Chapter 289 The real riot
Li Xuan immediately hooked Princess Ankang's neck with his tail and stood on her shoulders.
Yu'er also stood silently in front of Princess Ankang.
Following this loud noise, the crowd suddenly burst into commotion, especially after falling into darkness, and screamed again and again.
Although they had had a similar experience before, the people on Flower Street did not learn any lessons.
Especially this time there was more movement than before.
"Keep formation and retreat into Hu Yulou!"
The eunuch in flower clothes who led the team was furious, shouted loudly, and conveyed the order clearly amidst the commotion.
The eunuchs in colorful clothes immediately took action. They separated two people to take care of the two princesses.
Yu'er took the lead at this time and took over the armrest of Princess Ankang's wheelchair.
The eunuch in colorful clothes who was originally going to push the wheelchair saw Yu'er's insistence and did not force her. He just reminded her to follow.
The eunuchs in colorful clothes maintained their formation, successfully broke through the crowded crowd, and quickly returned to Hu Yulou.
At this time, some smart people had already hid in Hu Yulou. When they saw Princess Ankang and her party coming in for refuge, they didn't pay much attention. They just looked a little frightened.
When there is a heavy flow of people, panicked crowds are the biggest threat.
The eunuchs in colorful clothes did not stop at the door, but went to the spacious hall on the first floor and found a suitable place to stand.
They need to look at the situation and decide what to do next.
"You two ladies, let's take a look at the situation first and then decide whether to leave this place."
"I wonder what you two ladies think?"
The eunuch in colorful clothes who led the team sought the opinions of the two princesses.
This is the professional quality of the eunuchs in the palace. Even under such circumstances, knowing that the master may not be able to make a more reasonable decision, he still has to ask for advice.
In the end, even if the master makes an unreasonable decision, the colorful eunuch will only remind him of the corresponding risks within his duties. After being unable to change the master's decision, he will still execute the unreasonable order.
The two princesses looked at each other, but neither of them looked panicked and remained calm.
"Sister, why don't you check the situation first?"
Princess Yuanan asked Princess Ankang.
"My sister is right. Maybe it's not a big deal like before."
Princess Ankang nodded and agreed to Princess Yuanan's proposal.
The eunuch in colorful clothes who led the team couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two princesses were so easy to talk to.
They, the current people, are afraid that their master will make it more difficult for them inexplicably.
If the riot on Hua Street continues to expand, they can go out through the back door of Hu Yulou.
Hu Yulou does not have a backdoor. With their strength, it would not take too long to open one on site.
Even if the four doors of Dongshi are closed due to the curfew, the colorful eunuchs can easily open the door and leave with their identity tokens, returning to the safety of Xingqing Palace.
They have such confidence, so they can take their time.
A group of people stood in the hall, looking through the door at the chaos outside.
But apart from the chaotic crowd, there was nothing useful to see outside the gate.
Li Xuan still remembers the last scene he saw.
Ayimu's stage was blown to pieces, and Ayimu and Hou San who were originally on the stage were also missing.
"You won't be killed by the explosion, right?"
"And I smelled a pungent smell earlier, which seemed to be gunpowder."
Li Xuan also didn't expect that someone in Daxing had already mastered the use of gunpowder.
But for some unknown reason, the other party actually blew up Ayimu's stage.
"I wonder if you came here for Ayimu or Hou San?"
At this time, Li Xuan suddenly felt Princess Ankang's little hand touching his back, and then her fingers gently slid and wrote a few words.
"Axuan, why don't you go out and see what's going on?"
"If you are in danger, come back immediately and we will leave here directly."
Li Xuan raised his head, met Princess Ankang's big eyes and blinked at him.
It happened that Li Xuan was also curious about what was happening outside. He and Princess Ankang hit it off and immediately slipped out of Princess Ankang's arms.
The eunuch in colorful clothes who was in charge of guarding saw Li Xuan running around and was about to catch him, but he missed him.
The eunuch in colorful clothes couldn't help being stunned for a moment, then Princess Ankang said:
"Forget it, let him go."
"Sister, it's dangerous for Ah Xuan to run around, so let's bring him back!"
Before anyone else said anything, Princess Yuanan was the first to become anxious.
Seeing that Princess Yuanan was so anxious, Princess Ankang first gave her a strange look, then held her hand and comforted her:
"Don't worry, Ah Xuan knows what's appropriate. He will come back if there is danger."
At this time, Li Xuan had quietly climbed onto the Hu Yulou signboard, overlooking the situation on Hua Street.
The crowd was still chaotic, but much better than before.
Some people saw the situation on the street and felt very unlucky, so they rushed to the brothel where they had arranged seats.
Those who didn't join in the fun were closer and could go back if they turned around.
But those who followed the oiran all the way were more troublesome.
They are currently surrounding the oiran's stage, which is at the central intersection of Flower Street.
Some people choose brothels that are close by, so they can suffer less.
But some people have to go back to both ends of the flower street, and they have to cross the entire crowded crowd.
I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to get there, and my performance at night will definitely be affected a lot.
The oirans' stage was surrounded by thugs from various families, for fear that someone would take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the oirans.
The thugs of each family have selfish motives, and they will protect their own oiran first.
Therefore, there are far fewer people maintaining order on the streets, and it is obviously not easy to restore order.
When Li Xuan looked around, he found that there were many guests leaning against the windows on the second and third floors of many brothels, eating melon seeds and looking at the chaos below, talking and laughing.
The positions they occupy are all excellent, and obviously they are not positions that ordinary people can take.
"It turns out there are seats reserved for members."
Li Xuan sighed, but he didn't care much about the people watching the excitement.
He then turned his attention to the site of the previous explosion.
There were many thugs holding torches there, rummaging through the wreckage of the stage.
Hu Yulou's mother had already rushed there as soon as possible, and was leading the thugs from her brothel, digging three feet into the ground to look for traces of Ayimu.
An outstanding oiran like Ayimu will definitely become Hu Yulou's cash cow over time, so can they not be anxious?
Li Xuan looked down. It was obviously irrational to wade through the chaotic crowd.
He then raised his head and found that the string hanging the lantern was suitable.
Li Xuan's hind legs bounced slightly, easily crossing a considerable height, and stepped directly onto the string lightly.
With his extraordinary balance, he stood on the narrow rope as steadily as if his feet were stepping on the earth.
Li Xuan walked forward along the string, but before he reached the top of the incident, he smelled a special smell.
The smell was strange, like burning plants.
Li Xuan followed the smell and quickly found where the smell was coming from.
"These lanterns..."
He strangely discovered that these smells came from the extinguished red lanterns.
Bright red lanterns hung neatly on the strings, but now they were all extinguished.
Originally, Li Xuan thought that these lanterns were blown out by the wind just like before.
But thinking about it now, the strong wind just now was caused by the explosion.
If these red lanterns were blown out by the strong wind of the explosion, they should be centered on the explosion point and radiate outward.
But Li Xuan looked around and found that the central intersection of Flower Street and the nearby red lanterns had been extinguished.
There are only brighter lights further away.
"It feels more and more wrong."
Li Xuan wrote down what happened with the red lantern, and then continued to approach the explosion point.
Soon, he arrived above the wreckage of Ayimu's stage.
The stage was blown to pieces, and only the corners were relatively intact.
Judging from this, the explosion point is probably the center of the stage.
"Mother Zhou, I found it, I found it!"
Suddenly someone among Hu Yulou's thugs who were searching the wreckage shouted excitedly.
Hu Yulou's mother Zhou quickly twisted her plump butt and ran towards the direction of the sound.
As a result, when Zhou's mother saw the pitch-black figure dug out of the ruins, her face couldn't help but become like the bottom of a pot.
"This, this is Mr. Hou..."
Li Xuan took a closer look and found that the unlucky guy who was blown up like black coal could be someone other than Hou San.
What was even more surprising was that his chest was still rising and falling slightly.
"Quick, get to the hospital!"
"Master Hou is still alive."
"Take him to some mothers and ask them to make the decision!"
Hu Yulou’s mother Zhou seemed panicked, but she chose to pass the hot potato to others to share with her immediately.
Those of them who are mothers on Flower Street don't dare to say anything else, but these dudes know each one better than the last.
Can Mother Zhou not know who Hou San is?
This is the son of the Minister of Civil Affairs. If he really dies here, he must not just be related to their Hu Yulou.
While there is still a chance, Mother Zhou must let others get involved.
The oiran parade is a joint event held by everyone, so there is no reason why she should be the one to shoulder the responsibility if something goes wrong.
After receiving the order, Hu Yulou's thugs immediately made a simple stretcher out of the remains of the stage, and then carefully carried the person away not far away.
When the time comes, they will throw the person to the ground and move whoever wants to move.
After Mother Zhou finished giving instructions, she shouted to the remaining thugs in a sharp voice:
"What are you still doing?"
"Hurry up and find Ayimu. If you can't find her, don't stop!"
Compared with Hou San, Zhou's mother cares more about Ayimu.
Ayimu spent a lot of effort and a lot of money to find the oiran for the town. Unexpectedly, something happened to her when she participated in the oiran parade for the first time.
If Ayimu is killed by the bomb, Mother Zhou's Hu Yulou will not be able to survive for a long time.
She owed a lot of debt in order to get Ayimuke, and now that the oiran she relied on to repay the debt was gone, she might have to go back to her old business and go into battle herself.
That's it, you may not be able to pay back the money.
When the time comes, the profit will be compounded, not to mention Hu Yulou, even her mother Zhou will have to be sold.
Mother Zhou finally managed to clear the level once when she was young, and now she is asked to play it all over again.
With her current age and energy, she is definitely not as good as young people.
As a result, she will never be able to stand out again in her next life.
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