Chapter 48

teahouse.

After reading the two letters, Tan Ting lent pen and paper to Qingkan's home and replied to one first.

Just as he was about to answer this letter, he went to the street to look for his wife. When he looked up, he saw a woman walking over.

It was dark and he couldn't see anyone clearly. He thought it was his wife who had come back, but when he was about to step forward, he realized that it was Huang Siniang.

Huang Siniang was carrying a box of snacks and first saw the gentle look from the Tan family man. Her heart beat a little and she relaxed a little. Unexpectedly, the man looked at her intently and the gentle look disappeared in an instant.

"Miss Huang?" He just asked a question.

Huang Siniang was inexplicably afraid of him. When she handed over the snack box in her hand, she couldn't open her mouth.

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Aunt Zhang, who kept winking at her.

Huang Siniang had no choice but to step forward, when suddenly a burst of riotous shouts came from the street.

Huang Siniang was so shocked that her hands trembled, and the man in front of her looked directly past her and looked outside.

I saw a group of people suddenly rushing towards the county government street, which was peaceful just now.



This group of people ran very fast, shouting "Kill people, kill people," and rushed over as if they were running for their lives.

And just in the direction they were rushing towards, flames shot up into the sky, and at some point half of the county was reflected as red as blood.

Grandma Zhang, who was guarding outside the teahouse, was so heavy that she was knocked to the ground before she had time to dodge.

She was about to curse, but when she looked back, she saw a crowd of people running behind her.

This time was different from the crowd that just screamed and ran for their lives. The people behind them all had red eyes and bulging veins. There were scholars with tattoos and strong men in civilian clothes. Half of the people actually had swords, guns and axes in their hands.

The killing took only a moment, and the two men in brocade clothes who were running behind were suddenly chopped to the ground by the people who were chasing them.

Blood splattered everywhere, and panic and screaming ensued.

Nanny Zhang didn't dare to curse anymore, she screamed and ran behind the Tan family's guards.

The guards of the Tan family were also shocked. Xiao Guan was standing nearby. Seeing this, he did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately called back the guards to guard the teahouse.

Tan Ting's face darkened, and what he had been worried about for a long time finally happened.

They pulled a local citizen who was running away in panic, and after questioning, they learned the cause of the commotion.

After the Jiangxi fraud case was re-examined, poor scholars from all over the country became angry and resented that they had been unable to take the exam for many years. Some people wrote some true and false things into books and newspapers and spread them.

Lingshui County is originally a county with a strong academic atmosphere. In recent years, fewer and fewer people have passed the imperial examination, and even the pen and ink shops have disappeared. Many scholars from poor families can only go home and farm. Who wants to go to the cold weather? Unable to live, even the last land was sold to aristocratic families at a low price.

Although they were angry in their hearts, the world was like this, so they endured it and suppressed it in their hearts.

And the truth revealed in the Jiangxi fraud case was like a needle, which, with just one tap, directly opened the abscess in their hearts and directly broke through the last line of defense.

Today, the scholars from poor families who failed to pass the examination for a long time gathered together to go to the county government office to seek justice.

Unexpectedly, before arriving at the county government office, he happened to meet members of the local family Feng and Xue who had reserved a restaurant for a meal.

When the two parties met, they started to quarrel after just a few words.

There was also an old scholar who saw that one of Feng and Xue's family had been fooled by the Juren family. He stepped forward to argue with that person.

Of course, the man didn't really rely on his own merit. He felt so guilty that he became angry and called his servants to hold the old scholar down and beat him.

In the past, even if someone came forward, the matter would have gone unsolved.

But today, the scholar from a poor family was very angry. Seeing that these aristocratic families were so arrogant and dared to beat people in the street, he was even more angry. He couldn't care about much for a while and rushed forward.

The local aristocratic clans are used to being arrogant, and usually a whip would make these common people shrink their necks and walk away. Now when they saw them, they dared to rush towards them, screaming and shouting, "How dare you make trouble?! Beat them all to death!" "

No one had stage fright at this time, and the whole restaurant was completely in trouble.

But no one expected that someone would actually be killed in such a move.

It was the old scholar who was suddenly pushed down from the second floor. He fell into the lobby and died on the spot.

People from the Feng and Xue families thought that the common people would be honest now, but the old scholar's blood directly pricked the eyes of the scholars.

There happened to be two blacksmith shops in the back street of the restaurant. The unarmed scholars could not defeat these people, so someone rushed into the blacksmith shop.

The men in the blacksmith shop, who were also common people who had been oppressed for a long time, immediately dispersed all the swords, guns and weapons from the shop, and joined in with shouts.

But there are only scholars and blacksmiths among the common people. Looking at this street, there are only so many people from the aristocratic family. Those humble traders, craftsmen, and even the clerks and slaves living below are all common people!

The killing started just like that, and the restaurant was set on fire by someone unknown.

The fire soared to the sky, like burning the hearts of all the poor people.

The people of the family finally realized that something was wrong, ran away, and shouted to the other side of the city where the two major families were gathering to report the news.

The more they ran in fear, the more intense the fire burned those common people who believed them.

At that moment, Tan Ting and the others asked the people who had been brought in to tell them that the killings had already arrived near the teahouse.

Seventy percent of the shops on this street were owned by local aristocratic families. These red-eyed common people simply broke into the surrounding shops and smashed and looted them.

Upon seeing this, the teahouse owner abandoned the teahouse and fled out of the back door.

But Tan Ting and his party couldn't leave, so they simply surrounded the place.

While Tan Ting ordered people to guard the teahouse, he immediately went to the county government office to beat drums and report the news, and called Xiao Guan sharply.

"Quickly go find the madam, the second master, the second madam, and Miss Huang!"

Tan Ting was so cautious that he gave instructions again and again before coming, but he still ran into such a thing.

Perhaps running into such a commotion was inevitable...

He looked uneasily at the chaotic crowd. Yizhen is nearby, she should be back soon, right?

...

Yang Zhen and Tan Jian bought two local cakes to eat on the roadside, and suddenly heard a noise behind them.

Yang Zhen subconsciously thought there was some excitement nearby, so she pulled Tan Jian and ran towards the noise. Unexpectedly, as soon as they passed by, a large wave of people suddenly came out, and the sky that was burned by fire in the distance was also reflected in the scene. The surprised faces of the two people.

The people running in front were still busy running for their lives, while the people chasing after them were holding swords, guns and torches in their hands, shouting and screaming wherever they went.

Tan Ting quickly pulled Yang Zhen into his arms and hurried back, "Quick! Go back!"

Unexpectedly, the two of them had just ran a few steps when they were suddenly blocked by someone.

The person who stopped them immediately shouted.

"These two people are wearing gorgeous clothes. They must be Feng Xue's people. Come quickly, don't let them escape!"

As he said that, he picked up the knife in his hand and rushed over, as if he wanted to chop the two people to death on the street immediately.

Tan Jian and Yang Zhen were both shocked. Fortunately, they both had skills. Tan Jian took the knife from the man's hand, and Yang Zhen even kicked the man to the ground.



The two of them hurriedly put on their outer clothes inside out before more people came, and hurried back.

In this world, we no longer care about things...

Fortunately, we met the Tan family guards just after running a short distance, and protected the two of them back to the teahouse without any danger.

Tan Ting was relieved to see his brother and sister-in-law back safely, but his wife, who he thought would not go far, has not come back yet.

Tan Ting was surprised, "Why hasn't Madam come back yet?!"

Xiao Guan has sent people to look for her three times, but no sign of Xiang Yi was found.

Qin Jiao, on the other hand, pursed his lips and did not dare to speak at this time.

Just now he saw Mrs. Xiang from a distance. Mrs. Xiang was about to come back, but she seemed to have seen Aunt Zhang letting Miss Huang enter the teahouse with snacks.

She didn't come back and walked away.

Qin Jiao was surprised for a long time.

It turns out that Mrs. Xiang really has no intention of occupying the position of the uncle's wife. She is really different from the corrupt official's daughter he thought she was.

But when Qin Jiao looked at the crazy scholars from poor families outside, he suddenly thought that after he passed the imperial examination, he would not be able to become a Jinshi no matter what.

But he always felt that one had to be aware of current affairs in this world, and that one had to embrace a noble family's legs in order to find an official position...

The sound of killing outside continued, and Qin Jiao fell into deep thought.

Tan Ting sent more people to look for Xiang Yi.

Aunt Zhao looked at it and murmured in a low voice.

"Mrs. Xiang is also a commoner. Those people won't attack her. Maybe she hasn't come back yet and has gone to the same place with those commoners..."

Look at this commoner who has water, Completely crazy, he dared to attack the world.

The Xiang family is also a member of the common clan and should not occupy the position of the patriarchal wife of the family. The wife of the Tan family must be left to the lady of the family.

However, before she could finish her words, Tan Ting's stern eyes fell over her, and Yang Zhen stepped forward to interrupt her.

"Shut up! It's because of people like you that they are forced to rebel! If you dare to say one more thing about my sister-in-law, I will cut your tongue!"

Nanny Zhang staggered a step in fright, seeing this A girl from Uncle Zhongqing's Mansion still had the stolen knife in her hand. She was really afraid of her and pushed her behind Huang Siniang.

Huang Siniang had long disliked Nanny Zhang for talking too much, so she also called her.

"Sixth sister hasn't come back yet, mama, don't talk nonsense anymore."

Seeing Huang Siniang reprimanding the old pious woman, Yang Zhen hummed and said nothing more.

On the contrary, Nanny Zhang was obsessed with it and whispered in Huang Siniang's ear.

"I just want to test the Tan family's attitude towards the Xiang family."

Not to mention Yang Zhen's attitude, Huang Siniang also saw the cold eyes of the Tan family uncle just now.

Her heart dropped.

"After all, they still care about whether they are husband or wife." She watched Tan Ting send people to find Xiang Yi again and again, and whispered, "Looking at Tan Ting repeatedly sending people to find Xiang Yi, I know it."

Granny Zhang Grandma didn’t think so.

"You still need to find someone, it's just about saving face..."

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Huang Siniang saw that the Tan family uncle took the guard's sword and walked straight out.

When Xiao Guan and Tan Jian saw Tan Ting going out with his sword, they both knew that he couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to find Xiang Yi personally.

But after all, he is the eldest son of the Tan family and the most important person in the Tan family. How can he go out and take risks at this time?

Both of them were trying to dissuade him and wanted to find it for Tan Ting.

Tan Ting looked at the people outside, running past one after another. The guards also came one after another, but his wife was nowhere to be seen.

The longer time passed, the more anxious he became.

I thought that my wife had just learned how to ride a horse, unlike her younger siblings who were born in the military and had a lot of skills.

She is just a defenseless and weak woman. How can she protect herself in this crazy commotion? !

Thinking of this, Tan Ting became extremely anxious. No matter who tried to dissuade him, it was useless. He directly ordered Tan Jian to guard the place and broke into the chaotic crowd with Xiao Guan.

"Yizhen! Yizhen!"

He called his wife's name repeatedly.

Huang Siniang and Grandma Zhang in the teahouse were both stunned.

We can tell from the fact that we have sent people out to look for people one after another, and now they are even more concerned about their own safety. No matter how stupid Huang Siniang is, she still knows that this uncle of the Tan family is not at all like what others say. He has a very poor relationship with his wife, but he cares about his first wife.

Even Aunt Zhang was speechless, "Ah this..."

"It's better for you to stop talking."

Huang Siniang looked at Tan Ting's back as he walked away, her expression fading a bit.

The Tan family uncle was very good, much better than her own father and brother, and he was heartwarming.

However, he is a good friend to others.

...

Huang Liuniang originally wanted to go back to rest, but Grandma Zhang said it was not easy to get off the boat. She said there was something fun on the other side and asked her to take a look around again.

Her feet were tired and she didn't want to turn around, but she thought that if she went to a teahouse, she might run into that Xiang family.

In the past few days on the boat, Mr. Xiang had been quite well-behaved, and he didn't run into each other all the time, which ruined his good mood while sailing.

But Huang Liuniang didn't want to have any acquaintance with her, lest she be laughed at by girls from other aristocratic families when she returned to the capital.

She followed Nanny Zhang's wishes and continued to move.

Who expected to leave, but encountered riots in the city.

Huang Liuniang and the maid were washed away, screaming and shouting to each other, but the more they shouted, the farther away they became.

She was knocked dizzy by those crazy men and almost fell to the ground. She could only find a corner to hide, hoping to wait for these desperate madmen to run over and then find a way to find someone to go back.

Who would have thought that after these desperate gangsters left, the streets did not quiet down, but many people stayed behind. Many people ran out from unknown places, broke into the shops on the street, and smashed them.

Huang Liuniang was frightened, but at this moment, someone suddenly grabbed her arm.

She turned around and saw a strange man with a fat face. The man looked at her with a chilling look. He looked at her and clicked his tongue twice, then smiled strangely and pulled her deeper into the alley.

Huang Liuniang screamed in shock, but unexpectedly, another man was attracted, and he also rushed towards her with gleaming eyes.

During the tugging, her clothes were torn apart a lot, and her hairpin fell to the ground.

But no one can save her anymore, the streets are full of chaos, and any more screaming may attract more evil people.

At that moment, Huang Liuniang's mind went blank.

She is a pampered young lady from an aristocratic family, and she has never encountered anything like this again!

However, at this moment, someone suddenly flew forward and kicked the two villains down.

Huang Liuniang turned around and saw that it was the bodyguard of the Tan family.

The guard said directly, "My wife asked the villain to save the girl!"

"Your wife...?"

Huang Liuniang was stunned for a moment, but before she could realize what she meant, she was pulled to the other side by the guard. While running.

There was a narrow door on the other side. She quickly ran in and saw Xiang Yi waiting inside the door.

"Miss Liu, are you okay?"

The voice was still light and emotionless, but to Huang Liu Niang's ears, it was like the sound of nature.

And someone from the side also ran up to her. It was her and her lost maid.

The master and servant couldn't help holding their heads and crying.



After a while, Huang Liuniang slowly stopped crying. She knew that she had narrowly escaped death.

The person who rescued her was Xiang, whom she despised and wanted to stay away from.

Huang Liuniang looked at Xiang Yi and couldn't stop her tears from flowing down. She bowed straight to Xiang Yi without any trace of contempt.

"Liu Niang of the Huang family, thank you madam for saving your life!"

...

After Xiang Yi and Qiao Yun were dispersed by the crowd, they felt that there was going to be chaos, so they hurriedly found the door of this narrow passage and took shelter temporarily. He accidentally saved two frightened children and a woman who was hit and injured.

They didn't dare to make a sound and avoided here. Fortunately, the guards assigned by Tan Ting to be by her side quickly found her.

Xiang Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

But they were only women and children, and the guards alone could not take them away safely. Xiang Yi simply ordered to stay here for the time being until things calmed down or someone from the Tan family came to find them.

We didn’t want the chaos to get worse. Originally there was only a group of people rushing onto the road, but as time went by, many local people also took advantage of the chaos and took to the streets. Some followed them to smash them, some took advantage of them, and some targeted those who were alone. woman.

Xiang Yi first rescued Huang Liuniang's maid. Hearing that Liu Niang might be nearby, he asked his guards to go out to look for her, and they found her at the critical moment.

At this moment, a group of people took shelter in the narrow aisle.

Xiang Yi waved his hand and said that he did it casually and should not be saved.

Today, whether it is Huang Liu Niang, Huang Siniang, or the woman next to her, Xiang Yi has no reason not to save her.

It would be a good thing for the common people to stand up because of the Jiangxi fraud case, but it would be a disaster if they get into this situation.

There was another errand going on outside, and some nearby shops were set on fire, trying to burn them to the ground.

The riot showed no sign of stopping, and seemed to be getting worse and worse.

And the county government office in the county town, for some reason, has been silent.

At this time, someone seemed to be trying to break through the empty door, and actually bumped into the narrow door they were avoiding.

Everyone in the corridor was shocked. Xiang Yi hurriedly signaled everyone to be silent, but he stood firmly at the door.

The people outside bumped into him several times without knocking him away, so they cursed and left temporarily.

Everyone behind the door looked grim. If this continued, they might not even have this place to hide.

Xiang Yi also frowned.

I'm afraid the county magistrate is hopeless. It would be great if someone could take over the county government, send troops to suppress the riots, and suppress this chaos...

Xiang Yi couldn't help but longingly think about the invisible distance. go.

...

"Yizhen! Yizhen!"

Tan Ting's voice was hoarse and his heart was extremely anxious, but after searching back and forth for a long time, he could not find any trace of his wife.

Where was she scattered to?

What is the situation at this time? !

Tan Ting couldn't find anyone, and saw more and more shops being smashed and burned. Unexpectedly, at this moment, he turned around and saw a group of officers and soldiers.

Those officers and soldiers did not come to suppress, but instead protected the individual and fled.

Tan Ting understood immediately, his eyes widened, and he called someone directly.

"Block that dog officer's way! Bring him to me!"

No wonder there was a commotion for a long time, and he even asked people to beat the drum in front of the Yamen, but there was no sign of officers and soldiers being dispatched. It turned out that the county magistrate had become a deserter. At this time Going to run away!

Tan Ting's men took him by surprise, and instantly dispersed the officers and soldiers who were protecting the magistrate's escape, and captured the frightened magistrate.

"Who are you?!"

Xiao Guan stepped forward without Tan Ting opening his mouth and revealed his identity as Qingkan Tan.

The Tan family in the Qing Dynasty was an unknown family that was much older than the local families Feng and Xue.

The county magistrate trembled when he heard this.

"Tan, Tan clan? What are you going to do?"

He was deeply involved with the local Feng and Xue clans. Seeing that the mob dared to kill even the noble clan, he was frightened and just wanted to run out of the city.

But the more he wanted to run, the more he couldn't.

He saw the tall man in brocade clothes, who was surrounded by everyone from the Tan family, sneered and then spoke.

"The city is in such chaos. Today, let Tan teach you how to be a county magistrate!"

Tan Ting said and called someone directly.

"Take this dog officer back to the county government!"

Tan Ting's face darkened to the extreme, and he suppressed the anxiety in his eyes.

He couldn't find his Yi Zhen for a while. She must have been hiding because she was so smart.

Then what he has to do is to suppress this commotion.

The commotion has stopped, and she is naturally safe...

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