Before he could finish speaking, Hongshi interrupted: "I have already said that Xu Guiren's affairs have nothing to do with me. You have time to spend here, but I am not as free as you. I have to rush to the Ministry of Justice to run errands."
After that, he ignored Hongli and went straight to the sedan chair and rushed to the Ministry of Punishment.
Hongli stood there with a thoughtful look on his face. Although Hongshi deliberately did not mention Xu and avoided his words, he still found something very strange, that is, Hongshi's treatment of Xu
She didn't care about her safety as much as last night, and didn't seem to be afraid of her being hurt again. Was it because Hongshi had concealed it so well that even he couldn't see it, or was there another reason?
Hongli thought for a long time but couldn't come up with an idea, so he had to suppress these thoughts and ride away.
As for Hongshi, as soon as he entered the Criminal Department, he had people bring up the case files that had been pending before, trying to erase the shadow that flashed in his mind from time to time through busy work, but the effect was not good, and the shadow still appeared from time to time.
The flash of light made him unable to see the files that had been open for a long time. When he got to the back, he became even more irritated. He closed the files and quickly walked out of the Criminal Department. Wang Zhong was just about to follow him when he heard Hongshi say: "Prepare your horses."
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Wang Zhong quickly prepared two horses according to his words, but when he was about to get on his horse, Hong Shi did not allow him to follow, and he could only watch Hong Shi riding his horse away.
Hongshi did not go back to the palace, but ran straight out of the city gate and walked all the way to Hui'an Temple, but stopped when he could see Hui'an Temple. Since last night, he had been wanting to see Mrs. Xu, but he knew that he couldn't do this
In the past, unless you kill everyone in Hui'an Temple, nothing will happen.
Although I couldn't go in, I didn't leave just yet. I sat silently on horseback and looked at Hui'an Temple in the distance. I don't know how long it took, but I heard the sound of evening drums in my ears, and I quietly realized that the sky had darkened. The night was like a giant sheet.
, slowly swallowing all the light...
Hongshi knew that the city gate would be closed soon, but he refused to leave, instead letting the night envelope him.
Mrs. Xu didn't know that Hong was outside the temple at this moment. She was chanting sutras and praying for blessings just like the previous two days. Yilin, who was killed last night, had also been laid to rest. Master Jing'an recited the death mantra for her and hoped that she would come soon.
Bliss.
Just as night was about to fall, the imperial guard who was sent to deliver a message to the palace came back, and with him came back a dozen or so imperial guards. It was Yinzhen who sent him after learning that a "big bandit" was committing a crime in Hui'an Temple.
To protect the Xu family, as for this case, it has been reported to Shuntian Mansion, and Shuntian Mansion will investigate with all its strength.
Mrs. Xu knelt in front of the Buddha until the second watch, and then was supported by Zi Rong back to the wing where she was temporarily staying. After washing, Zi Rong turned off the lights in the room and left.
Xu lay on the bed and fell asleep in a daze. Her sleep was not stable. From time to time, she dreamed of Yilin who was killed last night. This was the first time she felt death so clearly. One moment she was still a living person.
It turned into a corpse, which was really scary.
I don't know how long it took, Mrs. Xu woke up from her daze. The room with all the candles extinguished was very dark, with only a little moonlight shining through the window paper. Mrs. Xu didn't know if she was too worried, but she felt that there was someone else in the room.
Being alone, she said tentatively: "Zirong, is that you?"
No one responded to her words, but the feeling that there was someone in the room became stronger and stronger. Xu groped out of bed and groped into the darkness, "Who? Who is there?"
The door suddenly opened, and a dark figure rushed out of the house. Xu, who was panicked and didn't know where she came from, actually chased after her. The unobstructed moonlight allowed her to see clearly the figure that flashed out of the house.
He moved quickly and was almost out of the yard.
Looking at the figure with his back to herself, three words suddenly appeared in Xu's mind. The next moment, these three words appeared in her mouth, "Second Brother?"
Mrs. Xu didn't know why she called out these three words, because it sounded so ridiculous. This was Hui'an Temple. How could Hongshi appear here? It was simply impossible.
However, the figure that was about to walk out of sight was suddenly startled by her words, and even stopped in its tracks.
Mrs. Xu stared at the figure stopped in front of her, her eyes flashed in the moonlight. This figure looked really familiar, as if...Second Brother, could it really be him? If not, why would he stop when he heard what he said?
Step down?
Thinking of this, she could no longer hold back, and ran over with her floor-length pajamas, running all the way in front of the man. The moment she saw it clearly, she covered her mouth hard, because this man really was
Hongshi, really...really Hongshi. If she hadn't been covering her like this, she was really afraid that she would scream out in surprise.
After a long time, she put down her hand covering her mouth and said in a trembling voice: "Second Brother, you...why are you here?"
Hongshi originally just wanted to sneak into Xu's house to take a look at her, without intending to meet her. Unfortunately, Xu woke up and chased her out without telling her, and even recognized him.
Hongshi was about to speak when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside. He knew that it must be Xu's voice that alerted the Ouchi guards who were guarding outside. He had just sneaked in while the guards were changing shifts.
In order to avoid being discovered, he did not bother to explain, grabbed Mrs. Xu and ran back to the wing, and then quickly closed the door. Just when the door was just closed, the Ouchi guards came to the opposite room.
In the secluded courtyard, they searched around and found nothing out of the ordinary. One of them came over and knocked on Xu's door: "Nobleman Xu? Nobleman Xu?"
Xu's reaction was not slow. She pretended to have just woken up and said vaguely: "What's wrong?"
"My subordinates and others just heard some movement here. I wonder if you heard or saw anything?"
Mrs. Xu suppressed the tension in her heart and said, "I was sleeping just now, and I didn't wake up until you knocked on the door."
The imperial guard felt at ease when he heard this, and said: "I will not disturb the nobleman's rest. If the nobleman has something to do, he can just call the subordinates."
Mrs. Xu thought for a while and said: "I know, but I don't like people outside when I rest. You should stay away and guard outside the courtyard." She vaguely remembered that this voice seemed to be the leader of the group of imperial guards behind her.
, surnamed Liu.
"I obey!" After the footsteps faded away, Mrs. Xu let out a long breath, covering her chest that had been beating violently since just now, and asked what she had been hiding in her heart, "Second Brother, you
Why are you here?"
Hongshi looked at her silently, his eyes gradually becoming gentle in the night, "I know that someone attacked Hui'an Temple last night, and I was afraid that you would be in danger, so I came to take a look."
"You...came here specifically to see me?" Mrs. Xu asked in shock. After seeing Hongshi nod, she was filled with unspeakable emotion in her chest, leaving her at a loss what to say.