"Put it down, let it go, let me go!"
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
"Please be gentle, I broke one of your legs, I'll break your leg!"
Xu Laoer shouted something, and the people in the Xu Mansion quickly put down the things in their hands carefully, for fear of accidentally making the people in front of them unhappy.
If it were in the past, the people in Xu Mansion would not be so cautious.
But things are a little different now.
Xu Huairen was labeled by Xu Laoer as a libertarian. Before this label was taken off, the Xu family had to keep a low profile.
After all, according to Emperor Taizu's decree, as long as the Xu family does not rebel, then the Xu family will live with the country. The Xu family is not a royal family, but it is equivalent to a royal family and is connected with the country of Tang Dynasty.
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But now that this matter has come out, the Xu family is now much more embarrassed.
Duke Changle and Duke Yong'an led troops to rescue the imperial mausoleum, but the west mountain where the imperial mausoleum is located was set on fire, and some trees in the imperial mausoleum were also affected. This matter may be big or small, but under the current circumstances, it is not a trivial matter. Son.
Therefore, the people in the Xu Mansion calmed down their tempers without the people above saying anything.
Therefore, although they did not know the identities of Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu, and Mr. Xu, the three of them were wearing armor and riding horses. They could still feel the evil aura on their bodies.
"Dad, how do you fix it?"
Xu Laoer called to the servants of the Xu family who were moving things, and then he was confused. Could it be that they had to clean up the things along the way
"Send everything back to where it belongs!"
Mr. Xu spoke calmly.
Xu Laoer immediately raised his voice and said, "Did you hear that?"
"Hurry up and send everything back to me. If you put it in the wrong place, watch your legs!"
Everyone in the Xu Mansion did not move, but all looked at an elderly steward standing at the door.
This steward is the old man next to Antai Gong Xu Huairen, who has been responsible for taking care of this house. He was also the one who asked them to move their things back to Xu Mansion.
"This general, don't know what to call him?"
Xu Kang looked at Mr. Xu, who looked slightly familiar, and cupped his hands, "Xu Kang, the little man, is the steward of this house."
"Xu Kang!"
Mr. Xu carefully went through the memories in his head. He still had some impressions of this person.
He was once the scholar companion of his predecessor An Taigong.
However, Mr. Xu could not connect the slightly delicate and shy young man in his memory with the obviously old man in front of him.
"Xu Huaiyi!"
Mr. Xu smiled, and after telling his name, his eyes naturally fell on Xu Kang's face, "You have aged a lot!"
"This old slave has seen the Ninth Young Master and kowtows to the Ninth Young Master!"
After hearing what Mr. Xu said, Xu Kang quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Mr. Xu.
"Xu Kang, you are older than me. Get up quickly. I can't bear your big gift!"
"I can bear it, I can bear it!"
Xu Kang chuckled, but still stood up.
Then, he looked at the servants of the Xu Mansion around him and said in a deep voice, "What are you doing standing still? Move everything back quickly and put it back in its place. Be careful not to damage it!"
With Xu Kang's words, these talents in the Xu Mansion acted quickly.
Mr. Xu looked at Xu Kang and felt that something was wrong with this man's behavior.
You must know that Mr. Xu Huairen was labeled as a traitor to the Northern Barbarians because of the instruction of Mr. Xu. With Xu Kang's status in the Xu Mansion, it is impossible not to know this.
"Master Ninth, everything here is exactly the same as when Madam was here!"
"The old slave has been guarding!"
Xu Kang quickly arrived in front of Mr. Xu's horse and spoke respectfully.
"When my wife left, she told the old slave that you will definitely come back, young master. If you can keep this house, I will keep it until you come back and then hand it over to you!"
"Madam, I left some things for you. They are all in the secret room you used to go to when you were a child!"
When Xu Kang said what he said, Mr. Xu was completely stunned.
He quickly turned over and dismounted, stared at Xu Kang, and said, "Who are you?"
"When the old slave was very young, he followed the madam. Later, the madam arranged for the old slave to enter the Xu Mansion and become the companion of the former Duke An Tai..."
"lead the way!"
Without waiting for Xu Kang to finish speaking, Mr. Xu walked directly towards the private house.
At this moment, Mr. Xu was very excited.
What on earth did his mother do
Since he was able to arrange for people to enter the Xu Mansion so early, it meant that his mother knew many things, which were unknown to the future. But if that's the case, why would his mother end up like that
Mr. Xu felt that he should be able to find the answer in the secret room.
He and her mother dug out that secret room together.
It's better to say it's a secret room than a hiding place for playing hide and seek.
Mr. Xu walked very quickly.
Mr. Xu and Mr. Xu didn't understand what was happening, but they could only follow quickly.
Xu Kang, on the other hand, is old and can only keep up with Mr. Xu at a trot.
The secret room is not in the room.
But next to the rockery in the backyard of this house.
Underneath a patch of low grape vines.
Mr. Xu found the grapevine easily. He had just raised his spear to violently tear the grapevine apart. Finally, he put down his spear, walked forward slowly, and carefully removed the grapevine for fear of breaking it.
He and his mother planted this grape by themselves, using the cutting method taught by her mother.
After removing the grape vine, Mr. Xu carefully swept away the fallen grape leaves on the ground, and then removed a small piece of Taihu stone under the rockery stone, revealing a small hole with a copper ring in it.
Pulling the copper ring gently, the chain clattered.
It seemed that no one had touched the mechanism here for a long time, and the sound of the mechanism being activated was extremely unpleasant.
But the mechanism can still be used after all.
As the copper ring was pulled out, a piece of Taihu stone under the grapevine slowly slid to the side, revealing a three-foot-square hole.
This is the secret room that Mr. Xu dug out with his mother when he was a child.
To outsiders, it looked like he and his mother were just planting flowers and grass here, but no one knew that the mother and son had quietly created such an underground secret room.
The cave entrance opened, but Mr. Xu did not go down immediately.
His mother had said that turbid air would accumulate in such sealed rooms and caves, and people would be easily poisoned if they entered rashly.
Therefore, you have to wait for the turbid air to drain away.
While waiting, Mr. Xu walked around the garden, looking at the familiar flowers, plants and trees. In his mind, he seemed to see him playing in the garden with his mother when he was young.
His mother is really a very good mother!
Mr. Xu's eyes slowly became moist and his vision became blurred. (End of chapter)