Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

Chapter 668: Li Wan's news, the capital city begins to go berserk

"Are you all here?"

For some reason, Li Wan rushed over with a somewhat nervous look on her face. Seeing that all the girls were there, she slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?"

Although Li Wan didn't say much, several girls noticed that Li Wan looked flustered at the moment and thought something had happened.

"I heard from the servant that a girl died on Ningrong Street. I was so scared that my heart almost jumped out of my chest! And at this time, who knows, some little ancestor might have gone out to play. I hurried over to take a look."

  When she said this, Li Wan's eyes kept glancing towards Xichun involuntarily. Xichun's eyes twitched twice. This sister-in-law didn't care about her at all. Was she the kind of person who didn't know the difference between the important and the unimportant? ?

Seeing this, Daiyu covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

It's no wonder that both this Xichun and the Xichun who made her feel very uncomfortable before are lawless. It's because Jia Hong is with her these days that she dares not go anywhere, otherwise, this little girl would have gone out to play somewhere unknown.

"Okay, you little ancestors, it's too chaotic outside these days, you mustn't go outside."

Li Wan knew that Daiyu was not a person who would keep content with her lot, and what she had just said was also addressed to this girl.

"Grandma, it's Cui'er from the East Mansion!"

Not long after, another little maid ran in, looking a little panicked.

Li Wan frowned and hesitated to speak. Given the current situation, perhaps there were some things that these girls should know.

"Have you found out what's going on?"

Daiyu and Xichun looked at each other without saying anything. At this moment, the occurrence of such a thing was probably not a very good sign.

"Not yet. I heard from the doorman over there that Cui'er wanted to go back home, but somehow she died outside."

The maidservant didn't explain in detail, and perhaps she didn't dare to listen more. She just understood the general idea and then came back.

"go home??"

Xiangyun sat aside, her eyes revealing a hint of speculation, and then she sighed softly.

Now that Prince Dongping has counterattacked, the capital is in chaos. If you go out alone, it will not be safe, let alone a maid. Don't those powerful people outside like to stir up trouble at this time?

Tanchun and Xiangyun thought similarly. The maid returned home at this time, and she might have had some ulterior motives. She might have smuggled a lot of things in her bag, which was why she was targeted by the strong men. As a result, she was killed before she even left Ningrong Street.

Yingchun was a little surprised. She was wondering why the man died on the spot before he even left Ningrong Street. If it were normal times, this street would not allow outsiders to wander around.

Or is it that someone outside is watching their house, and if there is any movement, they will probably break in! When Yingchun thought of this, her heartbeat slowed down. Obviously, this guess was quite true. The capital was in chaos, and the various government offices were short of staff. It was normal that they could not take care of ordinary corners.

  The Jia Mansion and other noble families in the capital were probably no longer safe at this time. Those powerful men had been itching to surrender after hearing from storytellers on the street about how wealthy the mansions were. Now was the perfect time, so how could they resist?

As for what Xichun and Daiyu were thinking, it was another matter.

Cui'er died tragically on the street in Ningrong. No matter what the reason was, it shows one thing: there was someone following outside the Jia Mansion, otherwise, this disaster would never have happened there.

At this moment, they were unable to determine who had sent the surveillance team.

If they were just ordinary martial arts masters, it wouldn't be that bad for them. There were guards in the mansion and they also had martial arts masters around them, so they were more than capable of dealing with these people.

If these stalkers were not from the underworld, but from other places, such as the palace, or if they were the princes, then the situation would be complicated. According to their analysis, the one in the palace would most likely be the first to be shot. Although the affairs of the Shi family were handled in secret, they were known to everyone.

The Jia family could not be unaware of the relationship between the Shi family and the Jia family. Those people were most likely here to monitor the Jia family's movements. However, they had not yet figured out why the other party would kill a little maid.

The last one is the worst outcome. Those people outside are sent by Jia Hong’s mortal enemy, the lame monk. If this is the case, then they must be on their guard.

Once the other party discovered something unusual, the Taoist priest would probably come directly to the door. At that time, an inevitable battle would surely break out. However, at the moment, Jia Hong's injuries had not fully recovered. Fighting at this time would undoubtedly make the situation worse.

"Oh, I remember I still have a dose of medicine to take, and it's almost time, so I have to go back first."

Xichun did not hesitate and found an excuse to slip away. Since she couldn't figure out the matter, she didn't plan to think about it anymore. Anyway, Jia Hong was in her room, so she could just ask him and find out when the time came.

She had just gone out and said that she still had medicine to take, which was reasonable. Generally speaking, when the patient was almost cured, those medical masters would usually prescribe a few more doses to consolidate the effect, or prescribe some qi-replenishing medicine to help the patient recover.

Several girls, including Li Wan, didn't think there was anything wrong with it. What Xiao Xichun said was reasonable.

Only Daiyu knew that Xichun left on the pretext not to take the medicine, but to go back and tell Jia Hong about this matter. If she did it unintentionally, things might get out of control.

"Sister-in-law, I'm going to go home first, so that you don't have to sleep well."

Daiyu didn't make any excuses. This was probably what Li Wan wanted to hear most at the moment. It was a mess outside, so she should stay in the house and not go out. It would be best to stay in her own yard, as there were servants and maids guarding the yard. At least most of them were family children and would not do anything excessive.

"Okay, if you need anything, you can tell me or tell Sister Feng. Don't go out to buy it by yourself. It's too chaotic outside and there are not many people going out. I'm afraid that this will be the result. It's never too careful during this period."

Li Wan gave two more instructions at the end, all of which were from her true feelings. As Jia Zhu's original wife, she was ordered by the old lady to come and take care of these brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. Nothing could happen to any of them, otherwise the old lady would definitely find fault with her.

So just in case, she could only do more to avoid being punished by the old lady if something really happened.

"Got it, sister-in-law, go back and have a rest early!"