The Pretty Wife of General Jinxiu Huanian

Chapter 36 Danger Surrounded

Yunxi hunched over, hiding behind the rockery, her body tense and not daring to make a sound.

She stared with wide eyes at the men in black wandering around the yard searching.

One of the men in black was a large, burly man with a long scar on his face. He lowered his voice and said viciously, "Search carefully for them all. Don't miss any corner."

Yunxi's heart instantly rose to her throat, her palms were full of cold sweat, and the back of her clothes was soaked.

As for Xiao Li, he gritted his teeth, stared at the men in black with his eyes, and held his sword tightly. His palms were sweaty and the veins on his arms were bulging. He was ready to deal with any emergency at any time.

At this moment, a tall and thin man in black, with his head tilted, walked towards the rockery step by step.

Yunxi's heart suddenly tightened, and she felt like her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

Just as the man in black was about to get closer, suddenly, a gray cat swooped out from the nearby bushes, meowing.

"It turned out to be a cat. It scared me." The man in black kicked the stone next to him hard, muttered, turned around and searched somewhere else.

Yunxi and Xiao Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After the man in black walked away, Xiao Li said softly, "Miss Yun, we can't stay here for long. Let's leave first."

Yunxi nodded, her large, watery eyes filled with panic. She pursed her lips and followed Xiao Li quietly toward the back door of the mansion.

Along the way, Xiao Li was crouching in front, taking light and quick steps, and looking back from time to time to see if Yunxi was catching up.

Yunxi was too afraid to breathe, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly. A pampered young lady from the Marquis's mansion, she had never experienced such a dangerous situation. Her face was pale, and beads of sweat were beading on her forehead.

The two carefully avoided patrolling servants and possible men in black. Yunxi's skirt accidentally caught on a branch, making a crackling sound.

"Who?" A shout came from not far away.

Yunxi was so frightened that her whole body trembled. Xiao Li quickly pulled her to the side among the flowers, covered her mouth with his hand, and whispered in her ear in a low voice: "Miss Yun, please don't make a sound."

A servant came over holding a lantern. The light was so bright that it hurt his eyes. The servant frowned, looked around, and muttered, "What a ghost! I clearly heard a sound."

After the servants had gone far away, Xiao Li finally released his hand that was covering Yunxi's mouth, took a breath and said, "Miss Yun, let's continue walking. Be careful."

Yunxi bit her lip and nodded slightly.

The two continued to move forward. Yunxi staggered a little, and Xiao Li reached out to help her.

Finally, they arrived at the back door. Xiao Li opened the door carefully, poked his head out to take a look, and only let Yunxi out after confirming that it was safe.

"Miss Yun, please go and hide in the place I arranged for you first, and then I will go and find out the news about the prince." Xiao Li said, his eyes firm and revealing a determination to go all out.

Yunxi responded and was about to leave when she suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves.

"Oh no, they might be pursuers!" Xiao Li's face changed and his brows were twisted into a knot.

Yunxi looked back and saw a group of soldiers galloping towards them. The dust raised by their horses' hooves almost covered the sky.

Yunxi was so scared that she stood there, at a loss as to what to do.

Xiao Li shouted anxiously, "Miss Yun, don't just stand there, run!"

But Yunxi's legs felt like they were filled with lead and she couldn't move.

Xiao Li gritted his teeth and rushed over to grab Yunxi's arm: "Miss Yun, you can't be confused at this time!"

Seeing the soldiers getting closer and closer, Xiao Li's eyes turned red with anxiety: "Miss Yun, if we don't leave now, it will be too late!"

Yunxi finally came to her senses and ran desperately after Xiao Li.

But the officers and soldiers were moving too fast and were about to catch up.

"Let's go!" Xiao Li pushed Yunxi.

Yunxi ran desperately, but she was a woman after all, and she was out of breath after running not far, and her steps became heavier and heavier.

The officers and soldiers, riding on tall horses, quickly caught up with them and surrounded them.

"Hmph, let's see where you can run!" The leading officer roared with a dark face and eyes as big as copper bells.

Yunxi's chest heaved with anger as he glared at them, "What gives you the right to arrest us?"

The soldier sneered, curled his lips and said in a sarcastic tone, "We are under orders from above to arrest you and bring you back for questioning."

As he said this, he waved his hand and was about to arrest someone.

At this moment, Xiao Li drew out his sword with a fierce look in his eyes, and started fighting with the officers and soldiers like a ferocious leopard.

Yunxi watched anxiously from the side, stamping her feet in anxiety, clutching the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands, but she could not help.

Xiao Li was seen to be agile, dodging left and right, waving the sword in his hand with a whirring sound, and knocking down several officers and soldiers in succession.

But the officers and soldiers were numerous and powerful, and they kept coming up in wave after wave. Xiao Li gradually became exhausted, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his breathing became rapid.

"Xiao Li, go away quickly and don't worry about me!" Yunxi shouted at the top of her voice, her eyes red and her voice filled with tears.

Xiao Li gritted his teeth, veins popping out on his face, and said, "I won't abandon you!"

At this moment, an officer took advantage of Xiao Li's unpreparedness, sneaked up behind him, and slashed him hard on the back.

Xiao Li groaned, his body tilted and he fell to the ground.

"Xiao Li!" Yunxi screamed and rushed over desperately, trying to help Xiao Li up. Her hair was messy and her face was covered with dust.

The officers and soldiers took the opportunity to grab Yunxi, and their rough hands clamped her arms tightly like iron pliers.

"Take him away!" The leading officer gave the order, and the flesh on his face trembled.

Yunxi was being escorted by soldiers down the street. She struggled mightily, shouting, "Let me go!

"Let me go!" But the soldier ignored her and dragged her harder. The people around gathered around and pointed.

"Isn't this Miss Yun from the Marquis' Mansion? Why was she arrested?"

"He must have committed some serious crime."

Yunxi's heart was filled with anger and grievance, yet she was helpless. Her delicate eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and her teeth were biting her lips until they bled. Her eyes were filled with tears, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

Arriving at the government office, Yunxi was locked up in a dark, damp cell. There was a foul smell in the cell, and rats were running around on the floor.

Yunxi glared at the running rats with disgust, covered her nose, carefully avoided the dirt on the ground, and found a slightly cleaner corner to sit down.

Her clothes were stained with dust in this dirty environment, but she didn't care. She only thought about how to get out of the predicament.

After a while, a jailer came over and said through the bars, squinting his eyes and pouting, "Miss Yun, someone is here to see you."

Yunxi looked up suddenly and saw the housekeeper of the Marquisate standing outside. The housekeeper looked anxious, with beads of sweat on his forehead and his clothes a little messy.

"Miss, you have suffered." The butler's voice was tearful and his eyes were red.

Yunxi fought back tears and asked anxiously, "Butler, how is the Marquis' Mansion doing now?"

The housekeeper sighed heavily, his shoulders drooping. "The Marquis's residence has been sealed, and the wife and daughter have been arrested."

When Yunxi heard this, her brows furrowed even more tightly, and her eyes widened: "What on earth is going on?"

The butler looked around and lowered his voice to say, "I heard that someone has slandered the prince to the emperor, saying that he intends to rebel."

Yunxi stamped her feet in anger, bit her lip, and said bitterly, "Someone must have framed the prince."

The housekeeper nodded quickly, with a look of certainty on his face: "Miss, I think so too. The prince is loyal and devoted, how could he possibly rebel?

Miss, you must take care of yourself, I will find a way to get you out."

Yunxi looked at the housekeeper, her eyes full of gratitude: "Thank you, housekeeper."

The housekeeper gave a few more instructions before leaving, looking back every few steps.

Yunxi watched the housekeeper leave with a mixture of emotions. She recalled the bustling old days of the Marquis's Mansion, and how it had fallen into such a state now.

She was locked up in this filthy, smelly cell, with an uncertain future. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh.

She paced back and forth in the cell, muttering to herself, "No, I can't just sit there and wait to die."

But the cell was sealed off and guarded by jailers, so what could he do? Yunxi helplessly sat back in the corner, his eyes becoming somewhat dull.

At this moment, a mouse ran past her feet. She was startled, stood up suddenly, and kicked the mouse.

"Even a beast like you comes to bully me!"

After kicking the mouse, Yunxi felt a little ridiculous. Why should he be angry with a mouse at this time?

She sat down again, closed her eyes, and tried to calm herself down. She thought about the housekeeper's promise to find a way to get her out, but she didn't know if it would work.

If I can't get out, my life will be ruined.

Yunxi was lost in thought as time passed and the light in the cell grew dimmer and dimmer.

She didn't know what the future would be like and felt confused.

After the housekeeper left, Yunxi leaned against the wall, his mind full of thoughts.

At this moment, another person was put into the cell.

Yunxi looked up and saw that it was the prince's advisor, Master Zhang. His usually neat robe was now wrinkled, his hair was a little messy, and his face was stained with dust. His usual elegant demeanor had been greatly reduced.

"Master Zhang, why were you arrested too?" Yunxi asked anxiously with eyes wide open.

Master Zhang had a bitter face and smiled helplessly: "I was implicated. This is really a sudden disaster!"

Yunxi frowned and sighed: "Oh, what should I do?"

The two of them got together and talked for a while. The more they talked, the more they felt that the current situation was extremely bad and extremely urgent.

"Miss Yun, we can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to find a way to save ourselves." Lord Zhang clenched his fists tightly, his expression serious.

Yunxi nodded hurriedly: "But, what should we do?"

Mr. Zhang frowned, rolled his eyes, and said, "I have some friends outside, maybe I can ask them for help."

When Yunxi heard this, a spark of hope ignited in his eyes, and he quickly said, "Then I'll leave it to Master Zhang."

In the following days, Yunxi and Mr. Zhang felt like every day was a year in the cell, anxiously waiting for news.

One night, Yunxi was sleeping in a daze when he suddenly heard a commotion outside the cell.

"What happened?" Yunxi woke up suddenly, grabbed the cell bars and looked out.

Mr. Zhang also came over, pricked up his ears and listened, and said, "I don't know, maybe there is a turning point."

Both of their hearts were in their throats, and they stared at the cell door without blinking.

After a while, a masked man sneaked up to the cell, took out a key and unlocked the door.

"Follow me!" said the masked man in a low voice.

Yunxi and Zhang Daren didn't have time to think about it and hurriedly followed the masked man out. Yunxi's heart was pounding along the way, and her steps were hurried and fast.

Lord Zhang also followed closely behind, not daring to make a sound.

Not long after walking out of the cell, I met a group of soldiers.

"Stop!" the officers and soldiers shouted.

The masked man drew his sword and started fighting with the officers and soldiers.

The masked man was very agile, waving the sword in his hand with great force, forcing the officers and soldiers to retreat again and again.

His eyes were wide open, revealing a fierceness in them, and he was shouting, "Come on! Don't run if you have the guts!"

Yunxi and Mr. Zhang were not idle either. Yunxi picked up a wooden stick and rushed towards the soldiers. She looked like a tigress protecting her cubs.

Although Mr. Zhang was a little older, he still plucked up his courage, bent down, picked up a stone, and threw it at the soldiers.

In the chaos, Yunxi was accidentally scratched on the arm by the soldiers.

"Miss Yun, are you okay?" Lord Zhang looked anxious, his eyes wide open, and he quickly moved closer to Yunxi, his voice changing in tone.

Yunxi gritted her teeth, frowned, and gasped in pain, but she still said stubbornly, "I'm fine, let's go!"

As he spoke, Yunxi ignored the wound on his arm, raised the wooden stick again, and rushed towards the soldiers.

With the masked men's desperate fighting, they finally escaped the pursuit of the officers and soldiers.

Yunxi was breathing heavily, her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were torn in several places. She said with gratitude, "Thank you for saving me, brave man."

The masked man took off his mask and it turned out to be Xiao Li.

Xiao Li looked at Yunxi with a guilty look on his face: "Miss Yun, I'm late and I'm sorry for making you suffer."

Yunxi waved her hand and said, "It's not too late. As long as we can escape."

Just as they were about to leave, another group of soldiers chased after them.

"Oh no, they're catching up!" Xiao Li's face changed and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Yunxi quickly looked around, anxiously searching for a way out, and said, "There's an alley over there. Let's run there."

The three of them ran into the alley in such a panic that their shoes almost fell off.

I ran into the alley, but found it was a dead end.

"It's over now." Lord Zhang sat down on the ground, slapping the ground with his hands, his face full of despair.

Yunxi was so anxious that she stamped her feet and looked around. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she found a dog hole in the wall.

"Let's get out of here." Yunxi shouted.

Xiao Li and Master Zhang hesitated for a moment. Xiao Li frowned and said, "This...this is too frustrating."

Master Zhang also grumbled, "How disgraceful!"

Yunxi glared at them and said, "It's already this late, and you still care about this!"

After saying that, Yunxi was the first to lie down and crawl into the dog hole.

Seeing this, Xiao Li and Lord Zhang no longer hesitated and followed Yunxi out.

As soon as I crawled out of the dog hole, I heard the shouting and cursing of officers and soldiers behind me.

"Don't let them get away!"

Yunxi and the others didn't dare to stop, and they just ran as fast as they could. Yunxi's hair was messy from the wind, her face was red from running, beads of sweat were on her forehead, and she was breathing heavily.

Xiao Li was also exhausted, his steps stumbling a little, and he kept muttering, "Oh, these officers and soldiers are like dog-skin plasters, they can't be shaken off."

Yunxi turned her head to look at him and shouted, "Stop talking nonsense and run!"

Their clothes were torn by the branches and their shoes were covered with mud. After running for a long time, they finally got rid of the pursuit of the officers and soldiers.

"Finally escaped." Xiao Li slumped down on the ground, supported his knees with his hands, and gasped for breath.

Yunxi glared at him and said, "We're just getting started. Don't be too happy."

Xiao Li panted heavily and looked up at Yunxi: "What should we do next?"

Yunxi frowned, thought for a moment and said, "But we are not completely safe yet. We need to find a place to hide."

Just then, a carriage stopped in front of them.

"Get in the car!" a voice came from the car.

Yunxi and the others looked at each other, and without thinking too much, they hurriedly got on the carriage. After getting on the carriage, Yunxi saw clearly that there was a strange man sitting in the carriage.

The man was wearing a dark blue gown, his face was fair, but his eyes were sharp.

"Thank you very much for saving me, sir." Yunxi said with his hands clasped together.

The man smiled and said, "You're welcome. I was also entrusted by someone."

Yunxi was confused and was about to ask, but was interrupted by Xiao Li: "Anyway, thank you first, sir."

The man nodded slightly, said no more, and just flicked the whip. The carriage sped away. Yunxi didn't know what danger he would encounter next.