The Hou Mansion was also filled with water, but it was very quiet. No one screamed in panic.
It's not that these people are calm, but that Dongchuan Hou is recuperating in his study to recover his exhausted blood. People in the mansion don't dare to shout loudly for fear of disturbing him and risking their lives.
In the study where Dongchuan Hou retreated, there was no water at all, because outside the study, the housekeeper was directing a group of servants, braving the pouring rain, with water that had reached the calf dripping, busy but quietly. He quietly used sacks filled with soil and stones to build a dam on the steps outside the study, preventing the flood from entering the study.
These mud and rocks were temporarily dug out from the side yard by servants in the Hou Mansion.
Now the water is rising everywhere in the city. It is unrealistic and too late to get sand, gravel and soil from outside. The only way is to use this method of demolishing the east wall to repair the west wall, and keep Dongchuan Hou unaffected first.
As for the yard next door, it doesn’t matter if it’s destroyed. We’ll just have to wait until the flood recedes and find a way to rebuild it.
The housekeeper stood under the eaves, followed by a boy who helped him hold a lantern to light the way.
After reprimanding a few servants who were not doing well in their work, the housekeeper came to Ma Chao and whispered: "Master Ma, you see, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the flood is rising more and more." It’s getting urgent, do you want to inform the Marquis?”
Ma Chao was also lucky. He did not die in the ambush of Qingtang barbarians, but escaped back with Dongchuan Hou.
When he first came back, he was covered in blood and in a miserable state. Now he had put on dry new clothes and was guarding the outside of the study with his own soldiers holding knives.
Hearing the steward's inquiry, Ma Chao was a little undecided.
Before Marquis Dongchuan went into seclusion, he had issued an order, saying that unless there was an urgent military situation, no one could break into the study to disturb his recuperation and rest.
Although the heavy rain and floods at this moment seemed strange, Ma Chao was not sure whether this was an emergency military situation.
He thought for a while and said: "Steward, let's observe it first. If the flood continues to rise, we will inform the Marquis to move. Now, you guys first think of some ways. In addition to building embankments to prevent floods, you also have to put the influx into the yard. It's best to drain away the water that comes in. If it's just blocked and not drained, I'm afraid it won't last long."
"That's all we can do." The housekeeper sighed, while he was cursing in his heart: Drainage? It's quite simple. There is water everywhere now. How can I drain it? Where to line up?
At this moment, the solemn and cold voice of Marquis Dongchuan came from the study room with the door closed and no light coming out: "What happened outside?"
The housekeeper took the lead and replied: "Master Marquis, are you finished recuperating? Are you feeling okay? Do you need something to eat? There was a sudden heavy rain tonight. The rain was so powerful that it caused floods in the city."
"A sudden heavy rain caused floods?"
The door to the study room suddenly opened. Hou Dongchuan was sitting cross-legged in the dark room, his eyes shining brightly as he looked at the heavy rain and stagnant water outside.
Whether it was the housekeeper, Ma Chao, or other servants and soldiers in the mansion, they were all frightened by the gaze of Marquis Dongchuan. In an instant, they felt as if they were being targeted by a venomous snake. They felt creepy and chilled all over.
Marquis Dongchuan ignored them and looked at the flood outside the house. His intuition told him that something was wrong.
"Although there is no shortage of rain here in Qingtangwei, it is extremely rare for a flood of this scale to occur in the city. Especially this rain, it shouldn't last long, right?"
"It's indeed not long, less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick." Ma Chao replied.
The Marquis of Dongchuan did not hesitate and immediately ordered: "Immediately send someone to investigate the cause of the rising water to see if there is a Qingtang wizard causing trouble! Do these damn barbarians want to play water attack with us? They have a lot of appetite. Are you not satisfied with eating my army, and want to swallow Qingtang Acropolis in one bite? Aren't you afraid of breaking their teeth? Then send people to the military camp, deploy troops to garrison on the city wall, and send more troops out of the city at night to investigate Qingtang Acropolis. For the military information of the Tangman soldiers, contact the other two military towns."
When they rushed back to the city in embarrassment, Marquis Dongchuan had already sent someone to the military camp to deliver an order, telling them to end their rest and be on standby at all times.
Now that the water in the city was strangely rising, he immediately suspected that Qingtang was behind the scenes and made a series of targeted arrangements.
That is to say, Uncle Shui of the Baiqing River gave orders to the shrimps, crabs, fish and turtles, telling them not to approach the Dongchuan Hou Mansion, so as not to arouse Dongchuan Hou's alert. Otherwise, with Dongchuan Hou's ability, he would definitely be able to see from the shrimps, crabs, fish and turtles. Clues emerge.
Ma Chao accepted the order and quickly sent out soldiers one after another to carry out the orders of Marquis Dongchuan.
Dongchuan Hou had not fully recovered his vitality at this moment, but because he heard the noise outside, he interrupted his exercise and breath control in advance.
Seeing the strangeness of the heavy rain and flood, he no longer continued to retreat and regulate his breathing, and decided to find another way to recover his blood. He turned to the housekeeper and told the housekeeper: "Go and get me something to eat."
The housekeeper said yes and immediately rushed to the kitchen himself.
After a while, he turned back, holding a food box in his hand.
"Master Marquis, there is water in the kitchen and we can't make a fire. Fortunately, the cook heard that you were back and warmed some cooked food on the stove. You can make do with it for now."
With that said, the butler opened the food box, and a tempting sweet smell floated out from the food box. Ma Chao couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and curiously poked his head around, and saw that in addition to ordinary wine and meat, there were also some food in the food box. A bowl of wine with eggs.
This bowl of wine with eggs must have been cooked for some time and has already cooled down, but the fragrance is still attractive. Even the Marquis of Dongchuan couldn't help but twitch his index finger when he smelled it, swallowed his saliva, and said in surprise: "It smells so good." , when did the cook still have this skill? What is the name of this dish? "
The butler replied: "When I return to the Marquis, this dish is called spider wine with eggs. The cook said it was a new dish she learned. The person who taught her this dish was brought over from the capital by a wealthy businessman. After the war broke out, , the wealthy businessman ran away immediately, but the cook was left behind."
Dongchuan Hou nodded: "He is a capable person. Let the cook work in the house from now on. As long as his food is delicious, I will not treat him badly. I am not like those businessmen who have a cold nature." .”
The butler responded with a yes.
Marquis Dongchuan picked up the wine to drink with the eggs, but he didn't eat in a hurry. Instead, he asked the butler to take a sip first.
A moment ago, he said that he was not a cold-hearted person, but in the next moment, even his confidants couldn't believe him, and they asked him to test poison. It was really ironic.
Seeing that the butler took a sip and found that there was nothing wrong with it, Marquis Dongchuan poured the wine into the eggs and finished it in one gulp. He felt that the fragrance was lingering on his lips and teeth, and the taste was wonderful. For a moment, he was still a little unfinished, so he ordered the butler: "Let the kitchen make another one!"
The housekeeper nodded and accepted the order, and was about to go to the kitchen. However, a few soldiers who looked like soldiers, led by the servants in the house, rushed into the courtyard with water and loudly reported: "Master Hou, it's not good." Oh, the young Marquis is dead!"
"What?"
"Little Marquis is dead?"
"How can this be?"
Not only was Marquis Dongchuan shocked when he heard this, but everyone in the courtyard was in an uproar.
Marquis Dongchuan stood up suddenly and asked repeatedly: "My son is dead? How did he die? Where did he die? Huh?!"
The furious Marquis Dongchuan suddenly found that there was a strange feeling of paralysis in his body, which made it difficult for him to control his hands and feet. At the same time, the blood in his body was corroded and was declining rapidly, and there was a cramping pain in his abdomen. Come.
I have been poisoned?
Was the food you just ate poisonous?
But why is the housekeeper fine?
Marquis Dongchuan hurriedly used his kung fu to suppress the toxin to lessen its impact. At the same time, he turned to look at the butler, only to see a sharp long knife suddenly appeared in the butler's hand, and it was slashing at him!
At the same time, the soldiers who reported the news and the servants who led the way, like magic, 'conjured' weapons from under their robes, behind their bodies and in the water, and flew towards him!
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