Chapter 253: Great Victory at Yucheng Pass

While the three were talking, the door of the Bo Mansion finally opened.

The first to come out was the sixth room, which was the room with the fewest people among the concubines' rooms.

But including the family members who left the Earl's House with them, there were about fifty or sixty people.

Then came Room 7, Room 4... There were a lot of people in each room, all carrying large and small bags.

The ladies of the several rooms all wore veils and were supported by servants as they walked out of the door and immediately walked towards the carriage.

They walked fast, but the concubines following behind them were not so lucky. Before they could catch up and get on the carriage, their veils were ripped off by bold passers-by.

The miserable and expressionless faces were exposed in front of everyone. Suddenly, the crowd cheered and started pointing at this group of people.

The concubines whose veils were lifted up all tried to grab the veils in panic, but at this moment the crowd suddenly became agitated.

Someone was brave enough to walk over and pinch one of them on the face.

Someone took the lead, and everyone else bravely surrounded them.

Some people pinched their faces, some touched their chests and waists, and some tried to untie their belts. Suddenly, there was chaos in front of the door.

Lu Xinran watched this farce in the carriage, feeling mixed emotions for a moment.

"Let's go."

There is no point in watching this kind of excitement any longer.

Zhang Shui'er looked outside the carriage again, raised her hand and knocked on the carriage. The driver whipped the horse and left the alley.

"Let's go sit in the teahouse. I have some good news that I haven't had time to tell you."

As soon as Zhang Shui'er finished speaking, she heard a voice in her ear that made her choke.

【See what good news it is! 】

[It turned out that there was another victory message from Yucheng Pass. The Empress and General Xie had already led the troops to block Chahar in Yucheng Pass, and they were just waiting to attack and recapture the city. This battle was temporarily over.]

[However, how could this Chahar be so stupid? He knew that Xie Lang and Qi Yu would lead their troops to fight back once the imperial reinforcements arrived, but he still dared to stay in Yucheng Pass. ]

Tang Wanrou lowered her head and smiled secretly. Zhang Shuier glared at her with dissatisfaction, and without caring whether Lu Xinran agreed or not, she told the driver to go straight to the teahouse.

Then, regardless of whether Lu Xinran had already peeked at her good news, she said it again angrily.

"Grandfather said that my aunt would most likely return before the Empress Dowager's birthday, so the war would be over in half a month at most."

"Come back before the Queen Mother's birthday?"

Lu Xinran was stunned for a moment, and then immediately began to recall when the Queen Mother's birthday was.

If she remembered correctly, it should have been in August. It was the first banquet she and Lu Xinlan attended after coming to this time and space.

Time flies so fast, a year goes by in the blink of an eye.

"The Queen has returned to the capital, so Xin Lan should be coming back as well, right?"

Tang Wanrou smiled and mentioned Lu Xinlan who had not returned yet. Her good brother was still eagerly waiting for this marriage.

When Lu Xinran heard her talking about her good sister, his smile instantly became a little more polite.

"Sister wrote to me a few days ago and mentioned that she had helped several generals at the border. If the war cannot be ended soon, sister may not come back with the Empress."

"So," Tang Wanrou smiled somewhat disappointedly, "I haven't seen her for a long time, and I miss her so much."

Lu Xinran just smiled, turned to look at Zhang Shui'er and said meaningfully: "Seriously speaking, Zhang Er's marriage is still very good. She is the girl Cui Wu wholeheartedly wants to marry, not a choice after weighing all aspects."

These words made Tang Wanrou lose the smile on her face.

She didn't need to think about what this was ironic.

She sighed in her heart, thinking that her good mother had shot herself in the foot this time.

Zhang Shuier heard the dissatisfaction hidden in Lu Xinran's voice and hurriedly smiled to smooth things over: "But after getting married, you will have to live with his family. This is unavoidable and it is all troublesome."

"How can I not escape? I really think your marriage is a good one."

Zhang Shui'er was lost in thought when her heart suddenly skipped a beat. She raised her eyes to look at Lu Xinran, only to see that she had already leaned aside to pick up the kettle of water.

After staying in the teahouse for half an hour, the three of them got on their carriages.

Tang Wanrou did not go back to the Duke's Mansion with Zhang Shuier, but went back to the Tang family first.

Lu Xinran's words today were not to express dissatisfaction, but to tell her bluntly that this marriage should be forgotten.

After Lu Xinlan returns to the capital with the empress, she will surely be rewarded for her performance at the border. If the emperor is pleased, she may even be made a county lord.

By that time, I wonder how many families in Beijing will miss her.

Liu had never expected that her weighing of the pros and cons would make the Lu family unhappy.

All the prefectures in the capital are for the young man to look at, and he looks at them again and again.

She just wanted to seek stability, and in her heart she was still most satisfied with Lu Xinlan. Is this not possible?

"Mother, you had originally made a verbal agreement with Mrs. Lu that you would arrange a marriage between me and the eldest son of the Lu family after the mourning period in our family was over."

But before she was over the mourning period, Liu was asked out by Fang, who also privately introduced her to many families.

This was a violation of taboos in the first place. They were wrong to go back on their word, and now they are using the same method again. It is normal for the Lu family to feel dissatisfied.

Liu felt a little uncomfortable when her daughter reminded her of this.

"If Lu Yuanheng was a reliable person, I wouldn't have the audacity to break my promise."

It was obvious that the Lu family was not a good family to begin with, and what was wrong with her just thinking about her daughter?

Tang Wanrou thought of Zhang Xinji's tenderness and affection, blushed and nodded slightly.

"Mother, you have to handle this marriage properly, whether it succeeds or not. Don't make enemies with the Lu family, especially Lu Xinran."

"Don't worry, I understand this. When Xinlan comes back, I will go to your house and ask for marriage on behalf of your brother."

She had shown her utmost sincerity this time, and if it still didn't work, then it would just be that the two children were not destined to be together.

After Lu Xinran learned the news from Zhang Shuier, he has been paying attention to the military reports sent back from the border.

Whenever Song Junyan received news from the border, he would order someone to deliver a copy of the news to her.

Yuchengguan was recaptured faster than anyone expected, but the price paid was also extremely heavy.

After being besieged by the soldiers of Da Chu, Chahar realized that he could not hold out at Yucheng Pass, so he decisively chose to open the city gate and break out.

However, the direction he chose happened to be the direction where Ma Linyuan was. After a fierce battle, he led his troops to successfully escape back to Mobei. However, Ma Linyuan, who was in charge of blocking the way, was unfortunately hit by three arrows. One arrow shot him in the heart and killed him on the spot.

When this military report was sent back to the capital, the whole city rejoiced. The emperor in the Wenhua Palace looked at the military report with a face so dark that it seemed as if ink could drip out.