Chapter 443 The nobles who came to claim the body
Mrs. Pang's heart was about to jump out of her chest in the carriage.
Her eyes were red, and her voice was trembling as she said, "Jin'er, Che'er...my Jin'er, Che'er, you must not be in any danger..."
Chen Baoyi, who was standing by, held Aunt Pang's hand tightly and comforted her, "Don't worry, Auntie. Brother Yunjin and Brother Yunche are blessed by fate. Nothing will happen to them."
Although Chen Baoyi said this in her heart, she was praying silently in her heart.
Yun Jin and Brother Yun Che must not be in any danger. If anything happens to them, it will be the end of Aunt Pang’s life.
Just now, the soldiers from the Beijing camp came to Pang’s house and said that the camp was attacked and both the eldest and second sons were in trouble.
The young soldier was covered in blood. He left in a hurry after saying that he was going to the next house to pass on the message.
There are not only children from poor families serving as soldiers in the Beijing Camp, but also those rich and powerful children who want to gild their reputations.
Most of them just go there to make a living, becoming a small-time foreman.
It seems that what happened in Jingzhongying was indeed a big deal!
Otherwise, the young soldier would not have been in such a hurry and would not have notified every household one by one.
In the carriage of the Marquis of Loyalty's mansion, the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty kept wiping the tears from her face with a handkerchief.
Just now, soldiers from the Jingzhong Camp came to report that the Jingzhong Camp was attacked and Yunhai was seriously injured.
She knew that something important was going to happen today, and she was feeling anxious all day.
Something really happened to her beloved son.
This is the camp in Beijing.
The Ninth Prince immediately sent people to block the area within a radius of 100 miles, leaving only the official road.
Shen Zhao sent out several teams of men, one team to defend the city and one team to search for the thieves in the city.
The other teams were divided into several groups. One group chased the thieves in the directions leading into Beijing, while the other group searched for the whereabouts of the thieves in the surrounding areas.
There were two other groups that tracked the group by water and mountain routes.
Although many of them were unable to fight back at the time, they did not gain any benefits and many were injured.
In addition, they tortured themselves to the point of being emaciated in order to appear pitiful.
They can't go far!
Just after everything was deployed, the young soldiers came to report:
"General, the residences of Grand Tutor Pang, Marquis of Loyalty, Left Vice Minister of War, and Left Vice Minister of Rites... request an audience."
The young soldier named dozens of mansions in succession.
This was the first time he had seen so many carriages of dignitaries.
Everyone was extremely anxious and stretched their heads to look into the camp.
Especially the strong smell of blood in the camp wafting in the wind, making the faces of those nobles pale and bloodless.
I wish I could rush into the camp in Beijing immediately.
Fortunately, Madam Pang and the wife of Marquis Zhongyi were there to keep the other nobles in check. Although the other nobles were anxious, they did not dare to act recklessly because of the presence of the two ladies.
Chen Zhao listened to the young soldiers' report and looked at the list of dead soldiers in her hand. Something had happened in every mansion she sent out to notify.
Shen Zhao said solemnly: "Please invite them all in."
"Take everyone to the burial site."
If the people in the mansion agree, the soldiers who died in battle will be buried together. If they disagree, they can bring their own children back to the mansion.
This was also the reason why she sent people to various mansions to convey the message at such an urgent time.
Shen Zhao walked with heavy steps towards the burial site.
Most of the soldiers who passed by her were seriously injured, and those who were not injured had gone out to perform their missions.
One by one, they all walked towards the burial site with red eyes.
"General..." They saluted with sobs.
Shen Zhao walked silently all the way. Before he reached the burial site, he heard the heartbreaking wails of a lady from afar.
"Son, my child...ah, my child...open your eyes and look at me, my child, look at me..."
Following the sound, I looked over and saw a lady in brocade clothes with messy pearl hairpins, holding a bloody and scarred corpse and shaking it with grief.
Shen Zhao recognized the middle-aged man standing next to her as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.
He was hunched over, as if he had aged ten years in an instant. He stared at the corpse without saying a word, an air of sadness enveloping him.
The others were not much better, each of them had lost the airs of nobility that they had maintained in the past.
Shuttled around the burial site, searching frantically.
Chen Zhao heard them shouting, "No... none of them, none of them, my son must not be dead, definitely..."
Although they said so, the tears on their faces betrayed them. They all knew what it meant that the soldiers of the Beijing Camp led them to these corpses.
They are praying for a miracle to happen and that their children are still alive.
With one painful wail after another, those people threw themselves on the bodies of their children and cried uncontrollably.
Madam Pang and the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty felt their legs go weak as they looked at the countless corpses, unable to even cry out.
They felt as if their chests were suddenly empty, as if someone had cut a hole in their chests and was pulling their hearts out.
The pain was so severe that I couldn't breathe or speak, and it felt like I was going to die from this heart-wrenching pain in the next second.
Chen Baoyi, who was standing aside, shed tears silently, “No, no!”
Brother Yunjin and Brother Yunche will be fine.
Woohoo...what happened!
Why did so many people die?
Damn it, which unscrupulous beast did this?
When they saw that the people who entered the Beijing camp with them had found the bodies of their own children.
Madam Pang suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. She clutched her chest tightly and cried out, "Jin'er, Che'er... Jin'er, Che'er..."
Her voice became louder and louder. She threw away Chen Baoyi who was supporting her and stumbled towards the corpses.
"Jin'er, Che'er..."
Chen Baoyi hurriedly chased after her, calling out worriedly, "Aunt Pang, Aunt Pang... Wuwu Aunt Pang..."
Mrs. Pang was like a possessed person, moving among the corpses. When she saw a corpse with a similar body shape, she immediately bent down to wipe the blood off the person's face, her hands trembling as she wiped and cried.
"Jin'er..."
When she saw that it was not Pang Yunjin's face, she immediately got up and looked for it again.
Like Madam Pang, the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty was followed by her personal nanny brought from the mansion. The two of them were also frantically searching for Wu Yunhai's whereabouts among the corpses.
The wailing sounds resounded over the Jingzhong Camp.
The soldiers standing by couldn't help but wipe the tears from their faces.
When everyone saw Shen Zhao, they all saluted.
"Your subordinates and others greet the general."
The ladies who were holding their children and crying bitterly all looked up at Shen Zhao.
Some excited people roared.
"Prince Zhong, General Chu! May I ask what exactly happened in the camp in the capital? Why did my son die tragically in the camp? Why... Woo woo..."
At this time, Mrs. Pang, who was searching among the corpses, stopped. Her embroidered shoes, skirt, hands and cuffs were all stained with blood. She looked towards Shen Zhao.
He asked tremblingly:
"Lord... Prince Zhong, Pang Yunjin... Are Pang Yunjin and Pang Yunche still alive?"
These few words drained all of Madam Pang's strength. She forced herself to stand up straight, staring straight at Shen Zhao, waiting for her answer.
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