Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

"Assassinate Kong Chen? What happened to Kong Chen?" Su Bai asked Gao Hu.

"The second master... passed away?" Kong Dai's acting skills were no worse than Su Bai's.

"Tell me quickly, what happened yesterday? Who fought with whom?" Su Bai asked again.

Gao Hu didn't know whether Kong Chen was dead or not.

Last night it was indeed a trap set by Commander Kong for Yang Huasen, and a total of three regiments of troops were mobilized.

Long before Kong Chen held the banquet, Captain Zhao had spread the news that Kong Chen had urgent military business and would rush back to Linhua overnight after the dinner at Kong Mansion.

When Yang Huasen launched the mutiny, not all members of the original independent regiment followed him in rebellion. For family and other reasons, some people remained in the garrison camp.

Kong Li suspected that the last time Kong Chen was attacked, it was someone among them who reported the news to Yang Huasen.

After the battle began, Kong Chen, Battalion Commander Zhao and the third company of the garrison battalion stood on standby less than three miles away from Xishankou, ready to intercept the few enemies who had escaped through Longxing and fled towards Beishan.

Unexpectedly, an assassin appeared from behind, knocked Kong Chen, Captain Zhao and Kong Chen's chief guard off their horses while they were watching the battle, and then fled into the North Mountain on horseback.

Because the assassin stole a company's horse and rushed out of the city, the company commander Bai Ying was beaten with twenty military sticks and dismissed on the spot.

Gao Hu only knew that the three people who were shot were seriously injured and had been sent to Linhua Military Hospital. No new news had been received yet.

Su Bai's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He thought that this bastard Kong Chen might not die again.

What made her even more depressed was that Military Doctor Chen would most likely give him the penicillin he made himself!

Isn't this a trick of fate?

Kong Dai was more concerned about the situation of Yang Huasen's troops. Gao Hu told him that there were only more than one hundred people in Yang Huasen's troops who ambushed at Xishankou last night, and they had all been wiped out.

The losses of the Seventh Division were not great. Except for a dozen people who pretended to be Kong Chen and his guards and most of them were killed in the attack by Yang Huasen's troops at Xishankou, the casualties of other regiments were very small due to the absolute advantage in firepower.

Kong Li planned to give these dozen soldiers a grand funeral, title them martyrs, and after catching the traitor inside the garrison camp, publicly try and execute them, burying them alive as martyrs.

At present, the four gates of Longxing City are closed and completely blocked.

"Madam and Butler Kong should not go out. The whole city is arresting people now."

Su Bai saw that Kong Dai's face was extremely heavy.

Gao Hu also told the two another piece of news. Last night's action had not stopped. The troops of Kong Li's three regiments had entered the mountains overnight, preparing to wipe out Yang Huasen in one fell swoop.

Kong Li brought another regiment to Longxing this morning. Since Zhou Beiwang was ineffective in capturing the relatives of the rebels last time, he didn't seem to trust the garrison battalion.

Su Bai didn't have such a big picture. According to Gao Hu, Kong Li's target was not within the Kong Mansion, so she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“When was the city sealed off?”

When Gao Hu told Su Bai that Kong Li had issued a city lockdown order half an hour ago, Su Bai breathed a sigh of relief. Second Miss Kong Yun had been gone for more than an hour and was not trapped in the city.

Gao Hu has asked the guards to add more posts inside and outside the gate of Confucius Mansion, allowing only entry but not exit. This is also for the safety of the people in Confucius Mansion. Su Bai did not object.

After Su Bai and Kong Dai entered the lobby in the front yard, Kong Dai told Su Bai that he had also gone out yesterday to find someone to inform Yang Huasen, and he beat his chest and stamped his feet, saying that he regretted it.

Apart from going back to the backyard to take care of Xu Tianyi's meals and infusions, Su Bai stayed in the lobby of the front yard the whole time. He did not wait for Zi Yan to come back until evening, which made Su Bai very uneasy.

There was someone who was more anxious than Su Bai, and that was the housekeeper Kong Dai. He would come out from time to time and pace back and forth in the front yard, then return to his room shaking his head.

He was worried about Yang Huasen. He had told Su Bai in the morning that mobilizing three regiments to go into the mountains to suppress the bandits was a scale that had never been seen in decades. He estimated that Yang Huasen was in great danger this time.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, Su Bai went to find Gao Hu and told him that Zi Yan should have come back long ago but was nowhere to be seen. Gao Hu told her that the city was still searching for her and it looked like it would not end today. He would go to the opposite camp and find someone to help inquire whether Zi Yan had been captured in the barracks.

Only then did I realize that Kong Li not only sealed off the city, but also did not allow people to walk on the streets, otherwise, anyone caught would be arrested.

Kong Dai was right, this guy was even more ruthless than Kong Chen.

Helpless, Su Bai had to return to the backyard.

I just went back to the backyard and made myself a pot of tea. Before I could take a sip, the third concubine sneaked in.

"Why did you come here?"

"I asked the maid to look for Zi Yan, but she wasn't in the house, so I came here in a hurry. Don't worry, no one saw us!"

The third concubine was not polite and poured herself a cup of tea.

First, she reported the matter of the Second Wife to Su Bai. During lunch today, the Second Wife told them that she would officially take over the Kong Mansion in two days.

The Fifth Concubine was very unhappy, but she didn't dare to say it, because once the Second Concubine took over the Kong Mansion, Su Bai's promise to distribute half of the dividends to each room starting next month would be ruined.

After coming out of the Second Wife's room, the Fourth Wife said to her and the Fifth Wife that since Su Bai had chosen to hand over power, the head of the household should not be decided by the Second Wife alone. Either the concubines should jointly manage the household, or they could nominate one person and vote with soybeans, one bean per person, to the room they support.

Whoever has more beans will be the boss.

Su Bai blinked as he listened. Is this going to be a democratic election?

It is obvious that the fourth wife also wants to be the head of the family.

The third concubine said that Su Bai could not let go. As long as she did not let go, the fourth concubine would not have the idea of ​​being the head of the family. No matter what, letting Su Bai be the head of the family was the master's last wish before he died.

But if the second wife is in charge, that’s another story.

In fact, the Fourth Wife had encouraged everyone a few days ago to agree to let the Second Wife take charge, just because she wanted to mess up the Kong Mansion first and then take the opportunity to take the throne. She didn't really want to put the Kong Mansion in the hands of the Second Wife.

Seeing that the Second Wife had already started to take over the accounts, the Fourth Wife became a little anxious. She wanted to go out to find the Third Master during dinner time, but she was stopped by Gao Hu's guards and was unable to go out.

Just now, the second wife also wanted to leave the house, but was also stopped by the guards.

"What is the second wife doing outside the house?" Su Bai asked knowingly.

The third concubine said that the second wife had worked hard in the accounting office with Mr. Kong all day, and only discovered after dinner that the second young lady was not there.

She searched everywhere in the Confucius Mansion, but no one knew where the second young lady had gone.

"Why didn't she come to see me?" Su Bai asked the third concubine.

Su Bai's backyard was locked. The second wife saw Su Bai sitting in the lobby in the front yard, so she didn't come to ask Su Bai.

According to the third concubine, the second wife was almost going crazy.

"Why are you in such a hurry? The Second Miss is so playful, who knows where she's going to play."

The third concubine whispered to Su Bai, "Is today a day for fun? I heard that the city is already a river of blood!"