In the front hall, Zhao Gang and several fire brigade soldiers were sitting in the hall talking. When Fang Zian came in, several people hurriedly stood up and bowed their hands.

Fang Zian frowned and glared at Zhao Gang: "What happened? Are you so anxious to see me? Pull me out of bed?"

Zhao Gang said hurriedly: "Sir, there is something strange happening in Qin Hui's house, and I am here to report it."

Fang Zian was stunned and frowned: "What's the strange movement?"

Zhao Gang said in a deep voice: "Not long ago, I led people to patrol the streets of Dongcheng to prevent heavy snowfall and collapse people's houses so that we can rescue them in time. But at Wangxian Bridge, I saw a large number of people in the block in front of the Qin Mansion.

The men and horses gathered together, feeling very suspicious. I pretended to be on patrol and wanted to get closer, but I was stopped by someone, saying that the Infantry Division of the Guards was executing military orders and asked us to stay away from them. The more I thought about it, the more something was wrong. Didn't your Excellency tell me before that I should pay attention to Qin at all times?

There is something unusual happening in the government, and you must report it immediately whenever something happens. I thought there must be something fishy about this matter, so I rushed over to report it immediately."

Fang Zian was startled and frowned: "The soldiers and horses of the Infantry Division? Are you sure?"

Zhao Gang said in a deep voice: "I am absolutely sure that we met the leader when we patrolled the streets. His name is Chang Baoshan. Not only do I know him, but these brothers also know him."

Several fire brigade soldiers accompanying Zhao Gang also nodded and said, "That's true. We call him Chang Squint. He always walks with his head tilted and his eyes squinting. It's impossible to admit his mistake."

Fang Zian nodded and thought: "The soldiers and horses of the Infantry Guard Division are the soldiers and horses that Qin Hui can mobilize. It is not surprising. But what is strange is that such a large number of troops are mobilized to assemble the forbidden army. What is it going to do on this snowy night? Rebellion.

I’m afraid that’s not possible. There should be some action, a big operation like arresting people and confiscating their homes. What is this going to do? Could it be that they are going to quarrel with each other?”

Everyone stared at Fang Zian blankly. No one said a word because no one knew what to say.

Shen Ling'er frowned and said, "Sir, Miss Qin told me something in the evening. I didn't have time to tell you. Could it be related to this matter?"

Fang Zian frowned and said, "What's the matter?"

Shen Ling'er said: "When I came back from Miss Qin in the evening, Miss Qin said that Manager Li from Wanchun Garden has been missing for a few days. She asked me to tell you and ask the brothers from the fire department to keep an eye on him on the street.

's whereabouts."

Fang Zian was shocked and said: "Manager Li? Which Manager Li?"

"It's...Li Quanzhong. The young master knows him," Shen Ling'er said.

There was a bang in Fang Zian's head, and he shouted in surprise: "How many days has Li Quanzhong been missing? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Only now?"

Shen Ling'er hurriedly said: "I came back in the evening. After dinner...then...went back to the room. Li Quanzhong had often been missing for several days before, so I thought it was nothing. The girl didn't pay much attention to it."

Shen Ling'er did return to Fang's house from Qin Xiqing when it started to snow a few evenings. After dinner, Fang Zian went to her room, and the two of them started to have fun. When they were confused and infatuated, there

I still remember this incident. But now, when Shen Ling'er said it, Fang Zian immediately realized that something was wrong. Li Quanzhong is one of the key members of the Wanchun Garden intelligence system. He has been missing for several days and has not been seen. Tonight, they will gather in front of the Qin Mansion.

A large number of soldiers and horses took action, and these factors were quickly put together, allowing Fang Zian to come to a conclusion that made his hair stand on end.

"Ling'er, where is Miss Qin in the evening?" Fang Zian asked hurriedly.

"Girl, I'm in Wanchun Garden. Because it's going to snow, there will be a snow viewing party in the evening..." Shen Ling'er said hurriedly.

"It's broken! Zhao Gang, immediately send someone to inform Vice General Li and Lieutenant General Lei, pass on my order, and ask them to gather all the brothers within half an hour and rush to Zhonghe Royal Street to gather near Wanchun Garden. Ling'er, go back immediately The guy who raided the house is coming with me." Fang Zian shouted loudly.

Everyone was stunned. Shen Linger said nothing and turned towards the back house.

After running away, Fang Zian shouted to Zhao Gang and several other stunned people: "Go quickly, what are you doing standing still?"

"Yes, yes, Erniu, you go to Xiying to report the news, Shuanzi, you go to the Yamen to call for someone. Xiaosi, follow me back to Dongying to call for brothers." Zhao Gang suddenly rushed out of the hall with his people like a dream.

Fang Zian quickly returned to the study, put on the armor on the armor rack quickly, took all the weapons, bows, arrows and knives with him, and quickly came to the vestibule. Shen Ling'er was already fully armed and standing in the yard holding his horse. The two of them led the horses out, flew up, whipped their horses, and soon disappeared into the dark night of heavy snow.

The horses' hooves trampled the fresh snow on the street, creating a snow mist. Fang Zian and Shen Ling'er galloped towards Wanchun Garden in the north of Zhongjie. Speeding on such a snowy night was extremely dangerous. Several times This time the horse slipped on the snow on the street and almost fell down, but the two of them kept waving their whips and galloping.

After burning incense, the two rode up the middle street, turned straight north, and rushed towards the cross street intersection where Wanchun Garden was located. From a distance, Fang Zian had already seen the torches in the direction of Wanchun Garden, and the people were extremely noisy. , a large group of soldiers and horses arrived in front of the gate of Wanchun Garden in darkness. Fang Zian felt chilled, his worries came true at this moment.

"Seal all street corners and don't allow anyone to approach. Surround the entire Wanchun Garden. No one can escape. Arrest them all." Someone shouted loudly at the gate of Wanchun Garden.

"Follow your orders!" The dark soldiers began to spread out on both sides, blocking the streets and surrounding Wanchun Garden.

Soon after, there were cries and noises in Wanchun Garden. Some people were cursing loudly, some were crying loudly, and some were rushing out in panic. All the disheveled people rushed out with loud shouts, and were pushed away by the soldiers at the door. Tie them up in the snow.

Fang Zian reined in the horse a hundred steps away from Wanchun Garden. With the dark soldiers ahead, it was unrealistic to rush over directly. The two had no choice but to turn into a small alley next to them and dismount.

"Sir, what should we do? We have to go in and save the girl. They must be coming for the girl. I want to go in and save them." Shen Ling'er said anxiously.

When things came to a close, Fang Zian calmed down, looked over to observe the situation, and said in a deep voice: "Don't be impulsive. The two of us can't save anyone by rushing in. Let's go to the roof first and watch closely. If they capture Xi Qing, Come out, we can take the camera to save people. In short, we must not let them take Xiqing away. Tonight, we have to risk our lives to save people, but risking our lives is the last step. Our people will arrive soon , it will be easier to save people then.”

Although Shen Ling'er was extremely anxious, she also knew that rushing in at this moment would be in vain. So she followed Fang Zian and climbed up from the low wall to the roof of a house. The two of them jumped forward and arrived at the house more than twenty steps away. On the roof of a shop along the street, I leaned on the snow on the roof and looked down.

There was chaos in Wanchun Garden, with torches flaring wildly and loud cries. People were constantly being led out and shivering in the snow at the door. A large number of soldiers had their swords unsheathed, and archers were ambushing them in the dark. The number of troops mobilized was at least a thousand.

Due to the close distance, the conversation of the people captured below could be heard clearly.

"What law did we break? Why did they come to arrest us?"

"Stop talking nonsense, don't you know what you have done? Your Majesty has an edict. Wanchunyuan has hidden secrets with the intention of treason. All of them will be confiscated. All personnel will be arrested and brought to justice. If you continue to talk too much, I will chop you down with a knife."

"Hey, you're arresting the people from Wanchun Garden, but why are you arresting me? I'm just... just here to listen to music. I'm an official of the Ministry of Rites, you let me go."

"I'm sorry, but we don't know who you are? You are naked like us, but you don't have an official seal on your butt. Who knows if you are in the same group with them."

"You guys, be brave. Tomorrow I will go to the Privy Council Hall to accuse you. How brave you are."

"Go ahead and accuse us, we are following orders. This is the Emperor's will.

, the Prime Minister of Qin is in charge personally, and the Fifth Young Master of Qin is leading a team on official business. If you have the courage, go and accuse him tomorrow. Whoever doesn't go will be my grandson."

"..."

"..."

The noisy sounds from below kept coming. Fang Zian turned a deaf ear and only stared at whether Qin Xiqing was among the captured people. At this moment, several fast horses came galloping up, and one of the people on the horse was Qin Xiqing. Tan. He strode towards the gate of Wanchun Garden. In front of the gate, an officer trotted forward and bowed.

"Chang Baoshan, a humble official, has met Mr. Qin." The officer said loudly.

"Have you caught that Qin Xiqing?" Qin Tan asked loudly.

"Report to Mr. Qin, a search is underway. We have searched the small building in the back garden, but we haven't seen Qin Xiqing. The brothers are searching with all their strength." Chang Baoshan said hurriedly.

Qin Tan said angrily: "Isn't he here?"

Chang Baoshan said hurriedly: "I don't know if you are there or not."

Qin Tan cursed angrily: "Are you a pig? Don't you know how to ask these people who were captured?"

Qin Tan quickly walked up to a tied-up middle-aged woman and shouted sternly: "Where is Qin Xiqing? Is she in Wanchun Garden tonight?"

The woman was trembling and crying, too frightened to speak. Qin Tan raised his hand and pointed two big mouths at the woman's face, and pulled out the weapon from the waist of a guard beside him. He raised his head and shouted, "Are you going to tell me? If you don't tell me, I'll chop you with a knife."

The woman was peeing like pee, and screaming like chaff: "She's not here, she went back to her house at night... have mercy on me!"

Qin Tan shouted angrily: "Where is her foreign residence?"

The woman shouted: "I don't know, the slave family doesn't know. No one knows about Miss Qin's foreign residence."

Qin Tan raised his foot and kicked her over, turned to a man wearing a black hat and asked, "Li Quanzhong, where is Qin Xiqing's foreign residence?"

Li Quanzhong shook his head and said: "Fifth Young Master, I don't know either. Except for a few people close to her, no one has ever been to that woman's foreign house. Even the villain is not allowed to go there."

Qin Tan cursed angrily: "You bastard, don't you know this? It's a big deal."

"Fifth Young Master, although the exact location is not known, the villain has followed her and lost her trace near Miaoming Temple in Dongcheng. This happened several times. It should be in the Jiaoqinfang area near Miaoming Temple." Li Quanzhong said.

Qin Tan shouted sternly: "Leave half of the people to continue searching, arresting people and confiscating people. The others will immediately follow me to teach Qinfang to search. Hurry, hurry."

A large number of soldiers and horses rushed to evacuate following the order, following Qin Tan and others in the direction of Jiaoqinfang in the east city. Jiaoqinfang, near Miaoming Temple, is where Qin Xiqing's foreign residence Qingyuan is located.

Before they even set off, two fast horses had already rushed out of the alley and were speeding south along the street. Fang Zian and Shen Ling'er heard clearly from the roof just now that they had not caught Qin Xiqing. On such a snowy night

, with so many soldiers and horses surrounding Wanchun Garden, the first thing they should do is rush into the small building in the back garden to arrest Qin Xiqing. But they did not catch Qin Xiqing. There is only one possibility, that is, Qin Xiqing is not in Wanchun at all.

In the garden. Because as long as she is in Wanchun Garden, there is no way she can escape. At least the people around her will resist, and there was no sign of fighting or casualties just now. So Fang Zian heard Qin Tan ask Chang Baoshan

When he arrived, he immediately came to the conclusion. He did not waste any time listening to Qin Tan's questioning of others. He must go to Qingyuan to rescue people immediately. Qin Xiqing must be in Qingyuan. Therefore, Fang Zian and Shen Ling'er immediately

Then he got off the roof, returned to the alley, mounted his horse and drove to Qingyuan.

On the streets of South Street, Lei Hu led hundreds of soldiers and met Fang Zian head-on. Fang Zian had no time to say anything and ordered him to immediately notify other brothers to change the route and rush to Dongcheng Jiaoqinfang for reinforcements. He and Shen Ling'er headed towards
Chapter completed!