Chapter 981: Wind Surge (Part 1)
There was a lot of snow before the New Year, and it didn't stop after the New Year.
Just after 10 a.m., snowflakes began to fall outside again.
After finding out that the Second Master was wandering under the porch in the front yard, several women hurriedly dug out the woolen cloak and pushed Xing Xiuyan, who was on duty that night, to deliver it.
When Xing Xiuyan led her maid Zhuan'er to the front yard, they saw Sun Shaozong standing in the middle of the yard, looking towards the northeast sky with his hands on his awning.
Xing Xiuyan told Zhuan'er to stay in the corridor. She put one hand around her cloak and the other hand on the hem of her skirt. She quickly came to Sun Shaozong's side, stood on tiptoe and gently brushed the snow off his shoulders. She asked curiously, "Second Master, what did you see? There is so much snow on your body, and you don't even know how to shake it off."
"nothing."
Startled by her, Sun Shaozong withdrew his gaze, raised his hand to brush away the snowflakes above his head, and said that it was nothing, but the doubt on his face had not diminished in the slightest.
Xing Xiuyan did not ask any further questions, but silently put on the cloak for him, and then said: "My sisters have asked someone to prepare hot soup to drive away the cold. If you still don't want to go back to the backyard, I will ask Zhuan'er to bring it to the front yard."
"No need."
Sun Shaozong waved his hand and took up Xing Xiuyan's hands, saying as he walked away, "I'm not weak, let them warm up and put them on the table for hangover at noon."
Xing Xiuyan responded softly and walked to the corridor with Sun Shaozong. She couldn't help but look back outside the door. The situation of Rongning Mansion and Baolinghou Mansion was still vivid in her mind. Now her home was surrounded by soldiers and officers. Even though she was a calm person, she felt a little nervous.
However, in matters like this, no matter how much a woman talks, it is useless, and they can only let the men find a way to solve it - fortunately, the second master of the family is a reliable person, unlike the men in the Rong and Ning mansions who are completely irresponsible.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but increase the strength in her hands, feeling the heaviness and warmth of the man.
“Huh!”
At this moment, she suddenly let out a light exclamation, and her gaze, which had just turned back, looked outside the door again.
"What's the matter?"
Sun Shaozong stopped in confusion.
Xing Xiuyan raised her hand and pointed outside, saying, "Second Master, look! The soldiers guarding the gate are gone!"
"Um?"
Sun Shaozong looked over and was also stunned. Normally, even if the guards in front of the gate were withdrawn, they should have informed him first. How could it be possible that they did it without a sound...
wrong!
It wasn't silent.
On the contrary, when Sun Shaozong ran to the gate in two steps, he immediately heard shouting and cursing from the street corner, and these sounds escalated into the sound of fighting in a very short time!
"Wang Jin!"
Hearing this, Sun Shaozong turned around and shouted, "Go and bring my weapons!"
After waiting for the doorman Wang Jin to respond, he strode out to the street.
Looking up, he saw two groups of people fighting each other more than ten feet away. One group was the soldiers from the Inspection Office who were responsible for guarding the Sun Mansion, and the other group was the soldiers from the Patrol Battalion.
The Inspection Office had about sixty or seventy soldiers, while the Patrol Battalion had no more than seven or eight people, a ten-fold difference. However, it was the Patrol Battalion that was launching the offensive, while the Inspection Office was on the passive defense.
This is because the soldiers in the patrol camp are all elite soldiers wearing armor, and the leader is extremely brave. Even when facing an enemy that is ten times their number, they can still force the other side to retreat step by step.
It's Shen Lian? !
What is he doing here at this time?
Moreover, they even dared to take the risk and fought with the Inspection Office in an important place in the capital!
Could it be...
Was there something unusual happening in the Crown Prince's case? Was the imperial court planning to target him, so he came here specifically to tip off the situation?
But this doesn’t make sense?
If it was Lu Jianxing who came, this assumption might still be valid , but although Shen Lian was repeatedly promoted by him, he was a scheming man. If the court was really determined to kill him, he would most likely just distance himself from it. How could he be willing to risk his life to save him?
Feeling suspicious and puzzled, Sun Shaozong did not rush to approach.
But by this time, Shen Lian had already seen his burly figure, and he used all his strength to slash away several patrolmen around him, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Sir Sun! Three quarters of an hour ago, something flew out of the palace, and it looked similar to the thing that Prince Yi Zhong rode that year. Not long after that, the three battalions and one guard received an imperial edict, ordering all soldiers to stay where they are and not to move rashly! There must be something fishy going on, I'm afraid there's a change in the palace!"
What did Prince Yizhong ride originally?
Isn't that a hot air balloon?
Thinking about the strange black spots he had discovered in the air before, Sun Shaozong immediately came to the same conclusion as Shen Lian: something extraordinary must have happened in the palace!
Because even when Prince Yi Zhong fled, the emperor only ordered the soldiers of three battalions and one guard to surround him nearby and not to contact him at will.
Now the same scene is happening again, but the superiors have ordered the three battalions and one guard to stay where they are and not to move rashly. Doesn't this mean that there is a more powerful person than Prince Yizhong on that hot air balloon?
But with Prince Yi Zhong's influence, who in the entire Great Zhou could be above him, and yet so untouchable? !
It can’t be that the emperor is on top, right?
If this was true, what was the reason that forced the emperor to leave the palace alone in a hot air balloon?
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong no longer hesitated, and strode towards the battle group. When he reached the periphery, he pulled over an ownerless warhorse on the side of the road, grabbed the horse's neck, lifted the horse's belly high above his head, aimed at an empty space in the chaos and threw it over!
The horse neighed and kicked its hooves wildly, drawing an arc of more than two meters in the air, and fell to the ground with a bang. Blood spurted out of its mouth and nose. One of its hind legs was strangely bent under its body, and its whole body was twitching and spasming. It was obvious that it would not live long.
The long street suddenly fell silent.
Sun Shaozong shook his disheveled cloak and strolled towards Shen Lian. No matter whether they were patrolmen from the Inspection Office or officers and soldiers from the Patrol Battalion standing in front of him, they all lowered their weapons involuntarily and separated to the left and right like a tide.
When he arrived next to Shen Lian, he saw that this smart man was breathing slightly, his face was almost stiff, but his eyes were shining.
That is the light of ambition!
Sun Shaozong understood Shen Lian's thoughts in an instant. It was nothing more than "seeking wealth and honor in danger". He wanted to try his best to save the emperor and achieve the unprecedented merit of following the emperor.
He nodded slightly to Shen Lian, then looked around, and finally his eyes fell on the head of the inspector. He said loudly: "You all heard what I said just now. I want to go and investigate. If you are afraid that I will flee for fear of punishment, why not go with me?"
The inspector was only ordered to guard here. How could he have expected to encounter such a thing?
I was so panicked that I was speechless. How could I give an answer?
At this moment, two servants rushed out from the Sun Mansion, carrying a huge sword in front and behind.
When they got closer, a few patrolmen subconsciously wanted to stop them, but when they glanced at the wailing war horses on the ground, they all stopped at the same time.
Sun Shaozong picked up Frostmourne and swung it casually. The fierce wind blew up the snow, and the patrol officer 's neck .
At the same time, Sun Shaozong's cold question reached his ears: "Do you want to go with me, or..."
"Let's go together! We are willing to serve you at your service!"
