Just three to five days ago, hundreds of people were killed in Jinling city. These people were all highly skilled in martial arts. The soldiers had suffered heavy injuries and had paid a lot.
It was hard to say that there were no innocent people in this matter, but under the current situation,they would rather kill them wrongly than let them go.
If such a group of people with high martial arts were organized, they would be a great force.
At the same time, the remarks about the rebellion of the queen and the prince quickly changed, pointing to Concubine Shu and King Yu. King Yu’s side refuted the accusation and said that if they wanted to convict him, there must be a story. Why didn’t they find out before? Why did anyone find out about Concubine Shu when Duck Jing’s matter came out? Clearly, it was a frame-up. Both sides said they were right and could not hold each other down. However, Concubine Shu was already under control. For King Yu, this was definitely a very bad thing.
Helian Xuan was still breaking through and approaching Jinling.
It said that all the people who went to block and kill were men of high skill.
Let people’s hearts be in suspense.
This time Xia Chunyu was hardly at home. Ye Jiayao did not dare to complain. She was not a person who could not understand the general situation. The dispute over imperial power had reached a incandescence stage. Any carelessness was a disaster for the whole family.
The greater the pressure, the more calm Ye Jiayao became and made the following arrangements unhurriedly.
First of all, let Zhongyuan, Minrui and Chunguo go to Zhenjiang, let Qiao return to Suzhou with Niuniu and Zhuangzhuang, and let Lian inform Jinrong that they would take Bao to Yangzhou Mother Su’s temporary shelter. It was not clear how the situation in Jinling would develop, but first let them stay away from the storm center.
Secondly, let Zhong Xiang and Jiang Yue marry earlier as soon as possible, and not wait for any auspicious day. She knew that the emperor was not very well, and if he died, the marriage would not be finished.
Third, the brothers who lived in Tianshang Ju were ordered to go home once Jinling got tangled up, or go to the branch of Tianshang Ju over Hangzhou, and come back after the limelight had passed.
The fourth was to transfer assets.
All the money in the bank was taken out in batches and hidden in the farm’s backroom, which was cleverly built, and might not be found out even if it was deliberately searched.
Every one of them was a precaution.
” JinXuan, do you also go to Zhenjiang to avoid it?” when sending Chunguo and others to leave, You said. You’s most hope to leave was Ye Jiayao. She was pregnant with Xia family’s children. Anyone could die except Xia family’s children!
Ye Jiayao said firmly, ” I can’t go.”
She would stay with Chunyu no matter what the situation was.
” But if you go, Chunyu will be able to rest assured, and I will also be able to rest assured.” You urged.
Ye Jiayao was silent. She knew she should go. She was Chunyu’s biggest concern. Chunyu could only take a chance if she was safe. However, she could not convince herself to leave at this time. She was the hostess of Jing’an marquis house. If she left, maybe it would cause more panic.
Now, Chunyu’s plans were still going on in secret, in order not to beat the grass and frighten away the snake–act rashly and alert the enemy. But if she left, King Yu would know Chunyu’s plans were going to do something. They would be in great trouble when the time came.
Therefore, her departure could reassure Chunyu, but her stay could reassure more people, including herself.
Besides, she still had one last step to retreat, and then she would hide in the farm’s backroom.
You saw that she could not be persuaded. You had nothing to do but hiss and sigh.
Ye Jiayao had another worry, that was Ruan. This time, King Yu succeeded or prince won. If King Yu won, then Ruan was safe, but if Prince won, what should Ruan do then?
was Ruan immune to the great crime of rebellion which should exterminate every one of her family?
It was a pity that Ye Jiayao did not dare to find Ruan now, fearing to bring her trouble.
While Ye Jiayao was at a loss, Ruan sent a secret letter. The letter was short and only five words … Do not worry about me.
This was Ruan’s statement. She had prepared for the worst.
It hurt Ye Jiayao. If Ruan married Little Jing, now they could fight together, or she could go back to Nanjiang to avert disaster. Now Ruan couldn’t go anywhere but wait for the final ruling.
It was too painful.
A few days later, several military forces under the slogan of King Qin were approaching Jinling city, and the northwest camp was in opposition to King Qin’s military forces. The war was imminent.
The situation was grim because reinforcements had not arrived.
By this time, many people who thought war was impossible left Jinling to take refuge.
Xia Chunyu also had to urge Ye Jiayao to leave Jinling. Once the rebels broke through the line of defense of the northwest camp, Jinling City would face a fierce battle. If they didn’t go at this time, they might not be able to leave later.
The duke also urged you to take refuge out of the city with Ye Jiayao, but you was determined not to leave. Until now, she understood Ye Jiayao’s mood and would rather die together than live alone.
Ye Jiayao, however, agreed to leave and dragged You to the farm.
At this time, it was no use staying.
Originally, she wanted to persuade Yide princess and ancestor to follow her out of city. But the ancestor did not go, Yide princess would not go.
Naya didn’t care much. She grew up accustomed to the war and had no burden on the upcoming war. Instead, she had a burning passion. She would stick to it here until Helian Xuan came back. She believed Helian Xuan would come back.
Can the hero who could ride thousands of miles on his own and be against the enemies alone be stopped by a few gangs?
Ye Jiayao had to take You quietly to the farm.
Xia Chunyu wanted to send some people to protect her, but she refused. The more people following her, the more attention she attracted. Ye Jiayao only brought closer maids Qiao Xi, Xiangtao and Mother Sun.
It was the first time You came to the farm. It was very beautiful. You couldn’t help but lament that if the enemy attacked, even this place would become a heap of ruins overnight.
” JinXuan, the backroom here was reliable?” You worried and asked.
Ye Jiayao said with a smile: ” Mother, don’t worry, even if the top was razed to the ground, this backroom would not be exposed.”
At the beginning, when she asked uncle Jiang and Jiang Li to built the backroom, she demanded to avoid war, not just a hidden vault.
She was reborn, so she was be with a much stronger sense of anxiety than ordinary people. Preparedness was her motto.
At that time, she hoped that she would never use this backroom in her life, but she did not expect to use it so soon.
Everyone settled down and the food prepared by the Zhu Wang’s family was delivered.
You saw Zhu Wang’s wife and was stunned. Didn’t this Zhu Wang’s wife make trouble at the wedding banquet of Liuli and be expelled from the house? Why was she here?
Ye Jiayao and Xia Chunyu never spoke to the people of marquis house about this matter. Only Chunfeng had been here several times and knew a little details, but he also didn’t know that Zhu Wang’s wife was instigated by Liuli.
Ye Jiayao only said that Zhu Wang’s son was suffering from a strange disease. Considering that they were poor, she gave them a chance to live.
You had a wry smile: ” I see you are tough in daily life, I don’t know you are kind.”
Mother Sun laughed, ” The second lady is kind, and she will get good returns.”
The second lady could let it go and give people a chance to live, didn’t Zhu Wang and his wife be loyal to the second lady with all their hearts? Only Zhu Wang and his wife took care of it, which could imply that the husband and wife had already won the trust of the second lady.
Ye Jiayao smiled and said nothing. In fact, not all people doing bad things were evildoers. Many people were forced to go out of their way. People like Liuli were, after all, a minority. Now, they were getting retribution.
After dinner, Ye Jiayao took You to visit the backroom, and even Qiao Xi and others did not be allowed in.
To tell the truth, even Zhu Wang’s wife didn’t know where the entrance to this backroom. This backroom was built by uncle Jiang and his son, no one else was involved in.
The backroom was built under the study, six feet deep into the ground. Even knocking on the ground of the study did not recognize the backroom was under it.
And the entrance was not in the study, but in the most humble woodshed. Who could have thought there would be a secret entrance in a pile of groceries? It could be seen that uncle Jiang was clever.
Entering the woodshed, rotating the oil lamps on both sides of the wall. One turned 180 degrees to the left and the other one turned 180 degrees to the right, with a loud bang, a big stone next to the woodpile pushed away, revealing a black hole half a person tall and three feet wide.
Ye Jiayao held the oil lamp and walked ahead. You hesitated for a moment and followed closely.
As soon as they entered the secret passage, Ye Jiayao pressed the authority on the lower wall, the stone door collapsed and closed, while the oil lamp outside returned to their original shape.
Ye Jiayao lit the oil lamp on the cliff, the dark passage suddenly was lit up, and a stone step extended to the end of the darkness.
Ye Jiayao led the way in front and said, ” Mother, be careful at your feet.”
You was afraid of Ye Jiayao’s mishap, helped her from behind: ” Be careful yourself.”
Ye Jiayao felt warm from the bottom of heart. You’s casual behavior showed that You loved her.
After walking about dozens of steps, they finally reached the flat ground.
Ye Jiayao lit the wall lamp again, and the backroom was brightly lit.
You looked at the backroom and could not help but be surprised.
This… this was the backroom? All kinds of furniture were available, and the backroom so deep into the ground was not stuffy or damp at all.
Ye Jiayao looked at You’s surprised expression, smiling, walked to the front of a wall, pushed several bricks in different positions,with a loud noise, a backroom was revealed again.
The backroom enclosed the other backroom.
” JinXuan, doesn’t the structure of this backroom be come up with you?” You was surprised and didn’t close her mouth properly.
Ye Jiayao said with a smile, ” I didn’t have this skill. It was designed by Chunyu and uncle Jiang, and it was also built by uncle Jiang.”
You immediately raised a feeling of pride, his son was smart! The backroom had already been built secretly enough, and it was still covered with the other backroom. even if it was discovered, people would never expect there would be a cave in here.
” Mother, can you rest assured now?” Ye Jiayao asked with a smile.
You nodded. Hiding here was absolutely safe.
Ye Jiayao hadn’t revealed all the secrets of backroom to You yet. There was also a vault with thousands of silver and gold in it.
Moreover, the backroom had built waterproof and smoke-proof passages. even if someone found the entrance to the backroom. Whatever they did, watering or smoking, there was no impact here. This was her experience from the modern anti-Japanese sitcoms, and uncle Jiang understood it as soon as she mentioned it to him.