Chapter 342: Once You Enter, You Can’t Get Out
Along the way, Bai Yu'an and others hardly had a good rest.
I was so tired that I took a nap on the side of the road, but only for an hour or two before continuing on my way.
When they arrived at the imperial city of Dajin, they all looked miserable and even lost a lot of weight. How could they look like the young masters and young ladies of the general's mansion at all?
They still didn't dare to rest and hurried back to the general's mansion.
Standing at the gate of the general's mansion again, several people's eyes were red.
The plaque of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion has been taken down, and the original plaque of the General's Mansion has probably been stored in the warehouse long ago.
At this time, the entrance to the general's mansion was heavily guarded and there were almost no visitors.
The soldier in charge of the guard waved his hand impatiently when he saw a few people. "Go away, don't stay here. The people living here are all traitors. Do you want to..."
"Who do you say is the traitor?" You Zhu was about to rush forward.
The soldier looked closely and noticed that there was a child with heterochromia.
He frowned and looked at the others. When he saw Li Suining, his expression changed.
"Are you...are you the Princess of Suining County?" the man asked tentatively.
Li Suining nodded immediately. "Hello, little brother. I'm Li Suining. This is my home. Can I come in?"
"Why... are you back?" The soldier's expression changed and he quickly pulled a few people aside.
He lowered his voice and said, "The old tutor told me that if you come back, I will let you go to the tutor's mansion. Go quickly."
"We're not leaving." Little Dumpling said in a baby voice, "We want to go home."
"My little ancestor, once you enter this door, you can't get out."
The soldier was a little anxious. It turned out that he was asked by Jiang Heci to wait for them here.
"My dear brother," Bai Yu'an said slowly, "thank you for your kindness, and thank you for Mr. Jiang's kindness, but now..."
He smiled bitterly, "Mr. Jiang is so considerate of us, we can't ignore him. If we go to the Jiang Mansion, I'm afraid it will implicate Mr. Jiang and Miss Jiang."
The little dumpling nodded immediately.
"Alas!" The soldier had no choice but to let them pass, knowing he couldn't stop them. "Before you go in, do you have anything you want me to say to Mr. Jiang?"
Bai Yu'an and You Zhu both looked at Xiaotuanzi. Obviously, they would not ask Jiang Heci to do anything.
Now, Wei Ranzhu and others were imprisoned in the general's mansion, but not thrown into jail. They believed that Jiang Heci was helping them.
So, they couldn't bother the old man anymore.
The little dumpling said in a baby voice, "Please say hello to Grandpa and Mom for me. Tell them that we will be able to go out soon. When the time comes, we will definitely go to see them."
"Alas!" The soldier sighed again, thinking that the young county lady was too naive.
Given the current situation, it would probably take more than ten days or half a month for them to leave the general's mansion openly.
He didn't say much, just said he would pass on the message.
"Then the Second Young Master, the Sixth Young Master, and the County Master, you can go in."
The soldier clasped his fists and said, "Madam Wei and the other young masters will surely be very happy to see you."
"Goodbye, little brother." The little dumpling waved to the soldier and ran inside immediately.
Bai Yu'an looked back at Qingyun who was standing in the distance, and they both nodded at the same time. Bai Yu'an entered the general's mansion, while Qingyun left.
You Zhu immediately followed him into the general's mansion.
When the housekeeper saw Xiaotuanzi and the others coming back, he was so excited that he cried and quickly asked the servant to go to Qinxin Garden to announce the good news.
When Li Suining and others arrived at Qinxin Garden, Wei Ranzhu, Bai Qing'an, Xiao Wu, Bai Ruian and others were all waiting at the door.
“Mom!” Little Tuanzi rushed towards Wei Ranzhu first and threw himself into Wei Ranzhu’s arms. “Mom, I miss you so much!”
"Hey, good Sui Ning, come and let me see you, how come you have become so thin?"
Wei Ranzhu looked at the little girl's pointed chin, tears streaming down her face like beads from a broken string. "Didn't you eat well? How much hardship did you endure out there?"
"It's okay, I'm fine." The little dumpling sniffed and said with a smile.
They agreed not to tell anyone about their journey day and night to get back.
She hugged her eldest brother's thigh again, "Brother! Wuwuwu Suining misses you so much!"
"Silly girl, why are you crying?" Bai Qing'an understood that these brothers and sisters had traveled a long way to get back, and he felt so distressed that he shed tears.
"Sister," Bai Ruian came over and took Xiaotuanzi's hand, "You look so skinny, can I share my meat with you?"
He laughed innocently twice, "Look at Fifth Brother, has he grown taller and fatter?"
"No way." Seeing that his fifth brother had lost weight, the little girl realized once again how hard life had been for her mother and brothers these days.
At this moment, two milky voices suddenly sounded, and the words were not very clear.
"Pot! Jiejie!"
Li Suining, Bai Yu'an and others turned around and saw two little guys like tumblers staggering towards them.
"Xiaoba? Xiaojiu?"
Li Suining was startled. "You can all walk now? Were you calling...brother or sister just now?"
"Jiejie!"
"Jiejie!"
Unexpectedly, the two little kids pounced on Li Suining together and knocked him down.
Fortunately, You Zhu was quick to act and supported his sister. "Xiao Ba Xiao Jiu, be careful."
"Oh, mother, you see, my eighth brother and ninth sister just like me. They have never been so enthusiastic towards us." Bai Ruian said sourly.
"That's right. It took a long time to learn the word 'Guoguo', but Jiejie learned it in no time." Bai Qing'an also shook his head.
When the little girl heard this, she was so happy that she couldn't help but pinch her brother and sister's cheeks. "You like me? I like you too! I like you so much! I like you so much!"
For a moment, everyone forgot about the sword hanging over their heads, and a rare and brief burst of laughter was heard in the general's mansion.
Afterwards, Wei Ranzhu asked Bai Yu'an and others to take a shower and change clothes, and prepare to cook a few more dishes in the evening.
After Xiaotuanzi and others finished washing, a group of children immediately gathered in Bai Qing'an's yard.
Bai Yu'an's expression was solemn. "Brother, what's going on? Dad and my fourth brother..."
"Alas!" Bai Qing'an sighed deeply, then slowly began to speak, "Dad and fourth brother returned victorious. The emperor was very happy and rewarded him with many gifts. He also conferred the title of Marquis of Zhenbei on Dad."
"At the time, my father and I were worried that such a generous reward might not be appropriate, but we simply couldn't refuse the emperor's offer."
"I didn't expect that within just half a month, the General's Mansion would be sealed off."
"That same day, Dad and my fourth brother were imprisoned, and we were forbidden to leave. The explanation given to us was that... Dad was plotting treason."
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