Chapter 251: Chapter 251: Opening the Door
Translator: 549690339 I
“I heard that the Imperial Army has surrounded all the nobles’ mansions… and taken away quite a few people. Will they come to our house too?” Jiang Yuan whispered, “I don’t know where Father and Third Brother are. Will they be in any trouble?”
“Pah, pah, pah, your father and Third Brother must be fine.” Aunt Liu glared at her, “If you don’t know what to say, shut up.”
Everyone was anxious.
They had always lived in luxury and leisure, never having experienced such a thing before.
Just as they were worried, trouble arrived.
The housekeeper stumbled in, shouting, “Madam, many Imperial Army soldiers have arrived at the door. We servants are guarding it, but we may not be able to hold them off!”
“Oh my God!” Madam cried out, her face pale as she stood up, “What do they want? Are they going to arrest us? What has happened?”
Jiang Yan cried quietly.
“Don’t panic, everyone!” Lin Zizi stood up and said solemnly, “Housekeeper, you divide the servants into two groups, one guarding the backyard and the other guarding the door.”
The housekeeper wiped his sweat: “I’ve seen them. There are a lot of Imperial Army soldiers. We can’t hold them off.”
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“Let me go and take a look!”
“Zizi!” Madam shouted, “Don’t go!”
Lin Zizi smiled and said, “It’s all right, Sister-in-law. You stay here with the children. I want to ask these Imperial Army soldiers why they have surrounded the Prime Minister’s Mansion! Are they going to rebel?”
She seemed gentle and elegant, but she was strong at heart.
With only two maids accompanying her, she followed the housekeeper to the front yard.
Jiang Ning called Xiaoman to push her wheelchair and follow them.
She didn’t call Huang Ying and the others because they wouldn’t agree to let her go. Xiaoman was different; she obeyed Jiang Ning without questioning whether her orders were right or wrong.
Besides, Xiaoman was skilled in martial arts and could protect Lin Zizi if anything happened.
As they approached the front yard, they indeed saw the torches swaying outside, and the noise was loud.
In the chilly night of early spring, it was frightening.
“Open the door, open the door—” The Imperial Army shouted harshly, pounding on the door.
“If you don’t open up, we’re going to break it down!”
The servants at the door were terrified but still tried their best to guard it.
“The Madam is here!” The housekeeper led the way.
The servants couldn’t believe that Madam would come herself, feeling touched and ashamed. As servants, they failed to protect the mansion, forcing the gentle Madam to come personally.
“Madam, it’s too dangerous here, please go back!” The servants urged.
Lin Zizi said, “Open the door.”
“Madam…”
“Open it.” Lin Zizi’s expression was calm.
The servants looked at the housekeeper.
The housekeeper said, “Obey Madam’s orders.”
The servants had no choice but to open the door.
Many Imperial Army soldiers stood orderly at the entrance, their armor shining with a cold light in the night, and the torches illuminating their emotionless faces.
Lin Zizi stood at the door, with the housekeeper holding a lantern beside her, shouting, “This is our Madam!”
Lin Zizi, dressed in a blue skirt and beautiful and elegant, remained calm.
The Imperial Army soldiers at the door didn’t dare to approach for a while.
“Why aren’t you going in to arrest people?” A man’s low voice came from outside the door.
Upon hearing this voice, Jiang Ning, who was not far behind, shuddered slightly.
As soon as the words fell, a tall figure stepped in, wearing an official uniform, a cloak, and a cold expression.
It was Wenren Zong.
Seeing Lin Zizi, he bowed and said, “Madam, please don’t blame us. We are here on orders to take you to the palace. Please come with me.”
“No one can take my mother away.”
A cold, young female voice came from behind.
Xiaoman pushed the wheelchair forward..