Raising a wife? The mistress of the Hou family divorced and remarried her younger uncle

Chapter 63 Siege
On the farm, Su Qingwan was leisurely and contented.

Life in the countryside was extremely leisurely and enjoyable. When she had nothing to do, she would go hiking with Lu Yunshu and they found a quiet temple. She donated some incense money but did not ask for anything.

When the two of them went down the mountain, it was already getting dark.

The maid Qingqing returned to Kyoto and told Su Qingwan the news she had obtained. She was not surprised at all when she learned that Lin went to find Li Xueying.

"The fish have come, and it's time to cast our nets."

After dinner, Su Qingwan and Lu Yunshu were enjoying the cool in the courtyard. Su Qingwan said softly, "Second sister, I have a slight fever and I sleep lightly at night. I am afraid that I will pass on my illness to you. Can you live in the attic at the back for the next few days?"

Lu Yunshu was understanding and said, "Sure, sister-in-law, are you okay?"

She had been getting along very well with Su Qingwan these past few days and they had become much closer. She touched Su Qingwan's forehead and found it was a little hot, so she couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"Maybe the weather is too hot and I like to stay cool, so I caught a cold. I'll just need to take some medicine."

Lu Yunshu told her like a housekeeper to have a good rest, and ordered the maids to pack up and go to the attic which was a little far away from Su Qingwan.

It was late at night and everyone was fast asleep.

The farm was so quiet that only the chirping of cicadas could be heard in midsummer.

At midnight, the black dog guarding the yard suddenly barked wildly, and a group of men in black slowly approached the farm, with sharp blades gleaming coldly in the night. The black dog barked wildly, and one of them drew his knife to chop, but the black dog ran away nimbly.

"Don't worry about the dog!" The leading man lowered his voice, "Let's finish this quickly."

"She lives in that attic." The man behind him pointed to Su Qingwan's attic.

It was late at night and there was no light in the attic. There was not even a maid guarding the door. A group of more than ten men groped their way into the courtyard in the dark. When they were about to enter the attic, an arrow suddenly shot out through the window and hit a man in the shoulder.

"Ah!" The screams of pain and the barking of the black dog were particularly clear in the night. The originally dark courtyard was suddenly brightly lit, and maids stood in the courtyard holding torches.

Su Qingwan stood on the second floor, holding a light crossbow made of fine iron. Her eyebrows were cold, like a deep cold pond, and her frail figure had the agile demeanor of a female general on the battlefield.

"Who are you and why are you breaking into my farm so late at night?" Su Qingwan held a bow in her left hand and a sword in her right hand, her voice cold.

There were twelve men in black, and they came with great force. I thought it was a simple siege, but I didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative. It seemed like a trap.

He changed his mind and realized that there were a group of women in the courtyard. Killing them would be as easy as killing a chicken, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

"We just came here to borrow some money to spend because we saw that the farm was rich." The man drew out his sword, and a cold light flashed across it. "If you know what's good for you, you can spend the money to avoid disaster. Otherwise, we will kill you!"

"You all come here with knives. I'm afraid that tonight will not end peacefully. Since you want to kill me, each of you must try your best to see who will die in the countryside!" Su Qingwan put the feather arrow on the crossbow, tilted her body slightly, and the arrow shot through the darkness, heading for the throat of the man in black.

As Su Qingwan's feather arrow shot out, Luzhu held two daggers in his hands, supported himself on the railing with one hand and climbed down, landing steadily in the yard, and stabbed the man in black with the dagger.

"If you want to kill the girl, ask the knife in my hand first!"

Luzhu was fighting with the man in black, Qingqing also joined in with a sword, and the other two maids were guarding the only main road to the attic. Su Qingwan was standing on the attic, the evening breeze blew up her skirt, making her look even colder.

There were flashes of swords and sabers in the courtyard. Lu Zhu quickly knocked down one of them. The group of men in black also wanted to make a quick decision. They did not get too entangled with Lu Zhu and Qing Qing. They tried their best to kill the maids in front of the attic. The maids in front of the attic were very good at guarding. Su Qingwan had asked the matchmaker to buy maids who knew martial arts. They were all martial maids. The passage in the attic was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Several maids formed two lines of defense, which were not easy to cross.

On the hillside, Lu Jing stood with his hands behind his back, clearly seeing the fighting in the courtyard. Li An stood beside him, "Master, are we just going to watch?"

The black clothes on Lu Jing almost blended into the night, and his eyes were cold. Coincidentally, the Jinyiwei had been busy recently, and he had not paid attention to the situation at the farm for several days.

The news sent back by Li An was normal. He was returning from a business trip with his men and came to the farm to check out the situation. If there were no special circumstances, he had planned to transfer Li An back, so there was no need to waste time at the farm.

I never thought that I would be surrounded and attacked.

His guards had already ridden back to Kyoto to call for reinforcements.

"No rush." ​​Lu Jing said lightly.

Li An was a little anxious. "It's obvious that these men in black are not bandits. They are well-trained and are clearly heading for the eldest young master's wife. They are just a group of female relatives. I'm afraid..."

"Who made the move first?"

Li An was stunned, and suddenly remembered that it was the eldest young lady's wife who shot a crossbow arrow from the attic first.

"Sister-in-law has been prepared for this. We should just watch the fire from the other side of the river. There is no need to join in the fun."

Li An, "..."

The master is really cold-hearted and has no mercy on women.

Suddenly, a man in black blew a short whistle, and after the whistle, a fire broke out in the backyard of the attic, and thick smoke billowed. The farm suddenly became chaotic.

There was a group of old women and servants on the farm. Tenant farmers who lived far away would occasionally stay on the farm. Such noise would have woken them up long ago.

Mrs. Zhuang was rescued by someone in the chaos and shouted, "The robbers are coming, everyone run!"

The farm was in chaos. The men in black were slashing with knives, killing anyone they saw. Most of the servants on the farm were Mrs. Zhuang's men, so they avoided them like the plague and fled.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and Su Qingwan was forced to leave the attic. As soon as she landed, a cold light flashed before her eyes. Su Qingwan subconsciously wanted to fight back, but Lu Zhu was already in front of her, blocking with a cross knife. The sound of the cold weapons rubbing against each other made people's hearts numb.

"You women, even if you have some martial arts skills, can you withstand the swords of our brothers? I advise you to accept your death. I can still leave you with an intact body."

"How shameless!" Lu Zhu snorted coldly and kicked the man in black in front of her away, "Let's see who can leave the other with an intact body!"

Su Qingwan dodged the blade of the man in black left and right. It seemed that she had no method and was powerless, but she dodged the blade accurately every time.

Green Bamboo said, "Girl, hurry up!"

Su Qingwan nodded and walked out with a maid. The others stopped the man in black from behind. In the chaos, she saw Lu Yunshu running towards her anxiously. Xuedan wanted to stop her from behind, but failed.

Su Qingwan's pupils shrank, and she said in a deep voice, "Stop, don't come over!"

Lu Yunshu also saw her and shouted worriedly, "Sister-in-law!"

"Find a place to hide!"

Lu Yunshu had never seen her speak so harshly before and was so frightened that she dared not move. Xuedan was smart enough and hurriedly pulled her away to hide.

(End of this chapter)