Su Nuannuan groaned, looked up at the sky, and thought to herself that if someone really wanted to deal with us, they would probably do it at dusk or at night. It was already mid-afternoon. According to the boy's description, the criminals probably didn't expect that such a blocked road would be opened. Most importantly, they probably didn't expect that I would be suspicious and send someone to check. This was our chance. ?
Think about it more carefully: Although there are martial monks in the temple and there are dozens of guards and servants in the mansion, since the other party dares to choose this place to attack, it is impossible that they did not consider this point. In other words, the martial monks and the guards are probably not good enough.
After thinking it over, Su Nuannuan came to a conclusion: it was too late to risk it at this point. If the giant trees and white jade stones were moved away, the bandits would not be able to create another huge obstacle in a short period of time.
As soon as he thought of this, he asked the boy in a deep voice, "When I came here, I saw several villages at the foot of the mountain, right?"
"Yes, grandma is right. There are eight villages in total." The servant had obviously walked around the foot of the mountain and had learned all about the surrounding situation. He nodded immediately after hearing this.
"I will immediately send a few guards to accompany you down the mountain. You go to the village and mobilize the villagers to move the giant trees and white jade stones..."
Before she could finish, the servant shook his head and said, "Grandma, I'm afraid this won't work. When I talked to the villagers, I wanted them to help, but they said this was a tribute to the emperor. When it fell, the eunuch on the cart said that anyone who dared to move a finger would be guilty of exterminating the entire clan."
Su Nuannuan sneered and said calmly, "This is even better. They probably thought that they would be safe if they shocked the villagers, but they forgot that we would know about this in advance. Well, let them see the calculations and power of the common people today." After that, he ordered the servant, "You and a few guards go down the mountain. I will ask the abbot to find two monks who are familiar with the villagers to lead the way. Just say that the nobles of Anping Marquis' Mansion are on the mountain and are now returning to the capital. Let the people help move these things that block the road away. It doesn't matter if they are cut or smashed. Whoever takes it away will own it. In the future, Anping Marquis' Mansion will explain the situation to the emperor. We will never hold them responsible. The monks will testify for you. The villagers will believe it."
The servant's eyes lit up, and he quickly gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Grandma, this is a very clever move. Who doesn't like to take advantage? Before, they were afraid of the royal family and dared not act rashly. Now that they heard this, I'm afraid they won't rush to grab it? Our old lady is the mother of the queen, and the prince is also deeply trusted by the emperor. Everyone knows this. With the monks' testimony, this thing will definitely succeed."
"Okay. Come with me." Su Nuannuan thought the boy was really smart, so she took him to the abbot's room. When the abbot heard about this, he was immediately confused: just now he was happy that he had formed a good relationship with a noble family. In the blink of an eye, this good relationship would turn into a disaster. If the old lady and others really got into trouble in Pushan Temple, the emperor and the prince would be furious. I'm afraid they would raze Pushan Temple to the ground.
He didn't dare to neglect it, and immediately sent two monks familiar to the people down the mountain and a servant to guard the house. Then he turned to Su Nuannuan and asked, "Madam, what should we do now? It will take a long time to clear those huge trees and rocks, even with a lot of people and great strength. If there are really people with bad intentions, I'm afraid they are already lying in ambush in this mountain now."
"Master is right. So the most urgent thing is to count all the monks in the temple and gather them together to wait for rescue."
Su Nuannuan made a quick decision in her mind, but she heard the abbot ask, "Madam, are you afraid that someone with bad intentions will sneak into our temple? Are they planning to assassinate me?"
Su Nuannuan shook her head slowly and said, "I feel like they don't intend to assassinate us just for the sake of assassination. Otherwise, if they had sent assassins to attack us unexpectedly in the back mountain, we would have been wiped out."
The abbot was also a person who had experienced great storms. He nodded secretly when he heard this, thinking that it was right. If it was just for assassination, why would it be so troublesome? Not to mention, if the thieves really had evil intentions, I have the most monks in my temple, and I am really afraid that they will take advantage of me.
As soon as he thought of this, he immediately ordered someone to ring the bell to summon all the monks in the temple. Here, Su Nuannuan also hurried back to the back mountain. Seeing that Fang Lao Taijun and others were still playing with the monk in charge of reception, she stepped forward and said with a smile: "Are you tired, old ancestor? Why don't you go back and rest? If you really like it, stay here for one night and go shopping again tomorrow."
Mrs. Fang wanted to say "I'm not tired". But after seeing Su Nuannuan's expression, she immediately changed her mind and said with a smile: "That's right, in that case, let's go back to the room."
Everyone was a little confused, but since the old lady had spoken, they naturally had nothing to say, so a large group of people went to the guest room. Halfway there, they suddenly heard a long bell ringing. The old lady Fang stopped and asked in confusion: "Why is the bell ringing at this time? Young master, is there any reason for this?"
The two young monks who were accompanying him were also surprised and said quickly: "This is the bell to summon the monks to assemble. Please go back to your room first, we will be back soon." After saying this, they left in a hurry.
Old Madam Fang didn't say anything else, but her heart sank. She turned her head to look at Su Nuannuan, and saw that she was still very calm, and she felt a little relieved.
After taking everyone back to the room, the old lady chased everyone out on the pretext that she was sleepy, leaving only Su Nuannuan to serve, and then sent Qiu Ling out to guard the door. Then she lowered her face and asked seriously: "Nuannuan, tell me the truth, what happened?"
Su Nuannuan smiled bitterly and said, "Grandma, I don't know what will happen. I only know that our way back to Beijing has been cut off for unknown reasons..." Then she told the story again. Grandma Fang's face changed drastically. She paused on her cane and said, "Who is it? Who has such a big grudge against my Anping Marquis Mansion? What are they going to do? Are they going to massacre Pushan Temple?"
"Before leaving this morning, I told you that there are warrior monks in Pushan Temple, and we have guards and servants accompanying us. It won't be easy for those people to massacre us." A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Su Nuannuan's face: "But no matter what, old lady, we are in this situation now, we must fight, even if it means losing our lives, we must not be kidnapped by them and let them use our lives to threaten me..."
Before she could finish, Su Nuannuan stopped talking when she saw that the old lady Fang's angry face turned pale again. She knew that this shrewd old lady had understood what she meant: the other party was so deliberate in wanting to keep them in Pushan Temple, it was probably not to take the lives of these women and children, so the motive was easy to guess.
"You are right. Xuan'er told me before that the bandits in the capital were probably premeditated. However, these bandits were later caught or killed, and no one took them seriously. When I heard that the prince was in trouble this morning, I was still wondering why those people wanted to assassinate the prince at this time? It seems a little late to make a feint to the east and attack in the west. Now it seems that Xiang Zhuang is dancing with a sword to target Pei Gong, and their real target is us."
"They can assassinate the prince, is it worth it to attack us?" Su Nuannuan smiled bitterly: "I really don't know what the person behind this is thinking? Did he get kicked in the head by a donkey?"
"It's impossible to assassinate the prince, but kidnapping us is easy. If you weren't alert and noticed something was wrong, and sent people down the mountain to investigate, this old woman would still be having fun with you on the mountain. If someone put something in the well, catching us wouldn't be like catching a turtle in a jar, right?"
Old Lady Fang is indeed an experienced noble. She was not panicked at all when faced with a big event. After analyzing the situation, she asked Su Nuannuan about her response and nodded, "Okay, I also think this is not a place to stay for long. Nuannuan, let's go back to the capital now. I'm afraid the guards may not be enough. Let's see if the abbot can send the monks from their temple to escort us."
"My granddaughter-in-law thinks the same thing. We are just waiting for the abbot to finish counting the monks. If we can catch the spy, it will be even better. We won't have been frightened in vain." Su Nuannuan stood up. Her fearlessness in the face of danger impressed Old Lady Fang very much. She smiled with satisfaction and said, "Good child, you have really changed. You didn't have this courage and responsibility before."
Su Nuannuan thought to herself, "That's right. I've died once before, so what's there to be afraid of?" After breathing fresh air for a few months and eating a lot of delicious food, I should just treat it as a gift from God. No matter what, I've earned it.
As she was thinking about it, she went out and ordered the servants to harness the carriage. Old Madam Fang thought about it and knew that the matter could not be kept secret, so she called several female relatives in and told them what had happened. Sure enough, after hearing it, Liu Min, Xu Ranyun, and Xue Zhilan, the women who were able to call the wind and rain in the mansion, were all paralyzed. Even the timid Aunt Lin burst into tears on the spot. If Duan Xinqi and Duan Tingfang had not been by her side to support her, she would have collapsed to the ground in fear.
When Su Nuannuan came back after instructing the servant, she saw the servants outside whispering anxiously. Knowing that Old Madam Fang was probably inside explaining the current serious situation to the female family members, she did not go in, but leaned against the gate in silence, thinking.
Zhaocai jumped out from nowhere, came to her feet, meowed twice, and then jumped lightly. Su Nuannuan quickly reached out to catch him, and said with a wry smile: "You beast, stop running around. If I can't find you in an emergency, I can't leave my whole family alone for you. By then, unless you find your way back to Anping Marquis Mansion, you can only be a stray cat."
Zhaocai arched his back twice in her arms and meowed a few times, as if to show off his memory and to show that he would not get lost. If it were usual, Su Nuannuan would definitely play with him and have fun with him for a while, but she didn't have the heart to do so at this moment. Seeing the abbot and a dozen monks coming over not far away, she hurried forward and said in a deep voice: "Master, how is it?"
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