Just when Xu Yanquan bought a lotus lantern and took Xu Qingmo to go to the river to put the lantern, there was suddenly a huge roar. Xu Yanquan almost subconsciously pulled Xu Qingmo behind him, spread his arms, and protected her tightly. behind.
"It's leaked, it's leaked, the Hubu Yamen is leaked..."
Not long after, Zhi Jingwu and his men flew past, carrying ladders one by one, as if they were going to put out the fire. Xu Yanquan stepped forward and stopped Zhi Jingwu: "Is that the sound of gunpowder explosion just now?"
The current Zhijinwu is He Wenlin from the He family. When he was young, he studied in the academy with Xu Yanquan. They had quite a friendship, so he stopped and said, "If something happens, let your female family members go back to the house quickly. If nothing happens, don't come out." !”
Xu Yanquan understood immediately, and he pulled Xu Qingmo back to the carriage: "I'm going to find Xu Qingling. You go back to the house now. When you get back to the house, you and your mother will lock the door behind you. No one is allowed to open the door. Do you understand?"
Xu Qingmo looked at Xu Yanquan, who had a serious face in front of him, and nodded seriously: "I understand!"
When Xu Yanquan left, he left Ophiopogon japonicus behind and said with great warning: "You must send the girl back to your house. No matter what happens, you must send the girl back to your house safely!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xu Yanquan rode towards the burning Hubu Yamen, while Xu Qingmo was rushed back to the mansion by Maidong. After hearing the news, Mrs. Xu quickly sent people out to search. When she saw Xu Qingmo coming back, she was considered to have grown up. He let out a long breath, but when he looked left and right, he saw only her: "Where is your elder brother? And Xu Qingling? Didn't they go out with you?"
Before she finished speaking, Xu Qingling's carriage came back. As soon as Mrs. Wen next door saw the person, she hurried forward and called out "Ouch". At least Xu Qingling knew that her image in the hearts of others was always beautiful and kind. Then he stepped forward and saluted Madam Xu: "Madam, my eldest brother asked me to tell Madam Xu and my sister that he has gone to the Hubu Yamen to help, so don't worry too much!"
Although Mrs. Xu was worried about Xu Yanquan, she also knew his abilities, so she felt relieved a little, but still asked Maidong to go find him: "Hurry up and find the prince, protect him, and don't let anything happen to him!"
"Yes!" Maidong responded and hurried away.
Mrs. Xu seemed to be relieved, and her tense mood relaxed. For a moment, she felt a little unsteady, so the maid quickly helped Mrs. Xu go in to rest.
After everyone dispersed, Xu Qingmo took advantage of the dark moon and high winds and the chaos outside, changed his clothes, and quietly slipped out of the back door with Hua Ying and Annan.
Hua Ying had prepared the carriage and was waiting there early. Xu Qingmo took Annan into the carriage, and Hua Ying made sure that there was no one around before letting the coachman set off.
There were large and small bags of luggage piled in the carriage, which Huaying had prepared earlier. Annan sat there, a little nervous. Xu Qingmo gently patted Annan's hand: "You are so big, you are about You haven't been to Jiangnan yet, just treat it as a visit, that is my grandmother's territory, if you don't want to stay for a long time, just treat it as a visit, and come back when the news is over!"
"Girl, how could I be so good as to make you put so much thought into it!" Annan looked at Xu Qingmo with slightly moist eyes.
"You just need to remember that you deserve my help!" Xu Qingmo smiled.
Xu Qingmo sent people out of the city gate and got out of the car. Now that there was a fire in the household, Hua Ying and the others couldn't leave the city without the Houfu's hand card, so she had to send them out of the city in person.
After seeing Annan and Hua Ying leave, Xu Qingmo slowly walked back. For the convenience of going back, Xu Qingmo specially changed into black men's clothes when he came out, and his hair was combed high, just to avoid encountering him in the middle of the night. The kind of drunk who teases good women.
Although she is not afraid of these people, it is better to do less than to do more.
But Xu Qingmo never expected that when the Hubu Yamen was bombed, the son of the Hubu Shangshu would still be out drinking, and luckily, he would be hit by her.
Xu Qingmo didn't want Lin Shaoyang to find herself dressed like this outside. Otherwise, with his mind, he would soon notice that Annan had left the house, which would inevitably lead to trouble. She looked around, and there was no place for her to hide. , having no choice but to do so, Xu Qingmo climbed onto the roof.
It's just that this person can't be a thief. If he is a thief, he will step on dog shit whenever he goes out.
But now, Xu Qingmo was squatting on the roof, staring eye to eye with the man in black in front of him. On the street below, it was Lin Shaoyang and his group of friends.
Neither of them dared to make any movement. They were on guard against each other and at the same time wary of being discovered by people on the street. They stared at each other, fearing that the other party would make any movement and expose themselves.
However, a straw bag is a straw bag. There were two people hiding on the roof. Lin Shaoyang and his party did not notice it at all. If it had been someone with advanced martial arts skills, they would have heard this place and the breathing of other people. It was not easy to wait until They left. Xu Qingmo and the man in black still didn't dare to make any big moves, for fear that the person on the other side would suddenly give them a hard blow.
Occasionally, a gust of wind blew from the direction of the man in black. Xu Qingmo smelled the strong smell of tar on his body. She frowned slightly and said coldly: "You blew up the Hubu Yamen!"
The other party didn't seem to expect that Xu Qingmo would dare to meddle in this nosy matter, and stared at Xu Qingmo: "I advise you, don't meddle in other people's business!"
Xu Qingmo originally didn't want to meddle in this nosy matter, but she vaguely remembered that the person who set the fire was not caught in the end, but because of this incident, the entire court was shaken, and almost all ministers in Beijing were interrogated. At that time, the Ministry of Household Affairs In order to clear up his involvement, Shangshu dragged many ministers into trouble, and most of them were members of the Seventh Prince's Party.
The battle for the throne between the Crown Prince and the Seventh Prince officially started with this fire.
It was this fire that made the prince turn his attention to the royalist party, Ningyuan Houfu.
"Why did you blow up the Hubu Yamen, muddy the waters in the capital, and pull so many people off their horses?" Xu Qingmo looked at the person in front of him, and slowly took out the soft leather wrapped around his waist for protection. Whip, "In other words, who are you!"
After hearing Xu Qingmo's words, the man in black suddenly flashed a fierce look, with murderous intent in his eyes, and drew his sword: "Little girl, I warned you, don't meddle in other people's business!"
