"Second Aunt, the war has broken out at the border, so I will rush to the border. Moreover, I am bringing an army with me. You should stay here and be careful." She was worried that some barbarians would bypass the border and escape from the mountains and dense forests. This was not impossible, because there was a dangerous place with steep cliffs, high mountains and steep ridges, and there were many poisonous snakes and insects. They did not dare to take the risk before, but it was not impossible if they were forced into a corner.
"Okay, I'll take good care of the house, you can go without worry!" Second Aunt promised! In fact, it has always been Second Aunt who takes care of the house. She and Second Aunt chatted as they went to Wen Jiang's room.
"The crops you asked us to plant last spring have all been harvested. I've had people save some of the good seeds for planting in August. We've harvested quite a lot of food, too. We've harvested 3,000 kilograms of potatoes, and the corn has been planted in the cave in the back mountain."
Tong Wenyao listened to what her second aunt said while thinking to herself that this piece of food could not be moved for the time being. If the Xuanfeng Pavilion people could not find food, they would move this batch of food. The meat also had to follow.
"Tell the villagers to raise more chickens. When they grow up, we'll buy them all. If you don't have enough money, go find Uncle Dou. He's in Changzhen Village. However, we asked him to move them here before, but now it seems he doesn't have to. Ask Xiaohua to tell Uncle Dou to hold onto the factory and send a few people to guard it."
Second Aunt nodded after hearing this. "Ever since Brother Bo was injured by the barbarians last time, Uncle Dou has sent a dozen skilled guards to protect us. So you don't have to worry about us. We all live in the front hall now, and they live in the house next door. They can avoid the main rooms for men and women."
"Has second brother also gone to the border? Is he seriously injured?" Mother Cui said with a trace of heartache in her eyes: "He was stabbed in the abdomen by the barbarians. I don't know how the barbarians got in from that cliff mountain." Hearing this, Tong Wen Yao immediately thought of what she had just thought. She didn't expect that the barbarians had reached this point.
Seeing her worry, Cui's mother said, "Your second uncle said he has sent people to guard that cliff mountain. The barbarians won't cross the mountain and come in without asking for trouble. It's easy to defend but difficult to attack. They were careless before, but they won't do that this time."
Since that was the case, she didn't have to worry. She walked to Wen Jiang's room. Wen Jiang was sitting on the couch and her second brother was lying on the bed.
Seeing her coming, Wen Jiang walked towards her step by step with a small cane, but she stopped her.
"Wen Jiang, why don't you go back to bed?" Wen Jiang heard his mother scolding him and said, "Mom, if I sit here, I can see my sister first."
"You little rascal! I've already given the medicine to your mother. Take it today. You'll have to drink it for three days straight. You'll have vomiting and diarrhea, and you'll suffer." Wen Jiang disagreed and said, "Sister, so after enduring these three days, I won't feel any pain anymore, right?"
After hearing this, she nodded and said, "It won't hurt anymore once the poison is removed." Today she started by bleeding Wen Jiang. It had been more than half a year now, and the poison was very likely to have penetrated deep into the blood. She took out the meteorite needle from the space, and then asked Wen Jiang to take out her hand. She gently pierced the flesh on her finger and pulled it out after a while. The blood on the finger was not red, but had a hint of black, which was much better than she expected.
"Second Aunt, please ask someone to bring a basin so I can bleed Wen Jiang!" After hearing this, Cui's mother called for someone to get it, and she went to look at her second brother.
Tong Bo's face was pale. He hadn't been able to speak since she came in, but now he could finally speak.
"Brother, does the wound still hurt?" Tong Bo smiled after hearing this and said, "No, it's just that I failed to protect my family." This time, Xin'er took the children in the village to play at the entrance of the village. They thought that nothing would happen at the door of the workshop. Unexpectedly, a group of barbarians rushed out from the woods and tried to kidnap the children. Fortunately, they were in the workshop at this time, and Tong Bo was also there. After hearing the noise, he ran out and fought with the barbarians. The villagers could hold on for a while after practicing martial arts before, so they captured these barbarians and sent them to the government.
He was distracted during the fight, and the other side took the opportunity to stab him. While the wooden basin was still waiting to be brought, she took her second brother's pulse. Seeing that he was only injured in the abdomen, she felt relieved. She approached the two of them and said, "I've heard that the sky has collapsed in the capital. I expect there will be chaos for a while."
Tong Bo unconsciously clenched his blanket after hearing this, looked at her and said, "Really?" Tong Wenyao nodded slightly. It was uncertain who would sit on the throne now, and the regent was bound to win! And there were 100,000 troops in the southwest. Tong Wenyao said, "I have already let the people in the south take advantage of the opportunity to revolt." Tong Bo's face was full of surprise, and he said in disbelief, "Sister, you..."
Tong Wen Yao looked at her brother and said, "Brother, now I just want us all to survive! Only if there is chaos can they survive." Someone must be held responsible for the death of the prince, so why didn't she just overturn the table!
However, she also heard that the princes in the capital had been taken back to their fiefdoms, and this was also the last imperial edict issued by the emperor before his death.
Even if the regent ascends the throne later, he will not be able to sit on the throne safely. People from various territories are eyeing his throne covetously. Moreover, his throne is not obtained in a legitimate way, and he is bound to be attacked by wars against people who claim to be of royal blood.
Tong Bo said, "Sister, if you really want to take that position, you have to think it through. This seems to be out of place."
After hearing this, Tong Wen Yao smiled and said, "Second brother, since ancient times, which founding emperor's throne was legitimate?" Which one of them did not step on the blood of kings, princes, generals and ministers to ascend to the throne? History is written by people, and since it is written by people, it is naturally written by the victor.
Tong Bo was shocked when he heard her say this. He couldn't understand why his sister would have such thoughts after a trip to the south. Her heart sank, and she said, "Brother, you can guess that in the near future, an imperial edict will be sent from the capital to the border to punish Second Uncle and us."
Tong Bo heard her so confident and said, "Sister, where did you get this information?" She looked directly at Tong Bo and said with a smile, "I guessed it based on the information I got from the capital."
Someone will always take the blame for the death of the crown prince. Since the Tong family has taken the blame once before, there will be a second time. This time, I believe the regent will not let them off easily. It is very likely that he will directly sentence them to death to appease the soldiers and civilians.
In addition, only people on their side knew about the imperial edict given by the emperor earlier, so the regent would not be able to escape the crime of being a fugitive.
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