"PS: I have something to go out tonight, and it may be around twelve o'clock when I come back, so you don't have to wait until late. …… If I didn't have it in the middle of the night, I will make it up tomorrow morning, and I'll see it when the time comes."

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"Squeak—"

The slight sound of the door opening lightly woke up the finch lying beside Zhao Hongrun.

"Who?" Who's coming in?'

The finch opened her eyes, quietly pulled out a dagger from under the pillow with her right hand, and tiptoed off the bed.

Faintly, she saw a figure in the room, standing in the corner and not knowing what to do.

"Thieves? Assassin?'

Years flashed through her mind, and the finch silently reached behind the figure, trying to subdue it.

Unexpectedly, the other party seemed to be aware of it, and said lightly: "Girl, what are you doing standing behind your sister?" ”

"Huh?"

Finch was stunned, she felt that the other party's voice was very familiar.

And at this moment, he heard a breath, and the other party blew the tongue of fire in his hand and lit the candle.

At this time, Que'er realized that the person who came was none other than her sister who had parted ways, Zhao Ying.

After lighting the candlestick, Zhao Ying turned her head and was not surprised to see the finch holding the dagger, and laughed and teased: "It's really dedicated......

Under the narrow gaze of her sister, the finch who was only wearing a thin shirt was a little shy, subconsciously covered her chest with her left hand, and asked expressionlessly, "What are you doing?" ”

"That's a strange thing, didn't you call me?" Leaning casually on a wall cabinet, Zhao Ying asked with a smile.

Finch'er frowned and said, "I didn't ask you ......to come in the middle of the night," she said, looking up and down at her sister, who looked like a noble lady, and asked, "How did you get in?" ”

As far as Que Er knows, the defense of King Su's Mansion is quite strict, not only the patrolling and guarded Su Wang Guard, but also the occasional guards who can't sleep drink in the courtyard, and want to sneak to the North House quietly, which is not something that ordinary people can do - even she can't do it herself, not to mention the sister in front of her whose martial arts are not as good as her.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Ying said with a smile: "How to get in?" Of course, it was reported to Wei Jiao's name, and Wei Jiao personally brought it in from ......the mansion gate."

Qi'er was speechless for a moment, she thought that her sister's martial arts had made great progress, but she didn't expect that she was actually brought in by Wei Jiao, the head of the sect - Wei Jiao knew the identities of her sisters very well, but she really wouldn't suspect anything.

"Alright, stop complaining." Maybe seeing that Que'er still wanted to say something, Zhao Ying said impatiently: "I received your contact, but I rushed back from a hundred miles away......"

As she spoke, Zhao Ying glanced at the bed, and couldn't help but feel a little angry in her heart: Just because you want to see me, I will rush back to Daliang day and night, you are good, lie comfortably on the bed...... Why don't you die?

Thinking of this, she walked to the bed, looked at Zhao Hongrun, who was sleeping heavily, the more she looked, the more angry she became, and she was about to reach out and pinch the latter's nose to wake him up.

However, Finch seemed to see something and grabbed her sister's wrist.

"Are you really faithful?" Glancing at her dearest sister, Zhao Ying felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, and couldn't help but mock: "What, I'm afraid that my sister will hurt your son-in-law?" …… Hmph, if I wanted to hurt him, I had a chance. ”

Indeed, if Zhao Ying really wanted to hurt Zhao Hongrun, when her sisters shared a bed with the latter, they could indeed do it at any time - the truth is true, but why does this sound so strange?

No, Zhao Ying herself realized the gaffe, and while she was annoyed and angry, she pretended to be angry and said, "Don't let go yet?" ”

Finch stared at her sister for a while, and suddenly said, "I'll go make tea in the kettle." …… Remember, if the son is woken up while sleeping and has a bad temper, please take care of your sister. ”

With that, she turned and left.

"Wait? You actually told me to take care of me? You...... Hey, you're really gone?'

Zhao Ying's face was cloudy and uncertain as she looked at the back of the finch leaving.

was about to speak, but saw Que'er suddenly stop, turned her head, and reminded with a solemn expression: "By the way, the son is still in the period of filial piety for his father-in-law, please don't do something for my sister...... Well, it's not rude. ”

As she spoke, she didn't wait for Zhao Ying's reaction, exited the house, and closed the door by the way.

『…… Dead girl!'

Zhao Ying's chest rose and fell angrily, and she scolded secretly in her heart: Could it be that the old lady is so eager for a man?

But having said that, when she turned her head and saw Zhao Hongrun on the bed again, she couldn't help but faintly feel an inexplicable emotion in her heart.

It's no wonder, after all, she has always been proud, and she doesn't admit in her heart that women are inherently vassals of men, and Zhao Hongrun is the only man who has had a relationship with her.

“……”

I don't know what kind of thoughts she thought, she sat down on the edge of the bed, quietly looked at Zhao Hongrun's sleeping posture by the dim candle flame in the room, and muttered in her mouth: "Do you keep filial piety for your father-in-law for a year?" It's really heartfelt......"

Zhao Hongrun, as the nephew of King Yi Zhao Yuanyan, was able to wear linen and filial piety for his uncle for a year, even Zhao Ying couldn't find any thorns.

couldn't help but stretch out his hand and caress Zhao Hongrun's face, Zhao Ying's pretty face couldn't help but gradually heat up, and her mind couldn't help but recall the past when the two sisters served His Royal Highness, and their bodies were hot for no reason.

"I'm not ashamed!"

When she woke up, she scolded herself, and then deliberately pushed Zhao Hongrun rudely, and called out in her mouth: "Hey, Zhao Run, hey, wake up, wake up." ”

After being pushed a few times in a row, Zhao Hongrun woke up with hazy eyes, and suddenly saw Zhao Ying, who was dressed as a noblewoman, sitting next to the couch, he was stunned at first, as if he was a little vigilant, but then after seeing the people coming, the vigilance in his eyes gradually faded, and he said in a daze: "It's you...... What are you doing here? ”

"Why am I here?"

Zhao Ying was angry, and said angrily: "Didn't you want to see me?" ”

"Huh?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a while, and then he reacted, and suddenly said, "Oh, yes, yes...... But I didn't ask you to come to see me in the middle of the night, did I? Forget it. With that, he stood up and said casually, "Go and give me a wet towel there." ”

Zhao Ying subconsciously stood up, and then reacted: I'm not his maid, why was I called by him?

"Zhao Run, I'm not ......"

"Go."

"......" gritted her teeth, Zhao Ying walked to the wooden frame in the corner sullenly, wrung a wet towel from the basin, and then returned to the bed, and handed it to Zhao Hongrun with a straight face.

It's a pity that Zhao Hongrun covered his face with the wet towel after taking it, and didn't have time to pay attention to the indignation on Zhao Ying's face.

Wiping his face with a wet towel, Zhao Hongrun finally dispelled a little sleepiness, turned over and sat on the edge of the bed, glanced at Zhao Ying standing beside him, and asked, "You are still tracking Xiao Luan's traces recently, do you have any clues?" ”

"The dog thief knew I was looking for him, and he didn't dare to show his face during this time."

When speaking, Zhao Ying felt that she was standing next to the bed, as if she was Zhao Hongrun's maid, so she quietly walked to the table in the center of the room, sat on the stool, lifted the teapot on the table, and poured a cup of cold tea into the cup.

As a result, before she could drink it, she saw Zhao Hongrun also walk to the table, took a sip of the cup of cold tea, and put the empty cup in front of her at the end: "Pour another cup." ”

"......" Zhao Ying gritted her silver teeth and did not attack, and poured another cup for Zhao Hongrun sullenly.

She also thought that Zhao Hongrun deliberately gave her a horsetail, but in fact, this was proof that Zhao Hongrun did not treat her as an outsider - if it weren't for Zhao Hongrun, who actually regarded Zhao Ying as his own woman, how could he acquiesce to Zhao Ying encroaching on the family property left to him by Zhao Yuanyan, the uncle of the sixth king?

"Not the slightest clue?" After drinking two cups of cold tea in a row, Zhao Hongrun felt a little more refreshed, he sat down on the stool opposite Zhao Ying, pinched the teacup in his hand, frowned and said: "I have heard that some people tried to raise the price of rice in the market during the war between our Great Wei and Han, Chu and other countries, and instigated public opinion and created chaos in China......

"It was reported by the crows?" Zhao Ying asked.

"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded.

Zhao Ying also knew about what Zhao Hongrun said, but she didn't check whether it was the remnants of the Xiao family who were behind it.

But this matter was quickly suppressed, and it was neither the green crows nor Zhao Ying who came forward to solve it, but the strong suppression of the imperial court and the Zongfu at that time - in this regard, the Zongfu also rarely warned the domestic nobles and families: If anyone dares to hoard rice and raise the price of rice at this time, causing chaos, then don't blame the state for being unkind.

In the end, under the strong warning of the Zongfu that was almost threatening, none of the nobles and families in the Wei State dared to make this war money, which made the imperial court barely maintain the price of rice at about three times that of the past, otherwise, I am afraid that the price of rice in the domestic market would have been out of control long ago.

However, it is strange to say that since that time, nothing unusual has happened in the Wei State, and even the remnants of the Xiao family seem to have hidden one by one, no longer thinking about subverting the Wei State.

Of course, this assumption is impossible, the Wei State has not fallen, and Zhao Yuanxi, the son of Wei, is also safe and sound, and the whole thing is just sacrificing an irrelevant King Yi Zhao Yuanyan from beginning to end, how can Xiao Luan, the leader of the remnants of the Xiao family, be willing to give up?

Zhao Hongrun believes that the reason why the remnants of the Xiao clan did not move was simply because he Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, and Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, were too "magical" and repelled their respective opponents respectively, which caught Xiao Luan off guard - the momentum of "five sides to attack Wei" that was finally created was so easily resolved.

After all, in order to create the "Five Directions to Attack Wei", the Xiao Remnants also suffered heavy losses, and the same party lurking in the Yangwu Army and the Southern Yan Army were all exposed, or many of them really lost the capital to continue to make trouble.

In this case, it is really not easy to find Xiao Luan's traces.

As for Zhao Ying's way of "finding" Xiao Luan, Zhao Hongrun also heard from the crows, and he was very rude and direct to reward him for killing - Zhao Ying released a sky-high price of 100,000 taels of gold in the channels of hidden thieves and rangers, rewarding Xiao Luan's head.

It is worth mentioning that the Criminal Department of the Imperial Court also learned of the news, and for the sake of the face of Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, he did not ask Zhao Ying who privately offered a reward for Xiao Luan, but also got a copy, and changed this reward list to a wanted warrant issued by the Criminal Department - after all, when King Yi Zhao Yuanli was in contact with Xiao Luan, Zhao Ying and Zhao Que sisters had also seen the latter, so the portrait of Xiao Luan drawn by Zhao Ying himself is of course the most credible.

In front of the two reward orders of Yu Ming and Dark, it is no wonder that Xiao Luan does not dare to take the lead, because once he emerges, there will be countless hidden thieves and rangers who will pounce on him, whether it is for the officials rewarded by the imperial court, or the sky-high reward of 100,000 taels of gold, it is worth those hidden thieves and rangers to risk their lives for this.

But unfortunately, so far, neither the imperial court nor Zhao Ying has found any clues about Xiao Luan.

This made Zhao Hongrun can't help but guess that among the remnants of the Xiao family, there must be someone who protects Xiao Luan with a legitimate identity that can be made public.

And this person, or these people, is not low in the country.

Probably aristocracy.