On March 15th, it rained slightly in Hangzhou.
The drizzle is like silk, the drizzle is like a complaint.
The city of Hangzhou in the fog curtain is as hazy as a girl taking a bath for the first time, and the West Lake in the mist and rain is like a dream.
The plague is over and Hangzhou is ushering in new life.
Amidst the rain and fog, Xiaojia Clothing Store reopened, symbolizing the return to normal life for the people of Hangzhou.
Many customers were waiting in line outside Xiaojia Cloth Shop, all wanting to buy a piece of cloth to take home.
For no other reason than to please.
The shopkeeper and waiters in the cloth store opened the door and solicited customers enthusiastically.
They were all holding it back and were looking forward to everything returning to normal as soon as possible.
"It's not easy! The Xiao family finally managed to hold on."
"Yeah, I heard that many big families have died, and many businesses have closed down and disappeared forever."
"Master Xiao is also dead. Fortunately, the Xiao family has the eldest lady to support him."
The guests were talking a lot while choosing the goods.
When he was about to buy something, a group of officers and soldiers walked quickly outside the store and blocked the crowd.
"My lords, what are you doing?" The shopkeeper smiled and asked when something happened.
"Get everyone in the Xiao family!"
The officer's face was as cold as ice and he shouted directly.
Several of his subordinates immediately suppressed the shopkeeper, and the two clerks in the store were also directly suppressed.
Everyone is confused, what is this?
"What did we do? Why are we arrested?"
"Yeah, the Xiao family has been working in Hangzhou for sixteen years, and they haven't committed anything."
"Why are you arresting people all of a sudden?"
The official officer swept over the crowd coldly, stood in the crowd and shouted loudly: "Two months ago, the Xiao family planned to kill the imperial envoy, and he was a member of King Cheng's party. The Metropolitan Procuratorate ordered the arrest of the Xiao family, and no one would be released. Pass!"
Wow!
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
This is too outrageous!
Did the Xiao family plan to kill the imperial envoy?
Are the Xiao family members of King Cheng?
Unable to understand!
Appalling!
"How can this be?"
"Yes, the Xiao family has been operating in Hangzhou for more than ten years, how could they be King Cheng's party members?"
"The Xiao family is just a merchant, how could they kill the imperial envoy?"
"Where did the imperial envoy come from? We have never heard of it."
"That is, could the Metropolitan Procuratorate have arrested the wrong person?"
Everyone present was a native of Hangzhou and knew the Xiao family well.
Even if the Xiao family is said to be profiteers, a few people will believe it.
But if the Xiao family is the murderer of the imperial envoy, what kind of rebels are they?
No one will believe it.
There were more and more discussions at the scene, with doubts, rhetorical questions, and support coming one after another.
The official was not from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he was also a native of Hangzhou. He was helpless and confused when receiving such a task.
"Everyone, fellow villagers!" The head catcher stood at the door and shouted loudly, "Please be quiet and listen to me. We also act according to the orders of our superiors. If you have any opinions, please go to the prefect's Yamen and speak to us and stop us. We will also There is no way."
"Let's go! Let's go to the magistrate's office and ask the magistrate to give the Xiao family justice."
On the street, the people's voice was like a tsunami.
Such an outrageous thing directly angered the people.
The same thing happened again in Hangzhou.
Today, Xiaojia Clothing Store has three stores open at the same time.
All three stores were repaired at the same time, without exception.
Even the shopkeeper and clerk in the store were arrested. How could the people in the Xiao Mansion be spared?
Lu Ming personally led the team and was already on the way to Xiao Mansion.
Lu Ming held the drawings of the Xiao family in his hand, looked at the terrain near the Xiao residence, and began to give instructions for the layout, promising not to let anyone go.
At this time, the eldest lady was still calculating the time at home.
I guess it's time to go to the mountains to invite Lin Da back.
However, a servant rushed in in panic and shouted: "Madam, madam, something is wrong, something serious is going to happen!"
"Why are you so alarmed?"
"The government is arresting our people."
"Capturing our people?" The eldest lady still couldn't understand.
"Both the shopkeeper and the clerk of our shop were arrested. The government said that I planned to kill some imperial envoy, and..."
"What?" The eldest lady was surprised.
When I heard the word imperial envoy, my scalp felt numb and my back was already soaked.
Others don't know why the imperial envoy died, but the eldest lady knows it very well.
Lin Da told her!
At least she was an accomplice.
Didn’t Lin Da say that it was perfect and would never be discovered?
Now everything has come to light?
"Madam, someone is trying to frame us, but what should we do? Officials are probably coming soon."
The servant was still talking, but the eldest lady had already stood up and left.
"Jade Chan! Yu Chan..."
The eldest lady ran quickly to her daughter's yard.
Xiao Yuchan has been doing nothing at home recently and is still sleeping.
In a daze, a pile of clothes fell on her face.
Xiao Yuchan rubbed her eyes and asked, "Mom, what are you doing?"
"Hurry up, pack up and leave the Xiao family."
"Leave the Xiao family? Why?"
"Stop asking, go to Daqing Mountain to find Lin Da with simple things. Stay in the mountains and don't go back to Hangzhou City."
Xiao Yuchan didn't understand at all. She sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed her eyes. Suddenly she saw her mother's face turned pale, and she felt something was wrong.
"Mom, what happened?"
"Yuchan, you have grown up, you must take good care of yourself in the future!" The eldest lady put her hands on Xiao Yuchan's shoulders, with tears in her eyes.
"Mom, I'm leaving, what about you?"
The eldest lady grabbed her daughter and ran out. As she ran, she said, "Something will happen to the Xiao family. Don't worry so much."
"Mom, let's go together."
"Mom is gone, they will search everywhere, and no one will be able to leave by then."
"Mother!" Xiao Yuchan was a little nervous. She heard what her mother meant. Was she going to sacrifice herself?
However, Xiao Yuchan had already been pushed out of the house and stood in the backyard alley.
The eldest lady continued to warn: "Remember, go to Daqing Mountain to find Lin Da, don't go out of the mountain, hide!"
After saying that, the eldest lady closed the courtyard door with a bang.
Xiao Yuchan was stunned for a long time, then suddenly came back to her senses: "Yes, find Lin Da!"
But she was not looking for Lin Da to hide, but to ask him to save her mother.
After sending her daughter away, the eldest lady hurriedly came to Jian Niang's yard.
"Sister! Pack up quickly and leave."
"Sister is so panicked, what happened?"
"The government is coming to raid your home. You're pregnant, so run away!"
"What?"
Mother Jian was a little shocked.
The news came so suddenly that everyone had to digest it for a while.
However, Jane is now the mother of the child, so for the safety of the fetus, she does not think about it too much.
Taking nothing with him, he took a cloak, wrapped himself in it, put on a servant's hat, and hurriedly left through the back door.
After taking a few steps, Jian Niang realized what she was doing, turned around and asked, "Sister, where are you?"
"Leave quickly! Leave me alone! If I'm not in the Xiao Mansion, the officials will certainly search for me, and you may also be captured."
Jian Niang is not a selfish person, but for the sake of her children, she has to choose to be selfish.
Without thinking much, he walked out of the alley.
But just as she reached the entrance of the alley, an official was waiting there and stopped her with his hand.
