In the room, Kong Xiuyun paced back and forth. The news her father brought at night was like a heavy punch, breaking all of Kong Xiuyun's dreams. The Xiang family was in trouble, and Xiang Zhuang had to leave. Where should she go? Kong Xiuyun had also thought about following Xiang Zhuang.

, traveled around together to rescue Uncle Xiangzhuang from trouble, but this idea was rejected by Kong Xiuyun herself just after thinking about it. Her father would never allow her to leave.

What should she do? Kong Xiuyun was extremely anxious. On the side, the maid Xiaolian advised: "Miss, the Xiang family can be considered a large family of the old Chu family. They are deeply rooted in the Prime Minister. Everything will be fine. Don't worry."

After Xiaolian finished speaking, she handed the tea bowl on the table to Kong Xiuyun and sighed: "Miss, have a sip of tea and just listen to me. Mr. Xiang will definitely be back soon."

Kong Xiuyun was interrupted by Xiaolian, who looked at her. After a long time, Kong Xiuyun sighed: "Go get my savings."

...

In the early morning, there were only a few people walking on the street. Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Sheng were leading their horses. On the side were Kong Yu, Kong Ji and his son, and some servants of the Kong family. They walked slowly towards the city gate. Xiang Zhuang originally wanted to meet Zhang Buyi.

I said goodbye to Wei Jiu, Zhou Shi and others, but it was still early in the day and these people might not be able to get up. Moreover, I was in a hurry to leave and was afraid that saying goodbye to everyone would delay my trip, so I gave up the idea.

At this time, the city gate was not far away. In a while, the city gate would open. Xiang Zhuang looked at Kong Yu and his son who had come to see him off. He felt grateful in his heart and couldn't help but cup his hands and said: "The city gate is about to open. Uncle, please go back early."

Come on, take good care of Miss Kong for me. After I finish my work, I will definitely come back and marry her with integrity."

Kong Yu nodded with satisfaction and patted Xiang Zhuang's shoulder. On the side, Kong Ji took a baggage from the housekeeper, handed it to Xiang Zhuang, and said: "Here are the packages, and some dry food, keep it for the road. If

If you encounter difficulties, you must come back, and our Kong family will do our best to help."

Xiang Zhuang nodded and expressed his gratitude. On the side, Xiang Sheng took the baggage and tied it on the saddle. At this time, the drum for opening the city gate sounded: "Dong dong dong"

"Creak." The city gate slowly opened. Xiang Zhuang cupped his hands and said goodbye to everyone: "After seeing you for a thousand miles, you must say goodbye. Everyone, stay here and say goodbye to Xiang Zhuang."

Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Sheng got on their horses one after another, turned their horses' heads, and were about to leave, but not far away, a carriage came quickly. In the carriage, Kong Xiuyun waved anxiously: "Mr. Xiang Zhuang, please stay."

Kong Xiuyun's sudden appearance surprised Xiang Zhuang. He did not expect that Kong Xiuyun would also know about his departure. After a brief silence, Xiang Zhuang looked at Kong Yu aside and saw him smiling and nodding. Xiang Zhuang already understood something in his heart.

, reining in the horse and riding towards the carriage.

Kong Xiuyun got out of the car anxiously and looked at Xiang Zhuang, her eyes slightly red. On the side, the maid Xiaolian handed Kong Xiuyun a bundle. Kong Xiuyun handed the bundle to Xiang Zhuang and told him: "Here are my savings for many years, you can keep it."

For use on the road.”

Xiang Zhuang was moved and pushed the baggage back, sighing: "Miss Kong, I thank you for your kindness, but I really can't accept this."

Kong Xiuyun refused and forced the baggage into Xiang Zhuang's arms. Then he wiped the tears that were falling from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief. Xiang Zhuang was moved and raised his right hand to wipe away Kong Xiuyun's tears and said: "Wait for me at home, I'll finish the work."

I will definitely come back to you."

"Well, I'm waiting for you to come back." Kong Xiuyun's voice was choked with sobs.

The two looked at each other, and time passed by. Finally, Xiang Zhuang got back on his horse, leaving only the words "Take care", and hurried away with Xiang Sheng. Looking at Xiang Zhuang's back, Kong Xiuyun sighed softly and said to herself

: "I will wait for you."

Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Sheng moved forward quickly, passing by the city gate, and met the officer who questioned him that day. Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but sneer in his heart. The enemy's road was narrow, and the officer had no intention of embarrassing Xiang and Zhuang.

Go away in a long way and march on the broad galloping road.

The horses galloped, carrying dust flying into the sky. Soon, the two of them walked to a dirt bag. From here, they changed their route and took Dangshan Mountain. They could go straight to Qixian County, but the road was rugged and there was no need to detour. Compared with going around from the north,

Dangshan was much closer. Just when Xiang Zhuang stopped his horses, observed the road, and was about to start again, dust was flying behind him, and someone shouted his name: "Brother Xiang... stay..."

Xiang Zhuang was surprised, turned his horse's head around, and waited for a moment. He saw Zhang Buyi and Wei Jiu coming on horseback. Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but laugh, jumped off his horse, and greeted them.

"Brother Xiang, you are leaving, why didn't you inform us two?" Zhang Buyi's tone was slightly reproachful, while Wei Jiu glared at them angrily. Seeing the two of them acting like this, Xiang Zhuang could only clasp his fists and say, "There is a family emergency.

, I have to rush on my way as soon as possible, so I’m afraid I’ll disturb you two, so please forgive me.”

"Hmph..." Zhang Buyu pretended to be angry, lightly hammered Xiang Zhuang's shoulder with his fist, and then said with a smile: "Brother Wei and I just learned about it, so we came to deliver a message to Brother Xiang."

Wei Jiu also laughed loudly and said: "How can we say goodbye without wine when we say goodbye?"

Wei Jiu took out three jars of fine wine from his horse bag. The jars were not big. Each jar contained about half a catty of wine, but it was enough for three people to drink. At this time, Wei Jiu was the first to open the mud seal and lift the jar.

, smiled and said: "Brother Xiang, I hope you will definitely come see me next time you come back to Suiyang."

"Definitely..." Xiang Zhuang also opened the mud seal and held the wine jar high. On the side, Zhang Buyu also raised the wine jar and sighed: "I am going back to Xiapi in the next few days. I hope that you and I can talk about it again in Xiapi.

.”

"It's settled, let's say goodbye." The three of them touched the wine jars, drank the wine each, and threw the jars away. The two of them gave each other a hand.

The horse galloped and soon gradually disappeared from the sight of the two of them.

...

After saying goodbye to everyone, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Sheng rushed on the road to Qixian County. However, after walking for about three hours, Dangshan Mountain suddenly appeared in front of them. As long as they passed through Dangshan Mountain on the mountain road and walked for half a day, they would be there.

Able to reach Qixian County.

At this time, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Sheng were sitting under the tree, opened their water bottles, took a big sip, took out the dry food in their bags, and chewed it. They had eaten and slept in the open, and they were both exhausted.

Soon, Xiang Zhuang ate all the sweet potatoes in his hand, took a sip of spring water, and looked at the sky with satisfaction. The sun was already high in the sky. It should be noon at this time.

Xiang Sheng had already eaten all the dry food, drank some water, and was half-leaning on a tree trunk. Xiang Sheng was really exhausted from the hurried journey these days. Soon, Xiang Zhuang sighed softly and asked, "I was fine when I left."

, why did the Xiang family get sued in the blink of an eye?"

Xiang Zhuang looked at Xiang Sheng. Xiang Sheng let out a long sigh, hugged his arms and sighed: "Not long after the third uncle Xiang Bo returned home, he and Mr. Yu went out to buy things and prepared to move to Kuaiji. Everything went well, but just before departure

Two days before, Mr. Yu was recognized by his former enemy. He grabbed Mr. San and made a noise in the street. He wanted to report him to the police and arrest him. Mr. Yu was so angry that he punched and killed the man."

"But even so, why didn't the second uncle escape together?" Xiang Zhuang asked in confusion. Soon, Xiang Sheng replied: "The Xiang family's property belongs to Xiang Xiang. In order to transfer the property, the second uncle ordered Mr. Yu to escort the third uncle and take the big brother with him.

Some of the assets left first. I wanted to finish disposing of the old house the next day and then leave, but I didn't expect that the government came to visit me that night."

Xiang Sheng looked at Xiang Zhuang and said with a wry smile: "The government is looking for the Xiang family at this time. I was afraid that you didn't know it. I went back to the prime minister and was arrested. I ordered me to sneak out from the tunnel and came to Suiyang. After doing some inquiries, I found out that Zhuang

Young Master, you were originally in the Confucius Mansion."

After listening to Xiang Sheng's words, Xiang Zhuang already understood in his heart that the general ins and outs were mainly caused by the murder case of his third uncle in the past, but more importantly, Brother Yu's impulse led to the Xiang family's misfortune. Qin's law has always been harsh, if not

I'm afraid the consequences of rescuing the second uncle as soon as possible will be extremely serious. Thinking of this, Xiang Zhuang stood up and said with a smile: "Time is running out, let's get on the road."

"How does Young Master Zhuang plan to save the Second Young Master?"

Xiang Zhuang pondered briefly and sighed: "We can only make a decision by meeting Uncle Cao first."

...

The three-way drum sounded, and the city gate of Qixian County was about to close. Several young police officers shouted loudly: "The time has come, and the city gate is strictly closed..."

After shouting several times, everyone worked together to close the city gate. At this time, from a distance, two war horses and two people came running at an extremely fast speed. Soon, one of them shouted: "Wait a minute, we are going to enter the city.

!”

The policemen ignored the two men who were running towards them, and still pushed the city gate persistently. The city gate slowly closed with a creaking sound. Soon, the city gate was about to close, but from a distance, an iron sword whizzed out.

Come and nail them to the city gate, their feathers are still trembling. In the distance, the two of them are still galloping towards the city gate. The young man at the head shouts: "If you don't open the door, the next arrow will be shot at you."

The policemen were shocked by the young man's rude behavior. They had never seen such people before. They were no different from bandits. Maybe they were really bandits. There was no garrison in Qixian County, so the policemen did not dare to close the door anymore and had to slow down.

Slowly push the city gate open.

Seeing that the city gate was open, the two people did not dare to delay and walked into the city as fast as possible. After the chaotic sound of horse hooves, the old messenger recovered from his panic and hurriedly told the people next to him: "Go and report to the county captain.

Bandits have entered the city!"

...

Cao's Mansion is located on the back street of the county government, mainly to facilitate Cao Wujiu's work. At this time, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Sheng rode their horses to the door of Cao's Mansion. Fearing that their identities would be exposed, Xiang Zhuang gave the horses to Xiang Sheng and asked them to

He took his horse elsewhere to avoid being targeted by the officials.

Xiang Sheng left, and Xiang Zhuang walked slowly towards Cao's Mansion. After knocking on the door, an old family member opened the door and asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm from the Prime Minister. Please tell Uncle Cao that I have something important to visit." Xiang Zhuang said with his hand raised. The old man looked Xiang Zhuang up and down. He had vaguely guessed who Xiang Zhuang was. At this time, Xiang Sheng also walked quickly.

Come, the old man asked softly: "Are you from the Xiang family?"
Chapter completed!