Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 285 What is the use of guilt
backyard hall,

The room was full of dead bodies lying in the hall, and the flickering afterglow of a few dim candles also added to the gloomy atmosphere in the room.

"Kill!"

"what…"

The sound of killing in the middle courtyard was also getting closer and closer, as if it was not far in front of him.

Mrs. Yan sat there with her daughter in her arms, silent, looking at the empty room like a devil crying.

Sitting in Mrs. Yan's arms, the little girl looked a little uneasy, raised her head, and asked in a childish voice;

"Mom, why is it so noisy outside?"

"Outside, they can't sleep and are practicing martial arts,"

"Oh, really, noisy people can't sleep."

Madam Yan looked at her meek daughter, shed tears, and hugged her tightly.

middle school,

The bodyguards and guards of the Yan Mansion were retreating steadily, and they were no match for the imperial army, and there were very few people who could stand still intact.

The lieutenant general tried his best to chop down a guard, and then he was surrounded and killed by the guards who came from behind. Finally, he rushed into the backyard and killed anyone he saw.

He didn't stop until he was reprimanded by the people from the Imperial City Department and ordered to leave the mansion.

Afterwards, the people from the Imperial City Department led the army into the backyard and began to search carefully, and found that all the people who were hiding were driven out and escorted away.

You Qianhu also ran to the backyard with people himself.

When I came to the back hall, I saw a lot of dead women in the hall. There was only one woman holding a little girl there. The scene was horrible. You Guangfeng, Qianhu of the Imperial City Department, felt sad when he saw this scene.

He squatted down and checked the bodies of the women on the ground. They saw black mouths and bruises on their faces. They were obviously poisoned to death. This is a sacrificial burial.

After seeing one thing, the person in the innermost place thinks she is the head of the house.

She bowed to Mrs. Yan on the high seat inside and asked;
"Dare to ask, but Mrs. Yan is on top?"

"It's the old man, is You Qianhu going to kill the old man?"

Madam Yan raised her eyes and looked at the past, looking at the people who used to have fun with the master, she couldn't help but sneered and asked, how many friendships in the past have disappeared now.

You Qianhu was stunned, inevitably a little ashamed, and explained;
"Don't dare, ma'am, let's go together. The imperial envoy and the father-in-law of the big house have named Yan's mansion."

"Hmm, yes, and they are the only ones who make you mess up and lose face, but You Qianhu, don't you know many things? Hey, let's go."

Mrs. Yan also didn't want to say anything at this time, now that her family is ruined, it's useless to say these things, she stood up and walked out with the little girl in her arms.

You Qianhu, who was behind him, was also full of emotions for a while, but this situation is already the result of compromise and cannot be changed.

The butler at the back door rushed out suddenly with people, and the forbidden army was rushed away for a while. Seeing the person running away, the forbidden soldiers on several street corners surrounded them and chased after them. Suddenly, the back door was empty.

Just after these people left, another group of people ran out from the other side door with a child on their backs. Just after touching a street corner, they were discovered by the guards on duty and shouted;
"Stop, someone is running away."

Not long after he walked, he was discovered by the guarding guards, and several dead guards were also shocked.

"Come on, go into the alley ahead."

The leader was there to direct. After a group of people entered the alley, the forbidden army behind them also chased them in.

I never thought that on the high walls on both sides, a group of men in black stood silently, holding crossbows and pointing at the people below and the imperial guards who were chasing, and when they saw that everyone had entered the alley, they gave orders;
"Shoot the arrows. No one will be left behind!"

"Whizzing"

The sound of crossbow arrows firing was heard all around.

"what!"

There was a scream, and there was no sound in the alley. The head of the man in black listened carefully, and after confirming that they were all dead,
"withdraw,"

After that, it disappeared in the darkness, without life.

Mrs. Yan carried her daughter out of the gate of Yan Mansion, saw a large number of cavalry waiting outside the gate, glanced at the man on horseback and asked;

"Dare to ask who the general is?"

When Ning Bian saw a dignified woman hugging a young girl at the main gate, he naturally understood that it was Commander Yan's wife, so he replied;

"Ning Bian, the deputy under Luo Yunhou's command, is Madam Yan?"

"It turned out to be him. Can I ask the old man to meet Luo Yunhou?"

Ning Bian took a look at Mrs. Yan's calm face, she was indeed a strange woman,

"Come here, prepare a carriage for Mrs. Yan, and bring it to Lord Hou. As for whether I will see you or not, I can't guarantee it."

"General Xie Nin,"

Madam Yan also bowed slightly to thank.

Then got into the carriage.

After seeing the carriage going away, You Guangfeng couldn't help but have some doubts.
"How can General Ning let her see Lord Hou again? What if she talks a lot?"

"Master Hou knows it well, it doesn't matter how much you say, it's really a pity."

After a sigh.

After sealing Yan's mansion, Ning Bian is leaving with a large team.

"Report, General Ning, it's not good. In the alley in the backyard, the dead soldiers of the Imperial Army and the Yan Mansion seem to have been ambushed."

"What, You Qianhu, go over and have a look together."

Ning Bian frowned, turned to greet You Guangfeng.

"Yes, General Ning."

You Qianhu is also puzzled, where there are still people who can ambush, the surrounding area has already been blocked.

A group of people came to the alley in the backyard street, and the people inside had already been carried out. Ning Bian and You Guangfeng got off their horses to check in person. They were all shot to death by crossbow arrows. The armor worn by the imperial guards even penetrated, indicating that they were shot at close range. killed.

He pulled out a crossbow and looked at it. Although it is not a standard crossbow in the army, it is also a rare and sophisticated weapon, so he asked;

"You Qianhu, take a look, you can see this crossbow."

You Guangfeng took it over and took a closer look. It wasn't a triangular iron arrow in the army, but a rare square cone arrow. This arrow has a relatively longer range and can only be used by rare elites. How could it be here.

"General Ning, this is a rare arrow, not even the Forbidden Army, only in the capital. How could it be here?"

Ning Bian was also startled and asked anxiously;
"You read that right?"

"I can't be wrong, I saw it when the imperial guards performed martial arts in the capital."

You Guangfeng replied resolutely, Ning Bian looked up at the high walls on both sides, and there was only one place to ambush;
"Come here, search all the surrounding houses, and suppress any suspicious ones for the time being."

"Yes."

A large number of forbidden soldiers began to rush into the courtyards in the high walls on both sides of the alley, opened the doors, and went in. They were all empty and there was no one there. After searching, there were only a few broken crossbows.

"General Ning, both courtyards are empty, only a few bows and crossbows that were smashed,"

Hearing the report of the forbidden army, Ning Bian couldn't help being a little angry, who was so bold, You Qianhu was also puzzled, there was someone behind him.

"Bring back all the dead bodies,"

"Yes, General Ning."

old palace,

Seeing that the sky was getting a little brighter, Gui Yifu also invited him to dismount.
"Hou Ye, Eunuch Zhao, you've been up all night, why don't we go into the hall and have something to eat."

"Okay, then I will trouble Commander Gui."

Zhang Jinyu and Zhao Si were already hungry and thirsty, so they readily agreed, and Zhang Jinyu also turned around and explained;
"General Yi, let the brothers rest and prepare food, and prepare it for the people outside."

"It's Lord Hou."

Commander Yi agreed, and began to arrange for the imperial army to bury the pot and cook.

Zhang Jinyu and Eunuch Zhao entered a side hall, where a table had already been set up to eat, and the three of them sat down and ate without any hesitation.

After eating and drinking,
outside the hall,

"Report, Master Hou, everyone has been put in prison, but Mrs. Yan of the Yan Mansion asked to see Master Hou alone."

"Ok?"

Zhang Jinyu knocked on the table with her hand, pondered for a moment,
"Lead the way ahead, it doesn't hurt to see you."

Zhang Jinyu also knew in her heart that it must have something to do with Commander Yan, and it was nothing more than the person behind the scenes, who else could it be except Dong Wang.

Seeing Lord Hou go out, Commander Gui was a little worried,
"Eunuch Zhao, will Master Hou change his mind after seeing that woman?"

"Old Gui, then you will underestimate Lord Hou. Young Master Hou still doesn't understand which is more important."

Zhao Si didn't care, just sat there, sipping hot soup.

"It is."

outside the hall,

Zhang Jinyu saw a carriage parked there, beside the carriage, a woman in white was standing there with a young girl in her arms, her expression was calm, without any hint of fear, so courageous!
"Presumably this is Mrs. Yan, if there is anything you want to see Ben Hou."

When Mrs. Yan saw the righteous lord coming, she was so sad that she shed tears and cried out;
"Master Hou, can you spare the old and the young of the Yan family?"

"Madam, what do you think? How to get rid of the crime of treason."

Seeing this, Zhang Jinyu also asked a rhetorical question.

Madam Yan wiped her tears, then continued;

"If useful news can be exchanged for the lives of my mother and daughter."

Zhang Jinyu glanced at the person in front of him and nodded;

"Okay, let's see if what you said is important? Don't say that the person behind the scenes is Dong Wang, if this is the case, don't say it."

Mrs. Yan was also taken aback for a moment, and then said with a smile;

"Master Hou actually knew who gave the order, but isn't Master Hou also helpless?"

Zhang Jinyu got up and didn't answer, but turned around and was about to leave, Madam Yan said urgently;

"Master Hou, the former prince."

"Well, what?"

Zhang Jinyu turned around eagerly and asked, Madam Yan whispered again,
"The former prince."

For a while, Zhang Jinyu's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he also had some headaches. Fortunately, everyone around him was his own people, so he hesitated for the time being.

"Report, Lord Hou, General Ning is back."

"Let General Ning come over."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Zhang Jinyu ignored Mrs. Yan for the time being, and was still weighing whether to keep this woman or not. It seemed that the former prince's people had arrived in the south of the Yangtze River.

Ning Bian came over with his own soldiers, glanced at Mrs. Yan beside the carriage and said;
"Master Hou, I will report something at the end."

"what's up?"

"Master Hou, there are other people ambushing behind the Yan Mansion. The forbidden army and the guards of the Yan Mansion who broke through were all shot to death. These are the arrows, which You Qianhu said were used by the elite."

As soon as Ning Bian finished speaking, Mrs. Yan rushed over like crazy, shouting,

"What about the child?"

"Shot too."

Ning Bian immediately came over to hold the woman down, Madam Yan calmed down for a moment and looked over with her pale face;
"Can you show the old man the arrow."

Where did Zhang Jinyu dare to give it? She showed Mrs. Yan the arrow and said;
"It's a square cone-shaped arrow, which is very rare, and it's not from the military."

"It's them, it's them. Haha."

When Mrs. Yan heard that it was a four-pointed arrow, she suddenly burst out laughing, feeling extremely desolate for a moment, it was them,

"Master Hou, the wife of the Yan family asked you, did you kill Yan Cong?"

(End of this chapter)