Jizi Volume Chapter 228: The Clouds Want to Rain (3)
"Sister Yun, where did you hear this news?" Baoqin turned pale with fright and stood up suddenly, "Don't talk nonsense."
“I went back to my uncle’s house. I happened to catch up with my third uncle coming back from the Beijing camp. He said that something big happened in Yongping Mansion. One hundred thousand Mongolian troops broke through the border wall and entered Yongping Mansion.”
Shi Xiangyun’s hair hanging down from his head was stuck to his wet forehead, and his face was also full of anxiety.
"I asked my third uncle, and he was vague. He only said that the Mongols were cruel and violent. They would kill people on sight, rob property, and burn down houses. Didn't you see that in the past few days, there have been many people fleeing from other places in the capital city? Refugees? Maybe they are from Yongping Mansion."
Baoqin stood up, his face pale, but his eyes were somewhat determined, "But didn't they say they were all people from Miyun and Huairou?"
Huairou, we can't hide the fact that there are Mongols coming in from Miyun. In the early days, people were fleeing all over the mountains and plains. They poured into the capital city in droves. Suddenly there were tens of thousands of refugees in the capital city, and there were even rumors in the streets. People everywhere said that the Mongols came with an army of 300,000, which was comparable to the invasion of the Northern Yuan Dynasty hundreds of years ago.
"Who knows? By the way, Ming Yan'er's mother next to Brother Bao, Lao Ye's mother was either asking the second sister-in-law if she wanted anyone else in the house, or she just said that her distant uncle's house was hit by a military disaster, and now the whole family has fled. She came to the capital and wants to find a life, but she doesn’t know where her distant uncle’s family is from, so why not ask?”
Shi Xiangyun squeezed the sweat towel in his hand and said, "All the old boys in the series have come back, saying that classes at Qingtan Academy have been suspended and the students have come to the city. There are various rumors outside that the Mongols have taken over Huairou." , Miyun, it is also said that the Sanhe side was also robbed by the Mongols..."
Baoqin had just come out of the Hongxiang Garden. He walked around the Qinfang River, passed through the tea frame, and continued walking along the stream. As soon as he reached the Fengyao Bridge, he met a hurried person. Xiangyun.
Shi Xiangyun originally wanted to go to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Who would have thought that Daiyu was not in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. It was said that she had gone to Dahuguo Temple to pray for blessings, so Shi Xiangyun decided to come to Hengwu Garden to ask about Baochai. , do you know what happened in Yongping Mansion?
It's already October. The time for the Xue sisters to marry into the Feng family was originally scheduled to be December, but now the capital city is in chaos, and Yongping Mansion has suffered another disaster. I don't know if the wedding date will be affected. Shi Xiangyun also thought about taking care of him, but he didn't expect to meet Xue Baoqin on Fengyao Bridge.
The two of them simply went to the Didui Pavilion between the Xiaoxiang Pavilion and Ziling Island to sit and talk.
Although Xue Baoqin has not been in the garden for a long time, she is also smart and flexible, and she quickly got along well with the sisters in the garden, whether it is to welcome the spring, explore the spring, cherish the spring, or Daiyu, Xiangyun, Xiuyan,
They all like this woman whose appearance is comparable to Dai Chai.
Even picky people like Wang Xifeng and Miaoyu felt that this girl was smart and lively but also had a heroic spirit. She had a different temperament from Baochai, but she had some congeniality with Tanchun and Xiangyun, so the three of them left instead.
Recently.
“The news from outside is changing three times a day, and no one knows whether it is true or false. I think it would be more practical to read the news in "Today's News"." Bao Qin shook his head.
"Today's News" has now become a must-have newspaper for many wealthy families in the capital city. It has also changed from the original issue once every three days to being published on an odd basis. Even the Rongguo Mansion has ordered two copies, one is
One is on the side of the eldest room, and one is on the side of the second room.
"But I also read what was published in "Today's News" in the past few days. There is not much written about the situation outside the city, and most of it is unclear. Otherwise, it is necessary to refer to the Di newspaper and the Di newspaper shall prevail." Shi Xiangyunman said.
He looked disappointed and said, "I heard from my third uncle that there are some news that "Today's News" does not dare to publish reports, and will be subject to inspection by the court. If it disrupts the morale of the army, it will be a lie and deceives the public. The newspaper will be closed down and the people will have to squat.
Great prison."
"Sister Yun, why do you go back there so often during this time? Don't you like going back there? Didn't our ancestors also tell you that you don't have to worry about anything else? If you don't want to go back, you won't go back here.
Aren't you staying well?" Baoqin felt that Xiangyun was not in a good mood and asked with concern.
"Uh,..." Xiangyun didn't know how to answer the other party's question for a while. During this period, his third uncle frequently asked people to come over to bring messages and asked him to go back and talk about his marriage. This made Xiangyun very troubled.
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But she also knew that this was something she couldn't get around. She was already fifteen, and girls at this age were already talking about marriage. Her parents died young, and the only ones who could make the decision were her two uncles.
The second uncle has now gone to Datong to become an official, leaving only the third uncle.
Some time ago, my third uncle was often unable to find anyone. It is said that he owed a lot of gambling debts and did not dare to go home. I don’t know why he came home again during this time, and he became concerned about his marriage again.
Xiangyun knew that the Zhen family in Jiangnan originally had a crush on him, and it was said that they were interested in proposing a marriage. It seemed that the two uncles were also quite satisfied, but later there was no news about him.
This made her feel relieved.
She remembered that when they went to Yangzhou together, Brother Feng vaguely mentioned that the Jiangnan Zhen family was not a good match. Although Brother Feng never said why the Jiangnan Zhen family was not a good match, Shi Xiangyun remembered it in his heart.
Later, it was said that Zhen Baoyu of the Zhen family was engaged to the Mu family of Dongping County. The Rongguo Mansion also talked about this for a long time. They all said that the daughter of the Mu family had found a good family. Some also said that the Zhen family of Jiangnan had climbed up to Dongping.
Gao Zhi'er, the prince's son.
"What's wrong, Sister Yun?" Baoqin was a little confused. Although she was still thinking about the situation in Yongping Mansion, seeing Shi Xiangyun in a low mood, she couldn't care less.
"It's okay, I'm just a little upset during this period." Shi Xiangyun wiped the hair on his forehead in a concealed manner, "It should be getting colder today, but why is the sun still so hot? Lin Yatou still wants to go to the big house
Huguo Temple is not afraid of the heat either."
“Oh? Sister Lin went to Dahuguo Temple?” Baoqin immediately woke up.
Sister Lin most likely went to pray for Brother Feng, but she wanted to tell her sister that she would also go to the temple tomorrow. This thought made Bao Qin feel a little irritable again.
The government knows nothing about the outside situation, and the information they get are all based on rumors and unreliable rumors. However, since both myself and my sister are getting married, it is not easy to go out casually, so the information is also very limited.
When the elder brother (Xue Pan) was still in the capital, things were fine. But now he has gone to Dengzhou, and the eldest brother (Xue Pan) is an unreliable person. He is out all the time but never sees anyone.
I made friends with decent results, and the news I brought back was the same as what was spread on the street, which made my sister often talk about big brother.
It turns out that Brother Feng gets a letter almost every month, and it seems that Sister Lin can also receive it. What makes Baoqin most gratified is that the letters from Brother Feng to the Xue family are almost always separate.
One is for the Xue family, one is for her sister, and the other is for herself. Baoqin is particularly satisfied with this thoughtfulness and thoughtfulness.
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But in the past two months, the letters have stopped. As for the last letter, he will be very busy and may not have so much time to write letters. Unexpectedly, the letters have really stopped.
"Xueyan said that Lin Yatou took Zijuan to the Dahuguo Temple. I have to say that there is a chaos of war outside and it is not safe to go out. There are so many people in the city all at once. I heard that Wanping County was visited the other day.
When the government office was serving porridge at the porridge shed, someone started fighting over the porridge, and an old man died. People from the Xicheng Army and Horses Division came to arrest the person, causing everyone in the area to cry and scream.
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"It's not that powerful, right?" Bao Qin was also surprised, "Then you still run out all day long? Sister Lin must have sent someone to follow her in her house, so there's nothing to worry about. Sister Yun, you are
Bian'er, you don't want anyone to follow you, but you have to be careful."
"I won't be going out these days. When I came back, I saw soldiers on the street. They weren't from the Wucheng Army and Patrol Battalion, but more like soldiers from the Beijing Camp. I don't know what happened. Son." Xiangyun said casually.
While the two were talking, they heard a commotion outside, and a voice was shouting: "Something's happened, something's happened, the troops are rising, the troops are rising!"
"Who is shouting there?" Baoqin and Xiangyun were both startled and hurriedly walked out of the pavilion. They saw Baoyu and Jia Huan at the gate of the garden asking a servant boy, who should be Ming Yan'er. , whenever something happened during this period, Baoyu would send him out to inquire about the news.
"What are you shouting about? Why are you raising an army?" Jia Huan stared at Ming Yan fiercely, and almost spat in her face, "You are confusing the public with your evil words, do you want to go to jail?"
“No, Third Master, something really happened.” Ming Yaner was sweating profusely and bowed hurriedly.
Now Jia Huan is no better than the Jia Huan of the previous two years. Since he became a scholar, his status has risen sharply. In addition, he is now studying in Qingtan Academy. He has not been back for much time, but after he comes back, his ancestors and Both the eldest and second masters wanted to ask, and even Aunt Zhao was trembling now.
That's why Jia Huan's glare and stern face made even Ming Yan a little scared.
Baoyu didn't care much about this and asked hurriedly: "What happened? You said you started an army. What did you start an army for?"
"Second Master, Third Master, as soon as I came over from Anren Grassland, I encountered a large group of soldiers coming out of the camp noisily, and it was a huge area of darkness. I was wondering, could it be that the Mongols were attacking the city? Now, these people were going to the city. They were panicking, but they saw hundreds of cavalry coming from the other side, blocking them, and then they started to make a fuss. Then they saw that they were about to fight. This is all because of the imperial court. soldiers, why did the Mongols come? They didn't fight the Mongols, but made trouble at home. Later, someone next to them said that they were soldiers from the Fifth Army Camp before, and those who came behind were soldiers from the Shenshu Camp. I heard it was for It is said that something happened to their companions who went out to fight in the city and they want to seek explanation..."
