The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Seven days later, it was the hour of Yin.

Pei Yanxu had already figured out the specific time when the Japanese pirates wanted to launch the offensive. If the pirates hiding in the water at the hour of Mao received a signal flare from the pirates already in the city, the offensive would be launched immediately.

The night before, several old women prepared some home-cooked dishes such as roast duck, roast goose, tofu soup, and spicy fried chicken. After eating bland meals for a few days, the bandits were unable to move when they saw these meat dishes and heavy-flavored dishes.

Granny Zhang and a few old sisters prepared food for the bandits and gave them a lot of "Zhegui". The bandits didn't dare to drink before the action, so they all had some dishes in the end.

Grandma Zhang was disappointed at first, but luckily every dish was drugged.

The night was dark and the pirates were sleeping soundly.

After the Japanese pirates fell asleep, Granny Zhang slipped out of the house to give a message to the secret guards who had been protecting them all these days. After receiving the news, the secret guards immediately went back to report.

The leader went back to report, and immediately a group of people came out from the dark, tied up all the people, and locked them in the cellar.

Time passed minute by minute, and the bandits hiding outside still hadn't received any signal flares. They were getting anxious. Could something have happened after so long without any movement?

The leader of the pirates looked at the city gloomily and uncertainly. The people of Chen State really could not be trusted. He was afraid that this was a counter-espionage plot to capture them with the help of both inside and outside forces.

But there are too many people entering the city this time. If they cannot rescue them, it will be a big loss for these pirates.

The leader of the pirates thought about it and decided that since they had been here and preparing for so long, they had to try to charge in anyway. If it didn't work, it would be good to just steal some things and take them back.

Before the bandit leader could think about it, Zheng Xiaoyun had already sent people over.

The Zheng family's banquet the day before was not a success. Zhuang found out that the people who came were all disguised as her. Before she had time to think about it, the entire general's mansion was surrounded.

At this time, Zheng Xiaoyun was in the military camp, so even if Zhuang wanted to pass on the message, she couldn't.

Zheng Xiaoyun didn't know what happened until now, he just thought everything was under control. He sent people to Pei's house and Xia's house as planned, and started the action as soon as the signal flare was lit.

After waiting for a long time, the signal flare did not light up, and Zheng Xiaoyun felt a bad feeling in his heart.

He was a general who had fought in the battlefield, so he naturally knew that something must have changed. However, he could not move any further in the current situation. If he stopped now, even if Pei Yanxu found any clues, he would not be able to convict him.

Zheng Xiaoyun thought for a long time, and finally said to the deputy general, "I'm afraid that tonight's action is not a good idea. Maybe Pei Yanxu already knows about it, otherwise the signal flare wouldn't have been so late."

"Should we continue?" asked the deputy general.

"If that's the case, Pei Yanxu must have mobilized troops. Don't act rashly anymore. Evacuate everyone. But the leader of the pirates must not be captured, otherwise you and I will both be beheaded."

The deputy general understood the meaning and took orders to find someone to assassinate him.

"One more, call Bai Xiao to me."

"Yes!"

Bai Xiao didn't know why Pei Yanxu hurriedly called him over at this time, "General."

"Bai Xiao, please go back to the General's Mansion and check the situation. There has been no movement from the Madam so far. Something is not right. If something is wrong, please report it as soon as you find out the situation clearly."

"Yes!"

"You know Xia Mianwan. If there is a chance tonight... kill him!" Zheng Xiaoyun said firmly.

Bai Xiao was shocked. He didn't expect that Zheng Xiaoyun actually wanted to kill Xia Mianwan.

"Madam Xia didn't do anything... If I kill her like this, will it be..." Bai Xiao's unfinished intention was to hope that Zheng Xiaoyun would not kill her.

But Zheng Xiaoyun would never change his mind. "This might be my only chance to kill her in the chaos. As long as she dies, no one will bring up the matter between Sasa and me again, and Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er won't have to wander around anymore!"

"Aren't you afraid of other people's saliva?"

Zheng Xiaoyun said: "Only today, she died at the hands of Japanese pirates. What does it have to do with me, Zheng Xiaoyun?"

Bai Xiao couldn't expect Zheng Xiaoyun to be so cruel, so he had to withdraw in silence.

Seeing that Bai Xiao was unwilling, Zheng Xiaoyun sent a few more people to follow Bai Xiao, determined to kill Xia Mianwan if there was a chance.

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The pirates finally rushed in. As soon as they got ashore, they were poured with hot oil on their faces. They screamed in agony. Pei Yanxu still thought it was not enough, so he ordered people to throw torches at them.

When the bandit leader saw that Chen Guoren was well prepared, he was secretly shocked.

After killing for a while, they were unable to even break through the first layer of encirclement.

The pirate leader did not dare to be arrogant anymore and retreated repeatedly. However, when he wanted to go back to the boat, he found that even the boat was burned. A raging fire was burning on the sea, lighting up half of the night sky.

Pei Yanxu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the bandit leaders had been driven away and Zheng Xiaoyun's men were nowhere to be seen. It was a close call!

But he was always worried about Xia Mianwan, so after handing over the command here to his subordinates, he took his men directly to Xia's house.

At this time, at the door of Xia Mianwan's house, Bai Xiao and his men arrived, and the secret guards around jumped out.

Bai Xiao didn't want to kill Xia Mianwan, and hesitated at the gate for a long time. The secret guards beside him kept urging him, so Bai Xiao had no choice but to take his men into Xia's house.

Xia Mianwan heard the noise outside and saw through the crack in the door that it was Bai Xiao and the secret guards coming over. In a hurry, she quickly slipped into the space.

Apart from the doorman, there was no one else in the Xia residence.

Bai Xiao and his men searched around but did not find Xia Mianwan. At this time, Pei Yanxu also arrived with his men.

Bai Xiao heard the footsteps and hurriedly flew to the backyard with the secret guards.

"Mianwan, Mianwan!" Pei Yanxu only saw the back of the person leaving, and shouted anxiously with a startled heart.

Seeing that the crisis had been resolved, Xia Mianwan flashed out of the space. She ruffled her hair and pretended to crawl out of the closet.

Before he could finish his struggle, Pei Yanxu kicked the door open.

Xia Mianwan was startled by the noise, but Pei Yanxu took a big step forward and held Xia Mianwan's shoulders, looking around carefully, "How is it, are you okay?"

Xia Mianwan was very touched that Pei Yanxu could appear here so quickly.

"I'm fine, don't worry." Xia Mianwan smiled.

Pei Yanxu was relieved to see that Xia Mianwan was really fine. "Sorry, I'm still late. I almost gave them an opportunity. Where are the guards I sent? Why can't I see them?"

"I think he was led away by someone. But I told you I'll be fine. Don't worry."

Pei Yanxu nodded and took a few steps back. "I asked people to surround the general's mansion. Now I have to go over and take a look. I hope you are okay."

"Will there be any evidence against Zheng Xiaoyun?" Xia Mianwan asked.

Pei Yanxu shook his head and said, "Although the matter is not over yet, I think we may not be able to get direct evidence against Zheng Xiaoyun. We can only know each other's secrets. However... I have reported all these things to the emperor. It is inevitable that one will get his shoes wet when walking by the river. But I didn't expect that he would be so determined to kill you."