Yang Yanzong returned to his room very late.
He pushed open the door, heard a "creak" sound, and a dim light came on. He lowered his brows, unbuttoned his sleeves, and washed his hands and face.
Su Ci had fallen asleep, but not deeply. When he opened the curtains and got on the bed, she woke up, rubbed her eyes, turned over and faced outward, hugging the quilt: "You're back?"
He uttered a faint "hmm". The lights had been turned off. In the dark night, only the bridge of his nose and the outline of his nose could be seen. He did not turn his head to the side. He lay down with his hands on his chest and abdomen and closed his eyes.
Su Ci shrugged, whispered for a while, and went back to sleep.
The tent became quiet again and no words were spoken that night.
The next day, both of them got up very early. When Yang Yanzong got up, Su Ci also got up, rubbing her eyes, washed her face, combed her hair, changed her clothes, and then she was fine.
She said to Yang Yanzong, who was adjusting his belt, "I'm going back to Suiping today."
He knew this because today was the moving day in Suiping.
Yang Yanzong nodded to indicate that he understood.
Su Ci saw that it was getting late. Mainly because she was in a hurry to go out, she gradually calmed down, but that didn't mean she would always be careful with Yang Yanzong. So she smiled and said hello, "Then I'm leaving!"
Su Ci picked up the whip on the table, turned around and went out. The sound of her little boots tapping on the ground gradually faded away along the corridor.
At this time, the morning light was dim, and Yang Yanzong stood by the window, tidying up his appearance. He did not look back.
He lowered his eyes and continued to adjust his sleeves slowly. The footsteps had faded away and he looked out the window.
That cluster of cannas is still so lush, swaying in the morning breeze of late autumn.
Yang Yanzong feels that the effect of letting go of his emotions little by little and treating Su Ci like an ordinary couple has been quite good over the period of time.
He felt that he had calmed down a lot.
I will no longer get angry or sad easily.
As he got busier, he thought less and less about her.
This is good.
It's all business, he doesn't even reject having sex, it's just that he doesn't have the mood or desire to do so at the moment.
He thought that in the near future, if he needed it, he wouldn't mind having sex.
Nothing is impossible!
Without stopping, he quickly walked out of this warm and fragrant room that he once loved so much.
…
Su Ci didn't think so much about it. Half a month was enough to turn the hot search into old news. Life still had to go on. It was better not to make things difficult for others than for yourself, right? She felt melancholy and sighed, but it was of no use. She quickly adapted to the situation and continued to live every day full of energy.
The wind in early September is already quite chilly, the tips of the reeds in the fields have turned yellow, wild geese are flying south, and farmers are busy but smiling. Their simple smiling faces make people feel happy.
Early in the morning, she rode a fast horse, whizzing past the yellow farms and fields, and returned to her home in Suiping at around 7 p.m. Su Ci first went back to the Dongda courtyard to have breakfast. She would not feel well if she did not eat now, as she had not yet developed a strong stomach like Yang Yanzong, Akang, and Azheng.
Akang would also make fun of her. Su Ci was not arrogant and was humorous. Akang felt that they had similar interests, so sometimes he dared to make fun of her.
Su Ci glanced at him and threw him a bun. A Kang caught it with one hand quickly, took a bite and complained: "The dough didn't rise well today."
No matter whether it is successful or not, just fill your stomach first. Su Ci finished her breakfast in a few minutes and hurried to the backyard.
At this time, the move is ready to start.
The large luggage had already been shipped to Yangdu, and the rest were some small items and valuables. However, including the pots, pans, plates, bowls, and luggage that the cook was used to using, there were more than a dozen large carts. Yang Chongying has already arrived at the left camp of Yangdu to take up duty, as has Su Di. Today's move will be presided over by the hostess. The car in front has already started to leave. Yan Shi hurriedly looked back, but after thinking about it, she was still worried, so she called Su Ci over and told her to keep an eye on her bed.
The biggest piece of Yan's luggage was her bunk bed. This bed is not made of precious wood, but it is of great significance to Yan. Her three sons were all born on this bed. With these three sons, she has been able to stand tall for more than 20 years, so this is a lucky bed for her. Yan has not been willing to change it for all these years and treasures it very much.
The corner of Su Ci's mouth twitched. Okay, let's just look at the bed.
She fell to the tail of the convoy and rode along the large bed of Yan. Su Yan was surprised and ran over: "Sister, what are you doing?"
"Look at the bed."
She and her sister exchanged helpless looks, but compared to Su Rong, Su Ci felt that she was treated well, so she stared at the bed, staying away from Yan's family and away from trouble.
Su Rong was much more miserable. She had to bear the arduous task of getting on and off the car, serving tea and water, and always attending to Yan.
Su Yan also saw it, and was still frightened. "Just look at the bed, it's not bad to look at the bed."
Su Ci burst out laughing and urged her sister: "Okay, hurry back to the car."
Chen has been lying down for the past two days because of back pain. This is a disease she contracted when she gave birth to Su Ci. It always flares up when the weather changes. She has seen many doctors and applied many plasters, but none of them worked. Fortunately, the problem is not serious and the pain will usually go away on its own after a few days.
The auspicious date for moving has been set and cannot be changed. Su Yan and Su Ci helped Chen into the car, one on their backs and the other on their backs. Su Ci urged Su Yan to go back and take care of her mother.
Su Yan agreed, gave Su Ci a pot of sweet soup, turned her horse around and went back. Ever since she left the boudoir and got a job, she has been like a bird released from a cage, happy, sunny and unrestrained. I heard that she was recently promoted to deputy team leader. She is very successful in her career, but unfortunately she is unsuccessful in love. According to the gossip revealed by Yang Yanzhen, several guys who originally had a good impression of her have all been scared away by her, or simply turned into brothers.
But Su Yan didn't care and was very relaxed. When Chen nagged her, she would make the excuse of being on a business trip and not going home, which made Chen very angry.
Su Ci was very happy to see Su Yan like this, but while she was happy, she thought of Yang Yanzong again - to be honest, Su Yan could be like this because of him.
She felt a little melancholy. He actually had a good side, which she had always known, but it was a pity.
Su Ci shook her head and didn't think about it anymore. She decided to walk faster as the time was quite tight. If she was late, she would not be able to get home in the evening.
They left the camp and marched in a mighty manner, bypassing the western suburbs of Suiping City and heading straight for Yangdu. Their speed was not slow, and they would definitely be able to arrive home as planned.
But who would have thought that something unexpected would happen during the second half of the journey.
…
The accident happened more than half a mile away from Yongji Bridge.
After crossing the Yongji Bridge, you will leave Suiping and enter the territory of Yangdu.
The sun was shining brightly today, and the afternoon was warm. The wind was not so cold. From a distance, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard. Su Ci looked over and said with a smile, "There are so many people."
Today is the Autumn Festival. Villagers and townspeople spontaneously organized to worship the land, congratulate this year's harvest and pray for a good harvest next year. This was a very important festival in ancient times. Not only people in towns and villages, but also many city dwellers would come to worship and participate in the Autumn Festival. Today also happens to be the birthday of Bodhisattva. There is a very popular Buddhist temple near Yongji Bridge. There are also many believers who come to burn incense and worship Buddha. The excitement is almost as lively as the Lantern Festival on August 15th.
There was a constant flow of people and vehicles, and the three bridges of Yongji and Da'an were nearby. I saw that the Yongji Bridge in front had temporary arrangements for government officials to direct traffic, otherwise it would have been crowded.
Su Ci called the external manager and asked him to step forward quickly to communicate with the yamen runners. After all, their convoy was quite large, so it was necessary to make some preparations in advance.
Su Ci and the others gradually slowed down, and finally stopped to wait for a while. There were people and cars passing by in groups of three or four. She was a little bored and looked up at the fire dragon dance not far away. She was finding it quite interesting, but who knew that at this moment, an accident happened!
The dragon ball danced and tilted, and the fire dragon behind it was chasing it all the way. The fire dragon was lit with too much sandalwood and was smoky. Su Ci was smiling and saying to step back a little to avoid setting the luggage cart on fire, but suddenly, there was a loud "bang". The long fire dragon curled up to the closest moment, and was suddenly thrown down, and thrown towards this side with all its might! The sweaty dragon dancer quickly drew out his sword and rushed towards the convoy! !
"You thief named Yang, prepare to die!!!"
Su Ci: Damn!
This sudden change was totally unexpected! Hundreds of dragon dancers instantly transformed into masked assassins, with hatred in their eyes, and rushed over fiercely!
The crowd was instantly in an uproar and began to run away. The convoy also did the same, and screams were heard everywhere. However, the guards reacted very quickly and drew their swords in an instant to meet the attack! Su Ci shouted, "Back off, everyone back off! Those who can drive a car should drive a car, those who can't drive a car should walk, don't panic, don't run around! We are under the feet of the emperor, why are you panicking!!"
A Kang had sharp eyes and caught a glimpse of the face of one of the assassins who was very agile. In this short period of time, the smoke-proof cloths on the faces of several assassins had been blown away and injured. A Kang frowned and said, "It's Huang's people!"
Huang Shimao’s clansmen may also include historians.
The Huang family had been very prosperous in the past few decades because of the existence of Princess Mingying. The family was also successful and focused on cultivating young people, so the Huang family was originally thriving. However, because the Huang family's hometown was in the Northeast and many of their members were scattered around as officials, many of them were able to escape early, and all of them became wanted criminals.
The Huang family did not believe that Huang Shimao had committed treason, or perhaps they did, but they were unwilling to give up and were filled with resentment. They hated Chen Qun, Yang Yanzong, Tong Jie'en and others to the core and had been planning revenge!
Some members of the Shi family were also involved. These side branches were badly implicated by the Zhenbei Marquisate, and their enemy was very clear: Yang Yanzong.
Yang Yanzong received intelligence about the clues of these two families, so he took precautions, of course. He protected the mansion and his family members when they were traveling. Just like the move to Suiping this time, he not only strengthened the guard team, but even sent out Akang.
There was no problem at all.
But now, a situation has arisen that is completely impossible to prevent. The Huang and Shi family are actually just a cover-up created by someone!
The battle was very stalemate from the beginning. Su Ci's side was okay because she was a bed keeper and was less attacked since she was at the tail end. But on the cart side, it was obvious that the front part where the women were sitting was in a terrible situation and was the hardest hit area by the attack. For a while, the guards at the front were under great pressure and several of them were injured in the blink of an eye.
"Akang, go! Arrange for someone to go there quickly!!"
Su Ci was anxious. She was worried about Chen, afraid that Su Yan couldn't take care of everything by herself. And there was also Yan. Although she didn't like her very much, she couldn't let her be slaughtered!
Akang was in charge of the overall dispatch and command. Upon seeing the situation, he quickly adjusted the density of manpower and assigned more than a dozen people to rush to the front to provide assistance.
With the reinforcements, the front was finally no longer short of manpower, and immediately began to put up strong resistance, protection, and counterattack!
In the distance, the yamen runners realized something was wrong and hurriedly mounted their horses to look for reinforcements, while others came over with knives in hand, shouting and trying to provide support.
But just when the situation seemed to be stabilized, an accident happened again! !
Just as the personnel at the rear were sent out to provide support, and Su Ci also ordered to gradually move forward, but before they set off, more than a dozen assassins suddenly rushed out!
The performance of these dozen people was quite average, and some of them were even injured due to the strenuous support of the yamen runners. But who would have thought that such a group of people who were obviously inferior in level among the assassins would suddenly rise up! The sword light and sword energy were like a rainbow, and there was a "bang" sound! The Yan family bed in front of Su Ci was actually split into two parts. Ah Zheng held her and rolled on the ground, barely avoiding this fatal blow!
Dozens of people rushed forward with a clear division of labor. Akang and Azheng, the bodyguards around Su Ci, were all top-notch fighters in the world, but who would have thought that they could only fight a draw with these people for a while! The opponent was two against one and entangled them in an instant. Two of them were caught off guard and suffered minor injuries!
Damn, where did the Huang family and the Shi family get so many talented people? !
Su Ci screamed, and Ah Zheng jumped up immediately after landing on the ground, and met the three people who were rushing to kill him. Every move he made was deadly, and he wanted to kill them!
The other party was obviously well prepared, and they had more masters than those around Su Ci. Even though Akang and the others had tried their best, there was still one fish that slipped through the net, and this person went straight towards Su Ci!
At this time, a few more people jumped out from the crowd. Akang was sharp-eyed and saw the other party pull out the small scimitar under his clothes. When he took a closer look at the other party's face, he couldn't help but swear, "Damn it!"
"Northern Rong people!"
The Northern Rong spies took advantage of the situation and fished in troubled waters.
Ah Kang was immediately very anxious, but he was the focus of the siege, one against three, and he couldn't get away at all, "Madam!!"
He shouted anxiously!
Su Ci saw that something was wrong and turned around and ran away!
She could still hear Yan's screams like a pig being slaughtered. It was so shrill. She didn't know if she was injured or what, but she couldn't care less. She was in big trouble!
The master and the Beirong people came straight towards her, and Su Ci turned around and ran! She ran to where there were many people. Many people were brave enough to stay and watch after discovering that the assassin was targeting the convoy. They formed a big circle around her. She rushed over and got into the crowd. People behind her chased after her. The crowd screamed and fled, and the place became chaos in an instant!
But this method only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, and she was soon caught up by someone! The first one was a Beirong man. Su Ci rolled on the ground with a look of horror. She took advantage of the other party leaning over and stabbed him with a dagger. The other party screamed, and she somersaulted and rushed forward!
There was a whistling sound of wind behind my head, and I felt like that master was catching up with me, oh my god! Su Ci thought quickly, and when the opponent rushed over, she suddenly backhanded and threw the yellow soil she had just grabbed towards the opponent's eyes! Then he quickly turned left and ran as fast as he could!
Finally, she was caught up again. There was the master on her left, and two Beirong people in front of her. She ran to the Yongji Bridge and felt the wind behind her head. She quickly ducked, gritted her teeth, turned around and hit him hard!
With a "plop" sound! The guardrail of Yongji Bridge was not high, only about the height of an adult's thigh. The Beirong man was knocked back and hit hard on the guardrail. His center of gravity was unstable, and he was knocked over and fell headfirst into the river.
But before he fell down, he grabbed Su Ci's collar with his backhand, and Su Ci bit his hand! He screamed but did not let go. Su Ci was knocked over, and the two of them were washed away by the rushing water with a splash!
The next Beirong man jumped directly onto the railing, thought for a moment, and then jumped down as well.
The master who pushed through the crowd a beat slower and rushed over looked at his companion who came after him and frowned. The Beirong people's involvement was unexpected. The two thought about it and said, "Let's chase them!"
Follow along and see what happens!
It wasn't just the Yang and Su convoys that had accidents that day. Akang and his friends were horrified and immediately chased downstream.
Several waves of troops chased openly and secretly for nearly eighty miles, all the way to the mouth of the Yongji River at the end, but they were unable to catch up with the turbulent water.
Su Ci is missing.
Also missing were Ren and her eldest son with Ji Yuanhao.
It was impossible to find the target. It was already dark, and there was nothing but vast fields and rivers. Akang was horrified. He let go of all the people and tried to continue looking, while he sent another person back to report.
Oh my God, please don’t let anything happen to my lady! !
…
But at this time, Yang Yanzong had already received the bad news.
When he received the news, he and Ji Yuanhao were discussing something. Ren mother and son were the first to get into trouble, and Ji Yuanhao's face changed drastically.
But at this moment, hurried footsteps rushed in from outside the gate! For some unknown reason, Yang Yanzong's heart suddenly started beating wildly, and he had an inexplicable bad feeling.
With a loud "clang"!
It’s Daming!
He was one of the people that Akang brought back to Suiping to pick up people today. His leg was injured and he couldn't run fast, so he was given the task of coming back to report the news!
Da Ming's face was covered in blood, and his leg wound was still dripping with blood as he had not had time to bandage it as he had been riding fast. He knelt down as soon as he came in: "Master, Master, it's bad, the convoy was attacked! Madam fell into the Yongji River when she was being chased, and she is currently missing!!"
With a "bang", the line in his brain broke instantly, and Yang Yanzong stood up suddenly, "What did you say?!"
His eyes were bloodshot, and his heart was filled with blood, causing his head to buzz. He stepped forward, grabbed Daming's collar, and shouted, "What did you say? Say it again!"
The calm surface can no longer hold up!
What ordinary couple, what official business, the so-called separation during this period, the self-satisfaction, everything collapsed in an instant in the face of this bad news. Yang Yanzong was furious: "I sent so many of you out together, and this is how you protected her!!!"
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