After the eldest lady had arranged everything, she led people to the gate of the mansion.
As soon as I reached the screen wall, I heard banging on the door.
The eldest lady took a deep breath and asked someone to open the door.
After the sunset completely sank, the sky darkened very quickly. It took only a quarter of an hour for the sky to go from the floating glow of rosy clouds to the sudden plunge into darkness.
The soldiers in front of the government gate held torches, and the red flames illuminated the solemn face of the Luzhou prefect.
He looks like an upright gentleman. Thirty years of ups and downs in officialdom have made his mind more calm and his features more gentle.
But at this moment, in the firelight, his originally gentle eyebrows and eyes seemed to be dyed red by the firelight, bursting with a bloodthirsty light, with a hint of desperate madness.
"I have received a tip-off that a fugitive has taken refuge in Lord An's mansion. For the safety of Lord An's family, and for the well-being of the people in this area, I have personally led troops to apprehend the fugitive. Madam An, please instruct the people not to let anyone get in our way. Swords have no eyes, and the spears in the hands of soldiers do not recognize anyone."
After saying this, he sternly addressed the soldiers behind him, "Search thoroughly and don't miss any suspicious individuals. Anyone who dares to interfere will be treated as an accomplice of the fugitive and executed on the spot."
"yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers responded loudly, their voices shaking the heavens and their morale high.
As for the people from the An family who were present, their faces were pale from head to toe, their hands and feet were trembling, and their hearts were beating wildly.
The eldest lady covered her trembling hands with her wide sleeves and stood out.
"Master Xu, our An family is not some unknown family. You have no evidence and no imperial decree. How can you search just like that?"
Lord Xu sneered and did not take the An family's eldest lady seriously.
"Madam, please step back. My men are all rough men. It would be bad if they bumped into you."
Lord Xu's eyes were as cold as ice. He waved his left hand behind him and shouted sternly, "Go in and search!"
"Let's see who dares?" A strong male voice sounded.
Lord Xu was slightly startled and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see the eldest master of the An family walking out from the shadows.
"You, how did you get out? Shouldn't you be in prison?"
This morning, as soon as the master of the An family arrived at the government office, Lord Xu falsely accused him of embezzling official funds and enriching himself and sent him to jail.
He wanted to blame all the losses he had caused on the head master of the An family.
In the evening, he received news that the eldest prince was hiding in the An Mansion.
Lord Xu thought about what he had done in private, and every one of them was a capital crime. He couldn't help but feel evil and came up with the idea of searching the An family and taking the opportunity to assassinate the eldest prince.
He had already assassinated the eldest prince once and didn't mind assassinating him again.
Anyway, the eldest prince cannot leave Luzhou alive.
He was so bold because he had the support of the royal family behind him.
He will act in Luzhou, and after he has finished everything, the royal people will act in the capital.
When that royal person ascends the throne to become emperor, that will be the day when Xu Denggao will be ranked among the Three Dukes!
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