After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 371 Betrayal

Zhou Wenjun frowned and said in a bad tone: "What's going on? What did Mrs. Gui do?!"

Haitang said: "Xuejun heard it at the door just now, she can give more details." She hurriedly came out to see the situation, but only heard Zhou Xuejun briefly mention a few words.

Zhou Wenjun lowered his head to look at Mrs. Gui. The latter was still sitting on the ground, her face was pale, her whole body was shaking, and she looked distracted. It was obvious that she had just listened to Haitang's words, and then came to her senses and realized that she had made a big mistake.

From this, it can be seen that what Haitang accused her of was true. Mrs. Gui has been protected by the Zhou family for many years, and now she has to rely on the Zhou family to live a stable life in Chang'an City. However, not only does she complain a lot, but now she dares to betray the Zhou family to the Sun family's minions! What does she want to do when she leads the Sun family to the gathering place of the Zhou family's daughter? !

Zhou Wenjun couldn't help but sneer and asked Mrs. Gui: "Do you know who is holding you hostage? The spies sent by the Sun family to Chang'an are the biggest enemies of your Wu family! Your husband and son died in their hands . When you met them, you didn’t resist at all, you just reported to them and asked them to come to our daughter of the Zhou family?!"

Mrs. Gui did not dare to look directly into Zhou Wenjun's eyes. She only lowered her head and said tremblingly: "I can't help it... they recognized us... and said that if we don't obey, they will kill Qiong'er... I only have Qiong'er's flesh and blood." ...I really dare not disobey..."

Haitang sneered at the side: "They want to hold you hostage. If you dare not disobey, just follow them. Anyway, there are soldiers from the Zhou and Tang families guarding the city gate. If they want to go out, they will always use you to threaten the officers and soldiers. Someone will rescue you when the time comes. But you have already obeyed. Why did you tell them that the ladies from the Zhou and Tang families would gather here? Just now, Mr. Xue was almost captured. If it weren't for the other courtyard The soldiers inside came out quickly, and those gangsters were forced to flee in a hurry, fearing that even the young lady of the Tang family would suffer!"

The carriage that almost collided with Mrs. Gui's carriage just now was Tang Hui's carriage. Although she was fine, she was frightened and turned pale knowing that she was almost taken hostage by the Sun family's minions.

Mrs. Gui was speechless. She indeed took the initiative to reveal the fact that Miss Zhou's party was held in another courtyard. She felt that there were not many gangsters in that group. If there were girls from the Zhou and Tang families as hostages, they would not be needed, so they might be released. Unexpectedly, although they let her go, they still detained Wu Qiong...

When Mrs. Gui thought about the tragic fate her daughter would suffer in the hands of the Sun family, she couldn't help but tremble and cried: "Everything is my fault... If you want to kill or cut into pieces, just come after me. Qiong'er is Innocent, please save her..."

"We will save her without you asking! Who do you think our Zhou family is?!" Zhou Wenjun spat at Mrs. Gui angrily, then turned around and ordered his soldiers, some of whom went back to the town to report the news, and some of whom quickly Horses went to various city gates to alert the guards.

The villain just fled in a carriage, not towards the city gate. Although there are soldiers chasing after them, the carriage is running fast, but the Zhou family's soldiers were delayed for a while because they were blocked by Madam Gui, so they may not be able to catch up with the carriage. However, the gangsters from the Sun family took the hostages in order to get out of the city. Sooner or later they would go to the city gate, so it would be better to make the guards guarding the gate more alert.

But where have the bad guys gone now? Do they still have a stronghold in the city?

Then Haitang remembered. Before leaving, the middle-aged man in blue seemed to have given his subordinates an order to "catch the boy from the Jin family."

Who else could be the boy from the Jin family? Jinjiashu? How could the Sun family know where he was?

Haitang secretly thought something was wrong, and hurriedly grabbed Mrs. Gui's arm and asked, "What did you tell those people? Apart from telling them that Miss Zhou's family would entertain Miss Tang's family in this courtyard, what else did you say?!"

Mrs. Gui might still hold a grudge against her, so she cried and refused to answer, so Haitang sneered: "Just wait and see. Anyway, it is your daughter who is now in the hands of the bad guy. You are unwilling to tell the bad guy's clues, and you will be hurt." The Zhou family can't find anyone in time. Maybe those people will successfully escape from the city with your daughter and take her all the way back to the capital. Haven't you always wanted to return to the capital?"

Mrs. Gui's face turned even more ugly. She almost fainted on the spot, but she didn't dare to hide anything anymore. She replied tremblingly: "I told them... Concubine Xu Xian's nephew... is also in the city... he should be hiding. It's in your Hai family..." Haitang's expression changed: "How did you know that?!" Zhou Wenjun came back after ordering his soldiers, and his expression changed when he heard this.

Mrs. Gui said tremblingly: "Zhou Yijun came back to the house the night before... I went to check on him quietly. It was not Zhou Yijun who came back, but your brother... He pretended to be Zhou Yijun and entered the house to protect the Jin family who were traveling with him... Before entering the house He returned to the Hai family and left two guards behind. The Jin family must have lived in the Hai family..."

Zhou Wenjun heard this and said angrily: "No wonder Brother Yijun advised his grandparents that the family should arrange more people to keep an eye on the guests and not let the guests have the opportunity to wander around the house. Grandma also blamed him for being too rude to relatives, It turns out that everything happens for a reason. Guests don’t know the rules, so what kind of hospitality does the host have to pay attention to?!"

Haitang also sneered: "Mrs. Gui is quite smart and capable, and can easily figure out the master's secrets. But since you are so smart, why can't you recognize your identity and always do stupid things?!"

She ignored Mrs. Gui and turned to Zhou Wenjun: "Lend me a horse and a knife. I have to go home and have a look. Although my second uncle and brother are both at home, there are a lot of old, weak, women and children in the house." , If you are not prepared in advance, you may not be able to stop a few desperadoes."

Zhou Wenjun immediately ordered someone to bring his beloved horse, and ordered a soldier to get a knife for her, saying: "I will send a few people back with you. If you really meet those people, you should hide further. Don’t take any chances, it’s important to protect your grandmother, aunt and brother first.”

Haitang agreed casually, took the knife and tied it to her waist, then got on her horse, turned the horse's head, and galloped away in the direction of her home.

Four Zhou family soldiers immediately followed on horseback.

Zhou Yijun, Zhou Wanjun, Zhou Huajun and Tang Hui, who came a step behind, all gathered around Zhou Wenjun, and Zhou Xuejun also joined them in the arms of the wet nurse.

When Zhou Wenjun saw blood on her skirt, his expression changed slightly: "Are you injured?!"

Zhou Xuejun shook his head: "I was dragged by that gangster. I fell down and hit the threshold. My knees were bruised. It's nothing serious. Fortunately, Sister Hai arrived in time and pulled me back to the door, otherwise the gangster would have killed me. Drag me into the carriage!"

She turned to look at Mrs. Gui on the ground and said with a straight face: "I heard with my own ears that she told those gangsters who I was, and who the eldest sister and sister Tang Hui were, and asked them to seize us as hostages to threaten Zhou. The elders of the Tang family. She also told the person that the Tongguan County Magistrate was a disciple of Wu Wen'an, and she could ask the Tongguan County Magistrate to let them go, as long as they released their mother and daughter in Tongguan. She also told the Jin family The son lived in the Hai family. The Hai family were all old, weak, women and children, and it was easy to break in and arrest people. Concubine Xu Xian only had one natal relative, Jin Jiazi. As long as the Jin family's son fell into the hands of the Sun family, she would not be afraid that Concubine Xu Xian would not be obedient. As long as the Sun family If we kidnap the eighth prince and kill him, we won’t be afraid that the emperor will not allow Prince Ji to return to the clan..."

Zhou Xuejun talked a lot, almost all the ugly things he heard and saw about Mrs. Gui, which made Mrs. Gui so shameless that she could only lower her head and sob.

She could feel that the Zhou family's daughter and the Tang family's daughter around her, as well as all the soldiers, servants and wives present, as well as the neighbors who came after hearing the sound, all looked at her with different eyes, no longer showing respect and concern. It was replaced by contempt and disgust.

Since arriving in Chang'an, the mother and daughter seemed to have disappeared in an instant with all the preferential treatment their family ancestors had received in this city.

(End of this chapter)