Chapter 894: Take Action
After that, it was snowy and windy for several days.
The sky is covered with ice and snow.
The nameless village outside the city was already sparsely populated, but when it was covered by the thick white snow, the whole village seemed to be buried. The thin firewood gate could hardly stop the severe cold, and everyone was huddled at home. , shivering guarding the weak flame in the fire pit.
Of course, it was not just the severe cold that made them tremble.
In such weather, a rumbling sound was suddenly heard amidst the howling wind, which made the ground tremble. The houses seemed to be on the verge of swaying and collapsing. The villagers were horrified, and each one wrapped up the only thing in their home. The thick cotton-padded clothes opened the door and came out to check. At first glance, everyone was stunned with shock.
A group of officers and soldiers rushed into the village.
These people were dressed in armor and looked fierce. As soon as they arrived, they kicked down the fences of several houses in the village. Everyone was bleeding with heartache, but they did not dare to say anything. They could only stare at those people with wide eyes. Officers and soldiers rode horses and ran rampant in the village, rushing around, and soon they blocked both roads in front and behind the village.
There seemed to be people and horses guarding the surroundings of the village.
Following this, someone shouted: "Come out, get out!"
The villagers here have been honest friends all their lives. Except for last year's plague when they saw some officers and soldiers coming to fetch people, and the accident a while ago, they have never seen such a battle on weekdays. They were all trembling with fear and walked out without daring to say a word. Their respective houses were gathered on the largest open space in the village. The snow here was as deep as the knees. Everyone stood there shivering, not knowing what was happening for a moment, and everyone was like a frightened bird.
Soon all the villagers were rushed here. The officers and soldiers surrounded them. The swords in their hands shone coldly, making everyone tremble with fear.
Then, I saw a man walking up to me on a horse.
This man is different from other officers and soldiers. He is wearing a thick fox fur, which is very valuable at first glance. He is obviously a high official; but one eye is missing from his face, and he is still covered with thick fur. Thick gauze, because he was originally thin, with sunken cheeks and thin lips. He looked a bit mean and unkind, which made him look even more ferocious.
Especially when he was riding on horseback and slowly walked around the villagers, looking down at the people's eyes, it was as cold and ruthless as looking at the meat on the chopping board.
After a while, the man said: "Are you Jiang Yu's fellow villager?"
When they heard this name, the villagers all took a deep breath.
Of course they knew that the old man Jiang Yu, a new family named Jiang who had just moved into the village two years ago, drank and ate meat on weekdays and was extremely carefree, but he turned out to be a cultivator. I have to sit in the house and chant sutras every night. We have never seen anything like this. People make fun of him, but he is a good person. He often treats guests after buying wine and meat. It is rare for the villagers to have a bite of meat all year round, so although they think this man is strange, they get along well with him, especially the children. My favorite thing is to go to his house and listen to his stories while eating meat.
Last year, his son came back.
The young man named Jiang Wei seems to have some abilities. After all, in such a time of war and chaos, anyone who can travel around and sell horses is not too bad, let alone poor. In addition, he was born well, and everyone in the village Many young girls and young ladies secretly expressed their love for him, but he climbed up a high branch in the city and broke the hearts of many young girls.
But I didn't expect that a group of officers and soldiers suddenly came to the city a few days ago and took Jiang Yu away.
People in the village are panicked. They haven’t figured out what happened. Today, another group of officers and soldiers came, but they have been arrested. What can they do if they come to the people in the village?
Everyone was in a panic and didn’t know how to respond. At this time, the oldest old man in the village, leaning on a cane, with his gray beard fluttering in the wind, walked out of the crowd tremblingly, saluted and said: "Master, our village has been here for a long time." It has been decades and several generations of people have lived here. So who is Jiang Yu? He just moved here two years ago, and his home is three houses to the east of the village, but he has been taken away." The wealthy official said coldly, "So, you are his fellow villagers?"
Everyone gasped subconsciously.
That said, it seems that today this group of officers and soldiers are not looking for Jiang Yu, but these people.
The old man knew that he could not deny it, so he could only say tremblingly: "Yes, Jiang Yu did move here two years ago, and we live in the same village as him. But we are not familiar with their family.”
When I heard this. , and the surrounding villagers all said in confusion: "Yes, we are not familiar with their family."
"We have never spoken to him."
"They do We don’t know anything about what happened.”
"Please take a closer look, sir."
The man on the horse half-squinted his remaining eye, looking down at the frightened faces. His eyes had no warmth, as if he was looking at someone in his own body. He was like an ant struggling for life under his feet. After a while, he sneered and said: "Since we are from the same village, it will be easy."
In a blink of an eye, it was the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month.
Listening to the howling wind outside, Shang Ruyi had just woken up from his nap and had just tidied up his clothes when he heard Tu Sheer coming to report and Doctor Du coming to take a pulse.
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but frown: "Why are you here again?"
As usual, unless the harem concubines and princes and princesses were summoned for something, the doctors from the Imperial Medical Office would only come to ask for a pulse on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, and would not take the initiative to come to the door. But since Du Ruoming was promoted, he would come to Qianqiu Palace every now and then.
Of course, he also has valid reasons. Firstly, it is because the emperor's eldest grandson is still young and needs constant care. In addition, the weather has been very cold recently and many people in the palace have caught cold and fell ill, so he has to be more attentive. Therefore, he would come to check the pulse of King Qin and Princess Qin every two or three days. Yu Wenye was rarely at home, and Shang Ruyi agreed to him most of the time.
Seeing Shang Ruyi's impatient look, Tu Sheer whispered: "How about the slave said that the princess is still resting and sent him back?"
Shang Ruyi thought for a while and shook his head. Said: "That's all, let him in."
Tu Sheer turned around and went out, and soon brought in Du Ruoming.
This man was quite polite. After coming in, he greeted Princess Qin. Shang Ruyi also smiled reluctantly and greeted him for a few words. Then he stretched out his hand to let him check his pulse. After confirming that there was nothing serious about his body, he prepared to let him drink. After a cup of tea, he sent him away.
Du Ruoming sat down, raised his head and looked around, and said with a cautious smile: "I wonder where your highness is?"
(End of this chapter)