After changing the carriage, the atmosphere inside the carriage suddenly became different.
Princess Fuping frowned.
Thinking back to just now, she was talking to her brother, but he ignored her and urged her to leave quickly.
Her brother loves her the most, which is something that has never happened before.
Thinking about the increasingly serious atmosphere in the mansion recently, and the increasing number of guards around her... she seemed to understand something, her expression changed drastically, and she sat there in silence.
Fu Yao looked at Liu Tangxi's tears and seemed to understand something.
Even Shu Lan noticed the tense atmosphere.
"Auntie, aren't we going back home?" Shu Lan asked in a low voice.
Liu Tangxi acted vulnerable in front of Wei Hanzhou, but now, these were all children in front of her. As the only adult, she had to take care of the children's emotions and could not continue like this.
So, she sniffed and said calmly, "I'm not going back. Let's go to the manor to play, okay?"
Shu Lan said obediently: "Okay."
The manor has everything and is large, so she likes it very much.
After Liu Tangxi and the others left, the carriage they had just ridden in stopped near the Hanlin Academy for a while, and then continued to travel around the capital.
Watching the carriage leave, Wei Hanzhou bowed to Xie Cong and said, "Sir, let's begin."
Xie Congli raised his hand and supported Wei Hanzhou: "Let's go see our father together."
Soon, Liu Tangxi and his friends arrived at the farm.
However, what was waiting for them was not delicious food or fun things, but a dark hole.
Liu Tangxi looked at the hole in his yard and looked at the palace guards in front of him in shock.
It turned out that Wei Hanzhou asked them to come to the manor to hide them.
She thought she was just coming to the manor to hide away.
From this, it can be seen that the situation has become very serious, and Wei Hanzhou is probably deeply involved. Otherwise, why would they hide?
It seemed that Liu Yanan had not lied to her. Someone had indeed wanted to kidnap Princess Fuping. It was obvious that the person was the Third Prince. Only someone like the Third Prince could kidnap and harm someone.
And now that Wei Hanzhou and Prince Jian have made such arrangements, she is afraid that the thing she is most worried about and most excited about is about to happen.
However, compared to these, what she cares more about right now is——
This manor is hers, how come she doesn't remember there is a tunnel here? When was it dug? It must have made a lot of noise when it was dug, why didn't anyone come to inform her? Moreover, this place is quite close to the Prince Jin's Palace next door.
However, after watching for a while, Liu Tangxi calmed down again.
This is not the time to ask these questions.
"Where are Lord Wei's relatives? Have you gone to pick them up?" Liu Tangxi asked.
If Wei Hanzhou is deeply involved and those people cannot catch her, will they go and catch Li and others?
"have."
After hearing this, Liu Tangxi went down with peace of mind.
After going down, she found that it was completely different from what she imagined.
She originally thought that there would be a cramped space and endless darkness below.
She was also thinking that the days ahead would not be so comfortable. She had no other thoughts, she just hoped that the baby in her belly would be more capable and not be born at this time, otherwise it would be a big trouble.
However, after coming down from the stairs, it was very bright inside, and even luxuriously illuminated by night-shining pearls.
There is not only a bed here, but also bedding on it.
Liu Tangxi touched it and found the bedding was new and very dry. It must have been hung out to dry in the sun.
Moreover, there is more than one room, there is also a separate clean room next to it.
This tunnel is not easy to dig. It looks like it will take more than a day or two to prepare.
It's really a way to prepare for a rainy day.
Liu Tangxi was very sure that King Jian must have helped. After all, Wei Hanzhou didn't have that much money, nor did he have that many people who could do that.
Next, someone brought down some food.
Not long after, Wei Laosan and others arrived, and Wei Daniu and Wei Erhu were also brought back.
Two guards stayed here, and everyone else left.
After Wei Laosan and others came down, they were all very confused.
"Third daughter-in-law, what's going on? Why do we have to hide here?" Li asked in confusion.
She was just frying the oil when a servant next to the third daughter-in-law said something important and took them in. Not only did he not say anything, he also asked them to come here.
Things have come to this point, and Liu Tangxi has nothing to hide anymore.
“This day may be about to change.”
Li and others looked at each other and sighed.
"I heard that the rebel army is about to reach the capital." Wei Erhu said.
Wei Daniu said, "Recently, there are fewer people coming to the shop to make furniture."
Li muttered, "It's time to change. Collecting so much tax every year, ordinary people can't survive."
This time, Wei Lao San did not stop everyone from talking. Instead, he sat down on the ground with a gloomy face.
After a long silence, he asked, "The third son's wife, the third son also participated, right?"
Otherwise, why did they hide before the chaos? It can be seen that the third brother did something serious. If it was a minor matter, it would be enough to arrest the third brother alone, without involving his family.
One can imagine how dangerous the third brother is.
If it succeeds, it's fine. If it fails, everything is over.
Thinking of this, Wei Lao San, who had always been the backbone of the family, had tears in his eyes. He raised his hand and wiped his tears with his rough hands.
He couldn't cry, the whole family was still waiting for him.
"Yeah." Liu Tangxi responded.
The others fell silent; they had not thought of this yet.
At this moment, when he heard that Wei Hanzhou was also involved, his mood immediately changed.
They thought they had escaped the disaster in Weijia Village, but they didn't expect that the capital city was also in chaos and they still couldn't escape it.
Seeing everyone like this, Liu Tangxi hurried to comfort them: "Don't worry, my husband is just afraid that everyone will be hurt if there is chaos, so he wants us to hide first. Maybe there won't be chaos at that time. When things outside are dealt with and everything is peaceful, he will come to pick us up."
Bosheng glanced at Liu Tangxi and said, "Auntie San is right. It's okay. Uncle San is so smart. He has the most solutions. There will be no problem."
At this time, Princess Fuping said, "What are you afraid of? My father has hundreds of thousands of troops. They can't defeat my father."
After that, Princess Fuping held Liu Tangxi's hand and said, "Madam Wei, don't be afraid. I know Kung Fu and will definitely protect you."
"Thank you, Princess." Liu Tangxi said with relief.
Fu Yao asked in a low voice: "Princess, does the prince really have so many people?"
Princess Fuping said proudly: "Of course, my father has a lot of subordinates... and my father has never been defeated!"
Then, Princess Fuping started talking about how powerful Prince Jian was.
Although Princess Fuping's words were full of subjectivity, her confident look gave everyone a lot of confidence.
Seeing that everyone was attracted by Princess Fuping's words and were not so nervous anymore, Liu Tangxi breathed a sigh of relief.
However, she was still quite worried that the general direction of the novel would not change and that the male and female protagonists would still be successful.
If that time really comes, I don’t know if Wei Hanzhou can escape successfully.
While she was worried about Wei Hanzhou, she was also a little worried about Yin.
I don't know what will happen outside, whether Yin will be injured, and whether I should let the guards pick her up. But if I go to the city to pick up Yin now, will it expose them?
The more she thought about it, the more upset Liu Tangxi felt. However, she knew she was pregnant and couldn't let this happen, so she quickly controlled herself and stopped thinking about it.
Gradually, after calming down, Liu Tangxi regained his senses.
At the same time, she also thought it through clearly that she must not take Yin over.
The struggle now is between Prince Jian and Emperor You.
Wei Hanzhou definitely supports King Jian.
However, the Huai'en Marquisate supports the third prince, Emperor You.
If Prince Jian wins, Yin will be fine because she was born in the Marquis Huai'en Mansion.
And if Emperor You wins and Marquis Huai'en succeeds in his support, the Yin family will be safe.
However, if she took over Yin's family now, they would definitely be liquidated when Emperor You won, and Yin's family would also be implicated by her.
So, no matter who wins, the Yin family should be safe.
On the other side, the third prince was getting annoyed while waiting in the carriage.
The troops he had ordered to be dispatched had already arrived.
Seeing that Liu Luan had not come out, the Third Prince sent someone in to take a look.
Soon, Liu Yanan followed the man out.
After getting on the carriage, Liu Luan shook his head at the Third Prince and said, "The princess is not inside."
"How is that possible? Her carriage is still outside." The third prince didn't believe it.
"I heard from the shopkeeper that the princess just went out through the back door with my elder sister to buy something. I sat there waiting for a long time but she didn't show up." Liu Luan said calmly.
The third prince looked disappointed.
This is a great opportunity. If he can capture Princess Fuping, he can use her to threaten Prince Jian. Unfortunately, he has a lot of things to do now and doesn't have time to wait.
However, as he thought about it, he suddenly thought of something.
"How about we call this a day and discuss something else first." Liu Ruan suggested.
The Third Prince asked, "You said she went out with your elder sister?"
Liu Luan nodded: "Yes."
"Someone, go find Liu Tangxi and see where she has gone." said the third prince.
That woman Liu Tangxi is really an eyesore!
"yes."
This time Liu Luan did not stop them, she lowered her eyes and said nothing. She thought, with the King Jian here and she had given them so much time, they should be safe.
The third prince left a group of people waiting here, and he left with Liu Xuan'an.
However, an hour later, the people who went to look for Liu Tangxi reported that Liu Tangxi's carriage had been circling around the capital and the people inside had never got off.
But when they went to check, they found no one inside.
The third prince realized belatedly that he had been fooled.
Thinking that the person who deceived him was that bitch Liu Tangxi, the Third Prince became furious with all the new and old grudges added together.
"Someone, go to Wei Hanzhou's mansion and bring that woman to this prince!"
If he caught her this time, he would cut her into pieces to relieve his hatred.
"yes."
Liu Tangxi was not at home at the moment, so the Third Prince was doomed to get nothing today.
When he wanted to send people to look for him again, he heard that Prince Jian had rebelled.
For a moment, the Third Prince no longer cared about Liu Tangxi and Princess Fuping, and hurried into the palace.
This year was destined to be an uneasy one for the people of the capital. The sounds of firecrackers and string music celebrating the New Year, as well as the hawking of vendors along the street, all came to an abrupt end as if their throats were suddenly strangled as the guards were dispatched.
Chaos was rampant inside and outside the imperial city.
However, although the capital city is like a Shura field at the moment, those who have experienced this incident, when they recall it, feel more excitement than fear.
Because after the storm, there is light and new life.
But for Liu Tangxi and his friends, these days were like a dark night without dawn.
Inside, they had no idea how much time had passed. They ate when they were hungry and slept when they were tired.
Although they had enough food, they could not make a fire.
Because the incident happened suddenly and there was not enough hot water, no one else used the water in the thermos. Even Princess Fuping refused it and left it all to the pregnant woman Liu Tangxi.
After eating, no one was in the mood to talk and just stared at themselves.
Liu Tangxi usually sleeps well, but now she is no longer sleepy. Fuyao sits on her left and Princess Fuping sits on her right. No one knows what she is thinking about.
However, in the silence, a sound suddenly came.
"Is my father here to pick me up?" Princess Fuping stood up excitedly.
Liu Tangxi quickly grabbed her hand and whispered, "Stop talking. Listen first."
After hearing this, everyone held their breath and paid attention to what was happening outside.
At first, the sound was very quiet, but gradually it became louder. After about two quarters of an hour, I could finally hear it more clearly.
"What's that sound?" Princess Fuping asked in a low voice.
The guard had sharp ears and eyes, so he heard it more clearly and said, "The sound of swords clashing."
Princess Fuping widened her eyes and subconsciously held Liu Tangxi's hand.
Everyone here became tense because of this sentence.
When people are nervous, they always don't know whether time passes quickly or slowly. Liu Tangxi felt that half an hour had passed, and it seemed like an hour had passed. She finally heard the sound outside clearly. Indeed, it was the sound of swords.
She could sense that the sound was not coming from her own residence, but from Prince Jin's residence next door.
It seems that there is a real fighting going on outside, and it’s all chaos.
After an unknown amount of time, everyone was extremely sleepy and half asleep when the noises outside gradually stopped.
That night, no one slept well except the two younger children, Zhongxing and Shulan.
When it was almost dawn, Liu Tangxi woke up suddenly.
"What's that noise?"
Li quickly put her finger on her lips, signaling her not to speak, and with her other hand, she stroked Liu Tangxi's back tremblingly to calm her down.
With Li's comfort, Liu Tangxi's heartbeat gradually calmed down.
She heard it, right above her head, many people were coming.
"My Lord, there is no one in this house."
"Oh, you are so good, Wei Hanzhou, you even thought of this. I heard that his parents are in a nearby village, you can go there to look for them, I don't believe that his wife can run there with a big belly. Then take his parents with you, and kill everyone else. Such a traitor should be executed along with his entire clan!"
Li's hands trembled even more violently.
Liu Tangxi's heart, which had calmed down, started beating again.
"Yes, sir."
Then, I heard some people leaving.
The man who just spoke said, "I heard that the eldest daughter of the Huai En Marquis's mansion is very good at making money. Go and see if there are any valuables in the house and take everything away."
"Don't worry, sir. I understand."
Having said that, the sound of Ling's footsteps was heard again, and gradually, the footsteps became farther and farther away.
At this moment, a guard wearing silver armor and stained with blood on his body turned around and went downstairs in the attic of Prince Jin's mansion next door.
"General, the people who came to search next door did not find the princess and Madam Wei."
"Okay, continue to observe."
"yes."
This group of people was left behind by the prince to protect the princess and Madam Wei, and they were not responsible for other matters.
After the searchers had been gone for about two quarters of an hour, Liu Tangxi heaved a long sigh and held Li's hand tightly.
Both of their hands were shaking, but when they held hands together, they suddenly stopped shaking.
"They're all gone." Wei Lao San breathed a long sigh of relief.
Zhou sat paralyzed on the ground, leaning on Wei Erhu's body, and said, "I was scared to death. I thought I would not survive today."
Wei Daniu and Zhang were also still worried.
"It's a good thing we hid. If we hadn't, we would have died by now." Zhang said.
"That's right." Wei Daniu said in a low voice.
Thinking of what those people just said, everyone had an indescribable feeling in their hearts.
Fortunately, the children were still asleep and didn’t know what happened.
After a pause, Li raised her hand and touched Liu Tangxi's back, saying, "Old Third Wife, lie down first and rest for a while. Don't worry or be afraid."
"Okay, Mom. I'm fine, don't worry." After saying that, Liu Tangxi lay down obediently.
Although she is not a timid person, now that she is pregnant, many things are beyond her control. She is not that afraid, but any emotion she has will affect the baby in her belly.
But even though she was lying down, she was not at peace.
I don’t know how Wei Hanzhou is doing at this moment.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Zhou ask in a low voice: "Did the third brother rebel?"
Everyone was awake just now, so they naturally heard this. When they heard this, Li and the others were a little stunned. They felt that this was not something Wei Hanzhou could do. They also felt that this matter should be far away from their home.
They are just ordinary people, how could they do such a thing?
But the words that man just said are still ringing in my ears.
Wei Lao San, who usually didn't like to discuss these things, suddenly said, "How can this be called rebellion? The dog emperor has been increasing taxes year after year, making life miserable for the people, and he has also sent soldiers to torture the people, causing countless deaths and injuries. Such a person is not worthy of being an emperor. If Lao San can really overthrow this kind of court, it will be a good thing for the country and the people. Even if he fails, he will still be a hero of our Wei family."
Li had said this many times in private. When she heard what Wei Lao San said, she immediately said, "That's right. Our Han Zhou has made great progress."
Wei Erhu, Wei Daniu and others also started discussing it.
He kept talking about how bad Emperor You was.
As Wei Lao San and Li were older and had experienced the reign of the previous emperor, they began to compare themselves with each other. The comparison made them even more excited and angry.
Liu Tangxi's thoughts gradually focused on what Wei Laosan and others said.
Listening to them talking about their current life in the simplest words, she felt less nervous and more calm.
Yes, what Wei Hanzhou is doing is a good thing that benefits the country and the people.
She should be proud of him, dead or alive.
In the next few days, peace returned.
The people of the Wei family seemed to have opened their mouths and cursed Emperor You and corrupt officials from time to time. As they cursed, everyone seemed to be less nervous and the atmosphere became much more cheerful.
Liu Tangxi was infected by this emotion and his mood gradually improved.
However, although no one came, from time to time, some noises could be heard from outside.
Every time there is a sound, everyone will quiet down and listen carefully.
But most of the time, there were horses passing by on the road, or people went to the Prince Jin's Palace next door, and no one came here anymore.
I don't know whether it was three, four, five or six days later, the sound was heard again in the mansion.
The sound was getting closer.
The people who had relaxed became tense again and held their breath.
They thought these people would not notice them, just like before.
But, those sounds were getting closer and closer.
This time, it really hit them.
Everyone stood up, the guards stood in front, and Princess Fuping stood in front of Liu Tangxi.
"Madam Wei, you...you hide behind me." As she said this, Princess Fuping tightened the dagger in her hand.
"Thank you, Princess. It's not necessary." Liu Tangxi rejected Princess Fuping's kindness.
If they were really discovered, they, who were not good at fighting, would have no way to escape.
"Don't worry about me for a while, just follow the guards and run quickly." Liu Tangxi instructed.
There were only two guards, and they couldn't protect so many people. It was better to have a few alive than to have the whole army wiped out. And Princess Fuping was the weak link of Prince Jian, and she couldn't let her be caught.
"No, I can't abandon my friends." Princess Fuping had a determined look on her face.
"Don't worry, they won't kill me. I'm still useful."
She was a pregnant woman, she couldn't run away, and she didn't want to run away.
At this moment, Liu Tangxi calmed down.
As they were talking, there was movement at the entrance of the cave. Things were being turned over and dust and rocks were falling from the cracks.
Everyone inside held their breath, and most of them had handy tools in their hands. It looked like they were ready to fight to the death.
Just then, a voice came from above.
"My wife, your husband is here to pick you up."