The first time I saw this was when I was a student at the University of California at Berkeley, where I was a student at the University of California at Berkeley, and the second time I was a student at the University of California at Berkeley. But now, with their lives on the line, no one has the heart to spoil the fourth house anymore. Liu and Wei Changying both turned their heads and ordered their left and right to accompany them to the side room for a rest.

Half forced half coaxed to send off Pei Meiniang and crying Shen Shu Liu, the room quieted down, Mrs. Su only cold face to open, said "half an hour ago, your father suddenly from the Yamen with people back to pass the letter, said the morning scouting horses outside the city found the Rong people traces, as a precautionary measure did not dare to explore more than to come back to report the letter. Then the master for safety, ordered the closure of the four gates. Thanks to this, it turns out that the Rong people are actually a large army to violate! Now, under the city, there are already banners and flags like forests, and the Rong people are like water!"

The people in the hall, both masters and servants, drew in a breath of cold air!

Liu's flowery face lost its color and said, "Mother, how could this be? Could it be the East Hu side?" Her parents and close relatives were originally in the imperial capital, but when the Rong people violated the border before, Liu had deployed her children for defense, and several of her brothers and cousins and nephews had been called back by the clan. Now they were all in Donghu.

Not only worried about these brothers and nephews, but also worried about the family normally for the Rong people to enter the middle of Wei, they had to break the Donghu, or even crush it.

Not to mention the possibility that the mulberry land may have fallen into the hands of the foreigners ...... that there is still hope to snatch it back. The problem is that 80% of Donghu's generals are from the Liu family! Once these people are martyred, the blow to the Liu family in Donghu is unimaginable!

If she didn't still have the hope of an eventuality, Liu would have simply fainted at this moment!

Fortunately, she was really counted on, Mrs. Su said with a watery face, "Don't worry, although it is said that the Rong people have come to the imperial capital, but the Liu family side may not have gone out of the way! Otherwise, wouldn't there be no word about it?"

This is true, the Liu family is deeply rooted in Donghu, no matter how defeated they are, it's impossible to even send a message to the rear to remind them.

Liu's heart was a little more at ease when she heard this, and she said in surprise "How did that Rong people appear in the imperial capital?" Only after asking these words Liu suddenly regretted it, a horrible thought surfaced in her mind!

"It should have come from Hanhai." Mrs. Su frowned, "Coming via Yanzhou. There is only this one possibility! Otherwise how could it not be without a sound!" Even if the Liu family didn't tell, the Liu family and the Rong people's scouts weren't the only ones in Donghu right now.

It's good that it wasn't put over by the Liu family on purpose! Even if it was flown over! Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei Changying was about to speak when the second and sixth families arrived together. Duanmu Yanyu was carrying Shen Liryi in her arms, followed by her two daughters, Shen Shurou and Shen Liryue, who were already showing their maidenhood. Shen Lyriti's face was red, and there were tears on her long eyelashes, so she thought that she had been drinking medicine before, but she was too bitter to drink it.

Huo Qingling, who is a step behind, is supported by two maids, one on each side, but her steps are still a bit light, and her voice is weak from her face to her greeting.

Mrs. Su frowned and told them to take their respective seats, saying, "You guys came so late! The Rongs are already at the city's doorstep, and you're not even a little bit acute!"

Duanmu Yanyu and Huo Qingling are both stunned at the words, "Rongren?"

"Second sibling, sixth sibling you don't know." Liu gave a rough account of what happened and frowned, "...... That's why mother wanted us all to come over!"

Mrs. Su took over the conversation and said, ''This is also your father's intention. Although it was not thought that the Imperial Capital would be besieged before, you guys should not worry too much. Due to the previous unrest, nowadays all the families in the imperial capital have stored a lot of firewood and rice, and there are many wells in the imperial capital, so I think it won't be a problem to support them for a year and a half. In the city, there are still the imperial guards and the guards of all the families who can defend the city. The Xuanjia guards are certainly not here, but for something this big, how could they not know the news? At that time will definitely return to save!"

Mrs. Su's tone is not slow and steady, well organized, said the hearts of all the people are relieved before listening to Pei Meiniang said completely is a big disaster, as if the next moment the Rong people will rush into the city, but now by Mrs. Su a analysis, things really have not yet reached the time of despair well!

Seeing that everyone's expression has eased down, Mrs. Su added "The reason why I called you all here is to make this clear to you! So that you don't listen to the wind or the rain, the Rong people can't beat the Imperial Capital, but you all scared yourselves! If word gets out, you'll lose our family's face!"

Liu and Wei Changying, both a bit sardonic at the moment because they had been pressed earlier, said, "The daughters-in-law were unable to keep their heads above water, thanks to mother's guidance. In the end, mother can see much more clearly than the daughters-in-law."

"You guys are still too young and haven't experienced much. Once you meet a big event, you will panic, easy to be led by the nose!" Mrs. Su shook her head and pointedly said, "That's why your father and I can't rest assured if we don't give you some advice in person."

Then Mrs. Su asked her daughters-in-law to remember to go back and beat up the people in their rooms, not to allow anyone to spread bad rumors, but also to pay attention to take good care of the children, "The army is attacking the city, although our house is far from the city wall, and we live in the inner house, so we can't hear any idle noise outside the city. However, it is possible that the clamor will spread, so don't frighten them at that time, they are still small."

Daughters-in-law should be, Mrs. Su and gently said that there is no need to make a fuss about this matter, and then everything in the house as usual. In any case, the city guard to the court officials to do, they these women just look after the backyard waiting for the various places of the King's forces to come over to relieve the siege is only to ask about Shen Linyi and Huo Qingling's body.

Huo Qingling was busy getting up and blessed, Mrs. Su told her to sit back down, Huo Qingling carefully sat down before saying in a fine voice "Daughter-in-law just fainted badly, but now she's feeling better."

"It just so happens that Xinmiao is here." Mrs. Su looked at her righteous daughter and said, "We'll have to trouble you again in a while."

Duanmu Xinmiao smiled and said, "Righteous mother netted polite words."

Mrs. Su asked Shen Lyriti again, "How is it now?"

"I drank the medicine prescribed by sister Xinmiao, and I'm much better now. I haven't coughed a single word all the way from the second house to here." Duanmu Yanyu said.

"Tell the nursemaids to be careful when taking care of them." Mrs. Su gave a hmmm, and ordered everyone to disperse, each going to appease the hearts of the servants, lest there be chaos in the Tai Fu House.

But Wei Chang Ying these people left, but Mrs. Su can not rest yet, because Pei Meiniang there she still have to urge some more, this is a headache errand ...... Mrs. Su sighed darkly!

Because Duanmu Xinmiao had to go to the sixth house to treat Huo Qingling, she did not go with Wei Changying, so the two of them left the upper room and said goodbye. Wei Changying led his two sons back to the Jintong Courtyard, and before they could sit down, Shen Shuguang pulled his younger brother into a chittering commotion.

Rarely did Wei Changying coax them with a smile, but instead commanded solemnly, "You all go to the court, Zhu Yi, go and ask Zhu Lei to come over."

Shen Shuguang was doing his homework in Jintong courtyard today, and Wei Changying was watching him personally, so he didn't need Zhu Lei to be around. Since Zhu Lei was not a servant, it was not good for him to be here, so Wei Changying gave him a leave to go back to his master and his wife to fulfill his filial piety.

The good thing is that Mr. and Mrs. Jiang Zheng live in the back street of the Taifu Mansion, and Zhu Yi is familiar with the way to find it over very quickly.

Taking advantage of the intervening time, Wei Changying called the subordinates of Jintong courtyard together and told them what Mrs. Su had said and what she had said to calm them down, and then commanded everything to go on as usual this last command was especially persuasive, so the subordinates were surprised for a while and quieted down, waiting as usual.

The crowd only dispersed, Zhu Lei came, and brought a small basket of pastries "Shi Niang just happened to be ready, thinking that Mr. Er Sun likes to eat, let me bring some."

"Aunt He has a heart." Wei Changying asked Zhu Yin to take it out and divide it between his two sons, "Xie'er can eat up to two pieces, and Guang'er can have one more."

After finishing the pastries, Wei Changying signaled his nursemaid to take his two sons and some of the little ambassadors farther away, before he spoke to Zhu Lei about the siege of the Imperial Capital.

Zhu Lei listened with a slight nod and said, ''I've already heard about this at Master and Mother's place, but there are at least 200,000 imperial guards in the city. Even though the imperial guards have lax military discipline, most of these people are from various families within the city and the capital, so now they are defending the country as well as protecting the family, so how can they not do their best? What's more, the imperial capital has an extremely large number of prestigious families, and I heard from my master that there is a habit of storing several years' worth of firewood and rice among all the high families....... I think it's unlikely that the Rong people, alone, would be able to keep the imperial capital under siege for so long."

He is the words to appease the hearts of people have said, Wei Chang Ying will not repeat, looked around are beloved, colorful said "Although so, but I am afraid that some people are timid, easy to give birth to what should not give birth to the mind, so that follow the people with the chaos of the side! So these days the house up and down need to get up the spirit to extraordinarily watch the point ......."

Zhu Lei heard here a little confused, thinking that this is to let himself into the government to do things? In addition to his own martial arts, there is no other strengths, this house of people can not see a beat one not?

He heard Wei Changying pause before continuing, "So I'm afraid I don't have the time to keep an eye on Guang'er these days, but I'll have to trouble you to worry more."

It turns out or accompany Shen Shuguang, this second Sun Gongzi naive and lively, like to be pampered but does not rely on his status to bully people, although Zhu Lei is not the kind of people who particularly like children, but also do not hate this Sun Gongzi, and at that moment, he was quick to respond.

Wei Changying called Shen Shuguang to come in and told him to listen to Zhu Lei "Don't run around anymore, learn from your Uncle Zhu when you have time, at least build a foundation! When I was your age, I had already learned a set of boxing skills."

Shen Shuguang no matter after lazy not lazy, in front of his mother's face will always be full of promises, at this moment on the sweet words "children know, in the future must be good to listen to the words of uncle Zhu, ah will not give mother lost face." Originally, Zhu Lei excused himself from being Shen Shuguang's official teacher, and should have called out to him as an instructor.

However, when he was a child, he called his instructor Jiang Zheng "Jiang Bo", and Zhu Lei had saved Shen Shuguang's life, so he asked his son to address him as "Uncle" to show his closeness to him.

At this moment, after hearing his son's assurance, Wei Changying gently touched his head and said, "If you say it, you have to do it, you go down."

Zhu Lei sniffed and also got up to follow along with him as he excused himself.

When they all went out, Huang came up to ask for instructions on family matters, Wei Changying also quickly converged his mind to command ...... so that the master and servant both did things as usual, falling in the eyes of the other subordinates more and more centered.

But in the evening, when Huang served Wei Changying in the bath as usual, the two of them mentioned the siege of the city by the Rong people again, but they were far from being indifferent in front of the people .......