My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World - Chapter 344

Chapter 344: Run Away
Madam Ji held the first-ranked maidservant’s arms and said, “Get up. The floor is cold.”

After the first-ranked maidservant stood up, Madam Ji opened a small wooden box on the dressing table.

Taking out a few pieces of broken silver, she said, “This is ten taels of silver. Keep it well. You might need it if you wish to go to Xiqiang City.”

Looking at the silver in her palm, the first-ranked maidservant’s eyes reddened. As tears slid down her cheeks, she nodded and softly replied, “Thank you, Madam.”

Pushing her gently, Madam Ji urged, “Go now.”

The first-ranked maidservant kept looking back as she left. After being left alone in the bedroom, Madam Ji went to close the door, then walked into the inner room.

She approached a display cabinet and reached behind it. When her fingers touched a small protrusion on the wall, she pressed it firmly.

Gruo…

The next second, the display cabinet slid to the side, and the wall opened.

Madam Ji looked around to make sure no one was nearby before walking into the secret room. Once inside, she touched the wall again, and the opening closed as the display cabinet returned to its original position.

After the entrance was closed, Madam Ji reached toward the wall with familiarity. Taking down the lamp hung on the wall, she took out a small bamboo tube from her sleeve pocket.

Opening the lid, she blew gently twice before the fire lit up. She then lit the lamp and put away the lighter.

With the dim light from the small lamp illuminating the stone corridor, Madam Ji hurriedly walked down the long corridor. Before long, she arrived at a spacious room filled with wooden boxes and cabinets.

Holding the small lamp, Madam Ji went to light the lamps placed on the wall. After she was done, she placed the small lamp on the only wooden table there and began searching the cabinets and the wooden boxes.

Five minutes later, she found what she was looking for inside a large wooden box.

Taking out several books and a small wooden box, Madam Ji placed them on the table. She then opened another large wooden box.

Inside, gold bars were stacked neatly.

Madam Ji calmly took a few gold bars, then went to open another wooden box. This time, the box was filled with large silver ingots.

She took a pouch from her sleeve pocket and filled it with the silver ingots. When the pouch was almost full, Madam Ji placed the gold bars inside before tying it up.

After closing the wooden boxes, Madam Ji blew out the wall lamps, then took the books, the small wooden box, and the lamp with her.

Leaving the secret chamber, Madam Ji quickly gathered all of her jewelry and took a set of clothing.

By the time the senior maidservant returned, Madam Ji had finished packing and was carrying a cloth bundle on her back.

Turning to the senior maidservant, Madam Ji said, “Let’s go.”

The senior maidservant carried her own cloth bundle and supported Madam Ji as they rushed to the back door of the Ji Clan’s manor.

When Madam Ji arrived, only the Ji Clan’s members, a few personal maidservants and manservants, and two bodyguards were waiting there.

Seeing this, Madam Ji took a deep breath and said, “Our Ji Clan’s old mansion is located in Nanhe City. We will leave this city now and travel south. You all will listen to me on our way. Whoever dares to make trouble will be left to fend for themselves. Do you understand?”

The young masters and young ladies curtsied and said in unison, “Yes, Mother.”

The servants and the two bodyguards followed suit and replied, “Yes, Madam.”

Receiving their answers, Madam Ji clenched her hands and said, “Move out.”

With that, Madam Ji led the group of young masters and young ladies and secretly went to find her eldest son in the Ji Army’s barracks.

Upon arriving at the military garrison, Madam Ji went directly to find her eldest son. As the mistress of the Ji Clan, no one dared to stop her.

Finding her son inside the commander’s tent, Madam Ji urgently said, “Dalang, hurry up and leave with your mother.”

Vice General Ji was shocked to see his mother inside his tent and hurriedly approached her. “Mother, why are you here? This place is dangerous. You should hurry and return home.”

Madam Ji grabbed her eldest son’s arms and urged in a low voice, “No. Come with Mother now. We will leave for Nanhe City in the southern region.”

Vice General Ji was stunned for a moment when he heard that, then his expression sank. “Mother, do you know something?”

Madam Ji took a shaky breath before answering her son’s question. “Your father… he might be gone now.”

Understanding the meaning of his mother’s words, Vice General Ji turned pale.

Although he held the position of Vice General, it was an empty title. He had never been to the battlefield, which made him lack experience.

When he heard that Feng Xiyan personally led five thousand elite soldiers and camped one hundred li outside Xiquan City, he was terrified. However, he could not lose face by running away and could only stay back inside his tent.

Now that his mother had come to fetch him, Vice General Ji finally found an excuse to leave and quickly said, “Mother, wait for a moment. I need to gather some of my belongings.”

Madam Ji nodded and urged again, “Hurry up.”

With that, Vice General Ji hurried to pack his belongings. A few minutes later, he had already changed out of his armor and was wearing his daily clothes. He grabbed his sword and carried a small cloth bundle on his back.

Grabbing Madam Ji’s hand, he said in a low voice, “Mother, let’s go now.”

Before leaving, Vice General Ji peeked outside. When he saw no one there, he quickly pulled Madam Ji and went to the back entrance.