After Wangji Building was closed, the temporarily hired assistants and handymen were dismissed. The remaining ten people were all Xue Rui's confidants, so they still lived here. On the sixth day, Yu Shu went to visit Aunt Cui in prison. She came here to buy some wine and food. Everyone was still here. But after a few days, this place was empty.
Yu Shu couldn't help but think the worst, but she restrained herself. She didn't go to the Xue family to find people, nor did she go to Prince Dongjing's Mansion to inquire about the news. Instead, she pretended that nothing happened and turned back home.
Xue Rui didn't reveal anything before because he didn't want her to be involved. Now that it happened, she didn't know whether it would succeed or fail. How could she expose herself and drag him down?
When she returned home, Yu Shu first used Xue Rui's birth date and eight characters to make a divination, yet she didn't know why, but all she deduced were empty trigrams, and she was actually unable to calculate his fortune or misfortune. That night, she didn't sleep well. She woke up before dawn. As soon as she got up, she asked someone to find Bai Ran and asked him to go to the city gate to inquire about the aftermath of yesterday's riot.
"I guess that after such a disturbance, the city guard will prohibit people from giving porridge outside the city. You go and inquire about the situation and how those victims were dealt with. I asked Liu Zhong to prepare a carriage for you. You can go directly from the front door. "
Bai Ran didn't say much and left. Outside the north gate, he suddenly quickened his pace. While there was no one around, he ran away like a gust of wind. After passing through the door of the backyard, he suddenly stopped. Panting slightly, he opened the curtain and was about to go out. But he saw a person coming in through the door, followed by Steward Zhou.
"Lord Xue, please sit down and wait for a moment. I will send someone to the backyard to inform you."
Xue Rui nodded. When he was about to sit down, he found the teenager standing in front of him. He recognized that he was Yu Xiaoxiu's study companion. He smiled slightly and said: "Where are you going in such a hurry?"
Bai Ran trembled slightly. He buried his head in his chest and replied in a hoarse voice, "Master ordered this lowly one to go out. This lowly one really deserves to die for offending Young Master."
Hearing this, Zhou Hu couldn't help but look at him, his heart puzzled. This Little Brother Bai ate and slept with the young master, so he had a lot of face in the house. It was said that he came from a rich family, so he had a bit of arrogance. Normally, even in front of the young ladies, he would still call himself 'I', so why was he bowing and scraping in front of Mr Xue?
Xue Rui waved his hand and said, "It's fine. Since you have something to attend to, go ahead."
Bai Ran complied and withdrew her head. She didn't go through the main hall but went around it.
Xue Rui's eyes flickered slightly as he stared at Bai Ran's back. He crossed his fingers on his abdomen, and he quickly recalled that a few months ago, when he brought Yu Shu to the Residential Institute to buy slaves. The first time he saw Bai Ran, Bai Ran had been slightly peculiar, and Xue Rui could sense that this child had an indescribable fear towards him.
This was strange. First, he wasn't a notorious bad person. Second, he had never crossed paths with Bai Ran. Why would he be afraid of him?
Before he could think of a reason, Yu Shu hurriedly came in through the curtain. The two met face to face. She glanced at him from head to toe. She sighed and said:
"You scared me to death."
Xue Rui instantly reacted: "Did you hear about yesterday's matter?"
Yu Shu nodded. She stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve, saying: "It's not convenient to talk here. Let's go to the back." She pulled him to Yongchun Yuan.
The garden was spring all year round. There were hidden traps. No one could find some places without Yu Shu personally leading the way. The warm wind was gentle. Xue Rui untied his cloak and put it on the stone bench for her to sit.
Yu Shu was full of complaints. She started complaining, "Yesterday, you arranged the riot of the disaster victims outside the city, didn't you? I heard that someone was injured, and I was afraid that you would be exposed. I went to the Wangji Tower at night, but I didn't see anyone. I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat."
Xue Rui looked at her pale face. He knew that she was worried a lot. He raised his hand and put her braids behind her ears. He apologized: "It's my fault that I didn't tell you in advance. The people of Wangji Tower moved to another place three days ago. Don't be afraid. It's over. No one will associate it with me. "
Yu Shu let out an "ah". Then she realized: "The mother and daughter of the Jiang Family escaped?"
Xue Rui nodded: "They left the city yesterday and fled to the north overnight. They will meet the people sent from the north in Wuhe Town in two days at most."
Yu Shu didn't know what expression to make. The mother and daughter of the Jiang Family successfully escaped. For Xue Rui, it helped him and Prince of Dongjing become sworn brothers. But for the imperial court, it was tantamount to a disaster.
"How did you help them escape?" She was very puzzled. The city gate was heavily guarded. Especially after the Laba Festival, the number of guards doubled. The mother and daughter of the Jiang Family were two living people. Even if they left the mansion, there would be a group of people following them. How could they sneak out of the city gate in broad daylight?
"It's easier said than done." Xue Rui told her everything in detail, and Yu Shu was flabbergasted as she listened to him.
It turned out that Xue Rui had started to make arrangements a month ago. He predicted that there would be a drought in the north this year and it would be difficult for the disaster victims to survive the winter. So, he sent people to the north to search for the refugees and mixed in with them to lure them to the capital to survive.
Taking advantage of the trend of giving porridge during the Laba Festival, he had Prince of Dongjing's mansion distribute porridge on a large scale outside the city to divert Emperor Zhao Qing's attention. However, Madame Wei and Jiang Miya weren't in a hurry to show up. When the time was right, he had his people incite the disaster victims to be grateful to Prince of Dongjing's mansion. They would kneel in groups outside the city gate and beg to see Madame Wei.
At this time, Madame Wei left Prince of Dongjing's mansion with Jiang Miya in a carriage. On the surface, it was to answer the prayers of the disaster victims. However, the people guarding outside the mansion wouldn't let them leave. They stopped them and went into the palace to report. When Emperor Zhao Qing heard about the cause and effect, he sent people to follow Madame Wei's carriage. He allowed her to go to the city gate to comfort the disaster victims but forbade her from leaving the city.
When Prince of Dongjing's mansion's carriage arrived at the city gate, the disaster victims outside the city were in a commotion. The people that Xue Rui had planted among them took advantage of the situation to encourage them. A group of disaster victims rushed into the city gate. The scene was chaotic. The mother and daughter of the Jiang Family took off their embroidered clothes in the carriage, leaving only their tattered clothes inside. They got out from the special structure of the carriage and mixed in with the disaster victims with disheveled hair and dirty faces.
The guards quickly suppressed the commotion and drove the disaster victims who rushed into the city gate out of the city. The key point was that the mother and daughter of the Jiang Family were also treated as disaster victims and were pushed out of the city gate. After that, they rushed to the pre-agreed place and were escorted out by Xue Rui's people.
The carriage of Prince of Dongjing's mansion returned the way it came. When they arrived at the gate of the mansion, the secret agents of the palace found that Madame Wei and Jiang Miya had disappeared. They had already escaped more than ten miles away.
"There are several shortcuts to the north of Anling City. There are many land and water routes. Even if His Majesty sends people to track them, it will be difficult to catch up with them. In order to avoid any accidents, I asked Jin Ke, Ah Ping, and Ah Xiang to escort them. Even if they are caught up, they will have the ability to escape."
Yu Shu was a little confused. "How can you be sure that His Majesty will let them go out of the mansion to comfort the disaster victims? If they are not allowed to leave the mansion, your plan will be completely ruined. "
Xue Rui shook his head and said calmly, "The current His Majesty is not a broad-minded person. He will judge others by his own standards. He will definitely think that Madame Wei's act of giving porridge is to buy people's hearts. He will regard it as a small trick of a woman and will not take it seriously. Men are born to despise women. His Majesty will not stop them from going out. "
Only men who have been taken advantage of by women will not look down on women.
After she heard the entire course of events, Yu Shu simply wanted to prostrate herself in worship. Xue Rui's analysis of the human heart was extremely detailed, and it was simply as if he knew how to read minds, causing one's hairs to stand on end.
"So you're saying that only the mother and daughter managed to escape? What about the people left in Prince of Dongjing's mansion? "
Xue Rui's expression darkened. He sighed and said, "Last night, His Majesty flew into a rage and captured all the people left in Prince of Dongjing's mansion. He imprisoned them in the Supreme Court's Xuan Prison and tortured them."
Yu Shu was silent. It was easy to imagine how miserable their fate would be.
"Ah Shu, do you think that I'm heartless? I was able to save the mother and daughter, but harmed these people?"
Yu Shu looked up and saw his self-deprecating expression. She frowned and said, "They are all people from Prince of Dongjing's mansion. Master abandoned them in order to escape. If you want to blame someone, you should blame their master. What do you have to blame yourself for?"
Xue Rui was good in all aspects, but he was a little too soft-hearted. Fortunately, he could always distinguish the severity of things at critical moments.
After listening to her words, Xue Rui's cloudy face immediately brightened up. He held her hands and brought them to his lips. He gently kissed them and said, "As long as you don't despise me."
Yu Shu smiled and said, "Some people say that my heart is like a snake or a scorpion, but I have never seen you despise me."
The two of them chatted for a while and then got down to business. Yu Shu asked him, "Why did you move all the people from Wang Ji Lou?" Xue Rui said, "The restaurant's business can't continue. I plan to sell Wang Ji Lou's real estate and let them move elsewhere."
Yu Shu was surprised, "You want to sell Wang Ji Lou?"
"Uh, not sell, it can be considered as renting it to others." Xue Rui was evasive. Yu Shu was only concerned about the fact that the business was completely gone. She didn't notice that there was a hidden meaning in his words.
"Right, when I came here, I ran into Xiaoxiu's study companion." Xue Rui changed the topic, "I heard that you have something to ask him to do?"
"Isn't it to inquire about the news?" Yu Shu said that she had assigned Bai Ran to give out porridge outside the city.
"No wonder you heard the movement last night." Xue Rui nodded knowingly. He then asked in doubt, "Why did you think of using him?" Bai Ran was only one or two years older than Yu Xiaoxiu. In his eyes, he was still a child.
Yu Shu laughed dryly. She was at a loss for words and could only blurt out, "I see that this kid is reliable and quick-witted, so I wanted to train him so that I could have someone to work with. Ah, right, I want to tell you something good. His Majesty granted my mother an honorary title. "
The speed at which these two people changed the topic was really fast. They sat in the garden for two hours and talked endlessly. In fact, they hadn't seen each other for three to five days, but they were reluctant to part when they saw each other.
"Do you think that after Jiang Family's mother and daughter left, Dongjing Wang will rebel?" Yu Shu and Xue Rui sat side by side on the stone bench, looking into the near future.
"Yes, he is not willing to lead the troops to battle. He is bound to resist the imperial edict. There is no turning back."
"Then, won't the world be in chaos?"
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