning."
Those natives had no sense of loyalty and no rules. When they fought against the Duke of Cheng, they massacred the entire county that had surrendered to him.
Kunming is the provincial capital and also the place with the largest number of court officials. If they were to attack, it would be likely that the city would be massacred again.
By then... ..
Because she was nervous, Mrs. Liao talked a lot.
Su Yao hummed. She knew that Mrs. Liao was very worried, so she smiled softly, "Madam, none of this will happen."
Not going to happen
Mrs. Liao smiled bitterly, thinking that Su Yao still didn't know how brutal those people were. Those natives were not the same as those in the Black Mountain Camp before. They were really man-eating evil ghosts.
She was just about to tell Su Yao about what happened before, when she suddenly felt the earth shaking again. Everything in front of her eyes was shaking, and the plum vase on the table even fell to the ground with a loud bang.
But at this time, no one cared about these things. The young masters and young ladies burst into tears. Even the wet nurses and maids tried their best to comfort them, but it was of no use.
Mrs. Liao's face was as pale as paper. She held on to the table and barely stood up. She opened her mouth in fear: "So fast?"
Is it so fast?!
But, but they still have 7,000 people!
Even if all those soldiers are unwilling to obey orders, there are still several thousand of them. Could it be that they can be breached so easily
Then... ...what about my master
Mrs. Liao didn't dare to think about it. She just felt her head was buzzing and she almost lost her voice because she was too nervous.
Mrs. Yuan, on the other hand, was calmer and quickly asked the maid and wet nurse to take the child to the next room.
Mrs. Liao came to her senses and quickly refused, pursing her lips and looking determined: "No need, if the thieves break in, I will die anyway, I want to die with my children."
When she said this, even the servants couldn't help sobbing softly.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became extremely depressing.
Su Yao still tilted her head and looked at Madam Liao: "Madam, you are worrying too much. We will not die. Listen."
Mrs. Liao calmed down in confusion, and then she heard shouts coming from outside. The sound of gunpowder was too loud before, and they were so scared that they didn't hear anything. But now, the noise outside was too obvious, and it was hard for Mrs. Liao not to hear it.
Her face turned even paler in an instant: "Someone called in? So soon?!"
Madam Yuan also carefully distinguished it, and then she thought of something, raised her head and looked at Madam Liao with shining eyes: "Madam! Think about it, there is no one in our backyard, the guards are patrolling in the front yard and outside the second gate... ... But now the sound is not far from us..."
Mrs. Liao was confused for a moment, but she quickly reacted and said in surprise and joy: "Yes! Then..."
At this time, sixty or seventy people dressed in soldiers' uniforms poured into the courtyard where Su Yao and Madam Yuan lived, surrounding the entire courtyard. The leader sneered, "Since this County Lady Su came to Yunnan, she has been arresting people everywhere. Now, it is finally her turn."
The men following behind also laughed maliciously: "That's right, the county lady is so precious, I heard she is very beautiful, tsk tsk... I haven't tasted what these noble ladies are like..."
The leader kicked him with a smile and kicked the gate open without any hesitation.
The expected crying and shouting did not come. The whole yard was silent. There were no servants fleeing in panic, and no desperate resistance. The yard was like a giant beast in the dark night, and the hanging lanterns emitted dim light in the wind.
Everyone couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and the person who just grinned was also a little confused: "Boss, it seems that no one is here..."
The leader immediately frowned: "Impossible, this is the house where the county lord of the Su family lives!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud laugh.
Everyone was shocked. They had already found out that Liao Jingxu had led his troops to the city gate to fight the enemy, and the guards in the mansion could only patrol the nearby area in batches. They had indeed had no obstruction all the way in, but now, why did something seem wrong
Not as if.
At this moment, the light all around became brighter. The leader looked at the soldiers rushing in from all directions in horror, turned his head suddenly in disbelief, and then met a pair of cold eyes.
He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Liao Jingxu?!"
Liao Jingxu sneered and looked at those people by the torch beside him: "You all have patronized our Governor's Mansion, which really makes our mansion glorious."
As he said this, he raised his hand in the air, and immediately a group of people stepped out from the crowd, holding bows and arrows and aiming at that group of people.
That group of people did not expect the situation to take a sudden turn for the worse. Looking at those shining bows and arrows, they were frightened - the other party had even prepared archers, which showed that they were well prepared. They had much more manpower than they did, including archers. It was simply... ... it was as if they were just sitting back and waiting for something to happen to them.
These rabbits are the ones we are waiting for.