Chapter 132 Chapter 132 It seems that there are only two days left before the extermination...
With New Year's Eve just two days away, a heavy snow suddenly fell in the capital, covering the entire city in a white curtain.
There were many things to do during the New Year, and Xue Fenglin was called by Old Marquis Xue to deal with personal matters early in the morning, leaving Shen Xuan alone in the yard.
Jinzhi and Jingui were playful people. They had nothing to do early in the morning, so they made a snowman in the yard.
Seeing that they were having fun, Shen Xuan did not stop them. He just sat in the room and watched with a smile. He also gave them some pointers from time to time, asking them to take their old clothes and dress up the snowman, and even put a wintersweet flower on the snowman's head.
The last time he saw snow in Beijing was at the Shen residence. Xue Fenglin secretly ran away from the Marquis's mansion to spend the New Year with him. It was also from that time that Shen Xuan made up his mind to spend his life with Xue Fenglin.
It was the first time to celebrate the New Year in the Marquis's Mansion. The person in charge of the mansion was Bai, so Shen Xuan was happy and relaxed. She is pregnant now and her physical condition is not as comfortable as before.
For example, when it snowed today, Xue Fenglin refused to let him go out. Although it was freezing cold, it was better to stay warm by heating the room. Besides, the roads are slippery in snowy weather, and falls and collisions are common. Even if you want to go out, you'd better wait until the snow melts.
After a while, Wuxin suddenly came to report that Chen Congshuang got on a carriage and was sent away through the side door. It seemed that he was heading towards a farm in the countryside.
After Shen Congshuang was quietly sent away by Shen Xuan yesterday, Shen Xuan told Xue Fenglin about the matter and asked him to send someone to investigate. I didn't expect to receive such news so early in the morning.
After Shen Xuan heard this, he was even more confused. Even if Chen Congshuang wanted to be sent away for the sake of reputation, there was no need to do it in such weather before the New Year! Xue Fengli was not afraid of the cold weather and slippery roads, and hurt the baby in Shen Congshuang's belly!
Shen Xuan was even more confused and felt vaguely uneasy.
He stood up and walked back and forth in the room for a while, then suddenly said, "Have someone prepare the car. I need to go to the shop to take a look."
"Brother Chen, do you really want to go out in this kind of weather?" Jinzhi couldn't help but persuade him after hearing this.
"Just follow my instructions." Chen Xuan said nothing more, just took the fur coat and put it on.
Upon hearing this, Jin Gui immediately followed Shen Xuan's instructions and asked someone to prepare a carriage for the trip. After carefully helping Shen Xuan onto the horse, he headed in the direction of the shop.
On the main street of the capital, a carriage was running towards the roadside somewhat out of control...
The carriage stopped only after it hit a roadside stall and almost overturned. The carriage looked very majestic, and it was obviously a carriage belonging to a wealthy family. The pattern on the curtains looked very familiar!
Two hours later, Shen Xuan's carriage returned to the Marquis' Mansion. Jinzhi Jingui carefully helped him down from the car and walked into the yard.
All I heard was that the carriage was frightened on the road, the wheels slipped, and hit a roadside stall.
Although Shen Xuan was not seriously injured, he only had some superficial abrasions, but he was still shaken. On the way, he complained of stomachache, so he lay down on the bed as soon as he got home and called a doctor to take his pulse.
Xue Fenglin was originally left by Lord Xue to handle the post-New Year affairs between the various families. Unexpectedly, after hearing the news that Shen Xuan was injured, his face changed drastically, and he immediately dropped what he was doing and ran out.
Upon hearing this, Lord Xue did not feel any concern for his unborn grandson. Instead, he was quite dissatisfied with Shen Xuan.
He knew that Shen Xuan had a big business and made a lot of money. But he is a brother after all, so he should put the descendants of the Xue family first!
In such weather today, he still insisted on going out. He is simply lawless.
Besides, Xue Fenglin punished all the servants in the yard because of Shen Xuan's accident. Even Jinzhi and Jingui, who usually followed Chen Xuan, were beaten with a stick, and Wuxinwuwang was also fined his monthly salary, which caused quite a commotion!
After Shen Xuan was injured, the small kitchen in the yard stewed tonic medicine to protect the fetus for three meals a day.
Aunt Wen brought Tianjie and Tanger to greet them but they were not able to see them. They were only allowed to eat a bowl of peach and plum soup in the yard, and Xue Fengtang was given a piece of sugared pear cake before being sent away.
"Mom, is my sister-in-law okay this time?" On the way back, Tian Jieer saw that her mother looked not well and couldn't help asking.
Madam Wen glanced at Tian Jie'er and shook her head, saying, "I don't know, but it doesn't look good. I saw that the basins carried out from the yard were full of blood. It seems to be much more serious than what I heard. I just hope that he can be safe and sound."
This scene happened to fall into the eyes of the servants in the Marquis' Mansion and was then passed on to the ears of Mother You.
Mother You immediately reported the matter to Mrs. Bai, who was in a good mood. She even ate an extra bowl of lunch and said that Shen Xuan was a man of little fortune and was not worthy of leaving an heir to the Marquis's Mansion!
As New Year's Eve was approaching, the Marquis' Mansion held a family banquet as usual, and the whole family gathered together, except for Shen Xuan who was unable to attend due to his health.
Xue Fenglin was naturally distressed when Shen Xuan encountered such a big incident. I have been with him day and night these days, and there are dark circles under his eyes, and he hasn't even had time to shave his beard. Madam Wen also had a sad look on her face and couldn't help looking at Xue Fenglin several times at the dinner table. Only Mrs. Bai had a rosy complexion, which was unusual for her. She was busy taking care of the affairs of the house and even drank two more glasses of wine.
Lord Xue is old, and he loves his youngest son the most. At this reunion dinner, he let Xue Fengtang sit next to him, which made Xue Fengli quite dissatisfied.
"My lord, after the New Year, why not let Li'er marry my cousin from the Bai family. My brother has only this daughter, and he has loved her very much since she was a child. She and Li'er are childhood sweethearts, so this can be considered a good marriage." Bai suddenly said.
Lord Xue was stunned, and after taking a look at Mrs. Bai, he said, "I have met Miss Bai a few times. She is spoiled and willful, and looks a bit plump. Li'er doesn't like her either. Didn't you look down on her marriage before? Why have you changed your mind now?"
"Li'er, Dad wants to ask you, are you willing to have this marriage?"
Miss Bai's personality is like her father's, she has a bad temper. When he was with Xue Fengli before, he didn't give him much face.
In addition, she loved to eat and was fatter than the average young lady from aristocratic family. Therefore, few people in the capital looked up to her, and she was not married until she was sixteen.
Xue Fengli's face froze, and there was obvious reluctance in his eyes. But Bai shook his hand under the table and glanced at him sideways, so Xue Fengli swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, which was regarded as his tacit agreement to his mother's marriage proposal.
Seeing Xue Fengli like this, Lord Xue didn't say anything else. He just shook his head nonchalantly and said, "In that case, go and discuss it with the Bai family after the New Year."
He also didn't like the girl from the Bai family, but Xue Fengli had a bad reputation in the capital, so it was difficult to arrange a marriage for him. After all, the Bai family's daughter is a legitimate daughter of a famous family. She is a good match in terms of status. She is also a member of the Bai family's maternal family, so it makes sense.
Xue Fenglin ate the meal in a hurry. He was absent-minded and ate a few bites quickly before returning to the yard.
Because of the marriage proposal, Xue Fengli seemed a little distracted.
Although the Marquis liked Xue Fengtang, he had to stay with his wife on New Year's Eve as per the rules, so he had to let Madam Wen take Xue Fengtang back reluctantly.
That night, Madam Wen tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Suddenly, he heard some noise outside, so he asked Yin Shuang to go out and inquire. He then learned that there was a sudden news from the palace saying that the emperor had an acute illness and temporarily summoned all the court officials above the fifth rank in the capital to enter the palace! Lord Xue and Xue Fenglin both got up, changed their clothes, and were ready to set off...
"Hurry up and wake up Tianjie and change her clothes." Madam Wen said hurriedly when she heard it. She woke Xue Fengtang up on the bed and took out a coat for him to change into.
Xue Fengtang said vaguely while changing clothes in a half-awake state: "Mom, it's still dark outside, why are you up so soon! I want to sleep a little longer!"
"Good boy, listen to your mother. Go out with your sister later, and don't get separated!" Madam Wen said carefully while buttoning Xue Fengtang's shirt, with tears in her eyes.
After a while, Tian Jie'er also came over, wearing a coarse cotton jacket. Looking at Xue Fengtang again, he was also wearing a coarse cloth jacket, which was not very windproof and was still quite cold at night.
"Young lady! What should we do now?" Tian Jie'er grabbed Xue Fengtang's hand and asked Madam Wen in a panic.
"I will let Yinshuang send you out. She will arrange a place for you to hide. You must not run around. Stay out of the spotlight first and come back." Madam Wen touched Tianjie'er's head and said.
"My dear, what about you? Aren't you going with us?" Upon hearing this, Tian Jie'er quickly hugged Madam Wen and said.
"If I leave, the noise will be too loud and we won't be able to leave!" Madam Wen shook her head and said with a pale face.
As she spoke, she asked Yin Shuang to take Tian Jie'er and Xue Fengtang out. Yin Shuang had just led people to the back garden when she heard the noise coming from Mother You.
They only said that the emperor was critically ill and there was fear that there would be chaos in the capital. Bai asked the guards in the mansion to take turns to guard and patrol, and not to let anyone in or out!
Yin Shuang's heart was beating like a drum. While it was still dark, she hurriedly took the two children to the corner gate where the servants came in and out. I didn't expect the Bai family to act so quickly that they even had someone guarding the corner gate.
Yin Shuang had an idea and took the two children to a deserted courtyard wall and found a dog hole in the grass.
She was a house-born girl who grew up in the Marquis' Mansion. She knew every detail of the Mansion very clearly!
The dog hole was not big, only enough for a thin girl to enter and exit. Tian Jie'er and Xue Fengtang could still go out, but Yin Shuang was old and strong, so she couldn't get out!
"Tian Jie'er, take Master Tang out quickly, avoid the officers and soldiers outside, and find a secret place to hide!" Yin Shuang said to the two of them.
After thinking for a moment, she took out a dime from her sleeve and stuffed it into their pockets.
This money was her own monthly allowance, but Madam Wen asked her to take people out, but she did not do it. She was also afraid that Tian Jie'er and Xue Fengtang would have nothing to eat or drink outside, so she had to pay for them out of her own pocket.
Tian Jie'er is a girl who has hardly ever gone out except on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Now that she has her younger brother with her, she is even more at a loss.
But looking at the situation in this mansion, she would not find a way to send them out unless it was absolutely necessary!
Tian Jieer gritted her teeth, took Xue Fengtang's hand and went out of the courtyard wall.
Outside the courtyard wall was a quiet street. However, not far from the end of the street, there were many torches lit on the street, and there seemed to be the sound of many soldiers running!
The entire capital city was shrouded in an atmosphere of panic!
"Sister, I'm cold. Where are we going?" Xue Fengtang was still young, and had been raised in the palm of her hand. After going through all this in the middle of the night, she couldn't bear it anymore and cried and shouted that she wanted to go back to sleep.
"Stop arguing!" Tian Jieer took him to a corner and coaxed him for a few words. Seeing that he was unmoved, she could not help but scold him fiercely: "If you don't listen again, I will throw you away and make sure you can never go home to see your parents again!"
Xue Fengtang had never seen a gentle and sweet girl like this before, and he was completely stunned. He sniffed a little aggrievedly and dared not make any more trouble.
"Just be obedient, listen to me and follow me." Tian Jie'er said in a low voice, leading Xue Fengtang through the dark alley and walking towards another street.
She didn't know where this street led to, but she saw more and more soldiers on the road outside, and they began to knock on doors one by one, as if they wanted to surround the houses around the marquis' mansion. She and Xue Fengtang will no longer be able to hide!
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