A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 947 All the girls gather together

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Now, the old lady of Rongguo Mansion has passed away, and the backbone of the rear house is missing. People's hearts have been scattered, and it feels like monkeys scatter when the tree falls.

Mrs. Xing has no children and is a greedy and selfish person. She is now busy trying to make money and doesn't care about other people at all.

Mrs. Wang was completely worried about Baoyu's health. She tried every possible way to find a doctor and take medicine to cure Baoyu. How could she care about anything else?

As for Jia Zheng, he was not familiar with worldly affairs to begin with, and now that he has suffered a series of blows, he has basically become autistic.

In this situation, when Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai said they wanted to leave, Mrs. Wang didn't care too much about it. She just took Aunt Xue aside and talked to her for a while, then went back to take care of her Baoyu.

The mother and daughter of the Xue family were outsiders and were only temporarily living in the Jia Mansion, so it was normal for them to want to leave.

Yingchun and Xichun did not have many personal belongings. They simply packed up their spare clothes, head ornaments, and jewelry and prepared to leave.

Wang Xifeng and Ping'er had more things, including various head ornaments, gold and silver jewelry.

Lu Cheng asked them to send their belongings to Daiyu, and then quietly put them into the storage space.

Three days later, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai bid farewell to the Jia Mansion and left the capital with their servants. Lu Cheng arranged a team of people to wait outside the capital to escort them south.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Xifeng proposed to go to the Qingxu Temple outside the city to burn incense and pray for blessings. Yingchun, Xichun and Daiyu all went with their maids.

After the news spread in the backyard, Mrs. Wang originally wanted to go and burn incense and pray for Baoyu, but it happened that Baoyu's old illness relapsed and his body was in unbearable pain. Mrs. Wang had no choice but to stay and take care of Baoyu.

Yuchuan, who was beside Mrs. Wang, offered to go on behalf of her master to burn incense and pray for Master Bao. Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang readily agreed and praised Yuchuan for her loyalty and reliability.

After hearing the news, Yuanyang took the initiative to find Wang Xifeng and asked to burn incense and pray for the old lady who had just passed away. Wang Xifeng had no reason to refuse and agreed directly.

On the other hand, Xing Xiuyun and Miaoyu, who were usually on good terms with Daiyu, Baochai and others, also came to Daiyu every day for a small gathering after Xue Baochai left.

Seeing that Daiyu was going to burn incense and pray outside the city, Xing Xiuyan and Miaoyu also wanted to go out of the city for a walk, so they offered to accompany Daiyu. Daiyu couldn't refuse, so she asked the two women to bring their respective people and go out of the city together.

Although the Jia family had fallen into decline, they were still a wealthy aristocratic family. When the female members of the family traveled, they would inevitably be served by a group of maids, bearers of the sedan chair, and accompanying guards.

When such a large group of people travel together, it is natural that they will be spotted by the secretive Jinyiwei.

When the convoy of carriages and horses left the city, many Jinyiwei spies followed behind.

At the same time, Lu Cheng also took Qingwen, Xiangling, and some followers out of the city early and headed for Qingxu Temple ten miles away.

Just as Lu Cheng and the girls from the Jia family were heading to Qingxu Temple, a major event was also happening in the Forbidden City in Kyoto.

Ever since he was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted in the hall, Emperor Changtai's health has been fluctuating and getting worse, and even his morning court sessions have been intermittent.

After a joint consultation by a group of imperial doctors, they could only prescribe a prescription to strengthen the body and replenish the vital energy, and carefully treat Emperor Changtai.

However, the overly worried Emperor Changtai's condition did not improve. He also heard about the rebellions outside and the precarious situation of the country, and his condition became worse and worse.

In anger, Emperor Changtai directly punished five or six imperial doctors and ordered the beating to death of a group of palace maids and eunuchs who served him.

For a time, people in the harem were in panic.

Just last night, after Emperor Changtai took the medicine presented by the imperial physician, he suffered from diarrhea and became so exhausted that he even had difficulty walking.

Emperor Changtai immediately ordered the arrest of Cui, the imperial physician who prescribed the medicine. However, Cui committed suicide out of fear of punishment. Some people suspected that Concubine Liu in the harem colluded with Cui to assassinate the emperor. Others suspected that it was the emperor who did it secretly, or someone else.

No matter who it was, Emperor Changtai was already in a state of panic at this moment. He did not dare to trust anyone. Every portion of food, drink, and medicine he ate had to be tried by several young eunuchs before he could consume it.

At the same time, Emperor Changtai's three sons were also not behaving themselves. They secretly contacted civil and military officials in the court and recruited soldiers to plan for the future.

Therefore, when Lu Cheng and others left the capital, they did not attract much attention, but only attracted a few Jinyiwei who were following them.

After Wang Xifeng and her group arrived at Qingxu Temple, Lu Cheng asked the temple master to arrange a courtyard, then gathered all the women together and talked about the plan to go south: "After burning incense, we will go to the nearest Liangshui River, take a boat south from there, turn to the Grand Canal, and cross the Yellow River..."

Wang Xifeng, Yingchun, Xichun, Daiyu and others had already made preparations to go south, so naturally they had no objections.

Yuanyang, Xing Xiuyan, Miaoyu and others who didn't know what was going on were a little confused and looked at the people around them.

Lu Cheng looked up at the three girls and said casually, "Junior sister, tell them the situation. If they are willing to go south with us, they can follow us. If not, they can still take the sedan chair and return to the capital later."

Daiyu nodded, pulled Yuanyang, Miaoyu and Xing Xiuyun aside, and talked about the current situation in Kyoto City and her plan to go south to avoid disaster.

Yuanyang was originally just a servant girl beside Grandmother Jia. After Grandmother Jia died, she had no one to rely on in the Jia Mansion. After listening to Daiyu, she bowed to Daiyu and said, "If Miss Lin doesn't mind, I am willing to serve Miss Lin."

"Sister Yuanyang is a kind-hearted woman who is good at managing things. If you are willing to follow me, I will welcome you."

Daiyu turned to look at Xing Xiuyan again. Xing Xiuyan had to come to Beijing to live with her relatives because of her difficult life. Now when she heard that Daiyu and others were leaving, she didn't know what to choose for a moment.

Seeing this, Daiyu said, "Sister Xiuyan, it is inconvenient to stay in Kyoto for long now. The Ning and Rong mansions have been targeted. Why don't you come with us south and return to our hometown in Gusu?"

"Well~ In that case, I'll have to trouble Sister Lin again."

Miaoyu glanced at Daiyu, then at Xing Xiuyan: "Baochai has already left. If you leave too, there is no point for me to stay in the Jia Mansion. I might as well go with you. It's just that we left in a hurry, and there are still some things in the mansion that I haven't had time to pack."

Daiyu waved her hand and said, "Why bother with those material possessions? As long as you are safe and sound, you will always have the opportunity to get something else in the future."

On the other side, Jinchuan also talked to her sister Yuchuan and her mother Bai, asking them to accompany her south.

After having a vegetarian meal at Qingxu Temple at noon, the group immediately set off towards the nearest Liangshui River.

At the same time, several Jinyiwei secret agents following behind also discovered something was wrong. Just as they were about to take action, they were killed in the woods by a Xuanwutang team.

Half an hour later, the group arrived at the Liangshui River, where a fleet was already waiting.

Lu Cheng led the girls to the river and boarded the largest sailboat.

As soon as the girls reached the deck, they saw two young girls coming out of the cabin.

When one of the girls saw the other girls, she immediately exclaimed, "Sister Lin, Sister Xichun..."

Daiyu also immediately went up to her: "Sister Xiangyun!"

The other girl glanced at Daiyu, stepped forward and bowed politely: "Zhou Wan'er, meet Sister Lin..."