Chapter 227 Madam is awesome!
The incident was unexpected. Jiang Yuzhu had never seen such a scene before. She was briefly surprised and then asked, "Where did this barbarian come from?"
This is the border town of Da Qi, not a place for barbarians to run wild.
The man who came was Kong San, a servant who did odd jobs in the mansion.
He was startled at first, glanced at Yan Lin who was lying on the ground, then looked down at the bloodstains on his jacket with an apologetic look in his eyes.
But now is not the time to apologize. Kong San's pupils dilated and he said in horror: "Madam, please hide quickly, the barbarians are attacking!"
The Kong family had lived in the border town for more than 30 years, and they had rarely seen barbarians blatantly killing people in the border town in broad daylight.
In the early years, there were occasional exchanges between the people of the two countries, and the barbarians only dared to harass the people on a small scale.
These dirty little rat-like creatures mostly appear in the middle of the night and attack people while they are sleeping.
In order to prevent the barbarians, the people in the border towns came up with many ideas.
Rich families raised their courtyard walls and added barbed wire to the walls, while poor people pasted broken tiles on the walls and dug trenches in the yards.
Jiang Yuzhu was shocked and asked in disbelief, "How dare the barbarians come here?"
As far as she knew, although the fighting outside the city was intense and the soldiers of Da Qi were slightly at a disadvantage, they were not able to break the city.
"The walls of our house have been raised. Not far from our house are the government office and the residence of the general who protects the country. They should be safe places, right?"
Although she said this, Jiang Yuzhu silently took out the dagger from her sleeve pocket for self-defense.
When Kong San heard this, he showed an even more frightened expression and said, "Madam, you don't know that these barbarians are coming for the Protector General's Mansion!"
"The barbarians disguised themselves as a caravan, transporting vegetables to the Protector General's Mansion. They were discovered by the servants at the corner gate, and they stabbed the servants to death!"
Not only that, a group of barbarians broke into the General's Mansion, and the rest killed civilians in the streets.
"How did you get covered in blood?"
Jiang Yuzhu pointed at Kong San's jacket with a deep look in her eyes.
So much blood was enough to scare Yan Lin to faint.
"I was passing by, and the barbarian grabbed the man next to me, stabbed him with a knife, and then pulled it out, and then..."
Kong San was unlucky, as he was passing by and was implicated. He calmed down and said, "I was confused at the time, and the only thought in my mind was to come back and report the news."
The gate of the mansion was closed. Kong San felt relieved, but he was worried that he was caught in a trap. He just hoped that the patrol team would get the news and come here as soon as possible.
"The barbarian went to the Protector General's Mansion?"
In panic, Jiang Yuzhu gradually calmed down.
It is quiet at night and a single word shouted out can be heard from far away, which is not conducive to hiding.
The barbarians launched a surprise attack right after breakfast, which must have been organized and premeditated.
"A surprise attack on the General's Mansion, could it be..."
The answer is obvious, for the military commander Mo Changchuan.
Previously, Manzi had bribed Mo Changchuan's most trusted men to assassinate him. He had put in a lot of hard work, but ultimately failed.
Mo Changchuan is in the recovery stage and has not shown up in public yet, so all kinds of rumors are spreading.
"The barbarians risked sending people here not only to see for themselves, but also to kill General Mo Da again if they found that he was still alive."
Hong Jin unconsciously clenched the dagger in his hand, and stood on Jiang Yuzhu's left and right with Hong Xiu.
Kong San pursed his lips uncomfortably, his eyes flickering.
There was a heavy sound of knocking on the door at the front yard gate.
Kong San was like a frightened bird, and suggested: "Madam, there is a shelter in the rockery in the mansion garden. It was left by the previous owner. Why don't you go in and hide there?"
When the barbarians come to your house, they will at most take advantage of you, smash, loot and then leave.
After all, this place is backed by the government office, and the residents around here are either rich or noble.
Jiang Yuzhu looked around and said, "Hongxiu, take Doctor Yan with you."
Xiaowu was not strong enough to move Yan Lin, so Hongxiu picked up Yan Lin and carried him like a big bag, leading the way with big strides.
Xiao Wu who was running behind him: "..."
When the servants in the mansion heard the news, they all found places to hide.
When the group arrived at the rockery, they found that it was hollowed out and there was indeed an entrance to a cellar.
Kong San stood by, wiped his sweat and said, "Madam, this is the cave. It's not big enough to accommodate only five or six people."
"You're not going down?"
Jiang Yuzhu glanced towards the cave entrance.
There was no dust around, and it looked like someone had cleaned it in advance.
"How dare I, a worthless little man, compete with Madam for a place to hide?"
Kong San looked terrified and was about to say something when Jiang Yuzhu, who was standing behind him, kicked him.
"lady……"
Before he could finish his sentence, Kong San was caught off guard and kicked in the butt. He staggered a few steps and fell into the cave.
This time, Yan Lin didn’t stay unconscious for long. After he woke up, he rubbed his aching forehead and realized that his feet were dangling in the air.
When I lowered my head, I saw Hongxiu's face.
Yan Lin was horrified and begged for mercy: "Miss Hongxiu, let me down!"
Hongxiu swiftly threw Yan Lin onto the snow and handed him to Xiaowu who was standing beside her.
Soon, a voice came from the cave entrance, and Kong San popped his head out and asked, "Madam, why don't you come down?"
This time, Hong Jin received a signal from his wife and knocked Kong San unconscious.
Ningxiang looked at it for a long time, but still couldn't understand the strange direction.
"Madam, Kong San clearly tipped off the enemy and made great contributions, why is he tied up?"
Ningxiang looked at Hongjin, and Hongjin shook her head, she didn't know either.
However, none of this matters. All they have to do is obey the lady's orders.
"Hongjin, find a place to hide nearby, and the rest of you should follow me to hide."
There is a room on one side of the rockery, which is a small Buddhist hall.
In critical moments, it is always right to ask for Buddha's protection.
When they got to the Buddhist temple, Yan Lin also understood the situation. He smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that the North is not peaceful at all."
No wonder there was no news from the clan after he escaped from his marriage. The uncles and aunts in the clan must have known the dangers of the north and prayed that he died outside.
"lady……"
Ningxiang had seen the scene of killing. She bit her lips tightly and tried not to think about it.
Jiang Yuzhu noticed Ningxiang's abnormality, touched her head to comfort her, and then said: "You are wondering why I kicked Kong San away, you will know later."
They opened the door a crack and waited for any movement in the garden.
About a quarter of an hour later, two old women came to the path.
The old woman was the cook hired by the mansion. The two looked at each other, and then sneaked around the cave entrance with ropes and other things in their hands.
"Where is Kong San?"
The old woman saw footprints in front of the cave entrance and asked her accomplice.
The other one was impatient. He lit the smoke in his hand and put it into the cave entrance quickly. Then he said, "Kong San's task is to trick Jiang Yuzhu into the cave entrance. When she faints, we hand her over alive. The other party promised us ten thousand taels of silver!"
Thinking of the benefits they were about to receive, the two old women showed excitement in their eyes.
Hong Jin was good at hiding. She hid behind a rockery and eavesdropped. Her brows were frowned and then relaxed. She couldn't help thinking: Madam is really amazing. She could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with Kong San!
Servants are far less vigilant than their masters.
"Once we get the silver, we will leave the border town and take our whole family to Jiangnan."
The two old women did not feel the slightest bit of guilt and their technique was very skillful.
A stick of incense had burned out, and when the old woman was about to go down to catch someone, Hong Jin suddenly appeared and threw the old woman in with the same two knife hands.
Crunch...
Just after doing all this, the sound of shoes stepping on the snow was heard again on the path in the courtyard.
Someone else is coming!
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