Chapter 285: Destruction of the Family
The small second-level house rented by the Xia family was destroyed by the refugees, many appliances were destroyed, the front door, windows and hanging flowers were smashed, making it uninhabitable for the time being.
Xia Shiming wanted to move to a new house and brought it up when he came to visit Zeng in the morning.
"The newly purchased house has just been renovated, and the refugees haven't come in to ruin it. It's just right to move in."
He had sent his servant to check on the East Street and learned that the refugees had just started an uprising yesterday. When the emperor heard the news, he sent three hundred silver lin guards to protect that area of the East Street.
The palace happens to be closest to East Street.
As for the Second Prince's Palace, Prince Rong's Palace, and Prince Yu's Palace, there are more than a dozen residences of the most distinguished families in the capital, all in that area.
The new house he just bought happened to occupy a corner of East Street, and it happened to be protected by the Yinlin Guards.
There was also Yu Niang's house. He also asked his servant to go and take a look at it. It was also fine.
Mrs. Zeng didn't hold back, "Okay, the world is in chaos. You have to be more careful when you are out there. If you need anything, just ask Manager Lu to make arrangements."
"Thank you, mother-in-law." Xia Shiming bowed respectfully, "Manager Lu has prepared the carriage."
In just a few days, Zeng's face seemed to have aged by more than ten years, and gray hair had grown on her temples. He couldn't help but advise, "Mother-in-law should also take good care of her health. In the future, Yu Niang's affairs I still have to rely on my mother-in-law to come forward.”
Maybe she's worried about Xia Zihan's marriage.
Mrs. Zeng's face became a little gentler, "Yu Niang, I have already made arrangements for this matter. You can come over some time and we can have a good talk."
"My son-in-law doesn't dare to disobey, then he will come over to have dinner with his mother-in-law and Yu Niang in two days." Xia Zihan set the time, and Zeng changed the evening to noon, "I'm afraid it's not safe to go back and forth at night. ”
"Everything is subject to the arrangements of my mother-in-law."
The time is set at noon two days later.
"Okay, let's go down."
"My son-in-law retires."
Xia Shiming bowed and retreated.
After breakfast, the Xia family went back. Xia Zihan was worried about Xia Shiming, so he sent ten guards to follow him.
Soon, Chu Cang and his party came back.
Chu Cong said, "The second prince was injured. He said that he was besieged by refugees in the porridge shed yesterday. General Yu and Young Master Chu led troops out of the city to rescue him."
"When he was rescued, the second prince had been beaten until he was only breathing. I heard that he had been rescued by the imperial doctor."
"Young Master Chu was also seriously injured trying to save the Second Prince."
Xia Zihan frowned slightly, with a look of shock on his face, "How come Young Master Chu happened to be there?"
"Young Master Chu was on duty in the Military and Horse Division. When the Second Prince was besieged by the refugees, it was Young Master Chu who got the news and went to inform General Yu."
Otherwise, being besieged by so many refugees, including killers pretending to be refugees, the Second Prince might not be able to come out alive even if he has three heads and six arms.
"In this way, the Second Prince's Mansion not only owes Yujun Prince's Mansion a favor this time, but also owes Chu Jingwu a life-saving grace."
But not long ago, the emperor issued a decree forcing the Yu family to become a nun. The good reputation that the Yu family had maintained for hundreds of years was completely ruined.
The old prince of Yujun was so angry that he fell ill, and the old princess of Yujun was also heartbroken and fell unconscious.
Those families who rushed to go to Prince Yu's Mansion to ask for the marriage of Danhua County Lord also retreated because of this.
I heard that no one cares about the Lord of Danhua County now.
As a result, the marriages of the young masters and girls of the Yu family were extremely difficult, and the marriage of the second daughter of the second master of the Yu family was also called off.
With so many things happening to the Yu family, would he hold a grudge?
If the Yu family really wants to hate, will they hate the Yu family or the emperor, or transfer their hatred to the Chu family or Chu Xuanyu?
Because, all of this started because of Chu Xuanyu and the title of Duke of Anguo.
Now, Chu Jingwu’s long history relies on the second prince...
Xia Zihan frowned, thinking deeply, and flicked his fingers on the table unconsciously.
Chu Cong and others looked at each other and quietly exited the room.
At noon, the steward of the Chu family came over in a hurry. When he saw Mrs. Zhuo, he reported, "Madam, the young man from the Chu family went to Zhuangzi to report the funeral, saying that the second master was gone."
"Chu Haoyu is dead?" Zhuo jumped up in shock, "Killed by the refugees?"
"It was said that last night, refugees entered the second master's house. Everyone was panicked at that time. No one cared about anyone else and they all looked for a place to hide."
"At that time, the eldest girl and the second girl were accompanying the old lady. It was the nun beside the old lady who was clever and led them to sneak into the kitchen and hide in the underground wine cellar. The third young master also hid under the bed and escaped. Only The seriously injured second master was forgotten, unable to move, and was hacked to death by the refugees while lying on his bed.”
"The old man has already rushed over."
The sudden news of the explosion made Zhuo's head buzz, and she couldn't calm down for a while.
It can be said that ever since Mrs. Chu married into the Chu family, she and Chu Xuanyu began an endless struggle.
After Chu Xuanyu married a wife and had children, the struggle became more intense.
In addition to the struggle between Mrs. Chu and Chu Xuanyu, the Zhuo family and the Yu family have also been fighting openly and secretly for more than ten years.
Although her mother-in-law has always been partial to the Yu family, for more than ten years, the Zhuo family has been able to hide and evade whenever she can, always reluctantly giving in to her second wife, but in the end she still won. The second room lost.
Mrs. Yu went to become a nun, and Chu Haoyu was kicked out of Anguo Palace. From now on, as long as Chu Xuanyu made great achievements and restored his title, their family could move back to Anguo Palace in glory.
By that time, Chu Xuanyu had regained the title, and the second wife had completely lost the right to compete.
However, Chu Haoyu died before the title was restored.
Isn't this too quick to die?
"Master, do you have anything to say?" After a cup of tea, Zhuo finally calmed down.
The steward replied, "The old man said that my wife is pregnant and is not suitable to appear on that occasion."
Her father-in-law probably wanted her to avoid the second wife for the time being.
My mother-in-law is a shrewd person. Now that her son has died, the white-haired person is giving away the black-haired person. It is a sad time. Once I see her, I am afraid that I will vent my anger on her. If the mother-in-law goes crazy and rushes into her... …
Mrs. Zhuo frowned, "Then just pretend I don't know." Forget it, she didn't want to get into that puddle of muddy water.
Fortunately, Chu Xuanyu had spread the news before, saying that her illness was responsible for her illness, and took her and Aqi to visit famous doctors in distant places.
In the past, Chu Xuanyu used this excuse to get her out of Anguo Palace, but the family of three went traveling around.
Therefore, Chu Xuanyu's use of this excuse did not arouse anyone's suspicion.
And now, she was just using this excuse to avoid Chu Haoyu's funeral.
After the steward left, Xia Zihan said, "Auntie, you will live here for the time being and don't go back to Zhuangzi."
Going back and forth, just in case someone sees you...
"When the outside becomes more stable, I will ask Chu Cang to get your things. My aunt will live here with peace of mind, and my grandmother and I will also be at ease."
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhuo felt warm in her heart. She held Xia Zihan's hand, her eyes full of love, "Fortunately, you and my godmother are here, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to survive last night."
"My aunt is heresy when she says this. If it hadn't been for the escort brought by my aunt last night, I don't know if my grandmother and I would have been safe."
Then, Xia Zihan took the opportunity to discuss with the Zhuo family the pension for the dead bodyguards of the Chu family, "People died to protect the Chu family, and their pension will be collected by the Chu family. Auntie is not allowed to refute, otherwise I won’t feel at ease.”
After being counted by Manager Lu, a total of eight guards of the Chu family died. She and her grandmother discussed that they would get the pensions of these eight guards.
But according to my aunt's temperament, she won't let the Chu family pay this money.
Sure enough, Mrs. Zhuo's face was stern, "How can I protect the Chu family? I'm not here."
"Since you died to protect me, naturally I will get the pension. There is no reason for you to get it."
Then, no matter what Xia Zihan said, he disagreed.
She even told Xia Zihan in a sullen tone, "My aunt has money. When your uncle left, he gave me a thick stack of banknotes."
"The money from the Chu family is still left for you to prepare for your dowry. When my Aqi establishes a business, I can marry you home in style."
One sentence made Xia Zihan's ears turn red when he was making fun of her.
She glanced at Mr. Zhuo shyly, and then said, "Then I'll recruit the Chu family steward. He has to come forward to do this."
"Hmm, go, go, I'll go find my godmother." Zhuo said with a smile.
Xia Zihan sent someone to find the steward of the Chu family, and they came quickly. Mrs. Zhuo gave two thousand taels of silver notes to the steward, "The rest will be used for the funeral of the second master."
Everyone is dead, and everything in the past, whether right or wrong, has turned into clouds and disappeared without a trace.
The rest are just some sighs.
Life is alive and things are impermanent.
A month ago, the man who was so aggressive and menacing in front of her, coveting the big house property, died suddenly without even thinking about it.
The death was too sudden and unexpected.
I really didn't expect it.
……
An unexpected chaos caused the entire capital to feel uneasy.
Countless people were killed by the refugees, and there were also many wealthy nobles who were invaded by the refugees. The Chu family was invaded by the refugees, but only more than twenty servants died. The master was fine and the protection was relatively intact. It can be regarded as the Chu family's luck.
As for other families, such as the Dai family, the Shi family, the Yuange family, etc., not only did their servants suffer numerous casualties, but so did their masters.
The three legitimate daughters and several wives of the Dai family were raped and raped to death by many refugees. The third master was hacked to death by the refugees on the spot, and the Dai family was destroyed by the refugees overnight.
Yuan Ge's hometown and Shi family were also wiped out by refugees overnight.
Shi Hanlin and the young master of the Shi family were hacked to death by the refugees on the spot. Dou witnessed it with her own eyes and went crazy on the spot. When Dou woke up, she was being raped by a group of dirty refugees. Dou was so angry and ashamed that she couldn't even breathe. , died at that time.
After Shi Wenting received the news, she was devastated. Song Huai accompanied her to the Shi family to collect the bodies and hold a funeral for the Shi family.
In the capital, there were several families like the Shi family, the Yuan family, and the Dai family that were wiped out overnight.
(End of chapter)