Episode 23

The bandits invaded the city and set fires, killed and robbed wantonly, causing great harm to many innocent people.Zhao Zhangru was carefully repairing a pomegranate jade carving at home when he suddenly heard a strange noise outside and hurriedly hid it.At this time, two bandits broke in and were about to attack Zhao Zhang. Fortunately, Chen Jia arrived in time and rescued her.Chen Jia discovered that the pomegranate jade carving in Zhao Zhangru's hand was the one she had entrusted her to hand over to Dou Zhao and Song Mo. She couldn't help but be confused and asked why.Zhao Zhangru told the truth that the jade carving accidentally broke and she was trying her best to repair it.After hearing this, Chen Jia didn't say anything more.

On the other side, two bandits broke into another house, only to encounter a woman wearing a cloak. She stretched out a hand and showed a gold medal, but the bandits were not afraid and wanted to force their way in.However, the woman suddenly exerted her strength and broke the arm of one of the bandits, scaring the other bandits so much that they did not dare to act rashly.The woman smiled contemptuously and then closed the door.

At the same time, Dou Zhao heard a knock on the door and asked who was coming.The other party claimed to be someone sent by the British government to check the situation, but Dou Zhao was alert and immediately ordered people to block the door.Because she knew that the British government would not care about them so much, and this must be a trick of the robbers.Sure enough, when the robbers saw that their deception was exposed, they immediately ordered their men to break down the door, and some even climbed up the wall.Chen Qushui sent people to find Yan Chaoqing to come back for support, while organizing people to guard the yard.Su Xin, Su Lan and others persuaded Dou Zhao to leave, but she firmly refused. She knew that once she left, people's hearts would be scattered.She calmly analyzed the situation and believed that she might not lose, so she calmly arranged for her subordinates to perform their respective duties.

At this time, Song Mo noticed the changes in the city and wanted to go back, but was dissuaded by his subordinates.If he goes back now, he will surely fall into death.The Cangbei Gang had already opened the west gate, and the bandits swarmed in and began to search for silver.Dou Zhao and others hid in the house and poured water on the roof to prevent the bandits from setting fire.Dou Zhao shot at the leader of the Cangbei Gang through the window, but because he mistakenly recognized the person, he only killed the people around him.The gang leader hid in a hurry and was surprised that Dou Zhao had a fire gun.

At this moment, Ji Yong rushed over with his people. At the same time, Song Mo also led a team of masked men in black and rushed over, preparing to rescue Dou Zhao.Yan Chaoqing also noticed something was wrong with Qin Guang and brought his men back to kill him.The people from the Cangbei Gang heard that people from several gates were coming back to kill them, and they immediately realized that they had fallen into Wang Yingxue's trick.

Song Mo returned to Dou Zhao anxiously, and the maids were full of praise for Dou Zhao's bravery.When Dou Zhao saw Song Mo, she suddenly hugged him tightly and burst into tears.Song Mo comforted her and praised her bravery.Dou Zhao admitted that she didn't want to cry when she saw the robbers, but she couldn't help crying when she saw Song Mo.At this time, Ji Yong also arrived. Through the window, he saw Song Mo and Dou Zhao hugging each other tightly, with a smile on their lips, and then left quietly.

Song Mo was filled with self-blame. He originally married Dou Zhao just to protect her, but he didn't expect that it would endanger her.Dou Zhao thought that the robbers might have come because of her dowry.The reason why Song Mo was able to come out was because he arranged for someone to pretend to be himself sitting in the room, while he came out masked and led Ding Guogong's elite to maintain the safety of the capital.Dou Zhao persuaded Song Mo to return to the emperor quickly to avoid Ding Guogong's elite being discovered.However, Song Mo noticed something was wrong when he left, so he returned and happened to save a few people who wanted to kill Dou Zhao.He ordered Yan Chaoqing to interrogate these assassins.

When Wang Yingxue saw the robbery incident at the emperor's feet, she felt uneasy, for fear of being held accountable.The nuns around her believed that Dou Zhao would definitely die this time, and no one would doubt Wang Yingxue.

In the chaos, Dou Ming found a maid carrying gold and silver jewelry and escaping in a hurry. After questioning, he learned that the maid had been ordered by Wang Yingxue to steal Wei Tingyu's token.Because robbers were rampant in the city, she was worried about being implicated, so she wanted to escape.Dou Ming was concerned about Wei Tingyu's safety and hurriedly went out to search, but unexpectedly encountered someone from the Cangbei Gang on the way.The gang leader recognized her as Wang Yingxue's daughter at a glance and intended to kidnap her.Wang Yingxue came over after hearing the news and beat the gang leader in desperation. This move completely angered him, and he stabbed Dou Ming with a knife.Dou Ming watched helplessly as Wei Tingyu enjoyed himself with everyone in the room, but he was unable to call for help and could only fall silently.

At the same time, Wang Ge had been secretly observing Song Mo's movements. When he saw him sitting motionless in the room for a long time, he became suspicious and quietly entered again to check.At this time, Song Mo had returned quietly, but Wang Ge did not notice anything strange.

During the process of interrogating the assassin, Yan Chaoqing learned that Lu Zheng of the British Government was one of the masterminds behind the incident.When Dou Zhao learned of this, he was furious and led his men into the British government palace.Seeing that the situation was not good, Song Yichun went into hiding and pushed out the sister-in-law who was in charge of the affairs of the mansion.The sister-in-law knew that this matter was very important and did not want to be taken advantage of. She took the initiative to hand over her power and let Dou Zhao handle the matter.

During the interrogation, Dou Zhao also discovered that the person who opened the city gate held Wei Tingyu's token, and that the robbers entered through the north gate under his jurisdiction.She immediately led people into the place where Wei Tingyu was having fun, and shot an arrow through his wine glass, scaring Wei Tingyu out of his wits.Dou Zhao angrily denounced Wei Tingyu's crime, and Wei Tingyu also saw his wife who was seriously injured and fell to the ground outside the door, and was heartbroken.However, Dou Ming did not blame Wei Tingyu until his death, nor did he regret marrying him.

When the emperor learned of the changes in the city, he was furious and ordered Song Mo to investigate the matter thoroughly.Wang Yingxue's crime gradually came to light, and Dou Shishu persuaded her to plead guilty.However, Wang Yingxue was furious, thinking that she had devoted her whole life to the Dou family, but ended up like this, and she vowed to drag everyone with her to be buried with her.At this time, Dou Zhao appeared carrying Dou Ming's body and told Wang Yingxue that Dou Ming was her first burial object.Wang Yingxue was heartbroken when she saw that Dou Ming was dead.Dou Zhao angrily scolded Wang Yingxue, pointing out that if she had not attracted the bandits, no one would have died, and Dou Ming would not have died tragically.When Wang Yingxue was taken away, she stared at Dou Zhao fiercely.