"Could this have something to do with leaf sweeping?"

"He? What can it have to do with him? The UAE was confused, he didn't know anything about it, and of course he wouldn't have thought of it.

Huan Ci looked at the dark clouds gradually drifting in the distance uneasily: "Send more people to investigate carefully outside, and we must find her." ”

In the hall, Fu Shen and Zong Zhenglu kept talking about the beginning of Shen before stopping. The entire city has been shrouded in dark clouds, Huan Qi is very muffled, and Chen'er rarely cries non-stop.

The attendants who went out to investigate came back batch after batch, but Zhao Qing has not been heard from, and there is no one to be seen when sweeping the leaves.

Huan Ci felt uneasy, and paced back and forth with Chen'er in his arms.

Suddenly, a black shadow crossed the courtyard, and suddenly disappeared again. Huan Ci hurriedly chased out to look, only to see the window of the hall looking at it, and Zong Zhenglu was standing in front of the window with his back hand, and the man in black knelt on the ground and talked to him.

Huan Ci breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out to be his person. After a moment, she frowned again, such a big person came in, and the group of guards outside didn't even notice it, which shows how slack the guards of the palace are on weekdays.

The door creaked, and Fu Shen came out of the hall and walked towards her.

Huan Ci walked to the verandah with Chen'er in her arms, and was about to go down the stairs, when the heavy rain suddenly poured, the raindrops crackled and fell, and her shoes were soon splashed wet.

Fu Shen hurriedly walked over and hugged Chen'er from her arms, with a faint sorrow between his eyebrows: "Sao Ye and Zhao Qing were both arrested by the first prince." ”

Huan Ci had expected it, sighed in a low voice, and looked at the foggy courtyard in an instant: "It happened that it was raining heavily, but I am afraid that they will be more auspicious." ”

"Don't worry."

I don't know when, Zong Zhenglu was already standing behind the two of them, and there was a masked man in black standing next to him, waiting for his orders at any time.

Zong Zhenglu stretched out his hand to probe the cold rain in the air, looked up at the blurred mountain in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "I will definitely not let him go this time." ”

Huan Ci was stunned. She had heard others talk about it before, and it was said that the reason why Zong Zhengche was able to escape was because Zong Zhenglu let him go, and he also forgave Zong Zhengche's crown princess Su Wanling, but the woman was very affectionate to Zong Zhengche, and she ran back to die.

The main courtyard of the palace was gloomy, and the people looked at the master standing on the verandah and letting the wind and rain blow, and they were also dyed with a layer of sorrow.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and there is no intention of stopping. Zong Zhenglu twisted his fingers, his eyes became more and more determined, and finally turned his head to look at the man in black: "Spread my will, no matter who it is, if you can bring Zong Zhengche's head to see it, you will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver, and the official seal will be three grades." ”

The man in black paused, answered yes, and quickly disappeared into the rain.

*

Since the beginning of autumn and the deepening of the cold in Bingzhou, the residents on the mountain have long put on thick clothes.

The sound of rain in his ears became louder and louder, and Zhao Qing woke up from his sleep in a daze. Her throat felt like she was smoking, and her mind wasn't very clear. After looking around at the unfamiliar surroundings, she finally remembered what had happened this morning.

Originally, she just wanted to come out to find Sweeping Leaves, but she saw him fall into an ambush. She wanted to find a chance to save him, but unexpectedly, there were many people, and before she could make a move, her whereabouts were exposed, and then she was also brought here.

This should be the place where the other party is ambushed. She didn't know who the other party was, and she hadn't seen the captured sweeping leaves so far. Based on the movement of people coming and going, she could deduce that there were quite a few people on the other side.

She was tied to a stone pillar, and the autumn equinox mixed with raindrops drifted onto her body, wetting most of her clothes.

His body was getting colder and colder, and Zhao Qing curled up in a ball, squinting at the group of people walking in the distance. The leader was dressed in a moon-white robe, and his demeanor was graceful and luxurious, and although someone next to him was holding an umbrella, there was still mud splashing on him. Rao was like this, and he couldn't reduce his momentum by a bit.

The man approached the hut and waved his hand at the front of the steps, signaling that the crowd did not have to follow. He slowly approached, and Zhao Qing saw his face clearly. The person who came was as handsome as his temperament, but his eyes were a little gloomy, which made her hair stand on end in an instant.

Zong Zhengche hooked the corners of his lips, slowly walked to the tied woman, and looked down at her with a disdainful look: "Are you Huan Ci's person?" ”

Zhao Qing was a little surprised. She thought that these people arrested her because of sweeping leaves, but she didn't expect them to know that she was Huan Ci's person. Her eyelashes twitched, and she frowned and shook her head.

"Heh, it's so stubborn and stupid, just like that woman." The man scoffed.

Listening to his tone, it should be a grudge against Huan Ci. Zhao Zhen restrained his panicked emotions and put on an indifferent look.

It's a pity that no matter how fast her mind turns, she can't hide it from Zong Zheng. The man half-squatted down and forced Zhao Qing to raise his head: "Is the emperor also in the Dingyuan Palace?" ”

A trace of consternation crossed Zhao Qing's face. The emperor is in the palace of Dingyuan? How did she not know?

Obviously, Zong Zhenglu caught her expression and frowned subconsciously. Could it be that they said that the news that the Zongzheng Law arrived last night and merged the state is false?

He straightened up and beckoned to the crowd holding umbrellas at the bottom of the stairs. The two men stooped down and walked out of the courtyard, and soon after they dragged a drenched man back.

Zhao Qing originally sat weakly, but immediately straightened his waist after seeing the person who came, opened his mouth but couldn't speak.

Obviously, the person who was escorted was the sweeping leaf who had already been caught.

Sweeping Ye Mu grimaced, and glanced at the people in the courtyard nonchalantly, until he saw Zhao Qing who was tied to the stone pillar, and his expression finally showed a crack.

"Looks like you do know each other." Zong Zheng's face was sneering, "Bring him here." ”

"Plop-" With a sound, Sweeping Ye fell to the ground on both knees and fell directly on the wooden floor full of sewage, only half a step away from Zhao Qing.

"It's worthy of you, one is a cautious henchman, and the other is Huan Ci's subordinates, as expected, like your master, you only know how to give and receive privately." Zong Zhengche scoffed.

Hearing this, Zhao Qing rolled his eyes, and Sweeping Ye remained motionless, with a trace of disdain in his eyes.

did not achieve the effect he expected, Zong Zheng's heart was on fire, and he raised his foot and crushed it a few times on the hand of the sweeping leaf.

"It's up to you, you also want to follow me, Fu Shen is really beyond his strength." With that, he lifted his feet and walked down the steps.

The rain had gradually subsided, but the man with the umbrella did not dare to slack off and hurriedly stepped forward to help him shelter from the rain. Zong Zhengche glanced back at the two people who were looking at each other under the eaves, and couldn't help but sneer: "Don't worry, your good master will come to be your companion soon." ”

Looking at the man's distant back, Sweeping Ye's expression returned to clarity, and there was mockery on his face. Zhao Qing stared at her in surprise, and suddenly realized that he seemed to be self-defeating.