It rained the entire afternoon, and the yard was full of water, even the corridor was covered with water stains. The Second and Third Ladies were like frightened birds, and they jumped in surprise when they heard the noise coming from the front.
The tense string in their heads broke, and the two looked at each other, seeing their own pale faces in each other's eyes.
I'm afraid my death is approaching!
The third lady looked at Wei An and grabbed her hand in a panicked voice: "An An, if it really doesn't work, tell Wei Rui and the others not to worry about us, and take your sister and sisters and escape first..."
As long as you are alive, there is hope, and as a mother, it is natural that she puts her children first in everything.
Wei Rui came over with blood on his face. He didn't care to be shy at this moment. He knelt in front of Wei An and told them, "Girls, I don't know which group of people rushed out and started fighting with some soldiers from the Shenji Camp in the Beijing Camp led by Pingxi Hou. They haven't come to our house yet."
The second wife's eyes widened, and she quickly put her hands together and chanted the Buddha's name.
Wei Rui wiped his face and said, "It's just that the Marquis of Pingxi keeps shouting about arresting the rebels in the Marquis of Dingbei's mansion. It's obvious that he is targeting our family..."
The second lady's heart, which had just been slightly relieved, was immediately lifted up again. She screamed and fell back into the chair, unable to speak for a long time.
This was clearly what Wei An had predicted. These people were coming for the Wei family. Wei Rui also said that Shen Liang had killed his way here from the North City. Families such as Qian Shiyun's family and the Dali Temple Minister's family had already been dealt with.
There was blood flowing outside, and the smell of blood had already reached everyone's noses along with the rain.
The third lady yawned. She was no longer afraid at this point. She grasped the point and immediately asked, "Which group of people fought with him?"
"I don't know yet." Wei Rui shook his head honestly. Seeing their disappointment, he looked at Wei An and said, "Miss, He Sheng said that after observing for a long time, he thought it might be someone from the Five Cities Army."
Wucheng Bingmasi...
Wei An somehow thought of Chu Jingxing, nodded slightly, and then calmly ordered: "Just follow our previous plan. If they want to attack by force..."
Wei Rui sneered: "We swear to protect the girls to the death!" He lowered his voice and said: "We have followed the girl's instructions. Tan Xi and He Sheng have borrowed 40 people from Baohe Escort Agency and Fushun Escort Agency respectively. They are all excellent escorts with great skills. As soon as the Jinyiwei left, Tan Xi found a way to get them in. We have kerosene, bows and arrows..."
Wei An curled the corner of his mouth and let him go forward.
The second wife had a dazed look on her face and was unable to react for a long time.
It was the Third Madam who reacted faster. She glanced at the compartment and asked Wei An in a low voice, "Xiao Qi, so you have already thought of a way to deal with it?!"
No wonder she wasn't in a hurry at all! It turned out that there was a solution already!
Wei An shook his head: "Just in case, I didn't expect it to be used."
No emperor likes to admit that he is wrong, but Emperor Longqing admitted it so readily that she felt there was something fishy from the beginning.
As expected, Emperor Longqing had other intentions.
It is true that he wanted to rehabilitate the Ming family, but he also did not want the Wei family to continue living. Fortunately, he could remind everyone in the world that he, the emperor, had made a big mistake.
They can use the King of Chu to get rid of their Wei family, and at the same time have a legitimate reason to get rid of the King of Chu who is constantly making small moves, killing two birds with one stone.
The mind of the emperor is unpredictable, as it really is.
Wei An reacted, glanced at the Second and Third Madams, pursed his lips gently and smiled: "Now that things have come to this point, even if I had expected it, it might not be foolproof. It's my niece's fault for causing the two aunts to worry."
At this time, there is no point in saying those things.
The Second Madam sighed helplessly, held her hand, and shook her head in confusion after a long while: "It's not your fault."
If you want to blame someone, it’s really not Wei An, a little kid.
The Third Madam understood this principle even better. Besides, blaming others would not help. It was better to face the situation. She gritted her teeth and held on to a glimmer of hope: "Since the Five Cities Army Command has arrived, I believe there will be a chance for things to turn around..."
Wei An nodded, and turned around to see that the maids had brought the children over as she had instructed before. She nodded slightly at them and asked the maids to lead them into the house.
At this time, there are more casualties on the streets. Don't even think about escaping. It is better to stay together. If you really have to die, you may be able to die safely.
Just as they were settling down, the sounds of fighting outside became louder, and flames rising into the sky could be vaguely seen from the inner city. Wei An comforted the third and second wives, and strode to the front yard without hesitation.
"Watch out for the neighbors." She said as she walked, "We can't take this place for a long time, I'm afraid they will start from Wang Hanlin's house next door, climb over the wall from Wang Hanlin's house, prepare boiling oil!"
Manager Lin hurriedly agreed as he walked, and then urged her to go back: "Miss, why do you have to come out? It hasn't come to this yet. We are all ready..."
There was constant sound of fighting outside. The heavy vermilion gate of Dingbei Marquis Mansion had been smashed into pieces. It seemed that the Five Cities Army did not have much advantage. Shen Liang seemed to be a fool, but he was not a fool at all.
Wei An watched coldly as a big hole was finally knocked out of the door, and immediately ordered: "Get out of the way, pour oil!"
The kitchen had started boiling oil in the afternoon. The pots of hot oil were bubbling and were still steaming when they were brought up. When the door was pushed open, the well-trained escorts poured out buckets of oil without regard for their lives.
Countless wailing sounds suddenly rang out outside. The soldiers who came in one after another stepped on the corpses in front of them and fell to the ground without paying attention. When they touched the hot oil on the ground, they couldn't help but howl like ghosts and wolves.
Wei An ordered his men to shoot arrows with a cold face.
What they set off were rockets, and with the help of the wind and the help of kerosene and hot oil, a raging fire broke out, instantly separating the Dingbei Marquis Mansion from the outside world into two different worlds.
Wei An looked coldly at the soldiers who tried every means to get in but were mercilessly killed by Tan Xi and others, without any expression on his face.
After a long time, the number of people breaking in gradually decreased, but the shouting outside was still deafening.
He Sheng appeared out of nowhere and reported to her happily: "Miss! It's okay! Third Master Lin is here!"
It has been more than twenty days since Emperor Longqing issued an edict ordering Young Master Lin to escort Prince Zheng back to the capital. It is indeed time for him to come back. Upon hearing this, Wei An breathed a sigh of relief and finally smiled for the first time in these days.
Fortunately, I won’t die, at least, not now.
If she can't die now, she will never die in the future, and no one can make her die.