"Who will stay? Is there any need to ask? It's most appropriate for my sister to stay. I just fall in love with her. You usually take care of all the affairs of the family, and at a time like this, we need someone to stay in the mountain to calm people's hearts and take charge of the overall situation." Su Nuannuan also sneered: He dared to jump out and sneer at this time, he is seeking death, tut tut, what a selfless spirit, does Duan Tingxuan know that his second wife is so stupid?
Xu Ranyun's face turned pale, and she realized that she had made a huge mistake. She hated Su Nuannuan so much that she actually went against the wind at this time. She was the wife of the prince, and she was just a concubine. Was it difficult to control her? The first rafter to stick out rots first. How could she have forgotten this wise saying?
"Sister... don't joke, I... I can't stand big occasions." Xu Ranyun's face was pale, and she tried her best to squeeze out a smile that was uglier than crying: "Sister is right, the second young lady is a girl in the boudoir, she must not be left here, if she is humiliated... the reputation of our mansion will be ruined, but Aunt Jing has been a good housekeeper these days..."
Xu Ranyun knew that she had to find someone to take the blame, otherwise Su Nuannuan would really be determined to leave her behind to die. After all, the most suitable person was Concubine Jing, who had no foundation. After all, she was also the daughter of the Earl's Mansion. No matter how close that shrew was to Concubine Jing, she couldn't ignore this point.
"I'll stay. You go."
Su Nuannuan sighed, feeling a little regretful: How could Xu Ranyun be so sensible? If she had said a few more words, she would have abandoned her ruthlessly, and she wouldn't have felt so burdened. What a pity, what a pity, the skill of changing course according to the wind is maxed out, so it can't be harmed.
"You're staying?"
Everyone's eyes almost popped out of their heads. Even though Madam Yang disliked her daughter-in-law, she couldn't help but get furious and said, "Nonsense. How can you stay? You... who are you? What if the bandits break into the temple..."
"No need to say more. If the bandits break into the temple, I will commit suicide to preserve my reputation." Su Nuannuan took off her decorative dagger from her waist, pulled it out with a "whoosh", and glanced at Madam Yang and the others. She said calmly but firmly: "This is the dagger that the master gave me that day. He taught me kung fu for several months, although it was just a little bit of fancy moves. Committing suicide is enough. Maybe if I'm lucky, I can take away one or two bandits, which would be a profit."
The huge courtyard was completely silent. Everyone was shocked by Su Nuannuan's sudden move: they knew that this grandmother was powerful, but they didn't know she was so powerful that she could take matters of life so lightly; they knew that she was kind and righteous now, but they didn't expect her to be so kind and righteous. For a second girl who had nothing to do with her, she was willing to sacrifice herself.
"Sister-in-law, I won't leave. If you want to leave, go ahead. Leave the dagger to me. If the bad guys come, I'll just cut your neck with the knife."
Duan Xinqi let go of her mother's hand and rushed over, pulling Su Nuannuan and crying, "Sister-in-law...please go. I'm already very happy to have these few months."
"Silly boy, life is beautiful. You are at the age of a flower bud, how can you wither so easily? Don't worry, sister-in-law has skills, nothing will happen. Well, now is not the time to give in, the sun is about to set, as soon as the sun sets, everyone must leave immediately."
Su Nuannuan wiped away Duan Xinqi's tears, and suddenly saw Aunt Jing also stand out from the crowd, smiling and said: "Grandma, I should have died long ago. If it weren't for you saving me from the fire pit, I'm afraid my bones would have rotted. He spent 20,000 taels of silver on me back then, and I have no way to repay him. How can I occupy his family's position and live shamelessly now? Grandma, you and the second girl should go, her future still depends on you. Let me stay, although I am not talented, I also have the courage to die for my loyalty."
"I can't leave. If the criminals knew we were gone, they would definitely not attack the temple anymore, but would focus on chasing the carriage back to the capital. By then, everyone would be in danger. We must have someone of sufficient weight inside the temple to hold them back, so that those who escape back to the capital can have a chance of survival."
Su Nuannuan said in a deep voice. She was not so selfless, but it was because she saw through this that she decided to stay. After all, she was the one who should have died long ago. Now she could live again and enjoy a few months of delicious food. God treated her well.
Aunt Jing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "My master spent a fortune on his beloved, which is well known to the world. If I stay here, I should have some weight. In this case, I am willing to follow you, grandma, and give my place to Aunt Lin. She is the second girl's biological mother. For a girl, life won't be too difficult if she has a mother by her side."
"No...Sister-in-law, Auntie, I won't leave..."
Duan Xinqi started crying again, and the servants were deeply shocked by this scene. Even the abbot beside him nodded slightly, closed his eyes and chanted the Buddha's name. At this moment, the door of the room opened wide, and Duan Tingfang walked out with the old lady Fang. The servants hurriedly made way for her, and saw the old lady walked in front of Madam Yang and others, and said in an unquestionable tone: "You all go, even if you have to restrain them, I am the most important, not to mention that my old bones are half buried in the ground. Without me to escape, you young girls will die here."
Upon hearing this, Madam Yang and the others turned pale, knelt on the ground, and cried, "Grandfather, you must not do this. If you stay, even if our daughters-in-law escape with their lives, how can they live in shame in this world? Grandfather..."
"What time is it? Are you still showing filial piety here? Where did the energy you had just in running for your life go? No need to say more, just leave. This is my order. If you don't obey, you are disobeying. Do you think you can live with dignity if you are accused of being disobedient and unfilial?"
“Ancestor…”
Madam Yang and the others didn't dare to say anything more, but they still knelt and refused to get up. No matter what, they absolutely didn't dare to abandon Old Madam Fang and escape alone.
"Old lady, please don't make things difficult for the ladies."
Su Nuannuan smiled bitterly and stepped forward to support the old lady Fang's hand, but she turned her head and said angrily: "Are you going to disobey me too? It is most beneficial for me to stay. I don't believe you can't see this truth."
"Yes, if we are just going to settle the bill, it would be most appropriate for you to stay..."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Madam Yang raised her head and shouted angrily before Su Nuannuan finished speaking. She couldn't believe that her daughter-in-law, who had just been selfless, had turned into a disobedient and unfilial vicious woman in the blink of an eye.
Su Nuannuan ignored her and continued, "But old lady, this is not an arithmetic problem, just act according to the result. Filial piety comes first among all virtues, you should understand this principle, just think about it. If you were the granddaughter-in-law today, and your mother-in-law and great-grandmother wanted to stay with you under the pretext of old age and frailty, in exchange for your chance to live, could you leave them behind and escape by yourself? If you can't do it, why do you want your granddaughter-in-law and your wife to do it? Old lady, the sun is about to set, we really don't have time to dawdle here, you should take everyone away quickly. If you continue to stalemate with your granddaughter-in-law, no one will be able to leave."
"But..." Old Lady Fang knew that what Su Nuannuan said made sense. She stamped her feet in anger and said, "Can't you give me a chance? Can you also satisfy your desire to sacrifice your life for justice? What you and Jing'er said just now were so powerful. I want to imitate them, too."
"Please don't." Su Nuannuan smiled lightly, "That's just to make it sound good in front of others. In fact, this temple is protected by monks, and the bandits are not so easy to attack. If we delay a little, our grandfather may come to rescue us. Otherwise, does the old lady really think that I am so selfless and brave that I am willing to stay here and sacrifice my life for justice?"
"You kid..."
Old Lady Fang certainly understood that Su Nuannuan was willing to sacrifice her life for justice. She said this just to comfort herself. Her heart was warm, but she didn't know what to say. Suddenly, she heard Duan Tingfang beside her say in a deep voice: "Sister-in-law, accompany grandma. I am a man, and I don't have the reason to leave you, a woman and a child, to escape alone. If you can let my aunt and second sister go, my brother will be grateful to you even if he dies in the nine springs."
"What nonsense is this? Third brother, don't forget that you are the man of Anping Marquis's Mansion. The dangers along the way may not be any less than those in Pushan Temple. When that happens, it will all depend on you to escape. Do you think I let you escape? Wrong, absolutely wrong. I want you to take on responsibilities that you have never taken on. Third brother, take good care of the old lady, don't embarrass your eldest brother, don't embarrass Anping Marquis's Mansion."
Su Nuannuan raised her eyebrows and scolded in a deep voice, which immediately silenced Duan Tingfang. The abbot and several monks around him watched this scene and sighed in their hearts. Seeing that no one had any objections, the abbot chanted the Buddha's name loudly: "Amitabha, please rest assured, old lady, I will definitely lead the monks and do my best to protect the prince's wife."
When they went down the mountain, they shed tears again and said goodbye. There is no need to mention it again. Su Nuannuan showed a rare determination at this time. Regardless of the concessions from Aunt Lin, Duan Xinqi and others, she hardened her heart and ordered Xu Ranyun, Xue Zhilan and others to take them away. The abbot selected more than ten monks with the strongest martial arts skills, and the guards of the Anping Marquis's mansion to escort them. Fortunately, although the carriage was destroyed, most of the horses were still there, and there were also people in the village who raised horses. Although they were not good horses, they could be used in an emergency.
The huge trees and rocks on the road had also fallen apart. When the people in the nearby villages heard that the Anping Marquis' Mansion had issued an order that they would not be held responsible as long as the things were moved away, they all felt that this was a big pie in the sky, and they would be struck by lightning if they didn't follow up. Anyway, even if the royal family really wanted to hold them responsible, the Anping Marquis' Mansion would resist. The emperor was kind and would not be unreasonable and vent his anger on the heads of the common people. So they went out in full force, holding hammers and pickaxes and rushing to the official road. The huge obstacles were as vulnerable as chickens and pottery dogs under the people's desire to take advantage of them as soon as possible. Anyway, no one was greedy enough to take the stones and huge trees intact for themselves, so they smashed and sawed. In less than two hours, the two huge nanmu trees and several huge rocks were beaten into slag, and the people took one piece each and moved it away like trophies.
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