newbobooks Chapter 254: Interception (Part )
Chapter 254: Interception (Part )
When they returned to Huanleju, Li Zhengzhong was waiting in the hall. Ran Qianxi, who had just returned from a trip, suddenly felt a sense of guilt, the guilt a woman felt towards her future husband.
"You're here?"
Li Zhengzhong smiled and stood up. He could tell at a glance that she was feeling uncomfortable. He asked with concern, "Ah Qian, did you encounter something unhappy?"
"No, it's just that my eldest brother has returned and won the battle, and we are going back to our hometown at the end of the year."
"Are you going back to Xiao County to celebrate the New Year?"
Ran Qianxi sat next to him and said, "Yes, are you going back to Penglai?"
Li Zhengzhong said without even thinking: "I'll go back with you."
Ran Qianxi was stunned and looked at him, not knowing what to say.
Li Zhengzhong: "I accompanied you north alone at that time, and I will naturally stay with you for the rest of my life. I will definitely go with you wherever Qian goes."
The warmth in the words touched Ran Qianxi and warmed her heart. She smiled broadly and hugged Li Zhengzhong tightly. At this moment, she seemed to have given all her dependence to him.
"Great, let's go home together."
Li Zhengzhong also felt as if spring had come to his heart. A woman broke into his life, took away the past and illuminated the way forward.
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in the twenty-eighth year of Taichang
Today is Laba Festival, and the rich and powerful in the city are distributing porridge and doing charity. Although they are at the foot of the imperial city, the poor people are in a difficult situation. The city and the outside of the city are open to traffic, and kindness can be found within a hundred miles.
There were a few more refugees, and all the dignitaries knew about it but did nothing. Only Cheng Mo, the Minister of Dali Temple, Liu Xun, the Prince's Tutor, Lu Weien, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Ran Yuelian, the President of the Hanlin Academy, and Tao Qinghua, the Magistrate of Huangcheng County, all showed kindness and benefit to the people.
Just after the hour of Mao, when the sky was still slightly gray, Cheng Mo went to Zhoupeng to distribute porridge in person, and Jiang Rumei accompanied him. Everyone who passed by sighed at the deep love between the couple, but the look in Cheng Mo's eyes when he looked at her was that of a wife, without any true love for her children.
"Oh, Cheng Siqing is such a kind man."
The man who was making porridge expressed his heartfelt admiration. Many families had porridge available but he was the only one who came in person. Therefore, they all felt that he was a truly approachable and kind person.
The Ran family was getting ready to set off, and Tao Yao happily came over carrying some cakes.
"General Ran!"
Her breathless voice made Ran Qianxi and Ran Qiongxi turn around at the same time. It was unknown whose glance amazed her.
"Ms. Tao?"
Tao Yao stepped forward and bowed, but when she saw Ran Qianxi, she looked shy...
"I made some cakes for you and the second young lady. You can take them out and eat them when you are hungry."
Ran Qiongxi took it with a smile and thanked her. Tao Yao's eyes moved to Ran Qianxi again, and she immediately felt that the problem was a bit serious.
"Haha...Thank you Miss Tao..."
"No need to thank me, thank you for helping me out that day."
Xiahou Jin also felt that the atmosphere was not right. Hong Fan raised his eyebrows and thought he understood everything, but Ran Qiongxi was still praising him earnestly.
"Miss Tao's cooking skills are really good."
"It's nothing... As long as the Second Miss likes it..."
Ran Qiongxi was stunned. It was clearly she who was talking, but Tao Yao was looking at her sister with a shy face...
"Is this cake made for my sister?"
Tao Yao lowered her head nervously. Ran Qianxi seemed to have seen this expression on Duanmu Yan's face before, and she felt as if she had fallen into an abyss...
"The cakes are made for General Ran... I just hope that Miss Second understands the meaning of my thoughts..."
Ran Qianxi thought for two seconds and then smiled happily.
"Ah...hahaha...I understand, I understand...You have passed the test of sister-in-law..."
Tao Yao suddenly looked up, Ran Qianxi was stunned and she lowered her head again.
"I... ah... just take it as what I mean..."
At this time, Ran Qianxi's brows were deeply furrowed, and she was struck by confusion and embarrassment at the same time.
Hong Fan smiled and walked up: "The wind and snow will get stronger soon, let's get in the car."
At this time Li Zhengzhong also came over. As the future son-in-law, it was more convenient for him to do things in the Ran Mansion than others.
"Let's go, Asa."
He stretched out his left hand to signal, and Hong Fan's hawk-like eyes suddenly fixed on Ran Qianxi's hand, and he instantly became timid...
Ran Qianxi: "I, I, I... let's take one car..."
After he finished speaking, he finally placed his hand on Li Zhengzhong's palm.
Hong Fan frowned. At this moment, he finally understood why Si Kongqian always targeted this master...
Jizhou is an important place in the country, and Tongzhou in the south and Zouzhou in the west are also important cities. Baili Yong’s plan is for Shu Xuanhe to lead his troops to ambush in Fu County, because this is the only way to get back to Jizhou from the imperial city.
Baili Shang was sent to Zouzhou to intercept the reinforcements from Xiao County, while Xu Yuanchao stayed in the imperial city to deal with Hao Biao and others. Unexpectedly, there was no trace of Tan Qianhuan on the way to the target.
Two carriages drove into Fu County one after the other. The city was filled with the festive atmosphere and the people were wealthy. The few people did not stop but continued on their way. It was already dark when they left Fu County. The whistling sound of the south wind in the forest was unusual. Ordinary people could not hear anything wrong, but Hong Fan and Ran Qiongxi suddenly became alert!
Hong Fan: "Did you hear it too?"
Ran Qiongxi: "There are large-scale garrisons around!"
The two men had frowns on their faces, but Ran Qianxi was still sleeping soundly on Li Zhengzhong's shoulder.
Hong Fan: "That's absolutely wrong!"
Ran Qiongxi: "Wake up my sister."
Ran Qianxi and Li Zhengzhong were awakened from their sleep, and as soon as they opened their eyes, Hong Fan covered their lips.
"Shhh."
At this moment, Ran Qianxi was in a highly sensitive state and could tell at a glance that something was wrong!
The Huzhou army within a few miles approached in large numbers to cut off the news. Although Shu Xuanhe saw the clues, he still issued an ambush order. He didn't care whose lover the woman in the car was. In his eyes, she was a springboard for him to make merit!
"on!"
General Cen Hui hesitated because he also saw that it was not Tan Qianhuan's carriage!
“Your Majesty, this seems to be the Ran family’s car.”
Shu Xuan looked back at him sinisterly, and he was instantly silenced.
"I know, with her in hand, how could Tan Qianhuan not come."
Cen Hui hesitated for a moment and then accepted the order. When the soldiers rushed towards the two carriages, Shu Xuanhe actually felt worried and scared. He asked himself, "What am I worried about...her..."
The stars at night were bright, but not as bright as the torches in the hands of the Guzhou Army.
Ran Yuelian and his wife were surrounded first. Upon hearing the sound, Xiahou Jin lifted the curtain of the car. Her straightforward and free-spirited action was very impressive, which was completely different from her previous self.
"County Master Zhuchen is polite."
Because she was a sworn friend of the Empress Dowager, she had been the county lord for more than 20 years. The elders all knew that she was very scheming and resourceful, but few knew that she was also an expert in martial arts and had been naughty by nature and had once gone to the battlefield.
At the Queen Mother's birthday banquet that day, if Princess Kunning had not known that Ran Qianxi was her daughter, the slap would have landed viciously.
"You dare to intercept me even though you know me?"
Cen Hui bowed awkwardly, stood up and issued military orders as usual. The huge Huzhou army surrounded the two carriages tightly.
"How brave of you! Do you know whose car you intercepted?"
Cen Hui: "Replying to the county lady, this is the carriage of the Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy, the Queen Mother's sworn brother, the county lady Zhuchen, and the general Dingsheng, General Ran."
Xiahou Jin calmly got off the carriage, and Ran Yuelian followed worriedly.
"Ajin."
She put one hand behind her back and walked around the general, her sharp eyes instantly falling on him. This feeling of oppression made him feel three points scared.
"My son has just made great military achievements for Dachang, but you all stepped forward to intercept him without saying anything. May I ask whose order you followed? Does Your Majesty know? Does the Queen Mother know?"
"Please don't be surprised, County Lady. We, the soldiers of Guzhou, are naturally following the orders of King Shen. But I cannot say whose orders King Shen is following. You should know."
Cen Hui's tactic of throwing a stone to test the water was very clever. After a moment's reaction, Xiahou Jin raised the corner of his mouth in disdain.
"Very good. I would like to ask your Majesty whose orders the King of Shen followed, and whether it is inappropriate for you to treat such a meritorious general with such courtesy."
In Shu Xuanhe's eyes, Cen Hui's tactic of using courtesy first and force later was just a waste of time. As he waved his hand, a soldier ran up and whispered in his ear for a moment, and he immediately looked away.
He stepped back to prepare for battle, and the soldiers immediately pointed their spears at each other.
Xiahou Jin took the spear from the soldier with his bare hands and used it to protect Ran Yuelian, saying in a loud voice: "Prince Shen is so majestic!"
On the other side, Hong Fan and Ran Qiongxi protected their sister and Li Zhengzhong closely behind them, and an unspeakable and unprovoked battle broke out without any warning.
Shu Xuanhe: "Don't hurt the second girl."
Hearing Shu Xuan and Xian Ting walking into his sight, Cen Hui clasped his fists and bowed again. There was already a mess around the two of them.
"I understand. What about the others?"
Shu Xuanhe gently opened his folding fan and said, "Killing evildoers is bound to cause bumps and bumps."
His meaning was clear, as long as Ran Qianxi was not hurt, the rest of them would be on their own.
Two fists cannot defeat four hands. Although Hong Fan's Ran Qiongxi is highly skilled in martial arts, he is no match for Shu Xuanhe's large number of people. The two of them have been slightly confused. Ran Qianxi is alone and is pushed to the ground by a soldier...
Seeing this, Shu Xuanhe swung his fan and directly cut the soldier's throat. Suddenly, everyone began to panic.
"The King said not to hurt her!"
The prince showed his power, and the other soldiers immediately knelt on the ground!
"Yes."
Xiahou Jin looked at the abnormal Shu Xuan and Po Ran and laughed a few times. The soldiers here were still confronting her.
"Hahahaha, my daughter is such a darling!"
Shu Xuanhe turned around when he heard the sound and saw Xiahou Jin knocked down another person.
"Why does the county lady say that?"
"Haha, the King Shen who bullied his teacher and destroyed his ancestors also has moments of compassion for women? Hahaha, I've never seen anything like this before!"
Shu Xuanhe frowned and rushed towards Xiahou Jin waving his fan. Ran Qianxi shouted "Mom" anxiously, and he immediately forced himself to put away the fan.
"Hahaha, look, why, you like my daughter too?"
Shu Xuanhe gave a meaningful smile and ignored him. At this time, Xiahou Jin seemed to understand the whole story.
"Who are you going to intercept? Who are you going to threaten with my daughter?"
Shu Xuan and Ao Wang looked back, their evil and handsome faces still shattered people's three views.
"stop."
He said "Stop" nonchalantly, and all the soldiers put down their spears and stood in an orderly formation.