ebookland Chapter 253: Great Victory at Yucheng Pass
Chapter 253: Great Victory at Yucheng Pass
As the three were talking, the door of the Bo Mansion finally opened.
The first to come out was the sixth room, which was the one with the fewest people among the concubines' rooms.
But including the family members who left the Bo Mansion with them, there were about fifty or sixty people.
Then came Room 7, Room 4... There were a lot of people in each room, all carrying large and small bags.
The ladies from several rooms all wore veils and were helped by servants to go out and immediately walked towards the carriage.
They walked fast, but the concubines following behind them were not so lucky. Before they could catch up and get on the carriage, their veils were ripped off by bold passers-by.
A number of pale and wooden faces were exposed in front of everyone. Suddenly, the crowd burst into cheers and started pointing at this group of people.
The concubines whose veils were lifted up all tried to grab the veils in panic, but at this time the crowd suddenly became agitated.
Someone brave enough came over and pinched one of them on the face.
Someone took the lead, and everyone else bravely followed suit.
Some people pinched their faces, some touched their chests and waists, and some tried to untie their belts, and there was suddenly chaos in front of the door.
Lu Xinran watched this farce in the carriage, feeling mixed emotions for a moment.
"Let's go."
There is no point in watching this kind of excitement any longer.
Zhang Shui'er looked outside the carriage again, raised her hand and knocked on the carriage. The driver whipped the horse and left the alley.
"Let's go sit in the teahouse. I have some good news that I haven't had time to tell you."
As soon as Zhang Shui'er finished speaking, she heard a voice in her ear that made her choke.
【Look what good news is! 】
[It turned out that there was another victory report from Yucheng Pass. The Queen and General Xie had already led the troops to block Chahar in Yucheng Pass, and they were just waiting to attack and recapture the city. This battle was temporarily over.]
[However, how could this Chahar be so stupid? He knew that Xie Lang and Qi Yu would lead their troops to fight back once the imperial reinforcements arrived, but he still dared to stay in Yucheng Pass. ]
Tang Wanrou lowered her head and smiled secretly. Zhang Shuier glared at her with dissatisfaction, and without caring whether Lu Xinran agreed or not, she directly told the driver to go straight to the teahouse.
Then, regardless of whether Lu Xinran had already peeked at her good news, she said it again angrily.
"Grandfather said that my aunt would most likely be back before the Queen Mother's birthday, so the war would be over in half a month at most."
"Come back before the Queen Mother's birthday?"
Lu Xinran was stunned, and then immediately began to recall when the Queen Mother’s birthday was.
If she remembered correctly, it should have been in August. It was the first banquet she and Lu Xinlan attended after coming to this time and space.
Time flies so fast, a year goes by in the blink of an eye.
"The Queen is returning to the capital, so Xinlan should be coming back too, right?"
Tang Wanrou smiled and mentioned Lu Xinlan who had not returned yet. Her good brother was still eagerly waiting for this marriage.
When Lu Xinran heard her talking about her good sister, her smile instantly became more polite.
"Sister wrote to me a few days ago and mentioned that she helped several generals at the border. If the war cannot be ended soon, sister may not come back with the queen."
"So," Tang Wanrou smiled somewhat disappointedly, "I haven't seen her for a long time, and I miss her so much."
Lu Xinran just smiled, turned to look at Zhang Shui'er and said meaningfully: "Seriously speaking, Zhang Er's marriage is still very good. She is the girl that Cui Wu wholeheartedly wants to marry, not the choice after weighing all aspects."
These words made Tang Wanrou lose her smile.
She didn't need to go back and think about what this was ironic.
She sighed in her heart, thinking that her good mother had shot herself in the foot this time.
Zhang Shuier heard the dissatisfaction hidden in Lu Xinran's heart and hurriedly smiled to smooth things over: "But after getting married, you will have to live with his family. This is something you can't escape. It's all troublesome."
"How can I not escape? I really think your marriage is a good one."
Zhang Shui'er was deep in thought when her heart suddenly skipped a beat. She quickly raised her eyes to look at Lu Xinran, only to see that she had already turned sideways to pick up the kettle.
After staying in the teahouse for half an hour, the three of them got on their carriages.
Tang Wanrou did not return to the Duke's Mansion with Zhang Shuier, but went back to the Tang family first.
Lu Xinran's words today were not to express dissatisfaction, but to tell her directly that it would be better to forget about this marriage.
After Lu Xinlan returns to the capital with the Queen, she will surely be rewarded for her performance at the border. If the Emperor is pleased, she might even be given the title of County Princess.
By then, I wonder how many families in Beijing will miss her.
Liu didn't expect that her weighing of the pros and cons would make the Lu family dissatisfied.
The various mansions in the capital are presented to the younger generation, and everyone looks at them again and again.
She just wanted to be safe, and secretly she was most satisfied with Lu Xinlan. Wasn't this okay?
"Mother, you had originally made a verbal agreement with Madam Lu that you would arrange a marriage between me and the eldest son of the Lu family after the mourning period was over."
But before she was over the mourning period, Liu was asked out by Fang, who privately introduced her to many families.
This was already a taboo in the first place. They were wrong to go back on their word, and now they are using the same method again. It is normal for the Lu family to be dissatisfied.
Liu felt a little uncomfortable when her daughter reminded her of this.
"If Lu Yuanheng is a reliable person, mother won't be so shameless as to break her promise."
It was obvious that the Lu family was not a good family, and what was wrong with her just thinking about her daughter?
Tang Wanrou thought of Zhang Xinji's tenderness and affection, and nodded slightly with a red face.
"Mother, you have to handle this marriage well whether it succeeds or not. Don't make enemies with the Lu family, especially Lu Xinran."
"Don't worry, I understand this. When Xinlan comes back, I will go to your house in person to ask for your brother's hand in marriage."
She showed her utmost sincerity this time. If it still didn't work, then it could only be said that the two children were not destined to be together.
After Lu Xinran learned the news from Zhang Shuier, he has been paying attention to the military reports sent back from the border.
Whenever Song Junyan received news from the border, he would order someone to deliver a copy of the news to her.
Yucheng Pass was recaptured faster than anyone expected, but the price paid was also extremely heavy.
After being besieged by the soldiers of the Great Chu, Chahar realized that he could not defend Yucheng Pass at all, so he decisively chose to open the city gate and break out.
However, the direction he chose happened to be the direction where Ma Linyuan was. After a fierce battle, he led his troops to successfully escape back to Mobei. However, Ma Linyuan, who was responsible for blocking the troops, was unfortunately hit by three arrows. One arrow hit his heart and he died on the spot.
When this military report was sent back to the capital, the whole city rejoiced. The emperor in the Wenhua Palace looked at the report with a face so gloomy that it seemed as if ink could drip out.