Reborn Concubine, Be Respectful First

After hearing what her youngest son said, the old marquis' wife quickly became alert and began to instruct Yuan to ask the servant to guard the door, and then send someone to the front yard to find Chu Wei.

The few of them didn't see the Third Young Master's wife here at all during the whole process.

Another half incense stick of time passed, and the noisy sounds outside were heard becoming increasingly chaotic.

The second and fourth masters could no longer bear it and asked their personal servants to go back and get important things to prevent anyone from entering the front yard during the chaos.

After all, the front yard is close to the street, and the sign of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is especially conspicuous.

The ladies of the several rooms were even less of a problem, but they did not ask anyone to bring anything with them. Instead, they asked several personal maids to look after their dowries and boxes.

Shen Ruyan was no exception. Su Xinqing was the only one standing there waiting for news the whole time.

In fact, she went to Yuan's yard not to seek shelter, but to find out where the earthquake came from.

Why didn't it happen in the previous life? Or was she in the inner house, or was she ignored?

Su Xinqing racked her brains but still had no answer, so she could only give up for the time being.

Because the servant who was sent to the front yard came back.

"Reporting to the Marquis's wife, the First Madam, and all the gentlemen, the Third Young Master is not in the mansion now. The servant in the front yard said that when the Third Young Master was in the cave, he went to the back yard and left." The servant did not dare to look up. He knelt on the ground and answered, lowering his body very low.

He was afraid that he would be like the maid just now, kicked by a few nobles and his life would be over.

Yuan almost choked on a mouthful of blood. When it was time to help the Marquis' Mansion, she was not there.

Suddenly thinking of something, Yuan looked at Su Xinqing who was hiding in the crowd, her eyes seemed to want to torture her to death.

Su Xinqing was inexplicably targeted by Yuan and looked over innocently.

"Before Chu Wei left, he went to the backyard to look for you."

Su Xinqing understood clearly that Yuan's words were affirmative sentences, not interrogative sentences.

She nodded honestly: "Yes, mother, but I don't know where my husband has gone."

Yuan knew about Chu Wei's visit to the backyard so quickly. If she wanted to investigate her own matter, she would not be able to hide it from him.

So, he readily agreed. Besides, they were husband and wife in name only, so it was normal for them to come and see him.

As for where Chu Wei went after he left, it was normal for her not to know. After all, their relationship was not good, and they just needed to see if the other was dead or not, which should be the greatest favor they could give.

When Yuan saw Su Xinqing's submissive look, she felt annoyed again.

"Didn't I tell you not to come out unless necessary? Go back first. We don't need you to serve here." He felt even more annoyed with this annoying bastard's wife.

He glanced at his own daughter again, and seeing that she wanted to speak for the illegitimate son's wife, he could not help but glared at his own daughter fiercely.

Chu Mingzhu was stunned by her mother's cold eyes.

"Yes, my daughter-in-law knows."

However, when he was about to leave the old lady's yard, he heard another servant coming in to report the situation outside.

"Madam, Madam, the officials outside are all saying that there is an earthquake in the direction of Fengshui County, a hundred miles away from the capital. The official road outside the city is also blocked by slippery soil on the top of the mountain. Many officials have already gone outside the city. I also heard that the camp outside the capital has received an order to go to the direction of Fengshui County to check the situation."

"Isn't the Jingjiao Camp the business of the Jingzhao Prefecture? How come it's the Jingjiao Camp again?"

"Madam, the Jingzhao government office is now busy catching bandits. Even the Jinyiwei have been mobilized. Many wealthy families have been robbed. The Yongchang Earl's Mansion and the Minister He's Mansion have both been robbed, and I heard that people were killed. It is also said that the backyard of the Prince's Mansion was stolen. As for the situation, I am not very clear. I just saw people from the Prince's Mansion go to the government office to report the theft." The servant's voice was trembling. God knows how he got back.

He didn't dare walk on the main road for fear of being caught as a bandit.

He walked on a remote path and met people he shouldn't have met. If he hadn't hidden away in time, he would have been unable to come back.

"This? Eldest brother's wife, isn't the eldest brother in the camp outside the capital? How can this be done? You should send someone to call the eldest brother back quickly. Yu'er? No, Huaili, you go. You are Yu'er's second uncle. It will be more convenient for you to go out as the elder. You must bring your eldest brother back. If you really have to go to that county, you can go in place of your eldest brother. As for your wife and children, the Marquis's Mansion will help you take care of them." The old marquis's wife didn't care about the injury on her leg and sat up straight.

He looked at his illegitimate son Chu Huaili with burning eyes, as if if the other party did not go, or could not bring back the Marquis, he would not need to come back.

However, before the Second Master Chu Huaili had any opinion, Zhao had already started to cry: "Mother-in-law, it's so chaotic outside now, you are letting Huaili run into the muzzle of a gun. Our master can't do anything, he will die once he leaves the gate of the Marquis' Mansion. Woo woo... Mother-in-law, you can't... Even if Huaili is not your biological son, I have been very respectful to you over the years, you can't..."

After hearing what she wanted to hear, Su Xinqing quickly left the place of trouble.

In my heart, I had my initial understanding of the old marquis's wife.

She now seemed to understand why the old marquis was so powerful, while the marquis, the fourth master and the fifth master had not achieved anything.

It is indeed difficult for a mother to help her children become successful if she only protects her own children and pushes her illegitimate children out to take the blame.

Especially when faced with major issues and with the chaos outside, just when the emperor needed manpower, the old marquis' wife did not think of sending her children out to help, but instead kept them confined in the marquis' mansion.

Even the marquis, who held an official position and was supposed to follow orders, was no exception.

It is conceivable that after this incident, it would be impossible for the emperor to be interested in anyone from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

And her sixth sense told Su Xinqing that if she didn't leave quickly.

I guess if the old marquis’s wife remembers it, she will come back to find me.

Judging from the mental state of the old marquis' wife, she might be allowed to go out as a woman to look for Chu Wei, and this bastard would come back to protect their safety.

Su Xinqing brought the two of them back to her yard, and looking at the brightly lit Fufeng Pavilion, she suddenly realized something.

"Shanlan, turn off all the lights in our yard, and let the maids squeeze into one room. The four of you can also go to my room to rest. The underground cave should be passed. I'm afraid there are thieves. Let's turn off all the lights and see if we can hide."

"Yes, master." Shan Lan is still frightened. He listens to whatever the master says and subconsciously thinks that everything the master says is right.