Chapter 172 I am here to visit my grandmother and aunt
With Huiming in charge of Prince Yong's mansion, no one from outside dared to bring any ideas inside.
It was not known whether Master Wuxin's prediction came true or God was helping Su Rui, but the snow in Da Zhao lightened the next day.
After a few days, the snow stopped in Shengjing City. Although the snow in other provinces and counties did not stop completely, it was not as heavy as it was in the past few days.
The imperial court ordered the road to be restored as soon as possible. As the road was opened, news from Yanzhou was also transmitted to Shengjing.
Everyone knew that Yun Ji had prepared supplies in advance, commanded the work well, and spared no effort to save the people. In a snowstorm that had not been seen in decades, no one among the tens of thousands of people in Yanzhou froze to death.
Compared with other places and other people, the difference is obvious, which makes Yunji even more popular among the people.
Some people have even combined the prophecies again, saying that Yun Ji is the person who will save the Great Zhao from danger in the prophecy. Moreover, he and the emperor are brothers from the same mother, so it is not a problem for him to inherit the throne.
As a result, his attitude towards Su Rui became more tolerant.
Now that the threat was gone, Su Rui, who had been staying in the mansion for several days, could finally go out for some fresh air.
Two days ago, he heard that Liang's heart disease had recurred. Now that the Marquis of Yong'an was not at home, Su Rui naturally had to go and visit him.
Early in the morning, he ordered people to prepare a large amount of food, charcoal, and newly made cotton-padded jackets and quilts, and pulled them on a cart, heading all the way to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion in a grand manner.
Even though it is no longer snowing in Shengjing City, the twelfth lunar month has not yet ended, and who knows if there will be another snowfall.
And because the snow stopped, the refugee camps were closed, leaving more people homeless.
The mob is growing instead of decreasing.
These supplies were particularly eye-catching as they walked along the streets, but because of the prophecy, Su Rui leading the palace soldiers, and the incident of Prince Yong's palace beating and killing rioters a few days ago was still fresh in their minds, the refugees just followed and did not dare to move.
When they arrived at the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, thousands of refugees were already following the car.
The Yong'an Marquis Mansion had obviously received the news. The gate was closed tightly and eight guards with spears were guarding outside.
But they obviously didn't expect so many refugees to follow them, and the guards were so scared that their legs were shaking.
"Open the door." Su Rui got off the carriage. Her voice was not loud, but it did not allow for refusal.
The guard leader swallowed his saliva and stepped forward, saying, "I'm afraid the concubine's trip was in vain. The old lady and the marquis' wife are both ill and are not seeing guests."
"This is my mother's family home. Why shouldn't I go back? Besides, my grandmother and aunt are both ill. As a junior, it's only natural for me to go in and visit them."
"Madam said she was afraid of infecting the concubine with the disease, so please…"
"This concubine is not afraid, but you, who repeatedly tried to stop me, are you like that cunning servant of the Zhang family, stealing from the master and killing everyone in the family?"
The guards were so frightened that their eyes widened and they waved their hands repeatedly.
They dared not wear this hat. The Zhang family was guilty of embezzlement and it was the steward who led the charge. How could they dare to do that when their lives and property were in the hands of the master?
But Su Rui did not give them a chance to explain. With a wave of his hand, Zhuiyue rushed forward with his men and directly captured the eight guards.
They didn't dare to resist and just struggled for a while before giving in.
Afterwards, the palace soldiers came up with a piece of wood as thick as their waists, and knocked open the door of the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion in three or five strokes.
Before anyone could be surprised, Su Rui had already stepped inside.
The people inside were frightened by the loud noise and ran out. When the people from the second and third rooms saw that it was Su Rui who came in, they didn't dare to go forward at all.
In their eyes, Su Rui was now a ghost who came to take their lives. Whoever encountered her would die. They could only shrink back and scold her for being heartless.
Until the old lady was pushed out in a wheelchair, blocking Su Rui's way.
The old lady was seriously ill, her face pale and she couldn't stop coughing. She looked at Su Rui but still put on her usual airs and said, "Evil creature! You had someone break down the door and force your way in. What do you think this place is? Or do you think I'm dead?"
Su Rui looked at the old lady coldly.
In her mind, she should have died long ago.
If she had not aided and abetted the evil, and only cared about her son and the Marquis' Mansion, her mother would not have been incurable, developed a chronic illness, and eventually died.
But, she enjoyed the blessing of being an old lady for so many years, and it was such a blessing for her to die like this.
"I'm here to visit my grandmother and aunt." Su Rui said coldly.
The old lady was annoyed that she was not respectful at all, but after hearing about her behavior in the past few days, she knew that Marquis Yong'an and Su Ye were not at home, and the second and third wives were unreliable, so she did not dare to go too far.
"Now that you have seen it, you can go back."
"My aunt hasn't seen it yet."
"She took medicine and went to sleep. It's an old illness. It's nothing serious. No need to check on her." The old lady just wanted to get Su Rui out quickly and close the door tightly. Who knows when those refugees will turn into a mob and rush in?
"no."
Su Rui rejected the old lady.
Just when the old lady was glaring and about to call someone to kick her out, Su Rui stepped forward.
His eyes were as cold as ice, which frightened the old lady so much that she was stunned for a moment.
She didn't know when this girl became so scary.
“Grandma, please block the way. Otherwise, no one will be responsible if something happens.”
How dare she threaten her?
“You…ah!”
Before she could finish her words, the old lady was pushed away by Su Rui.
The wheelchair turned and rushed towards the corridor fence. Her legs were weak and she had no time to stand up, so she fell out of the wheelchair. Her head hit the fence, causing bleeding and dizziness.
Looking at Su Rui's receding back, he was speechless and could only scream in pain. He didn't even notice that his body was stained with an indescribable fragrance, which made him a little confused.
The second and third wives were not far away, but no one dared to come forward and just let the old lady sit on the cold ground and wail.
Su Rui turned around the corridor and went straight to the east courtyard.
At this time, the East Courtyard was the most heavily guarded place in the entire Yong'an Marquis Mansion, and most of the guards gathered here.
Seeing Su Rui coming, everyone was on high alert.
Su Rui raised his hand, revealing the crossbow in his hand, and everyone was immediately shocked.
But before they could react, Su Rui shot an arrow, which passed through the gap between the two guards' heads and went straight to the center of the eyebrows of Mother Qian who was hiding behind.
Mother Qian’s eyes were wide open and she didn’t have time to close them before she fell down.
"The coal, food, and cotton-padded jackets and quilts have already been put into the warehouse. If you want to stay here, you will be my enemy. I have no mercy on you."
Although the guards' lives and property are in the hands of their master, this snowstorm came suddenly, and the master had to prepare for the winter according to previous winters. Even if there were extra things, they would be given to the master first, and it would not be their turn.
Even now, they were only wearing quilted clothes, with no charcoal fire in sight, and they could only eat until they were only half full.
When people are starving and freezing, who would be willing to sell their life to a master who doesn't feed them enough? What's more, if there is chaos, they can take advantage of the situation to rob people without anyone noticing.
After hesitating for a moment, one person left, and the others followed him and ran to the front yard.
Su Rui didn't let Luo E and Xiao Ru follow her in. She stepped over Qian Mama's body alone and pushed open the tightly closed door.
Liang, lying on the bed, shuddered with fear, clutching the silk quilt tightly, and asked with all her might, "Rui... Rui'er, why are you here?"
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