Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 233

As soon as they walked out of the city gate, they saw the escort agency waiting for them. They were all surprised why they were suddenly so anxious.

Xue Jiu explained on Ye Xin's behalf that his father was seriously ill and they had to hurry back immediately.

The escort agency had no suspicion, so the group set off in a mighty procession.

Ye Xi was sent by Yan Wu to a small house outside Beijing.

There are generally two types of people living in small houses in the suburbs of Beijing.

One type is for people who cannot afford to buy a house in the capital but want to stay in the capital.

The Zhou Dynasty allowed some population movement, otherwise it would be difficult to maintain the vitality of some cities.

One type is a house purchased by a wealthy family, which is specifically used to house punished people in the family, such as unfavored concubines or children.

After Ye Xi entered, he found that the house was not very conspicuous among the houses in the area, and the back door was close to the forest, which made it quite convenient for escape.

The house was not big, but it was crowded with many people, mainly guards.

She was arranged to live in a small room, with Dongju and Xiamu by her side, while the others were left in Yuexi Cottage.

At this critical juncture, Wei Jue only wanted to take useful people with him. Originally, Xia Mu should have been left behind, but Ye Xi insisted on taking her with him.

Staying meant possibly dying, and she didn't want Xia Mu to die.

She heard the whole story from Xue Jiu.

The emperor is old, and the crown prince and the third prince have been fighting fiercely.

However, ordinary people like Ye Xi could not feel what was happening in the court. Because the Wei family was loyal to the emperor, they had never participated in party struggles.

In recent years, the Third Prince has been very active, and Wei Jue has been paying attention to him.

Recently, I felt that there was something wrong with the Third Prince and guessed that he might rebel, so I secretly moved my family here.

Wei Jue stayed in the city waiting for the emperor's order.

After Xue Jiu finished explaining, he was about to leave and return to Wei Jue. His responsibility was to protect Wei Jue.

Ye Xi knew that this matter was very dangerous. If Wei Jue's guess came true, there would surely be a river of blood in the capital.

For two days, the house was very quiet except for some necessary communications.

Everyone moved very quietly, as if to create the illusion that no one lived here.

Even when cooking, they had to go to the yard next door and then bring the food over through the small corner door for eating.

Another day passed like this, and everyone was as quiet as a chicken. Ye Xi was wondering if Wei Jue had guessed wrong?

As a result, that night, when she was half asleep, she heard messy footsteps, and then voices coming from somewhere, and she was awakened.

Xia Mu and Dong Ju had been resting in the same room with her these days. The three of them slept with their clothes on and would get up quickly when they heard any noise.

Dongju was very alert. He first listened to the noise outside the house for a while. What he heard was the voice of the guard in the yard reporting to his master.

Ye Xi also came over and listened to the noise outside the house.

"My Lord, you guessed it right. At three o'clock last night in the morning, someone suddenly shouted that there was a traitor in the city.

Then the night patrol team discovered that the guards at the key entrance to the palace had been killed, so they rushed into the palace without hesitation to protect the emperor.

As a result, he was mistaken for a traitor by the palace guards, and a fight broke out between the two sides. "

"Your Excellency was originally ordered to guard the city gates and prevent the rebels from entering the city, but the enemy had already ambushed their troops inside the city.

Disguised as civilians and patrol teams, it was difficult to tell who were our own people and who were the rebels.

My Lord asked me to come here and report to the Duke, and then he will go to the palace to rescue me."

"What's going on in the palace now?" The voice was old but powerful. Ye Xi guessed that this person was Duke Wei Yuan.

"Not yet known."

"Go back."