When they arrived in the city, Song Xixi went to the Yamen first.
When she learned that Liang Zhusheng had been tried in court and beheaded by Queen Qiu, and that the accomplices Zou Hui and his wife were going to the mine for seven years of hard labor, she went to the Liang family compound with peace of mind.
"How did you come?"
Seeing Song Xixi, Xu Wanrou was a little surprised, and she joked in a good mood: "Do you regret asking me to be your master and came here specifically to tell me that I don't need to go to your village?"
Seeing that she was in good spirits, Song Xixi was happy for her in her heart: "It's hard to follow up on a promise. How could I go back on my promise to the master? Today I specially took the master back to the village."
After all, she looked at it as it was empty, not even the tables and chairs could be found in the main hall, and she wondered if Xu Wanrou had sold out everything the Liang family could sell.
Xu Wanrou seemed to understand Song Xixi's thoughts, with a happy smile on her face: "I have sold this century-old mansion, and the 80,000 taels of silver received have been given to the government."
The Liang Family Courtyard has gone through hundreds of years of hardships, and has been repaired and expanded many times during this period. Its area ranks among the top ten in the entire city. It can be said that it is sold at a low price of 80,000 taels.
Because the buyer didn't like the furnishings in the house, Xu Wanrou simply had them all taken to a pawn shop and pawned them off at a low price. The proceeds from the sale were distributed to the dismissed cronies, which was considered to have restored the friendship between master and servant.
Song Xixi appreciated Xu Wanrou's decisiveness and suggested: "Since Master has dealt with everything, why don't you leave with me today."
Xu Wanrou didn't hesitate and said cheerfully: "Okay, I'll let Luxiu clean up and set off in half an hour."
Luxiu was trained by her, and he was also the person she trusted the most. This time she dismissed the people around her, but Luxiu refused to leave, so she decided to take Luxiu with her to live in Songjiaao.
Luxiu moved very quickly and packed all the items in less than half an hour.
Seeing the large carriage driven by Green Sleeves, Song Xixi gave up the idea of hiring a carriage. When Xu Wanrou got on the carriage, she led the way on Xiao Hei.
As soon as he left the Liang family compound, Song Xixi looked around and listened in all directions, and became vigilant.
Seeing this, Xu Wanrou asked with a smile: "What, an enemy is looking for you?"
Song Xixi was speechless: "Compared to me, Master is the one who attracts more hatred."
Xu Wanrou changed her graceful temperament and laughed boldly: "That's true! But leaving today is a temporary decision. Those people probably don't know that I have left."
Song Xixi said casually: "Maybe they have sent people to keep an eye on us, but it's better to be careful along the way."
After that, she reminded Luxiu, who was driving the car: "If I am right, don't panic. Control the horse and be careful not to let it get frightened and run away."
Lu Xiu knew the importance and responded quickly: "I know this."
Now that the morning market has passed, there are not many pedestrians on the streets, the horse-drawn carriages are moving smoothly, and there have been no congestions.
At this moment, a group of people gathered in front of them, blocking most of the relatively spacious street.
After listening to it, Song Xixi realized that something had been stolen. She caught the thief on the spot, but the thief refused to admit it and refused to let the owner search him. The two parties started to argue on the street, attracting passers-by to watch the excitement.
Green Sleeve shouted a few times, hoping that passers-by would give in and let the carriage pass first.
But these people were in the mood, and no one paid any attention to her.
The three of them simply didn't rush on their way and planned to stop where they were and wait.
Unexpectedly, not long after they stopped, a long string of firecrackers were thrown out from nowhere. By chance, they landed under the iron hooves of the horse. Suddenly, the whole street was filled with crackling sounds.
"hiss--"
The originally docile horse was frightened and suddenly raised its hooves and rammed into the crowd in front of it like crazy.
"ah--"
Under the influence of inertia, Xu Wanrou leaned back uncontrollably, and her whole body hit the carriage hard, causing pain all over her body.
Song Xixi's face changed drastically, and she ignored Xu Wanrou's comfort and shouted at the panicked Luxiu: "Tighten the reins!"
Green Sleeves was so weak that he couldn't control the crazy horse: "No, no, I can't control it! We've hit it, we're about to hit it, get out of the way, get out of the way -"
Seeing that the horse was about to crash into the crowd, the passers-by who had not yet reacted had no time to escape. Song Xixi, who was sitting on Xiao Hei, had no time to think and slapped Xiao Hei, who was also frightened but under control, in an attempt to catch up with the galloping horse.
Son.
The people watching on the opposite side heard the noise and finally realized the danger: "Run, run!"
The street is only so wide and there are a lot of people crowded together, so it's not easy to escape.
Some people who were not responsive enough were so frightened that they stayed where they were and did not dare to move, but were knocked to the ground by those who fled in all directions. Seeing the danger approaching, their legs and feet were so weak that they did not even have the strength to get up.
"Help, help -"
In an instant, screams and cries for help could be heard, but the horse's speed did not slow down at all.
Song Xixi's eyes were red, and her whole body was stretched like a string. Looking at the horse galloping alongside her, she suddenly stood up and jumped onto the horse's back successfully.
Immediately afterwards, she tugged hard on the collar around the horse's neck, trying to control it.
But the mad horse almost exploded with all its strength. Under the powerful impact, she could not control it easily!
Song Xixi gritted her teeth, raised her small fist, and hit the horse's back with great force.
"His-"
The horse let out a shrill cry, and fell limply to the ground as if broken. However, due to the impact of inertia, the whole body slipped a long distance, and hit the stone pillar in front of the shop with a loud "clang".
Song Xixi's body also flew forward uncontrollably under the strong inertia.
Fortunately, her basic skills were not in vain. She hugged her head and rolled on the spot, stopping in front of a stone pillar, avoiding the fate of being severely disabled.
Lu Xiu and Xu Wanrou in the carriage were also lucky. The speeding wheel hit the dead horse, and both the master and the servant rolled down and fell on the horse.
Relying on the cushioning of this body, they only suffered dizziness and minor skin injuries on their limbs, which was considered a blessing in misfortune.