When night fell, people in the entire mansion were walking in a hurry, but no one made a sound. The deputy prime minister's mansion fell into a weird scene of both excitement and silence.
While everyone was so busy, there was a woman sleeping soundly in the main room of Yiguitang, and the pot of wine at noon today continued to have its effect.
It wasn't until the doorframe made a loud noise that the woman woke up from her sleep.
Huan Ci looked sleepily at A Yao who broke in, and muttered: "You scared me to death, why are you running away?"
"Girl, hide quickly, the emperor is coming?"
Huan Ci got up listlessly and rubbed his sleepy eyes lazily. However, the next moment, the woman jumped out of the bed and shouted in surprise: "Who are you talking about? Zong Zhenglu?"
"That's him. I heard what other people in the house said. Girl, didn't you sneak here? I heard that the prince has launched an army. You can't let him catch him!" Ayao hurriedly helped her put on her clothes.
He murmured in his mouth.
Huan Ci was also panicked and put on his shoes in a panic.
Why did Zong Zhenglu suddenly come so late at night? Could it be that he knew she was here?
In an instant, she suddenly remembered what she had said to Fu Shen when she was drunk during the day, and she felt ashamed and annoyed.
Could it be that the man felt angry at being teased, so he told Zong Zhenglu what happened to her here?
The more Huan Ci thought about it, the more depressed he became, but now his life was the most important thing, so he had better run away first.
After getting dressed, the master and servant ran towards the inner courtyard. It was said that there was a small door behind, and Huan Ci planned to escape from there.
Just when the two of them ran to the inner courtyard without any hindrance, they suddenly saw a group of people standing outside the door, each with a solemn expression.
"Girl, are these eunuchs?" Ayao stuck her head out and took a secret look.
"Really?" Huan Ci followed her curiously, sticking half of her head out to look over there.
I saw a few eunuchs standing in front of the Chuihua Gate, and a few people standing on the verandah. Judging from their appearance, they looked like guards.
This battle frightened Huan Ci. She picked up A Yao and was about to run elsewhere, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a woman kneeling on the ground.
Huan Ci opened her eyes and took a closer look. The person was actually Liu Rao. Although the man standing in front of her only had a corner of his clothes exposed, Huan Ci had an intuition that he was Zong Zhenglu who was visiting late at night.
I don't know what Liu Rao said with his head raised, which made Zong Zhenglu suddenly become angry and shouted "Who's here?" The sound was so loud that Huan Ci trembled.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Rao began to kowtow, lying on the ground and loudly begging for mercy.
Huan Ci raised his head and looked at A Yao, and he also saw surprise in her eyes.
Could it be that Zong Zhenglu was the man Fu Shen and Liu Rao talked about? Because Liu Rao was pregnant with Fu Shen's child, Zong Zhenglu came to visit? If Liu Rao was originally Zong Zhenglu's person, this would make sense.
Liu Rao came to her because of the Kihara case, probably because of Zong Zhengliu's intention. Zongzhengliu originally planned to use this matter to deal with Zongzheng Che, but unexpectedly Zong Zhengyuan covered up the matter for Zong Zhengche.
In order to win over Fu Shen, Zong Zhenglu made Liu Rao his concubine. However, the two of them still had an old relationship and were still in contact with each other in private, and Fu Shen did not dare to resist, so he indulged them in their actions. Who would have thought
Fu Shen accidentally got Liu Rao pregnant, and Zong Zhenglu came to visit her.
"Huh! You deserve it." Huan Ci cursed softly.
Ayao scratched his head: "Who are you scolding, girl?"
"Of course I scolded Fu Shen. He was willing to be a turtle for the sake of his future, but now he has caused trouble. How will he end up?"
"Girl, why can't I understand you? What are you talking about?" Ayao was even more puzzled.
Huan Ci became angrier and angrier as she thought about it. When she thought about Fu Shen being like this and other women, she felt inexplicably lost. But she was the one who gave up on Fu Shen, so why did she have the right to be disappointed? Although they were in Puzhou when they were in Puzhou
It was very intimate, but she heard that that kind of thing didn't mean anything to a man. Is it because she was the one who took the initiative in the first place, so he didn't refuse?
Thinking of this, Huan Ci sighed deeply, which attracted A Yao's side glances.
"Why are you sighing again? Weren't you fine just now?"
"I'm thinking, if Zong Zhenglu doesn't want this child, will Fu Shen plead with him?"
"Ah? What child?" Ayao was really confused by Monk Zhang Er.
"Of course it's the child in Liu Rao's belly. Liu Rao is pregnant, so it should be Fu Shen's child."
"What does this have to do with the emperor?" Ayao asked with a frown.
After hearing no response for a long time, she glanced at Huan Ci several times and couldn't help but test it: "Girl, are you jealous?"
These words made Huan Ci immediately widen his eyes and said very quickly: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can I be jealous? Does he deserve to make me jealous? You are not allowed to say this nonsense."
Ayao curled her lips: "I don't know who it was that kept me awake in the middle of the night, sat on the roof and looked to the southwest, and kept asking me, 'I don't know what happened to him,' if he hates me,' girl."
You clearly have something in your heart. You just abandoned me, and now you are still yelling at me." After saying that, Ayao began to pretend to wipe her tears.
Now Huan Ci panicked, pulled her and said: "Auntie, I was wrong, I shouldn't yell at you. You are right, everything you said is right."
"Everything is right?"
The sudden man's voice made Huan Ci shrink back suddenly.
She slowly looked back at Fu Shen, who had appeared behind her at some point, and almost bit her tongue: "What?"
Fu Shen frowned and looked at the woman whose clothes were a little messy, and scolded: "Why are you running around?"
"Why are you so mean?" Huan Ci was already feeling suffocated, but now he felt even more depressed after being so mean to him.
"I'll take you back." The man grabbed her and started to leave.
Huan Ci suddenly blushed with embarrassment and struggled to take out his hand.
At this moment, an unfamiliar man's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Xuanmo." Zong Zhenglu squinted at the woman's back and greeted Fu Shen expressionlessly.
Apart from her, Zong Zhenglu was probably the only one in this mansion who could call Fu Shen that way. Huan Ci felt a flash of light on his back and squeezed Fu Shen's hand, but refused to look back.
"Miss Huan, I know it's you, so there's no need to hide." Zong Zhenglu said softly.
Huan Ci raised his eyebrows slightly, hiding behind Fu Shen and sticking his head out to look at the man.
Now she is wearing men's clothes, and her appearance is very different from before. She should have only met Zong Zhenglu once, at that palace banquet, so she could be recognized.
Zong Zhenglu seemed to know what she was thinking, and chuckled: "On the day Miss Huan and my cousin got engaged, you and I met before. At that time, I noticed that someone was staring at me, and I was the only one who looked at her.
She would avoid him, so I am deeply impressed by this person."
Huan Ci blinked his eyes in embarrassment. There was nothing he could do about it. Zong Zhenglu was too good-looking. Everyone loves beauty. How could he blame her?
But she didn't intend to admit her identity. If Zong Zhenglu used her to threaten his father, wouldn't she become a sinner of the Huan family?
"Miss Huan doesn't have to be like this." Zong Zhenglu lowered his head and smiled, "I have sent a letter to inform King Dingyuan of your whereabouts. I just hope that Miss Huan can send a message for me so that your father can see my sincerity.
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"I don't know what you are talking about." Huan Ci said coldly.
While the two were talking, she saw the group of guards dragging Liu Rao away. Just then, Liu Rao looked back at her, with a look of fatigue on his face.
For no reason, she felt that the woman became like this because of the clan's political laws.
Zong Zhenglu also heard the noise, and when he looked back at her, his expression suddenly turned gloomy and terrifying. After looking at the woman, he looked at Fu Shen: "When does Xuanmo plan to go to Bingzhou?"
"Then it depends on when Your Majesty will let me go?" the man said solemnly.
Huan Ci glanced at him secretly. He was going to Bingzhou? Bingzhou was not peaceful now, what was he going to do?
She didn't ask any questions in front of Zong Zhenglu, but still listened to what they said.
Zong Zhenglu had a smile in his eyes and said in a soft voice: "Then let's set off tomorrow. Go back quickly, I'm waiting for your good news."
"I thank you, Your Majesty." Fu Shen cupped his hands and said.
Now Huan Ci's head was completely exposed, and Zong Zhenglu stared at him with big eyes.
Zong Zhenglu looked at her without hesitation and made a very beguiling voice: "Miss Huan will go with Xuanmo tomorrow. As long as King Dingyuan surrenders, I will definitely forget the past. It's just that now King Dingyuan doesn't even have my people."
I don’t want to see you anymore, so I still need Miss Huan to help me pass on the message. Even for your father, you should think carefully about what I say."
Huan Ci raised the corner of his mouth towards him and said softly: "Yes, I promise you."
As long as she can slip out of here, it doesn't matter if she agrees to him first. It's her business whether to tell him or not at that time. Besides, even if she sends a message, her father will have his own considerations. It's better than staying here in fear.
"One word is settled." Zong Zhenglu said with his hands behind his back.
Then he turned around and glanced at the eunuch behind him, and said softly: "I'm just in a hurry to return to the palace to deal with things. I'll just let this person tell you the specific details of the peace talks."
The eunuch stood up quickly and leaned over to say yes.
Huan Ci smiled and nodded, and looked at the door in the distance. Liu Rao was dragged out from there just now. I am afraid that the matters Zong Zhenglu had to deal with when he returned to the palace had something to do with her.
After bidding farewell to Zong Zhenglu, Huan Ci led the eunuch to Yigui Hall, and the two of them chatted until the middle of the night.
Because he was about to set off tomorrow, Fu Shen was busy sending people to pack his luggage, and he didn't have time until the middle of the night.
When he heard that Huan Ci had finished talking to the people left behind by Zong Zhenglu, he personally went to Yigui Hall to settle the eunuch.
The room was finally a lot cleaner. Huan Ci had been sleepy for a long time and wanted to rest, but Fu Shen still sat in the main room, holding a cup of tea and sipping it carefully.
Huan Ci was still thinking about what happened between him and Liu Rao. Now that he saw him, he felt unhappy and deliberately made the things in his hands clatter.
"A Ci." The man's sudden tenderness made her almost trip over herself.
Huan Ci looked at Fu Shen in disbelief: "What did you call me?"
