At this time, the Duke of Chen's mansion was already in turmoil.
After kicking Zhang Wanyun, who was disheveled and had a face swollen like a pig, out the door in the middle of the night, Chen Ziying went to the room of the Duchess of Chen, crying, to beg for help.
To everyone's surprise, they saw that the Duke of Chen was staring wide-eyed, lying in bed with tears streaming down his face.
Moreover, the house had been ransacked and was in complete disarray.
Chen Ziying then realized that something was seriously wrong and quickly ran out to look for someone.
A guard skilled in martial arts released Lady Chen's pressure points, and she burst into tears, crying, "It's all ruined! Everything's ruined!"
really.
The guards sent out to inspect the treasury quickly returned and reported: "Madam, there are only three boxes of silver ingots left in the treasury."
Upon hearing this, Lady Chen felt a sudden wave of dizziness.
Chen Ziying rubbed her back for a long time before she finally caught her breath and ordered in a trembling voice, "Quickly, quickly write a letter and send it to the Northwest by express courier. Tell the Duke that the Tongyou gang has emptied the house."
"Yes, Madam!" A guard gave the order and left.
Seeing that the Duchess of Chen was half dead, Chen Ziying comforted her, "Mother, you don't need to worry too much. It doesn't matter if the things in the treasury are gone. Didn't Father say that as long as our Chen family still has the secret treasury, even the emperor can't touch us?"
"Shut up!" The Duchess of Chen hurriedly covered Chen Ziying's mouth, wishing she could suffocate her unreasonable daughter: "You, you... our Chen family will be ruined by your reckless mouth sooner or later!"
Seeing that the Duchess of Chen was scolding her again and no longer sitting beside her to massage her back, Chen Ziying stood up and said loudly and indignantly, "Mother, what's wrong with me mentioning the secret vault? Do you think those thieves would dare to rob our secret vault? Have you forgotten what Father said? It is the result of generations of ingenuity and hard work of our Chen family ancestors. No matter how high their martial arts skills are, once they enter our family's secret vault, they will never return! Why are you being so cautious and saying such harsh words to me just because of this one sentence!"
"You, you, you... get out of here!" Lady Chen was so angry that she finally collapsed back into bed and fainted.
Chen Ziying was terrified and rushed to her mother, crying, "Mother, Mother... you're all scolding and hitting me, and I didn't do anything wrong! I just talked back a couple of times, tell me, is it really that serious, waaaaah..."
For nearly a century, Anshun had been peaceful. In addition, the Chen family had always held a large army and was very powerful. Ordinary people did not dare to provoke the Chen family, so the defenses of Chen Family Village were not very strict.
When Shang Xiye, Ji Fengyao, and the others sneaked in, some of the sentries were even curled up in fur blankets, dozing off by the stove, completely unaware that someone was sneaking into the manor from right next to them.
The further into the village they went, the more lax the defenses became.
They generally believed that if there was any unusual activity, it would likely originate from outside, and then they could be alerted.
The guards in the ancestral hall simply laid out mats, wrapped themselves in thick quilts, and slept with loud snoring.
Even those who weren't asleep would gather around the table, drinking and gambling.
They carelessly tossed their broadswords and spears into the corner like trash, and their boisterous, lazy demeanor made them look every bit the drunkards and gamblers.
“The descendants of the Chen family have already fallen to this level. Even if the Duke of Chen and his son don’t court death, they will bring about their own destruction sooner or later,” Wuhen shook his head.
He wasn't the type to wallow in melancholy, but after casually remarking that, he tossed a few packets of medicine powder out the door.
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