Minglan hurriedly helped Xiaotao over. They saw a candle burning on the table. Shao was huddled in a corner with Xianjie in her arms. Mother Cui seemed to have been knocked unconscious, lying limply against the head of the bed. Little Brother Shi came out of the inner room, clutching his bleeding arm. "Madam, it's inside..."
Minglan pushed Xiaotao away and rushed in regardless of anything. She pulled down the half-loose curtain and saw a corpse in black lying on the ground. Tulong and two guards were standing at the door with swords in their hands, looking at them with a smile.
Minglan followed their gaze and saw Rong Jie'er half-sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the fat girl who was crying loudly in her arms.
The girl's face was still covered with tears, her hair was disheveled, a strand of hair had been pulled out from the corner of her forehead, blood was spreading near her temples, her right hand was tightly holding a golden hairpin, her left hand was dripping with blood, the bone was exposed, her face was pale, but her eyes were burning like flames, her mouth was covered in blood, and her cheeks were slightly bulging from biting.
Tulong smiled in his heart. Seeing this situation, he had guessed the general situation. Seeing that there was no danger here, he was worried about the situation outside, so he left two guards and Shi Xiaodi and went out to capture the thief and protect him.
Minglan walked over slowly, holding her belly, and gently hugged Rong Jie'er, saying softly, "Good girl, what's wrong? Tell me."
Sister Rong raised her head blankly, opened her mouth, but could not say anything.
Xian Jie'er heard it outside, struggled to break free from Shao, rushed into the inner room, and spoke loudly and fluently. After a while, Brother Shi, with his arm wrapped haphazardly, came in and added a lot of chatter.
As the two of them spoke, her stepmother looked at her with more tenderness and admiration, but she was filled with confusion.
——The moment just now seemed like a dream.
The women hid in the dark house. The thief kicked open the doors of each room with a torch. Everyone was trembling with fear when they heard the brutal and cruel shouting. Seeing that the thief was about to reach the house, even Mother Cui was helpless.
At this moment, he didn't know where he got the courage from, but he hugged his brother and went into the inner room, stuffed his younger brother under the bed, moved a stool to the door, took out the golden hairpin, held it in his hand, and stood on it.
The thief kicked the door open, and the aunt screamed particularly sharply, like an old hen with its neck strangled. Xianjie just cried softly, and then there was a muffled sound, and Mother Cui was silent.
Listening to the footsteps of the thief walking into the inner room, the hairpin in her palm almost sank into her flesh. She gritted her teeth and did not make any sound. As soon as the thief stepped into the room, she leaped over him.
The man was caught off guard and was knocked to the ground. She held on to the thief's back and stabbed him with all her might. Some of the stabs hit his shoulders and neck, and some hit his back. The thief cried out in pain, dropped his long knife, and pulled out a dagger from his boot. Without thinking, she grabbed the blade, and the sharp blade cut into her palm, causing her to feel pain that pierced her heart.
She never knew she could be so tough. She didn't scream, but was furious, which aroused the fierceness in her bones. She opened her mouth and bit the thief's head and face. The thief was in great pain and grabbed her hair with his backhand. Her stubborn nature came out. She let her scalp and palms be torn by pain, gritting her teeth and refusing to let go. She held the golden hairpin in one hand and continued to stab hard.
Finally, the thief pulled out a lock of her hair and a piece of her scalp, and she bit off half of his ear. When the thief finally threw her off his back and was about to be stabbed to death, Brother Shi arrived.
Tuan Ge'er crawled out from under the bed, looked around crookedly, then opened his arms and came towards her with tears in his eyes. Rong Jie'er could no longer bear it, so she rushed over and hugged her younger brother's chubby body tightly, and the brother and sister burst into tears.
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Minglan's eyes filled with tears as she gently stroked the girl's bloody wound. She was so grateful that she wanted to kowtow to the ground a few times. She choked up and said, "My dear child, it is a great blessing for Tuan'er to have a sister like you!"
Rong Jie'er was held in the arms of her stepmother. She was overwhelmed with emotions and inexplicable sadness, so she started crying again. Fatty didn't understand why and couldn't speak complete sentences, so she could only pull at her sister's clothes, sobbing and calling "sister" repeatedly.
Shao was hesitating at the door, wanting to go in but not daring to. Minglan glanced at her and deliberately ignored her. She wiped her tears and smiled at Rong Jie'er, saying, "Rong girl, tell me honestly, are you afraid?" She pointed to the corpse on the ground.
Rong Jie'er looked at the ground, thought seriously, and said embarrassedly, "...To be honest, I'm not really scared..." She was just very angry.
Minglan shook her head and clapped her hands, laughing, "You are indeed my father's daughter! Born with a strong and brave nature, you are so bold!"
At this time, the sky was slightly brightening, and the thieves who had entered the inner house had been eliminated. Minglan took the two children back to Jiaxiju. Cuiwei found Gu Tingye's golden wound medicine, and Minglan personally cleaned Rong Jie'er's wound and bandaged it.
Xiao Tao easily took away half a can and sneaked away to bandage Shi's wound.
After all, she was a child. She had not slept all night, was frightened, injured, and cried bitterly. Rong Jie'er was extremely tired and fell asleep on Minglan's bed. Next to her was the little fat boy who was sleeping like a pig.
Minglan stood by the bed, holding a candle and watching quietly with a smile on her lips. The brother and sister even had the same sleeping posture with their arms and legs spread out.
By the way, Rulan also likes to sleep in a spread-eagle position. I wonder how Brother-in-law Wen has been getting through the past few years, and whether he has been woken up by his wife's thighs in his sleep. Thinking of this, she suddenly hopes that this girl can find a good home like Rulan in the future.
The noise outside gradually died down, and Minglan knew that she had passed this hurdle.
Not long after, the Tu brothers sent someone to report that the group of thieves wanted to make a last stand, but suddenly saw the soldiers sent by Lord Liu to protect them, and the thieves immediately scattered.
Minglan frowned tiredly, "Everyone has worked hard. Let's put aside everything else and first invite a few doctors to treat the illnesses and injuries in the mansion. Then we can take inventory of the damaged items and reward them according to their merits, one by one, slowly." Mother Cui was awake, but she didn't know if the lump on her head was serious, and Rong Jie'er's palm also needed proper treatment.
Hao Dacheng couldn't help but ask, "Madam, don't you want to ask what the situation is like outside?"
Minglan put down her hand and smiled, "Although Lord Liu cares about our family, his loyalty to the Emperor is far less than his. If there is no peace in the palace, can Lord Liu spare any manpower to save us?"
Hao Dacheng smiled bitterly and exclaimed, "Madam, your knowledge is truly beyond my reach."
"Forget it, no matter how chaotic the world is, I just want to take care of my children and get some rest!" Minglan pounded her neck, feeling the pain. "Manager Hao, don't hold on any longer. We're almost done cleaning up now, go get some rest too."
Hao Dacheng was about to leave when he suddenly stopped and turned around. "Madam, last night..." He hesitated, "There was a thief among the thieves who many people thought looked very much like the Third Master..."
Minglan stopped pounding his shoulder midway and looked over in surprise and doubt.
——Gu Tingwei? !
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