The Red Mansions

Chapter 68 Shuiyue Nunnery

"Go!"

A deep voice came out from Cai Quan's mouth. In the alley behind him, more than a dozen soldiers of the Beijing camp with cold faces and plain clothes all drew out their Yanling sabers in unison, or held crossbows in their hands. Under the cover of the vast twilight, they rushed towards the four bandits who had rushed to the street.

It was evening, the street was sparsely populated, and the chimneys of the houses in the left and right houses were already filled with smoke. As for the adults and children watching the lively wedding, they all stood on tiptoe and stretched their necks in front of the Qin residence. Look inside, see nothing.

"Hula la..." As soon as the four gangsters arrived at the intersection, before rushing towards the door of Qin's house, they saw more than ten people surrounding them, with unfriendly expressions and sharp knives in their hands.

"not good!"

"There is an ambush!"

"It's the official army!" The four of them looked at each other, but they didn't know it was a trap, and said in a low voice almost at the same time.

Whether it was the Yanling sword or the formation of skirmishers, these Cuihua bandits who had fought against Chen Han's army knew all of them, so they knew they were ambushed.

"Pfft!"

The six crossbows were pulled from four directions, and the arrows were aimed at the bottom of the four people. The four bandits screamed, their complexions changed greatly, their pupils shrank sharply, and they hurriedly dodged, but they did their calculations but didn't care, how could they dodge?

Not long after, there were several screams and muffled groans.

Arrows were shot in the thighs and calves of the four bandits, and blood gushed out.

"clang……"

The soldiers brought by Cai Quan threw the crossbow, the light of the knife flickered, and the sound of shouting and killing sounded, and the two sides immediately clashed with each other, and the sound of metal and iron clashing sounded.

On Cai Quan's side, the number advantage is obvious, and the four bandits were hit by arrows in the legs, and they moved slowly.

Only one man was brave and brave, even though he was hit by an arrow in his calf, he still held a waist knife and swung it vigorously, fighting against Cai Quan and the others.

On Jia Heng's side, there was a crowd of people. Accompanied by Feng Guanxiapei and a bride wearing a red hijab, she walked through the gate with the support of Bao Zhu and Rui Zhu, two accompanying maids.

A hanging of firecrackers was picked up and lit by the bamboo pole supported by the old servant of the Qin family. The crackling sound of the firecrackers just suppressed the growing shouts of killing in the distance.

But Jia Heng, who had a keen hearing, did not relax the frown that was originally frowned.

With Qin Keqing boarding the sedan chair, the wedding ceremony came to an end.

"The bride sits down, get up the sedan chair." With a long call, the bride sat firmly in the sedan chair, the bearer lifted the sedan chair, and there was a sound of blowing and blowing around.

Looking around, Cai Quan waved his hand at the intersection of the street where the lights and the night were shining brightly. Knowing that the dust had settled, he breathed a sigh of relief. He led the wedding team and led Qin Keqing towards Ningrong Street. go.

At the same time, at the gate of the city, Dong Qian had also seized the carriage and was waiting for news to meet Lai Sheng who was driving the bandits.

In an unremarkable dilapidated courtyard, Lai Sheng was tied up with ropes, his hands were cut behind his back, and he looked at Dong Qian and the others in horror.

"Who are you? I am the chief of the Ningguo Mansion, let me go!"

Dong Qian sneered: "Say! Where is Jia Zhen now?"

Lai Sheng's face was gloomy, and he said angrily: "You bastard, how dare you call my master by his name directly!?"

"Papa!" The young man at the side swung his arms round and slapped Lai Sheng's face. After a while, Lai Sheng's cheeks were red and swollen, and his eyes were shocked.

"You thieves, let's wait and see when Grandpa Lai reports to the government!" Lai Sheng cursed angrily with his face burning and pain burning in his heart.

"Report to the government? Let me tell you, we are the government! The five city soldiers and horses have found out that Jia Zhen colluded with the Cuihua bandits and entered the city to rob women and children. Tell me! Where is Jia Zhen going to meet now?" Dong Qian pulled Lai Sheng's chest The front placket was pulled up from the ground, and he said in a cold voice with a dark look on his brows and eyes.

"Government?!" Lai Sheng reacted in an instant, and said in horror: "You are the soldiers and horses of the five cities, but you know that the commander of the soldiers and horses, Mr. Qiu Liangqiu, is my old man in Ningfu, I want to see you Master Qiu!"

Dong Qian's heart trembled, and he thought to himself, fortunately Brother Heng didn't look for the soldiers and horses of the five cities, his face was stern, and he sneered: "Collude with bandits, kidnap women and children, it's useless to find anyone! Lord Qiu can't protect you either!"

"Brother Dong, the bucket is here." At this moment, two young men carried a wooden bucket full of clean water.

Dong Qian said coldly: "Tell me, where is Jia Zhen now?"

One of the two young men kicked Lai Sheng's knees fiercely. Lai Sheng was caught off guard and knelt on the ground. He was about to stand up, but was held down by two hands. Dong Qian sneered, grabbed Lai Sheng's hair, and said in a deep voice: "Say, where is Jia Zhen?"

Lai Sheng scolded angrily: "You dare to touch me... Poof..."

Before Lai Sheng could swear, he was pinned down in the bucket, and after a while, he was picked up, his nose was flowing, he was gasping for breath, he felt as if he was suffocating, his lungs were on fire, as if he was about to explode.

"Where is Jia Zhen now?"

"I don't know... Poof..." He was pushed into the bucket again, and so on three times, being soaked three or four times in a row.

"Outside the city...Shuiyue Temple..." Lai Sheng's consciousness was almost blurred, he only felt double images of people in front of him, and the lights in the distance were moving away and approaching, panting heavily, and said in a low voice.

Dong Qian said to the two young men who were pressing Lai Sheng's shoulders, "You guys, watch him, don't let him run away, let him catch his breath, then stuff his mouth with a cloth, and take him to the yard." Take advantage of the darkness to send him to the Jingzhao Yamen in the carriage in the car! Master Xu of the Jingzhao Yamen has already greeted him in advance, remember, don’t let anyone see him.”

The torture just now is only suitable for him to do it himself, because even if there is a disagreement, it will not implicate his brothers.

The two nodded and said, "Brother Dong, don't worry."

Dong Qian walked out of the courtyard, got on his horse, and went to quickly look for Jia Heng.

Now that Jia Zhen's whereabouts have been found out, he is the only one to report the news, and then go to Shuiyue Temple with his cousin, and it is difficult for others to intervene.

Jia Heng has already worshiped at the hall, and sent Qin Keqing to the bridal chamber. The relatives and friends in the courtyard were entertained by Aunt Cai and her husband, drinking and ordering.

But Jia Heng was in the kitchen, talking to Cai Quan in a low voice.

Cai Quan said in a low voice: "Brother Heng, everyone is under control. One leader resisted arrest with a knife. He was shot several times and was seriously injured. It may be enough. The other three were slightly injured and have been bandaged to stop the bleeding. .”

Jia Heng frowned, and asked, "Aren't the brothers injured?"

Cai Quan said with a smile: "No, this time it was calculated mentally but unintentionally. We have a lot of people here, and we have a few crossbows brought from the army for brother, so basically we didn't suffer any injuries."

Jia Heng's face turned weird, and he thought to himself, good guy, Cai Quan brought out the controlled weapons such as crossbows, and it was really redundant when he reminded him at the beginning.

Jia Heng thought for a while, and said: "The leader should be rescued as much as possible, and the others should be kept alive. They will be delivered to Jingzhao Mansion later. Master Xu and I have agreed in advance that we will conduct a surprise interrogation overnight. The iron case will definitely not give the Jia family a chance to react."

Cai Quan knew that sending him there was giving him some credit so that he could show his face, so he couldn't help but feel grateful, and clasped his fists and said, "I'll personally escort him there, brother, can you go to Jingzhao Mansion later?"

"By the way, today is a great day for brothers, the wedding night in the bridal chamber." Cai Quan said with a smile.

Jia Heng shook his head and said, "I'll wait for my cousin."

He was waiting for Dong Qian's news. The so-called Qingfu is not dead, Lu disaster is not over, if he does not use this to find out Jia Zhen, this matter will not be considered over.

Cai Quan said: "Brother, do you want it?"

Jia Heng said coldly: "Jia Zhen is hiding somewhere right now, waiting for these thieves to rob someone, how can I let him wait for nothing!"

"Brother Heng...wouldn't it be too risky?" Cai Quan exhorted with a worried expression on his face, "After all, that is a third-rank Weilie general of the imperial court. Brother Heng must not be impulsive. , has its own law to punish.”

Jia Heng said: "Brother Cai, don't worry, I know it well."

Cai Quan nodded upon hearing this.

(End of this chapter)